friday fashion post: inspiration | anywhere warm enough to wear this stuff!

make it a great weekend!

sunday style by devere featuring leather tote handbags

fun in the sun with numbers

a blizzard in chicago 01.20.12...

... didn't dampen our weekend fun, or love for this city!

charming ways to so no!

grace coddington - a little bit of fire...

and a whole lotta soul! creative director of american vogue and stylist supreme, grace coddington, has been an inspiration to me for a long time. breathtaking shot of a true original!

(unknown photographer, by way of Jak & Jil Blog, shot in paris, 12:30:2011)

the glamorous life of a photo stylist!

01.03.12 - chagrin falls, ohio
yes... so very glamorous... snowy night... 2 1/2 hours... 17 degrees... frozen feet + hands... yet i love what i do...
just call me crazy and hand me a brandy!

a blessing for the new year...

smilla's sense of snowballs!

welcome home... it's about time!

thanks president obama and all who sacrificed so much for our country!

santa's other little helper!

bo obama | first dog of the united states of america!

friday fashion post: inspiration | giving gifts of red + green

my top picks... for great holiday gift-giving | 2011

give a gift of red or green by devere featuring knit hats

immediate d e l i g h t + lasting p l e a s u r e! magnolia wreaths by charles phillips

i'm obsessing over the magnificent magnolia wreaths created by master florist, charles phillips of cleveland, ohio. they are classic, modern and elegant, all at the same time. it's the one decoration that i want, and one i'd keep up all year long. if you're in the area, please check out his wonderful studio on 12710 larchmere blvd. cleveland, oh

flotsam + jetsam?

... seemingly meaningless stuff piled in a drawer over the last few years.

meaningless stuff - like smilla's little cast; champagne corks from milestone BDs; dozens of happy fortune cookie fortunes; colored glass chips from a dream trip to sweden; purple chopsticks from a dinner with lindsey at ohio u; artfully designed knife/spoon/fork combo from denmark; a 3D button of john lennon from the '60s; needlepoint coasters my sister made for me when she was ten; political cartoons celebrating obama's election; the first npr tape of santaland diaries read by david sedaris, before he was famous; pizza box labels describing our favorite combo; vintage cookie cutters i had to have, but never used.

yea... this stuff, tokens from happy times and great memories. stuff that shapes our lives, stuff we just can't toss. flotsam + jetsam?... i'm not so sure.

what's your flotsam + jetsam?

happy pills...

breakfast made more enjoyable!

immediate d e l i g h t + lasting p l e a s u r e! ... jay kelly

i'm starting a new series called immediate delight + lasting pleasure!
in this series of occasional posts i'll feature things that truly leave me instantly delighted and happy long after, i've crossed their path. first up is the amazing sculpture of contemporary artist jay kelly, that i saw during a recent trip to the roy boyd gallery in chicago. each sculpture is around 6" tall or smaller, and all are created by the artist without using any found objects. you should check out kelly's drawings too, for an extra shot of delight.

anyway... nuff said, i hope you'll enjoy the way his brain works as much as i do!

friday fashion post: inspiration | men with style

... are hard to resist!
make it a great weekend!

friday fashion post: inspiration |11:11:11

simple & visually arresting. fun to see when it randomly appears on a clock. happy...

friday fashion post: inspiration | the little black dress!

Off to Chicago with my (little black dress) for the fabulous S O F A & I N T U I T shows. Here's a "sneak peak" at a fun new project I'm working on.

Feel fabulous and get inspired this weekend!