When I first heard one of my favorite artists of all-time ,artist extraordinaire Mark Ryden, was going to collaborate with a ballet, I dropped everything and bought tickets before it sold out. I drove 3 and half hours to see the show in Costa Mesa, CA at the Segerstrom Center …
Read More »Chunky Knits by OHHIO
Check out these super-duper cozy knits by Ukraine company OHHIO. They look so luxuriously cozy and warm! Contrary to popular belief, giants did not knit these with ginormous knitting needles! It’s actually made with human arms as knitting needles. Talk about having muscle man arms after making a few of …
Read More »The Salt Bride
Israeli artist Sigalit Landau had a really cool idea of of submerging a perfectly gorgeous velvet dress in the Dead Sea and fuhgeddaboudit for two months. The result was the Morton Salt girl‘s worst nightmare…. clumped up salt on a Victorian dress! I think the dress is gorgeous, but sad that it’s …
Read More »Giambattista Valli – Fall 2016- Haute Couture- The Romantics
This collection was just plain beautiful. The light colors, rich fabrics and cuts reminiscent of the Romantic time-period (late 1700’s) made for a regal and classic collection that maybe the best Valli collection yet. Above are a few of my favorite looks… and yes, I’d smuggle Miss Mimi everywhere in …
Read More »Grotesquely Beautiful Shoes
Israeli artist Costa Magarakis creates fantastically mystical sculptures out of shoes that are reminiscent of the gothic works of Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Torro. These are so spectacularly splendid! The best part is you can order one of the works of art off his Etsy shop directly. My fave has to …
Read More »Christian Dior- Spring 2017 – Romantically Flawless
It was the debut collection for Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior and I would say, she pretty much nailed it. She captured the romance of Dior ( I’m sure her time at Valentino helped her hone that craft) flawlessly and set the stage for Dior to go back to its …
Read More »SnailPrimp Pop-Up Spa in Los Angeles
If you want to slow down the aging process, you may want to go the SNAIL way! Recently, I was invited to a pop-up spa to experience the luxury of having a snail facial courtesy of a company called SNAILPRIMP at the rooftop of the hip, downtown Los Angeles hotel, …
Read More »Fenty Puma- Spring 2017- Marie Antoinette the Gym Rat
Rihanna created an entire line with Puma based on what Marie Antoinette would wear to the gym. First of all, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this collection. There are a few WTF pieces, but overall, it’s brilliant. Secondly, Marie Antoinette wouldn’t go to the gym because that would take time out …
Read More »Legoland California!
Last month, my family and I embarked on a road trip to LEGOLAND in Carlsbad, CA! It was not our first time there, but it was still exciting, especially since they added the NINJAGO wing of the theme park. We enjoyed the NINJAGO ride, which featured futuristic hand- motion captures …
Read More »Dsquared- Spring 2017- Baroque Band Camp
Oh my goodness! Look at all those MUTTON SLEEVES! Fun Fact: Mutton sleeves are my FAVORITE! I love how the shoulders puff out like some sort of Baroque ruler. This is probably my most favorite Dsquared collection to date. It was a mix of a renaissance, band leader, street vixen. …
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