you inspire you. momofuku fried chix.

i am definitely not a foodie, but i tend to find it hard to avoid absorbing some foodie interests living where i do. saturday night at midnight i was able to indulge in the mythical momofuku fried chicken dinner. well, i don't know if it's mythical, but it was definitely awesome. as i hear the verdict often goes, i thought the Korean-fried version beat out the Old Bay seasoned "southern style" but really, both were oh so yummy. i definitely recommend making a reservation and do it for the max amount of peeps, 8. we had 6 and there were still leftovers to be had. on that note, i'm going on blogging hiatus for this holiday week. give thanks and enjoy your holiday...remember that not everyone can eat fried chicken at midnight.

::more j.crew amour::

i love the font. and the yellow neon socks. swoon. however, cargo pants? i guess you can't get it right all of the time...

::a perfect day to profess my love for j.crew::

i've been meaning to write this post for a while now since these pics are from the october j.crew catalog. my respect for j.crew has grown so much in the past three years, and although i do love Michelle Obama, i have to say that the company was catching my eye before the obama phenomena. whoever has been manning up the creative direction there has been doing a phenomenal job, pairing the classic j.crew tweeds, plaids, cashmeres, and neutrals with quirky hipster glasses and hints of neon. and now, in the men's section of their catalog, they've started using non-models to model their clothing. in the october issue they used working artists like Stephen Shore, Billy Sullivan, and Ryan McGinness...so clever, so good...plus, how did they know that Stephen Shore is my favorite photographer??

Happy Birthday Davey.

man, you are getting old. but no matter what, Eric will always be older than you~ha! i kid.

love you,
K.

just in time for the holidaze...

my friend Laura, whose stationery designs i adore, just opened up an Etsy shop! and just in time for the holidaze. i am wanting to purchase the "let it snow" set myself to spread some holiday cheer! you can peruse her shop here.

::warm milk::hot bath::

you inspire you. liz baker.

i made this bag for my dear friend Liz "Lizard" Baker's 25th bday. get it??

::morning inspiration::

american gothic 2.0

last year, when i was formerly employed at a luxury hardware company, my work bestie, J.E., and I were standing next to each other and it was quickly pointed out that we were wearing variations on a theme, so essentially, the same outfit. my friend Raj documented the event quite nicely. he's got some mad photographing skills.

he's also got a blog, http://eatfattyeat.tumblr.com/. J.E. also has a blog, The Chicken Bone. And now he lives in D.C. and teaches little kids the meaning of life...i miss him lots.

you inspire you. the uk.

some highlights from my uk trip. check out the rest of my pix here.

::in::memoriam::

you inspire you. tracey emin.

while in London, my mum and i took a jaunt over to the Tate Modern and saw the exhibition "Pop Life: Art in a Material World."

Tracey Emin's work is featured in this show and i dig it a lot. she be crazy and crafty.

::morning inspiration::

::afternoon tea::

Brighton, England.

...and we're back.

sorry for the lack of posts kids. i returned to new york on monday and have been trying to get myself back into the swing of things all week. funnily enough, the issue of T Magazine that came out right before I left for London was all about Anglomania! quelle coincidence! i love when things like that happen. you can of course peruse the issue online here, but i heart the old tear and scan trick and i think it's going to take me a long time to end that love affair. these are two of my fav images from the issue, featuring Florence of Florence and the Machine and Ebony Bones.

::morning inspiration::

This was taken in the hotel room I stayed at in Kyoto. Toilet technology in Japan is amazing...they even have a "polite noise" button for those embarrassing bathroom moments!

you inspire you. mary quant.

Mary Quant is one of my all time favorite designers...and how fitting since i leave tonight for a week in foggy ol' London town! see you soon!