tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55964052243442677772024-03-13T02:13:48.764-07:00Granica MonotremataUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-62586493359730393842009-04-19T18:24:00.000-07:002009-04-19T18:25:54.065-07:00middle eastern design and culture blog.Very interesting: <br /><a href="http://www.brownbookmag.com/index.asp">BROWNBOOK</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-26477269223857588592009-04-18T23:54:00.000-07:002009-04-18T23:56:31.236-07:00istvan orosz is very cool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VaugMazus2953LI9jbwCUruPvPwmb8vIXAoUkkdcqGVR3Pu_Y5qPwAsObTyBOPUvuBrLn0_shyxQqQY25gkfAzu383k2NR4431TQLVT9RubVMRMXaAXvO0-oOUSuMrRcc4oVNxm5x7w/s1600-h/troubadour.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VaugMazus2953LI9jbwCUruPvPwmb8vIXAoUkkdcqGVR3Pu_Y5qPwAsObTyBOPUvuBrLn0_shyxQqQY25gkfAzu383k2NR4431TQLVT9RubVMRMXaAXvO0-oOUSuMrRcc4oVNxm5x7w/s400/troubadour.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326292773175973682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLbs3B4eLffpf9MU0IzqCpOqkFOOi_x3Rwvtvuqf96z50LOmOHHf-VHGaUAOtejNH0cni3LAcENk3beFcBwt7i1Wez685d_-zzBfO00rvqVXk_OhvA7BzCMp_nO9oSaGJGcVRrhxiRKo/s1600-h/mainimage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLbs3B4eLffpf9MU0IzqCpOqkFOOi_x3Rwvtvuqf96z50LOmOHHf-VHGaUAOtejNH0cni3LAcENk3beFcBwt7i1Wez685d_-zzBfO00rvqVXk_OhvA7BzCMp_nO9oSaGJGcVRrhxiRKo/s400/mainimage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326292769888671026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd-KpM20tK5zdt_PG9kvjU9V0zhCjcehKSf57Z-NtF6NzMbko-0n3yhB7MEUTjD2oCAEB_qG_jt5VrZTNJbfzihcl8Uch15ZMSGqKxlRDOrsC6k85KnvnxyGgFI7CCNLnXVcjmrxAa1A/s1600-h/IstvanOrosz2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd-KpM20tK5zdt_PG9kvjU9V0zhCjcehKSf57Z-NtF6NzMbko-0n3yhB7MEUTjD2oCAEB_qG_jt5VrZTNJbfzihcl8Uch15ZMSGqKxlRDOrsC6k85KnvnxyGgFI7CCNLnXVcjmrxAa1A/s400/IstvanOrosz2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326292770088752978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHU53CQJgZKOs0OI-NyK4THI9q8TpuDPSqiNWGEDkpjs3K09aNfjUOxYfCILxs1YmDXmD99-Ek71ii71hOoZA4MnpSDjRhQcZcUkN2OBLN1fGdDR6YxO478GNv9JA8s6Tke5TGembiWDY/s1600-h/Bridges+d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHU53CQJgZKOs0OI-NyK4THI9q8TpuDPSqiNWGEDkpjs3K09aNfjUOxYfCILxs1YmDXmD99-Ek71ii71hOoZA4MnpSDjRhQcZcUkN2OBLN1fGdDR6YxO478GNv9JA8s6Tke5TGembiWDY/s400/Bridges+d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326292762103330818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgpa5tRTq1ygJqzVzM8-zF0ysTJgxufWoDfnuEvoBGbi6IXkNgYRb3KPtXKizwRiU5pOj0yfB_VS97yzO3cvRgT85wQPk3t8Tw4A07gra6XnTnKryT7xEEEFel2MvjyWdheiVSXoaWKY/s1600-h/463861803_03c29c1e1c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgpa5tRTq1ygJqzVzM8-zF0ysTJgxufWoDfnuEvoBGbi6IXkNgYRb3KPtXKizwRiU5pOj0yfB_VS97yzO3cvRgT85wQPk3t8Tw4A07gra6XnTnKryT7xEEEFel2MvjyWdheiVSXoaWKY/s400/463861803_03c29c1e1c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326292757498560322" /></a><br />somewhere between magritte and escher I would say, with a twist of course: peep more of his works <a href="http://www.gallerydiabolus.com/gallery/artist.php?id=utisz">here.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-36284751219971487332009-03-19T15:03:00.000-07:002009-03-19T15:11:34.135-07:00cute as fcan't NOT post these! TOO ADORABLE!Prepare to be devastated by the CUTENESS<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVGiim9nfAPijDutHvm-P47Gb1l0igbMYRLwqEyrfoxGWDL4ExNKNwpP5uQHtS6WUhAzkWyckMPUPTPEkQKjwoSbUewPjnmFlmKlB1jZ5cKlk-RY4kGU7Smcl_di-Rwu-9by9PEFJdVc/s1600-h/il_430xN.62142855.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVGiim9nfAPijDutHvm-P47Gb1l0igbMYRLwqEyrfoxGWDL4ExNKNwpP5uQHtS6WUhAzkWyckMPUPTPEkQKjwoSbUewPjnmFlmKlB1jZ5cKlk-RY4kGU7Smcl_di-Rwu-9by9PEFJdVc/s400/il_430xN.62142855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315023921032880930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcuDB4TLXBhg3ONeZaoNglMQ9f5b_X_7wxpI5PPBmpVHDRWRw8-c87W90vKC_TNm0stLBVr0foy9F6eFXJLWs6-UztbYAZqO2FWo10hglyvglVpSMrwBKQPd3OPJLVtD9322d2fKbhO8/s1600-h/il_430xN.58676520.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcuDB4TLXBhg3ONeZaoNglMQ9f5b_X_7wxpI5PPBmpVHDRWRw8-c87W90vKC_TNm0stLBVr0foy9F6eFXJLWs6-UztbYAZqO2FWo10hglyvglVpSMrwBKQPd3OPJLVtD9322d2fKbhO8/s400/il_430xN.58676520.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315023916156905682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgP94tVPK9fDAese7J7_XLOjb2Ibtrumf6UAW0OPWotYBsJt9umAU_tX7wQRIE65xnidu0nJ7tcquv-eS1xO5r7PBQpNSsK4KYmay5NaCMm1Wiy6BPjWnCng2WbwqhOSygvf5Hkn1l_0/s1600-h/il_430xN.57868331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgP94tVPK9fDAese7J7_XLOjb2Ibtrumf6UAW0OPWotYBsJt9umAU_tX7wQRIE65xnidu0nJ7tcquv-eS1xO5r7PBQpNSsK4KYmay5NaCMm1Wiy6BPjWnCng2WbwqhOSygvf5Hkn1l_0/s400/il_430xN.57868331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315023917480619474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYbX1N-ikjX7qhd_shnBjppeSOS2vUiYszuoV3WfZ52Xmp-doPmH92rShkPq85JqnjasKkAk1_HLeew8aUi7DILHuhabtX3LvfKKka1IVEogsDYJtbEMcuk_TDfqvcuzxASdiSXfEN7Y/s1600-h/il_430xN.56834192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYbX1N-ikjX7qhd_shnBjppeSOS2vUiYszuoV3WfZ52Xmp-doPmH92rShkPq85JqnjasKkAk1_HLeew8aUi7DILHuhabtX3LvfKKka1IVEogsDYJtbEMcuk_TDfqvcuzxASdiSXfEN7Y/s400/il_430xN.56834192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315023910741234882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFcZdi_9YrK845LKIVyzLbWsbenKBMGM9qvjNglAoOnlMpwxiZNeDR7dTHL7q-ydn2a1HyvkBDxxzOrzgnEkhCijQHev-Mta0lxv1wHEN9g52xdzuzcwr960ckRyhHYCBI3GjGtzqC1E/s1600-h/il_430xN.48760864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFcZdi_9YrK845LKIVyzLbWsbenKBMGM9qvjNglAoOnlMpwxiZNeDR7dTHL7q-ydn2a1HyvkBDxxzOrzgnEkhCijQHev-Mta0lxv1wHEN9g52xdzuzcwr960ckRyhHYCBI3GjGtzqC1E/s400/il_430xN.48760864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315023906735039666" border="0" /></a><br />generally not a fan of dressing the pets up - I MUCH prefer to dress MYSELF, but these little bugs don't seem UNHAPPY...mostly they just radiate the most cutest cuteness I have been bombarded with in a LONG time<br /><br />Get some more at: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6458655">beantown handmade</a> on <a href="http://etsy.com">etsy</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-78650711110393702262009-03-16T00:48:00.000-07:002009-03-16T01:16:26.109-07:00HOLISorry honeys - it's been awhile. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkCkBve7UhXaXnQ-JrERKxBey1mlOm0s6lnVUQOvaH8MyNzejdvTEFvfh-VzqS8en6-zXE_tlVagSKK2wtdem147_55Fh1tScgQxaAB0cHYH5gK-aDrQvoYkKwveAaTyZpWzoz49Mh6s/s400/h01_18257809.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313691021379659234" /></a><br /><br />Please know that even if my posting slows down appreciably, I still love this blog and will always occasionally deposit treasures here. Who made the rule that you have to post everyday anyways? Post when you have something and want to - that's what I say. <br /><br />Thanks to all of you who do check in - it's lovely recieving your comments and your attention.<br /><br />Anyways- this is HOLI - the Hindu festival of colors - everything about it is so lovely - it's all about banishing evil and celebrating joy and surprise and color and spring and newness etc. etc. <br /><br />These pictures make me SO HAPPY!<br />{images from <a href="http://boston.com">the boston globe</a>}Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-48205767638320983322009-02-24T15:22:00.000-08:002009-02-24T15:59:45.764-08:00Trying on wedding dresses....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QPEw7Pqjkc6iaAZ0eBrkRDmks_lywsl0tDTYjnvG8WeB_glg3M2BBbw_RG5IzclJIalZPt0t9h4NG6XgetFhBwj3ep2FQp-H9KAkN8qUjlAzqrILS11b5FBFJRsO1Xbm87qOOS5Yj0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0034%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QPEw7Pqjkc6iaAZ0eBrkRDmks_lywsl0tDTYjnvG8WeB_glg3M2BBbw_RG5IzclJIalZPt0t9h4NG6XgetFhBwj3ep2FQp-H9KAkN8qUjlAzqrILS11b5FBFJRsO1Xbm87qOOS5Yj0Y/s400/IMG_0034%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306509052390633410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEkkq1FUUYVtc7zJlNL5pnC_OLZ89LopxhwhKEwBChOCiHrQVfoK77hD4ZiXhyphenhyphenED2aB26D1dHzAhKKNXur9IM-MHluJGVttRAJf8L-SA4fPYRjzFLSpbFbcZcWp9f3ukzlkjXouHLF-Q/s1600-h/IMG_0036%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEkkq1FUUYVtc7zJlNL5pnC_OLZ89LopxhwhKEwBChOCiHrQVfoK77hD4ZiXhyphenhyphenED2aB26D1dHzAhKKNXur9IM-MHluJGVttRAJf8L-SA4fPYRjzFLSpbFbcZcWp9f3ukzlkjXouHLF-Q/s400/IMG_0036%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306509048489320354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIDOlDC7co47hjPKIIyeMwZfHRkafsNj78awWNv3IquTpAKvzPDk5j8pNw4VMI73eohBoVHeHwPtdnCN6sAzIkOrxTusW30CK4MtNVrJtMBNlN1JpPjhFkFknOWOqNdgJ1MjOiCLmhww/s1600-h/IMG_0035%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIDOlDC7co47hjPKIIyeMwZfHRkafsNj78awWNv3IquTpAKvzPDk5j8pNw4VMI73eohBoVHeHwPtdnCN6sAzIkOrxTusW30CK4MtNVrJtMBNlN1JpPjhFkFknOWOqNdgJ1MjOiCLmhww/s400/IMG_0035%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306509047179637762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T3hjrF93PVUysSbRQgRaOGGVnO-yHMdYuCuWy_1vCTbFpAH-cziVC3IUIlEKnW1DnRV23uEICGReCexmkHcdVc-hetTBL3TTEG0uFTG1IycgyVjffrFSfmGVEfcQBwZbLZbGv9hFrWM/s1600-h/IMG_0039%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T3hjrF93PVUysSbRQgRaOGGVnO-yHMdYuCuWy_1vCTbFpAH-cziVC3IUIlEKnW1DnRV23uEICGReCexmkHcdVc-hetTBL3TTEG0uFTG1IycgyVjffrFSfmGVEfcQBwZbLZbGv9hFrWM/s400/IMG_0039%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306508454236391474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaFh7E-zWRC_tINRCBh0tXQpAcaFDj5VKMV2EicAZJ4sZ0G5CclqntH9gWX3XB9FsCuyD008n1seet2aqvtNKpj9rxJbFF6oiQBtZ7Qeanc1_7_la3icbNGXD7pEBOVKWivshTJHJEU9d/s1600-h/IMG_0038%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaFh7E-zWRC_tINRCBh0tXQpAcaFDj5VKMV2EicAZJ4sZ0G5CclqntH9gWX3XB9FsCuyD008n1seet2aqvtNKpj9rxJbFF6oiQBtZ7Qeanc1_7_la3icbNGXD7pEBOVKWivshTJHJEU9d/s400/IMG_0038%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306508447874824002" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-62914905630793631512009-02-18T20:27:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:40:19.245-08:00Amazing jewelryWho makes my jewelry these days? <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5818541">Yoola</a>, that's who. Seriously, I have like 5 pairs of earrings from her shop and they go with EVERYTHING and are so beautiful and light and SO WELL MADE. I have tried crocheting wire. It looks like a big scribble. It takes me ten minutes to make one little crooked loop. But look:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMODYynkeGf85pjIpu6xZgVI8MzbTSvk7QUmmkag16Q1Ad6bnWjwwCemkRCXUACoGxlDozV53ZjFWYYj35vWr1ogCSTqVDE-v9JOxgrBqhh05sDniUA1LQD0eoNH41GI_ey6p30So2ktQY/s1600-h/il_430xN.45783727.