Cat person. Lady Cat. Mercat. Mimi Mittens.

Calm curiosity. Hollywood Cat.

Diane Pernet: Visionary

Such a brilliant and soft spoken visionary woman. Diane Pernet of A Shaded View On Fashion talks about her inspirations, revolutionary filmmakers, fashion designers, and the new ways to consider fashion. Her A Shaded View On Fashion Film festival is taking submissions through June 30.

Godard & Frank Stella

Frank Stella.

Jean Seberg & Jean-Paul Belmondo in "Breathless."

Inspiring stripes. Into you today.

for we're like creatures in the wind

Pretty In Pink Palette

Warm, fuzzy, and cozy. Work and then hang time with one of my bros @ home while I worked on a self-satisfying little art project this cool sliver of a moon eve...

THVM coral denim, vintage (never before me worn) leopard booties from Scout, & 60s ballet pink mohair sweater from downtown LA Goodwill. Into the softness of it all... & watched Pretty In Pink the other day so I think it affected my decision subconsciously.

On that note, Molly Ringwald. So good....

pretenders

William Lemon Turns Faces Into Forests | Flaunt Magazine

William Lemon Turns Faces Into Forests | Flaunt Magazine

Written by Justin Pansacola

William Lemon III is a multi-talented LA-based artist, working in everything from music to fashion to performance art, but he gets most notoriety from his “skin printing” make up work. It's made him a popular get for music videos: Lemon has lent his creative make up talents to Lady Gaga, N.E.R.D., Basement Jaxx, Beck, not to mention Flaunt's cover artwork for Issue 112 in collaboration with the artists Justin Lowe and Jonah Freeman. His latest comes from Alexander, as in the debut solo project of Alex Ebert, the Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros front man. If previously Lemon used skin as a canvas, here he's using it more as a landscape, swapping beards for tiny trees with the help of TEMPTU Pro. It's really best if you just saw the facescapes for yourself:

Alexander "A Million Years" from benjamin kutsko on Vimeo.

You'll be able to see the drawing, art and paintings of Lemon starting May 26 at the Here is Elsewhere gallery in the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.

Sounds of the city

there are 3 man-made sounds of civilization i love. the church bell ringing at noon, a train's horn in the distance, and the wheels of a skateboard clicking across the sidewalk.

Newest post for Diane Pernet's A Shaded View On Fashion

Hello,

I've been lagging on posts here, but you can find me sometimes over on the legendary Diane Pernet's site "A Shaded View On Fashion." I've admired her work for years, so its an honor to be an LA correspondent for her site.

As they say, "write what you know." So here is the latest.
xo
J

Dear Diane, Dear Shaded Viewers,
I feel that there are certain artists who tap into "it." They have a talent to organize and communicate a nostalgic mixture of pop, counter-culture and psychedelia with their own point of view. Its capturing the spirit of freedom, "outlaws" and forward thinkers. They trip us up with their psychology. Is the work from then, now, or the future? In more simple terms, I like what I see here. I am happy to encounter the artists and works below that I'd like to share with you.
THE REST OF THE STORY IS HERE

You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal. --Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor on the Loves of Her Life To Barbara Walters

Misery Bear's Comic Relief Starring Kate Moss

Weird + Dark + Hilarious.

Quote of the day/year.

"Guts are good for more than violin strings, but either way you should listen to them."--Eddie Best Peel III

YES!!!! So spot on dear friend :)
xoxo

I lived in NY for 1/2 of Feb

Odilon FW 2011. Red twill suit with 1930s antiqued metal fringe. Harold Kuhn & Stacey Clark's taste & design came together on the collection. Photo by Ryan Koopmans

And was preparing for this for much of January.

My dear baby Odilon by Stacey Clark had its first official presentation during NY Fashion Week. Somehow I took on the job of producer as well as PR (I do need a clone), with thanks to my friends Corinna & Michael @ Nouveau-PR for helping with front of house. I am very proud of how far Odilon has come in a very short time :)

More to follow, but I've just started to come up for air. NY is exhilarating and exhausting. Its so much like Japan to me in that the people work hard and play harder! With places open til 4AM, its no wonder people burn out in that city. I'm a night owl, but I think if NY is going to keep the party going til 4, they ought to starting working a couple of hours later as well ;)

I slept 1.5 hours the night before... Me, Alia, & Tavi at the Odilon presentation. I was most impressed by Tavi's combination of old-soul spirit and kindness mixed with youthful keen interest. Her father Steve was very kind as well and obviously has done an amazing job raising his girl (much like another poppa Steve and his wife Betsyn who are Odilon designer Stacey Clark's parents). Tavi's wig was so amazing on her, it seemed so natural. Somehow we are all a tone of it in this photo by Ryan Koopmans.

I could not have made it through the time there without my amazing creative collaborators. Its incredible to have built a team/family you know you can count on like dear Mr. William Lemon III (who has certainly seen me at my worst and my best); the ever talented, chic and serene Alia Raza; behind the scenes detail-oriented & amazing friend Julie DeAnda; spot-on wise & calming Corinna Springer (mentioned above), artful photog phenom Mr. Ryan Koopmans & model wrangler (casting agent) Larissa Gunn. Daily trips to Health & Harmony in the West Village helped with that amazing turmeric ginger juice to ward off the fashion flu. Of course mascot Callie came along for the trip as well, though she certainly prefers the weather in LA to those 15 degree nights in NY.

