RODARTE FOR MEN?

with the all my xmas $ from grandma i can totally afford one of these $2,760 rodarte sweaters at opening ceremony.

thanks for it, fashionisto

COOLER THAN PAINTING ONE LAME ACCENT WALL

Vivienne Westwood wallpaper. This is what Daddy and I will use to decorate the nursery... no duckies or trains for our stylin' accessory infant.

Thanksforit vogue.co.uk

HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT MY OTHER CELEBRITY LOVE?

Sorry, Phillip SH. I promise I love you the most. PROMISE.

But if it doesn't work out between us, there's always Giovanni.

LET'S MOVE TO UTAH

And dress like this. In awesome layers. And live in a treehouse. But of course, when I say a treehouse, I mean one with ceiling fans, gorgeous maple floors, and long, blond hair.

thanksforit lefashion

MERRY CHRISTMAS, DADDY

This is for you... not that I want to fuel your obsession, but actually yes, because I do, a little bit, want to fuel your obsession.

thanks for it, tfs

I LIKE YOUR SCARVES

maybe i just wish i could pull off scarves more okay?

thanks for it, glamcanyon and katelovesme

THIS IS OUR GOODBYE

but only for the holidays.

baby wanted to say goodbye but she hopped a flight to the utah mountains and hasn't been seen or heard from since. and daddy? don't you worry about daddy.

THIS MAKES ME LAUGH

thanks for it, COACD

NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR BEING SUPER OUTRAGEOUSLY AWESOME

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE GINGHAM. That's why gingham was THE featured fabric in my fabulous glam-picnic wedding theme. Oh... I didn't invite you? No, your invitation wasn't lost in the mail, I just didn't think you'd look sexy enough in my pictures. Sorry. (not)

Thanks for it, streetpeeper

LADIES IS PIMPS TOO

Go on, put on a monochrome suit with cropped pants... and then brush your shoulders off.

thanks for it I CAN'T REMEMBER, OKAY?

STILL WAITING

I'm still waiting for the round Chanel sunglasses you said you dropped in the mail AGES ago... I mean, what the what? Where are they? I'll tell you where they're NOT, and that's my face. And therein lies our problem, old pal.

thanks for it, tfs

I KNOW I'M BEHIND BUT I DON'T HAVE CABLE

NEW OBSESSION: ALEXA CHUNG
and also her show was just canceled.

thanks for it, interview

PERFECT T

vena cava acid washed t-shirts. made by spraying rocks with neon colors and then tumbling them 'round and 'round.

thanks for it, viva vena cava

OH AND ALSO, IT'S FUN FOR US WHEN YOU COMMENT

not that anyone reads this or likes us or cares AT ALL, but comments are nice.
just saying.
how 'bout it being your new years resolution?

or not... i won't pressure you.

I DON'T WANT SOME SAAB STORY FROM YOU, OKAY?

it's official. i can't have children.
just kidding.

it's official. SAAB went under today.
GM let it DIE.
i mean i don't own one or anything so it totally doesn't affect me, but i am sad about it.
in fact i've been saabing all day.
saabing because i had a plan to keep my sexy swedish auto for as long as as i could. until i had a pack of scrappy kids to drive around.

"it's okay kids, you can put your feet on the seats," i'd say.
you know, because she would be so old.
not anymore.
at that point no mechanics will be able to fix her and she will have to be sold for scraps.

will there ever be another car with the ignition in the center console?
probably not.

RIP saab.
you truly were "born from jets"

THIS IS ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH NOT TRUE AT ALL

AND it has the added bonus of giving me the shivers. DIY, anyone?

I'M TRYING TO BE MORE POSITIVE THESE DAYS

new years resolution: to stop making fun of people.

pfft. as if.
thanks for it, the moment blog

DESPITE THE FACT THAT MACY'S IS KIND OF A DUMP

Rachel Roy's diffusion line for Macy's- Rachel Rachel Roy, is actually shockingly cool. And it's hard to tell, but the font they used was really sexy too. Sidenote: It would be cooler if her first name were Roy. Just sayin'.

