Technicolor Rabbit

I love the colors in this picture. And it goes with the post below quite nicely. (courtesy of Lookbook)

What's A Girl to Do?

I have very much enjoyed what little music I have come across from Bat for Lashes. But my sister recently showed me this video, and I fell quite in love with this song. The video is creepy and amazing in all the best ways, and definitely deserves multiple viewings.

Michelle This Time

How lovely is this Christian Lacroix design for Michelle Obama? I loved the illustration style. Some big names have offered up their visions for what they'd like to dress our new First Lady in for Inauguration Day. Check out some more ideas (from Betsey Johnson to Rodarte) at WWD.

1930s-40s in Color

The Flickr photostream from The Library of Congress is a fantastic treat I found clicking around Sally Jane Vintage. It has tons of scanned slides from pre-WWII to the late 40's, showing a world we usually see in black and white in all its vibrant color.

Back in Action: Obama in the 1980s

Whew. The finals/christmas/family road-trip portion of the year left little time for internet craziness, but replaced it with even more fulfilling craziness. Now it's over and here I am (in fact there might even be a little more of me from all this holiday food...).

I saw these floating around the internet awhile ago, and I'm sure you did too. But in case you missed the adorable images of our president elect (anyone else counting down to January 20th?), I figured they were cute enough to post again.

Check out more photos at Time magazine's website.

Drunk History

Drunk History, Vol. I - IV is a collection of hilariousness I found today via this blog. And it is wonderous. "Why is that good miss?", you might be asking your computer screen. Well, it would be because someone gets very, very drunk and attempts to discuss a famous historical event. This tale is then re-enacted by people like Michael Cera and Jack Black.

Hilarity ensues.

Vol. I, starring Michael Cera:

Might be.

This might be the cutest thing ever.


Holiday Love. from Naomi Davis on Vimeo.

(a little treat from rockstar diaries)

Florence and the Machine

I'm liking Florence and the Machine. The sound is awesome and different and weird. Below is a beautiful, beautiful song. Interesting visuals. Like you found old super 8 film in someone's attic. But I'm really into circus imagery right now so I warmed up real quick to this:



(but I honestly don't know how I feel about this video)

Off to Decorate

I am armed with old-fashioned lights and a 3 ft tree.
(photo by Alicia Paulson)

Orange Harmonius Dance

My friend Sade sent me this video, and it is so beautiful I had to share. The music (by Brian Eno), the languid movements, the metaphor for love...what a lovely commerical.

Improv Everywhere

Improv Everywhere is a NYC based group that "causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places". Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, they've has executed over 80 "missions" involving thousands of undercover "agents". Missions have ranged from The MP3 Experiment (where 826 people downloaded the same mp3, pressed play at the same time, and followed its directions), to The Moebius (where agents meticulously repeated a five-minute slice of time for twelve consecutive repetitions inside a Starbucks), to Welcome Back (where 20 agents waited with signs and flowers in an airport welcoming back perfect strangers). My personal favorite? When 16 agents created a musical in the middle of an unsuspecting food court. I've always wished my life would spontaneously burst into a musical.



Or The Frozen Grand Central Station, where over 200 people froze on cue for five minutes:



The website features tons of video of the events, and gives information about how you can become an agent should you find yourself in NYC.

Sheila Bocchine Pinhole Photography

I was blown away by the images Sheila Bocchine gets out of her wooden pinhole camera! There's no lens, as light goes through the pinhole and directly onto the film for exposures. Basically, a light-proof box with a tiny aperture.

As one commentator pointed out, this is just proof that good pictures come from good photographers, not necessarily the top of the line equipment. I think a pinhole camera would make a great gift for any of those creative types in your life, those crazy cats.

DIY Pinhole Camera Kit, $22 (fredflare.com)

(via booooooom! )

Yves Saint Laurent at the de Young

Oh my friends, if you have not seen the Yves Saint-Laurent retrospective, get thee to a museum! The lovely exhibit is in San Francisco right now, having finished a run in Montreal, and it is well worth the trip (and the ten bucks) the de Young requires. I went this afternoon with my friend Tara, and we had the most impossible time keeping our hands to ourselves, not taking pictures, and someone may have been accused of smelling the couture. No names.


