game day.

we're all done with the install: i.e. full tilt color bombing of the rogan shop!
it will be up all weekend.
so, if you can't make the opening tonight stop by sometime in the next couple or before october 2, when my work comes down.
xL

it's mostly good cause it's a true story.

celebrating 10 years of NYC today!

today marks the 10th anniversary of my move to manhattan!

i arrived on thompson street with all the dreamy dreams of any first timer in the city...with lofty visions of my fabulous future as a fashion fotographer...eager to start work as NYLON magazines first foto intern and as it turned out their very first street style fotographer..

in the years between a decade ago and today my path has diverged, away from fashion fotography and further into fine art....

but here i am still straddling the two communities with this upcoming solo show, "the distance of dreamers", presented by my dear friend SFK at the ROGAN store on september 16th...where we will be celebrating and articulating the importance of colorful beauty within our collaborative community --a project that was born and has grown organically out of friends in both fields of fashion and art.

i'll take this opportunity to publicly say that am equally thankful for all the luck i've had and all the mistakes i've made since my move from santa fe at 21...
it started off as very bewildering time (still so thankful my bff cedez made the move with me that semester!) and one that proved a little scary (to be here during 9/11) +yet one that was truly a crash course in city life.
whereas now, not at all.
this is home.
it is nothing, if not still a waking dream.

thank you all for your support and encouragement.
i feel fully blessed!
cheers/danke/ciaociao/namaste!!
xL

annnd here is the official press release for our event:

September 16th, 2011 ROGAN, in collaboration with SFK Accessories, presents a night of fashion, music, art & photography. “The Distance of Dreamers'”, curated by Katharine B. Barthelme, features new photography and paintings by Louise Ingalls Sturges. This unique shopping event celebrates the official launch of SFK Accessories, including the limited edition SFK+ROGAN/ Loomstate collaboration. Music will be provided by DJ Lane (evr.com) and Jill Bradshaw. Delectable treats by Uyen Uyen & FooFoo C.C. Please come toast another NY Fashion Week goodbye with us!

For the ROGAN/LOOMSTATE+ SFK camera straps collaboration series, Sarah worked closely with ROGAN and Loomstate on this project. They came up with something unique by using more industrial chain and salvaged materials such as denim, Mexican blanket, and rope.

About SFK:

SFK is an accessories brand founded in 2010 in Brooklyn, NY by former Teen Vogue Accessories Editor, Sarah Frances Kuhn. Currently, her line consists of her incredibly chic, yet functional camera straps. All pieces are handmade with the finest materials in her Brooklyn studio. SFK has quickly become a favorite amongst some of the most well known names in fashion, such as Susanna Lau (Stylebubble.com), Eva Chen (Teen Vogue), Phil Oh (Streetpeeper.com), and Fiona Byrne (Naag.com). She was recently named "One to Watch" by both NBC's fashion website and ThreadNY, and featured on Vogue.com. SFK also exhibits a wide range of photographers in her online gallery; the first one is Louise Ingalls Sturges.

About Louise Ingalls Sturges:

Brooklyn based artist, Louise Ingalls Sturges is creating an ongoing archive of her life. She documents her friends, lovers, family and surrounding social landscape in an effort to preserve the now, straddling both the joys of youth and responsibility of adulthood. The power of her photography is lead by an uncanny understanding of American iconography. Sturges transforms the viewer into a confidant, inviting us to be her companion as we bear witness to an ever-changing generation in search of the real.

About ROGAN:

Founded in 2001, ROGAN combines soulful minimalism with traditional quality. The men’s and women’s collections are founded on an intellectual design approach that combines spartan utilitarianism with modernism through progressive and unorthodox shapes and constructions. The collection continues to blur the lines between traditional and experimental, historical and modern, rural and urban, and finally clothing and architecture. Inspired by mid-century modern art, Rogan works with the contrast and interplay of black and white to create strong graphic statements throughout each collection. Extensive and ongoing research and development yields innovative form and traditional function in every piece. This combined with careful attention to detail in construction and finish creates seasonal collections that are at once timeless and completely modern.

