much needed sleep
I am sorry to say that my eyes are just too tired tonight. My new fashion gig begins at 9am tomorrow in meatpacking, therefore I must fall asleep in…3…2…1…now.
much love.
-cdp
quand il me prend dans les bras …
when he takes me in his arms…
currently watching louis garrel in one of my favorites, dans paris.
images from hedi.
fashion words tonight.
the day i was born…
is today! I have been quite the frequent blogger due to major changes that have occurred in my life these last few months. Still looking for the “perfect” or right job during this recession is no longer possible. Telling yourself that you will have to settle for something below what you imagined for yourself is hard to grasp. I am currently at this place and each day I search for the most positive traits within myself. Maybe returning to the blog world will be a good outlet for my thoughts right now. The economy is suffering and magazines are folding by the day. After studying print journalism and loving the physical act of holding a heavy spring issue of Harper’s Bazaar or Vogue since childhood, I am frightened that one day I will not have that option. Is it strange that I am returning to online media when I am so scared print media might be taken away from me?
On a more positive note, my best friend from college is coming from Los Angeles on Friday to celebrate another birthday. She is truly one of my soul mates and accepts me for all that I am. Sometimes we call each other to simply tell say how we miss sitting in our twin beds across from one another talking about all the silly boy drama that surrounded us. She is a true California girl and it was no surprise that the first thing she did upon graduation was transport to LA where she could write television drama. Here we are after I convinced her to go out in the first snow fall in Boston to get goods for baking Christmas cookies.
me and my lil laura.
We will be reunited after much too long. I will honestly admit that she is often the one I get in the most trouble with. Most of the time I am pretty in line, however, this little one can get me to take the occasional tequila shot among other rambunctious things. On the other hand, I am the one who may or may not have gotten her addicting to manicures, as I already received notice or her needing one via text. I cannot wait to celebrate with a few of my best friends on Friday at one of my favorite New York restaurants (more on that later).
me hugging laura
Well, it is way past my regular bedtime but I guess I had to stay up late to see the clock strike midnight on my birthday! I will be returning tomorrow…I’ll leave you a with a photo laura took of me the last time she came to stay with me in Manhattan. Uh oh…
Tomorrow, I’ll share a few Fall Fashion Week looks I loved from New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Goodnight loves.
bag & bliss.
sweet potato fries, A Magazine # 1 (curated by Maison Martin Margiela) spread with Jane Birkin.
I was “bag tagged” by the lovely Brooke, and here is the bag that I have been carrying. The size of my Marc by Marc Jacobs Hillier Hobo is perfect for my day to day needs and a few magazines, which is one of my qualifications when choosing the right day bag. This bag is from the spring collection and I find the blue to add a little more excitement to my outfit than the basic black bag. Inside, I carry all sorts of goodies and here they are…
old tortoise ray bans from my mom, black cashmere beret/ beanie, oscar blandi dry shampoo , top coat nail polish, bond no. 9 perfume samples, burt’s bees pomegranate chapstick and cuticle cream, one nail polish remover pad, one green tea, an elephant necklace, random red ring (with a game in it?) from new years popper, my passport (always have with me), mints, neue gallerie and metropolitan museum pins, coco red chanel lipstick, smashbox cream liners and brush, vintage red wallet, moleskin journal, two pens, my blackberry, and bobby pins.
There it all is! Sometimes I try to consolidate more but I do carry a lot with me.
ciao.
More Fall/Winter ready-to-wear talk tonight…
doing what they do best
Rag and Bone consistently turns out great tailoring. David Neville and Marcus Wainwright played with many different shapes for jackets, deterring away from the overly structured Fall 2008 collection. I can see myself wearing one of the off center closure jackets and the assymetrical mini dress. The simple black dress is basic but still sexy, keeping with the current body conscious trend we’ve seen all over the runways as of late. Even the short flouncy printed skirt is downtown edgy. Style.com has called the Rag and Bone girl a “latter-day urban warrior.”
Later today…
Alexander Wang
Vena Cava
Charlotte Ronson
Yigal Azrouël
my new go-to dessert
This post is going to be photos for the majority, due to the fact that I am trying to catch up on all things fashion-week related. For now, I leave you with the fabulous Candle Cafe Vegan Chocolate Mousse Pie.
