fashion candy: chanel resort 2009

a few yummy knits from karl lagerfeld's chanel resort 2009 collection make me want to sip mint julep's in a big wicker peacock chair...


oh and listening to these lyrics as i sip the mint julep...

"Aruba, jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama
Key largo, montego baby why dont we go

Ooo I wanna take you down to kokomo
Well get there fast
And then well take it slow
Thats where we wanna go
Way down to kokomo

To martinique, that monserrat mystique

Well put out to sea
And well perfect our chemistry
By and by well defy a little bit of gravity

Afternoon delight
Cocktails and moonlit nights
That dreamy look in your eye
Give me a tropical contact high
Way down in kokomo

Aruba, jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama
Key largo, montego baby why dont we go

Ooo I wanna take you down to kokomo
Well get there fast
And then well take it slow
Thats where we wanna go
Way down to kokomo"

runway photos from style.com

bed candy: candy colored stripes

big bold stripes. the same question arises at the "icee" machine... cherry or blueberry?
pink stripes from martha stewart living may 2008 and blue stripes from a very old kate spade add.

inspiration book candy: old national geopraphic clippings part 2

inspiration book candy: old national geopraphic clippings part 1

so i am constantly ripping little bits of eyecandy from any magazie i pick up. some these little bits end up staying in my small purse pockets and suprise me months or years later. but usually they end up in a notebook. i recently was looking at my 2004 notebook and found the treasure trove of images that i had pulled from old national georaphics. they are from the 60's, 70's and 80's. for work i used stacks upon stacks of these yellow bound magazines as props. i inevietably went through every single one. and here is a sampling of what caught my eye...

movie candy: prime cut

I just watched prime cut for the second time. movies today just aren't as great as ones made in the 70's. sissy spacek and lee marvin can make running from a giant thresher hot. and what a perfect dress to wear in the fields running from death. great styling.

poster candy

want and don't need this poster...

but maybe i do need it? or maybe you do...
keep calm gallery

proud product mama

the bedding featured on this month's domino cover is matteo aw06. it's heirloom quilt garment dyed earth. cjs and i are proud mamas. oh the good ol' matteo days. i do miss them...

book candy

I can't wait for this to be released in june!