August 2011
1 post
June 2011
2 posts
東京 ily.
May 2011
3 posts
“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are...”
– Gary Provost, quoted in Roy Peter Clark’s (terrific) Writing Tools
April 2011
2 posts
more male style advice from my alter-ego. →
March 2011
2 posts
February 2011
5 posts
decadence & debauchery during NYFW. →
My New York Pudding account of the evening is more honest, but a briefer exposition of the night is also available at fashion pulse daily: http://fashionpulsedaily.com/2011/02/18/bess-fallwinter-2011-collection/
typecast online. →
a homage to bishop.
From pungency,
please emerge,
across from the steaming grates,
the caustic rush hour throng,
please emerge
to the brisk seventh avenue gush of yellow vehicles,
honking as they pass the place
you first smiled at me
(I still remember)
to the sound of grinding coffee beans.
Screeches, scraps and snowflakes squall past. Pedestrians
duck, averting the others’ gaze, but
feign an evasion of the...
Die. 5 fashion faux pas. →
Dress like a Tokyoite, boys. →
January 2011
6 posts
I am now a capricorn?? →
False alarm. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/
Dear Aquarius, I’m sorry I doubted you.
...and i thought my hat was cool.
via anywho.
明けましておめでとうございます !
Happy New Year my dears - may 2011 bring you tro, håb og kærlighed (faith, hope & love). Skål - 乾杯 - Cheers.
December 2010
6 posts
belated gift guide courtesy of the s.a-e. →
yes, it’s long overdue… but it’s gotta go up.
More crude advice from my stylish alter-ego... →
..just in time for the holidays. via newyorkpudding.com
smoking is sexy →
…but not in bed.
my most recent post on newyorkpudding
My presumptuous alter-ego: Maria, full of style. →
My friend and recently appointed editor-in-chief of New York Pudding has made me the curt new columnist on men’s fashion. Fair warning, the first two posts were not written sober… but I stand my ground on anti-uggism.
November 2010
5 posts
“A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe and...”
– Marilyn Monroe
WatchOh Courtney. I still love you, as I’m sure the NYTimes reporter did despite fueling your bad reputation.
imaylikemychardonnay-deactivate asked: Ugh, Maria, I'm so glad it's the same way for straight girls. Our lives are romantic comedies waiting to happen, and the city/NYU ruins that for us. Life sucks.
October 2010
3 posts
leopard & hardware. →
Enticing, humorous & aesthetically pleasing.
Ex-ad girl, Cecilie Friis Borup, recently quit her job to devote herself entirely to blogging about food, design, advertising and architecture or, as her site banner reads, “anything else that tickles [her] interest.” Take a whiff…
Europe according to Britain
Europe according to France
See more at http://bumbumbum.me/.
September 2010
13 posts
Coherent Couples.
Jealous? I’ll admit that I am slightly intimidated by the hauntingly compatible styles of the couples below.. but I can’t help wonder if their flair would resonate individually. Inspiring, nonetheless.
via DELIGHTFUL
burberry blows (!?) →
I like my style. →
Just scored an internship with this user-generated quarterly magazine. Explore. I promise it will accent those ray bans.
Three lies. One truth.
Can you spot the truth?
#1 - On October 15th, 2004, my father informed the family we would be moving back to Tokyo. Hormonal with an affinity for theatrics, I recall forcing tepid tears to spill down my orange-streaked cheeks as I wrestled with the doorknob of our front door. I was eager to escape, wanting to further brew resentment and record my hyperbolic despair on an old notepad whilst aptly...
pseudo indecorum.
After spending countless hours browsing through the make-shift living spaces at Ikea in an effort to cozify (yes, that’s a made up word) my new place in the west village, it’s hard not to idealize the outcome. The images below, courtesy of (in)decorous taste, epitomize my ideal urban sanctuary: effusive, romantic & vintage infused with a three cups of estrogen. Mi piace.
Nudes & leather for spring '11 →
A freelance piece on Fashion Pulse Daily, my (slightly censored) take on Jill Stuart, Elise Øverland and Organic this season.
A perilous few.
Un-established designers just take more risks. Marvel. Savor. Appreciate.
Looks from Denmark’s Design School at Copenhagen Fashion Week S/S 2010 courtesy of Mai Lyngby
Finally - Copenhagen Fashion Week: Part III →
Read my rambling reviews of Finnish designer, Ivana Helsinki, the notorious alcohol-sponsored cocktail collections and the record-breaking pedestrian catwalk…
August 2010
11 posts
CPH Fashion Week Part II: The Established... →
I apologize for the sporadic frequency of posts. Blame it on my homelessness and the thought of apartment hunting in 35 degree weather tomorrow (that’s ca. 90 for you Farenheit losers). Once I’m settled, I’m sure it will regulate.