White bed, white wall.

Done three ways:



I love the pure simplicity of a white bed against a white wall. Never gets old.

3 Women

3 Women by Robert Altman was filmed in 1977 and stars odd beauties Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall. The movie has a dream like quality and was actually inspired by a dream Robert Altman had. It makes a great fashion movie and it surprises me that I have never heard anyone in fashion refer to it. See some of the eerily beautiful movie stills below:

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Le Helicopter

Le Helicopter, a visual blog based out of Amsterdam is consistently amazing. Check out his beautifully curated images at www.lehelicopter.com.



Here are some of his the best:







These last two are especially inspiring for visual merchandising and creative product photography.

All things to All people.

Eniko Mihalik has been my favorite model for a while now, so I was happy to see that Russh magazine did a spread of her showing her wide range. She has an innocent beauty that reminds me of young Sissy Spacek and Jodie Foster.

Last Minute Gift Wrap

As the holidays inch closer, we are all faced with the task of wrapping presents. This morning when I had to wrap a gift I realized I was out of wrapping paper and gift bags. Because I was in a rush, I had to make do what I had at hand (which is probably what we should be doing anyways). I took some fabric from an old Halloween costume and sewed it into a package. I will do my best to forgo buying packaging this year and recycle old materials. When I have more time to wrap I will get a little craftier with this idea, maybe hand sew a drawing, the recipient's name, or a poem onto the fabric.

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This also happens to be my favorite spreads in a while. Featured in Marie Claire Turkey (this would never be in US's Marie Claire!) Photographs by Ayten Alpun, styled by Hakan Ozturk.

The Hair and Lips Have It.

Halloween Portraits

To do list:

Go see Alex Prager's work at the Moma.



Prager describes her work as cinematic and darkly playful. She sites Alfred Hitchcock and fashion photography as her influences. I would love to see how she would do an ad campaign (so sick of the same ole boring stuff). How perfect would would her work be for a Kate Spade ad??

At the Moma through January 10 (where the U.S. debut of her movie Despair is playing too).

Happy Dia de los Muertos!

The midterm election is not the only cool thing going on today. It is also Dia de los Muertos. Besides being one of my favorite holidays, it is also one of Mexico's. It is a day to celebrate the dead by having parties and more serious ceremonies.

Photos by Karen Inderbitzen-Waller, styled my Zara Mirkin.

The Election and Fashion

Today are the mid-term elections and clearly the state of fashion is at the top of the list of important issues to consider. Not entirely, but here is what WWD had to say:

"The U.S. mid-term election results will be watched closely by many in the fashion industry. If Republicans gain a majority in the House, extending President Bush's tax cuts for the very wealthy will be back on the agenda, along with free trade. Fashion retailers generally support free trade agreements, while those who still manufacture clothing domestically oppose them. Under a Republican majority, the fate of proposed legislation to offer limited copyright protection to certain fashion designs is unknown."

I am leaning more on the liberal side on this one. I think most contemporary lines are on the fence in terms of where to manufacture and over the past few years lines like Vena Cava, Alexander Wang, and Rebecca Taylor have outsourced to China, yet are still charging so much. If Rachel Comey, who still manufactures in the US can do it, surely they can too. It is just too painful to spend $400 on a little silk tank top made in China. I would like to see more lines encouraged to work domestically.