Both of my parents agree that this is one decadent dessert. The mousse is only sweetened with maple syrup and in the crust, spelt flour is used. Although the recipe is for 6-8 servings, I believe it will take three of us four days to finish it, or 12 servings. Delicious.
Some other eats…
The always delicious ezekiel sprouted english muffins with raw almond butter and pumpkin butter topped off with banana and flax. on the side, I finished off the banana with some raspberries.
After a pretty extensive run, I came back completely famished and the only thing that I could think of eating quickly was a Tasty Bite Indian Dish, specifically the Spinach with soy beans. It wasn’t fabulous but fulfilled my hunger with a side of raw veggies and roasted red pepper hummus.
My dinner was not too exciting, but my all time favorite green was involved (Kale!), as well as wheatberries. Snack usually involves fresh organic fruit or a larabar.
Tomorrow I will show you some of my favorite fall/winter 2009 garments.
night.
some pre-fall lovin’
I am usually a fan of the fashion choices of miss Gwyneth, but when I saw her in the Proenza Schouler pre-fall ensemble at the premiere of “Two Lovers,” I was not too sure about the fit of her bottom half. Yesterday, Fashion Indie beat me to the runway to real way, and I would have to agree with her opinion on this outfit choice. We all know Gwyneth does a wonderful job of taking care of her physique. I have even mimicked her routine on occassion. For a more hands on way to experience some workouts from her trainer, Tracy Anderson, click here. The lower body moves are pretty great.
Getting back to some pre-fall clothes; here are a few of my favorites.
rag & bone
proenza schouler
proenza schouler
chloe
burberry prorsum
I love the return of the flare and the small and delicate peaked shoulders in the burberry. The slouchy but tailored fit of the chloe purple jacket and high-waisted pants looks effortlessly put together. I also loved the pleated minis from proenza and those suede shoes, love! The bomber would look great with all bottoms from skinny jeans to some super wide legs. I am always a fan of the belted cardigan and I have yet to actually wear my super-long gloves. Rag & Bone is a continuous favorite of mine. They always construct such clean and simple garments like this vest which I think I would want to wear with some of those burberry flared trousers. New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2009 has officially begun, happy fashion week!
ciao.
p.s. the vegan Candle Cafe chocolate mousse pie was out of this world and I will try to photograph the part which hasn’t already been consumed today.
some fringe for ya
I got some major fringe going on, kind of like this…
michael oats for allure
winter is melting away. do I have to hide away my beanies?
she hasn’t…neither has sienna.
new chapter.
happy birthday mom.
Although I have been quite scarce in the blog world for the last few months, I miss it dearly and will be returning. Fashion week is approaching and that is just one reason I wish to return. Of course my daily eats miss being photographed and a few of those posts may surface in the next few days. Today is my mother’s birthday so a shout out is necessary. I love you mama!
My lovely parents gave me the cookbook from my go-to place for vegan feasts in Manhattan, Candle Cafe. I have only made a few recipes, but beginning to blog again will definitely inspire me to try some more. The Chocolate Mousse Pie, “I Die!”
This afternoon I will be recreating it to the best of my ability. My sister and I became enamored with it from the first bite. It is so rich and decadent. You would never know that the most abundant ingredient is silken tofu. The vegan chocolate chips and cocoa powder take over all your taste buds and the smooth texture melts in your mouth. The best part is no refined sugars can be found in the recipe because it is sweetened with maple syrup. Naturally, I can always finish every last bite. This is no surprise to those who know me well. Dark chocolate may be my favorite culinary treat and I have been known to eat an unnatural amount of flourless chocolate cake in one sitting. Wish me luck baking this treat tonight.
Some other news I will quickly address:
I have moved from Boston and finished college.
Job searching…Magazines aren’t doing fabulous right now. It may or may not scare me.
After a few months of R & R in Michigan, I am ready to move back to NYC…next week.
My father is turning 60 in two weeks and I will be event planning up until the date of the party.
I have celebrated the end of college years with a few of my high school friends.
Some of my faves.
