100 Abandoned Houses

This series of photographs from Kevin Bauman is pretty amazing. What is it about abandoned houses that is so ... attractive? They just seem to make me want to go explore. And I really don't like dirt or spiders, so what is that all about?

Effing Brill.

Apparently everyone else found out about Noah Kalina about 3 years ago when he made his video, "Everday," public. I found out about him via a parody on an episode of the Simpsons. Actually, I didn't even know I was watching a parody... I was trying to figure out what the song used in the episode was, and came across the original video on youtube.

Anyway, I think he's amazing, especially his "What Happens in Vegas..." self-portrait series. He's going to be in museums someday. I swear.

Wish he'd do more fashion photography....

(Oh, and the song, by Carly Commando, is also called "Everday.")

Sure, it looks great on paper...

I don't care how much beauty editors rave about Maybelline Great Lash Mascara (they do it for the ad sales) or how iconic the pink and green tube is supposed to be (it's ugly). The stuff sucks. It makes your eyelashes clump and then it flakes down onto your cheeks over the course of the day, making you look like everyone's favorite dumpster-diving rodent. Every time someone even mentions it, I reach in a panic for the reassuring silver and blue of my trusty tube of Diorshow (ahh, Diorshow). But then I stumbled upon this video, via mrskutcher's Twitter. It still doesn't make me want to put Great Lash on my face, but it does look pretty amazing on paper...

Bette Davis Great Lash

Shoot Day: Last Summer

Ok, ok. So this is from last summer. But it's really pretty!

Sneak Peek: Tracy Reese Fall '09

Tracy Reese will show her Fall 2009 collection on Monday, February 16 at 1 pm in Bryant Park, but here's a little preview:




"Inspired by post-impressionist portraiture, including the works of Vuillard, Van Gogh and Modigliani and their expressive use of color as a vehicle to convey mood, Reese combines pattern mixing and rich color combinations to create an eclectic fall 2009 collection.

Romance and understated glamour meet rustic chic, mixing raspberry plaids, pink florals and basil green argyles. Layering prints and patterns are key. Relaxed and slender silhouettes with menswear influences look chic when paired with spectator heels."


Jourdan Dunn would look amazing...

Sneak Peek: Rebecca Taylor Fall '09

Rebecca Taylor debuts her Fall 2009 collection on Thursday, February 19 at 1pm at Bryant Park, but here's a little preview:



"The Rebecca Taylor Fall 2009 Collection is inspired by imagery from Northern European fairytales. The palette is intense with pastel shades of field flowers and the Scandinavian sea; contrasted with deep hues of violet, beetroot and pomegranate. Soft oversized wrap coats are belted to emphasize the waist and are worn over cool ruffled blouson tops tucked into wide leg trousers. Ultra feminine languid tops and playful dresses inspired by 1940's bias cuts are embellished with artisanal metals that compliment the ethereal layers of luminescent chiffon. Chucky Lucite jewelry is layered to juxtapose the delicate fabrics."

I hope Jessica Stam wears this one...

!Spoiler Alert!

There's been a lot of buzz this year about the Oscars. The nominations are out, the office pools have started, there have been so many great films this year, so many critically-acclaimed achievements... But who cares? I just want to see the dresses!

Part of the pre-Academy Awards excitement is speculating about which stars are going to wear which designers. (Is Meryl Streep going for a couture gown this year to celebrate her many nominations? Is Angelina Jolie really going to wear another monochromatic column dress?) The selection and styling process is so secretive, that no one, not even the designers themselves, really knows who will step out in what until the Louboutins hit the red carpet and each fabulous dress unfurls from the depths of a limo.

But this year it seems that one nominee's dress has already been confirmed. There have been whispers that Kate Winslet will wear a custom creation from a friend, designer Ben de Lisi. The designer, who dressed Kate for the 2002 academy awards in a memorable assymetric red gown, has definite plans in the works. "It will be an exit-making dress," he said. "A dress that makes a high-voltage impact." He further hinted at a similar shape and shade to his '02 triumph. "With Kate it is about silhouette and color. Blondes look amazing in red."

Of course, Kate may surprise us all and step out in a mini from Balmain, but I'm willing to put money on Ben de Lisi. At least a fiver.