KING OF POP

i was truly shocked and saddened to learn that michael jackson had passed away. almost all of my favorite guys are gone now: the notorious big, luther vandross, james brown, michael jackson, i swear if anything happens to prince....

rest in peace to the king of pop, we love you!!!

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ART

saw this video on the billionaire boys club / ice cream blog, it's pharrell talking about his collaboration with takashi murakami... i got a vuitton-murakami agenda a while ago and never used it...maybe ill start [i got the picture off ebay thats why it has that obnoxious text running across it]

GAP

the alexander wang for gap merchandise is coming soon and from what ive seen im excited which is more than i can say about some of his latest work [namely that pink blazer with the metal rings]

"for the past two years, gap has released a "design editions" collection with the cfda [council of fashion designers of america]/ vogue fashion fund nominees. both times, designers have put their spin on the traditional white button-down shirt [phillip lim did one last year]. this year, things are going to be different. teen vogue just interviewed gap vp of design patrick robinson [who did a nice line for target a while back], and he let slip that none other than alexander wang will be doing a garment for the project and it will be made from something other than white cotton: he did this incredible motorcycle jacket in khaki that's going to be under $100. it's coming out on june 16th"

DREAM HOUSE

paradise located in shanghai

I LOVE NY

im missing ny a bit, so i put together some recommendations for those tootsie rollin around the city,

for weekend brunch:

sarabeth's serves traditional breakfast [including biscuits!] and they sell jars of homemade jam

or pastis which serves a french inspired brunch in the heart of the meat-packing district

for lunch:

jg melon, im a cheeseburger-french fries-milkshake kinda girl and the burgers here are the shit. dylan lauren [ralph's daughter and owner of dylan's candy bar] recommended this place in an interview i read so i tried it and was hooked.

for dinner:

blue ribbon sushi, similar to nobu in price and style but a bit more intimate

to pamper:

rescue beauty lounge, they make their own nail polish colors [try "starfish patrick" a coral color named after a character from the spongebob squarepants cartoon]

go out:

the empire hotel, the roof is summerlicious

im coming to visit soon!!!! [shouts to bell]

TOMS

although i havent purchased my first pair of toms shoes yet [because i cant decide between the green tyedye, the polka dot, or those anchor adorned ones below] , i really admire what the company does: "for every pair of shoes you buy, toms will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. one for one. using the purchasing power of individuals to benefit the greater good is what we're all about." my sister and i want to volunteer to take the shoes to the kids on a "shoe drop", find out more here.

ART

i really love jean-michel basquiat's artwork and i love these photographs of him as a young man.

CLOSE BUT...

no cigar

TRIP PICS

from the top of guell park
the olympic stadium: laurie, mom, me, aunt honey
barcelona soccer flag
sand sculpture on the beach

me, sister, mommy

i still havent uploaded all the pictures but my favorite places were las ramblas [they sell baby animals there], guell park [a beautiful mosaic neighborhood], and la boqueria [an open air market where we bought delicious chocolates]