boyfrendo

Elbows

I'm obsessing over these new elbow bracelets by Litter SF.

Actually, I'm kinda obsessing over their entire shop.

Someday, someone will come up with a cure for metal allergies.

Martin Puryear

This Martin Puryear book just showed up in my mailbox.

Thanks, B. M., for introducing me to his work.

Patina

Gorgeous leather bag engraved with the name of its owner,

Bertram Wagstaff Mills, a British circus owner who ran the Bertram Mills Circus.

At Schotten via ffffound.

Deer Ring

Look at the crystal horns! I'm so glad this ring exists.

By Yoshiko Creation at Doshaburi via Laurie Luxe.

Cloud Jacket, Water Pants

I'm a sucker for prints, I know, but these silhouettes

work perfectly with the clouds and the water.

By Limedrop via Comeback Kid.

Lola & Bailey

Art deco meets Power Ranger is a good jewelry look.

By Lola & Bailey via modamuse.

Richard Woods

I'm digging Richard Woods' work in quaint, dated settings.

That rug with that floor is layering perfection.

Via Perry Rubenstein Gallery.

Richard Misrach

A.K. got me this when we first moved to L.A.
It's one of the best gifts I've ever gotten.
The book is even better than the exhibit it accompanied.

Brushstroke dress

Love love love this Virgina Johnson dress via the lovely If I Owned A Boutique.

mc&co

Stunning home goods from mc&co.

That's the flatware of my dreams.

Ostwald Helgason

"Gipsy" [sic] jacket and leggings on sale at Opening Ceremony.

Double take

Yes, that is Karl Lagerfeld.

From prettylegit via fuckyeahkarllagerfeld.

UPDATE: A vintage wrestling singlet in my shop.

Sandy Skoglund

Already classic images from Sandy Skoglund.

Jason Hackenwerth

Balloon art by Jason Hackenwerth via designboom.

Guess what year this quote is from:

"Our contemporary artists decorate the walls with monstrous forms

rather than reproducing clear images of the familiar world."

Vitruvius, ca. 27 BC, and still totally apt.

I've blogged about Phillipe Tournaire's amazing architectural rings before,
but he's totally outdone himself with this one. Paris, as a ring.
(Resisting urge to describe using my limited French.)
Okay, whatever -- they're magnifique!

Icon

A.K. saw "The Hurt Locker" and said it was fabulous,
that it was the best depiction of masculinity he had ever seen.
I hope Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director.

Earlier: The only three women ever to have been nominated for that award.