ingredients: furry friends, fancy baubles, killer threads, a supermodel, and an app.

{cara delevingne photographed by nick knight for SHOWstudio using instagram.} {via nat & g.}

= hotness.

{nicole kidman and clive owen as seen in w magazine.}

this week, a cute custom clog shoppe just opened up across the street from my work and my boss, schuyler, couldn't resist picking up this braided, orange, patent pair.

you can pick your heel height, shoe style (lots), color (tons), and material. the shoppe does not have a website (yet), but if you're in LA, the address is:

150 north sweetzer avenue
los angeles, CA 90048
ph: (323) 658-1452

look for the "custom clogs" sign!

xoxo

sorry i was missing in action yesterday, darlings.  i've been feeling a little under the weather.  therefore, i'm setting my hair in foam rollers, chilling the eye mask, and signing off until tomorrow.

just remember:  an apple a day keeps the team of nurses away.

xoxo

(image of pierre cardin, circa 1970, via playfast.)

fabulously photographed by venetia scott for self service magazine.

{via miss at la playa.}

mercy!

on sunday night, the sparkle fairy blessed us with the season 5 premiere of mad men -- a new apartment, a new vibe, a new mrs. draper. and darlings, this mrs. draper isn't wasting away on her fainting couch. instead, this one shimmies, shakes and sings. and she does it with tremendious style.

mrs. megan, we salute you!

within a matter of minutes, you turned "zou bisou bisou" into the mating call across the land.

{megan draper style: 1. holy tee yves jersey and silk-chiffon dress; 2. shure KSM9/SL premium vocal condenser microphone; 3. MAC false lashes; 4. large round cluster cocktail ring; 5. mac eyeshadow in tilt, 6. triple row rhinestone choker; 7. vivienne westwood for melissa ultragirl V11 buckled ballet flats; 8. OPI kyoto pearl nailpolish; 9. nars sheer lipstick in sexual healing; 10. make up forever kohl eyeliner pencil; 11. black fishnet stockings;12. elle macpherson burlesque façade lace contour bra and brief.}

{above: 1. andrew holder's sun chaser; 2. design house stockholm arrow hanger; 3. contrast dress; 4. shepard fairey iphone case; 5. alexander girard alphabet pillow; 6. felt roller cat toys (actually, these are chocolate brown, not black...but close!); 7. mushroom soup pillow; kate spade black patent shoe.}

mr. bullitt displays "the soft touch in fashion" with miss jean shrimpton.

can you feel it?

{photography by richard avedon for harper's bizarre magazine, circa 1965.} {via the selvedge yard.}

i like to match my crockery to my shoes.

{dansk crockery via helen dardik; finsk project shoes available at solestruck.)

kittens, i am giddy to announce that the project i was working on back in december has officially hit the stands. check it out in this month's vogue!

no, that's not me on the cover (although many people have mistaken me for adele...in my dreams); instead, i was working on an interior design feature for model carolyn murphy's los angeles home. and, by "working on," i mean i assisted my boss, interior designer schuyler samperton, who styled the shoot.

i should also mention, schuyler didn't just style the shoot, she designed carolyn's entire home. schuyler and carolyn have worked together on a few homes and their styles are the perfect pairing. the result -- a truly gorgeous mix of rich, bohemian textures, vintage furnishings, unique pieces, and a laid back, yet glamorous vibe.

pure schuyler. pure carolyn. in other words...pretty as a picture from floor-to-celing and head-to-toe.

photo by annemarieke van drimmelen for vogue.

{above: carolyn in a rodarte dress that would make a grown woman cry.}

photography by grey crawford for vogue.

{above: a glimpse inside of the kitchen, which includes reclaimed terracotta floors, stone sinks, a kilim runner from j. iloulian., a striped laundry basket from mecox, and pottery from nickey kehoe and dos gallos. oh...and that handsome feline fellow is zachary.}

photography by grey crawford for vogue.

{above: quite possibly my favorite room -- the art studio. it's a converted garage with exposed walls and a concrete floor. all of the furniture and accessories have a unique history ranging from carolyn's own well-worn bridles and riding hat to turn-of-the-century sculpture stands from an art school in paris.}

here is a semi-breakdown...

{above: fabulous furnishings from some of my favorite shops in los angeles -- big daddy's antiques; nickey kehoe; galerie half, hollywood at home, pat mcgann; and inner gardens.}

photography by grey crawford for vogue.

{above: carolyn's easy, breezy, beautiful backyard...and her chickens!}

to read more about carolyn murphy's vogue shoot, visit schuyler's blog where she gives the inside scoop and inspiration behind her designs. also, read the entire vogue article here.

and finally, this may be the closest i'll ever come to my hero, vogue's creative director grace coddington. so, please allow me to take this moment to humbly say, "oh. my. god."