full to the brim

today, i felt brief nostalgia for this proenza schouler spring 2007 collection

and the take on the zorro hat, consider this foreshadowing.

costa azul

surprising coming from me, this philip lim leather bag for autumn is a real looker.

i feel GG had a hand in designing it.

magic eye

houdini magic eye prints-rachel comey autumn 2008

viva zucchero!

for chocolate sauce:

1 cup heavy creme

6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

1 tablespoon butter at room temperature

1 teaspoon bourbon

for churros:

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1.5 cups sugar

6 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup whole milk

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup flour

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

2 quarts peanut oil

1. make chocolate sauce, in medium pan, heat cream until small bubbles form. remove from heat.

pour chocolate into hot cream, sit for 5 minutes, stir until smooth. stir in butter and then bourbon.

keep warm.

2. prepare churros: in shallow pan, combine cinnamon and sugar; set aside. in small saucepan,

melt butter with the milk and salt over medium heat and bring to a boil, add flour and cook, stir constantly

until a dough forms and pulls away from the sides of pan, about 30 seconds. remove from heat and cool for

3 minutes. stir eggs into the batter until smooth. fill a pastry bag filled with large star tip.

3. in medium pot, heat about 3 inches of oil to 350 degrees, squeeze out batter and snip when it reaches 4 inches

long. fry in batches, turning once, until deep golden brown. about 4 minutes. drain on paper towels. 

while still hot, roll in cinnamon sugar. serve with chocolate sauce, makes about 16.

 

mate for life

i've got an attraction to these arthropods at the moment. in shape and colour. 

oh she is slippery and tres sexy

prada primavera 2009

i have to say...and this is no surprise for those that know my tastes, i love it.

i love the bras and washed fabrics, the red, the prints. there is such an ease about 

this collection-it is reminiscent of about three springs back, remember with the 

socks and hot pink shoes-

but also of early 2000s prada, but the feeling now is updated and quicker than current.

this is significant, where everyone (nyc!!) is just throwing up malibu colours on every

jacket and legging in sight-this is balanced. of course cafe and espresso and cherry

are the ideal summer vacation hues, it seems perfectly obvious now its in front of us.

the pulled together and tied together, but really the 'untie me, darling'

its miuccia and sex at one of her best.

the fabrics have a lovely lived in appeal. she looks rummaged but oh so good, fresh

and clean. 1950s shape of the halter combined with the off shoulder sleeve-

why don't we see more of this? its so beautifully complementary to a woman.

this fish print is a dream. i love it when she takes on the animals.

its the humor in it all, its childlike and combined with the roughed up washed up

1950s beach house secret sex goddess-its brilliant!

pour moi, prada seems to be of the next moment and this i would say makes

it difficult to compare collections past and to come.

autumns lace is a stand alone in its vision and innovation.

spring 08 always holds a dear place in my heart-yes i still want to look like a hendrix

tripping fairly lady, but maybe not in this moment.

but this is all of what appeals to you and your senses.

so fuck yeah, oil my collarbones, dress me in latte shades and fuck me shoes and 

send me to portofino, i'm ready for low tide.

lights and candy castles.

portland based band, glass candy. is beatific. 

cosas de la semana

+vintage hosiery

+sea turtles

+shrimp

+mussels, clams and oysters

+squids

+sharks and whales

+pajama pants as daily wear

+ancient greek and roman imagery

rachel comey

vpl