Elaine Bradford

All images courtesy of Elaine Bradford

Knitting & crocheting meet Dr.Doolittle meet hallucinogens.

See more of this talented woman's work here.

London Bound

Shots I took of my husband's studio when his show was in progress.

The completed work is on it's way to London as of yesterday.
We will be on our way there, too in about another week.

I haven't really even thought about what I want to do there, where I want to go.

I do know I want to go here.

Tomory's dealer Alison represents Robert Mapplethorpe in London. I think while Tomory is installing his show (the opening is 3/25/10...stop by!) I'll ask her if I can see some of Mapplethorpe's pieces.

We will be staying in a flat in Bloomsbury. Any sightseeing/dining/ shopping suggestions are welcome & encouraged.

Beautiful

All images courtesy of Interview.

I think Patti Smith looks amazing in these photographs. Admittedly, she is extremely skinny- on- the- emaciated- side of- the- spectrum- skinny in these images (she & Mapplethorpe would actually go for stretches of time without anything to eat, because they were so poor) but I'm not really talking about that. What I'm talking about is more in the hair, the eyes, her presence. Robert Mapplethorpe (R.I.P.) is pretty easy on the eyes in these pictures as well!

If you haven't already, read this.

Corner View: Coffee Companion

So I mixed up this week's post with last week's post.

This past Sunday we had coffee & breakfast at Le Petit Beaujolais. There is a big Beaujolais: Cafe Beaujolais, which is not actually all that big. It's a small French restaurant, which serves consistently good food, at reasonable prices. Their escargot, duck, and halibut are all excellent; their veggies are always delicious.
Petit Beaujolais is also very good- nice omelets and breakfast sandwiches, and their croissants, oh their croissants(the dark chocolate filled one that is pictured above was a bit of an anomaly- kind of shaped more like a brioche...it was still delicious) !

Cafe Beaujolais
1712 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 255-5111

Le Petit Beaujolais
1661 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 255-5133

Kaori Yamazaki Organic

Above: Just absolutely in love with this dress designed by Kaori Yamazaki and Aya Shiraishi, featuring a hand-painted print detail by Shiraishi.

Below: More of Yamazaki's work, which can also be seen here & here .
It takes skill to make items that look so simple, yet remain interesting- you get the sense that her designs are distilled down to only the elements that she feels are absolutely essential.

And the papers want to know who's shirts you wear...

Image via Beklina

I could see Ziggy Stardust wearing these boots.

Which is funny, because they are called the Bowline Boot (designed by Rachel Comey).
Sounds strangely like...well...you know.

AND
The story goes: Rachel Comey initially hit it big when Bowie wore one of her shirts on Letterman.
Coincidence? Hmmm...

I was messing around: Took some night shots after it rained last night.