The ROGAN Bouwerie shop, which formerly housed the Bouwerie Lane Theatre, is inspired by the street-level culture and energy of downtown New York City, of which the Bowery has always been emblematic. This, combined with the recent surge of design-driven development on the Bowery set the stage perfectly for the ROGAN shop.

it's all happening, on bond and bowery: september 16, 2011.

the light is my life.

a terribly exciting project is in the works...I am happy to announce my first solo show in a bit..
(happening just days after my 10yr NYC anniversary--back when i moved from santa fe to thompson st september 1, 2011)..


** SFK presents louise ingalls sturges**
***curated by katharine B barthelme***
*at the ROGAN store : on bond and bowery*
************ september 16. 2011 ************

so, mark your books, as SFK will be launching her full camera strap line and celebrating her recent collaboration with ROGAN, while i will be showing my photographs and paintings (most of which have never been shown before!) and selling a limited edition zine of recent work.
+ if that isn't enough, fiona from papabubble has offered up her magical cotton candy skills for the evening..so bring your sweetass and your sweet tooth, it's sure to be a colorful and joyous evening.

xL

we got to talking+one thing led into another collaboration.

the SFK site has launched!!

+i'm the first photographer in the gallery!
check out the slideshow here.

+get pumped cause we're planning a BIG event for fashion week.

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i've been meaning to share some top favorite new thangs with you for a hot minute, so here goes.

1. a.p.c. eyelet vintageE bikini...i saw it on bird's website right before we went to mustique+just had to get it, as it's sooo rare to find a new suit with the right 60's/70's proportions+all my vintage suits are faded+not ocean appropriate at this point. while my only new (3 yrs ago) zimmerman bikini has lost it's elasticity.

2.rag+bone boots.....seriously don't know what i wore before? they are on my feet 5 out of the 7 week days. i just aDORE them and their little rounded toe+man they are sooo comfortable and simply go with everything.

3. DVF sequin cardi (gay grandpa sweater;)...found at my favorite store, zoe, in my hometown during their major winter sale...+it seriously saved me from bitching at the cold..

4. SUPER into these super strappy coco de mer offerings+definitely splurged on some fancy underpinnings...my favorite fave harness-y bra was only 30 bucks on sale, but they don't have it on the website anymore. (you'll likely get a glimpse of it in an outfit post to come.

5. been listening to a lot of this new blonde redhead. the first song has made my 2011_2 mix (next to chris brown's young love of all things...somehow it really works!)

6. this domke foto backpack has really simplified my camera transport.

7. dear darling sarah's camera straps just continue to get better and better!! she made me this mega mr T style chanel strap for my big daddy+the foto i took at the ace in palm springs is now up on her SFK site! (oh+while you're on the internet why not become a fan of SFK on the FB yo!) we'll be collaborating on many more projects to come so stay tuned!

8. my sister gave me her old and my new 1999 volvo s70 stick shift delight just before christmas...(this one is not actually mine, i found the pic on the web..but it's the same as this, just in black, not green)...all i can say is christ almighty! it has changed my entire little brooklyn life for the better!!! so much scooting around and getting the lay of the land (which can be tricky as so much of one's nyc transport is underground.

9. (not pictured..but i will take one and insert it) is my marlow and sons blue leather sail bag. made from the cows we eat at diner. sustainable fashion at it's BEST!

let's be honest, it's gone beyond bicoastal curious.

the night began beautifully yet ended in a slam.

now, i'm waaaay behind on this here blog+thus, i'm only just now finally telling you that the open ocean show at secret project robot was mad good-these gals just keep getting better and looking hotter..the experience was made all the more complete with fireworks and babes aplenty...


+speaking of these righteous babes...

the stylish and stunning bassist, accessories editor, artist and all around sweetheart, miss sarah kuhn, has gone ahead and designed the most covetable camera straps i've EVER seen!!!

i mean, you know i love some chanel+am never without my camera..so, here, now i present you with the genius (and remarkably affordable) SFK camera straps..go to her site and order one or ten! i'm eagerly waiting on the classic gold and black but am seriously considering the turquoise and silver as an awesome alternate.

for more on this check out her recent write ups on refinery29 and on white lightning...