We took the Eurostar to Paris, in the company of five fiendishly loud children. Their parents seemed unperturbed by the constant uproar. I didn’t share their apathy, and spent the whole time wishing gorgeous blogger Kate were there to get the situation under control. I noticed yesterday that she doesn’t brook any nonsense from chair…
Fashion
London, Day 5: Going for Baroque, Going for Lunch
In the morning, MrB and I went to the V&A to see an exhibition on Baroque style. I was very inspired. It’s strange: I like clean, modern shapes, but I also like insane amounts of detail, particularly symbolic detail. I’m all about secret messages. I guess the Matilda necklace is the most baroque of all…
London, Day 4: Henry VIII and Hamlet
Today I had a make-up date with the guy I stood up yesterday, Henry teh 8. In a moment of fashion insanity, I did NOT wear my Boleyn necklace to the Henry VIII exhibit at the British Library. What was I thinking? To make matters worse, I was wearing my Cleves ring. Sure, Henry had…
London, Day 3: de Castelbajac and Zang Toi
Today I planned to go see some Henry teh 8 artifacts at the British Library. When I told MrB about this, he said, “I wanted to go shopping.” Guess what I said: “I insist on seeing Henry teh 8 artifacts.” “Okay, I will go shopping!” I’m no fool, so off we went to Conduit Street,…
London, Day 2: More Naughty Art
I first went to London when I was 15. During that trip, I bleached my bangs blonde and got my left ear pierced for a second time. When I arrived home, my mother was very upset about these things. Good thing I didn’t tell her that I smooched a 20-something guy during the whole flight…
Multiplication Rock*
In the ’80s, a designer named Sandra Garratt had a concept for modular, one-size-fits-all, mix-and-match clothing. She did two lines based on that idea: Units and Multiples. I particularly remember the Multiples accessory pieces that you could wear as a scarf or belt or top or whatever else you could invent. I hadn’t thought of…
Gorgeous Bloggers and Garbage
Gorgeous bloggers LJ and Fiona from SOS! Save Our Shoes were in town and I was lucky enough to meet them briefly. They were so charming! They were also good sports and willingly posed for the quintessential New York photo complete with oozing garbage bags and a subway sign. Thanks, ladies! Meanwhile, don’t forget to…
You’re Not Seeing Things
Since I launched the redesigned blog, I’ve been using a word-verification program that allows me to enter my own words. When you see things like “bikini” or “WendyB” — yes, I picked them. (The program came with “Ikea” for unknown reasons.) I’m not sure if I’m going to keep this particular word-verification style. I prefer…
Happy 4th of July
Working Like a Dog at a Studio*
When I first told my dogs, Henry and Gigi, that I would be doing this blog, they said, “Oh noes! We has enuf werk!” (They sometimes speak in loldog.) On my original blog, the dogs are frequently called upon to pose with purses and other objects, so the idea of more camera time overwhelmed them….