Carousel -- Week Ending 17th July 2009
[ 17 July 2009 ]
By Yoko Ono.
Happy Friday! Yay! Hope you have good plans for the weekend… !
Feel like trying out a love ritual?
“There is no quality assurance about the kind of men or women you will attract, and you may attract both men and women. It is up to you to make wise choices about anyone with whom you become involved. But you are always free to say no – the point is that you are increasing the number of people you attract.”
Toolhaus will show you all the negative feedback on an Ebay seller if you ever doubt the authenticity of an item. SO USEFUL!
Helena Christensen has great style. Her home in New York photographed for Vogue Paris by The Selby.
Sri finds the best things. This post, Babes in Toyland: Six Cartoon Trend-setters Whose Closets We Want to Raid Now from Refinery 29 is adorbs.
Want to be photographed by The Sartorialist? The Pipeline tells you how to make it happen. Hahah.
Courtney Love’s moodboard.
I loved the Christian Louboutin/Rodarte collaboration — you might remember beautiful shoes covered in spikes from a while ago. Well, a very enterprising young lady DIY’d some & shows you how. I think it is my next project.
Alber Elbaz knows what’s up.
“The people I chose to run my new store in London are nice. I cannot work with b*****s, I can’t, I can’t. Maybe I am too sensitive, I get blocked. There are some people who don’t give a damn. With me, I find that if there is no energy flowing or no connection, I can’t think. Talent is amazing — I love it, appreciate it. I respect talent a lot. But if you ask me, ‘Talent and b***h, or less talent and good?’ I’ll go with less talent.”
HOLLA.
I am obsessed with celebrity real estate. I think it is SO interesting to see the kind of homes people buy.
Yann Gross’ Horizonville photo series is fascinating. NSFW, though, there are some boobies!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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My fiance’ and I have a love ritual of sorts—whenever we are walking in NYC and we have to cross the street, but the Don’t Walk sign is up or its a green light, we kiss. I know it is silly but it is our own little tradition.
Great links, it’s raining and I really can’t be bothered to go out anymore, these will keep me entertained all evening!
Holy crap – that Louboutin/Rodarte tutorial is a!mazing.
I agree with Birdie- that tutorial is absolutely amazing! (Secretly, I wish I had a pair like that!)
Wow, those Louboutin/Rodarte shoes are FIERCE! I can just picture getting refused entry at a concert because they pose a security risk. Love them!
I love the guide to being photographed by The Sartorialist. I’ll be back in NYC this weekend and I’m already planning outfits and accessories hardcore!
I always enjoy your carousel updates; they give me something to explore while I ready myself for the weekend… Or if I don’t have time, I return on Sunday and read to all my heart’s content. Nonetheless, engrossing as ever.
Great links! Peeking at other peoples’ houses is my fave.
Oh I adore Helen Christensen’s little nook. I would need proper dancing space, however. I wonder what kind of doggy that is? I want one.
i didn’t know where to write this in, but i figured you might read this anyway :) i took your internet advice and went to sweetiepie – unbelievably worth it! when you said the waiters were cute i guessed they’d be normal cute, but that was before i was told half of new york’s waiters are struggling actors! they were so sweet, the desserts amazing and i had a really great time eating and trying to seduce two of the cute waiters :D
thanks so much for the rec!
a rec of my own is crumbs bakery – really packed, but the cupcakes are unbelievable! the one i went to is next to bryant park.
Courtney Love is fucking amazing, I don’t care what anyone says about her, I’ve always thought she was hot as hell. You and her should party, Gala, I’m sure the world would never be the same! ;) And unfortunately, my year of birth isn’t on that love ritual chart, blah, this is what comes from bein’ a youngun, dammit! Oh well.
wow her doggie is sooo cute! i love all the dog-cuteness on this page lately :P me & the man’s next goal is a place with a yard so we can rescue a puppy
& she has a Mark Ryden!!!!!!
Appreciated Courtney Love’s moodboard. Do you have one, Gala?
Woah, those DIY Louboutins are fierce!
Plus, I really enjoyed looking through the Horizonville photoseries. The pictures are amazing, and the subjects beyond fascinating.
Something that made me amazingly happy this week:
http://shinycrunchy.tumblr.com/post/144105988
Like I said. SO HAPPY.
Also, Anna Piaggi. If you don’t already know her (I doubt it!) I think you’ll dig her majorly!
I’m going to try that love ritual this weekend once I crack open my newly mooched set of similar books. My boyfriend’s mom says her family has done similar things for generations around the Chinese New Year and says it actually works!
love your new blog layout! fab header!!!!
Hey Gala, I remember awhile ago you mentioned an outlet centre that you went to just outside of New York. What was the name of it please? I have tried searching your site, but can’t find it. Help!
World’s Largest Cupcake! :D
www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyl…
Oh Helena C.‘s house is full of inspirations – i love her comfortable cluttery-ness, i was hanging at a friends house this weekend and she was redecorating and it made me give the sparks to try some new things out too..
I love the diy but maybe i’ll wait for the Christian Siriano pumps to come @ Payless soon.