The public is more familiar with bad design than good design.

It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design, because that is what it lives with.

The new becomes threatening, the old reassuring.

-
Paul Rand
We've had these sleek watering cans from Born In Sweden instore for several months now, but I finally brought a red one home for my use. Figured if I had something so fantastic to remind me to water my small plants, they might actually have a chance of survival!
So far, so good...
July 29, 2010 9:50 AM  (go back to main view)
Resurrection Makes Us Wet
In the Pink in Issey Miyake Swim
Our pals at Resurrection Vintage in L.A. and N.Y.C. make us haute in so many ways... (And my last shopathon there is among them.)

We especially love the creative and insightful way they group their finds, whether its the patient amassing of Vivienne Westwood's clothes from her World's End period or the private collection of a Margiela maniac.
'Tis the season for maillots and Bain de Soleil, so a well-edited pool of designer suits were released this week in both the L.A. and N.Y.C. stores: YSL, Norma Kamali, Missoni, Thierry Mugler Body Glove and Pucci are among the trove of jewels, and ranging from $198 to $450. The promo image above is enough to get a gal in the mood.
Pair it with a set of slingback stilettos, and that's (almost) all that's needed against a summer backdrop of fizzy G+T's and Roxy Music.

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Artisan Lauren Coleman was in A+R recently installing several of her exquisitely rendered terrariums. Made under the Litill name, each glass container is mouthblown according to Lauren's design. She then carefully constructs an ephemeral mini-world inside with handpainted elements, sparkling minerals and crystals and uncommon succulents. We have 8 instore right now. Visit.
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