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Showing posts with label Fun Stuff. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Happy Summer
I hope your 4th of July was wonderful, relaxing and and thought provoking.... to me it is the big kick off to summer. The weather is nicer, the BBQ tastes better, and you get a bit more time to spend with friends and loved ones this time of year....thought provoking because of all the things it means on so many levels, which can get lost in all the hoopla. So, I am going to post a bit thematically here, since I recently got to work on several fun projects in that most wonderful color scheme...
“Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.” Albert Einstein
“As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.”
George Washington
“I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking” Woodrow Wilson
“So, Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism” EM Forster
Friday, February 4, 2011
The Finishing Touches
I am determined to finish this and I promise I will never put you through this again.
The Dress, that month of work-on top of all the other work.
Putting together a wedding on your own...a whole other part of you just rises to the surface. It's kind of like that movie "Basket Case". When else do I go to Macy's... to shop???? ( I can't stand Macy's) and buy 5 pairs of shoes just to try? Then buy 2 more on 34th street in a fit of panic. (6 hours of returns) When else does my better-half get even more involved than me in planning a party menu & insisting on the (amazing) chef & trekking over to Chinatown on the subway to buy, lord knows, how many pounds of shrimp, so the menu is absolutely perfect?
Not a lot of places in life where collaboration is quite like this, this is theater. Starting at the top...
Invite:
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| Ellen Weldon Design LLC |
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| Cake by Scott McMillen, cake man extraordinaire of the |
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| Ring by Nurit Design |
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| ....the heels risk getting stuck in between roof tiles |
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| ... another shape, but not what I am going for |
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| perfect style tor my Titania like dress... but do they have the color??? Aldo Shoes, which amazingly makes shoes in my size. |
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| a pouf to match my dress...by Kelly at Santanica |
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
More warm thoughts of exotic places...
And if I can't have the beach, I would be very happy here....
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| the lodgings |
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| The view across the way |
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| the terrace |
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| the other way |
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| roadside illumination |
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| El Tigre |
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| El Tigre - House under glass, now a museum |
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Summer Dreams
I don't know about you, but I am over the snow! ...no scratch that, I do know..
& thinking about exotic climes with expansive beachs….
Maybe this will warm us up a bit!
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| greetings from sunny Cabo SJ - wish I was here |
Oh, the memories of vacations past...maybe they will help to thaw this guy out!
Friday, September 24, 2010
BehrleNYC at the Vendy Awards
For those of you Lucky enough to have a ticket to tomorrow's 2010 Vendy Awards, eat up & have a blast!
A celebration of the the best street food vendors in NYC (and Philly too this year) ranging from Venezuelan to Austrian to French Moroccan and on to Desserts!
We were not able to snag a ticket :( but one of our bags did! This one-of-a-kind, unisex, Springbok & leather BehrleNYC messenger bag will be part of the raffle, so if you are there, buy a ticket to support all the best Street food vendors & the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center. NYC just would not be right without it's street vendors. If you are lucky you may wind up with a bag perfect to hit the street with this Fall!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Work in Progress
If you are noticeing quirks & changes or any temporary oddness in the shop, site & blog it is because we are having work done!
(That covers the hallucination part of the tag - we will ignore the aberration part here!)
Thanks all for your patience while we are getting things tied together for an improved and enhanced experience here at Behrle NYC.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Glourious...
I saw Inglourous Basterds last night. I wasn't originally planning to - but after seeing it mentioned on 2 of my favorite blogs, here & here, both of them highlighting the costumes, well... (like I said, I'm a sucker for costumes) I really enjoyed it.
QT has a shoe fetish, and with such great shoes, who wouldn't?
... and of course the leather...
(I must admit, though, after 'Grindhouse' I was a bit apprehensive - I could not stand that movie- dreckola- plus y plus-! I had to force myself to be polite & not ditch my friend in the theater!)
Anyone else see the huge "Brazil" influence in this film? Between the costumes, the mores, & the buffoonish portrayal of so many of the Nazis?
I do hope we will be seeing a lot more of Mélanie Laurent & Christoph Waltz in films here now, they are both tremendous talents.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
World Domination Supermodel!
This headline is not my own but the subject of an e-mail from my dear friend Karin... and here is what she sent me:
baby Leonardo Lovell.Is he adorable or what?!!! And what confidence! At 2 1/2 months and counting he is one beautiful baby!
