The Space In Between Things

I have always been a very huge fan of fonts. its rather hilarious because i don't work in graphic design, or signage, or anything even remotely related to it. so i was only too excited to get my hands on a copy of Helvetica. so in my love of all things antique yet classy, i am completely captivated by this film. let me start off by explaining that there are huge undertones about modernism in this film and how antiquated typography got replaced by modernist trends, with the most obvious example being the font Helvetica. and the context for all things antique is referenced to the artists/designers who are interviewed in this film. so much history and knowledge is expunged from these older designers, one can only get all googly-eyed. five minutes into the movie and i've fallen in love again. and of course its a mixture of something older and newer. Massimo Vignelli (77) captured my heart because he made a very blunt and unforgiving statements that only an oldschool Italian man who doesn't care about what you think about him would say. read this "Design is made to cure a disease... and that disease is ugliness". and lets leave it here so we can all be inspired for a million minutes or so.

Moonlight Desires II

it was nice to have a day off today. after all the errands were done i was unfortunately left to my own devices. and what does that mean? spending a bit of time wishing and wanting for so many nice things.


mmmm... a milkshake of potential mix and matches!
1)that lovely dress is from Etsy...from the NikitaJade shop ...what a vintage dream!
2)i would wear that dress to the Safari Motor Inn in Burbank California in order to escape this cold winter weather... imagine that econo-vacation deliciousness, my eyes are hurting from all of the fluorescent lighting. coincidentally they filmed parts of the movie True Romance (1999) there which is why i would love to pay it a visit.
3)i have recently fallen in love with Nine West again. i bought a pair of heels from there a few weeks ago and am dying for the snow to melt so that i can traipse around in them. look at these yummy little gladiator heels which are only about 92 dollars.... i wonder who is designing for them... have they received some sort of revamp or what? these are from Zappo's.
4)i have a mild addiction to baby oil and can't keep enough of it stocked up in the house (Johnson and Johnson's is the best). i need and want it all of the time.
5) i can't keep repeating how much i'm loving Kenneth Jay Lane and all of his gorgeous jewellery. i found this one on the Bloomingdale's site.
6) and finally a deerskin tobacco pouch for me please. native american items are often so beautifully crafted. this one looks as soft as my skin! its from another Etsy shop called Madejust4u

p.s. i can't wait for spring

Trying to Beat the Cold is Getting Old

Well, it was quite a tiring weekend. in fact, by saturday i was quite exhausted. i managed to go to sneaky dee's for the dmoney party. i was getting hopeful that warm times were coming, but alas when i woke up my dreams were crushed by a huge iceberg of a winter storm. movie rentals were the only option. and so if it can't be summer yet, we decided to rent some foreign films. and of course both films took place in more temperate settings. crown royal (alias) and i watched the amazing french film 'Breathless'. i know he will be discussing this movie on his blog as he was enamored (as was i) by every aspect of the film. the second film we watched was Almodovar's 'Volver'. although it wasn't my favourite Almodovar movie (that would be 'Talk To Her'), it was still quite good. amidst this grey, cold, harsh weather i'm experiencing the movie boasted a colour-saturated setting in various regions of Spain. i think that amidst the many, often overly complicated and far-fetched storylines, the bright colours characteristic of Spanish culture were set against the often ravenous heat of the summer.


so i decided to look up some older Almodovar films that i haven't seen yet. and tada! i found the 'Labyrinth of Passion' (1982). to give you a brief synopsis i'll start off by saying its about a nymphomaniac punk rocker named Sexi whose father is a gynecologist who specializes in artificial insemination. and like all of Mr. Almodovar's films tlethere are several interwoven storylines not all mutually exclusive from each other. i can't wait to watch it, i think you can't either. let the following images entice you. be forewarned kiddies, the movie has loads of erotic overtones (characteristic of older Almodovar's works).

i can't wait for it to inspire me. p.s. Antonio Banderas is in it (1982 Antonio)

images courtesy: indiewire, rottentomatoes, filmsociety, guardian

All Country for Old Men

I watched No Country For Old Men last night. it was pretty much amazing, thanks to the like of Javier Bardem. the scenery in the movie is shot so realistically that you start to feel the hot southern heat of the Mexican/U.S. border. although spring is not here yet, i'm excited to shed my thick, long-sleeved clothes. soon, i will no longer be in hibernation. here is my ode to summer and spring.... i will see you soon darling.