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FINALLY!! Posters are back in stock!

My Cape, Early Winter, The One and The Last Smoke posters are all available in the shop!!

Stay tuned for some new illustrations coming soon!

I’m so sick of the raiiiiinnnn!!!

I feel like spring is never going to come.
I’m telling you, I know what’s going to happen… We’re not going to have a springtime and we’re gonna go straight from winter to summer we’ll sweat right through our tank-tops praying for a breeze to come save us.

I wrote that yesterday and apparently that’s exactly what’s happening today in New York !

So annoying, especially because I am so on top of it when it comes to springtime trends, like take these for example:

A new invention made just to mess with girls’ heads like me who don’t have abs (or at least, our abs are well insulated) pffff. I have, of course, decided to ignore this trend.
And I mean, why would anyone older than 12 ever want to wear a cropped top, right? (she says, picking her bruised ego up off the floor.)

Grunge 1/ Grunge
Of course, yes, I love grunge. I want to totally take on grunge. Grunge is mine. Let’s see…
I have a pair of torn up black totally +++ pants (Are they grunge or maybe just end of stock from the Mango in Ajaccio?)(Answer: Fine. End of stock from Mango in Ajaccio), a Phillip Lim I love New York t-shirt with the heart upside down from his grunge collection (is this one grunge or crypto-punk?) AND as you know I totally missed my chance with Dries Van Noten and Céline Birks.

I think I’ll get myself back in the game with some real Birks but I can’t figure out if I should go with black or white. What do you think?

Grunge 1/ Plaid
I already told you that I missed out on the whole Dries collection! Those are the only ones that make me want to break the bank for some plaid. All that’s left to do now is to steal Lara’s stuff.

Grunge 2/ Flowers
Mmmmm, not so interested.

I. Love. Ruffles.

Okay team, I’m SUPER ready for this one. I have so many pairs of pink pants, and a pink shirt I can wear them with. I know, it’s kind of a lot, but ever since Kim K pulled off her head-to-toe (Could you put together a more head-to-toe look than this one here?)(Seriously though, I’m not making fun of her or anything. I thought it was a cool outfit)(Honestly, I think it was cool.)(Why doesn’t anyone believe me?) at the Met, I’m much more comfortable with a head-to-toe ensemble.
Back on topic: Long live pink.

You crazy?! Way too complicated with all the layers and everything… No thank you.

Yep, you read that correctly. Mods! 60s Mod like the Marc Jacobs collection this season. Beautiful on the runway. The one trend all magazines didn’t know what to do with and went with a “Who is Polly Maggoo” editorial?
Pfff, NOPE. I am NOT Polly Maggoo.
I’LL PASS THANKS.

Sorry, what did you just say?

As we speak, I’m getting rid of everything that isn’t white from my closet. Okay, I’m exaggerating, but just not really. Ok. Yeah. I’m exaggerating in the way that I I’m terrible at getting rid of much of anything from my closet. But : love white.

Voilà, and that’s my special “I have zero personality” recap of spring trends. There might be some missing but as you know, this ain’t no Style.com.

Next time if you’d like, I’ll talk to you about my actual style, like my totally fresh of the press style. Yep. I changed some stuff AND am experimenting with a few things and it all brings me such fashion JOY… Trends just add a little fun to all that.

What trends do you see around that you’ve adopted?

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In the photo, Lily is wearing a Chloé top and some Marni pants.

Like everyone that works in fashion… Like everyone actually, I was very moved by what happened in Bangladesh on April 24th.

We’ve all heard (and talked) about the work conditions that enable us to enjoy the super low prices we can find in retail right now, but it’s so easy to just not think about it… This horrible accident is really a signal.

Since then I’ve read about it, trying to understand what’s going on and what we can do about it. The problem being that there is no simple solution.

A boycott would be yet another disaster for the country.

So I thought what would be good is to show you what I’ve read – and if you could also share your insights or articles you found interesting.

Bloomberg, Why You Shouldn’t Stop Buying from Bangladesh

TIME, Retailers Sign Bangladesh Garment Factory Safety Deal

The Atlantic, Better Safety in Bangladesh

Spotted – but not bought, I don’t know that I could deal with that blue – at the Broken Arm in Paris, a pair of Nike sneakers that make me want to jump very high.

Did you guys start wearing sneakers again ?

Three days out, I’m still not sure… So I’ve decided I’ve gotta put together a pro/con list on this one and see how it pans out.

Oh and also an “Am Not Sure What I Think,” an ANSWIT…

On the Moulin Rouge Subject:
The famous Gatsby parties felt like Moulin Rouge all over again, even though I never saw Moulin Rouge (I saw the trailers and it seems a little too Disneylandy for me). They’re very beautiful but they’re very, very syrupy (is that a word in English? When you want to describe something a little cheesy / overdone?).
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, I guess.
Con.

On the Leo DiCaprio Topic:
Pfff, Leo is amazing. Leo is a really, really, really, amazing actor. Viva Leonardo DiCaprio!
Pro. Big Pro. If nothing more than to go see Leo, go see the movie.

On the Yo Bitch Theme:
The music is anachronistic, edited by god (Jay Z) meaning that like in “Marie Antoinette” by Sophia Coppola (but 7 years later), you can hear Kanye and Lana Del Rey. The music was great, but actually, I don’t know if it added to the movie or was just a nice distraction and seemed a little too “trying to be cool.”
ANSWIT.