Congrats to the proud family; New Mom Karin, Leonardo Sr. and big bro Jordan.
Our Love goes out to you big time!
(& Thank You, Karin for the cute pix- I do love finally getting to see one of these on!)
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Swamped Myself Good
I am incredibly sick of poking my way through web and internet stuff for hours to get somewhere- I am still not that fluent with a lot of the online stuff & I really need to do my work.
Which in actuality has nothing to do with the computer, can't be done on it, can't be facilitated by it- I can sell on it, but, in the end... I really need to be at the drafting desk, on the phone...just elsewhere.
So, I am taking some online classes, I thought they would be something fairly easy where I might learn something- anything!
Boy, was I wrong, these are real, good and hardcore classes and I signed up for two of them. I had no idea. I am thrilled. I hope I can make it through.
Class is on week 5 and I've gotten up to week 3 on both, working on 4 now. So very behind. On top of it, I was expecting a somewhat slow period, as is usual this time of year for me.
I am not getting it. A friend of mine calls these "cadillac problems" which is a perfect name and I think, not "problems" so much as reminder. I love being busy, and a let up can throw you off your game. The trick is to keep a healthy balance and be, ultimately, in control.
I will probably take one or both of these classes again, but one at a time, and not when I am also taking Spanish! (and moving...) way, way too much..
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
Ok- Now here's the real deal...
Mom's Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Have a healthy and happy one!
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
First Thanksgiving
Being committed to two Thanksgiving dinners this week, I thought I'd try something new. So working off a recipe in the NYTs I managed this...
Apple Pecan TartThe big appeal was that it can be frozen (& my Dad loves pecans). So, I'm hoping this'll make transport easier and it does completely take care of the problem I always have of always leaving the pan behind! Now, what ice cream to serve it with, vanilla or cinnamon caramel ?
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Iconic Punk Elvis Presley
I have been very lax in posting lately- and I have to go through my comments, but I had to post this today. I got in this afternoon and got some questions on something I'm selling on ebay- I have way too much stuff and way too little space- like everybody else in NYC and I periodically clean out my closets this way... So I listed this Iconic '70's punk t-shirt that I reworked: 
Well, today when I got in I'd received this "Question" from an E-Bay member:
Q: This shirt should be burned! People who don't know anything about the king of rock n' roll design shirts like this! It is very rude to put a negative design over such an important picture from our history! Elvis was and is the only civilian to ever walk into the White house with guns! (my italics) Elvis did and is still giving to so many people! He has touched so many people with his huge giving heart! From giving money, charity, cars, houses,free tickets,jewelry, food, animals, clothing, medical care and trans. to & from, & the shirt off his back etc! There is Presley Place foundations that help people in need and also are providing help to the huricane victims so they can rebuild New Orleans. What other celebrity can you name that has done all this alive and dead? Before you sell such degrading shirts you should watch documentries on the "USS Arizona memorial in memory of Pearl Harbor" and also "Elvis meets Nixon" just to mention a few so you can get a glimps of what an amazing man Elvis was!!!
- cheyka123
It's pretty much common knowledge that Elvis was wacked out of his gourd during the time he accepted the DEA badge from Nixon, and who on earth thought it was a good idea to let anybody into the White House with a GUN? That's Special???
(Although, nowadays... I am being completely facetious here, or can't you tell?)
I must say, I was warned. You see this t-shirt has a back story. My brother wore the original to Graceland- I don't know when, I guess pretty soon after it was opened to the public. From the way he describes it he was physically hauled out of the place due to the uproar the shirt caused among the hardcore Elvis fans, who unfortunately lack any sense of humor or irony, and apparently don't get the concept of freedom of speech- or live and let live. It's not a personal attack, It's a FREEKIN t-shirt!!!
cheyka123 - please keep your child away from the loaded gun you keep in your bureau and remember your spell-check....
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Friday, May 30, 2008
The Lost Colony, recreated
Here's an interesting link to more on the re-building of the costumes for "the Lost Colony".
Yes the Queen's costume is like a car, not only in cost (a luxury model I would guess), but in it's dimensions! And I believe the actress wearing it is quite petite! Imagine a 5'1", 100 lb woman encased in a Smart car!