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMODYynkeGf85pjIpu6xZgVI8MzbTSvk7QUmmkag16Q1Ad6bnWjwwCemkRCXUACoGxlDozV53ZjFWYYj35vWr1ogCSTqVDE-v9JOxgrBqhh05sDniUA1LQD0eoNH41GI_ey6p30So2ktQY/s400/il_430xN.45783727.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304362543703611474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOM_qF0-9XejZS-dyoDQ6Hj43uDvGAYXaAnFQe2iV3SBl7mAe3_qGZS8MvUvk8KsTd5NgLAYDaNU2Bz9IWN_RiRsGJRnwBfrorBwROURZkuPf60hAe-NEj6huxgzSVlJVxRyLeBNqCuOGB/s1600-h/il_430xN.45586240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOM_qF0-9XejZS-dyoDQ6Hj43uDvGAYXaAnFQe2iV3SBl7mAe3_qGZS8MvUvk8KsTd5NgLAYDaNU2Bz9IWN_RiRsGJRnwBfrorBwROURZkuPf60hAe-NEj6huxgzSVlJVxRyLeBNqCuOGB/s400/il_430xN.45586240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304362539788697602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez3wpw8mt33xjW_5Z4gxAQ4uTqmy8Cqd2Zl3eBbfNTDxUhK-yCXsrR7-2PCp0bdYzz17eWzK0HU_zOGUyPDP1sL4-pweAUaVccndNWvA_mEJiHJJuQMVQ4M0YcWlwF8hpL2MD1oGjpvrn/s1600-h/il_430xN.55155948.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez3wpw8mt33xjW_5Z4gxAQ4uTqmy8Cqd2Zl3eBbfNTDxUhK-yCXsrR7-2PCp0bdYzz17eWzK0HU_zOGUyPDP1sL4-pweAUaVccndNWvA_mEJiHJJuQMVQ4M0YcWlwF8hpL2MD1oGjpvrn/s400/il_430xN.55155948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304362539747553138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL5fctze_PCMaWJ0XDnLtyzue7yZU_zPxC2_StWsaegmdSQf6CaBTlTdFa-_NjrS4og0dmisXIhgGpC_JC46ZlUHvxCm_d1nj9OYgNqKvgHOvS-rKrfUD7AD0unX1in4Q8FTIomse1dYS/s1600-h/il_430xN.56879208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL5fctze_PCMaWJ0XDnLtyzue7yZU_zPxC2_StWsaegmdSQf6CaBTlTdFa-_NjrS4og0dmisXIhgGpC_JC46ZlUHvxCm_d1nj9OYgNqKvgHOvS-rKrfUD7AD0unX1in4Q8FTIomse1dYS/s400/il_430xN.56879208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304362541005280482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycfmpg0fd4ckDYd59I9NN6VwRQLUqizSyBAXlQMdEPt1C3MBcIFy2_5IiVBO7jNeiqt-sSsZz8GksOooi2RCff4WX2W309TT-24L0M-IiXNZMPwJj5j6M4II7Cv8A06dzlOa4By_RMsuv/s1600-h/whales.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycfmpg0fd4ckDYd59I9NN6VwRQLUqizSyBAXlQMdEPt1C3MBcIFy2_5IiVBO7jNeiqt-sSsZz8GksOooi2RCff4WX2W309TT-24L0M-IiXNZMPwJj5j6M4II7Cv8A06dzlOa4By_RMsuv/s400/whales.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304362534204595650" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5818541">Yoola</a> makes amazing things! Pomagranates, beads, earrings, lamps! And look how perfectly they are crocheted. I also got the ring from<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5818541"> her store</a> and it looks like a little golden scarf for my finger. So gorgeous and delicate. Plus she is always updating with new designs and colors so go take a look!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-85576673258019164232009-02-15T19:03:00.000-08:002009-02-15T19:06:10.957-08:00more wedding dress inspirationthese girls look like shipwrecks/sunken treasure mermaids. Love the draping and deconstruction:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEbG8AxjU9kGlXqeG9pyIW0zWEzCC7hXXNzjQ2Pe9IfdJ0MCMUHpG7RcrdYJVL-twKDe7Cr1RU0JadG-Qf0iOcjVgOi56QZd127bjBtXwhXLOG8kOlFP5gUA5Vc4kuIkCpA8DDx5GB8F0/s1600-h/239Q4851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEbG8AxjU9kGlXqeG9pyIW0zWEzCC7hXXNzjQ2Pe9IfdJ0MCMUHpG7RcrdYJVL-twKDe7Cr1RU0JadG-Qf0iOcjVgOi56QZd127bjBtXwhXLOG8kOlFP5gUA5Vc4kuIkCpA8DDx5GB8F0/s400/239Q4851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303225911353879874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBuHIAB57Bfu8Xe1WDlNlS-jQAPevCM68JD_U00t5cRjcGTHaeflYbMTQy9FJoOEr5zV7_WnLw-mM8yGKektwOhQrLijPRCO4_6N2TyAXBsG4nZS6fPe2PzvN8r2zWzoYED_qzz7T6Uh2/s1600-h/239Q4247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBuHIAB57Bfu8Xe1WDlNlS-jQAPevCM68JD_U00t5cRjcGTHaeflYbMTQy9FJoOEr5zV7_WnLw-mM8yGKektwOhQrLijPRCO4_6N2TyAXBsG4nZS6fPe2PzvN8r2zWzoYED_qzz7T6Uh2/s400/239Q4247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303225909646432594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3AGKYbm3OetLkY0yTjUdxtU0CPfYSRsjQom82rQf_j8b3ml9aE5vojGxhRr5T9p7pAASb6h30Hg-WMiQ3lqb3g2M2qAoKaMvuJoEj5ceo_K1CU9jqalJa9aTxqG6k9t8c9hKTikbXlEw/s1600-h/239Q4290.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3AGKYbm3OetLkY0yTjUdxtU0CPfYSRsjQom82rQf_j8b3ml9aE5vojGxhRr5T9p7pAASb6h30Hg-WMiQ3lqb3g2M2qAoKaMvuJoEj5ceo_K1CU9jqalJa9aTxqG6k9t8c9hKTikbXlEw/s400/239Q4290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303225908502565602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.marellaferrera.com/collezioni_.htm">marella ferrera</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-40112512026854569702009-02-08T18:08:00.000-08:002009-02-08T18:16:06.130-08:00so cutelook at these:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3g-WVYva1BI2F5dnWDHUU6sxUowBjhM3xM6_fmBlU3-8OzIg4ZjAK2CsRxc-HkUmAAILdoW9ait7ms7PpDrnBUIfyNMUK7yRDoNzzncuh4MqhVglPvhd73nemSCwqo9HZkClA3TzLmF1/s1600-h/il_430xN.48691331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3g-WVYva1BI2F5dnWDHUU6sxUowBjhM3xM6_fmBlU3-8OzIg4ZjAK2CsRxc-HkUmAAILdoW9ait7ms7PpDrnBUIfyNMUK7yRDoNzzncuh4MqhVglPvhd73nemSCwqo9HZkClA3TzLmF1/s400/il_430xN.48691331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300614583685501506" border="0" /></a><br />they're lavender scented sleep angels. Aren't they adorable?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NA-nQewbIp5yLGs7nVlvP8wshaFYy-Rj3kyf7NI0Sc4d-OKbBWUI8uIwgAOv05tXGIta66JszdGZdgYo0uZr2hOYfBMz0dVKWBRHapZ7_YWjDUzux37lOL9ret472OppWn0KuPIo0R3O/s1600-h/il_430xN.51819526.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NA-nQewbIp5yLGs7nVlvP8wshaFYy-Rj3kyf7NI0Sc4d-OKbBWUI8uIwgAOv05tXGIta66JszdGZdgYo0uZr2hOYfBMz0dVKWBRHapZ7_YWjDUzux37lOL9ret472OppWn0KuPIo0R3O/s400/il_430xN.51819526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300614588705410978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />bonne nuit<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDtzqpGYldNtlH1wvBCp4EVPauzloDct9cpCdg2N3KHoidBZxu0TNfQbTLiT6nJIYuQF2-W-qNC5pOsaXCnF35d8jbMuun5Ub2uyZ6RFkiR6Cr00aqN1T50R6zjkDiHJgz3UCMdv3w48k/s1600-h/il_430xN.44911483.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDtzqpGYldNtlH1wvBCp4EVPauzloDct9cpCdg2N3KHoidBZxu0TNfQbTLiT6nJIYuQF2-W-qNC5pOsaXCnF35d8jbMuun5Ub2uyZ6RFkiR6Cr00aqN1T50R6zjkDiHJgz3UCMdv3w48k/s400/il_430xN.44911483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300614586972671314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />denim sleep angels!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaDD4OHKI8pjjEnszDc94XpuXAcZxTD4rGJV6BcVJKJHRdXo_syH8xY-asmK80sFaHtodMF1AcQ1NSFx5rt8Dno6rdi1xPPD0N2in-G9knsJg84zk5QH9IZc8Bi0pFyPu92sscGKMzRN6/s1600-h/il_430xN.48691335.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaDD4OHKI8pjjEnszDc94XpuXAcZxTD4rGJV6BcVJKJHRdXo_syH8xY-asmK80sFaHtodMF1AcQ1NSFx5rt8Dno6rdi1xPPD0N2in-G9knsJg84zk5QH9IZc8Bi0pFyPu92sscGKMzRN6/s400/il_430xN.48691335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300614586867557874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />they even have little wings on their backs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISf1bSJX1oaNf859QhfMIXFOJ29m0tvDX7_nTNIeHREUtj8mgflxyTieOnJKvdsPyxjbc7iwu8rlZJ6FU_PsHgF9DdoM5GrBXsBY8yzwlaKBpv6xbltURzsKkLMNC078g4b8zMRcym65L/s1600-h/il_430xN.56376463.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISf1bSJX1oaNf859QhfMIXFOJ29m0tvDX7_nTNIeHREUtj8mgflxyTieOnJKvdsPyxjbc7iwu8rlZJ6FU_PsHgF9DdoM5GrBXsBY8yzwlaKBpv6xbltURzsKkLMNC078g4b8zMRcym65L/s400/il_430xN.56376463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300615069265482946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />inspiration apples...