clouds in my coffee...

Introducing Matt Plumb, friend, colleague and illustrator extraordinaire. I just love the playful relationship of shape and color in this clouds series. Thanks to Carly Simon for magically bringing us back to Joe.

Fall-ing For Fendi

thanks to The Sartorialist for covering MFW for us homebodies

AWAL

So, I just painted my living room white and i'm totally inspired by these crazy eclectic walls...special thanks to The Selby for sharing the love.

smoking jameses

James Dean (of course)

no match necessary

free spirit courtesy of The Sartorialist

make your exit

now...it's my vote for best documentary. Thanks to Banksy and his fearless protege, Thierry, Exit Through The Gift Shop is honest, organic, inspiring, and controversial...an all around must see that creates a great debate between reckless abandon and seasoned artistry. watch it on netflix instantly. in the meantime, get hooked here.

cheers to shipley & halmos

for showing us the lines behind the design...want to see more of their sketchy inspiration???

go here

and here's a look inside the refreshingly, yet beautifully chaotic abode of the design duo

mad for mod...cloth

check out the new lookbook here

cheers to monday

coffee talk

...with model + actress Delfine Bafort at

one of my go to's for inspiration...RUSSH magazine

red haute tunes

introducing Aussie band Alpine

see + hear their beautifully filmed video...here

cafe olé

once again, round of applause for refinery29

coffee date

photos courtesy of brookemorganphotography

meet my friend mel. amongst a myriad of talents, she spearheads a killer vintage blog, pink cupcake vintage.

see all of her tricks + treats here

sunday funday

thanks for the fresh idea refinery29

cup o'happiness

slow roasted

i want s'more of this bonfire. a perfect winter treat

coffee talk

"INSPIRATION is something that (to me) cannot be controlled. it doesn't show up on time. it doesn't have a name or phone number. it's illusive and must be consistently on my mind. it's a happy accident."

-design duo shipley & halmos

street style: old flame/new flame

old flame The Sartorialist

new flame The Locals

thank you Refinery29 for the enlightenment. my bookmarks bar has room for both....and a few others:

The Coveted

Founders & Followers

Backyard Bill

The Cut

Jack & Jill

Garance Doré

imogene + willie

good morning

couldn't have said it better myself. this magnet holds it down front and center on my fridge

flame worthy fashion

Anne Hathaway at the golden globes

see more of the golden globes red carpet fashion here

fiery first lady

in mcqueen

room for cream?

why yes please...make that extra room. three words: clean. contemporary. creative.

see more design inspiration from apartment therapy here

black coffee + black swan = bitter sweet cinematic treat

BLACK SWAN

new york times review

skip the whip

If The Tourist was on the starbuck's drink menu, it would be decaf hot chocolate...simple, sugary, mildly energizing, kid friendly and topped with lots of fluff. Ricky Gervais said it best in his Golden Globes monologue when he bluntly alluded to the lack of three dimensional characters (which was a play on the 2011 saturation of 3d movies) while then offering an apology for the joke claiming that he had not actually seen the film. To which he followed with, "who has?!" Though silence fell amongst the golden globetrotting crowd, Ricky was right on in his sentiment. The Tourist is a terrible film with a stale storyline and bland characters. So take it from me, when you go to the theatre next time, opt for espresso and skip the whip-

a morning without coffee

self portrait francis bacon