Archive for August, 2011
A+R is on FB, Finally!
Yes, Ladies and Gentleman, A+R is finally on Facebook.
I managed to finally squeeze some time in yesterday, and only because I couldn't bear to explain to the umpteenth person asking why we didn't have one—especially given it was such a lame excuse: as in "it's on the to-do list!" It was completely true. […]
Posted in Design, Web/TechWalking the Line: Esquivel Debuts on Net-A-Porter
How Do You Spell Cool? L-I-N-L-E-E A-L-L-E-N
Our Fearless Mistress of Good Times: Linlee Allen
As the last rays of hit the hilltop windows across Silver Lake reservoir, my thoughts drift to tonight’s action around the pool at The Standard Hollywood and cultural impresario Linlee Allen’s weekly exploits there. […]
Rocking the Racks with Richard Joseph
It's always a pleasure when one of the designers we feature in A+R gives us a surprise shout-out. That was the case in today's New York Times "Shopping" feature on dish racks as selected by Richard Joseph, half of the Brit brother team Joseph Joseph, one of our top lines in store. […]
Popping My Cork for Cork Design
I'm absolutely mad for cork. Whenever I see a piece of industrial or fashion design made from the stuff, I swoon.
Turns out a woman in the cork oak-growing region of Gallura in Italy is similary smitten for the stuff. […]
Posted in Design, Food and Drink, StyleThe Comeback of the [Black] Peacock
The latest revival of the Black dandy got major front page love in a New York Times article this last week, specifically the flurry of projects and impact by Travis Gumbs and Joshua Kissi, founders of the style blog devoted —and very likely, as the article pointed out, driving—this phenom, Style Etiquette. […]
You+Me and a Fashion Spelling Bee this Thursday!
What is your fashion insight quotient? More trivia pursuit than spelling bee, this Thursday's pop culture tournament at the Hollywood Standard Hotel featuring a stellar style council of contestants shines the spotlight on designers, clothes, HotPants and hot potatoes in the cuckoo world of fashion. […]
Posted in Current Affairs, Design, StyleKeith Richards’ Aural Treats
Behind the wheel this summer, it hasn't been so much about a song but the man behind some of our favorite anthems of all time, Keith Richards. The audiobook to his 2.2-pound autobio Life has been ontap in the car since our impromptu road trip earlier last month to San Francisco. […]
StyleLikeU+Me
This week I received a visit from Style Like U's Elisa Goodkind and her shutterbug associate, executive editor Ramona Canino for an upcoming showcase on yours truly. It will appear on the site that Elisa co-founded with her daughter Lily Mandelbaum, seen above during a recent celebration in New York for their inaugural book by the same name. […]
This is Not Egypt
To-Do Today: From Street Art Grit to the Luxe of Louis XV
McQueen May Go, But We’ll Always Have Paper Dolls
By now, you are well aware that the ravishing blockbuster Alexander McQueen exhibition, "Savage Beauty," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York comes to an end this Sunday. […]
Color Me D-Lux
By its very nature, customization knows no bounds. Yet the prospect of candy coloring a Leica D-Lux 5, had me seeing red…then blue. After all, I'm still reeling a year later from the loss of my treasured Leica D-Lux 5 following a heady night in Vegas with the dancers from the Crazy Horse Paris and Dita Von Teese following her triumphant show there…
This is only the latest rainbow overhaul by ColorWare, a company offering custom coloring of an odd array of techie products: Segways, Dyson Airs, Flips UltraHD, along with Apple iPhones and iPads (oft featured in fashion mags; our London pal Sam Anthony gave us a heads up about the Minnesota-based service). […]
Posted in Design, Style, Web/Tech