Category Archives: inspiration

toast-y

the UK-based clothing company toast is like a refined, british anthropologie. i’ve received a couple of their (thick!) catalogues, and i’m in love. the clothing is beautiful. but it’s the photography and the page layouts and the weight of the catalogue that really made me fall for them. better than any anthro or j.petermann catalogue [...]
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sitting on the rock in the bay

perched on a rock in the middle of narragansett bay in rhode island, clingstone has avoided falling into the ocean for a century. dramatic. and gorgeous. and from this nytimes article, it sounds like the ultimate fixer upper. i love the history, and from all the photos, i love love the house. to keep the [...]
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one two three four

wow. feist rocks AND she plays on sesame street. and she is performing (for the big kids) at the hollywood bowl on sunday (can’t wait!).
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odes to new york

+ michael surteese records 36+ days of nyc sky + julie cloutier creates color swatch books of nyc streets + e.b. white’s here is new york There is not enough air and not enough light, and there is usually either too much heat or too little. But the city makes up for its hazards and [...]
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a pretty presidential affair

personally i am more than ready to move on from the reign of George W, but i was intrigued by a photo slideshow from his daughter jenna’s wedding over the weekend. hosted at the family ranch in Crawford, TX, it was an intimate evening (ie no press allowed), but the white house presented this set [...]
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