<br />from Etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=103295">la pomme</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-55242245623123268592009-02-05T16:57:00.000-08:002009-02-05T17:11:28.450-08:00head of roseschanel spring 09 couture: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAXooleUgv2Ioif6WjFV0uS7WiaZn6U8irqsPmXoItFMT6I3FZ8sAyNVT-rBNcz34SRpje21esZypVo1rVjA9iNwSNHTHB2qVtSX-POD9IaPcUV0K3piTKyoKbaNI9eCIotXkzRXYyR5W/s1600-h/00950m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAXooleUgv2Ioif6WjFV0uS7WiaZn6U8irqsPmXoItFMT6I3FZ8sAyNVT-rBNcz34SRpje21esZypVo1rVjA9iNwSNHTHB2qVtSX-POD9IaPcUV0K3piTKyoKbaNI9eCIotXkzRXYyR5W/s400/00950m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299483087482065682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51wk5fsLmAC8XWMNKvrSAK1cM8LvQu_Z3_0i69kJ5m_gogOPukNMEBlJwtlwxvqtgAykPedBLYmporWKzrpUKbsAgTcjwYFQl8x4P6DXUX88rs_kcrqUBIKOBQ8KKdgKSUoa73cMsFuCx/s1600-h/00780m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51wk5fsLmAC8XWMNKvrSAK1cM8LvQu_Z3_0i69kJ5m_gogOPukNMEBlJwtlwxvqtgAykPedBLYmporWKzrpUKbsAgTcjwYFQl8x4P6DXUX88rs_kcrqUBIKOBQ8KKdgKSUoa73cMsFuCx/s400/00780m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299483085594956370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC05gttUNw5IB7OHtSc34wbiNSVbbKOzphbJC5HXmZaezWv2KPUg7PQ1LaajloxkzNywvDXTgxpKoNySE4hndqJE5ZZxb6sQw5oCA4PZSz8_TAqL8YOGlqdN-5-jc_zk7oME3fZuaS72w/s1600-h/00410m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC05gttUNw5IB7OHtSc34wbiNSVbbKOzphbJC5HXmZaezWv2KPUg7PQ1LaajloxkzNywvDXTgxpKoNySE4hndqJE5ZZxb6sQw5oCA4PZSz8_TAqL8YOGlqdN-5-jc_zk7oME3fZuaS72w/s400/00410m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299482605441592162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-jfb4fx6Szk2bomvStf4kfdT8VTHfp50FW8eZpMiR9qSSH1Om1eHQpMGmmyTUsXFLvgu7UJD4nR8r9NGHi7rL97whaYpRs4KVnXcpV72tAHZnFqdkGMCjeXVgCunyE5umsEfYJAVpCZe/s1600-h/00860m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-jfb4fx6Szk2bomvStf4kfdT8VTHfp50FW8eZpMiR9qSSH1Om1eHQpMGmmyTUsXFLvgu7UJD4nR8r9NGHi7rL97whaYpRs4KVnXcpV72tAHZnFqdkGMCjeXVgCunyE5umsEfYJAVpCZe/s400/00860m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299482605079126386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GUR36D-Au7quD6YvxWbObdqZRa1yekWQZ7xMcQHEKU1FhTFMHoAM0iKv6FXJSL1Xe77zUPYbdQm_xJ-I4AyQVgklWza1R5fx_ZwJn9hNc75hs3uUGs-lRZl9l2GVLTbvOMhvxmXoDgIA/s1600-h/00990m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GUR36D-Au7quD6YvxWbObdqZRa1yekWQZ7xMcQHEKU1FhTFMHoAM0iKv6FXJSL1Xe77zUPYbdQm_xJ-I4AyQVgklWza1R5fx_ZwJn9hNc75hs3uUGs-lRZl9l2GVLTbvOMhvxmXoDgIA/s400/00990m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299482596852950994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaNFHhFbc0EkpYpU2K8UQSrlBaKJrQFBDgqNP_f50s9S3bJDgZynrjwltYCwzkxYfQjiwj4aficCIPbwxiW1jFNtIsnVP05IdsPCoiVk7Y_8_bpQioroOr83T5GeB542bTSylcDQ1qmhr/s1600-h/01000m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaNFHhFbc0EkpYpU2K8UQSrlBaKJrQFBDgqNP_f50s9S3bJDgZynrjwltYCwzkxYfQjiwj4aficCIPbwxiW1jFNtIsnVP05IdsPCoiVk7Y_8_bpQioroOr83T5GeB542bTSylcDQ1qmhr/s400/01000m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299482594318298674" border="0" /></a><br />that's paper btw - head dresses designed by hairstylist/milliner Katsuya Kamo. Here's some of his other work:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAinKw4-uEJ3Gf_KCNiRGCt0-K31lFnYDlE3kKHNMdEeKX_OS_wm2QDF_eX04NmwSOnwDpdMjrp3ogNJ9swSSBE12EyxvXbRUAj1VRfw_WMD1xKH-dWrFY3eO4aVEEiajt5preWKVb5wk/s1600-h/Picture+ee12.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAinKw4-uEJ3Gf_KCNiRGCt0-K31lFnYDlE3kKHNMdEeKX_OS_wm2QDF_eX04NmwSOnwDpdMjrp3ogNJ9swSSBE12EyxvXbRUAj1VRfw_WMD1xKH-dWrFY3eO4aVEEiajt5preWKVb5wk/s400/Picture+ee12.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299485515849281298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipohLT3NIqIs5Msg5dV0D_EF7nx_GVP-9yqvb33okq0nb5QQg9RJfzq_7V0_1X_uTZX5lcqgj9e0BcoC0OAW5KLCDeEciLXSdK7ctfgTnGtsIqYytDVL2C2y4f1r5fD00s1J9DH9YZZZVL/s1600-h/Picture+15.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipohLT3NIqIs5Msg5dV0D_EF7nx_GVP-9yqvb33okq0nb5QQg9RJfzq_7V0_1X_uTZX5lcqgj9e0BcoC0OAW5KLCDeEciLXSdK7ctfgTnGtsIqYytDVL2C2y4f1r5fD00s1J9DH9YZZZVL/s400/Picture+15.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299485512859719538" /></a><br />Amazing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-47024836828459528912009-01-29T20:15:00.000-08:002009-01-29T20:18:10.817-08:00so coolwire sculptures by <a href="http://sugarsusan.etsy.com">sugar susan</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62Rim98Bo5FWtor8V3KrfEUjaTFR2agkIhc2SLDU9rQTeL_fpnFvB0ZZL4aHotwayD7dYA4t-eBXGhs3lwBNEusqn9m5le9T5CcwzVLfqkYJN9sqEtqx0uPMWpYwdtNlqcA0kf1lAfeDN/s1600-h/il_430xN.48903416.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62Rim98Bo5FWtor8V3KrfEUjaTFR2agkIhc2SLDU9rQTeL_fpnFvB0ZZL4aHotwayD7dYA4t-eBXGhs3lwBNEusqn9m5le9T5CcwzVLfqkYJN9sqEtqx0uPMWpYwdtNlqcA0kf1lAfeDN/s400/il_430xN.48903416.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296936234560006642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvg0PfspzjvYBqXBtQ5oaWjJtnz8H13uxXe_jnmr7diU3p6IUQncD1OXmsmxHKljPgN11MUJQ-LAD0YASLZnLs5INJtV1zB2oh_31V2vhr8kPpsph13lRezg3RW-E1G_iTRpp4X0DPB7B/s1600-h/il_430xN.30064226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvg0PfspzjvYBqXBtQ5oaWjJtnz8H13uxXe_jnmr7diU3p6IUQncD1OXmsmxHKljPgN11MUJQ-LAD0YASLZnLs5INJtV1zB2oh_31V2vhr8kPpsph13lRezg3RW-E1G_iTRpp4X0DPB7B/s400/il_430xN.30064226.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296936231157914914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hQ1V9RZmd_6ZmTCgzMggDnnPeLCdlANLgbCXr6TTPTtbjpe1gwDMaDaPPByBihKZ7xKF-B6e3ZjVFlFkyzG14vi9xB5lgi0QkU7E1oec64mrvWt_RjNQTnxrylvMvidwSqB-wkhFDRxz/s1600-h/il_430xN.29104496.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hQ1V9RZmd_6ZmTCgzMggDnnPeLCdlANLgbCXr6TTPTtbjpe1gwDMaDaPPByBihKZ7xKF-B6e3ZjVFlFkyzG14vi9xB5lgi0QkU7E1oec64mrvWt_RjNQTnxrylvMvidwSqB-wkhFDRxz/s400/il_430xN.29104496.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296936228322227426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbtC-BIzISYF8zZrjFzorXXq8uIEvuIpzJKgJGAAE4KL11p1CQkbaq4996JNEVn5rPNJHjq3qw2i144uZchJnFdH676cKP8RCuC8lnuSAcvdqOBHoV_9hsGX_X2by6mqdlBPejVUJ2z7y/s1600-h/il_430xN.27442968.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbtC-BIzISYF8zZrjFzorXXq8uIEvuIpzJKgJGAAE4KL11p1CQkbaq4996JNEVn5rPNJHjq3qw2i144uZchJnFdH676cKP8RCuC8lnuSAcvdqOBHoV_9hsGX_X2by6mqdlBPejVUJ2z7y/s400/il_430xN.27442968.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296936229938333714" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-41616200376438612882009-01-23T12:59:00.000-08:002009-01-23T13:21:36.801-08:00Just what I need<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqWHwCkxj-XMKwAHCX_5640BIrgILTltsgSIRHvLhGHd9V_BTyc_x9WWWl-PYp4f4BZj-zAIrhEU-9AJiSXtwxaxkoXwb1hcNdGGhqgD0XDgKeBzS-DCSXdbys8P5iXjqhL65GcyooOSY/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqWHwCkxj-XMKwAHCX_5640BIrgILTltsgSIRHvLhGHd9V_BTyc_x9WWWl-PYp4f4BZj-zAIrhEU-9AJiSXtwxaxkoXwb1hcNdGGhqgD0XDgKeBzS-DCSXdbys8P5iXjqhL65GcyooOSY/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294602333291252802" /></a><br />I am notorious for being cold. All the time. Very. How thrilled was I to find out about these babies? Very. And the price tag is super reasonable, too. I want to go to there!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lippiselkbag.co.uk">The Lippi Selk Sleeping...Suit!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-49724317929928672222009-01-19T19:33:00.000-08:002009-01-19T19:37:59.638-08:00Designskolen Kolding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZc9HxfbYmmGjnm8DDHa7KgMuecnG0Grfw436_Zz7kvZ0K5qK4kbMIVHDbzTe6KuL1EZsE3E0O8Dy7lRqikailw_bSxoiR5p0DOOLdSVgUtcRDjmNie6zyISPi5g3nHAkHN1ybko1zC-vt/s1600-h/026_320x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 70%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZc9HxfbYmmGjnm8DDHa7KgMuecnG0Grfw436_Zz7kvZ0K5qK4kbMIVHDbzTe6KuL1EZsE3E0O8Dy7lRqikailw_bSxoiR5p0DOOLdSVgUtcRDjmNie6zyISPi5g3nHAkHN1ybko1zC-vt/s1600/026_320x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293214258013740226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7gp2DIoV6FZAlqv0XGi4VcB5-XDUMbgUp21F4O6ZrfB0HlfthfRmp7mGZlvAuSTC2pRAa9go1tayxn7xdLTqoEhKM_HbhB8Sh0OHG7Yr1N1srsUC97PNsDQQ2zIaqCGV4sR84qRkI5T2/s1600-h/052_320x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 70%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7gp2DIoV6FZAlqv0XGi4VcB5-XDUMbgUp21F4O6ZrfB0HlfthfRmp7mGZlvAuSTC2pRAa9go1tayxn7xdLTqoEhKM_HbhB8Sh0OHG7Yr1N1srsUC97PNsDQQ2zIaqCGV4sR84qRkI5T2/s1600/052_320x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293214199781241778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY3qhYFb4LBE52udYhgbXKa2gtYxPhKoLYyjQAVoex9RWT7RkVQ1EWwmS_5Rfd8USVkTUV6wDbxl5oXGptgLulmELZQvEpBpMHqPR4zxo9nSSHau4FhHGTZi86WjkquF3hzHjYPKBKX3A/s1600-h/063_320x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 70%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY3qhYFb4LBE52udYhgbXKa2gtYxPhKoLYyjQAVoex9RWT7RkVQ1EWwmS_5Rfd8USVkTUV6wDbxl5oXGptgLulmELZQvEpBpMHqPR4zxo9nSSHau4FhHGTZi86WjkquF3hzHjYPKBKX3A/s1600/063_320x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293214195321223426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P-WN_ebqdBpwP0PQboYy5iBUD3YupegbwCEAU74jbCnsAY4Qnanjq0Z3GbL5WJg0NHehu5TcRRMiV7ya_pFOPHYtrUqJ6bpjlu6E1c0VcFv2t6mqb8TNkYKMKbGHGWZnXGd_TR0WDGqk/s1600-h/038_320x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 70%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P-WN_ebqdBpwP0PQboYy5iBUD3YupegbwCEAU74jbCnsAY4Qnanjq0Z3GbL5WJg0NHehu5TcRRMiV7ya_pFOPHYtrUqJ6bpjlu6E1c0VcFv2t6mqb8TNkYKMKbGHGWZnXGd_TR0WDGqk/s1600/038_320x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293214194668820370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9h6R2rPvsQEWT0XiVvm6yd1FyVL9QLYgRA3iBFhMH_LBQY930qFACnSA4QHSvGlmS2eg9M_mBYpoAYozDYoZsXSS8JKdQBkwdewFCRggpUlwMtf34WEh2GSxgrrsmU6rUFETPb-pRAHX/s1600-h/011_320x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 70%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9h6R2rPvsQEWT0XiVvm6yd1FyVL9QLYgRA3iBFhMH_LBQY930qFACnSA4QHSvGlmS2eg9M_mBYpoAYozDYoZsXSS8JKdQBkwdewFCRggpUlwMtf34WEh2GSxgrrsmU6rUFETPb-pRAHX/s1600/011_320x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293214187161381922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTWdU6D0jF0whY2b3Zmpeg5WXdMdpktCKuPfmy7KozcE10a4VMbwnTlKrRLEe7K-2YoYuCP_9Zuuu5IDDZ6Q_zmArSbQwMrbIaw_MAxGSPkXB8Ka3zRpdklVKzKouapHoII5x6l2lpx4m/s1600-h/022_320x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 70%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTWdU6D0jF0whY2b3Zmpeg5WXdMdpktCKuPfmy7KozcE10a4VMbwnTlKrRLEe7K-2YoYuCP_9Zuuu5IDDZ6Q_zmArSbQwMrbIaw_MAxGSPkXB8Ka3zRpdklVKzKouapHoII5x6l2lpx4m/s1600/022_320x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293214184947596034" /></a><br />Copenhagen. Similar to Mercibeaucoup, love the black dresses...