On the Costumes Front:
The Prada designed costumes were sublime and the studied fashionista can even recognize a few Prada hits from collections past (edited slightly, of course. This film was everything but cheap), like the Chandelier collection or the stripped fur, to name a few. It’s a little too distracting but since not everyone is a studied fashionista, and it’s just so beautiful….
Pro.

On the New York City Subject:
I thought you didn’t get to see enough of New York in the ’20s. But then again, I’m not Baz Luhrman!
ANSWIT.

On Carey Mulligan:
Ok, Carey isn’t… She’s more very cute than striking (even though we LOVE her style at the studio), so at the start, I can’t say I really got the casting. Why would Gatsby fall so head-over-heels for her? Her character doesn’t even show a crazy amount of spirit or wit, so it’s a little meeeeh.

But then you get that Carey is simply a projection of love.

The problem is that even after you get that, the character is a little flat (also, difficult to compete with the barnum going on all around) and you don’t believe the whole love story thing. Which sucks because that’s kind of the whole point of the movie.
ANSWIT-Con.

On Tobey Maguire:
His name is very roarin’ ’20s so that’s already pushing him toward the pro side. Actually, that’s all I really have to say about him.
ANSWIT.

On aaaall thaaaat symbolism…
The movie is extremely generous with symbols and not-so-hidden clues that explain what the movie is saying in case you didn’t get it yet.
Like when Gatsby is looking at his ladylove’s house from across the water with his unbridled passion-filled eyes and he reaches his hand out and air-closes his fist, you may or may not think this is a gesture Baz borrowed directly from Mariah Carey.
Con, honestly.

Voilà! If I forgot something important, just ask me, and tell me what you thought!!! I could talk about movies FOR HOURS.

Here are seven tips for you to have a victorious Sunday even when it’s raining WITHOUT A BREAK SINCE SA@#$URDAY NIIIGHTTTT

- Reorganize your entire closet.
Start by putting the clothes you don’t want anymore in a big pile on the floor. Realize that you’ve trapped yourself in the closet and oh look! You found those nail-polishes you were supposed to try out.

- Do your own mani-pedi at home.
Get out all the gear, including the cuticule stuff. File, moisturize, push down all the cuticles, etc. Apply your first coat of red and then decide to wait for the first hand to dry (“I want this to look perfect!”). Decide to make another cup of coffee while you’re waiting. Mess up the mani trying to open your cabinet to get the coffee out. Tell yourself you’ll go ahead and fix the mani, just after you make the coffee.

- Get cookin’.
Get out all the ingredients, the mixers, peelers, everything you need, and start by cutting up vegetables to make a ratatouille. Suddenly remember that actually, you’re supposed to be at brunch in a half-hour. Leap over the wall of clothes you’ve made on the floor in front of your closet and put on whatever you can find since nothing looks right anymore anyway (“Pfff, it’s raining anyways”)

- Take a Sunday nap, such ultimate luxury.
Back from brunch, get into bed with a good book on your iPad, ughhhh so lucky… Close your eyes softly, almost fall asleep to the sound of the rain, quietly dreaming of the beach. See yourself in the sun, walking down the beach in a…

- Grab your iPad again and start doing a little bathing suit shopping.
You’ll get to the nap in 5 minutes but right now, you want that bathing suit. Go to Net-À-Porter, J.Crew, Zara, Ssense, Département Féminin, Asos… Spend four hours on it and buy too much stuff.

- Decide to workout a little to release all these emotions.
Find your way back into your closet which at this point, has been renamed “The Apocalypse” and try to locate some workout clothes. Go to the kitchen to get water and realize all your ingredients are still waiting for you to cook them. Start putting everything away again. Forget working out (“Pfff, it’s raining anyways”)

- Decide that you finally have time to watch Rust and Bone.
Make a pot of tea, get out the blanket, and fall comfortably onto the couch. Aaaaah…

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End the day in workout clothes on your couch, one hand (poorly) polished, the other not at all, in an incredibly messy apartment, pennyless, eating raw carrots while crying watching Rust and Bone.

Can you think of anything better?

I apply most of my makeup with my hands. I like to see exactly how much of what I am putting on my face, but I still rely on a few trusty brushes for certain products…

I have a powder brush (used daily for my powder blush), an eye shadow brush (two actually! one flat and one angled, but both are collecting dust…) and an eyeliner brush that I use about once a month when I feel adventurous. But I have a confession to make: I tend to neglect my brushes.

When Brandi, our makeup artist to the stars/general beauty guru, stopped by the studio I began quizzing her on proper brush maintenance.

Okay, get ready…

BRANDI WASHES HER BRUSHES EVERY NIGHT!

Every night?!?!

Yep. Every night. Why?

• If you don’t wash your brushes, you’re not getting the true color from your makeup product.
• Brushes can carry bacteria. If you’re using them when you are sick, those germs will stick around in the brush.
• Brandi uses Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo to wash her brushes, and on Sunday nights she conditions them with Johnson & Johnson Baby Conditioner.

It sounds like a lot of work but if you’re a daily brush user, it’s important!!

How do you care for your makeup brushes?