New Favorite Picture Book: Rumors I've Heard About Anna Wintour

By Lisa Hanawalt. Check it out.

-B

FROM PARIS VOGUE: THE GUM WALL

This September my mother went to London and Paris (during their fashion weeks no less!) and brought back the September issue of Paris Vogue for me. It weighs somewhere around 5 lbs.

I was browsing through the magazine and then something jumped out and bit me. THIS:

(click on for larger view)

Anyone from Seattle would know that this is the infamous Gum Wall in Post Alley near Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle (that was such an overwhelming number of capitals! sorry!). AND IT IS IN PARIS VOGUE.

Despite the awesomeness the only other thought I could conjure up was, "...Ew. Aren't her clothes going to be ruined?"

-B

A Study Interlude in Memory of McQueen

I'm supposed to be writing a gigantic paper right now, but in the spirit of procrastination I stumbled upon this photo done in coordination with Alexander McQueen for Vogue's 50th Anniversary.

Hope this injects some inspiration into your week!

(Click on for a larger view, it's breathtaking.)

He was always one to remind us that fashion truly is art.

-B