Me. Me and my drinks (I kid…)
It is truly surreal to be done with all schooling. The celebrating has been great, but I am ready for something new, something substantial. I am just not sure what it will be yet. I know it will be in new york. I will let you know.
ciao.
Claire Dille P.
time to play catch up
There have been times in the past where I have kept right up to date with all that is going on in the fashion world. My younger sister, the budding fashion designer, is a great resource, letting me know what check out on style.com when I am in need of a little runway recap. She is really on top of her game and I have definitely fallen behind, almost entirely missing the recent Spring 2009 Runway Collections. Cathy Horyn’s New York Times Runway Reviews are another fabulous resource I resort to often. She is not afraid to bash the usual favorite fashion houses. A few weeks ago she wrote on two of my ultimate favorites, Dries Van Noten and Jil Sander. In order to read up on the New York Times website, I recommend getting a free online account. Be sure to check out T Magazine, the style guide. The videos are just too good to be true and feature some of my favorite men: the actor Matthew Goode, Lanvin’s designer Alber Elbaz, and Third Rock From the Sun’s Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I am also always a fan of Tara Parke-Pope’s Well blog and Mark Bittman’s Bitten blog.
But no worries, I will be sure to write up a fashion post sometime in the near future.
Looking through my iphoto earlier, a little nostalgia came to surface when I saw that this rather silly photo taken of me exactly two years ago from today. Oh how I miss living in the Netherlands…
As you see, I am an avid water drinker, especially while at the bar between glasses of wine. The little light weight in me knows how to make it through a night of drinking.
Another Amsterdam photo where I am in one of my favorite seasonal hats. The expression on my sister’s face is priceless. This was when my family came to visit me for Thanksgiving.
When it was finally time to say goodbye to my parents, my mother almost got stuck on the train with me as she gave me one last hug. She had a few tears streaming down her cheeks and it was a beautiful moment in my life. She didn’t want to leave me!
Some other things that I have been of interest recently from the foodie world:
The New York Times finally reviewed Candle 79, but I feel more compelled to listen to the reader reviews.
I have been eating a lot of these ravioli, the Spinach Florentine and Garlic & Roasted Veggies version to be more specific. One other vegan variety I have yet to try is the Mediterranean Garlic & Herb. One day I will make the Sweet Potato Ravioli with Tofu Ricotta from one of my favorite new blogs, Method.
Part of me is waiting until I graduate to venture into new food areas such as baking bread, even if it can be as simple as this.
There has always been a soft spot in my heart for Williams-Sonoma. It was one of the catalogs I never wanted my mother throw out growing up, and I would read through it creating a mental checklist of all the items I hoped to someday possess. Fall is the perfect time to head over to the store and I did on Thursday. A panini press will be on my Christmas list this year. After reading about the love for Pumpkin butter on multiple blogs, I had to buy my own. Although I was planning on heading over to Trader Joe’s for a less costly one, I couldn’t help but snatch this up the second I saw it. The Pecan Pumpkin butter was fabulous mixed with some greek yogurt, kashi golean, and almond butter for breakfast. Next I will try it with oats or simply as a spread on my favorite hearty ezekiel english muffins.
Another Williams-Sonoma food item I aim to recreate myself is the Apple Orange Cranberry Relish. It can’t be too difficult, right?
Sunday is dedicated to apple picking (and studies) and probably apple chips.
I must admit I always felt that Cook’s Illustrated looked a little too old fashioned for my taste, however. recipes like the Creamy Creamless Tomato Soup make me want to get a subscription immediately, or maybe just an online one.
Tomorrow I have a personal training appointment and I told the trainer that I like to be sore after I worked out muscles I’ve been accidentally avoiding working out. It shall be interesting to see how tough she is on me. With running races out of the picture recently, I am a little antsy with my workouts. If the plan she makes me is of interest to anyone, I will be sure to post it. The core is probably one of my favorite areas to work out (apart from running) and I could definitely add new moves into my current strength regimen. I am also hoping to go to a heated yoga class tomorrow afternoon for a relaxing Saturday cardio session and some time off of the elliptical. This is only if I am not already completely fatigued from personal training. We shall see. I hope everyone has a lovely weekend!
*Sorry for not including new photos, I cannot find my camera charger. I think it may be in storage. Oh, no!
