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The New 520 Bridge
I’m excited that Seattle’s famed 520 floating bridge is being replaced by a modern, safe 6-lane span. Here’s my composite rendering of what opening day will look like:

Le 21ème – New York’s Best Street Fashion Site
Do you read The Sartorialist or occasionally take peeks at lookbook? Meet the new Sheriff in town: a photoblog called Le 21ème Arrondissement.
It all started in Seattle in 2008, when photographer and fashionphile Adam Sinding began taking photos of the fashionable denizens of his adopted hometown and posted them on his now-famed photoblog. Years later, in 2011, Sinding moved to New York City, enabling him to capture and curate an elite fashion scene that was on an entirely different level than that of the very provincial Seattle.
Adam’s work has been featured by Elle Magazine, mega-influential blog Refinery 29, Mary Claire, ELLE Japan, and New York Magazine. Just last week, The W New York Times Square hotel and Elle Magazine hosted an event to kick-off fashion week called Scene On The Street, a photo exhibit curated by Elle Fashion Editor Sydney Wasserman which featured street fashion photos from Le 21ème Arrondissement.
Here is a taste of what you’ll find on Le 21ème, as well as some photos from the event:
The Scene On The Street photo exhibit is viewable at the W New York Times Square’s Living Room until February 29th.
Fashion’s Night Out in Seattle 2011
Fashion’s Night Out last night was a monumental success, thanks to both its hardworking organizers and the boutiques and restaurants that invited us inside for a luxurious evening of shopping, crudites, cocktails, and the city’s best-dressed.
We began our evening at Mario’s, Seattle’s landmark luxury shopping destination.

We perused their impeccably-chosen lines from Brunello Cucinelli, Loro Piana, Kiton, and Isaia, sipped Caipiroskas provided by 42 Below, and enjoyed delectable bite-sized steak sandwiches from Morton’s.
Then, we ventured over to The Finerie, where we chatted with owners Michael and Tanya and sipped mojitos while we perused their racks.
Then, it was off to Barney’s, which kindly offered nibbles and a selection of cava and prosecco to us. A big thanks to Barney’s impeccable staff.
Nordstrom’s twitter team, led by Shauna Causey, held a tweetup at Nordstrom’s Flagship Store’s Nordstrom Grill, which was a real treat. A big thanks to Nordstrom!
Can Seattle’s retailers step it up again next year? Here’s hoping they do.
Seattle Music Morsel – Theophilus London
Theophilus London is perhaps my favorite music discovery of 2010 (thanks, Wine and Bowties!)
Imagine a cross between Kanye West, Michael Jackson, and 80′s synth pop, and you’ll have some idea of what Theophilus London sounds like. Really, he’s an enigma.
Theophilus London – Grey X Sage
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I was lucky enough to meet him last night when he performed at a private show in Seattle for Bing (thanks, Bing!):
Here are a few more shots from his show (which was amazing!):
You can buy his most recent album on Amazon here:
And you can preorder his new album, Timez Are Weird These Days, on iTunes here.
The Classy Lady and the Jezebel

I love how the various visible elements in this photo work together.
Vanessa, seated with her legs closed, stands in contrast to the woman in the painting above her shoulder, whose legs are spread apart. Vanessa’s outfit is much more staid and formal than the hussy, as well.
My favorite part, though, is the bottle of Tanqueray seen above her opposite shoulder. Indeed, a bottle of liquor is often all it takes to turn a respectable lady into something much more sinister.
At night, do angels change into black? It seems so.
Black Swan Halloween Costumes

I’m putting on a preview screening of Fox Searchlight’s Black Swan at Seattle’s Pacific Place on December 1st, and looking through all the press coverage, I’ve found the following gems…it seems that some young ladies have been anticipating the premiere of Black Swan so much that they dressed up as Nina, the film’s main character, fully a month before the film’s commercial release!:
Marni From Toronto:

Sara from Los Angeles:

And Marisa from Toronto even found a life-size movie poster, for comparison (must’ve been at the Toronto Int’l Film Festival!):

Some even went as far as making Black Swan eye-makeup tutorials and posting them on YouTube! Here’s one:
Wow. (Lacoste S/S 2011)



Simple, classic, elegant. Lacoste knows how I like my runway shows (all you avant-garde fashionistas be-damned!). Also, I’d like to make it known that I would marry this model in a heartbeat.
Photo by The Cobrasnake.
Stunna Shades
Is is just me, or does this fish look like he’s wearing stunna shades?:
Photo credit: Stefanos Kofopoulos/Titanas, Crete Aquarium.
SAM Remix Recap
The sold out SAM Remix on Friday was phenomenal. Everybody seemed to enjoy the Kurt and Warhol exhibitions upstairs, and there were so many other things that were going on, it would’ve made your head spin.
I really love the photos taken at Remix by Flickr user SheSchemes. Here are some of my favorites of hers taken on Friday:
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Here are some photos I shot of the event:
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Le 21eme Arrondissement and Needle + Thread also have some great shots from Remix. Click on over to see their shots.
With SethAaron Henderson at SAM Remix
I was lucky enough to meet Mr. SethAaron Henderson, the winner of Season 7 of Project Runway (the most recent season as of this writing) at SAM Remix on Friday. He’s quite friendly, and is a phenomenal designer.

Hopefully, we’ll be seeing him in Seattle again shortly.

My tour immediately followed his.
At The W Hotel, Hollywood
My boy Reza always sports the choicest whips.
I love this photo of his Rolls parked at the W Hollyhood…there’s something about the screened overhead canopy and its visible effect on the hood of the car that makes me love this shot.



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