Monthly Archives: October 2010

Obsessing Over: That ’70s Style

October 29th, 2010

Windows Shopping Shopbop.com and I have somewhat of a love/hate relationship: I am in love with their on-trend daily graphics, and with their fantastic clothes that I can’t afford (hence the hate part). So from afar, I have to very carefully peruse … Continue reading →

Posted by *that girl* on October 29th, 2010 3 Comments »
Categories: 1970's, art direction, DVF, fashion, graphics & pattern, photography, shoes & handbags, shopping, website design
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Trina Turk Residential

October 28th, 2010

Couldn’t we all use a little more Palm Springs in our lives? This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting Trina Turk’s home goods outpost in Palm Springs. (OK pleasure may be a little mild. Let’s just say I … Continue reading →

Posted by *that girl* on October 28th, 2010 2 Comments »
Categories: décor, graphics & pattern, Jonathan Adler, Kelly Wearstler, mid-century modern, Missoni, Palm Springs, shopping, talented women, that girl's pad, Trina Turk, yellow
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If James Bond had an architect…

October 22nd, 2010

Enter Morris Lapidus Remember that scene in Goldfinger (1964) when the villain of the title is cheating at cards by a hotel pool, and 007 is toying with him from a balcony above? That hotel is the Fontainebleau by architect Morris Lapidus, … Continue reading →

Posted by *that girl* on October 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
Categories: architecture, books, décor, hotels, Mad Men, Miami, mid-century modern
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Nevermind the GAP

October 12th, 2010

Someone went a little crazy with the PowerPoint tools I actually tried not to blog about this, honestly because I didn’t want this atrocity on my website! But, something needs to be said…or scolded…or screamed? You’re not the only one … Continue reading →

Posted by *that girl* on October 12th, 2010 1 Comment »
Categories: branding, fashion, graphics & pattern
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Looney over Lonny

October 11th, 2010

They’ve won my heart (and mind) again I was soooo pleasantly surprised by this latest issue of Lonny…especially so, since I was soooo confounded by the previous issue – I seriously had to question if we had started to go in different directions, … Continue reading →

Posted by *that girl* on October 11th, 2010 No Comments »
Categories: art direction, bedrooms, blogger love, décor, glossies, graphics & pattern, kids & baby, talented women
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Vintage Mag Hag

October 6th, 2010

Fashionable Décor People often ask me where I got my collection of 1950s & 1960s Vogue & Harper’s Bazaar magazines. Really the secret is not that much of a secret: I spotted a small plug for the Paper Pursuits website … Continue reading →

Posted by *that girl* on October 6th, 2010 3 Comments »
Categories: art direction, D.I.Y., décor, Etsy & eBay, fashion, graphics & pattern, Mad Men, mid-century modern, photography, shopping, that girl's pad, vintage
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The best logo designed in the history of logos, ever.

October 4th, 2010

Oh, Oh Chanel! The fact that this iconic symbol was created in 1925 should be enough to convince you. NO? How about the fact that it was designed by the fashion maven herself? Timeless sophistication in the simplest silhouette…a perfect … Continue reading →

Posted by *that girl* on October 4th, 2010 No Comments »
Categories: black, branding, Chanel, fashion, graphics & pattern, talented women
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Jonathan Adler Comes to Newport Beach

October 1st, 2010

A little dose of hip in Orange County Let’s just say I was giddy as a school girl to be invited to a cocktail party for Jonathan Adler’s store opening in Newport Beach, and I think everyone there could tell … Continue reading →

Posted by *that girl* on October 1st, 2010 1 Comment »
Categories: décor, events, Jonathan Adler, Orange County
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