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"Thank Heaven for Little Girls"

My Father the Hero was not only a big influence on my life and ideals as a young teenager, but had a huge influence of my ideals of resort style. I still try to achieve Katherine Heigl's easy French influenced vacation looks when I pack for a trip, and of course it always comes into pay when designing "travel easy chic" items for Loup. I suggest watching to get you even more in the mood for upcoming summer plans.

Prep Mania

I love everything preppy, mainly cause I personally could never achieve the look that well. Luckily, I've been informed of the reissue of Take Ivy by Kensuke Ishizu, Toshiyuki Kurosu and Moto Hasegawa, the bible of all things clean cut and matching, documenting Ivy Leaguers in their natural habitat. I hope to get my hands on this new version, as the original can run in the thousands.

RIP Louise Bourgeois

louise bourgeois 12/25/11 – 5/3110

I wish I knew where this was...

Where are you so I can hit some volleys, drink some lemonade and perhaps take a few photos?!

Healthy and In Print

Check out Loup on newsstands right now!

My desk really wants you

Colored pencil and brass holder set at Jayson Home and Garden

Japanese Cuteness

My good friend, and expat living in Tokyo, Kim Nguyen sent me these tears from Japanese fashion mag Jille. Why are Japanese magazines just so much more amazing than any other? It's great that the model loves tennis so much that she even has her racket when she's lounging on a soccer field. Definitely inspires me to do my next shoot on the courts.

Just a Minnesota Girl

via 90210

Love Brenda Walsh, love her style and love that this outfit totally fits into the future Loup SS2011 collection in the works right now.

Behind the Scenes

Here's a little peak at the new Loup lookbook...

Sometimes it's just one of those days

via The Royal Tenenbaums

Ladies and Gentlemen...

I recently rewatched "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains" and remembered all over again how incredible it is!
Young gorgeous Diane Lane is a super confident 17 year old runaway punk rock star with out of this world style (with equally badass band mates including Laura Dern) who wears see-through shirts and underwear to empower herself. It's a movie about music, confidence, best friends, eye makeup and the media. The song "Professionals" has now been stuck in my head for days.
Rent it. Watch it. Love it.

Pillow Talk

My good friend/interior designer extraordinaire Shana introduced me to these needlepoint and hooked pillows from Richard Rothstein Needlepoint Pillows. I'm thoroughly obsessed and cannot stop thinking about them. They are funny and bright and I want a million of them on my couch. Which one would you choose??

Calm Yourself

Right now I'm shooting Fall/Resort and designing next Spring and things can get a little hectic. So I decided to share some pictures that make me happy, calm me down, and make me "day dream" instead of "day stress". Hope they help you too!

Carolyn Schnurer Resort Mania

Carolyn Schnurer was an American designer in the 1940's, creating beach and casual wear and innovative textiles inspired by her trips around the world. She only designed for about 15 years, but I think she definitely left her mark with some cool resort wear, making a girl's leisure time just that much more enjoyable.