Yves Saint Laurent was a master couturier and pioneer. The exhibition celebrates the life of the late designer, and showcases forty years of creativity from the Maison Haute Couture Yves Saint Laurent. From his famous trapeze dresses, to the nipped silhouettes of his work under Dior, to the fantastically unique global styles, he blends references to the world of art and social revolution.

Rainbow Winter

Robin Cameron: photos by Wilson Cameron with Gouache overlays.
(via Robin Cameron's eclectic website)

Speaking of Travel

This filled my heart with so much joy. What a fabulous idea.




(via A Beautiful Mind)

Nepal please.

Do I need to explain why Nepal tops my travel list?

A Little Inspiration

I always tell my friend Inez she lives in a creative mess. I tend to live in a pile of paper scraps and dull xacto knives, so I'm a little envious of people whose clutter improves their space. And doesn't cut them.

(via the ever-wonderful selby)

Serendipity and Circle Scarves

I'm prone to little bouts of melancholy in the winter, but a new obsession has me excited about bundling up: circle scarves!

I bought a few from RachelFixed on Etsy in lovely oatmeal tones. I think they make great christmas gifts, don't you? And they come at lovely prices too (just $25 for the regular size!).

I lusted after the American Apparel circle scarf based on its versatility (hood, dress, top...whatever!), but settled for tying some of my pashminas together at the ends to achieve the same effect.

And my favoritest (and you'll have to excuse that word, but it really must be used to convey the love I have for this) is my Evie hooded cowl from SmittenKitten. Oh yes, it is fabulously cozy, versatile, and flawlessly made. Oh, it is love.

(apparently I'm not the only one under this spell)

Baby Disco

Apparently this hip new club among the 3-7 year old set is in Paris as a sort of art piece. With regular Colette dance classes, their own DJ, and a slightly creepy panda bartender giving out milk, the club’s hour long sessions are spent parent free and dance crazed.

Little People Need Love Too

How cute is this Little People school portrait from PlayFamilyHouse's Etsy?


She also makes greeting cards.

I miss playing with those guys. I would build little cities of blocks and cardboard under my Nana's feet as she cooked collard greens and tried her best not to destroy Fisher Price civilizations. My other grandmother still has the Little People houses in her basement from when my mom and her siblings were little people too.

Lane Collins Photography

I'm hovering somewhere between awe and jealousy with these photos from Lane Collins. American-born, she is now living in New Zealand "in search of inspiration and adventure". It would seem that she found it.

Comme des Garcons @ H&M

Comme des Garcons' much anticipated line for H&M hits stores today! The looks of cult favorite avant-garde designer Rei Kawakubo merges with H&M affordability in this rare collaboration that includes women’s, men’s, accessories, and a limited unisex fragrance.

I'm stuck in class instead of browsing the racks as this drops, which leaves me hoping that we don't see another Cavalli-esque incident. In the San Francisco H&M flagship store the women's line sold out within the first 10 minutes! Which baffles me because you can't even get to the front of the register in that amount of time...maybe all that cheetah print sped the process up.

Mankind is No Island

I see homelessness every day of my life in San Francisco, and this video really hit home. The two cities it features are two of my favorite places in the world. It is beautiful, honest, and simple.



(via swissmiss)

44 Presidents

44 Presidents & A Letter to a Cat is almost a comic, but most certainly funny. You can get a copy of it for only 2.50 here! Boy do I love Etsy.


(via emily of a softer world.)

A Polaroid a Day...

A polaroid everyday for a year, from the camera of Monica Clapcott. What a marvelous idea.


(I can't remember how I stumbled upon this. Oops.)

Wheeee

Reactions Around the World

Kenya.

Indonesia.

India.

Georgia.

Chicago.

My favorite thing about Obama's win is that the world is celebrating with us. I love that this hope and positive energy has united so many people.

(see more reactions here.)

Pretty Paper Pictures

I was wowed by these three dimensional paper pop-ups by California artist Jayme McGowan. I can't imagine how much time goes into each one to achieve such detail and beauty. You can buy some of her work on Etsy too! (yay!)

It kind of reminds me of Emerson Cod's pop-up predilection on Pushing Daisies.