And step on it...

I know fuckall about guitar pedals... but just been nerding out recently at how amazingly cool they look..
I will probably end up on Hoarders one day due to my love of collecting/keeping stacks and stacks of shit I don't need, this seems a likely next step...

some of my absolute favorite musicians have the most ridiculous setups...
Kevin Shields/MBV

David Byrne

Ed Droste/Grizzly Bear

(who btw gets bonus points for juxtaposition of small dog and gear)

..and J Mascis...who actually surprised me.  I would've expected a shit-ton of gear at his feet,  cause he's fucking Gandalf for guitars.. but well, just shows how little I know about anything.

**as per usual - none of these are my pics. David Byrne photo via miniboners, and the rest from miscellaneous guit-nerd gear forums. 

Sticker Shock...

Was doing my daily blog crawl and stumbled on the work

of Payton Cosell Turner. Blew my little mind.

As somebody whose childhood treat for good behavior
was a pack of stickers*...This just hit me straight in the heart.
*(An obsession which continued through later life with a massive skate sticker collection,
then band stickers,and now, not ashamed to admit - f*cking Post-it's even!!!I need major help) 
From faraway her "wallpaper" looks like baroque or rococo florals..

(the artist on the right)

Then, zoom into that and see the real magic? Do you see do you see???

Also  - her illustrations and illustrated wallpaper are great too. 

Sort-of naive, and kinda reminiscent of the doodles in the covers of Wes Anderson DVD's.

If my walls weren't brick, or already covered with too much stuff (story of my life)... I'd commission her in a heartbeat.

*all photos from thecut and the artist's own website. Links above*

Gone Fishin'

...have been terribly inconsistent at posting lately. Truth is - I'm enjoying my summer.
Rather than be falsely apologetic, I leave you instead with some images of vintage fishing lures.
Pulled from mostly ebay and google image search. Beauties.
These babies used to be hand painted and carved... Now, most are turned out in mass quantities overseas...
painted, or printed rather, by machines.
Got a couple more trips before end of summer.
Hoping to stock up on some of these for my collection of
"shit I just don't need but am endlessly enamored with"...
Probably won't resume posts at a regular schedule until Mid-September.
Till then!xx

War Bonnets...

Reading excerpts from The Indian How Book...
Feeding my fascination with warbonnets aka feather headdresses.
Kind-of a warrior's resumé of sorts.

circle - circle, dot - dot

Stumbled upon the work of Sebastiaan Bremer the other day...
Nothing short of amazing. I was at first pulled in by the ink-spotted
photos in bright colors, but further digging and i found
these super amazing white on photo works... (see below)...
*all pics from his site, amazing, except for the shiteous flash animations. Barf.
somehow this is a photo.. swirly whatevers...

then a closer look:

crazy pointillist madness... amazing.

more:

detail:

tried to figure out where i'd seen similar?

M/M Paris art for Vespertine? Kiiiiiiinda.

And even more so - Aubrey Beardsley...

spooky and beautiful...

currently listening to: (cause it's sorta the same)

Sickday delirium...

feeling pretty sh*tty yesterday; i blame asthma.
In my delirium and boredom - this is what i snagged off the www...
In no particular order.

**as ever, click on the pics to see them larger. Especially the Christopher Olinet installation!!!!  

Amazing clock from the 70's or 80's, i forget. Also comes as a wristwatch... 

NEED NEED NEED for the apartment... Is it DIY-able???

One cannot have enough brown ankle boots. Since these aren't an option i'm thinking of making my own... sans buckle, but with tassled ties. Next weekend is my first free one in FOREVS. 

Gonna DIY it, i think... (These vintage beauties found on one of those cute-girl-style-blogs that are multiplying like rabbits, so of course I forgot which one! kill me.) 

Christopher Olinet installation.. Gorge.

Clearly the dreamiest illustrations ever, courtesy of:

Alexis Anne Mackenzie

...

lastly - some genius made a coffee table book about libraries.

These scans pulled from used books blog

Gypsies...

Latest obsession: Gypsy houses.

So f*cking rad. Crazy interiors, batshit crazy exteriors.
I need to see these in person. And perhaps do a little redecorating in
the ol' apartment...
Images culled from various spots on the www....

And let's not forget the exteriors, eh???

happy weekending! 

I'll take it...

Ummmmmmm... Take Ivy reissue? Heck yes, I pre-ordered that sh*t...
For anyone who doesn't know, this is THE sartorial inspiration for most of the neo-preppy situation that's been catching bedford ave (et. al) and spreading like wildfire...a fave ref for Sart and ACL's well whatever that guy's name is. Ivy League c. the 1960's?  SWOOOOOOOONNNWORTHY.
For anyone who does know... either you own it already, or you will soon! DO DO DO!


Rather than cull photos from elsewhere, just go here:
Take Ivy via ACL

It sums it up nicely...

sand between toes...

Dreaming of the upcoming holiday weekend.

Definitely hitting the beach at some point...

The dream weekender contains the following...

granny square item - be it poncho or short-shorts...

the ultimate throwback/coverup... NEED.

this Paul Smith F/W10 dress - a definite maybe.

a little closer to the truth - 

i may be hitting the pattern book on my commute. 

Baja - (aka drug rug)

i keep seeing images from the recent Proenza resort collection.

!!!

even the shorts would do...

(in times of need, a visit to the "native art" mall
cart just might suffice... )

Cowboy boots - 

lucky for me and my shoe closet i already own these. 

How great are boots in the sand? Terrible..
but they get broken in so good that it's worth it.

Beach Blanket - i get a new one every year.. a couple years ago
it was an old sarong with a huge Hawaiian floral... this year's
obsession - steven alan striped beach blankets...
A mix between kitchen towel and heaven. NEED x 10 of them.

Add to all that the perfect pair of cutoffs.

and an amazing swimsuit... 

*the boyf/f snagged me this amazeballs Jcrew x Liberty

swimsuit at a sample sale yesterday!!! I could've died.

*aside from the shiteous boots photo, none of these are mine!*