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Friday, February 20, 2009

sun is shining


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I seriously cannot get over how warm it is here. I know all my friends in L.A. claim it is indeed possible to get sick of the sun, but I am dubious that I could ever tire of perfect weather. I'm kind of a lizard.

Anyhoo, today we went to the Palm Springs Museum of Art where there was a FABULOUS Wayne Thiebaud exhibit. Thiebaud's work is so much more rich and varied than the pop-art paintings of cakes and gumball machines that made him famous. The collection included some beautiful nude sketches he did early in his career, as well as a vast collection of cityscapes in his signature bright colors. My favorite piece was "Two Majorettes" from 1962. And I know this isn't really right to say about art, but imagine how fabulous it would look in a mid-century modern living room!


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In addition to the Thiebaud exhibit, the museum also had an extensive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe's portrait photography. These pictures (there were 101 of them) were absolutely stunning. Mapplethorpe was a master at capturing his subjects with a direct, unflinching gaze. The results were not necessarily flattering, but always interesting to look at. Two of my favorite pictures from the collection:



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Grace Jones


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Patti Smith

Here's what I wore out during the day:


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Gap t-shirt, Zara cardigan, DIY ripped bleached jeans, Minnetonka moccasins, skeleton key necklace on vintage silver chain, $5 sunglasses, vintage bag

And here's what I wore out to my mom's birthday dinner:


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H&M leopard print tank, DIY jeans, Pour La Victoire shoes, vintage fur stole, Elliott Luca "Catina" tote, vintage/borrowed/Lisa Levine bracelets, Timex watch, key necklace

And just because I thought everyone's shoes were cute tonight (and because it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to catch my sister wearing heels) I snapped pictures of everyone's footwear:

                               
L to R: my Pour La Victoire platforms, Rachel's Steve Maddens (that she got on sale for $30!), and mom's Car Shoes, which she bought at United Apparel Liquidators in New Orleans...I would have gotten them too but they weren't in my size...and I don't have elfin size 6 feet, so we can't share :(

9 comments:

  1. Great pics I liked your style!

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  2. love the first pic & outfit.
    casual but still fabulous!


    Antonia
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    LIVEGLAMORDIE.blogspot.com

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  3. I added you to my blog roll as well:)
    I loved the picture of the two twirlers...also, the Patti Smith photo is so classic. She is so classic.
    Great outfit. I love the first pair of platform heels.

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  4. those pour la victoire shoes are hot!

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  5. I love the look. My name is Korey and I am a beginning blogger. Checkout my blog... www.fashionphyend.blogspot.com

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  6. thanks! my lipstick is dame edna for MAC and the color is gladiola!

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  7. love the Patti Smith photograph, something so bold and simple about it (also love the way the suspenders are worn ;)) beautiful simple outfit with the ripped jeans!

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  8. p.s you're totally right about that Anja Rubic photograph--thanks for catching that :-)

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