DECADE an illustrated diary

Pretty Much Everything

 

 

 

 Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin's

 two-volume retrospective book set 

Pretty Much Everything

I had posted about and wished for in

the Gift Guide that I made with Doris.

Remember that?

It's here now on our bookshelf at home.

We got book set number 324 out of 1000,

 it is very beautiful and very worth it.

The best thing about having these kinds of books with so much

 content is that they will always surprise you.

 

I like to pick out a book from the shelf

and just turn to a random page.

A picture you have already seen before may have a 

different meaning to you now.

 

 

 

 

{1. Watercolor by me. 2. Flower and Book Photos by me. 3. Editorial Photos by Inez and Vinoodh.}

Going to California

 

 

Actually, am not, but I would be really happy if I was.

(Big Sur is on my wishlist of places to visit)

 

Though it is nice to take a mental trip via

Wren's cute Spring 2012 Lookbook.

Where I imagine perpetual tans, 

  tops down on cars, 1950's Hollywood,

pink sky deserts à la Robert Altman's film 3 Women,

and dusty gold sun the same color as

a silk collared top. Things like that.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Photo by Juergen Teller.  2. My Cacharel Collar Top given to me by Edit. Thanks Edit! Photo by me.  3. Film Still from 3 Women. 4. Watercolor and Collage by me, Lookbook images sent to me courtesy of Wren. 5. Sweet Peas, photo by me.

You can't put your arms around a memory

 

 

THE ILLUSTRATED ENSEMBLE No. 32

YOU CAN'T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY

 

 

Made a New York themed collage for Free People's Blog,

where I also answered a few city related questions,

like my favorite museum and such -

which explains why a photo of the Neue is taped up with Patti Smith.

The photo of Patti Smith came from a book that I got

for Andrew:

 

Bande à part,

New York Underground in the 60s, 70s, and 80s

 

 

He and I always say that if we ever found ourselves

with a time machine our first stop would be New York during those eras.

I'll have to settle with this book and I'll still take the city as it is now,

even when it is like ice.

It means being able to curl up in my favorite layers,

lately its been this United Bamboo Plaid Knit Cardigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Illustration by me, Runway cutout from United Bamboo's Fall 2011 Show. 2. Edwige and Bianca Jagger, 1978. Photo by Maripol. 3. My United Bamboo Plaid Cardigan, photo by me. 4. Bande à part Book, photo by me. 5. Collage for Free People: Film Still of Andy Warhol's Empire and the entrance to the Neue Galerie. 6. Patti Smith, On the Bowery, 1976. Photo by Godlis.

Thank you, Julia for having me on FP x

The Great Elsewhere

 

THE ILLUSTRATED CITY No. 7

VISUAL FEAST

 

Have been meaning to post up the list of Paris Restaurants, Bars and Museums we collected and visited.

 Though I can't take full credit for the list of Restaurants and Bars, my friend Matthew was the one who gave me an amazingly detailed record of all his favorite places. 

And he was right:

 

 

 

1. Illustration by me. 2. Editorial Images by Darren McDonald for Ellery Resort Campaign. 3. Roses in the Rodin Museum, photos by me. 4. At La Fidélité, photo by me. 

 

 

RESTAURANTS AND BARS

 

Huiterie Regis / 3 rue Montfaucon

Le Comptoir / 9 Carrefour de l'Odéon 

*This was my favorite dinner - incredible!

Well worth the efforts of trying to get a reservation.

Le Derriere / 69 rue des Gravilliers

La Fidélité / 12 rue Fidelite

*This was Andrew's favorite dinner. 

Double points for having a separate bar downstairs.

Chez Janou / 2 rue Roger Verlomme

 

L'Avenue / 41 Avenue Montaigne

Robert Et Louise / 64 rue Veille du Temple

Cafe Constant / 139 Rue Saint-Dominique

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Spring Wine Bar / 6 rue Bailleul

  Hotel Costes Bar / 239 rue St Honore

Le Progrès /1 rue de Bretagne

Prescription Cocktail Club / 23 rue Mazarin

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Have already mentioned a few other places in my past posts, classics like Cafe Flore and Bar Hemingway. There were so many more Restaurants and Bars recommended to us, saving those for next time...

 

 

1. Yayoi Kusama, 1952. Loved her show at the Centre Pomidou. 2. More Rodin Roses, Photo by me. 3. Took home the book Rodin, 300 Drawings from the museum. So beautiful. Photo by me.

 

 

MUSEUMS

 

Musée Rodin 

Palais de Tokyo

Centre Pompidou

Musée de l'Orangerie

 

 

Hope that next time is soon.

 

 

 

 

 

(Thank you, Matthew x)

 

Crazy on you

 

 

 

THE ILLUSTRATED ENSEMBLE No. 31

CRAZY FOR CARVEN

 

"A current exhibition in Paris of American photographer Diane Arbus’s timeless 1960s portraits was the starting point for Guillaume Henry’s inaugural pre-fall collection for Carven. 'It was pre-ready to wear; women had to wear the same clothes for a long time, so they’d really take care of them,' he explained. Already, with only five previously publicized seasons for the house, Henry has established out a classicism of his own. That charming collegiate vision—voluminous above-the-knee dresses, fitted shirts with Peter Pan collars and shrunken jackets with high-set pockets—was out in force, only this time delivered in an unexpected mix of autumnal tones (forest greens, mustard, violet, turquoise, and icy blues), which were inspired, in the designer’s words, by a frozen landscape." -Esther Adams Review on Vogue.com

 

Am so in love with the Carven Pre-Fall 2012 Collection! Even though this won't be out until the next Fall season, it's always nice to be inspired by a collection that is in tune with the weather around you. I love all of the layering in each look, it makes me want to go out and buy a big chunky men's turtleneck sweater, which sounds so perfect for the city's freezing temperatures right now.

I was really lucky to get some Carven pieces this past season - a plaid buttondown, striped sweater, burgundy dress and most recently a black felted cardigan and a blazer, pictured above. The Pocketed Wool-Flannel blazer I nabbed on Net-a-porter on super markdown the day their sale finished and I'm really glad I went for it. The fit is beautiful! There is a little structure in the shoulders, the pockets sit a bit high and it's tailored but still boyish at the same time.

I've been pairing the jacket with my pale pink Celine Trio, I think the two make a good match.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Illustration by me, from my sketchbook. 2. Collage by me, using images from Carven's Pre-Fall 2012 Lookbook and Spring 2012 Accessory Lookbook. Floral image via Ringo's The Little Banana. 3. Carven Jacket and Celine Trio Photo by me.