i'm back....kinda!

i am sorta obsessed with my old felt hat that i have had for years.  i have since turned it around and wear it backwards.  it goes with everything and it's a perfect color.  the only thing is that it is pretty hot in the summer.  oh, well.  i love it!

btw... i will be back more often very soon.  i have had some internet problems.  i miss doing this and reading all of your blogs and getting inspiration from your pictures.  please be patient and i will return shortly!!!  check back!

oh! and this is my boyfriend.  ain't he cute!

i couldn't help it....

my favorite...i think...actually i really love the black & whites too.  ahh!

delicious. plain & simple. she always gets it right.

Silverlake Hipster....

i'm sick and lazy today.....

here you go.  i was reading Nylon and came across this interview with patricia field and i just love what she has to say.  enjoy!

if you haven't gone to see SATC yet, you better make some time to go watch!  it was great.  i won't give anything away, but i laughed AND cried!  the styling is amazing and it is so much fun to watch these girls on the big screen.  it is a must see!!

THE INSIDER: PATRICIA FIELD

"Metallics are like leopard print - they're neutral, they go with everything!"

Patricia Field owns a boutique on Bowery and designs a shoe collection for Payless, but you probably know her for something else - dressing Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha, and Miranda on Sex and the City.

As the movie and the latest Payless collection launch this week, Patricia Field tells all.

Your new Payless shoes are very shiny...
I love metallics because they're neutral and go with everything.  It’s disguised as a novelty, but really, it’s a classic.  To me, it’s like leopard print, it’s classic, it never goes away.

Which shoe is your favorite?
I’m always wearing the pump.  You put it on with jeans, you go out, you’re dressed… and they're comfortable!  Because once you put on a shoe and it kills you, that shoe has a new home and that’s in your closet.

Does travel inspire your work?
My newest collection of boots for Fall were very inspired by Tokyo.  In Tokyo, the girls wear shorts with legwear underneath them, and boots.  It’s amazing!  And I just came back from Australia… I think Australia is like America’s younger sister.  It’s got the same parentage, but it’s so much more laid back.

How does having a boutique influence your work as a stylist?
I never think of myself as a designer.  I went to work for a department store – I was always in it for the business… what I wanted was to be independent… you know, I meet designers and their heads are in the clouds!  My first thought is the sale…  the truth is in retail, the customer either puts the money on the counter, or not.  That keeps you real.  There’s room for a lot of fluff in high fashion ads and styling and movie making but it’s all bullshit.  The truth is in the sale.

Do you think you empowered women with your Sex and the City outfits?
I always felt powerful.  I didn’t think I couldn’t stand up to anyone, it's just the way I was raised.  So I injected that power into those girls.  They were free to express themselves through clothes.  In that way, a woman is freer than a man!  Whatever your strength is, use it.  Why not use everything you have to forge your life?  So dressing the Sex and the City cast came natural to me, in that way.

Do you regret any wardrobe choices on the girls?
Sure, some things I love, and then I see it later on TV and I’m like, Oh no!

More SATC dish!
Sarah had a vintage studded belt she really liked, she named it Roger… and she would always say, "Pat, get me Roger!"  And I was like, "Carrie Bradshaw can’t wear the same belt with every outfit!"  But I think belts are going to keep being very big.  I like what a belt does to the shape of a woman.  It’s like, okay  girls, pull it in!
FARAN KRENTCIL



This story was published on May 29, 2008.

oops....i did chloe sevigny

i really didn't mean to do this, but after looking at the finished product i realized this looks a lot like chloe for opening ceremony. i guess i do love her!!!

go hammer, go hammer, go.....

sooo..... what do you think of the hammer pant trend?  

would you ever be caught wearing these airy, pant, diaper things?

i was riding by my usual cheap thrift store and spotted these striped ones

on the 25 cent rack and had to pick them up.

even if i never wear them, i had to see what i could do 

with this find.  they were all over the spring/summer runways

so they must be cool, right?

maybe not!  i will get a picture of me wearing them

and show you what they look like on a regular person not

walking down the catwalk.

not yet... but coming soon!

this last pair are a bit more wearable with a sweat pant feel to them.

maybe an easier spin on the harem/hammer style look.

the cool down...

it was hot, hot, heat a few days ago and now it is in the 60's. oh, california weather. here our last chance to wear our favorite cool weather get-ups before the temperature rises again!!! grab your jacket and scarf and keep it for your outfit both day and night! my personal favorites (i love all of these items) are the black leather lace-up shoes and motorcycle jacket!

what did i tell you.....

the cobrasnake loves the Koreans, too.  steve aoki was in Seoul a little bit ago and his trusty photog sidekick was along for the ride.  here are some pics of some stylish ones out that night. their outfit selections are so bright and creative.  i especially love the bow-tie on the girl in the last picture.  i also really love the red flowered thing on the t-shirt on the first girl.  i'm going to steal that!

pictures from....thecobrasnake.com

those were the days....

here i am on my first birthday.  look at that fur coat!  wow!  my parents are the reason why i'm such a shopper!  i was getting a head start at a very young age.  even when i was maybe 10 or 12 i was taking my grandma's old fabric and making bathing suits.  i wish i still had one that i made.  it was a two peice that tied on the sides to make it say on.  geez!  i remember it like it was yesterday.

oh!  i was tagged by the always adorable diane at strollthemind.blogspot.com.  her blog is called... so much to come.  check her out!

i will answer all the tag questions very soon.  i am a little busy this weekend and can't make the time to do it just yet.  it will be coming this week though! 

monday i might have jury duty.  arggggg!  i really hope i don't have to go!!  terrible.  did you know that they don't even pay you the first day, and if you have to come in following days you only get $15 for the whole day!  i really don't get it!  how can they do that!  people have jobs and have to make more than that just to pay for the gas to get there.  stupid!  anyways....keep your fingers crossed for me that i don't have to go.

be back soon.

xo

100 degrees.....

oh, my.  was it hot today or what?!  i wish i could've done my shopping like this.  not really, but it was just too hot to wear anything but a tank and shorts today.  i like the pink shopping cart in this picture!  i don't remember pavillions ever having them in this color! 

hollywood stroll....

this is my very first polyvore set. i really love this website. i only wish that i could purchase everything that i have chosen here. it is fun to pretend though!

summer is here....

it was hot, hot, hot today.  i think it is supposed to be ever warmer tomorrow.  time to do some swim suit shopping.  i hardly ever go to the beach or make it to a pool, but there is just something about getting a new one every summer.  tradition.  gotta keep it fresh!

super cute mini....

i went to h&m the other day and found quite a few things that i wanted to swipe up.  so many that i really couldn't decide.  so i left with nothing.  i have been so indecisive lately!  i think i will have to go back and pick up some pretty little floral items.  i'm loving it.

one of the elite.....

coco. coco. coco.  as sweet as hot chocolate.  she is cute as can be and always has amazing editorials with unbelievable posing ability.  this is just a polaroid and she is still give us a pout.  i need to keep my eye on her.  she is a looker.  you will be seeing more of her here on frankie domino.