Lux Lotus

Windowlicker

Kevin Burke, of the freshly minted eponymous culture blog, is guest-editing the Windowlicker feature this week. Enjoy!

In general, I love Ann Demeulemeester's clothing, but this jacket in particular has caught my eye.  It drives me crazy!!!  If there is a god, please deliver this minor miracle to Virginia Beach, where the likes of something this hot has never been seen!

Although Demeulemeester's designs are reportedly available in 200 shops globally, they can be tough to find (but are absolutely worth tracking down). For good deals online, check out Yoox, Bluefly and Ebay.

Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST.

The Smart Set: January 23 - 28

In this week's edition of The Smart Set for MaudNewton.com: ten reasons to get dressed up and go out.

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Bon Weekend

After work I'm off for a couple of days of R&R in one of my favorite places with America's Sweetheart. Maybe: dinner at the Inn at Easton, viewing "The Art of Collaboration: Works from the National Gallery of Art’s Gemini G.E.L. Archive" at the local art museum, taking a "Wild Pony Watching Wildlife Cruise"! Definitely: a little ragpicking for glamour, hanging out, and just driving around.

My hotly anticipated travel reading includes an advance copy of Jami Attenberg's novel, The Kept Man, Twentieth Century German Poetry, and the new issues of Marie Claire and the Paris Review. And I'd like to pick up the Litblog Co-op's pick, Wizard of the Crow, by Ngugl wa Thiong’o when I get the chance.

If I were staying in New York you know where I'd be this evening:

Jim Avignon, Deutsches Haus, and the German Book Office present

Perfumed World Party

To celebrate the release of the movie "Perfume"
Based on the best-selling novel by Patrick Sueskind

With Special Guests:
CB (CB I Hate Perfume Williamsburg)
Fehmi Baumbach, Cassis, and DJ Maxx Klaxon

Bon weekend, doves. Back Monday(ish).

Windowlicker

Peach in the City is guest-editing the Windowlicker feature this week. Enjoy!

I adore all things sassy…and the silly little frown unzips to reveal the perfect pocket for a cell phone.  This spacious tote, besides its perfectly jolie laide remix of Emily the Strange, has plenty of room for a bottle of tea, a little reading material, and other essentials [also in Aztec Blue].

Marc by Marc Jacobs Miss Marc Tote, $268 at eluxury.com

Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST.

Lux.Links

Comprehension is overrated...
It’s this uneasy flirtation between Africa and Europe that’s at the core...
He's already made an iconic impression on me...
We could never understand why the girls cared so much about being mature, or why they felt so compelled to compliment each other...

• Baby. It's Wintry Weather [Shaken & Stirred]
• Of Abundance [Little Radio Blogzine]
• The talented Ms. Newton & Mr. Ejiofor [Quiet Bubble]
• Wait for me, Pierre Hardy [Style Bubble]
• Books written for girls [Anthems For The Teenage Girl]
• Musings on Sofia Coppola's Lick the Star [No Good for Me]
• The coolest old biddies around town... [Style Bubble]
• Not Buying It [Lola is Beauty]
• Essential listening: Sam Cooke, Portrait of a Legend, 1951 - 64

J'adore Ebay!

A blurry cameraphone snapshot of my kitchen table, now featuring a new teapot -- gold with white flowers and originally from England, most recently by way of Quebec. I'm off to make some lunch and a pot of my trademark Mariage Freres/Lapsang Souchong blend. Yum deluxe.

Windowlicker

Peach in the City is guest-editing the Windowlicker feature this week. Enjoy!

Like many, I’m always in search of the perfect bag.  This hot little clutch is out of this world; the quality is like none other.  Designed and hand-crafted by a very talented guy, I was pleasantly surprised to see how easily I could fit a camera, keys, gloss, and other essentials for a night on the town – and the strap? So clutch!  How perfect.  Other top picks for ladies and gents: Jasari Tribal Patterned Cuffs and Haus Carved Belts.

Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST.

The Smart Set: January 15 - 21

In this week's edition of The Smart Set for MaudNewton.com: a dozen rumors about your love life.

Luxloves: Weekend Hotlist

• Monochromatic flower arrangements: roses, tulips, hydrangeas. I'm looking at one that's all-white with a touch of green, and it's lovely.
• Reading for pleasure: the new translation of Swann's Way (which I left a bar tipsy to buy last weekend, and plan to sink into this evening at some point when I'm done reading for work).
• The "lamb & veg" pie from Tuck Shop = heaven only costs $5.
• Inland Empire -- so brilliant it hurts, and Laura Dern is pure cinematic magic (and I want to copy her semi-nostalgic/Eastern Europe/troubled starlet wardrobe exactly).
• Chinese cult label Cabbeen to debut Stateside at Fashion Week; get a sneak peek via the boutique at Orchard + Canal.
• Planning my look for brunch tomorrow with help from Fashiontribes. Wide-legged pants with flats is so Schatze Page!
• Also adoring -- Big hair, pet birds.
• On her way, way way up: stylish Australian phenom, Macromantics -- love truth chaos signed yours truly...

I said, No No No

I need a ticket to one of Amy Winehouse's sold-out shows at Joe's Pub (you can see why).