the fuchsian congo
July 30th, 2010
got brass in pocket
July 28th, 2010While scouring Brick Lane’s Free Range Sunday market for treasures only found here in London, I came across a vendor selling some unique baubles. Making what she calls ‘fairytale jewelry” her brand is called Jewelry by Galibardy and is picking up steam in UK’s fashion mag spreads. Unique pendants of cute animals (or their skeletons or skulls), glittery bows, large heavy rings and tongue-in-cheek pieces….all at a very excellent price and she ships to the US within 4-5 days! My favorite pieces below:
All the lights that light the way are blinding
July 27th, 2010
Mommie Dearest: The early years
July 26th, 2010
Mad for Mad Men
July 26th, 2010
headquartered at the hotel chelsea…
July 25th, 2010Almost finished with Patti’s Smith’s novel Just Kids during my trip here in London, and wanted to share the array of characters I’ve come across and obsessing over and over in my head. She has an amazing story, I urge you to pick it up..
Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe
Patti Smith and then boyfriend Jim Carroll, writer
Tranny comedienne, Jackie Curtis
Robert Mapplethorpe, self portrait
1969 poster during Christmastime in Times Square by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Chelsea Hotel, home to writers, musicians, artists and vagabonds alike
Patti Smith on a roof in SoHo
The Factory
Jimi Hendrix and Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones
Patti Smith and Sam Shepard at her room in the Chelsea
Still from “Midnight Cowboy” which influenced Mapplethorpe’s secretive life as a husler on 42nd street in NYC
Allen Ginsberg
Factor It Girl Edie Sedgewick
Jackie Curtis portrait
Room at the Chelsea
Best friends, lovers, roommates, couple, un-couple poet/musician Patti Smith and artist Robert Mapplethorpe
Jackie Curtis at Warhol’s Factory
Where’s Warhol
Edie Sedgwick and The Velvet Underground, best band in NYC at the time
Patti Smith, self portrait, Brooklyn, 1968
