Nothing Elegant

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Youll Come Visit Me, Wont You?

Here goes {deep breathe...}: this will be my last post here at Nothing Elegant. I know this might seem as though it is coming out of nowhere, but it is something I have been thinking over for the pas...

21 apr 10

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New Dress...New Blog?

My dear, long-lost readers!! Im certain by now you imagine I have been buried alive under a tumbling mountain of books. In fact, I just needed a bit of time off to think about life, writing, blogging...

21 apr 10

Artist: Charlotte Mann

I'd love to take up residence in a cheeky trompe l'oeil house decorated by artist Charlotte Mann. Mann specializes in life-size drawings, and her favorite place to draw is right where out mothers tol...

05 apr 10

Penhaligon's: The Anthology Collection.

What's the one thing yours-truly likes more than high-heeled shoes, vintage dresses, AND red lipstick? Yep, perfume! One of my first jobs was as a salesgirl at a perfume shop at the mall. We didn't e...

31 mar 10

The Magic of the Black Mirror and Other Optical Devices

{A Claude Glass, or Black Mirror}My love for antique optical devices started with my discovery of the Stanhope, and it has snow-balled into a mini obsession. The Victorians certainly found clever way...

30 mar 10

Book Crush: Persephone Press

I have a new book crush {do you get book crushes?}. Persephone Press is a London-based press that specializes in neglected and relatively unknown female prose and fiction writers from the 19th and 20...

25 mar 10

"What are we supposed to do now? Everything is still night!"

Everyone seems to have a solution for fending off nightmares. When I posed the dilemma to a group of friends, I recieved so many varied responses -- some funny, some fascinating. Here are just a few ...

23 mar 10

An Ode to Frida's Eyebrows

{by Iris Schwarz}One of Frida Kahlo's most striking features was -- without a doubt -- her full and fearless eyebrows. It always bothers me when I hear people say: "Oh, she would have been pretty if ...

23 mar 10

Blogger Manifesto Project: Manifesto #3

My name is Ana. Tara has asked for my manifesto. There are so many ideas and things I'm obsessed with; so many declarations I could have made. But here is the one that made it - the one that is most ...

15 mar 10

The List: 5 Things to Get This Slimy Jellyfish Off My Head

{image by Zhou Fan}Folks, I'm in a hardcore rut {otherwise known as a funk} right now. I think this dilemma is fairly normal for people who read and write for a living. Does this ever happen to you? ...

12 mar 10

Rochas 2010: In the Mood for Love

The new collection by Rochas is so beautifully nostalgic, yet so quirky, that I can't take my eyes off of the images. Here are the elements that I love about the collection: Ladylike sheer blouses wi...

12 mar 10

A War to Remember?

Until recently, I always found war re-enactors to be a bit...well, strange. They confounded my sense of living for the moment: why would you want to pretend to live through something horrible and tra...

11 mar 10

The Blogger Manifesto Project.

Manifesto #2Manifesting DarknessBy Seraph + Splendor / Chintz of Darkness{Virgin with Corona by Odilon Redon 1898}Ok, dear readers, we know that we are guests here so we will try to be on our best be...

08 mar 10

Spring Wishlist 2010: Better in the Nude

{click image for full details}.I'm tired of denying it: spring is totally on my mind! I'm completely smitten with all variations of nude right now: pinky, peachy, beige-ish nudes. Here are a few item...

04 mar 10

To-Do Lists: Works of Genius?

A detailed, color-illustrated packing list?? If I could draw worth a damn, I'm pretty sure this is the direction my obsessive list-making habit would be headed. For all of us who who understand the c...

04 mar 10

Blog it Forward: What Inspires Me?

French fashion bloggers: Pandora and The Cherry Blossom Girl use fashion as an ode to their love of history, art, and their beautiful city -- Paris!It's time for the "Blog it Foward Mashup!" This pro...

03 mar 10

A Beautiful Mourning.

A dose of mid-week mourning seems like a major downer now that I consider it. Oh well, I'm going with the theme anyway...A week of absence in the blog world seems like the equivalent of an entire yea...

03 mar 10

Artist: Maissa Toulet

I recently discovered French artist Maissa Toulet's work, and I'm fascinated by her collections of trifles, reliquaries, and curiosities. Toulet assembles bits and pieces she finds in junk shops and ...

18 feb 10

The Crisis Magazine

Just thought I'd share a bit about a new project we are starting at my other-other-other job at the Modernist Journals Project: we have begun digitizing early issues of The Crisis magazine, which was...

17 feb 10

Bijoux: Necklaces from J Crew and Anthropologie

{via Anthropologie} {via J Crew} I am smitten by the pretty bijoux at J Crew and Anthropologie right now -- the necklaces in particular! They have a 1800's French feel about them. I imagine one catch...

16 feb 10

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love you J.B.!!!! You have the uncanny ability to make even the smallest moments sparkle with laughter, irreverence, and fun... "I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to ano...

14 feb 10

The List: Erotic Poetry

And down his mouth comes to my mouth! and downHis bright dark eyes come over me, like a hoodUpon my mind! his lips meet mine, and a floodOf sweet fire sweeps across me, so I drownAgainst him, die, an...

12 feb 10

A Friend Who "Feels" You

Reading Daniel J. Siegel's inspiring new book Mindsight, I was struck by his notion that "feeling felt" emotionally by another person is crucial for healthy childhood and adolescent development. Ever...

09 feb 10

I Wanna Be a Gibson Girl, and You Can Be My Gibson Guy

My hair is finally growing out {it's almost past my shoulders now}! My layers are practically gone, and my hair feels so thick. I'm recalling all of the fun things you can do when you actually have h...

08 feb 10

Girl Crush: Uma Thurman

I originally saw the incredible series of Polaroids by Hollywood casting director Bonnie Timmermann on Model's Own blog, and I was literally left breathless by this photo of Uma. This shot was taken ...

04 feb 10

Current Obsession: Dreamy Chiffon Dresses

{All dresses via Net-a-Porter}If the new spring selection at Net-a-porter is any indicator, the general vibe of spring/summer is going to be a combination of Stevie-Nicks-ethereal and edgy-Greek-godd...

03 feb 10

Blog It Forward...

Hello, my peaches. I wanted to let you all know about a fun project I will be participating in -- and you should, too! The Blog It Forward Mashup is headed up by the talented lady behind sfgirlbybay....

01 feb 10

A Little "Ta-Ra--Ra-Boom De-Ay" for Your Mon-De-Ay

Tell me this fun little ditty doesn't get stuck in your head the rest of the day! I've been envisioning myself Cancan dancing in a big pink dress ever since I found this on Youtube. Here's what the h...