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sign // shirt

1.26.2015




Vintage asymmetrical T-shirt, a sign in your living room, a storm raging outside, and some bacon to cook for dinner.

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Bedroom Updates

1.24.2015










Wrote about my room and my tendency towards collecting strange things for eBay, feel free to take a looksee 

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Winter Hair // Bumble & Bumble

1.20.2015






I’m ridiculously picky about my hair products- not because I’m finicky but because I have to be picky. 
Curlier hair has really specific needs because it is naturally dehydrated, and this gets exaggerated during the winter when the cold makes hair really brittle and dry. So, when I’m looking for hair stuff when the temperature drops, everything has to be 1. Free of drying sulfates, 2. Hydrating, 3. Safe for color 4. UV protecting (because winter sun requires sunscreen too) and 5. Lightweight so that my curls can stick around for a while without getting weighed down

I was getting a bit bored of my current products and had to make the seasonal transition anyway, so getting the chance to try out Bumble & Bumble’s Invisible Hair Dresser’s Oil flight made perfect sense considering how each product fulfills each of my strict criteria. The Hairdresser’s Oil has been something of a cult product for a while now, so it’s cool that B&B was able to expand its lightweight, lovely formula of 6 different hydrating (and great-smelling) oils into other necessary products.

The Invisible Oil itself is probably my favorite of the flight, which I expected since it’s garnered such a following, but the Shampoo is also great because it’s sulfate-free and will never strip my hair of the stuff it needs. So yeah! If you’re on the lookout for Winter hair products, I’d definitely throw these into the suggestion box, especially when you’re looking to get rid of frizzy hat hair!

If you try these out, beside to share your winter hair transformations with #BbTransformations #HairdressersInvisibleOil


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Daint

1.15.2015

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ÖST NY's dainty 14k Lady Pearl ring, 3D printed, inspired by Edwardian delicacies

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Pinhead

1.14.2015

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American Apparel sweater, vintage scarf, jacket, and jeans (via Dusty Rose Vintage), Rollie Sneakers

If I was a Ramone, here's what I'd look like.
Well, kind of. As I've clarified here, the Ramones didn't really wear high-tops, they wore Keds. But still!

Also here's what I look like when I realize that my leather jacket is warmer than my wool coat, and that a scarf can easily make for a cheeky floooourish.

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I Went There

1.13.2015


Did you know that T-shirts were originally intended for "bachelors"? Or that The Ramones never really wore Chucks?

Ladies and Gents, I just wrote a piece for eBay that details the history of the three things you definitely have in your closet. Have a read, if you'd like:


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Izumi M.

1.10.2015








outside and inside

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Studio Visit: The Rialto Jean Project

1.06.2015










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For any fine artist, catharsis as a theme can run deep in many ways: in the process of their art-making, as the focus in the final product, or in both realms of their work. For Erin Feniger, the founder of The Rialto Jean Project,  the importance of catharsis in art therapy and art as necessary to life has led her to create something that looks really, really good.

Tucked along the seaport in downtown Manhattan, Rialto's studio and RJP shop is inviting and true to the downtown sensibilities of the surrounding blocks that are as old as the city gets. I was late visiting the shop, having misread my google maps directions, but I was immediately welcomed and given a very cool story by Erin, who explained that she started RJP a year ago after she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease. Part of her recovery process turned out to be painting (at the suggestion of an artist friend) and after a day dedicated to working on her pieces, she noticed her jeans were splattered with the excess paint she would cull off of her brushes between strokes- each mark unique, and a tribute to her recovery and newfound purpose. Anyone who paints for a living will be familiar with the transformation of their work clothes.

Now The Rialto Jean Company operates on both coasts, with an HQ in Venice, California, and Erin's studio/Shop here in the city. Erin sources all of her vintage Levis from flea markets, used clothing warehouses and other wholesale lots. She takes every single pair herself, and meticulously paints and treats each pair one-by-one. For every pair sold, $40 goes towards children's art therapy programs, and it's nearly impossible to find a pair that doesn't speak to you since Erin is careful to choose all different kinds of cuts and fits.

Since I've been working at Dusty Rose, the importance of repurposing and recreating something new has grown to be an important part of life for me. RJP really is one of the more interesting repurposed vintage brands I've had the pleasure to see behind-the-scenes, because I can tell that every pair is special, and everything put into them is put back out into the world through the reassurance that through our own creativity and love, we heal.

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