nine weeks.

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“ There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter — the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third, there is the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. […] Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.
- E.B. White, Here is New York

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"One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years." - Thomas Wolfe

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"You come to New York to find the ambiance that will evoke your best. You do not necessarily know precisely what that might be, but you come to New York to discover it." - Dr. James Hillman

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designer lexicon.

1. Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
2. Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
3. Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
4. Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
5. Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
6. Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
7. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
8. Balmain: Bal-mah
9. Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
10. Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
11. Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
12. Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
13. Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
14. Chaiken: Chay-ken
15. Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
16. Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
17. Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
18. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
19. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
20. Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
21. Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
22. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
23. Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
24. Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
25. Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
26. Hermès: Air-mez
27. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
28. James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
29. Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
30. Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
31. Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
32. Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
33. L’Wren Scott: Le-ren Skot
34. Loewe: Low-ev-ay
35. Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
36. Madame Gres: Madame Gray
37. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
38. Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
39. Moschino: Mo-ski-no
40. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
41. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
42. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
43. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
44. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
45. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
46. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
47. Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
48. Rodarte: Ro-dar-tay
49. 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
50. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
51. Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
52. Thakoon: Ta-koon
53. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
54. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
55. Tocca: Toe-ka
56. Versace: Ver-sah-chee
57. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
58. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
59. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
60. Zac Posen: Poe-zen

(via theChicSpy)

sad sad.

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anna sui for target.

As always I get really excited when Target has major designers do an affordable line for them, but somehow I am always let down. This time Anna Sui does a Gossip Girl inspired collection due out September 13th. I'm am a huge GG fan but i'm not so sure about this... Thoughts?

VIEW SLIDESHOW via nymag the cut

shown above [if you couldn't guess]: V, B & little J
image via HIGHSNOBETTE

good time clothes for party girls.

people's market.

People's Market Autumn/ Winter 2009 Women’s collection preview.

(images via HIGHSNOBETTE)

use somebody.

beat the heat.

Chicago has some of the most extreme weather conditions and today was no exception... the temperature hit a sweltering 92 degrees. Of course there is always air conditioning but when you must go outside, you don't want your face to melt away. Anyway, here are some of my favorite products that are made to withstand the test of time. Two additional [not so sweat proof] must-have products are Estee Lauder goddess bronzer, $30 & Bobbi Brown blush in pale pink, $22.

so awesome.

(images via luxirare)

emma<3watson.

I saw these pictures of Emma Watson the other day... and I couldn't stop thinking about them. She looks stunning... I never got into the Harry Potter thing but she is fabulous.

VS Magazine // model: Emma Watson // photographer: Ellen von Unwerth
(images via lacouturiernyc & VS Magazine)

amorous liaison.

Last week one of my friends urged me to pick up the latest issue of CS Bride magazine... which are actually free around chicago... anyway some of the dresses were absolutely stunning. There are some really amazing gowns in it and I felt compelled to share some of them. One of my favorite dresses [pictured above] is from Priscilla of Boston, so I checked out their website and it's full of more fantastic gowns... even short wedding dresses... which are not to be underrated.

Anne Barge

Carolina Hererra

Jenny Packham

J. Mendel - [love love love]

Junko Yoshioka

Monique Lhuillier

Oscar de le Renta

Reem Acra

top: Elizabeth Filmore / bottom: St. Pucchi
Vera Wang

Priscilla of Boston [love the pockets]

(images via CS Bride magazine & www.PriscillaofBoston.com)

thursday assortment.

view over Manhattan, New York by Torsten Hoffman via allposters.com

No. 1, Lavender Mist, 1950 by Jackson Pollock

NYC street map - Andy Warhol via allposters.com

ed westwick for GQ

words of wisdom.

(images via allposters.com)

new york, i love you.

bleached skinny's & ebay-ing.

hands down... this summer look is the easiest trend to re-create with next to no money...
the jeans above [from this mornings ShopBop email blast] are Current/Elliot and retail for $254.00.


These are my old forever 21 jeans that I almost got rid of, but instead took to with a bottle of bleach and a pair of scissors a few weeks ago. I really just poured bleach on them, while sitting in the sun... the sun tends to speed up the process. If you try this at home, I definitely recommend that you wear gloves because you can burn your fingers... eek.


And lastly... this is an ebay auction i'm closely watching [update: i won] ... a fanny pack is a really difficult look to pull off... But LeSportSac does about as good of a job as humanly possible. Ordinarily I would have no use for this... but after working the beer tents at Lollapalooza last summer, I really thought it would be beneficial... So Lolla is on the books again this summer and i'll be prepared this time around.