“…and the ends of your hair.”

In the holiday spirit, I just watched It’s a Wonderful Life for the first time. I love the scene where Mary and George come back from dancing the Charleston & fall into the gymnasium swimming pool. On their walk home they throw rocks into an abandoned house for good luck. I especially like the lines to follow, written out:

George: what is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You, you want the moon? Just say the word and i’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey, that’s a pretty good idea, I’ll give you the moon, Mary.

Mary: I’ll take it. Then what?

George: Well then you could swallow it. And it’ll all dissolve, see, and the moon beams would shoot out of your fingers and your toes and the ends of your hair.

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le chic batik : GIFTGUIDE : holiday 2009

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‘Tis the season…for coveting things you cannot afford & imagining what your life would be like if you could have them. And in the spirit of things, I have created a gift guide with many things from my own wishlist:

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Kate Spade Fiona Ballet Flat

$95

Zappos.com

These come in a bright color palette as well, perfect for my lineup of uncomfortable, extended family, holiday parties.

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Rachel Rachel Roy Dolman Crewneck Sweater Dress

$58.99

RachelRoy.com

I’m really into Rachel Roy & now she has an affordable collection, Rachel Rachel Roy. I like this dress because not only is it an awesome price, it’s all-occassion. I might be ever more drawn to it because of her “love” script necklace paired with it in the same tone. I prefer her “peace” script ($50), here.

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Year-long subscription to The Believer

$45

BelieverMag.com

I love this magazine, it’s tricky to find, how fantastic if it came to my apartment all by itself!

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Disney Couture Jewelry – Pirates Wrap w/ Gold Swords, in Red Plaid

$126

80spurple.com

I love this color plaid for fall/winter. Also, little known fact, Rashida Jones’ sister Kidada Jones designs for Disney Couture.

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The Cambridge Chain in Gold – by Yokoo

$95

Etsy.com

I really love the knitwear this etsy seller has to offer in her online shop. This scarf comes in a bunch of colors that she will custom knit to order. I actually like the color she’s chosen to display it in, most of all.

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President tee by M.I.A., black/white

$85

Opening Ceremony

It’s hard to get away with designing a t-shirt in your own image…but somehow this works. Cool unisex soft tee designed by M.I.A. – also looks good in pink/purple. Fully designed on reverse.

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Elizabeth and James Cocoon Shrug

$525

ShopBop.com

I just want to be in this.

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Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas

$23.10

Amazon.com

I bought this at the New Museum, it’s a great value for the price, beautiful full-color prints inside, a beautiful body of work.

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Red Flame Jumper by Dorothy Perkins

$63

DorothyPerkins.com

This is a great alternative to a typical holiday dress. Reminds me of graphic drawings.

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Tickets to see Fela! on Broadway

$55-112

Felaonbroadway.com

I’d love to see this + Questlove of the Roots is a big fan.

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Opening Ceremony – Long Knit Quiggly Gloves

$60

OpeningCeremony.com

I love these, I saw them on the gift guide at Refinery29, which is chock-full of cool things.

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Heartbeats by Lady Gaga - High Performance in-ear headphones

$119.95

BeatsByDre.com

Part of the headphone dynasty of Dr. Dre & his mad expensive (and amazing) Beats Studio Headphones, come these cool, lower-priced headphones designed by Lady Gaga. They come in black, chrome, and red - my favorite is the black.

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Parliament Classic Funk Mothership UFO A-line Printed Skirt – by Fashion Rocks

$70

Etsy.com

Handmade from a seller on Etsy specializing in printed music photographs onto clothing. I can’t get over that they have a Parliament print!

Lightscaping

Cleveland Institute of Art professor and photographer, Barry Underwood, creates these surreal and amazing natural portraits using light; divulging what Summit Fine Art calls “a secret unnatural moment in the natural world”. I sort of love them.

Underwood writes beautifully of his own work:

My work is an intersection between static and performing art. I search for and create landscapes that contain a mysterious element around which a narrative can be developed. The photographs imply a documentation of phenomenon, a secret supernatural or extraordinary event in the natural world. Ubiquitous features within an environment such as trees, earth, and bodies of water are isolated and altered.

In actuality an act, a fiction, is being created with light, color, and framing, pulling the viewer into a new, somewhat mythical narrative. I approach my work with a theatrical sensibility, using light and color subjectively as tools to transform the perception of space in the images.

By de-familiarizing common objects , the photographs transform the ordinary into the hyper-real, a banal landscape into a singular sensation. Dimensional objects appear to be flat, areas understood to be flat imply deep space. Lines between reality and imagination shift. The mundane and the seemingly familiar become significant, and act as semiotic informers.

Some of my favorites to follow:

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