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-13047222627524100672009-01-09T17:34:00.000-08:002009-01-09T18:03:01.188-08:00what a cool dress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGJKBG_0f7PBIsRIA7t0zZ5jW7YcMSNkVqYDRxJ2OPxJu1w_DkNhXlGGPxe1yNIgZJv2saSfVHZV3NXqzkqtS-UAnaMX0UB217kGIRAIA7GHS2TY8behX6exFSH-LsL3iNwvS7JO4j5lx/s1600-h/mika_horse_spring09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGJKBG_0f7PBIsRIA7t0zZ5jW7YcMSNkVqYDRxJ2OPxJu1w_DkNhXlGGPxe1yNIgZJv2saSfVHZV3NXqzkqtS-UAnaMX0UB217kGIRAIA7GHS2TY8behX6exFSH-LsL3iNwvS7JO4j5lx/s400/mika_horse_spring09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289476662982124866" border="0" /></a><br />Speaking of horses, have you all read Aryn Kyle's <span style="font-style: italic;">The God of Animals</span>? It is a great read, and contains a mini amalgam of my life, a family from <span style="font-style: italic;">Berkeley</span>, an <span style="font-style: italic;">astronomy </span>professor, and of course <span style="font-style: italic;">HORSES!</span><br /><br />Well, goodbye to 2008 - a year of many changes, upheavals, and twists and turns for me.<br /><br />For the first time in my life, I didn't make any resolutions, since the biggest lesson 2008 taught me was sometimes things change quicker and more drastically than you can imagine. Of course, our economy is probably the most obvious example of this, but for me, what I'm scratching my head over, is my style! Not even a year ago, I could have been the spokesgirl for Anthropologie, now I worship all things Japanese and avant-garde - whatever that word means anymore. In any case, black's the word in my wardrobe these days.<br /><br />I wonder if that's some unconscious response to the economy since black is the one unassailable timeless color of fashion. Because for all the "new" blacks out there, there's only one <span style="font-style: italic;">true</span> black and that is black. And black is always in style, except on Nantucket.<br /><br />Anyhoo, back to resolutions. D and I made a sort of unofficial resolution to walk everyday, no matter how short or what the weather. So far, so good. I think my favorite place so far to walk is Pt. Isabel, due to the enormous quantities of dogs that can always be found frolicing about. However, the wind is just as frolicky, and nowhere near as warm and fuzzy. Bundle up.<br /><br />We also wandered around a nice cemetery in Oakland, I believe it is called the Mountain View, which reminds me of Poland. To wander around looking at the head stones, taking in the views, and the other visitors imbues one with a not-unpleasant sense of gravity and respect for the land and for other people. If you are wondering about your existance or your place in the world, do go wander about a big, beautiful cemetery. It is like chiropratics for the soul, at the end, everything is more settled and aligned.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">{dress by <a href="http://www.mikamachida.net/#/fashion/1/1">Mika Machida</a>}</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-71937644634837300322008-12-21T22:24:00.000-08:002008-12-21T22:39:50.912-08:00Be back after the new yearHappy Merry everyone!<br /><br />Here are some last minute treats before I go:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvkcpotu3RTF-BYVnaqV5JsxVwQFFqTaY1qKfmOELNU4uYwEFTGV7CEUYSvh2_6_wy5-og9oFDylUMumA5a5SYQNVqLi1hHNOV2xOJUO9Z6spB2XEqjp4kl6x9DFR9aNYONLxpSXrrxQB/s1600-h/Alithia_Spuri-Zampetti154.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvkcpotu3RTF-BYVnaqV5JsxVwQFFqTaY1qKfmOELNU4uYwEFTGV7CEUYSvh2_6_wy5-og9oFDylUMumA5a5SYQNVqLi1hHNOV2xOJUO9Z6spB2XEqjp4kl6x9DFR9aNYONLxpSXrrxQB/s400/Alithia_Spuri-Zampetti154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282498297040351906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg4gMnWiDUR3LSTkg7thNub5M23GI9K9L5QbX0ObNnDPi2LwMk8tvBlhFT-3bSeBWtr6DSSFow2WBegD7tBbnJo5h9-2L_75xVb5T2EEEZrgk7Typod6eAx2JODkbuhynjdfuekjLDa1k/s1600-h/Alithia-Spuri-Zampetti.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg4gMnWiDUR3LSTkg7thNub5M23GI9K9L5QbX0ObNnDPi2LwMk8tvBlhFT-3bSeBWtr6DSSFow2WBegD7tBbnJo5h9-2L_75xVb5T2EEEZrgk7Typod6eAx2JODkbuhynjdfuekjLDa1k/s400/Alithia-Spuri-Zampetti.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282498298244078306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WRAXMZiarBDhWK72lKzEiY1PG2ZlrXDibErdsa_hQC8w_fptWPkUhnXfLdTEzDbG2_hx4BHifb-pXiquejT0sefruAzKYl7JoujYp34z124k6p33v14x73DujI-FPRDjDRNcOsuIzPkE/s1600-h/CSM_08_BA_1956.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WRAXMZiarBDhWK72lKzEiY1PG2ZlrXDibErdsa_hQC8w_fptWPkUhnXfLdTEzDbG2_hx4BHifb-pXiquejT0sefruAzKYl7JoujYp34z124k6p33v14x73DujI-FPRDjDRNcOsuIzPkE/s400/CSM_08_BA_1956.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282498294145873058" border="0" /></a><br />Alithia Spuri-Zampetti<br /><br />and this cool blog about recycled fashion: <a href="http://www.outsapop.com/">OUTSAPOP</a><br /><br />Have a happy and elfy new year!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-44258997384568191122008-12-10T16:21:00.000-08:002008-12-10T16:28:41.479-08:00Lia Cinquegrano<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1A03f9AeGToW02ZyF30_bT-xB1hZObnP_ZJ0aMsg0Q44sAaNhnHYtWf3_FYelcd94SFwrmDpeeLCbvs2EOMliwRq5ncUloIt9Otnk5gPE1MLCWnPgiKVAxNOXlz9QG_ZFDHkRV8EXBI8/s1600-h/taupe_leather_CLOSEUP.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278321530132267122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1A03f9AeGToW02ZyF30_bT-xB1hZObnP_ZJ0aMsg0Q44sAaNhnHYtWf3_FYelcd94SFwrmDpeeLCbvs2EOMliwRq5ncUloIt9Otnk5gPE1MLCWnPgiKVAxNOXlz9QG_ZFDHkRV8EXBI8/s400/taupe_leather_CLOSEUP.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VazWLv4-XBCjqn4kzZ9jytlFLVp0ttX_kVw4yBOccH6AQAtaZRh3pDGB6tG-lE_U2_E8mV8Dt0M8ECg8BjNe-VwYNtzcZwTy7Lp9p4HXjsaFFY5E16C7s4_Zj_zXEui5HGQf4ur78dRv/s1600-h/straps%2520dress%2520WEB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278321498169581362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VazWLv4-XBCjqn4kzZ9jytlFLVp0ttX_kVw4yBOccH6AQAtaZRh3pDGB6tG-lE_U2_E8mV8Dt0M8ECg8BjNe-VwYNtzcZwTy7Lp9p4HXjsaFFY5E16C7s4_Zj_zXEui5HGQf4ur78dRv/s400/straps%2520dress%2520WEB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vxRJuRzvV_4mVSlaKHLay1TktZgC3ch57bd7Q5svIwthpgCtjNGMk_9aNMnp9EHybHhBFolleGH7y4gShBI5VGFwJUR_aIZGmyE9aoJdYMMUR12hlgxjocJsbzl-dam8Qaaz7u5EI1mV/s1600-h/pleated%2520dress%2520centered%2520WEB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278321492921433090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vxRJuRzvV_4mVSlaKHLay1TktZgC3ch57bd7Q5svIwthpgCtjNGMk_9aNMnp9EHybHhBFolleGH7y4gShBI5VGFwJUR_aIZGmyE9aoJdYMMUR12hlgxjocJsbzl-dam8Qaaz7u5EI1mV/s400/pleated%2520dress%2520centered%2520WEB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5lYvWImDddpvO0zL82LGt73kBm3CwtX7FPxIpAm4FwE9Duzq-ISDGI9Jhzui5v72A5g_cmB70YI72qpqiaKP5EnXxgFJ_hoqXGxx5k9_criGE76eVLq1euhWioqhHKMQnA99LqsHGIPv/s1600-h/coat%2520WEB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278321491130871042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5lYvWImDddpvO0zL82LGt73kBm3CwtX7FPxIpAm4FwE9Duzq-ISDGI9Jhzui5v72A5g_cmB70YI72qpqiaKP5EnXxgFJ_hoqXGxx5k9_criGE76eVLq1euhWioqhHKMQnA99LqsHGIPv/s400/coat%2520WEB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://liacinquegrano.com/">Lia Cinquegrano. </a></div><br />I know I haven't been posting as much here, since I've been pretty occupied with school, and when I have time to blog, I tend to devote it to SFstyloscope, the fashion blog I'm trying to start to be for emerging designers and student work. But I will still be posting here at least once a week. So do check back in every once in a while!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-13191977476405000502008-12-05T16:56:00.000-08:002008-12-05T16:59:54.557-08:00Bling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzN-7y1zM_WTKCJbAjp3z-Bo-2i0iSstbZEU5ltAGSdjqhZAjYAGBvUkd-hIHpHJqPV79gMjFXPI2xUWIgkxvBl6QM1cIrF2qBpKUWirOhTp6yzJ1dRnGIknD3_sVbFvE5YEvR4pqyRFmZ/s1600-h/Untitled-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzN-7y1zM_WTKCJbAjp3z-Bo-2i0iSstbZEU5ltAGSdjqhZAjYAGBvUkd-hIHpHJqPV79gMjFXPI2xUWIgkxvBl6QM1cIrF2qBpKUWirOhTp6yzJ1dRnGIknD3_sVbFvE5YEvR4pqyRFmZ/s1600/Untitled-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276474719697676722" border="0" /></a><br />Are you curious? Find out more at <a href="http://sfstyleoscope.blogspot.com/">MY OTHER BLOG! </a><br />P.S. If, WITHOUT going to my other blog (that would be SF Styleoscope.blogspot.com) you can tell me who these people are, I will do a special post just for you! Leave a note in the comments - who are they, and what you want your post to be about.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-25679673895243071862008-12-03T20:31:00.000-08:002008-12-04T22:41:44.424-08:00etsy goodnessI've been checking Etsy a lot more often than I used to and am continually impressed at the stuff there is to be had.