Tag: Fourth of Fourth

Our second tag of the year! This one's from the lovely Esther of O Lady E (and Lisa of Sola Lisa Nada Mas).

1. Go to the 4th folder in your computer where you store your pictures.
2. Pick the 4th picture in that folder.
3. Explain the picture.
4. Tag 4 people to do the same!

I don't have a very organized photo storage system on my computer, but this is the image I came up with when I was trying to follow the fourth of fourth directions. It's pretty self explanatory.



I think Lauren was actually the one who saved it on my computer, but we're both fans of Janis.

Anyone else thoroughly enjoy Jane Krakowski's impression of Janis Joplin in last week's 30 Rock?

I'm going to be lazy and open this tag up to anyone who wants to do it - just let me know if you do!

CL

Gap Modern

It really should be Lauren blogging about this (she graduated with a major in Art History), but she's out of town and I think this is the best thing since sliced bread.

In conjunction with the Whitney Biennial, Gap is selling limited edition t-shirts designed by well-known and soon-to-be-well-known artists featured in the Whitney Museum's famous exhibition.

The list of artists:
My absolute favorite design is by Barbara Kruger. I've been a huge fan of Kruger since learning about her in my one and only modern art history class (I unfortunately majored in business and economics).

I love this shirt. I want to buy this shirt. There are two reasons why I haven't already punched in my credit card number at gap.com. First, it only comes in mens sizes, which means it might just look incredibly boxy and ridiculous on me. Secondly, the message of the shirt is anti-consumerism, so I'd feel like a big fat hypocrite if I bought it.

Any thoughts? Should I overcome my shame of being a hypocrite and not worry about the size? Or should I just buy a poster of Kruger's artwork and be done with it?
CL

Jane Austen Style

I might be revealing too much of myself here, but I have to for the sake of the post: I'm a huge Jane Austen fan. I love everything that's related to her: her novels, the films, the Georgian/Regency eras, Bath, England, the unlimited amount of cheesy sequels written for Pride and Prejudice etc...

Background image from www.telegraph.co.uk

So I was pleasantly surprised to find some Jane-Austen-era-inspired clothing at Abercrombie.com - of all places. I've never shopped at A&F before (I first saw these blouses on www.stylenotes.com), but that might change after today. I love the femininity of the tops and I'm sure the square-neckline and ribbon embellishments would have made these a big hit in 1810.

Considering that my Jane Austen fanaticism is usually met with eye-rolls (especially from my guy friends) and an assumption that I read romance novels (I do not!), I won't mention it again on this blog...at least not for a while.

CL

2 Things that Go Together: Bad Baby Pie and Amy Sedaris

Cath and I just discovered "Waitress" this past weekend. We love cynical comedies that turn out to be unconventional love stories... especially if there is pie involved. The movie wasn't a treasure trove of fashion goodies (it shouldn't be. That's what the Sex and the City movie is for), but I do like the crinoline enhanced waitress outfit that Keri Russell wears at the end. And no, this is not a throw-back to pre-women's "liberation" - Russell plays a very independent, confident young woman... and wears a poufy skirt while doing it. That's the way to keep a baby and just throw out the bath water.
And who else would come to mind when thinking petite, spunky, crafty, crinoline-wearing females? Amy Sedaris of course!

(excerpts from Amy's effervescent entertaining book "I like You: Hospitality Under the Influence").

Amy's apartment is featured in this month's House and Garden magazine.
Photo courtesy of designsponge.

LL