A Boucherite rug once on display at Calvin Morris. These types of Moroccan rugs are made by women from "torn or reused clothing" and lack the symmetry of typical Middle Eastern rugs. The chaotic patterns symbolic of the Berber herder tribes' nomadic freedom from structured city living. via old NYTimes.

Straits Chinese Pottery aka Nyonya ware + Pink

Wouldn't it be nice to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Coqui Coqui Spa and Residence in Tulum....
Photos by Toddy Selby.

Viaje: Chicago

I will be meeting up with my family in Chicago on the 21st for a couple of days and I actually have never been. So, if you have any places you recommend, please pass it along. Usually I plan ahead, but this trip kind of snuck up on me and I haven't done my research...

In the spirit of today...

I wore my most romantic shirt. Sequins, rhinestones, pastels, and so much goodness. I picked it up at Episode in Camdentown. Episode is a chain of Dutch thriftstores that has an amazing selection of used clothing and accessories separated by "style" For example, there will be a bin of kaffiyehs in a range of colors, or a selection of military shorts hung together, grandma sweaters all on the same rack, or white sneakers lined up on the floor. You still get to sort through clothes to find the magic item, but your chances of finding "it" go up tenfold.

Stockholm Calling

Acne "Hex"

About a year ago today, I was returning from my three month stay in Stockholm, Sweden. I was there interning and taking some "advertising courses" at various agencies in Stockholm. Let me just say that I adore all things Swedish. Not just because they created IKEA and H&M, but because just about everything they touch one way or another ends up looking perfect. Even when they try to do something new, there is always something completely Swedish about it, and not in a bad way. I'll write about the graphic design at some point I'm sure, but for now I'll talk strictly fashion. Acne Jeans.Acne everything for that matter. We had class with this guy Pontus Frankenstein (that is his real name) A few years back him and some "creative friends" began this brand Acne. They now have Acne Paper, Acne Creative, Acne Film, and last but not least, Acne Jeans. You may be familiar with the latter, they are selling everywhere. I highly recommend them, especially if you're thin, these jeans look amazing. Pontus isn't working with them anymore, now he's doing his own thing, and very much a family man. He also put out a best-selling cookbook a couple of years ago. I'm telling you, they ooze creative juices.



If you're looking for the same exact look, at about 1/4 of the price, its all about Cheap Monday. Like all genuinely cool things, it was started by a few friends looking to remedy a void in their lives, in this case it was good looking affordable jeans. Voila, you get things like MTWTFSS-Weekday. So to make a long story short they open up a "store" that is strictly open on the weekends, it is called weekend. Opportunity knocks, next thing you know they have a store open 7 days week, so the name gets changed to Weekday. I've been to the one in Sodermalm, and it is impressive. From what I remember, they had the new clothes at the floor level, and an exquisite color-coordinated vintage department down below. Cheap Monday is the name of their jean line, and I picked up a pair of the high waisted black ones today. They are awesome! Best of all they keep up to their name.

yay, they look good with white shoes :)