Thanks for it, nymag.com

MAKE ME GOOD

Good enough to deserve built in bookshelves and a 16-foot cathedral ceiling.

from nytimes.com

I WANT A KITTEN I WANT A KITTEN I WANT A KITTEN I WANT A KITTEN I WANT A KITTEN I WANT A KITTEN I WANT A KITTEN I WANT A KITTEN I WANT A KITTEN

YOU CAN CALL ME AN OLD CAT LADY ALL YOU WANT, i am still going to get one.
maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday little belcher will be sitting in my lap, just like this...only looking slightly less terrified.

do you need some convincing? i promise to be rough with him and treat him like a dog. i also promise to have a very casual attitude when it comes to belcher. i will not mention him at luncheons, or at the beach, or at bible study. in fact, most people won't even know i have him.

i just want you to know that i will be smart about this. i'm not about to commit social suicide...you know what they say about men with cats...

from the selby

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS!

You can burn the barn, but you can't burn the memories :)

awkwardfamilyphotos.com

TRYING TO WIN MY FAVOR?

This wouldn't hurt your case terribly. But no amount of gifts can undo the terrible things you've done. You know what I'm talking about. The summer of '97 isn't going to erase itself, now is it?

Kate Spade "Disco Fever" Necklace.

THIS IS WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME.

REGULAR BARBIES? YOU KNOW I'M TOO GOOD FOR THAT.

one thing's for sure. my little girl (or boy) is ONLY playing with Comme des Garcons Barbies. they may be a little pricier, but i'd rather have them grow up playing pretend with edgy plastic whores than just regular ones.

I TRY TO SHOP LOCAL, BUT TARGET'S JUST EASIER

sometimes i forget about how target was literally our shopping OASIS in college. archer farms chips, merona moccasins, that beautiful isaac mizrahi floral print dress... talk about retail therapy! there were just so many memorable purchases over those four years, don't EVEN get me started.

anyway daddy and roommate ventured there last night for decorations for our xmas cactus. they actually ran out of lights, had a meager selection of ribbon, and the holiday area looked like a bomb had gone off, but i guess we still had fun. we had to go next store to michaels to get lights though. all we really got at target was a container of "instant cavity" toffee popcorn and a bottle of yellow tail we got charged twice for. overall it was a positive experience though. i really really like target.

I AM GOING TO HEATH CERAMICS TODAY AND YOU SHOULD BE JEALOUS OF ME.

i'm driving to sausalito and buying all my xmas presents at Heath, "one of the few remaining mid-century American potteries still in existence today."

that's right. i'm giving rare, classy, sexy, pottery for my xmas gifts, and THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

THIS MAY SEEM LIKE SOME CREEPY SHRINE, BUT REST ASSURED, I ONLY HAVE ONE CLOSET FILLED WITH HIS PICTURES AND ONLY LIKE SIX CANDLES I LIGHT NIGHTLY.

true confessions, aj is my favorite male model right now. he's just a kool looking kat (arab/german) from KY and within the last year HE'S BEEN EVERYWHERE... mostly b/c they made him drop 30 lbs for last season after his initial stint with calvin klein. the modeling world is tough my friends... it just goes to show that if you lose weight you will be prettier, and people will love you more, and you will be more famous, and you will make more money, and people will make photo collages of you and put them on their blog.

read more about him fashionisto

LOOKIT!

I like a lot of things about this photo. Do I really need to list them, or at this point can we just trust there is a deep, unspoken understanding between us?

I LOVE IT WHEN THE WHOLE FAMILY GETS TOGETHER

The bickering, name calling and hysterics come later. But those first few moments of the trip, when you get off the speedboat wearing your club pastels, and you're finally back on the grounds of the estate... well, there's nothing like it.

YOU CAN COME VISIT OUR SUMMER HOUSE, BUT PLEASE DON'T STAY MORE THAN 3 DAYS

Unless you bring us some awesome shit or plan on teaching us to surf or something. Then you can stay four.

from theselby

REMEMBER WHEN THE CW WAS THE WB? THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

Felicity is feeling oddly style relevant to me... Maybe it's just 90's nostalgia (because it was the best decade ever) or because she was an oddly brave nerd, but I'm just so happy to see her baggy sweaters and leather backpacks again.

DADDY, I bet you secretly watched this show while pretending to dust or practice violin in your bedroom.

I WANT A LINDSEY THORNBURG CLOAK

Wahhhh.

from elle street style

i HAVE A GIRL CRUSH, OKAY?

Emily Haines from Metric and Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton. Wooh! She keeps me so young!

