on the books

reading now...in preparation and anticipation

holi is a festival of radiance in the universe!

different waves of radiance traverse the universe, thereby creating 

various colours that nourish and complement the function of 

respective elements in the atmosphere!

swedish fox

in my search for a proper yet nicely coloured backpack, during a ride on the L train, I spotted

one of these babies, the kanken, sported effectively by a swede. produced by fjallraven 

(forgive the lack of proper swedish accents) and made in a variety of colours and a

few different sizes, i think they are brilliant and i plan to pick up the maxi kanken for an 

upcoming trip. i spotted a few in opening ceremony over the weekend and they are also

sold at a few outdoor outfitting outlets online in europe. 

EDIT- i recommend purchasing your kanken at mountain fox

with the pound dollar exchange at the moment, its a deal and they have heaps of colours

opening ceremony is charging well over the recommended and 

even creatures of comfort raised their prices

kankens and a video still from going forth by day, the path by bill viola

trouser browser

not sure exactly what has soaked into me but i'm developing a penchant for

some fancy trews by Acne Jeans

pictured: zoom leather/zebra black/zaire/her stripe/zebra white

heart in your kitchen

can you see what i see?

and now?

yes, there is it...

your heart in my kitchen

one of the most endearing responses i have received from a valentine i sent...

sea breeze dries

the graphicissmo from spring 2009 has remained but now its sliced, diced 

and infused in and between with malibu hues in dreamy shades.

these colours are familiar to us but feel so soft and calm, as if we are

maybe only looking with one lazy eye up so they appear new and we are half asleep.

his print focus with the fusion of photographic parrots, leopard and flowers in

newsprint black and white looks fresh but not overwhelming. its understated and

that is the beauty of it. it has a cut and paste way about it and its nothing he has

done yet and something that will be replicated down the fashion chain.

yet again he simply evolves slowly and does what he does best, beautifully.

i think it boudior ladies at the beach in winter.

dries van noten. fall winter 2009.

wine on the street after midnight

i brought with me a bottle of wine,

a token that came with my bearing news

good grand news of adventures and the boats that will take me to them

we opened the bottle, poured and then

with joie de viver i opened my map of plans

you were less than pleased

and wondered why i had to go do such a thing

and alone

wondered why i couldn't spend summer in

the front rows of your shows

existing as your ultimate encourager

solely for you

wasn't it obvious i was a raging wind and

i need to sail and flicker out some lights make others bright

see with new sight

when you slammed the door

it was me between that and the street

i walked on it didn't matter even if you had written a song for eyes like oceans

the bottle minus the contents of two glassfuls

took its swan dive and the liquid left stains on the pavement

was that entirely necessary

you thought so it seemed

i was on the verge because that was my good news in that drink

i thought about soaking it up with the white hem of my dress

just to defy you in another unexpected fashion

it was a fruity full bodied melbec

wild raspberry on the nose

and i hated to see it wasted

but it was late so i walked back to brooklyn

i knew it would be a long walk form long island city

but i felt no challenge nothing hindering

spring was near maybe i would meet her along the way

i had broken the bracelet of us and felt free

maybe i'd sing and skip

and alone it would be

as it was meant

this was a night i walked to walk forever

like a journey on a train that you never want to end

never want to reach the destination 

seems odd for some but i like those blurry images

from the window passing to never stop them

dosa maravillosa

mildly obsessed with this south indian vegetarian restaurant

in jackson heights, my consistent favourites include the

mango lassi, pondicherry dosa and thalis, a bit of everything

share. its generous and filling.

the dosa place

3566 73rd street

jackson heights, queens, nyc

born cool

the barkley l hendricks painting exhibit, the birth of cool

totally and unexpectedly blew my mind.

the sheer skill in this work is stunning.

hendricks rendering of fabrics, especially denim

are completely lifelike. working with limited palette,

his iconic portraits each hold and grant the subject

a confident swagger. he references antiquity back 

to byzantine religious icons and old masters like

jan van eyck and greek mythology. 

on view until march 15

the harlem studio museum 

144 west 125th street

from top to bottom

'sweet thang (lynn jenkins)' 1975-76

'bahsir (robert gowens)' 1975

'what's going on?'

'brown sugar vine' 1970

'steve' 1976

'sir charles, alias willie harris' 1972

'north philly niggah (william corbett)' 1975

'lawdy mama' 1969

my alpine girl

i really enjoyed the marni show this season. it grew up a bit from the wild weirdo girl it turned

into last season (although in some aspects i prefer that girl). it has been interesting to watch

consuelo evolve the sport influence and this felt like the ultimate climax of that. i saw a particular

mountain hiking influence with climbing leggings fused with patterned trousers and the anorak dresses

and over pieces. hit the slopes.