Love and other bruises: February 2010

2/20/10

she's got betty davis eyes

way before lady gaga was shocking everyone with her pantless antics, funk, rock and soul singer betty davis was the most fiercest lady around. married to miles davis while being rumored to have an affair with jimi hendrix, which then legend has it, inspired Bitches Brew

2/19/10

my baby is so vain she is almost a mirror

happy weekend all!

first five photos from weheartit.tumblr.com and last from style.com

2/15/10

wait, they don't love you like i love you

one of the most exciting debuts of fashion week 2010 was presented tonight: alexa chung for Madewell! i want everything...sigh. i love how all the pieces are like polished versions of stuff i already own and currently obsessed with-anything starting with the letter P: pleats, polka dots, peter pan collars, private school girl cardigans

AND private school girl tights and socks.

which makes it extra easy to be inspired by the same sensibility as chung who is such a fashion darling everything she does is a do. however, i am heart broken singer.com called me today to let me know my order of the jeffrey campell clogs has been cancelled due to no stock available. i even missed out on the pre order. but alas, the heart ache was all for a good reason as i can now be on the hunt for the clogs featured in alexa's spread above. i actually had my little valentines dress on with grey tights and just changed into the sheer black ones for my pics at the post below and i also bought a men's inspired belt yesterday at uniqlo as the hubs said the dress was missing something...i get you alexa, i totally get you

first photo from the wall street journal and the rest from fashionspot.com

2/12/10

give me a kiss to build a dream on

the hubs took me on an early valentines date. we like to celebrate valentines either the day before or the day after. from experience, here and in sydney valentines prefix dinners almost always suck. we went to one of our fave japanese ramen haunts Ippudo. mind blowing as per usual

don't forget your lychee martinis...yumo

i highly rec the "modern" ramen

mouth watering hirabata buns

i wore forever21 flower head band, asos crochet dress and i actually wore my docs due to the snow, but i wish i could have worn my jeffrey campbell 99 zip wedge as pictured here

my furry valentine

it took me a hundred takes just to get my love heart hair pin from forever21 in the shot

hope you had a sweet valentines! xoxo

*ippudo photos from yelp.com and love heart froth cappuccino photo taken by me at cafe Ground Support in Soho NYC

2/10/10

she's so sweet with her jet black stare

the hair, the lips, the stare. i clicked on refinery29 today to see chloe sevigny attending Interview mag's 40 year anniversary. i was at my hairdresser yesterday and was so close to getting my hair cut this short and this way!! but chickened out. maybe ill take the leap for this summer. i wonder if her haircut has something to do with anything happening on her part in the TV show Big Love? this season's Big Love intro is so beautiful and emotional at once. i happen to have met the people who made it

well it's a marvelous night for a moondance

i can't take it. books AND robert pattinson. i think i've died and gone to twi-nerd heaven. his new non-twilight film comes out next month - Remember Me

2/8/10

she is not born like other girls

last saturday i...

wore this: red faux fur trapper hat from market stands at st marks place, top shop overszed cardigan, h&m faux fur jacket, american apparel velvet stirrup leggings and dr martens, bag unknown, bloomingdales leather gloves

ate the most luscious brunch at the Stanton Social with the hubs

he's gonna kill me for saying this- what a cutie!

apparently 11:30 is early for brunch. i was starving

they do tapas style for brunch, so they are small servings. every small morsel was to die for. above is the kobe beef burger and sausage biscuit with gravy served with chips and we also got these unbelievable french onion soup dumplings, a BLT with avocado and red chile mayo, potato latkes with sour cream and apple sauce and i had a pomegranate peach bellini to wash it all down

the hubs is wearing his vintage tweed kangol cap that he owned when he met me 9 years ago rockin it with his nikes

then home to chill and do a quick mani pedi. essie colors red-fishnet stockings and taupe-mink muffs, pure fiji coconut butter...everytime i put this on my dog gogo goes crazy and can't stop licking and smelling me

coconut body butter monster, gogo

wore this to see stand up comedian aziz ansari who's in the show parks and recreation

top shop lace lingerie vest, top shop flowy satin tank, aa velvet leggings

jessica simpson heels, uniqulo dotted ankle socks

diva (australia) ring

he was amazing. we had so much fun. if you ever get a chance you have to go see him

when the lights came on at Comix comedy night club. alia and i

sixth sense

chanel spring 2010

ysl arty aventurine ring

sometimes we just don't realize how much of an influence high end designers truly have. now i really really need green jewelry and clogs

until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.

quote from Anatole France French Writer, member of the French Academy and Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921, 1844-1924

2/4/10

sweet leaf

Kidada For Disney Couture Princess And The Frog Braided Charm Bracelet

not so new on the fash scene are Disney Couture. while you're more likely to see hannah mont-what's her name in store than the jewelry DC is getting known for, you can most certainly get them here and here. my latest on-the-verge-compulsive-buying bug is green jewelry. for some reason the angst for spring to be here and chanel releasing the jade colored nail polish has me completely signed on. scroll down for my green faves and if you think i'm losing my marbles then i'm right there with lohan below, sporting the the alice in wonderland suede wrap wristband