iris apfel: the documentary.

TWO WORLDS COLLIDE: iris apfel (style icon) as captured by albert maysles (documentary icon, see GREY GARDENS). re-posted with a full-on ZOMG from if the lampshade fits (raina always has the hot tip on this shit).

kelly wearstler.

if all goes as planned, i'll be meeting this cool cat in space city today:

in the past, i've only creeped from a safe distance so it should be interesting. fingers crossed i don't OD on champagne cocktails and slash or make a fool of m'self.

totally inspired: jamie meares on the glitter guide.

did y'all see jamie meares of furbish on the glitter guide? GAH. i am a confessed meares stalker (in the good way) and i love love her style. girl is BALLSY and her store is fab. it's a great read and i always love seeing how the people i admire really live, so this image-heavy article was a rill treat. there are about eleventeen things from her lovely home that i want to DIYASAP, so here goes. also i learned how to put text on photos? but don't have time to work out the kinks? (just putting that graphic design degree to as minimal a use as possible, ok?)

i feel like this is a great opportunity to hop on this needlepoint pillow i've been wanting, HARD. does anyone know where i can hire a needlepointer? it only comes in a kit.

learn about john baldessari.

personally, i felt LOADS SMARTER (aka wicked smaaat) after watching this video about iconic L.A. artist john baldessari. plus it's narrarated by tom waits.

this is kate spade's apartment, and i haven't been able to confirm it, but i suspect that's some baldessari up in thurr.

(no) gamine chic (for you).

are y'all excited about jason wu for target or what? yeah, me neither, kind of. i mean, the collection is cute and all... is it just me, or does it seem less an event than normal? is target trying to avoid whipping everyone into a frenzy like last time? perhaps post-missoni, no one wants to get their hopes up for all those sad empty racks. or maybe it's the use of all those cats in the ads. i've found that cats are pretty polarizing, and most people HATE cats. unless it's cat paint, or cat shirts? people love cat shirts. anyway, here is judy (one of our three bastard cats) doing her best jason wu impersonation.

and yes, that was the best she had. i would like to point out that it took me about 3 hours to get that photo, so i hope you enjoyed it, because i sustained minor injuries whilst tying the bow around that ho-bag.

anway. here is the J-Wu target collection, via style.com. if you're in the mood to get your hopes up and then be super disappointed because it's all sold out, this shit hits the fan on february 5th. 

indie hipster band alert.

confession time: i had heard of these clowns previously but they didn't fully register in my ears until i saw a do-over of their hit 'we are young' on glee. I KNOW I KNOW. but don't hate on me hipsters, because i drive a 2002 toyota 4runner with a tape deck (GOLDIE) and my commute every day is 10 minutes round trip, making New Music Listenin' Time kind of limited. anyway, FUN. it is a band; you will like them. their new album comes out drops next month and this song is on there, but i recommend getting album numero uno (aim and ignite) as there are some cheerful numbers you'll enjoy. like these:

important new emoticons.

i heart mcsweeney's big time and most of their articles give me an extended case of the giggles. like decorative gourd season? i've been laughing about that shit for months. i also happen to love emoticons, so this list has naturally been a real big hit with my eyeballz. i like it so much that this is just a straight copy-paste job, but you can see the real mcsweeney's article here.

; i   -kristina



I M P O R T A N T   N E W   E M O T I C O N S.

BY Mira Ptacin and Seth Fried

+: ) Ash Wednesday
+; )  Flirty Ash Wednesday
: F  Bored snake
[>: (  Fire bad
[I: I  Ice neither good nor bad; me ambivalent
,:" I  Attacked by cat
:% I  Lowering glasses to see if you’re serious
;% )  Lowering glasses to see if you’re feeling what I’m feeling 
:>>q  Accidentally spraying self in eye with mace
O0o  No one in my family has any response to what you just said
< : #  Hitler birthday party
< ; #  Flirty Hitler birthday party
X;<)  Flirty triceratops
X,<)  Flirty triceratops cyclops
P  Soup ladle
; P  Flirty soup ladle
}: I  Wolverine
{: I  Frida Kahlo
@: I  Combover
:o)  Bear missing ears
:^ u  Abject horror
;^ u  Flirty abject horror
: i  Cold sore
; i  Flirty cold sore

thrifted and modern.

if your preference for togs falls in the rare and generally bad-A category, if you have a deep and unabiding love for vintage or prefer to fill your closet with all things caftan, you probably need to be shopping thrifted and modern. ZOMG. there is old stuff and there is new stuff, but i'm prettttttyyyyy inclined to the thrifted portion m'self, so if T&M is looking to hook a gal up, i will totally take that lace peony caftan off your san fran hands. or i could settle for the raccoon tail cape, because let's face it: i think we would all be a lot happier rolling through life covered in caftans and racoon tails.

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the day after cyber monday.

it's internet hangover tuesday, y'all! or at least that's what i'm calling it. in an effort to get on board with cyber monday, i pretty much live-tweeted the second half of sister act 2: back in the habit... and aaaaaaaaalllll i got was internet crickets. this has prompted me to wonder what is wrong with all of you? where is your holiday cheer? they were singing songs about JESUS, people, so don't act like you didn't see and love that movie, okay? i also want to point out that if you are one of those people who doesn't "do twitter," you are missing out on a real tweeting goldmine, such as this (and you have to go to the bottom and read up, that's how twitter works):

PS-it's totally not too late to get on board and follow me on twitter, just like BabySignLanguage, who started following me last night circa that tweet about lauryn hill and sign language, so they OBVIOUSLY understand that my tweets are not only super awesome, but integral to the education of your baby or small child. le duh. (BabySignLanguage, if you followed me in a hurry like wes anderson did, and then rapidly unfollow me, also just like wes anderson did, i am going to be super disappointed. as for you, wes anderson, you are still not forgiven.)

and just in case you took too much nyquil or had a broken tv set or something last night and missed this cinematic masterpiece ON ACCIDENT, i'll cut to the big climax scene:

that time lykke li played at restoration hardware.

totally the set list.

so i mentioned yesterday that i'd gone to the opening night party at the spankin' new highland village restoration hardware flagship. i did not, however, mention that LYKKE LI WAS THERE, because i wanted to save that nugget for today. lykke effing li, via sweden, via my ears, and i couldn't believe it. you know, because when you think of quality belgian linens and suede pillows, you think of edgy, swedish music. also not believable was that lykke li had no business in houston (or texas) whatsoever, so those restoration hardware codgers imported LL and company from oakland, california, and then had them play just SIX SONGS and then they left immediately for a  show in denver the next night. which explains why RH sofas go for six zillion dollars... because they are flying cutting-edge it-bands around the globe. but on the upside, i got to go to a lykke li concert, in houston, fo' free y'all, and i will estimate that i was one of about 30 people who knew what was going on. thankfully this guy was there shooting video the whole time. i like how you can see the large topiary ball in the first video.



OH, AND THE NEW RESTORATION HARDWARE STORE OPENED. i totally forgot about that. it is cool, and it is huge. there was a birdcage on the third floor with actual birds in it, and then there are also huge birdcages with chandeliers inside, so they are prepared to address several of your birdcage needs. the outdoor area was lovely and had great views, but honestly, that place is just huge. i haven't been back since the party, but i suspect they brought more merchandise out post-party as there were not that many things actually for sale there, but here are some images.

i was waiting for monica pope to hop in the tub, but no dice.

birdcage chandies.

i really like the weird birdcage shadows.

suede macramé pillow, $700. just kidding. $129.

those ropes are like 3" in diameter, for scale.

arty.

blurry.