the legendary Edith Head

"Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady."

If I had the opportunity to pick one woman who would style or design for me on a daily basis, without hesitation I would choose Edith Head.  The woman had *impeccable* taste bar none. 

Sought after by the upper echelon of the Hollywood elite, she designed for the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Barbara Stanwyck and countless others.  During the course of her career she won 8 oscars (more than any other woman) and was nominated for 35 Academy Awards.  She was quite the busy lady.

This woman was responsible for creating the iconic "Hitchcock Blondes".  Being both a blonde and a huge Hitchcock fan (our vintage namesake is in his honor) I can't help but show just the slightest amount favor to her work in his movies.

And now behold the legacy of Edith Head...

Double Indemnity

Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday, Funny Face & Breakfast at Tiffanys

Grace Kelly & (my favorite actor) Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window

A Place in the Sun

To Catch a Thief

The Birds

After all this I have reminded myself that I am in dire need of a hair appointment.  

These women are flawless!

xo 

erin

winter light.

I'm sure you all are aware of the nor-easter (seriously, who made up that word??) that swept the north east.  It caused a great amount of havoc, and made normal daily activities almost obsolete.  But it did provide with some sleeping in, and opportunity to get lost in some good ole movie watchin.
If you're not familiar with this snowy season, you might not know that it creates some of the most beautiful light ever. Moonlit snow creates this warm glow that just radiates through your windows.  I swear every time I ventured into our bathroom I had to proclaim it's beauty.  I tried to capture some of it's majesty through our windows.

Thursday Feb 11, 2010
8:30pm

through the spare bedroom window

the bathroom window.  

antique apothecary bottles & my cat mask from halloween that's been there ever since.

you can see the snow piled up on the outside ledge.

through our bedroom window

through our kitchen window

antique seltzer bottles.

xo, 

erin

let them eat cake!

Our friend Ron Knigge makes cakes.  Now, to even use the work "make" when it comes to his cake skills is truly doing his talent an injustice.  He doesn't "make" cakes, he laboriously creates works of art.  A former professional skateboarder turned French Culinary Institute graduate, Ron has been designing edible works of art for confectionary connoisseurs since 2007.  Even catching the eye and the palette of Miss Dita Von Teese. His hand-painted colors and intricate detailing are downright awe-inspiring.  A perfect focal point to any wedding or celebration.

Ron's website is currently under construction, until then visit his facebook page for more photos and information.  Ron Knigge Cakes 

a day of love...

these images make me really happy on this bright and sunny snow day.  i've started the laundry and let the boy sleep in.  i will wake him with coffee and these yummy sweet crispy breads i found at the market the other day.  then i will contemplate the next move with my hair (to dye or not to dye) and finally hang the living room curtains.  then possibly take a hike through this winter wonderland to our friends house just because.

xo

erin

images found via the intranets.

Mark Shaw

I've been doing a lot of lurking the internet lately -- mostly looking at pictures of Audrey Hepburn and the photography of Willy Maywald and Mark Shaw (they seem to all go hand-in-hand).

Mark Shaw just fascinates me -- and his photographs are beautiful. The women, the clothing, the styling, are all so perfect! I love all the long gloves and mid-length sleeves. Some of my favorite images and what I could find about them are below.

Photographer, Mark Shaw is best known for his extraordinary work documenting family scenes of the J.F. Kennedy's, capturing the private glamour of America's Camelot. Prior to his work with the Kennedy's, Shaw was renowned for defining an era with his much-lauded but long-forgotten fashion photography.

Shaw was afforded an unusual proximity to the models and designers of the 1950's and 1960's, allowing for a rare look behind the highly stylized presentation of fashion in the period. His work allows the viewer a true sense of the humanity behind what became archetypes of glamour.

Above photos: Models wearing Dior in the 17th century house where Manon Lescaut once lived, then owned by Suzanne Luling, directrice of Dior in Paris, 1960.

Models in Dior in the Paris apartment of legendary interior designer Henri Samuel, 1960

Shot at an undisclosed location in Paris, 1955, a model in a blue Jacques Fath gown

Unidentified model wearing a Miguel Ferreras corset

Early Black & White Studio Outtake - 1950's

More fabulous pictures are located here.

xo, kristyn