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6441946">soul2mate</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrhzXPmR5Pa911WiRnAMMBETRMaEKAji-cZuYyK088E-IM25uq6lx3eZxqNIQ_yeukVMOn-XhB2ehdC3rwDLnanrosVg8YnhnGh0Wa2zeClNQv3IY0Sjky7UzOpg_XutyyhrBVmvXQ1XP/s1600-h/il_430xN.44758495.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 25%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrhzXPmR5Pa911WiRnAMMBETRMaEKAji-cZuYyK088E-IM25uq6lx3eZxqNIQ_yeukVMOn-XhB2ehdC3rwDLnanrosVg8YnhnGh0Wa2zeClNQv3IY0Sjky7UzOpg_XutyyhrBVmvXQ1XP/s320/il_430xN.44758495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276187914358940898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jWrK4RMi2ATvLGtHRvq1m2VpxgvzLz8wWlaX0t6Fe3XzcjjYWdwy5dAZDgUEgCASXik8z9U0g3amtMuBE6VtCE14Ko1xfEtvClbTTLRjx2Z8ys2j4ulYFfK1jHO8l_jvMI-cKZIbZGpV/s1600-h/il_430xN.44727404.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 50%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jWrK4RMi2ATvLGtHRvq1m2VpxgvzLz8wWlaX0t6Fe3XzcjjYWdwy5dAZDgUEgCASXik8z9U0g3amtMuBE6VtCE14Ko1xfEtvClbTTLRjx2Z8ys2j4ulYFfK1jHO8l_jvMI-cKZIbZGpV/s320/il_430xN.44727404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276187912192320354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqf0RH1VNXpoLPobVFpSRqYAUoXK0yV0ZSZMo7lWeimsZeDqgJeCsYqSfRxx8josYeN3Ml2pyEwapL-1madSCCuIDGOW2s-kTGZ4yYdPkVDOc_OpRP0seKRUDSFYI1D6NKiF71ed8NPHT/s1600-h/il_430xN.44727167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 25%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqf0RH1VNXpoLPobVFpSRqYAUoXK0yV0ZSZMo7lWeimsZeDqgJeCsYqSfRxx8josYeN3Ml2pyEwapL-1madSCCuIDGOW2s-kTGZ4yYdPkVDOc_OpRP0seKRUDSFYI1D6NKiF71ed8NPHT/s320/il_430xN.44727167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276187908614623522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5325985">isadora</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8X_B0hPkv7J3UGtD8dPIkXaqHNBb8OEPlJ7rNgkdNzfq67hxh39vO2Y35MUf11u4W6DqxqIothS-brVt-E0zPOtFThl7PtxY7UALfOtlELCPdpz4JckZ4BovC_KJHcOjoyr4H1Zx00YFc/s1600-h/il_430xN.47523105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8X_B0hPkv7J3UGtD8dPIkXaqHNBb8OEPlJ7rNgkdNzfq67hxh39vO2Y35MUf11u4W6DqxqIothS-brVt-E0zPOtFThl7PtxY7UALfOtlELCPdpz4JckZ4BovC_KJHcOjoyr4H1Zx00YFc/s320/il_430xN.47523105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276187306134838754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjUq6s_-z3QaFxyfA_e3Xo8IbFNX29KVfAI699UMBI1QXzsLcNFeEp2nQaorWDGVGhW5ubrYlHQSZ7hHHLQ0MahCHlr4oCfrWHfQ4FUPElCNfRe8MvbhGKSvjbqn3Q21d9pvefPy1pANx/s1600-h/il_430xN.41931506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 25%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjUq6s_-z3QaFxyfA_e3Xo8IbFNX29KVfAI699UMBI1QXzsLcNFeEp2nQaorWDGVGhW5ubrYlHQSZ7hHHLQ0MahCHlr4oCfrWHfQ4FUPElCNfRe8MvbhGKSvjbqn3Q21d9pvefPy1pANx/s320/il_430xN.41931506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276187292080791394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5099188">lisa rietz</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoCX2qr4JLgh1qU9AgjH2l-ICbBlb83-zXostkZNZnQHY9HyxIdK0M_AJ4pkKXLkm2UBxJ5o_nM8m6Li2Xlita0DW84-mVZvmo_17sRr_ZtHFgsMk0lXbJPyPqj_vdHwFmMFJlLO4J867/s1600-h/il_430xN.47199979.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 35%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1uOL851eCoTRHnWe3pOFM5QjGO_1tV2Oj23Y5_3Jrc1y7spKTeEG42Odp2S0uDkSA7kVSzOC8E-5OnXCjdXeEtLlJrG3ANvTi0nk9kt82_W_GZwD71Qyqk4gZXAl6cHKsfbgcGDAd_S4/s320/il_430xN.42219975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276186849587041794" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-53309516490374038672008-12-02T18:41:00.000-08:002008-12-02T18:47:21.502-08:00Felipe Oliviera BaptistaSS09: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ692WkA3ekhTqClRAxW9uLsOeUCuHnX796w8sHiFy3tE3-BozQqMlct-FbFjQUQgTgQfFxf9sWECRfep9mNnWnrx7eAKwc4z5icfYfrSnicOK2W4xfMuCXecU9CGzb-spETr9h2xOwUHc/s1600-h/149felipeoliviera.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ692WkA3ekhTqClRAxW9uLsOeUCuHnX796w8sHiFy3tE3-BozQqMlct-FbFjQUQgTgQfFxf9sWECRfep9mNnWnrx7eAKwc4z5icfYfrSnicOK2W4xfMuCXecU9CGzb-spETr9h2xOwUHc/s400/149felipeoliviera.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275388753213064018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsEaRqaYY_MeeWiKugUuaUrFRidh4fbqWQzb9o_DmsIx3IegauLeP0658YTqJ4_TzVRcQzVWCZtbLOD1diAE_V4zkFsb50uUqEGbv740IGfGIFrTJrkgsTeH16mhso7XfC9Z3y83Mll1s/s1600-h/street-046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsEaRqaYY_MeeWiKugUuaUrFRidh4fbqWQzb9o_DmsIx3IegauLeP0658YTqJ4_TzVRcQzVWCZtbLOD1diAE_V4zkFsb50uUqEGbv740IGfGIFrTJrkgsTeH16mhso7XfC9Z3y83Mll1s/s1600/street-046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275388748900608050" /></a><br />Sort of like a minimalist Marni. <br />Here's the FW08: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-W1VE9iNUc4SRZ3dVyVzHcdTT9IxZAOV3NxdGx3ifTOzC0sDHLpJWtq7czQ_zoXZcOs8dlKE_z_99BroZaAzUNlmHODbxW9qcYeQI3FbKVPxiXPlulZ-uSRcEP1tXiLnAUbmkpSvFy27/s1600-h/xgf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-W1VE9iNUc4SRZ3dVyVzHcdTT9IxZAOV3NxdGx3ifTOzC0sDHLpJWtq7czQ_zoXZcOs8dlKE_z_99BroZaAzUNlmHODbxW9qcYeQI3FbKVPxiXPlulZ-uSRcEP1tXiLnAUbmkpSvFy27/s1600/xgf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275389706046565970" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-21309788344679289772008-11-30T19:03:00.000-08:002008-11-30T19:18:04.421-08:00designer colabsI love it when worlds collide - which is essentially what happens when two huge but vastly different fashion empires decide to collaborate. Here are three that are all the buzz right now:<br /><br />Comme des Garcons and Louis Vuitton (Wow.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexFPIVR3iv3jTNR4P5KlQxfQiSsFCYYUp39WqcLf7xKY2F67ZoCRzA0zHcDouGCeIUKoO2ZgeJ4jW-oBnr-7Sur-6rctRhYh5iy3QlCW3QQH8aNa9415u4G7wNqZGMO7Qr4hfbXnSzOvO/s1600-h/louis-vuitton-comme-des-garcons-71008-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexFPIVR3iv3jTNR4P5KlQxfQiSsFCYYUp39WqcLf7xKY2F67ZoCRzA0zHcDouGCeIUKoO2ZgeJ4jW-oBnr-7Sur-6rctRhYh5iy3QlCW3QQH8aNa9415u4G7wNqZGMO7Qr4hfbXnSzOvO/s400/louis-vuitton-comme-des-garcons-71008-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274652536528879346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vU69tlRkwkI3fNspVydA6ln_ZbaTKKRclFodjVQ3zNB1Osh3LQhe2wYSUgvhN1CNkqxcDN5BKAut2Oygfv2UZNB18AL4BUqZaW0Ix-GtoxO9Y0J_WPRUnXCa6sBc0c5aQWzVHA2BAeBP/s1600-h/louis-vuitton-comme-des-garcons-71008-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vU69tlRkwkI3fNspVydA6ln_ZbaTKKRclFodjVQ3zNB1Osh3LQhe2wYSUgvhN1CNkqxcDN5BKAut2Oygfv2UZNB18AL4BUqZaW0Ix-GtoxO9Y0J_WPRUnXCa6sBc0c5aQWzVHA2BAeBP/s400/louis-vuitton-comme-des-garcons-71008-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274652548891527586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEd7f6C2IZ71rxtgNAQPQAFBHb_xeKsThYU3ybEBkr-bxYnxWDoFdq2AaUK0kVgTA1-EzOb-HRRKkIVMQ9N6h2RAx_YD0HMowAQuKY0avqaVWvcwyWXKConWf8XLIUNQMu5Z3ihqXdP4Q-/s1600-h/lv2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEd7f6C2IZ71rxtgNAQPQAFBHb_xeKsThYU3ybEBkr-bxYnxWDoFdq2AaUK0kVgTA1-EzOb-HRRKkIVMQ9N6h2RAx_YD0HMowAQuKY0avqaVWvcwyWXKConWf8XLIUNQMu5Z3ihqXdP4Q-/s400/lv2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274654834862151698" border="0" /></a>That last bag is so great. Apparently Rei K. designed 6ish bags using the LV signature and these will be for sale for a very limited time in a transient boutique set up in Tokyo.<br /><br />Lanvin and Acne (Say whaaa??)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsHeC_sOZyK48HOLo1x05UwASQPrhIqEAWkzujIWL3w4t1WNooWzGpZ_EPy5XPYbe4JL8uENz2SlJN2a0Q-vKeu35mUkmWvLB-mHUbbaLOrZcOru2AfgBDV552RDdQJ_zKyXY-AbDXVC4/s1600-h/47.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsHeC_sOZyK48HOLo1x05UwASQPrhIqEAWkzujIWL3w4t1WNooWzGpZ_EPy5XPYbe4JL8uENz2SlJN2a0Q-vKeu35mUkmWvLB-mHUbbaLOrZcOru2AfgBDV552RDdQJ_zKyXY-AbDXVC4/s400/47.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274652567059975042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLTORsB-z2i4hx9FKOXKFWRalcdO9yT1UzAqX8stnzytDATMqzBalT8h_Ge4a0BQk0fpIyNMnPPRZDoY36fCJhxMV16VppEQQKOIVxcoqZtbwL-b5QAeXLGJIF_PE0bgHWMJ3kEoiG0Gu/s1600-h/46.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLTORsB-z2i4hx9FKOXKFWRalcdO9yT1UzAqX8stnzytDATMqzBalT8h_Ge4a0BQk0fpIyNMnPPRZDoY36fCJhxMV16VppEQQKOIVxcoqZtbwL-b5QAeXLGJIF_PE0bgHWMJ3kEoiG0Gu/s400/46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274652569356363218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alexander McQueen and Target (No way.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnxaWFSQWBs7uf-e6I95f0wZKlssYRdG8yCQctxTcZljgFPC-ULcGUVYzntGDN8m2A3EW0j6GV92qZHe0SQUHIpajBpHbPK6GrpWDYuUXxuCVaZ0SyJVx6LelRbVvsw8TBbpRNfqoyM2h/s1600-h/mcqueen-for-target.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnxaWFSQWBs7uf-e6I95f0wZKlssYRdG8yCQctxTcZljgFPC-ULcGUVYzntGDN8m2A3EW0j6GV92qZHe0SQUHIpajBpHbPK6GrpWDYuUXxuCVaZ0SyJVx6LelRbVvsw8TBbpRNfqoyM2h/s400/mcqueen-for-target.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274652565162841746" border="0" /></a><br />Read more <a href="http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/target-to-launch-mcqueen-line-1850364">here.</a><br /><br />I hope A. Mcqueen ponies up some serious style. That man is pretty f-ing talented, but it's hard to see it translating to the masses. Therefore, I hope he doesn't TRY to translate for the masses and just goes for the gusto. A girl can dream...