FUCK INSPIRATION

Happy Thursday!

Roland Emmerich's house in London, designed by John Teall of Flux Interiors. I want to live there OR have John Teall design my quaint shoebox (otherwise known as the small apartment I call home).

CAUSE ME PAIN, HEDI SLIMANE

Some of my favorites from Hedi Slimane's blog:








And, just for fun, Henry Holland's Homage to Hedi (what's up alliteration!):

Like the boys.

Just a few reasons why I love Comme des Garçons:






If I ever win the lottery, I will spend at least $100,000 on Comme des Garçons. Je te promets.

The problem of leisure, what to do for pleasure...

Apart from loving Sofia Coppola's direction, I also love Paris, Versailles, France in general, pleasing aesthetics and great movie soundtracks:






Needless to say, I loved Marie Antoinette, in spite of all the criticism it received. It's classic and new wave, just the way I like it. The innocence and naivete of young Marie Antoinette are very nicely portrayed. And the music, I LOVE THIS EFFING SOUNDTRACK. I swear, I feel like Sofia Coppola's in my head with her soundtracks. Srsly.

Mantra: a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.

I'm a big fan of mantras, especially after that episode of Curb where Larry gives his good friend, Richard, his mantra "jai ya" and then asks for it back.

But really, one day I will have my own personal mantra tattooed on my body. I would also get this but it's too big:


From French designers HIXSEPT.

R.I.P. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Rest in peace, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

If you haven't read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, I highly suggest you do so at your earliest convenience. I'm of Russian descent and this book had such a profound impact on me. I remember reading it when I was in 10th grade, while I was taking Global Studies II. It's one of my favorite books and its voice resonates beyond its own time.

Have you read about modern day army torture tactics in Russia? It really doesn't differ too much from what Solzhenitsyn wrote about in his book.

Almost all of my favorite rappers are dead.

NOTE: One of the above is NOT dead.

Hello Tomorrow

I'm not a big fan of tv and consequently do not pay much attention to commercials, but when I first saw the Spike Jonze ADIDAS commercial for the "first intelligent shoe," I was basically addicted:


Karen O's newest musical venture, Native Korean Rock has a similar, minimalist sound similar to that of the Squeak E. Clean and Karen O. collaboration "Hello Tomorrow" used in the commercial.

Check out Native Korean Rock's myspace page (link above), complete with songs for your listening pleasure. My favorites are "OOO" and "rapt".

"In life, there are compromises. In making movies, you get to have it exactly how you imagined."

Je vous présente Sofia Coppola:







If I were to be anyone in this world other than myself, I'd want to be Sofia Coppola. Her talent and taste are phenomenal, and she has a healthy obsession with la France, much like myself. I have always been a fan of her films (and their soundtracks), but I think it was after I read the French Vogue issue focused on her from about 4 or 5 years ago that I saw her in a completely different yet human light. It was a peak into her personal life, a privileged intimacy albeit I was merely reading about her in a magazine.

I have nothing but admiration for her.