and i try to harmonize with songs

cate blanchett rockin givenchy... oscars best dressed hands DOWN.

(pic courtesy fabsugar)

up for grabs, up for a price

marc by marc jacobs spring stripes on the mad cheap yo! wood wood nelin dress now only $50 at gargyle...

(pics via style.com and gargyle)

oh friend you left me speechless

i thought it was just so cute that this model caught me taking her picture backstage and actually smiled... most models just give you the usual blue steel... props for personality!

(pic backstage at katie gallagher via yours truly)

she's a juvenile scam, never was a quitter

i literally exclaimed "oh come on!" out loud when i saw this pic of gisele on the spring cover of italy's muse magazine... everything about it is freakin exquisite... it's too much!

(pic courtesy pop sugar)

wild card up my sleeve

ok i SWEAR there are tons more nyfw fall 2011 backstage photos coming, but i just played an entire rec basketball game against a crazy quick fast break team (no subs at all for my team! gah!) and am exhausted and dying to just crawl into bed to get back to patti smith's "just kids", an autobiographical look at her relationship with robert mapplethorpe... it is brilliantly poignant and makes me long for the nyc of yesteryear... grit and all! oh and um, patti's style is siiiiiick!

(pics courtesy nick drake, vintage threads uk and archive of ephemera)

as he faced the sun he cast no shadow

a sneak peek of the costume institute's upcoming "alexander mcqueen: savage beauty" exhibit... stunning works from a most amazing, mind-blowing talent who left this plane much too soon...

(photos courtesy new york magazine)

give us a wink and make me think of you

seriously how ridiculousamazinggorgeous are these girls?!?! it's so much fun to see them getting gussied up backstage before stomping their stuff down the runway...

top to bottom: tao okamoto, kasia wrobel, kristy kaurova and luisa bianchin

(pics from backstage at yigal azrouel fall 2011, courtesy yours truly!)

the only time i feel alright is by your side

behold! the new alexander wang store in soho! 3,500 square feet of awesomesauce... my bank account's future has never looked bleaker!!

(pics courtesy style.com)

you taste just like glitter

my love for beauty products is not on par as my love for fashion persay, but there are are few most stellar items i've been using recently that i must share...

1) tokidoki perfetto eyeliner in sabochan. this is an intense waterproof inky black liquid liner that features a "chisel" tip that makes applying a total snap... i truly fell in love with this last year when i wore it every day to coachella and it stayed put through the hot ass dessert weather and never-ending dance/mosh parties...

2) deborah lippman nail polish in "across the universe." ms. lipmann herself introduced this color to me last fall backstage during spring fashion week and i rightly became enamoured. it's like glitter for punks, all chunky and rad... i gave myself a mani for fashion week and everywhere i went people wanted to know what was on my nails! at $18 per bottle it's a bit pricey, but totally worth it for something unique that lasts...

3) bumble and bumble bb.texture (un)dressing cream. this is a brand spankin' new product set to hit stores in march... i was the fortunate recipient courtesy a fashion show gift bag this past sunday (hollllaaaa)... i tried it out the very next day and it is definitely by new hair essential... just a little bit worked in before you blow dry seriously gives you the perfect rock and roll texture and volume without any stickiness. IN LOVE.

anyone else currently ob-to-the-sessed with any cool beauty products?

(pics courtesy sephora, deborah lippman and colour line hair salon)

stay close to me

pops of red outside the tents... valentine-tastic...

(pics courtesy tommy ton via style.com)

backstage at your show

"The French jewelry designer known for haunting jewelry and conceptual pieces unveiled today the first chapter of a new collection, Exotic Regrets.

About the Dawn Ritual “feet objects” and the Exotic Regrets collection, Aoi Kotsuhiroi told TrendLand, “Exotic Regrets is a dance of the female muscles, tensed up as an ultimate stake. In the enclosure of the secret, ritual bodies and codes split the instant. Parallel heels are instruments of nudity as a trap in tension. The rest remains to be done, other rituals in balance.”

um, holy crap.

(pics courtesy trendland)

things are better if i stay

fashionweekiscomingfashionweekiscoming!! a behind the scenes peek at vena cava courtesy lucky magazine... i am also loving that ripped denim shirt with the safety pins someone is wearing... note to self: DIY project ASAP!

(pics courtesy lucky magazine)

the black is magic in the hood

i was so super stoked to see my friend jimmy cobra's guitar shop written up on racked today! truly his place is the perfect neighborhood hang... you just have to be prepared to spend hours there instead of a quick pop in- between the guitars, the people and the kickass vinyl that's always spinning, you never want to leave!

(pics courtesy cobra guitars)

walk in the sun

you know... i've been thinking- i live a damn fun life... i need to share more of it here! and so i give you some recent pics from a hilariously epic all you can drink saturday brunch...

harry's down in the financial district includes all you can drink mimosa/bellini/bloody marys with the purchase of any brunch entree. their crab cakes eggs benedict are ridiculous and the service cannot be beat! it's basically my crew's go-to weekend spot. i was just there yesterday for a birthday brunch even. the classy establishment we ended up at with bras for decor is jeremy's ale house, down on the seaport. cheap hooch + killer juke box + local yokels = nyc amazingness!!

tomorrow's so far away

the perfect present for your goth valentine... peggy skemp's anatomically correct heart locket...

(pics courtesy refinery29)