Missoni Mayhem

My mom called me 'insane' when I emailed her from work with my Missoni for Target wish list the night before the opening. I probably shouldn't tell people that I had her go to Target first thing in the a.m. to snag my must-have items, seeing that I'm a grown ass woman and all. I guess this is one of the perks of getting older and having retired parents living in a town like Tucson where the Missoni collection surely wasn't picked over within the first few hours of arriving on the shelves. Everywhere else  it was tagged by the media as 'Missoni Mayhem'. Here are some of my souvenirs;

 Recently high-end designers have been creating lines of their clothing to sell at a cheaper price for lower-end stores. Between the buzz that surrounds these events, the idea that the collections are limited edition and will fly off the shelves and wesbite, people are eating it up. 

ad in Vogue

Lanvin for H&M, Valentino for Gap, and Rodarte for Target are some of the partnerships that have caused this concept in fashion to snowball into things like Missoni Mayhem. While some people think of it as a way to make money by selling whatever they can on ebay, I enjoy it for the thrill. It's a smart and fun way to enhance any wardrobe or home. If you agree then get ready because Versace is collaborating  with H&M this November. See you there --unless you have to be at work...then you can email my mom.

Pinterested

For the last few months I have been pinning my way through pages and pages of quotes, photographs, DIY projects, interior design ideas and all things inspirational. The website Pinterest.com allows you to pin any image you find on the web and it will get posted onto a main board. From here, you can repin things you find on the main board, to your own personalized boards kind of like bookmarks but easier to view. My boards right now are; SNAP, ADs, Interior D, Must Make, Wannabe, Yum, Partay, and Art+Inspiration.

 I cannot wait to act on my Must Make board; it's given me so many crafting ideas. I plan on filling up a few carts of supplies tomorrow at the Moskatels & Crafts warehouse downtown LA. Thank goodness it's a long weekend.

Book shelves

DIY terracotta cake plates that I plan on spray painting

An instant pick-me-up....

Mark Rothko, White Center,1950, Private Collection

It's Getting Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot

Today I read the Ad Age article about a former employee's resignation letter from Whole Foods, 'Has Whole Foods Really Become a 'Faux Hippy Wal-Mart'?'. The letter caused a lot of attention within the first few hours it was posted. Here's a snippet from the letter that Ad Age provided;

Dear [REDACTED], I don't think you could calm down enough and become a happy, tolerable person if you were to do yoga in a hot spring while high on ecstasy. Daily. For the rest of your life. Just wouldn't happen. I haven't met a single person working under you or who has worked under you who doesn't loath the way you treat people. Your job doesn't matter AT ALL. Get over it, relax and start treating people with a shred of respect. Chances are, you'll improve a lot of lives. Possibly even your own. I do have a suspicion that you're a sociopath though. Especially now, after seeing your reaction to you-know-who's hospital visit. If that is the case, this was futile. May I suggest some acting classes? You're not very good at pretending to be a complete, emotional, sincere human being....And I'll throw this out to Whole Foods employees -- is there a quinoa of truth to what he's saying? Email me.


A few weeks ago I was introduced to a You Tube video poking fun at the Whole Foods near my house in Santa Monica. While it was mainly pointing out the cluster of a parking lot, the 2,290,213 views of the video makes it clear that the shopper stereotypes portrayed (girl in yoga pants, iphones, being upset when WF took Kombucha off the shelf)  hit a sweet spot of familiarity for shoppers nationwide.


SO with all the media buzz, what will WF do to maintain a solid brand reputation? People, including myself, flock to WF because of its cleanliness; store and food. I don't want these bloggers and you tubers ruining my squeaky clean perception of the only grocery store I can tolerate within a 25 mile radius. 

carmageddon

I've been quite entertained with the media buzz surrounding car-mageddon. Most recently this JetBlue airfare deal featuring $4 one way flights from Long Beach to Burbank.

Too bad I'd have to take the 405 to get to the Burbank or the Long Beach airport. I think I'll be parking it at home in Santa Monica this weekend.