A Stairway as Optical Illusion

I was just on design-milk and saw some amazing, modern staircases which reminded me of our visit to the Albright Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY this summer.

Zobop (stairs) 2003  by Jim Lambie

Along with their beautiful art collection and charming outdoor dining the Albright Knox had an interesting staircase.

This could bring Japanese washi tape to a whole new level!

East Hampton Color Palette

It's blustery and windy out there today and thought I would send out a reminder that yes, warm sunny weather is on its way.  Last summer I was at an estate sale off the beaten path (at least off of my beaten path) and loved the color of these "vintage" boats.    Turns out I was at the East Hampton Marina but really the back-of-the house part of the marina.  There were lots of beautiful dilapidated boats, their colors bleached by the sun.  I love the weathered wood with the blues, bits of scarlet red and the greenery.

Can't wait for summer!!

Colours, Colors, Couleurs, Colores Music Video

Found this during my travels of cyberworld.  The colors are fantastic and the music not bad either. Thanks to the band Ok Go and their new song Skyscrapers

Director: Trish Sie
Producers: Trish Sie & Paula Salhany

J. Crew Shines for Spring 2012 - Part Deux

For those in the Fashion business these posts would be much to late but for the rest of you out there I thought it would be fun to drag this J. Crew thing out and show you some more of the color stories from their show last week during Fashion Week:

I love this color palette:  Navy, mint, yellow and flax/linen.

And some details:

I  have always loved shocking pink.  Especially a hint of it somewhere. This is more than a hint and it looks great with the other bright blues, greens and corals too.

For another color story from J. Crew go to my first post on the show.  Some more fun photos of fun people and ensembles to follow.

[J. Crew under the Tents at Lincoln Center ]

This past Monday was my birthday.  Lots of happy birthdays on facebook (so fun!) phone calls, dinner  and some very imaginative gifts this year.  The most surprising was a car and driver for  3 hours so, instead of schlepping my kids to and fro' after school I was able to pick them up, dash to the library, pediatrician, and pinkberry (have you tried the new salted caramel ? ) and more. 

And the icing on the cake was this invite:

It was  Fashion Week in New York   As a former J. Crew merchandiser many moons ago I still have friends there and was able to snag an invite to their first ever presentation during Fashion Week !!!   I am forever a romantic about the  Fashion World and dopey as it may sound I love the excitement  and anticipation of a Fashion Show.

Walking in, the models were on a platform wearing their J. Crew best!   First group was persimmon reds (wink-wink, at least I tried with the naming)/ blues and whites.

As I walked in this is what I saw.

As I walked in this is what I saw. A beautiful combination of fabrics, prints, stripes, and dots (heart -shaped that is) mixed with the J. Crew chinos, denim shirts and other icon pieces from the brand. Each model wore their clothes with the Crew attitude and as always the styling was aspirational, inspirational and quirky!! I love that they put leopard with this  Crew-ified classic color palette. 

Indian Block Prints with
Stripes and Denim

I want both ensembles....

Since there was no runway it was great to get close to the clothes and see the details, texture and colors that separate J. Crew from the rest.

What I love is that you don't have to buy every piece to get the look. The styling is inspiration enough to buy the really special pieces that can be mixed in with your own basics at home. And throw in a bit of leopard to throw people off!!!

Next week- more color stories, details and people watching from the J. Crew Spring 2012 Presentation.

Love, love , loved it!!!

[I am a Beach Rock Junkie.]

Well pebbles is probably a better description.  I have always loved shopping (shallow, I know, but there is something about that high) but ever since starting a family and the changing economic situation over the years I have reduced my shopping forays to practically nil.

I have to admit it always bothered me that shopping gave me such pleasure.  I have searched high and low for the why behind it and all I can conclude is that it has something to do with hunting and gathering. The thrill of the hunt!!  Capturing the beast!!  Ohh the Prada bags and shoes. The Joseph trousers.  APC jeans..... those were the days of my shopping trips to London, Paris, Milan et autre.

Now my life is quite different and I have found something that is equally as satisfying and costs NOTHING, NADA, NIENTE, RIEN !!!

 Photos of the beginning of my collection.  Pebble Beaches are the BEST!!  But I do like sandy beaches for sun-bathing and swimming....  More Photos of my fave rocks and environments to come.

Navy and Rose for Inspiration

I love my pinterest.   Found this tonight. See how well the rose and navy work together?  The earth tones  and whites aren't too shabby either.   And right after repinning it I found a clothing shot that echoes it:

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I love when that happens!

xo CP

Color Palette Pics of the week

Recently I discovered a new site Pinterest that allows you to catalog all of your  favorite images found almost anywhere on the web.  I wrote about it for the first time back in October.   Since then I have found so many beautiful photos and photos of beautiful things that I've got quite a collection!

One of my "boards" (think file) is just for color palette ideas so I thought I'd show you some of my favorites this week.

This image is from the blog hapahale The bowls are from Mud Australia:

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This was found on You Can Make It Easy and was created by the artist Katharina Trudzinski:

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This image is from Color Collective curated by  Lauren Willhite. If you want new ideas in terms of color this is the place to go. I love the pairing of the nude with the red and blues.  She finds so many unlikely color combinations that are beautiful together and inspired by art and images.

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I want a room that feels like the colors in this bunch of posies: other-worldly.

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See more images on  my boards at Pinterest You might get hooked and it takes up less room than a pile of tearsheets from magazines.

I hope this gave you some ideas or maybe just a much needed break to look at pretty things.
Have a good week!