Um, hello, new favourite illustrator.
Sacred Mtn.
YES: SOFT POWERS
"BAD POP" is available to stream and download on Bandcamp (but it's not in the iTunes store, so I can't like it with iTunes Ping). It sounds like dreaming about Curtis Mayfield.
YES: RUINS
Friendly proprietors, comfortable space, intriguing mix of fresh and vintage, and a decidedly New York atmosphere. Like.
Favourite pieces: Assembly shrunken blazer in tweed, Patrik Ervell formal pants in dark grey tweed, Alternative Apparel silk modal boyfriend tee in nude, and a vintage Dutch field jacket.
And, they're having 20% off fall stuff until today! They close at 5.
Image via Ruins.
MAYBE: ITUNES PING
It's been two weeks and while I appreciate it, I don't really like it.
I think it's a good way to encourage use of the iTunes store and increase artists' visibility and interaction with their fans, but between friends it's not that useful: it only recommends music that has been purchased/liked/posted through the iTunes store, not, you know, that library you've been working on for like, since, like, ever.
There's a lot of potential, there, though, since everybody likes music and uses iTunes. So, maybe.
YES: YELLOW LEATHER GLOVES
I have grey flannel trousers, a hunter-green waxed cotton field coat, and freshly-oiled boots that are dying for one of these:
Bentley Dents Cork Peccary Leather Men's Gloves - FORZIERI
Blackbird - Mario Portolano - 1471 Nappa Short with Cashmere
Eddie Bauer - Buckskin Gloves
Original Lined Goatskin Gloves | Filson
TIMBERLAND Men - Accessories - Gloves TIMBERLAND on YOOX
Bentley Dents Cork Peccary Leather Men's Gloves - FORZIERI
Blackbird - Mario Portolano - 1471 Nappa Short with Cashmere
Eddie Bauer - Buckskin Gloves
Original Lined Goatskin Gloves | Filson
TIMBERLAND Men - Accessories - Gloves TIMBERLAND on YOOX
YES: "THE ANGELS BETRAYED" IN VOGUE NIPPON OCTOBER 2010
Angles, lines, and contrast are amazing. Especially like the camel pieces against the soft blue...
Via Fashion Gone Rogue
YES: FALL CLOTHES
I'm kind of over summer. Bring on the fall.
First-day-of-school-outfits via Eye Weekly's "Back to Cool" feature, styled by SNP and featuring the writers of these blogs:
Kiwi Speaks
MyRoseColouredGlasses
goldieoldiecharms
Y/N/?
YES: BROGUES
Old standards, Tricker's Country Boots.
Featuring Goodyear Welted Construction and water repellent leathers which combat the demands of the great outdoors. Perfect for my rugged lifestyle.
These brogues are from Common Projects' new Fall 2010 collection, via Selectism.
Black brogue boots by Hudson; not sure if they'll have these at Ruins, but I do believe they stock Hudson.
A cuter version for ladies: F-Troupe's Jessica Ogden Boot, available at Opening Ceremony.
YES: SECRET CITIES
Really like this. Lush, rich, confusing, it takes you back and moves you forward at the same time.
YES: GALT BAGS
Simple and elegant. Also, kind of funny, as I'm all-too-familiar with the non-greatness of Galt, Ontario.
Via Selectism.
YES: BIG CHUNKY KNITS
From Day Berger et Mikkelsen's fall campaign.
Lara Stone in a Vogue US editorial.
An Esquire UK editorial.
From Fashion Gone Rogue and The Fashionisto.
YES: ROBYN BODY TALK PART 2
Maybe not quite as YES as Dancing On My Own, but scour the internet for Body Talk Part 2, it's definitely worth it.
YES: MAKR CARRY GOODS
Twice in the last couple of weeks, but I had to: Makr has some new products, including this stunning iPad attaché. They also make a very nice schoolhouse-style work stool. Via MAKR Blog.
NO: STEVEL MEISEL FOR VOGUE ITALIA
Glamorizing an ecological disaster is distasteful. There is no beauty in it.
