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Necklush, $65 on Trunkt

I am always attracted to sculptural neck pieces, and this piece from Necklush, made from silk screened seamless cotton loops, is certainly a novel idea for a necklace-meets-scarf -- call it what you will. Check it out on Trunkt. Necklush is based in LI City, just a bridge away. We love the local designers. Oh, they also have a Website (with Necklushies that range from $24-$74) if you want to investigate further.

After a bit more research, I found that Necklush creators, Stephano Diaz & Troy Mattison Hicks, are creative in all directions. Check out Microfantastic for the real truth behind Necklush.

Another fun piece that is similar, but not, is from Supayana, made from shoelaces. It's also a necklace-meets-scarf sort of thing. It seems that Supayana came into a surplus of shoelaces and decided to refashion them into affordable $20 statement pieces. We like that. Check it out on Etsy.

Supayana, $20 on Etsy

[image from magicmolly.com]

I have recently discovered a blogger that appeals to me, by way of the Urban Outfitters blog of all places. Her posts, on a fashion Website, are not about fashion, but about art. Playful art. Amusing musings. Yes, her sensibility appeals to me for obvious reasons.

I did some research on Molly today, and found out a whole bunch of interesting things. Like this blog post from another fan. And this interview. So she taught herself HTML. And went to Brown. And made this Website. Her writing is pretty great. I am tickled by Red Bean Cake. I think you will like it too. I reproduce it here without her permission. She should be contacting me soon, asking me to take it down.

RED BEAN CAKE

Let's talk about bean cakes.

Bean cakes have three textures that are almost pleasant
but not quite. There is a pasty (not creamy) filling; a
glutinous (not fluffy) pouch of dough; and a gritty
(not crunchy) coating of sesame seeds.

No matter how vigorously you chew, the bean cake will
reassemble itself in your stomach like a little universe
in reverse Big Bang motion.

A bean cake is the most liminal food ever. Is it good?
No, it's "OK". Does one eat it for dessert? Breakfast?
Snack?

You want answers to your questions, but why draw
lines? A bean cake is all of these things at once. It
is like a mythical multiform creature-- centaur, griffin,
chimera-- made real.

Yes I'm still here. I'm just thinking of something good to write is all.

Die-cut felt necklace by Lily Yung. Her necklaces retail for $50-$400, approx.

Isn't this piece spectacular? I don' t use the word spectacular very often, buthis piece is spectacular. Lily Yung is a designer based in Toronto. Check out her work here!

Miu Miu Capretto Ankle Strap Boots
[image from Net-a-Porter]

Hmm. Interesting.

[image, albeit a bit tampered with, via Black Eiffel]

Here's an interesting list to read while you digest the unhappy Monday truths of Gourmet folding and Cookie crumbling.

I am Neurotic. (not me. This blog. Read on.) If you are neurotic, you can submit your own to the list. How... interactive.

Via Boing Boing

Thanks Boing Boing!

Watch Gwen Stefani's Rich Girl video here.
Yes, grammatically this bothers me.
It really should be, "If I 'were' a rich girl"
You know, the conditional tense? But please read on.

I haven't listened to Gwen Stefani in awhile, but I have to write a lot of product copy at the moment, and I find it good background work music. I always get a lot done while listening to her music for some reason. Good beat? High energy? I don't know why. Anyway, I am watching the video for Rich Girl and I am amazed. It is so merchandisey. I mean, I can just see all the products spinning off from this video. I think Gwen Stefani, the fashion empire, not the person, wants to create desire in little girls to shop, and buy her products when they grow up. Or something.

Love Angel Music Baby
Hurry up and compensate me

Indeed. There's an interesting John Galliano-style fashion interlude. Hey, I just realized L.A.M.B. is the poor girl's John Galliano. Look at his font. It's the same as L.A.M.B.'s. Well, that's brilliant of them.

Think would that money could bring
I'd buy anything
Clean out Vivienne Westwood in my Galliano gown.

Compare and contrast, if you will:

John Galliano runway video still

Gwen Stefani's Rich Girl video still. Very Galliano.


John Galliano runway video still

Gwen Stefani's Rich Girl video still. Again, very Galliano.