Spooky

I do not enjoy "whimsical" fashion moments. Apparently, even the vaulted net-a-porter does.

More unpleasant fashion whimsy, from top perpetrator Moschino Cheap and Chic:



p.s. Happy Halloween, y'all

Oh (Cold) Snap!

NYC is getting its first cold weather of the season!

The Good Life

Speaking for myself, Trader Joe's is quite sufficient for my dried fruit demands. But, if you have more specific needs or perhaps your own organic fruit orchard, why not get an elegant fruit drying rack for personal use? Imagine the possibilities!

Designing Woman

Due to overwhelming feedback, I have redesigned the site. Hope all of my readers are happy with the new (old) look!

Another business matter: This Way to Fancytown is hiring! We're looking for a highly motivated intern, whose primary job will be making mixtapes. Sorry, this is an unpaid position.

R.I.P. Steve

via reference library

Vanity of Vanities, All is Vanity

I've been looking for way too long for a small vanity/dressing table for my bedroom. Yes, there is always that white lacquered Parsons table from West Elm (yawn...), but I'm holding out for something special.

In my ideal world I'd have a perfectly aged mirrored jobber going, but those seem to run over $1400 even for a little one. And I'm not about to go all DIY crazy...I ain't no HomeGoods hollaback girl if you know what I mean. (Do you know what I mean?)



Every once in a while I come across a Midcentury Modern one, but they always leave me cold. (This could be because every fool out there now sells old crap from the '70s and '80s and calls it Midcentury Modern.)

I hit ebay again recently for my futile search, and a few promising photos appeared.

Cute, simple, great color, nice patina on the mirror:



Vintage rattan, which I am a total sucker for. The mirror is a little cutesy but I can work with that:



However, it wasn't going to be as easy as all that. These are dollhouse vanities. I mean....? Perversely I looked a little further anyway. On the upside, these babies often go for $3.50 each.






Yeah, I better keep looking.

Victory is Mine

After much delay, and even a plea for help, I managed to secure the rug of my dreams.



It's big (about 6' x 11") and beautiful. Finding it involved many hours in a dusty Moroccan rug shop located in, of all places, Southampton. Not exactly the souk but close.

...speechless...

So you've got a newborn. Just a little thing. You want to capture his or her cuteness at the fleetingly brief newborn stage. Something beautiful, peaceful, and simple. You hire a professional photographer, prop the poor helpless infant (who is mercifully asleep) in a weird totally un-babylike pose, and while you're at it---why not top the whole thing off with a giant pink giraffe hat?

Too garish, you say? Well then how about a crazy elephant with freakishly giant eyelashes?



If you do this to your child and they legally emancipate themselves at a young age, you will know why.