southern comfort+fur hats+free love, tweed+cocteau+pearls, gilded feather eyelashes+tomato can brassieres+duchampian dreams

sorry for the lack of blogging but i've been caught up in the land of the libros..

specifically, the MAJORLY awesome+incredibly inspired lives of three radical pre-feminist ladies who were full of unique mischief+singular ideas (janis joplin, gabrielle 'coco' chanel, and baroness elsa freytag-loringhoven- respectively)

so, if you are into fashion, art+the history of women in the past century--these are absolutely must reads!!! i give them all a+'s, in life and in text...i only hope to be half as inspiring to one person one day..seriously, these were some really astoundingly remarkable chicas.

la de da la de da la la de da...

annie hall said it best+these two just know how to emphasize the point.

+thanks laia for the heads up!

it's a wonderful life

oh karl, so cheeky.

it's really just simple arithmetic, i'll take 1 of each.

i gots to diy, given that i just got a couple of these french boater shirts in tossa..one with a lace up front+one without..
so...

is anybody REALLy good at the c's? or have a bunch of excess cash laying about?
i always make one way different than the other.
(let me know if you can help..seriously)

AND, i'm n love with these!!


the chloe sevigny for opening ceremony buckle ups...
i want these dreamE numbers for my turning 30 time.

a dreary day with notions from far+wide.

i've been introduced to a new favorite brit!!! and now i introduce to you, miss chrissie abbott! not only is she besties with my besties over at righteous plaisant, but she is a PHENEMENOL artist, who's on this side of the pond making it happen with her skilled artistry+beautiful face. check out her blog, clouds and monsters (i can't seem to get her website working but it's here.)

i got stuck on the internet all night last night+the last thing i looked at before bed was jean- baptiste mondino's facebook page..don't ask it was 6 in the morning. (yikes) but i liked these 2 shots. now, you may have noticed, i'm not one for studio fotos but he definitely captured heir karl in action, which seems difficult, as he's quite literally always buttoned up..+as for miss thang. well she's awesome(+ honestly it paired well with chrissie's work)..

seriously considering this liberty printed situation for my summer swim bath (xabi's term)..i think it would look quite nice in mallorca+maine.

this fiona paxton gal is getting me jazzed on her neckware. someday soon i'm gonna get some to add to the collection...(maybe i'll even ask for one for my 30th bday in october.)

y'all know i love a romp in a romper+this one from a.WANG would be totally righteous with the moto. (but because of the moto+the majorca, i won't be getting it)
i really need to start quilting+making zines+this guy looks like it could do the job. AND look good as i ponder diy.
tavi reminded me that it was miss edie's birthday yesterday..this shiny little smokestack had the earring collection, i covet more than anyone, ever.
these alexander wang for superfine are what i've been looking for. a loosey goosey situation for the waist ('cause let's get real, i've been eating+drinking too much..+the whole salad thing has lost it's appeal) paired with skinny bottoms for my best half...but sadly the price is not so nice..so, might have to employ the genius's at C&D i.e. claire and dustin to sort something out for me with a pair of bdg jean?
june.june.june.june.june.june.june.june.june.june.june.june.june.june.june.coming soon...
just seems like a good idea. i love pictures+lil'edie..seems like a perfect reference guide.
i just adore this picture made by ADF in collaboration with the most delightful enthusiast.
he needs to shoot more, but he knows i feel that way.

+ lastly this skirt. which has been hovering on my desktop with no where to go, for weeks. i can't recall where it's from but i love the textiles, so there.
also, see here and here for creamsicle flavored a.p.c. items i love but can't drag off the site.

c'est tout.

now i need to go do real work on the COURT catalogue...
xL

i had a perfect new york day. +night,.

i want to own this to have in my home.
(+have other people pick up+play it gently at my future parties, for always).

ray of light.

(post therapy wishful wanderings on 57th st.......)
psst, the yellow+orange ones just came out-reminding me to start saving up to buy my 30th bday present to myself (for which i will be happily taking donations!)...

cruisin the left coast

just back from the lala..many fotos to share. but this is an appropriate start.
many more to come.
xL

bff friday: chanel pod mission

we missed our 2:30 reservation for the chanel mobile art installation nation by about 3 hours..luckily we never run out of things to discuss, as we waited in the (freezing cold) stand by line for over an hour. if you haven't been already, i highly recommend you go. the experience is certainly one of the more unique art experiences that either of us have ever had. mercedez's favorite was the first piece in the show, an innovative light structure/chandelier; while my favorite was the puddle reflection projection. +we both enjoyed ms. yoko ono's wish tree. we wrapped up our day date with a dinnertime tete a tete at roebling..bestE's best days, leaving me feeling very glad for all of my favorite things-bestest's+chanel+art+beet salads..fuck yea.

besosyfotos is one year old today.

thank you to all my blog buddies+regular buddies+unknown internet supporters for looking at my virtual sketchbook. specifically, i must thank my lady turner for coming to uta barth's gallery opening a week ago last year. she, the sound of worldwide takeover, twisted my arm into launching this site + she was right to. i used to think that blogging was ridiculous but at this point can't imagine not being part of the online sharing revolution.. lastly, i want to extend my deepest gratitude to all of my friends (+ folks) for allowing me to share their faces + shoes with anyone whose random google searches lands them here.
besosyfotos por vida.
xL

chanel pod comes to new york!!!

click to enlarge and buy advance tickets..
who's coming with me?!

hmm...

definitely fakey..it's only $110, instead of a coupla grand..
might be a nice fall addition.....
hmm...
thoughts

valli and vegas

between giambattista and gambling is where the inspiration lies..
ok. i swear last post.
must sleep.
shoes keep me up at night.
found on madame shoes for about $50..not the same but quite a steal considering the $700 something pricetag on the victoria shoe mary kate and rhianna made famous.

xoxo

somebody fotoshop me in there.

gimme my shades back mk!