I love all the outerwear I'm seeing from NYFW - the oversized coats delivered with a laid back poise, and many with a play on 70s style that is so "en mode" right now. Lots of fringe, felt, denim and wool. Even though not depicted above, there was A LOT of fur, too. Tommy Ton and A Love is Blind both captured the women (and and men!) out in the elements. Between the clothes and weather, there is a definite sense of movement in each photograph. Romantic, in a way.
Don't forget to watch the Academy Awards Sunday!
YES
My dream come true, all in one photograph. Greenery amidst a soak. I'm assuming the champagne is just on the other side of the bathtub and the sounds of Nina Simone are fluttering out from a speaker above....
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Girl Crush 3.0: Mimi Thorisson
I discovered Mimi Thorisson on Condé Nast Traveler's Instagram page. It didn't take much to lure me in; her style and essence is elegantly chaotic, defined by a landscape so pure and bountiful. Mimi's reality is in fact particles of my own fantasy I dream of living; she has made the bucolic an active ingredient in her own life.
Mimi and her Icelandic photographer husband, Oddur, left Paris to live in the countryside of Médoc, France several years prior. At the time, they were seeking more space for their growing family (now comprised of seven children and 15 dogs). The region of Médoc, wrapped in a blanket of some of the world's most expensive and prestigious wine villages, is a six-hour drive from Paris, a landscape that will taunt even the most urban dwelling soul. After settling in to their stone farmhouse, Manger began to take greater shape. Manger is Mimi's labor of love, a blog that has flourished greatly since its inception that chronicles her family's life, largely centered around the seasonal foods that come from their surroundings. Each photograph, taken by Mimi's husband, is handsomely furnished as if each one were an invitation to Mimi's table in France. Manger has quickly snowballed into the success of Mimi's French TV Show, La Table de Mimi, and her new cookbook, A Kitchen in France: A Year of Cooking in My Farmhouse (it debuted last fall).
A writer from Condé Nast Traveler wrote a piece on the french beauty after visiting her home, describing her farmhouse as a 'Rembrandt still life.' As evidenced by the photographs above, Mimi's life is full and vibrant. It is certainly one to envy but perhaps one that proves following your heart can lead to all the satisfaction one could dream of, Rembrandt-esque, indeed.
Love A Good Lacquer
The WSJ ran an article about the appeal of high-gloss and one skeptic's new view on the paint's possibilities. I'm particularly fond of the high-gloss look, especially in small spaces. When I think of high-gloss done well, my mind goes to the jet black glossy walls of The Black Pearl, a Newport fixture that never grows old (mudslides & chowder, anyone?). Above, the high-gloss effect courtesy of William Waldron.
Picture Perfect
C Magazine profiles Auberge du Soleil as an ideal escape for a girls adventure and I couldn't agree more. The Bistro at Auberge is one of my favorite places to sit with a cheese plate and glass of vino - the setting is remarkable. My first trip to the resort was indeed a girls adventure, one of the first road trips I took to Napa Valley upon moving to San Francisco three years ago. Girls adventure aside, Auberge is a recommendation I make to anyone seeking a unique wine country experience. Read on, here.
In the spirit of...
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, round out your Friday with the ladies of La Perla. Bon Weekend!
Groovy Chevron Stripe
I love the play on this '70s suit J.Crew is doing. Cheryl Tiegs sure rocked it. Shop here.
2015 Lineup: San Francisco Decorator Showcase
The venue for the 2015 Decorator Showcase (rendering above) has been selected and I'm quite thrilled to mark my calendar for one of my most favorite annual events. As I've posted before, the annual public event is a fundraiser for San Francisco University High School, raising over $700,000 last year. 3630 Jackson Street is located in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco and will play host as over twenty-seven interior designers have been selected to transform the home. Mark your calendar from April 25th to May 25th! Read more, here.
A Must in Mill Valley
After a quick read on Mr. Porter, I'm intrigued to try Todd Shoberg's new restaurant in Mill Valley, Molina. Molina is known for its evolving take on a variety of ingredients - all of which are sourced from the Northern California mountains, sea and valleys (think wild chanterelles from the Mendocino mountains, black cod from the waters of Fort Bragg and Douglas fir from the nearby mountains). The San Francisco Chronicle named Molina one of the best new restaurants to open in the Bay Area his year. The immediate success is no doubt a product of a trifecta of measures: proprietor and chef Todd Shoberg, known for shaking things up in his kitchen, may it be in music or menu, a wine list curated by a Bar Tartine alumnus, (featuring rare orange wine, among other selections) and its local Mill Valley patrons that seem to flock at the notice of a business that supports the surrounding hills we all so adore. View Molina's menu here and set forth on your culinary adventure.
Chip Wilson & His New Muses
Once of the first cases I read for business school was a case on Chip Wilson and Lululemon. The case walked through the trials and tribulations Chip faced as founder, his notorious disagreements with C-suite execs and the BOD (which ultimately led to him resigning as chairman and stepping down from the company's board), a string of marketing faux pas and interrogations around the company's cult like culture. After taking a sabbatical in the land down under whilst selling half his Lululemon shares to PE firm Advent International, Chip helped advise his wife Shannon (at once point Lululemon's founding designer) and son J.J., to create a new company, Kit and Ace. The company is known for its technical cashmere product offerings targeting the modern consumer who values quality experiences, including wearing functional luxury. The NYTimes highlights this new venture, as Chip describes Kit and Ace's muses (see excerpt below). It will be interesting to keep a pulse on this one. Read more, here.
Modern Muses:
'At Kit and Ace, the clothes are also designed for two muses: Kit, a 29-year-old single woman who, Shannon [Chip's wife] told me, “is looking to buy her first apartment, but is still renting. She works in the creative area, like in graphic design or fashion, and loves to bike on weekends”; and Ace, a 32-year-old similarly groovy guy, who drinks strong coffee, “likes to go to breweries and hangs out with his friends. He does CrossFit once a week and spins three times a week, loves brunch on the weekends.” It all sounds a bit like a profile on OkCupid — or like a younger Lululemon.' - NY Times