PUT A TACK IN IT

So I still don't have a bulletin board, but look what I could do instead! This balances on a fine line between fun and total insanity though, so don't attempt unless you are naturally visually brilliant.

LADIES, THERE'S MORE TO PAINT THAN JUST YOUR NAILS

it's walls. you can also paint walls, ladies.

YOU LOVE US THIS MUCH

first we'd like to thank our savior, father god, for inspiring us each day for blog. we'd also like to thank our friends who always tell us how cool we are and how good we look. and lastly, we'd like to thank ourselves for inspiring ourselves for blog.
thanks everyone!

special shout out to r.zoe and k.cut!
you are the reason we are here! :)

DADDY'S GIRL

I think Linds should write an advice column, kind of "Dear Abby" style, with advice for young girls. Like this:

Dear Linds, please help! My boyfriend broke up with me and won't return my
texts. I want him back, bad. What should I do? -Confused in
Colorado

Dear Confused, here's my secret: bralessness. First get incredibly skinny but remain confusingly buxom, then shun any kind of support system in favor of random recklessness and "accidental" exposure. You'll have him back in no time! And if that doesn't work, then just stalk the shit out of him and his family! XO, L

GAGA MET THE QUEEN

at the royal variety show. does this NOT blow your MIND!?!
i also love that she's bowing. click this link and you'll see a picture of miley f-ing cyrus also meeting the queen, but not with the grace of gaga. not like a true lady.

STILL CRUSHING ON DOLLY...

for no particular reason. i was at a bar last night and 9 to 5 was playing on an old tv in the corner. i got a boner.

SOMETIMES BABY JUST SITS IN HER CHAIR AND LAUGHS

but only after laying out the sheepskin daddy bought her.
but really. this chair. i'm dead i'm so in love.

garance dore

I KNOW WE AGREED NOT TO EXCHANGE XMAS PRESENTS, BUT....

Okay so I'm about to tell you a weird secret: most of the time I find even really cool jewelry just somehow VERY OBVIOUS.

HOWEVER, I feel differently about Jill Golden's latest stuff, Flutter. http://www.flutternyc.com/ Isn't it neat? Wooden beads! YAY for something actually surprising me. Even though I hate surprises.

THIS IS WHAT THEY LIKE TO CALL "UPCYCLING"

up-cy-cle
[verb] :
the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of equal or better quality.

i love that these bags by teamwork are made of old sails. we should all be doing this more often. finding old shit and making things out of it. because you know what? i don't know if you've heard, but scientists are saying we should start respecting the earth and it's resources and crap... and i'm like really really environmental now so listen to me.

I'VE BEEN INSPIRED TO UNEARTH MY OLD ROCK COLLECTION

as a kid daddy didn't have a whole lot a friends. so sadly trips to "the rock shop" in evanston were a big thrill (i even asked for rocks for christmas). ANYWAY i treated these rocks like the friends i didn't have. i took care of them. i counted them. i researched them. i labeled them. I occasionally played rock dress-up. i proudly displayed them on a set of shelves in my bedroom.

but then in high school, when i became devastatingly popular, i put them in storage so my lonely past could no longer haunt me.

but you know what? NOW I'M READY TO TAKE THEM OUT AGAIN.

ps baby- we are selling rocks and gems at store. deal with it.
photo from t magazine

NORTH KOREAN DENIM?

this swedish trio (pictured above in amazing enlarged-transparent-head-floating-above-seated-body-portrait-pose) started a denim label called Noko Jeans, and spent a year negotiating with north korea to have them produce the first 1,100 pairs of jeans. read an interview with them and refinery 29 here.

can i just say how insane it is that two obsessions of mine (north korea, swedes) are coming together in the RANDOMEST way possible? now it seems like anything can come true!

thanks kate!

I THINK THIS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF

So this is actually a book cover for Steve Jenkin's children's book Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember. You know Baby and Daddy love good book covers! Another case of a sexi sans-serif font.

DADDY IS A BIG FAN OF TRACK SHELVING

because it's simple and sensible. if you are poor and trying to find a storage solution stay away from some shitty, espresso-stained, particleboard bookshelf. instead you can spend even less and install some sexy track shelving. plus you have the ability to change the shelf heights whenever you please!
okay? get it? learn how to use some mother effing tools already. JESUS CHRIST.