Oh, & we squeezed in time to make a short film with the AMAZING Hallie Gates as star. What an inspiring young woman! More on that later too.

Rachel Chandler channels Patty Hearst in an Odilon jumpsuit at their presentation. Photo by Ryan Koopmans

Rachel Chandler was also a love during this crazy time and while she's running around working til all hours of the night/morning, she also managed to DJ the Odilon presentation. Thank you Rachel and thank you Ezra Woods for introducing us!

While all work and no play makes one dull, I did take a handful of moments to do what I wanted to do in order to stay balanced--which I do thank Mr. Eddie Peel for advising. Sadly, the fun I had was always last minute, so I didn't get to see some of my dear friends who I always have dinner and time together with in NY over the past 10 years. That was surely something that made me sad :(

MAJOR thanks to TEMPTU (Ava !!!!!) and ION Studio (Natia, Marco, Naomi, & Leonardo!!!!!) for sponsoring ODILON's first time up on the big pedestal of competition that is NY Fashion Week. (Stacey & I also could not have made it through without our own TEMPTU airbrushes! And I had the best haircut ever & a hit of glossy color from ION--done while multi-tasking filling out event insurance forms & a million emails).

Beautiful Stacey & her models. Yes, we chose a lot of red heads for the Persephone meets 1970 collection. Photo by Ryan Koopmans

More later as I said, but Odilon has had great hits all over the web the past 2 weeks on the likes of Refinery 29, Getty Images, Nylon, Sugar, Just Jared, some Canadian newspapers, and more.... I'm keeping those things more updated on my Facebook & Twitter for now. So much to keep up with!

Virginia is for Brothers.

Caleb & Callie. Richmond, VA Dec. 26, 2010

December 25, 2010. White Christmas.

View into the backyard from Caleb's tree house just as the snow began to fall on Christmas Day.

Tommy Ton Feature on A Current Affair & Liz Goldywyn on NOWNESS

Tommy Ton's NOWNESS photo of Liz Goldwyn & her curated installation at A Current Affair

For a feature on one of my favorite sites, NOWNESS, photographer/blogger Tommy Ton of the Jak & Jil blog (also a favorite) came out to LA and interviewed/photographed the always lovely Liz Goldwyn and A Current Affair, the vintage pop-up marketplace she hosted in conjunction with her paperback book launch "Pretty Things: The Last Generation of Burlesque Queens."

A Current Affair was founded by Joey Grana of Scout and Richard Wainwright, a private vintage dealer. While this event is an ongoing client of Trent PR, its also a pleasure as I've been a vintage fashion lover since my teen years.

Guests of the event included Marisa Tomei, Jessica Stroup, Lisa Eisner, as well as many of the best Hollywood stylists, designers, and style influencers.

As someone who has always felt the thrill of the hunt when searching for vintage treasures, I love the below quote from Tommy's interview with Liz.

TT: Where does enthusiasm or passion—like collecting or historical research—cross over into fetish?

LG: I think anyone who is a collector is totally eccentric. It is an obsession that drives them for sure. And, yes, it’s fetishistic.

Liz & her beautiful book. (Only $20 so get it now!). Photo by Melissa Manning/thelookpartnership.com

Cat Dorah, Peter Hawkings, and Lisa Eisner. Photo by Melissa Manning/thelookpartnership.com

<3>Photo by Melissa Manning/thelookpartnership.com

Beau & Aero has some amazing things that fit my often done "theme" dressing of native princess meets Colonial soldier ;) Photo by Melissa Manning/thelookpartnership.com

For more info & pics go to: A Current Affair

David Bowie & Bing Crosby

My dear mommy sent me this video all the way from Virginia :) It is one of my all-time holiday favorites :)

Enjoy,
Jessica

Mick Rock Week in LA

Bowie & Ronson. (c) Mick Rock.

Truman Capote & Andy Warhol (with Andy's Polaroid camera in the foreground) (c) Mick Rock.

One of my first emails today was from the man who showed us all what rock & roll really looks like, Mick Rock. Its rather dreamy to be working on a project with Mick and he couldn't be any more wonderful as a person to work with. His images not only captured those stolen & intimate moments amongst friends, but also high influenced the fashion world in showing off the looks of some of our most favorite pop culture icons.

Saturday, December 18th from 4-6PM Mick will be on hand signing his new book at the opening of his new exhibition at Confederacy in LA. Its a great opportunity to have a chat and get a personalized gift for yourself or a loved one.

MICK ROCK EXPOSED: THE FACES OF ROCK N' ROLL
Exhibition & Book Launch at Confederacy
curated by Annie Wharton

Confederacy

4661 Hollywood Blvd

(between Vermont & Hillhurst)

Los Angeles, CA 90027

The show opens to the public December 18, 2010.

Public book signing at Confederacy on Saturday, December 18, 4-6pm

Kate Moss (c) Mick Rock.

Daft Punk. (c) Mick Rock.

John Lennon

I knew his music before I came out of the womb. Such an influence on so many of us and the world. And what an all-time couple. I can just hit repeat on this song for an hour or more....

♥ & peace.

Just because

you have one, doesn't mean you have to BE one ;)