Get Your Autumnal On

Crazy Yellow-Lovely Road::Stowe, VT

Granny Square Shawl::Paul Smith, Fall 2010

The Real-by Hand::Cider Donuts

 Taza Vase::Crate and Barrel

Men's Denim Peacoat::Perfecto Brand by Schott NYC

Shiny and Brown::Chestnuts

 Fancy Blunnie::Fiorentina+Baker's Elia

Best Cheese Condiment::Seggiano Chestnut Honey

A Tuscan Kitchen::Castello di Vicarello

Beach Bonfire::Build Your Own





and saving the best for last, a double classic:: Superchunk+Cure

Superchunk covers The Cure

Stripe Hype

Breton pride. Bretagne. Brittany. Stripes. Nautical. Classic. Black and white. Blue and white.

(drapeau de bretagne)

(from the rikrak studio)

(from pare gabia)

(from saint-james)

(from saint-james)


(from aspencarpetdesigns)

(from saint-james)

(polygamous prisoners - I kid you not - from utah.gov)

Stripes. Easy to spot. Easy on the eye. Either sipping wine on the coast of Brittany or hauling gravel in a wheelbarrow with other jailbirds, I love me some stripes.

RIP Mr. Lee Alexander McQueen

Only a few of the many reasons I will miss the designs
from Alexander McQueen:



The Hero AL1 Upright. Alexander McQueen for Samsonite.


The Elvie handbag.



The skull tee.

The 10" lobster claw shoe that was first seen at the Spring 2010 Paris collection.



And the now iconic dripping skull scarf.






McQueen's designs were provocative and strange.

A designer of extraordinary talent, he was a great challenger of convention.

Lee Alexander McQueen
1969-2010