BLACK WAS THE COLOR: April 2010

TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE COLOR ORANGE

PHOTOS: VIA NUMERO MAGAZINE, MARIO SORRENTI, INGRID CAVEN IN PURPLE, NAN GOLDEN, UNKNOWN, CAMILLA AKRANS, UNKNOWN, SARAH MOON, CAMILLA AKRANS, NATASHA POLY

AH! I'VE BEEN THINKING HOW MUCH I'D LOVE TO GO ON A ROAD TRIP TO TEXAS OR SOMETHING AND WEAR A COWBOY HAT AT A RODEO, AND THEN BAM!! HERE'S THIS EDITORIAL FROM SELF SERVICE 2008. WHY AM I SO TRASHY? I SEE A FRINGED JACKET AND A REST STOP AND I'M ALL OVER IT. I THINK IT'S MY TALENT FOR ROMANTICIZING THE UNROMANTIC THAT HAS GOTTEN ME WHERE I AM TODAY. EH. SO WHAT, WHO CARES. DOESN'T LARA STONE LOOK LIKE FAYE DUNAWAY IN THESE? MAKES ME WANT TO WATCH LITTLE BIG MAN. AND BUY A LEOTARD WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG ON IT.

HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

YESTERDAY MORNING I WENT TO THE BROOKLYN FLEA, WHICH WAS AT ITS OUTSIDE LOCATION IN FORT GREENE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SUMMER. IF THERE IS A PLACE IN THE WORLD THAT MAKES ME HAPPIER (BESIDES RED HOOK), I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS. IF I EVER MAKE IT TO HEAVEN, IT WILL BE A BIG OL' OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET IN THE SUMMERTIME. I BOUGHT A PAIR OF JEAN SHORTS FOR $5 AND ALSO A REALLY BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE DRESS FOR $5 TOO. I ALMOST BOUGHT A BLACK LEATHER SKIRT FOR $10, BUT DECIDED I HAVE ENOUGH LEATHER FOR NOW. I KNOW, PULL YOURSELF BACK ON YOUR CHAIR THE WORLD IS STILL SPINNING BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I ALWAYS FORGET HOW AMAZING ALL THE FOOD VENDORS ARE AT THE FLEA - LOBSTER ROLLS, PULLED PORK SANDWICHES, FRESH POPSICLES, TACOS, PUPUSAS, PASTRIES - AND EAT BEFORE I GET THERE. FAIL. AND THIS TIME THEY ACTUALLY HAD A LOX AND BAGEL VENDOR. LUCKILY I HAD ALREADY EATEN LOX THAT DAY. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME AND THE LOX LATELY? IT'S LIKE AN SICKNESS. ANYWAY, I FUN TIME WAS HAD BY ALL (ME), AND HERE ARE THE PICTURES TO PROVE IT.

TODAY'S INSPIRATION

YOU KNOW ME, I LOVE THE EASTERN BLOC. AND VODKA ISN'T EVEN MY FAVORITE SPIRIT, SO GO FIGURE. I DO LOVE ME SOME LOX,THOUGH. IS THAT CONSIDERED EASTERN BLOC? I ATE HALF A POUND OF IT TODAY WITH A PUMPERNICKEL BAGEL. I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN IF I COULD.

PHOTO: ELINA KECHICHEVA

CHINATOWN, NYC

I'M OBSESSED WITH BRIDGES, I LOVE TO RIDE MY BIKE OVER THEM, I LOVE TO WALK OVER THEM, AND I WILL TAKE THE B, D, N, OR Q TRAIN EVEN IF IT'S NOT WHERE I'M GOING JUST FOR THE RIDE OVER THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE. ON MONDAY I WALKED TO WORK, AND I TOOK THIS PICTURE OF ROOFTOPS IN CHINATOWN RUNNING ALONG THE FOOT OF THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL, IN A "AS LONG AS THIS ISN'T MY REALITY" KIND OF WAY. I'VE ALSO THROWN IN SOME PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHINESE FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER QUENTIN SHIH.

Red Hook With Justine « High-Rise Hostess

MY WONDERFUL FRIEND OLIVIA HAS AN AWESOME BLOG CALLED HIGH-RISE HOSTESS WHERE SHE BLOGS ABOUT ENTERTAINING IN NYC! SHE HAS SUCH FANTASTIC AND ORIGINAL IDEAS, AND ALWAYS HAS AMAZING PICTURES OF HER EXCITING NEW YORK SOCIAL LIFE. YOU MUST CHECK IT OUT IF YOU DO ANY ENTERTAINING OR EVER HAVE PEOPLE OVER OR WHATEVER AND NEED HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE IT A HIT. SHE DOES A SEGMENT WHERE SHE ASKS FRIENDS HOW THEY ENTERTAIN, AND THIS WEEK I WAS THAT FRIEND. AND BEFORE YOU SAY "BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ENTERTAINING" JUST READ IT. AND READ HER BLOG EVERYDAY! THANKS OLIVIA!!!

Red Hook With Justine « High-Rise Hostess

OH WELL.

EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE YOU ARE FORCED TO HAVE THOSE "THIS IS MY LIFE" MOMENTS THAT QUITE FRANKLY YOU'D PREFER TO HAVE KEPT TUCKED UNDER THE RUG. A FEW MONTHS AGO I SAW ON FACEBOOK A HIGH SCHOOL FRIEND OF MINE'S STATUS: JUST CLOSED ESCROW ON OUR HOUSE!! BELOW HERS WAS MY OWN: DRINKING ON A TIRE. OK, WHATEVER. MOVING ON. NOW HERE WE ARE IN APRIL, AND THIS SAME FRIEND POSTED PICTURES OF HER BIG, BEAUTIFUL HOUSE AND HER HUSBAND TAKING A BUBBLE BATH IN THEIR NEW TUB. BELOW HER PHOTOS IN THE FEED WAS WHAT I HAD POSTED TO MY FRIEND KIA'S WALL THAT DAY: THANKS FOR PUTTING THE FIRE ON MY HEAD OUT. I OWE YOU ONE.

SUNDAY NIGHT DELIGHT

THESE SHOTS ARE BEA-U-TI-FUL. I'M IN LOVE WITH THE HAZY LIGHTING AND THE MONOCHROME. I LIKE THE TWO WITH THE BLUE SKY BEHIND TOO. I'M NOT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CLOTHES. REALLY LOVELY. TARYN DAVIDSON SHOT BY JEM MITCHELL IN SOGNO FOR FLAIR APRIL 2010.