design category

Pool party

ladies home journal, nickolas muray, swimlayout, george eastman house, flickr, thelooksee

Contrast

My husband took this photo on the way to work.  Seriously awesome.

mont blanc, contrast, car, toyota, DIY, decal, thelooksee

Peggy Moffitt, Leon Bing, Ellen Harth for Rudi Gernreich

This video is absolutely fantastic. 60’s fashion by Rudi Gernreich at its best.

I love how Peggy Moffitt still dresses like this. My husband and I were just discussing how it’s like “hey the 60’s were my era, and I know it… and I still want to live it.” She still looks glamourous and mod even though she’s 70 this year.

Summer dresses

I love all of these dresses (all found at Creatures of Comfort, which is having a major sale).

dress, creatures of comfort, summer, apc, mociun, sunshine and shadow, thelooksee

dress, creatures of comfort, summer, apc, mociun, sunshine and shadow, thelooksee

dress, creatures of comfort, summer, apc, mociun, sunshine and shadow, thelooksee

dress, creatures of comfort, summer, apc, mociun, sunshine and shadow, thelooksee

1. & 2. APC  3. Mociun  4. Sunshine and Shadow

Subliminal Projects: The New Utopia Show

Come one, come all…

The New Utopia
, opening June 27 at the Subliminal Projects gallery, offers multiple representations of utopias from a diverse group of creatives: artists, designers, writers, musicians, publishers, and other visionaries who are currently reshaping our culture.  Curated by Studio Number One, the exhibition is the second installment of their annual Park Life series, bringing diverse talent together for a moment in space and time.

subliminal projects, studio number one, shepard fairey, new utopia, art show, thelooksee

Participating artists include: Shepard Fairey, Amanda Fairey, Florencio Zavala, Cleon Peterson, Zach Gibson, Kristian Henson, Casey Ryder, Jesselisa Moretti, Simon Steinhardt, Philip Lumbang, Ernesto Yerena, Marissa Textor, Adrianne Reade, Date Farmers, Jeremy Kaplan, Fighting, POW WOW, Seth Ferris, Sage Vaughn, Maya Hayuk, Michael Muller, Hellovon, Eric Elms, Mansi Shah, Tanya Rubbak, Gail Swanlund, Jeremy Landman, Devin Gallagher, Nicholas Bowers, Spencer Elden, Z James

EXHIBITION DATES:

June 27th – July 25th, 2009

Vintage find: Bruno Magli slingbacks

This is one of my best Ebay scores.  I got these for about $12 (for Bruno Magli -a steal) on Ebay a few years ago and they are seriously the cutest little vintage party shoes.  I rarely get to bust them out, but today I remembered them and wore them to a business meeting with a dove grey blouse and jeans, because… well, why not?  Los Angeles has been all gloomy for almost two weeks now, so some little metallic polka dot bows on my feet make me feel a little more cheerful.

bruno magli, vintage, shoes, slingbacks, bow, polka dot, thelooksee

3.1 Phillip Lim: Resort 2010

Love this collection, as I love most of his others…

3.1 phillip lim, resort 2010, clothing, collection, fashion, thelooksee

3.1 phillip lim, resort 2010, clothing, collection, fashion, thelooksee

3.1 phillip lim, resort 2010, clothing, collection, fashion, thelooksee

Vintage find: Sears Com/Trek IV

Found this sexy thang at a thrift store yesterday.  I’m in love.  It works like a dream, it’s portable, there’s a place to stick earphones in (which kind of cracks me up), and you could stick batteries in it and take it to the park. Oh yeah, and it’s covered in faux woodgrain and metal.

sears, vintage, com/trek IV, radio, portable, thelooksee

The f-f-f-future

How rad are these.  This Swiss Code-X boat (which is currently available to order):

code_x_boat, swiss, modern, thelooksee

…which reminds me of this photo of the 80’s Citroën Karin concept car.

citroen, concept, fiore, karin, modern, car, thelooksee

(via two separate posts here)

Etsy pick: Paper creatures

Lots of these little creations in the Essimar shop.  I think they’d be great in little frames for a child’s room.

essimar, paper, cutouts, craft, art, etsy, thelooksee

essimar, paper, cutouts, craft, art, etsy, thelooksee

essimar, paper, cutouts, craft, art, etsy, thelooksee