...there was marlene dietrich.

miss marlene arrived at basil rathbone's costume party with clifton webb and elizabeth allen on each arm and an elegant swan gown draped across her body.

oh...and the swan wasn't white.  each feather was dyed to match the pale blue of marlene's eyes.

may you arrive to all of your halloween parties in style, kittens!

{image via chateau thombeau.  research courtesy of my man, laine, from bitchface.}

kittens, with candy and costumes just around the corner, here is a quick and deliciously dark twist on the candy apple:  use natural twigs in place of sticks and blend a bit of ebony food coloring into the candy coating brew.

the result:  sweet treats that match the color of your soul -- black.

{via the dashing warlocks of man made DIY.}

...via the disco, of course.

{polly wreford photography -- as seen on the bedlam of beefy.

...for all of your peacock lollipop holder needs.

available at JA.

darlings, i'm taking the day off because it's my birthday and shiz.

and, in case if you're wondering...yes, i'm very young (in poodle years).

xo,
tula

kittens, it is a freezing 69 degrees here in los angeles.

i need this fireplace -- for survival purposes, of course.

{more on cocoon fireplaces here.  via my fellow angelino maison 21.}

 
the iPod is groovy and all, but i think ira glass's voice will sound even sexier through the speakers of this orla kiely EVOKE Mio radio.

available soon...in the UK.

do they get "this american life" in the UK?

...of the fabulous kind.

{illustrations by jennifer khoshbin.  via design for mankind.}

in japan, high end cookies are the new cupcake.  case in point -- couture cookies by cookieboy.

i don't read japanese, but i'm going to guess cookieboy's slogan is "come for the cookies, stay for the hot shirtless guy."

{via man made DIY.}

once upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a mechanical device called a "typewriter" which featured lots of keys that, when pressed, printed ink onto paper.

now you, too, can experience the wonders of the antiquated typewriter with one that's been modified to work as a USB keyboard for PC, mac, and the iPad.

typing "OMG" never felt more fabulous.

available here.