Things of beauty...

Hello blue eyes...

There is something about my house that comes into its own this time of year. This house was just meant for the cooler months. Although warm temperatures are predicted for this weekend, I am sticking with my Autumnal vibe. The garden has that early-morning dew that this time of year brings. The leaves just starting to turn, the windfall apples each day scattered on the grass.

I went to see 'Eat, Pray, Love' and here is what I thought: I have not read the book, I had lots of preconceptions from other's commentary about whether the book and/or the film were actually any good. I had heard the words 'self indulgence' repeatedly mentioned. So, I found it...thought-provoking. It wasn't the best film ever, it lacked pace, but visually I loved it. And Julia - she is just a pleasure to watch.  The food in the 'Eat' part - OH MY GOD - the Italians have got it so right.

...is that semi fredo Julia?

Daryl Hannah...those cheekbones...

I love this drizzly image of New York City...with the incongruous lush green border...

via Coffee and Cognac

This is just my cup of tea...an out-of-context item for decoration.

via crush cul de sac

 Gorgeous Gwyneth Paltrow from Vanity Fair...

via dress, design, decor

Country Living

Knitted, autumnal dressing...

via crush cul de sac

As ever, he captures the new season perfectly...

via The Sartorialist

My wallpaper affliction persists...

'Vanilla' by Paul Ferney found here.

Words of wisdom for a Friday...

via it's mary ruffle

Have a lovely, lovely weekend... xxx

Betsey Johnson Runway

I'm so bummed that I didn't just fly from China to New York! I decided to skip out on Fashion Week this year because of my long China trip. I figured I'd be super exhausted and I wouldn't have a good time.

Well, judging by all the tweets by fellow bloggers it seems like I really missed out on a good time. :( boooo.

Anyway, here are some of the runway shots from my first collection- Spring 2010

Were any of you there??? How was it? I am SO jealous! I'm living vicariously through all your tweets. Haha

Hello from Snowy NY...

Sorry- I know it's been a few days but I've been traveling and getting ready for this shoe show. 

It's freaking cold in NY by my California standards, but I can tell by the lack of coats around here that I'm just being a wimp. It's been snowing all day and it's starting to stick. 

slushy slush slush.

So far I've had a really positive reaction to my Harajuku collection, which is awesome, and people are actually really excited about JLO for the first tim in a long time. It's an international only brand right now, with the exception of a few dot com's like the amazing heels.com (LOVE you girls! Are you coming to the showroom??) So it's exciting when we get interest domestically. 

Anyway, I forgot my camera- BIG doi- but I'll try to take pics tomorrow to show you my collections.

Here are my new Harajuku Lovers rain boots I had made for the trip. Thank god I brought them or I'd have ruined some shoes for sure!

Also, our new apartment in Tribeca that I have absolutely fallen madly in love with and plan to make my second home. I really want to get to know NY better and now I have the best excuse. :) yay! Bi-costal designer sounds nice, right?

My dad and his friend. Good times.

Anyway, just wanted to touch base. Tomorrow it's more meetings and then my favorite part- SHOPPING!

If any of you NY locals have any little shopping gems I should know about please hook it up! I am such a newbie and I want to know where to go besides the obvious Barney's, Saks, Jeffrys, etc etc.

Thanks bitches!

Over and out.

I ♥ NY

Dude... you guys, seriously. 

I've been in NY for the past week and I had an amazing time! I went there for my shoe show (which BTW, means I can post pics of my shoes finally!) and I usually stay in Manhattan in some hotel close to the showroom... but this time I stayed with my friend Ana in Brooklyn (Williamsburg) and I had a freaking BLAST! Brooklyn is so much younger/cooler/fun than the city. I totally fell in love with NY. The shopping was fun and I saw a lot of rad things. I also drank more iced coffee than I've ever had. haha

Ana (Jill Stuart designer) introduced me to a couple of her shoe designer friends. It was so fun hanging out with other shoe designers, since I don't really know any around here. They were really cool chicks and it was so rad to hang out and have dinner and just shoot the shit about shoes and our crazy trips to China and all that stuff.

ANYWAY... here's a little collage of a few of my Harajuku shoes. I hope you guys like. As you can probably tell by the fact that i never post my own designs, I'm a little shy or something about it. I dunno. Anyway- here they are. Enjoy.

:D