Fashion Focus…

…ethereal looks and lovely images…

fall/winter 2013-14 collection from vietnamese designer, phuong my

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Five Fab Frills…

…frill*- luxury…nice touch…

Kitty Ring by Jacquie Aiche

Times Square Hurricane Sandy Print/Ben Draper Photography

cozy…dining room table + built-in fireplace/Michael Harboun

SuperPOX Wall Hook Set/LMNOQ

Cluster Ceramic Chandelier/Matt Gagnon Studio

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Labor Day White…

..white…all year long.

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Van der Straeten…

…Van der Straeten hanging light for your home…Van der Straeten necklace for you…is everyone happy?

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Origami…

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Trend: Braid

…braid it; nice ‘n easy…

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How Many?…

..how many hats are you called upon to wear on a daily basis…and then where do you store them when you are done?

robert wun, fashion designer

Ahhh…

…Friday!  Get R&R this weekend…and some fun, too, of course…

mark viszlay: photographer

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Sun & Shade…

and fun…remember to wear your sunscreen…

michaela kocianova/branislav simoncik

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Pleats…

all images courtesy dezeen

Commute…

…wrapping up the week and ready for a Friday evening…have a good one…

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Styling For the Architect/Designer…

…hey, what’s this?  The first of a new series of smart dressing for the architect/designer…this time a collaboration with the mecca of fashion, DIANI, located in Santa Barbara.  This is just a small taste of offerings…if you have a minute, please visit the DIANI blog and beautiful website .  You won’t be disappointed…I promise…double promise…

…I have my favorites chosen.  Thank you to the talented stylists at DIANI…

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A World in Its Own Right…

Latticed bridge trusses and hazy streetscapes adorn the garments of fashion designer Mary Katrantzou‘s Autumn Winter 2013 collection shown during London Fashion Week.  Foggy streets and landscapes printed onto satin and silk are inspired by the black-and-white photography of Edward Steichen, Clarence White and Alfred Stieglitz.

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When Art, Fashion, and Architecture Collide…

…one arrives at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

Verdi’s Attila at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, is a collaboration of creative talent.  Conducted by Riccardo Muti and directed by Pierre Audi, it features costume designs by Miuccia Prada and sets by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron.

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As Promised…

…I have the names of the buildings shown in the previous architecture and fashion post, Do You Know…

1.  Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum Bilbao for Vogue China.  Photo: Greg Kadel

2.  Congresso Nacional (1964), BrasiliaDesigned/Oscar Niemeyer.  Photo: Marcelo Krasilcic

3.  The Glass House (1949), New Canaan, Connecticut/Philip Johnson.  Photographed by Annie Liebovitz

4.  Chrysler Building (in background) (1930), New York City/William Van Alen.  Photo by Peter Lindbergh

5.  TWA Terminal Building (1962), New York City/Eero Saarinen.  Photo by Max Vadukul

6.  Ministry of Justice (1962),BrasiliaOscar Niemeyer.  Photo by Nagi Sakai

7.  Stahl House (Case Study House #22), (1959)Los Angeles/Pierre Koenig. Photo by Steven Chee

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