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">{Images from <a href="http://designboom.com">designboom</a>, <a href="http://hauteconcept.com">hauteconcept</a>, <a href="http://acnestudios.com">acne</a> and <a href="http://nitrolicious.com">nitrolicious</a></span>}Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-82669709150710785132008-11-19T17:33:00.000-08:002008-11-20T13:26:08.009-08:00finsk shoesWould you like some hot shoes? Here, have some: <a href="http://www.finsk.com/finskhomepage.html">Finsk</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5J0tzeLevhX_NMCMoRJARLSrEojSgjnSkrZOV5wulhetIUXs6x-Q_j-zDxOiAx7OAHNfp3gw-FCGeMQESsfEfKlP_LFhCO7UBLy6-BNX6GrX_9WQyLY4Vkrv6c6fv21_D1PZl6-aSvpu/s1600-h/Untitled-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270549324052630514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5J0tzeLevhX_NMCMoRJARLSrEojSgjnSkrZOV5wulhetIUXs6x-Q_j-zDxOiAx7OAHNfp3gw-FCGeMQESsfEfKlP_LFhCO7UBLy6-BNX6GrX_9WQyLY4Vkrv6c6fv21_D1PZl6-aSvpu/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxCspLLK4iw3BZ8WWxgBaOt4avGU7kgYo8YE_glbt26Ld8NrUVeml8WtfwdQM4NW4sdApu6qtDuq451S1eaLDbzFsKAA4iPFRBJg6iTIUmx5fZSCbmXLAQfu2caT-THCwlyGSS3XY5jCb/s1600-h/n,mbn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270549318612462386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxCspLLK4iw3BZ8WWxgBaOt4avGU7kgYo8YE_glbt26Ld8NrUVeml8WtfwdQM4NW4sdApu6qtDuq451S1eaLDbzFsKAA4iPFRBJg6iTIUmx5fZSCbmXLAQfu2caT-THCwlyGSS3XY5jCb/s400/n,mbn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgj8qOgrD2lyHccRVHmTs5hvBmkh10ynu3UixQGpX_0yDGNzhkS9PC81LKZSgyzMgA34YQ5I88LD__Kv_6vkFgXRncepJ_DBFAtw0AuBUZg2tH4EXxsGq38IGuushjKcaRE5HOMz2ZsW0/s1600-h/fgfgf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270549316223657170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgj8qOgrD2lyHccRVHmTs5hvBmkh10ynu3UixQGpX_0yDGNzhkS9PC81LKZSgyzMgA34YQ5I88LD__Kv_6vkFgXRncepJ_DBFAtw0AuBUZg2tH4EXxsGq38IGuushjKcaRE5HOMz2ZsW0/s400/fgfgf.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dlD0f0uuX-2V20bS7zY-d3rNGpDUzBOQXFkv8M78tv2TUCGmyuPCFmZjamQuLtXtYivaPQQsjb3odkm5B1TT74uPEpTeGv97oIfQe588mfGHeNjX7QmFBW1qPNReblLWN_c_T6xSvz3L/s1600-h/147finsk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270549312946248178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dlD0f0uuX-2V20bS7zY-d3rNGpDUzBOQXFkv8M78tv2TUCGmyuPCFmZjamQuLtXtYivaPQQsjb3odkm5B1TT74uPEpTeGv97oIfQe588mfGHeNjX7QmFBW1qPNReblLWN_c_T6xSvz3L/s400/147finsk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Loving the suble architectural details. Are they too subtle? As <a href="http://www.seaofshoes.com/">Sea of Shoes</a> would say: are these shoes even <em>relevant? </em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-16929162537224943542008-11-17T15:04:00.000-08:002008-11-17T15:20:51.853-08:00Russian Vogue DollsTo celebrate Russian Vogue's tenth anniversary top designers were each asked to design a matrioshka doll. Said dolls will be auctioned off for charity and there will be a huge party, etc., etc. What cute little dolls! And what a change it is to see the designs on a chubby little marshmallow rather than a stick thin model. My favorites are below, see the entire gallery <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/celebrity-photos/gallery.aspx/id,250?Page=1">here</a>.<br /><br />And pop on over to <a href="http://sfstyleophile.blogspot.com/">my other blog</a> to see each doll with her model counterpart!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2hgHS02cvIPKHYzVf0l-ZsvYhCwQt2j1wxPmcJqfDZXkEmMIvcOonobF9LUnr2WDlKfjkAUmWa4jOCEIJ3J6fboJjDyETNhHuYylWCcn0Ir1_oZWN49xs8Irpcno8VhGWq2K-pr3z6ya/s1600-h/robertoprada.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2hgHS02cvIPKHYzVf0l-ZsvYhCwQt2j1wxPmcJqfDZXkEmMIvcOonobF9LUnr2WDlKfjkAUmWa4jOCEIJ3J6fboJjDyETNhHuYylWCcn0Ir1_oZWN49xs8Irpcno8VhGWq2K-pr3z6ya/s400/robertoprada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269768135747583394" border="0" /></a>Roberto Cavalli and Prada<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOffby9rkbgoB6b4xrxo3_y-7MgG_wCtioMip2BIBq0dcruO2e5DGaIeojuBe2b3Ew8j272GkxJjj4K9t51gGPdZy70DsFK1vpDmWykI3PHqEnvdCR-fMz209IbhD3VVSssmz4iGgx3Ub/s1600-h/puccimarras.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOffby9rkbgoB6b4xrxo3_y-7MgG_wCtioMip2BIBq0dcruO2e5DGaIeojuBe2b3Ew8j272GkxJjj4K9t51gGPdZy70DsFK1vpDmWykI3PHqEnvdCR-fMz209IbhD3VVSssmz4iGgx3Ub/s400/puccimarras.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269768130435582226" border="0" /></a>Pucci and Antonio Marras<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8oGZqyUI9gFKcANN3UDluUqAe9nvqJCdRtnWrlPA1TtkJ5QdoOc2TVuWdi_EULUsdtkmW7u_g5M68gTCCC8ifW3WCDHKQxq5H18s5xCOuIGjGWn7uLdaP99KJ8sBLcibBgih05XloSRJ/s1600-h/moschinommm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8oGZqyUI9gFKcANN3UDluUqAe9nvqJCdRtnWrlPA1TtkJ5QdoOc2TVuWdi_EULUsdtkmW7u_g5M68gTCCC8ifW3WCDHKQxq5H18s5xCOuIGjGWn7uLdaP99KJ8sBLcibBgih05XloSRJ/s400/moschinommm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269768128380537410" border="0" /></a>Moschino and Maison Martin Margiela<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkzze_AgdTEv70E4dle5sBLWBdEq9O81ysBA6eIDr9Dgyti2r7nvD7aQqC-nGDBhqvU8DBrSkiJ1AL_snukKBx35NH59Yg4orcf9NkSsYbV_E5OUtYZ9fVyB30muzwzbUhd6pfJV7p-g0/s1600-h/marnigiles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkzze_AgdTEv70E4dle5sBLWBdEq9O81ysBA6eIDr9Dgyti2r7nvD7aQqC-nGDBhqvU8DBrSkiJ1AL_snukKBx35NH59Yg4orcf9NkSsYbV_E5OUtYZ9fVyB30muzwzbUhd6pfJV7p-g0/s400/marnigiles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269768130716108242" border="0" /></a>Marni and Giles<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsNCmR2HtqTgJVjYtCR4cF5mrYncZnWE5feG4tqYRdITnzCTMdI97q1p8kGXRlPyjlQiTSnW3jevSgtvWBpHSotZJyQC8p54-Iu2zuJ55k6I_HUPckJBRVgrKmh8HvV1WwxTjpPl_ByMI/s1600-h/alenayves.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsNCmR2HtqTgJVjYtCR4cF5mrYncZnWE5feG4tqYRdITnzCTMdI97q1p8kGXRlPyjlQiTSnW3jevSgtvWBpHSotZJyQC8p54-Iu2zuJ55k6I_HUPckJBRVgrKmh8HvV1WwxTjpPl_ByMI/s400/alenayves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269768120133672210" border="0" /></a>Alena Akhmadullina and YSL<br /><br />One last thing. In one of my classes I have to do a design project where my "target customer" is a more mature woman, age 30's - 70's, who likes fashion and I need to make her 4 outfits. Give me your suggestions, please! If you fit this demographic, what do you like to wear? Dresses, pants (what kind?)... What is your ideal outfit? Is there a dress in your head that you are looking for but can never find? Is there anything you wish designers would realize? (Like: it would be nice if not ALL dresses were sleeveless, etc.) How do I keep it fashionable but age appropriate?<br /><br />If you aren't this demographic, who cares? Leave me your thoughts anyways. Thank you, my dear readers!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-45853917258893688562008-11-14T17:20:00.000-08:002008-11-14T18:07:07.940-08:00Alina AkhmadullinaRe: the necklace<br />Well, the fashion school verdict is undecided as I had both yays and nays and the yays may have just been polite (to see the necklace scroll down to the CSA post) however, i had an unprecedented amount of homeless men flirt with me, although this may be due to the fact that I took a stroll into the tenderloin today and their taste is questionable - very into layers and the grunge look.<br /><br />These days I'm into taking inspiration and really abstracting and for lack of a better word (although I'm certain there is one) intellectualizing it when you make it into clothing. Ex: If you're inspired by a flower, you might just literally embroider flowers all over your dress, or you might do some weird drapy thing that sort of looks like a wilted tulip if you squint and shake your head at precisely the right frequency. I'm into the wilty-shakey. But here is a <a href="http://alenaakhmadullina.com/ENG/?">designer who utilizes her inspiration quite literally</a> and it totally works for me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH1Ute3JFHfvqClBtEtZ0zOAbybZZ1KbUQ9C8IcCk-eccbXTMjSgOsW1VSGIgczw7d1at_NBBiPrRc6gEcJ416VaNZZ3qUoD3HhRG7v0nuf1t1_maYlRl8Ug6t8amvGCn5NtR7tVyf-M1/s1600-h/aa_aw2008_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH1Ute3JFHfvqClBtEtZ0zOAbybZZ1KbUQ9C8IcCk-eccbXTMjSgOsW1VSGIgczw7d1at_NBBiPrRc6gEcJ416VaNZZ3qUoD3HhRG7v0nuf1t1_maYlRl8Ug6t8amvGCn5NtR7tVyf-M1/s400/aa_aw2008_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268697614264788642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_SGCyzyGniE0qct2yjPhfL11HJGIPqj8IoXaFndqNcBT2APXV0FCtRU9AIc267cotkjCzY1hcqsOLGc4e-QJ-FVMi1zwLMtYgFIomXFHGTIoLEAkgStVzqmisDqiMB6_WunCwPv5dzyp/s1600-h/aa_aw2008_15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_SGCyzyGniE0qct2yjPhfL11HJGIPqj8IoXaFndqNcBT2APXV0FCtRU9AIc267cotkjCzY1hcqsOLGc4e-QJ-FVMi1zwLMtYgFIomXFHGTIoLEAkgStVzqmisDqiMB6_WunCwPv5dzyp/s400/aa_aw2008_15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268697611054658130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KJShyg-lK3Vw2E1Hy0kln5VAldCn6rBe8v5kNfMIFkPf5Hem1xtJT4JxV6sGgtDr2BfySenph6leHCNVVji3R0iuUV7rJfLC9cR3iGD-lE2EMoAmXnb3rpbutcX-1edLDIy971F8f7PI/s1600-h/aa_aw2008_16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KJShyg-lK3Vw2E1Hy0kln5VAldCn6rBe8v5kNfMIFkPf5Hem1xtJT4JxV6sGgtDr2BfySenph6leHCNVVji3R0iuUV7rJfLC9cR3iGD-lE2EMoAmXnb3rpbutcX-1edLDIy971F8f7PI/s400/aa_aw2008_16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268697603628146946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPwD6RhUfr2Jt2LbjVJblf3dccFKvwIFwDxZDIdVCHgwJh8qk4hIVwHUDDx6EY5Hl-d4rXJ4C9c7J46SZQoyQdQa13Rv3jaqgdfABZpnEY2FGIC9i0v6lUXQLT-8VmLGeF3iXo0B2_Dbj/s1600-h/aa_aw2008_24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPwD6RhUfr2Jt2LbjVJblf3dccFKvwIFwDxZDIdVCHgwJh8qk4hIVwHUDDx6EY5Hl-d4rXJ4C9c7J46SZQoyQdQa13Rv3jaqgdfABZpnEY2FGIC9i0v6lUXQLT-8VmLGeF3iXo0B2_Dbj/s400/aa_aw2008_24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268697600201119042" border="0" /></a><br />OK. Tricked you. That was Fall08. Here is Spring 09 - and the motif continues:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xSLNLdlpb376lbvIsQFrGBzcEugQoZBKiuuEIQgYVEQl0e6hMpRDGloXLv13EEdS9d0m_KBqosbwHa__05Vpb-AZFf6AgFgMZGF7701NM5si6KF-0hce4V0wLbmZxJMObYIrAcPToUfT/s1600-h/351224241886alena-ss09w126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xSLNLdlpb376lbvIsQFrGBzcEugQoZBKiuuEIQgYVEQl0e6hMpRDGloXLv13EEdS9d0m_KBqosbwHa__05Vpb-AZFf6AgFgMZGF7701NM5si6KF-0hce4V0wLbmZxJMObYIrAcPToUfT/s400/351224241886alena-ss09w126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268698229211442898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44P1JTAFxf6Q3vQitX6DdDYj1PVt6AsRdKP9rD4NQM5KvApeQ_5MvtXC8Qt51mOtM_mp7ddaUk5CtOFKMWX55KudSSQnJG_pQhdiCOgFvyXjlfCWkpFpkhM2mvsOk5_xurFtEDH4o6vsC/s1600-h/331224241886alena-ss09w119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44P1JTAFxf6Q3vQitX6DdDYj1PVt6AsRdKP9rD4NQM5KvApeQ_5MvtXC8Qt51mOtM_mp7ddaUk5CtOFKMWX55KudSSQnJG_pQhdiCOgFvyXjlfCWkpFpkhM2mvsOk5_xurFtEDH4o6vsC/s400/331224241886alena-ss09w119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268698137557753570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud2eup-BlDTZpJDADSMg75lpvaIeDEYFPAwauG3zG8b067w702U-EVrGqkP3ju_tuq1lU1_J3N8ywTZO3sFiCCNzFYoCuAMsD89zdBKURdPi9KxnlHhSe_BPCEI81hiq8VOHo-xMmPP9u/s1600-h/321224241886alena-ss09w116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud2eup-BlDTZpJDADSMg75lpvaIeDEYFPAwauG3zG8b067w702U-EVrGqkP3ju_tuq1lU1_J3N8ywTZO3sFiCCNzFYoCuAMsD89zdBKURdPi9KxnlHhSe_BPCEI81hiq8VOHo-xMmPP9u/s400/321224241886alena-ss09w116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268698132791095522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyauvNU84br93Rt-oGa4uNA5oNkjIX6VvbjF8jdf3mZBENcXPsb_Y4-hHH7dxby4TeXKGGb2KooEpFGW0COQXCMkLk6ARJknX6TEM-ozSth9LEkIbBNhvpjQ4v20_G3Am4Ow8r3SQvblAu/s1600-h/121224241882alena-ss09w049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyauvNU84br93Rt-oGa4uNA5oNkjIX6VvbjF8jdf3mZBENcXPsb_Y4-hHH7dxby4TeXKGGb2KooEpFGW0COQXCMkLk6ARJknX6TEM-ozSth9LEkIbBNhvpjQ4v20_G3Am4Ow8r3SQvblAu/s400/121224241882alena-ss09w049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268698129402274594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz28ZGAqywNPxGxJwjMNNa1MsFou_VicslItID9Jr8w9Tnk0lFAiLicnFFn_3t3oukzxR_lUPq_dojjbe045NsG10QU0Q6hcVpIGM9i9Ot_zMSEFVZ1Kb3VbRG_MpjhUqUxSdpzSwMdJ6/s1600-h/61224241881alena-ss09w020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz28ZGAqywNPxGxJwjMNNa1MsFou_VicslItID9Jr8w9Tnk0lFAiLicnFFn_3t3oukzxR_lUPq_dojjbe045NsG10QU0Q6hcVpIGM9i9Ot_zMSEFVZ1Kb3VbRG_MpjhUqUxSdpzSwMdJ6/s400/61224241881alena-ss09w020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268698124480766850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9Ap_xArJLaixwGosDttMtXABZTjAjOIH0BMuPOAmGr90y2c_KCY-pi87QHeiRhHBvHsBSTSXGJ5BZOM-twnE2GxUWak08PcG1fxcWSqqGJjy5q39SRaZaCmAAcB6ApF1h0nivM67j0AV/s1600-h/51224241881alena-ss09w016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9Ap_xArJLaixwGosDttMtXABZTjAjOIH0BMuPOAmGr90y2c_KCY-pi87QHeiRhHBvHsBSTSXGJ5BZOM-twnE2GxUWak08PcG1fxcWSqqGJjy5q39SRaZaCmAAcB6ApF1h0nivM67j0AV/s400/51224241881alena-ss09w016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268698123209163330" border="0" /></a><br />Don't you just love the crochet skeleton harness thing and the rather large earrings. I do. And I also love the way in this collection, instead of printing feathers, she creates them out of the fabric all 3-D like. Have you checked out <a href="http://sfstyleophile.blogspot.com">my other blog</a>? Not much to see really. There will be soon, though!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-17783389914234976012008-11-13T18:05:00.000-08:002008-11-13T18:42:43.963-08:00New BlogWell, well, well. What's this all about? Unfortunately, it's just as it sounds. I "opened" a new blog today. It is called <a href="http://sfstyleophile.blogspot.com/">SF Styleoscope</a> and it is meant to galvanize the fashion community in San Francisco and hopefully to get people who are not so interested in fashion a little more interested.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xJoXO2V212DRmIw_ybe7-oP7pPoL-0fJnL7e9IIvMO1sSaj71WXQrSPVmRQw32qjq0MbMg3ImC2QlyK7M329jLm-dcDBWaDKLlMIf7GbuXEPYATpf2bLuHOzoRL5KdSC8K6bBUMmto97/s1600-h/topsybw2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xJoXO2V212DRmIw_ybe7-oP7pPoL-0fJnL7e9IIvMO1sSaj71WXQrSPVmRQw32qjq0MbMg3ImC2QlyK7M329jLm-dcDBWaDKLlMIf7GbuXEPYATpf2bLuHOzoRL5KdSC8K6bBUMmto97/s400/topsybw2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268330849228927570" border="0" /></a><br />San Francisco dresses well, don't get me wrong. But they dress so SAFELY. And they cancelled their fashion week. The blog is still in the beta stage, but hop on over <a href="http://sfstyleophile.blogspot.com/">there</a> to see some stylish folks that showed up at H&M today due to the launch of the Comme des Garcons collection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2jlMSU31EmDEkkqJ-0CktxVrqAVOWMqSZH8lSh8nr-H5sAuNJKszyzM49CohKFDLv2dAXyi-ghQay8NMT4O0UvY0retdHqYwKUhA8RTP8cqC0kF94BGdj7WJ1CN5loGjk5IwSat9_OtH/s1600-h/IMG_1423.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2jlMSU31EmDEkkqJ-0CktxVrqAVOWMqSZH8lSh8nr-H5sAuNJKszyzM49CohKFDLv2dAXyi-ghQay8NMT4O0UvY0retdHqYwKUhA8RTP8cqC0kF94BGdj7WJ1CN5loGjk5IwSat9_OtH/s400/IMG_1423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268330845445026242" border="0" /></a><br />Those racks were teeming with garments not five minutes ago. But then frenzied shoppers descended on them and ripped all the clothes off in a matter of minutes. It was pretty crazy. But let's start at the beginning:<br /><br />Having never stood in line for anything, I went to H&M because I am a staunch supporter of Japanese fashion and of fashion in general (as we well know). Stood in line for an hour and a half dodging pigeon crap falling like missiles from the sky and watching the security guard trying vainly to keep people out of the doorways of the other stores. I also amused myself by gawking at the hard-core-ers who had camped out and were now huddled under a blanket with steaming cups of coffee. Starbucks was doing quite a lively trade that morning. Yes, more so than usual.<br /><br />Perhaps because I looked the most wholesome and approachable, but most likely because I was alone, I was approached on more than one occasion and asked to speak as spokesperson for the crazy-people-in-line. The first time a homeless man approached and asked belligerently if we were in line for a video game. I laughed out loud because, well, because. Video game? Me? Nevah. Before he could kill me with his shiv, I quickly explained we were waiting for the Comme des Garcons collection. But when you say Comme des Garcons to an American, they get confused. They expect names like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. Names that are actually names. And pronounceable.<br /><br />My next encounter was a sweet old couple who thought we were in line for a sale. Ha! These days, you don't line up for sales. They line up for you, thanks to the crashing economy. And once again, when I said Comme des Garcons, the women looked at me gently, like she knew every single designer, and this wasn't one of them, and I had been fooled and was standing in line for nothing. Then they gently wafted away.<br /><br />When the doors at last opened, people sprinted. I kid you not. So the slow runners, even if they were 41st in line, ended up 103rd in the door. And I don't know how she did it, but a mother got in there with her child in a stroller. Who takes their kid to a mosh pit? People were grabbing and shoving and then scuttling away to corners to sort through their pile. Consequently, a lucky few scavengers were able to snap up the discards. But most people weren't discarding. Oh, no. They were saving for the trading stage.<br /><br />So the next stage was trading. As the lucky few who had been in the door first stood waiting to pay, everyone else skulked about asking furtively: you got anything to trade? I hadn't, as before I had been made aware of the trading stage, I had given away the skirt I decided I didn't love. So I had nothing left to trade, but that was okay because no one had seen hide or hair of the coat that I really wanted. It was as if it had never existed. So I left empty handed.<br /><br />But of course, not really, because this made me get my other blog up and running.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-53412476500823628202008-11-11T21:14:00.000-08:002008-11-12T19:47:50.427-08:00CSA's ROCK!So D and I recently joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture [Farm]), despite my skeptisicm towards all things even remotely "hippie" which is pretty ironic considering I live in the hippie capital: Berkeley.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOUM6fVtxkcp-ggv9payNMpuuQknsW8HjPTvdZDQNTMwlDlq4F-gf4MSIqSiXn4lN1gSqzH3xFNLsK4nau7pGQHjlqWDd-nzsV9QTSP_5_ND3Ofy1RdbNZkgule9nUSdWwW7-xB6XTz7k/s1600-h/6a00e54ef2be2d8833010535ceb4f3970c-800wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOUM6fVtxkcp-ggv9payNMpuuQknsW8HjPTvdZDQNTMwlDlq4F-gf4MSIqSiXn4lN1gSqzH3xFNLsK4nau7pGQHjlqWDd-nzsV9QTSP_5_ND3Ofy1RdbNZkgule9nUSdWwW7-xB6XTz7k/s400/6a00e54ef2be2d8833010535ceb4f3970c-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267981069006803154" border="0" /></a><br />Anyhoo, it turns out CSA's are SO AMAZING!!!