The Cocktail

A quick note to let you know that I reviewed this lovely book, The Cocktail: 200 Fabulous Drinks over at Cocktailia.
You might be interested in the pretty pictures, which are illustrations by one of my favorites, the Australian illustrator Kat MacLeod. Check it out!
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Fudge magazine

I love Japanese magazines, and every once in a while I have to indulge myself. I normally go for the street style magazines like Cutie (tag line: “For independent girls”), because they show actual real people with real style. (By the way, if you like street fashion photography, that’s one of the themes [...]

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Japanese crochet books

I’m guessing crochet must be very popular in Japan, judging from the amazing array of great crochet books they have at Kinokuniya. I picked these up recently.
The book on the right are just a treasury of different motifs and edgings. The book on the left is called “romantic lace.” The below images [...]

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Paris Love Apartments

I recently took a trip to Kinokuniya for some Japanese crochet books, but as always, I left the bookstore with more than I’d planned. I think anyone interested in art, design, or fashion should go to Kinokuniya, and especially if you’re into Japanese art, design, or fashion. There are so many incredible books [...]

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Book Review: Pattern Magic Vol 1 and 2

I’ve been meaning to post about these books forever: Pattern Magic Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, which I purchased from the always wonderful Kinokuniya in San Francisco.
I’ve been working a lot on pattern making lately, and I can’t tell you how inspiring these books are. They’re laid out like many other Japanese mooks, with [...]

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Fashion Wonderland

I am loving these images Julia Rothman posted over at Book By Its Cover, which is an amazing blog, if you haven’t read it.
I love illustration, but I’m particularly into fashion illustration right now. There’s something about the way it melds the ideas of creating identity, and telling a story visually that really sparks [...]

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Book Review: Tartan: Romancing the Plaid

I once had this painting teacher that I really liked. I remember one bright day in October, walking down the street in NY with her on the way to class and she complimented me on my plaid skirt and said, “One autumn, I decided that I would wear nothing but plaid, for the whole [...]

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Book Review: I Heart Felt

I recently received a copy of a new book by Kathleen Taylor, I Heart Felt: Eye-Popping Designs For the Inspired Knitter.
Now, I am not the world’s most experience felter. In fact, I’ve had rather lousy luck with felting and I really don’t like all the uncertainty around it, especially if you’re working with something [...]

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Book Review: Lanvin

I am not a follower of high fashion (or low fashion, for that matter). I look at the collections now and again and have a general idea of which designers appeal to me. Overall, I appreciate the beautiful things that come out of the fashion world, but that good is more than cancelled [...]

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Book Review: Madeleine Vionnet by Betty Kirke

I have so many books I’ve acquired or discovered recently and want to share. I’m going to start with Vionnet by Betty Kirke, a fantastic book well worth the hefty cover price (mine came from the library, but I do plan to purchase it now).

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