Seattle DOES have good looking, fashionable people

People always joke about how unstylish and casual Seattleites tend to be, what with their stand-bys of Birkenstocks worn with socks paired with any old fleece from the local REI. As evidenced by the following photo, there are denizens of this fine city who do care about what they wear:

Via Needle+Thread.

I want to look like this guy.

Scott Schuman’s genius shows itself once more.

My First Look On Lookbook

I’ve finally taken the plunge and started posting my best looks on Lookbook:

Be prepared for a lot of new stuff ahead…

Porcelain Dolls

These PNB danseuses look like porcelain dolls that are about to fall over and break into pieces:

PNB dancers Margaret Mullin, Kaori Nakamura, and Laura Gilbreath rehearsing Jiri Kylian’s Petite Mort. Photo by Bill Mohn.

Director’s Choice runs from November 5th-15th at McCaw Hall.

Breakfast at Volunteer Park Café

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This delightful creation is a strata (a cousin of quiche) filled with mushrooms and ham. I think it had some sweet cream/milk added to the egg mixture, adding just enough flavor and depth to make it unique, but not to overpower the senses (or the other flavors).

Coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters (some of the best brew in town).

Volunteer Park Cafe

1501 17th Ave E (NE Capitol Hill)

Seattle, WA 98112

206.328.3155

Pike Place Market at Sunset

Taken on June 4th, 2009, while on Seattle’s First Thursday Art Walk:

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It was a very hot day (80+ degrees Fahrenheit), and the clouds rushed in late in the evening, adding some much needed color to the sunset.

Stunning.

Scott Schuman captures phenomenal moments:

Just Off Vittorio St., Sao Paulo.

Via TheSartorialist.

Memorial Day

On the holiday formerly known as Decoration Day, we remember men and women who have died in military service.

Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet anchored in Elliot Bay at night, May 1908. Spotlights are beaming off the fleet’s ships (click to enlarge):

Via Vintage Seattle.

Waiting In The Lobby

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A pretty well-designed lobby, all-in-all.

3D Street Art

Hadn’t seen this one before:

Edgar Mueller

Edible Footwear

Nike Burger, by Olle Hemmendorff:

Via Kanye West.

High Society

Taken in 1937 by Margaret Bourke-White

Nice Shots

Some relatively recent shots from TheSartorialist:

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Quintissentially French.

Nice shirt.

Wakeboarding Venice

I’ve been in Piazza San Marco when it was flooded. Those damn tourists stand on the elevated walkways and take pictures and always get in your way. Just accidentally push them off into the square. It’ll be an experience they never forget!

Recent happenings in Piazza San Marco:

The Piazza San Marco Wakeboard Invitational (the first held since 1541):

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These guys have the right idea:
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It’s like Italy’s own personal New Orleans!

Venice Underwater – The Boston Globe

Breakfast

My ‘ma was able to procure some wild Gypsy Mushrooms. They were delightfully aromatic when mixed with sauteed onions over my morning eggs.

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