<br />They totally break you out of your veggie rut. For all you fashionistas and -istos reading this, it's like getting a personal shopper (eee!) for your veggies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkTR2kYX_ZIeg3SRhdJfB8VU0SHGD2pugwMCKD1I7sQBf4bJ0WX2ULylo3U5VG7rTP2N3HoYriA85Gs6CEGWgi5VHHnwV1RpEHCdxjLUrdGRtZrHXDt43YFPWMP6-Smj3cgjo86SHR_lu/s1600-h/article_pomegranate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkTR2kYX_ZIeg3SRhdJfB8VU0SHGD2pugwMCKD1I7sQBf4bJ0WX2ULylo3U5VG7rTP2N3HoYriA85Gs6CEGWgi5VHHnwV1RpEHCdxjLUrdGRtZrHXDt43YFPWMP6-Smj3cgjo86SHR_lu/s400/article_pomegranate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267981097445304226" border="0" /></a><br />Our first week, out of all the veggies we got the only ones I would have purchased for myself were a butternut squash, some onions and salad greens.<br /><br />We also got: broccoli, broccoli raab, tokyo turnips, bok choy, and a pomegranate.<br />That's five new things!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Fuzxpll18PkWhI8yA5lhMLIBbZuu0iy9ocsQl3hmMXyy_5f44KWQCx5q4rUcm2oTUAGoCmyL4hyphenhyphenUquLacfS9iQtx-32x_YtdjUWmt8pjS5Daq2lNtedvx9Xhylpy-Dg1iyll-rzXVsfv/s1600-h/intertwined.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Fuzxpll18PkWhI8yA5lhMLIBbZuu0iy9ocsQl3hmMXyy_5f44KWQCx5q4rUcm2oTUAGoCmyL4hyphenhyphenUquLacfS9iQtx-32x_YtdjUWmt8pjS5Daq2lNtedvx9Xhylpy-Dg1iyll-rzXVsfv/s400/intertwined.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267981753698280162" border="0" /></a><br />D made a yummy casserole out of the broccoli. The raab was fantastic sauteed with toasted pine nuts, parmesan and pasta, it turns out pomegranates are ace for snacking, the bok choy got stir fried, and tonight we're sauteing the turnips.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TaW-xqrpOdMNFzERnklxYbuKYtomsFaCWGwd2RcLK07Tl01V_kM11h-HY6imK0gpiriouHkzid-ScYTd_0YKMd9i7ZfgOISj3F2PaPLWk0RFXdLMPAUSDEUMidhWOutgKlVYYlhBNQyC/s1600-h/522316732_fd6abad057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TaW-xqrpOdMNFzERnklxYbuKYtomsFaCWGwd2RcLK07Tl01V_kM11h-HY6imK0gpiriouHkzid-ScYTd_0YKMd9i7ZfgOISj3F2PaPLWk0RFXdLMPAUSDEUMidhWOutgKlVYYlhBNQyC/s400/522316732_fd6abad057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267981093310307218" border="0" /></a><br />When you get your box for the week, it's like Christmas! Seriously, consider CSAing it. You'll find yourself (probably) eating a lot more veggies, and discovering lots of new recipes, and if you think you don't have time to be chopping and cooking and all that, take the easy route and fry it up or boil it down, season with lemon, salt, pepper. Never fails.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHM8m5fefstaF8BMG6iYIHIp_HhoR1_D5EflWIU4Z85HGy3M1ivZVy2eaHA-fhQf2juwPRFB0lAfQsUZgc284h5VaJNnEps-jLedwwFV1yLN-niuf7uB-W79hgfeupr0x0lkxbtSzQ2B-V/s1600-h/6a00e54ef2be2d8833010535e65cd0970c-800wi.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHM8m5fefstaF8BMG6iYIHIp_HhoR1_D5EflWIU4Z85HGy3M1ivZVy2eaHA-fhQf2juwPRFB0lAfQsUZgc284h5VaJNnEps-jLedwwFV1yLN-niuf7uB-W79hgfeupr0x0lkxbtSzQ2B-V/s400/6a00e54ef2be2d8833010535e65cd0970c-800wi.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267981084554036786" border="0" /></a><br />This is our CSA: <a href="http://www.fullbellyfarm.com/index.html">Fully Belly Farm</a><br /><br />Here's one in ABQ: <a href="http://www.lospoblanosorganics.com/what-is-csa.htm">Los Poblanos</a><br /><br />Here's one in Tuscon: <a href="http://www.tucsoncsa.org/">Tucson CSA</a><br /><br />In other news:<br /><br />I need your (honest) opinion on this necklace:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBof3ssgNgLHvi8mGB1I4W5qbArtgv7qERneUBdYJJlxufDhg3svL66HnW67_SaBD3qBQwR7Olu-FwNlbs3UG6sozZ4uLWXlhQSRqJyZc4xJ8-aMv86bisl0CasGHl6Ub7ycg3SYkAiji/s1600-h/hgrtr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBof3ssgNgLHvi8mGB1I4W5qbArtgv7qERneUBdYJJlxufDhg3svL66HnW67_SaBD3qBQwR7Olu-FwNlbs3UG6sozZ4uLWXlhQSRqJyZc4xJ8-aMv86bisl0CasGHl6Ub7ycg3SYkAiji/s400/hgrtr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267982615275212530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KjJ0JSx_RLTMTcx_10fUsTs5-LxD68j1cMeqM-wRgB4GLtkx_xwbkL-G-nNIyphjqlwlOtMLOoCa8s_jUU87Qs3V_wKAkccPHC8y2KLvc833P1cJTA9EJvTaPHFwztIBCn1LWCPLkuuE/s1600-h/gyj.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KjJ0JSx_RLTMTcx_10fUsTs5-LxD68j1cMeqM-wRgB4GLtkx_xwbkL-G-nNIyphjqlwlOtMLOoCa8s_jUU87Qs3V_wKAkccPHC8y2KLvc833P1cJTA9EJvTaPHFwztIBCn1LWCPLkuuE/s400/gyj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267982629499502098" border="0" /></a><br />and I need you to see this belly dancer, who we saw last Sat. night at the Conscious Fashionistas Fashion Show. She good:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt7TjOTVqs7n4kkFCDLp-5O1JnCGGzN-xfe6XfGnZAFL4qWjQFCAHJXGyo2diZpY5AS6tbDG24ysP4g5nMYKCSN53z5AKqWBmy_EGd_agcNc2rQuVQ9OD23RNKwRIO62l-aTkEB5Hqs84/s1600-h/belly-004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt7TjOTVqs7n4kkFCDLp-5O1JnCGGzN-xfe6XfGnZAFL4qWjQFCAHJXGyo2diZpY5AS6tbDG24ysP4g5nMYKCSN53z5AKqWBmy_EGd_agcNc2rQuVQ9OD23RNKwRIO62l-aTkEB5Hqs84/s400/belly-004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267983131279928194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">{Figs and pumpkins from the immensely talented <a href="http://sweetpaul.typepad.com/my_weblog/">Sweet Paul</a>, fuzzy peach from <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/janoid/522316732/">Janoid</a> , chilis from my also immensely talented <a href="http://studiokaleta.blogspot.com/">MOM</a>}</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596405224344267777.post-66680770615974650732008-11-10T16:39:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:01:48.884-08:00cycle styleStyle, my friends, is not just a word. It is what makes you different from the rest of the sheep.<br /><br />Style is communication - and now, style is also transportation. Behold the velo-liciousness! (did I mention my favorite color (for things other than clothes) is red):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5K8L24FxUtqNLa5HWBj8TmMoAjrdeMTjFOHOZhdFozIxUgzYd692dJiIEv0-3SDWU-ZCquGZ4K8PsGFaV1Q-qtGhmxzVpZnxdM836VndCArTSUUQUzTZ0XunF7KWtBAvs8hlUb8zZ5Sn3/s1600-h/Dannebrog_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5K8L24FxUtqNLa5HWBj8TmMoAjrdeMTjFOHOZhdFozIxUgzYd692dJiIEv0-3SDWU-ZCquGZ4K8PsGFaV1Q-qtGhmxzVpZnxdM836VndCArTSUUQUzTZ0XunF7KWtBAvs8hlUb8zZ5Sn3/s400/Dannebrog_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267194655039572146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9srCMeKysfajrQ2jgOggrLKBbraKRoXgc64_5finME60uHXONrZu5TU7MmbJnNeHNhRHlvLPcrxsd9ntiTG6jNumN8xNDpfr7yTUT-1Wm3kmLgeZqF0oIDqCWgmGqshi7jRWaRj5nt1d/s1600-h/DSCF1006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9srCMeKysfajrQ2jgOggrLKBbraKRoXgc64_5finME60uHXONrZu5TU7MmbJnNeHNhRHlvLPcrxsd9ntiTG6jNumN8xNDpfr7yTUT-1Wm3kmLgeZqF0oIDqCWgmGqshi7jRWaRj5nt1d/s400/DSCF1006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267194660792037282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs1Un1mM0NndiYv1mPRC_0NeLjswsST313YNXxNaONT0XGX5ifpVBpWZdiyvOWieieDJPpGrQ5CDCEvk4uIM-jsyPknFNfyvbGVt_Srn8EZa9bCca9D5KuYqY6YskALhlyAH_1jnf89Bz/s1600-h/VELORBIS-SCRAP-DELUXE-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs1Un1mM0NndiYv1mPRC_0NeLjswsST313YNXxNaONT0XGX5ifpVBpWZdiyvOWieieDJPpGrQ5CDCEvk4uIM-jsyPknFNfyvbGVt_Srn8EZa9bCca9D5KuYqY6YskALhlyAH_1jnf89Bz/s400/VELORBIS-SCRAP-DELUXE-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267194657436394642" border="0" /></a><br />The top bike there is my new obsession. Why? I'll tell you why. It's the eternal designophile's lament. Why do beauty and function seem to be mutually exclusive? I love the retro bikes but they're kind of impractical for the kind of commuting I do. I go over hills and thus need, yes, require, more than just three gears. There are staircases to tote the bike up and down, thus the bike should weigh less than a ton of bricks. I have to dress nice for work so a coat guard and chain guard are necessary, and should also be functional, not just perfunctory touches, just there for looks.<br />This gorgeous red bike with it's yummy blond tires is lightweight, you can choose 3,5, or 8 speed, and it has the guards. Plus it is so beautiful. The other bike pictured has balloon tires and kind of a hiphop inner city retro-ness to it. And the colors, all stormy-like. Oooh, and then there's the accessories. But that's a whole nother post. Just one tantalizing box bag for you here, available from <a href="http://londoncyclechic.blogspot.com/search/label/Cyclechic%20Shop">London Cycle Chic.</a><br /><br />Where are these hawt bikes from? <a href="http://www.velorbis.com/">Velorbis. </a>Let's have one last look at the bike of the hour:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCIKhMuKtdafRtNdR0ENRAcVl2KEIgjOzs4Mu_mnWWbL-0q6wuxkWltcOKFD3f7xPCt0dtk7ulR-ZCvpDRR3nJgQZkAVTTIEMF35pFzsuY_5uqvB3ST4WG4ZqxN2qV90nR_qT5IQ8uN2J/s1600-h/Dannebrog_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCIKhMuKtdafRtNdR0ENRAcVl2KEIgjOzs4Mu_mnWWbL-0q6wuxkWltcOKFD3f7xPCt0dtk7ulR-ZCvpDRR3nJgQZkAVTTIEMF35pFzsuY_5uqvB3ST4WG4ZqxN2qV90nR_qT5IQ8uN2J/s400/Dannebrog_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267198343886627442" border="0" /></a>So yummy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1