apris apris

shnorhavor surp ts'nund!
happy armenian little christmas!

frozen open ocean

this morning in southampton, human resources of the hamptons is
hosting their sixth annual polar bear plunge.
i'm jealous and want to be there.

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.

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.

i make your heart shake, these memories can't wait

dearest human hearts,

i hope this finds you with a happy heart, full and pumping.

after many requests and a cosmic collision with an iranian dream of a lady...

it is my greatest pleasure and a dream awake to say that this year

my valentines are for sale at a beautiful museum like shop...

Maryam Nassir Zadeh.

a journey, a comfort and an inspiration-a display in impeccable, creative taste

the valentines are inspired by iranian lottery tickets, indian currency, ancient mysticism,

pomegranates and hieroglyphics and each one i have painted, printed, assembled and

dyed with my hands and the envelopes too.

i hope them to be the perfect gift. i am immensely proud of this happening and 

hope you'll check it.

and i promise you, you will hold a piece of my heart in your hands. intended pun.

MARYAM NASSIR ZADEH

123 Norfolk Street at Rivington Street (across from Schiller's Liquor Bar)

Lower East Side 

NYC

please check out the amazing space maryam and uday have assembled and 

support them and tell them you do.

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i donated a bunch of my valentines, though not quite as elaborate but lovely

nonetheless, to Fred Flare, the online shop and store-

mine and heaps of others are for sale and all proceeds are being given to

Elder Craftsmen, a rad charity that brings craft workshops to local old people.

so please support their shop front or make an online purchase

Fred Flare

131 Meserole Ave at Leonard Street

Greenpoint Brooklyn

with all the love that can possibly pour out of me,

a and le futur possible

crystal stills

iranian mountain boots

the moment i saw these at the end of summer they informed my nostalgia for the

sight of my fathers old climbing boots and his cliff side tales in his high climbing days in iran.

a bit climber speed lacer and a shade stiff militant. so in turn, familial associations influence purchases.

leather boots by ld tuttle and screenprint by idle^kings

 

mon dernier tango à paris

clips from paulo melim andersson's last collection for chloe, fall 2008.

i'm particularly fixated with the embellishments, details and wispy 70s feel.

although this being the collection that knocked him from his creative director post,

i love it and find it well aligned with the last tango in paris inspiration.

i'm attempting to try my hand at recreating some of these ideas.

sparkle on my knee caps

how does one refuse a purple lurex miu miu knee sock?

mon coeur a lieu a 1940

autumn 2003 miu miu campaign

possibly all the ebaying i do has awarded me with the best bid yet. the search for the perfect winter 

coat has been years long. i dreamt of finding this oversized houndstooth number at beacons closet. 

(pictured on left, above) someone once said, all the things i love will come back to me, if i really love 

them enough. case proven!