t-shirt: DKNY, 2011 | shorts (underneath): Forever 21, 2011 | shoes: Kenzo, 2007
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88°!
dinner at Edi & The Wolf.
dress (as top): Geld Iaz, 2003 | leggings: Poof, 2011 | vest: Adrienne Vittadini, 2010 | shoes: Valentino, 2007 | bag: Azzedine Alaïa, 2005 | headband: Kathy Jeanne, 2011
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i have a friend, we call her "Bunny" Kim (she’s the bestest social butterfly we know, so we gave her a socialite’s name). Bunny Kim has terrible luck with airplanes and taxis; her flights are forever delayed and she has this uncanny knack for attracting caustic cab drivers who always argue with her about her specified route. but Bunny Kim has this incredible talent for sunshine, wherever she goes it follows. well, Bunny Kim left for a trip to Seoul a week and a half ago, and she took the sunshine with her; it rained every single day of the twelve days she was gone. now that Bunny Kim has returned home to New York, the sunshine has reappeared with her. isn’t that amazing?
i wish we could figure out a way to market Bunny Kim’s talent like Sharon Stone in The Muse. no guarantees and she delivers nothing tangible, but you pay must dearly in cash and gifts for her to hang around your place of business or travel on vacation with you (be sure to check your flight status before you leave home) or attend your outdoor weddings and whatnot. consider her your liason to Mother Nature. wouldn’t that be nice?
yea, there’s no direct correlation with the outfit i’m wearing or anything, i’m just sayin.
top: Geld Iaz, 2001 | leggings: Joyce Leslie, 2004 | shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti, 2007 | eyewear: Gucci, 2005 | hat: Milsa, 2010
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it was not supposed to rain today (for a change), the forecast said partly cloudy skies and a high of 74 degrees. stupid fucking rain.
lunch at Maialino.
dress: Geld Iaz, 1999 | (matching) pants: Geld Iaz, 1999 | shoes: Marc Jacobs, 2006 | bag: Lancel, 2007
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early dinner at The Highliner. "preview" cocktail reception at Hotel Americano.
jacket: Geld Iaz, 1995 | top: Geld Iaz, 2008 | pants: Adidas, 2010 | boots: Fendi, 2010 | bag: GF Gianfranco Ferre, 2009
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sigh, nothing but gloom four days in a row.
drinks with Julija Stoliarova, accessories designer for Luba J, at The Standard Hotel.
top: Geld Iaz, 2002 | leggings: RLX Ralph Lauren, 2010 | shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti, 2007 | bag: Lancel, 2007
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brunch at Hotel Griffou.
top: Geld Iaz, 2009 | leggings: RLX Ralph Lauren, 2010 | vest: Geld Iaz, 2009 | shoes: Yves St Laurent, 2010 | bag: Azzedine Alaïa, 2005
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oh please do not try to order this artificial "fur" vest, because uggh it was really a giant pain in the ass for me to make. thank you :)
dinner at Miss Lily’s.
hoodie: Michael Kors (men’s), 2007 | skirt: Geld Iaz, 1998 | boots: Alexander McQueen, 2007 | hat: Milsa, 2010 | eyewear: Gucci, 2004 | bag: Francesco Biasia, 2009 | wrap (inside bag): Loro Piana, 2006
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oh, just some casual business attire hahahahahahaa.
quick early nibble at The Dutch.
top: Geld Iaz, 2006 | leggings: Forever 21, 2008 | shoes: Yves St Laurent, 2008 | shirt (men’s): Coast, Weber, & Ahaus, 2010 | jeans (men’s): Balmain, 2011 | boots (men’s): Balmain, 2011
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although i really looove these men’s Balmain jeans and think it’s great that sweetie got them, here’s a little secret about shopping in Miami Beach: they don’t believe in sales. i’d asked a salesperson in a store about a Moncler coat (yes, in Miami) at the end of last winter, and was surprised when she’d told me it wasn’t on sale at all. she’d explained to me that in Miami Beach, they "get a lot of tourists"— and apparently, tourists are too stupid to realize that we have seasons in America (?) and that surplus retail items often get discounted at the end of those seasons. and so supposedly this is why in Miami Beach surplus retail items hardly ever get discounted, despite the item perhaps being, shall we say, démodé.
anyway, there’s this very nice store on Collins Ave called The Webster, they have some really beautiful things. and it’s true, nothing ever goes on sale there. on our previous visit i’d seen a great pair of Azzedine Alaïa shoes that seriously tempted me and had been quite relieved to hear they’d only had one pair left in a size that was way too big for me. well wouldn’t you know on this most recent visit, they still had that very same pair of size 41 Alaïa’s, and still they had not been discounted to expedite their unloading. weird, right?
in any case, my point is i’m glad these Balmain’s are so remarkable and unique, the likeliness of them sitting in a bargain bin somewhere else is really rather nil. but i’m still afraid to google and see if they could have been had elsewhere for less, cuz that might drive me a little bit crazy.
dinner at Hotel Griffou.
jacket: Rick Owens Lilies, 2009 | pants: Geld Iaz, 2002 | t-shirt: RLX Ralph Lauren, 2010 | bag: Yves St Laurent, 2008 | eyewear: vendor, 2004 | hat: Milsa, 2010
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dinner at Kittichai to pre-sample their new Spring "Happy Hour" dinner special (50% off all bottles of wine – officially starting May 2nd). yea, life is rough.