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Haute Couture in the USA
Haute Couture in the USA does exist, but not where you'd expect. From time to time I help out at a costume shop owned by a woman I've know since I was 16, when we met because of our mutual love of the costume arts. It's a great refresher for me, and brings me back to my roots, and my first love, the art & discipline of the craft. Her shop turns out true haute couture, there is absolutely nothing else you could call it, it's really astounding. The main difference is the that the work is expected to last for years under daily and rigorous wear, repeated cleaning, alterations and god knows what other abuse. And of course she does not have access to Lesage embroideries. But at this rate who cares! Here are some photos:
When this costume was up on the mannequin, Hugh, who directed it's creation came upstairs to announce it. Only about 3/4 of the upstairs shop came running downstairs with cameras out, "just like a bunch of Japanese tourists" my friend Karin, (above- taking aim) said, and it was true. There was a mob - jockeying for position! I will post more on this over the weekend, this was the most amazing series of pieces to see come to life. The shop is brilliant!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
He'll take Dubai
I got a good belly laugh this morning when I saw this article on Derek Khan, former stylist/ jewel thief to the "Stars", in the style section of the NYT! Ha! Very funny, PT Barnum was never so right!
I had the bizarre experience of working with this guy when he was working with Lauryn Hill. I could say I was lucky to not have been ripped off by him. But come on, when a stylist (or anybody for that matter) goes on and on about how (insert boldfaced name here) pays them $10,000.00 plus a day and flies them around for personals etc., and in the next sentence complains that what they want so desperately to purchase from you is too expensive... is that not a tip-off?
It was odd- I was introduced to Lauryn Hill and went to her home for fittings, and couldn't figure out why they were working with Derek. She and all the people I met were exceedingly genuine, nice and all very,very serious about their work, no BS here. Derek Khan, while he can be charming and all, is a consummate and frankly bald faced bullshitter. I kinda had him figured as cheap entertainment. How could you not take this guy with a massive mountain of salt?
Seems they had no patience with him either since almost immediately Derek was out of the picture & the next I hear of him is the jewelery debacle. Laughed then too.
Dubai can have him and Hof Jewellery is likely being taken for a ride, have fun! Wait- don't they do lashing, cut off hands and other hardcore punishment in that country? Maybe it'll work.
Damn!
I had the bizarre experience of working with this guy when he was working with Lauryn Hill. I could say I was lucky to not have been ripped off by him. But come on, when a stylist (or anybody for that matter) goes on and on about how (insert boldfaced name here) pays them $10,000.00 plus a day and flies them around for personals etc., and in the next sentence complains that what they want so desperately to purchase from you is too expensive... is that not a tip-off?
It was odd- I was introduced to Lauryn Hill and went to her home for fittings, and couldn't figure out why they were working with Derek. She and all the people I met were exceedingly genuine, nice and all very,very serious about their work, no BS here. Derek Khan, while he can be charming and all, is a consummate and frankly bald faced bullshitter. I kinda had him figured as cheap entertainment. How could you not take this guy with a massive mountain of salt?Seems they had no patience with him either since almost immediately Derek was out of the picture & the next I hear of him is the jewelery debacle. Laughed then too.
Dubai can have him and Hof Jewellery is likely being taken for a ride, have fun! Wait- don't they do lashing, cut off hands and other hardcore punishment in that country? Maybe it'll work.
Damn!
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lousy Polaroid courtesy of Derek Khan!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Fun with Handbags
I have been busy working on a little group of limited edition & one-of-a-kind bags that I will be putting up soon, but it's taking a while because I keep getting distracted with alhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifl the other stuff I am doing. I came across these bags by a designer
Tinkerbell by James PiattThis is the bag that caught my eye, I thought it was a black cat, in the Emily vein - I guess I'm just a goth at heart.
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Friday, February 15, 2008
"The Angels wanna wear my Red Shoes"
I don’t care if they are plastic and cost 20 bucks! They are a size 5 and actually fit! I’ve been looking for a pair of red shoes forever! The last time I had a pair was probably when the song came out, those were Mary Janes too, but steel-toed for mom (what can I say- I was hard on stuff). God. I hated those things! Weird how things get back at you….
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Subprime Explained
just a small digression...now, if only they will explain how the dollars drop in value will help sell more American made goods (to Americans?) - since they are so much cheaper now.
If it is made here, the raw materials more than likely aren't. (like mine, which are all out of Europe)
Prices go up.
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