NEW LOVE!

Lately I've been really into making dioramas. Here's what I can up with!! I love the first one, there are 16 hand painted butterflies in this book:)this was inspired by my Philly hood
I call this one "Doll"
More butterflies.

I hope you think them.

fashion week

New York Fashion Week is 1/2 way through and the Fall 2010 RTW shows are up!!!

check them out for free at style.com

here are some of my top pics so far:

....some seriously inspiring truly great American sportswear with a twist.

thank you fashion week!

Alexander Wang

Wang really delivers with an amazing show of menswear inspired 'banker chic' mixing tailored silhouettes of cropped blazers + vests and with thick ribbed leg-warmers for a sexy feel.

Shipley & Halmos

Since their first collection for Fall 2008, ex-Trovata members Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos have been updating classics and key separates pieces with a great youthful feel.

Thakoon

Thakoon has always been known for his ultra-fem draped printed dresses, but this season he turns towards a new theme with dark tones, textures and furs: fox, mink and raccoon.

Rag & Bone

The ambitious duo presented their cool, classic separates collection packed with attitude which took inspiration from the "crazy English guys who climbed Mount Everest in the 20's in tweed". Amazingly layered chunky tweeds, marled yarns, and even spins of traditional fairisle patterns.

dinner party!

F R I E N D S !!!!!

having fun at the dinner party

Katie's dinner party!

We Threw Katie a fabulous dinner party for her Birthday this year!

Lots of good friends and good food. Kim and Jen and I hosted.

The tone of dinner party was mix and match shabby chic with lots of prints and colors. An antique door serves as the dinner table and bronze tin cans full of flowers and candles, the center pieces.

On the Menu??

* Roasted Root Vegetables including baby turnips, yams, parsnips, carrots, onions, potatoes

* Caramelized Onion Tart with cream and gruyere cheese

* Mushroom Pasta with Port + shallots and sun dried tomatoes

* Mixed greens with bosc pear, mission fig and blue cheese crumbles and a honey balsamic vinaigrette

* Birthday Cake! Raspberry layered golden cake

Feast (on this)

Feast, winter collection 2009.

just before the holiday season, I put the new winter collection of Feast into Art Star, on 2nd st. in Northern Liberties.

check out some pics:

7 new pieces, each slightly different.

micro-modal jersey tunics in teal and heather grey

each paired with a necklace made of white pebbled leather linked together with bronze hardware.

BRUNCH

wait....one weekend with 2 brunches?

excellent.

here we go -

first, brunch at the Tortilla Press in Collingswood, NJ.

me and Jenny both got the hauvos rancheros. yumm.

a byob, so we brought a nice bottle of champagne and they mixed it with fresh squeezed oj.

they bring some amazing cinnamon sugar encrusted homemade tortillas when you sit down.

sooo good.

its such a cute space right on a corner along the Collingswood's main street.

and they serve a mean sweep potato and portabella mushroom burrito.

second, an amazing brunch at Morning Glory in S. Philly.

such amazing food and defiantly worth the wait....55 minutes in this case.

Robin got eggs over-easy with vegie sausage and rosemary potatoes.

the baked apples were complimentary.

and of course Morning Glory's famous biscuit (how do they make it so good?)

I got the 'breakfast pizza'.

toasted chibatta bread layered with roasted rosemary potato slices, egg, caramelized onions, crispy bacon, and smothered in melty cheese.

um, seriously yummmieee.

ham dinner

Jenny came over for a nice winter ham dinner.

honey + brown sugar glazed ham

whipped mashed potatoes

apple + onion compote with fresh graded nutmeg

asparagus