J'aime bien cette distance qui existe avec les modèles
quand je les prends en photo. C'est une façon d'entretenir
le mystère qui se doit d'exister. Comme une barrière
infranchissable.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Frida Gustavson - Paris Fashion Week
J'aime bien cette distance qui existe avec les modèles
quand je les prends en photo. C'est une façon d'entretenir
le mystère qui se doit d'exister. Comme une barrière
infranchissable.
Festive Costumes
Happy Friday and almost Halloween Eve! What a beautiful weekend we have in store... finally cool weather and not the humid 80 degree heat we have had all week. My fingers are crossed that Halloween costumes are taken care of and everyone will stick with the one we bought weeks ago. Typically my daughter changes her mind the night before or day of and we are scurrying around the house trying to put something together after I have spent $$ on a costume. Hopefully we will just be working on spooking the yard up for our trick or treaters, carving the pumpkins, and attending some festive parties!
In case you are still looking for the perfect costume of course Martha Stewart has some adorable do it yourself costumes for children of all ages and adults on her website. These are some baby costumes that are too cute not to post!
Masked Owl
Goldfish
Little Lambs
Images courtesy Martha Stewart
I am off to work on some decorations and finish up a project for a client. If you have any special Halloween traditions I would love to hear, please do share!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
A Few for the Day
Hello Monday, I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! I know it was beautiful here in NC and this morning I must say was one of the prettiest I have experienced this fall. I do love the time before daylight savings because you can experience sunrise and it not as painfully early as other times of the year.
Today I am all over the place, not so much physically but mentally. I have a few projects wrapping up, in the middle of another, and in the beginning stages of one that is so fun... I am eagerly on the hunt for the perfect accessories, furniture, and am excited about diving in!
I thought I would share what is on my mind and a few of my favorite things to start off the week.
Wallpaper
I need wallpaper for a powder room, so many choices, which one to choose?
Zebras, Orchids and Fireworks just to name a few.
Winged Headboards
I just can't get enough of this style headboard. Wing chairs originated in the late 1700's were designed to keep in heat from the fireplaces and built tall to shield a cold draft. So chic in the bedroom as a headboard and maybe they will keep in a little heat as well.
Hillary Thomas Designs
Images via Hillary Thomas Designs
Designer Hillary Thomas has mad design skills and her work is sensational and so inspiring. I love her use of color but also her ability to make the neutrals seem less than blase'. You may be able to catch some of her treasures left for sale on One King's Lane as she is the featured designer on their Tastemaker's Tag Sale until tomorrow.
Pink
Emma Jane Pilkington House & Garden
Lauder residence source Unknown
The color pink one of my favorites so feminine but yet so powerful this month as we honor those who have been affected by breast cancer and advocate for them by raising money to fight this disease that has touched so many of us.
Marianne of Style Devil - Paris FW
The contrast between bleached hair and black
lipstick is really nice here.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Chanel 2.55 - Paris Fashion Week
L'icône de la maison Chanel, c'est lui
Priscilla:
This Chanel isn't 2.55!! It's a Chanel Classic Flap Bag! ;)
Classic has the double CC turn-style lock, the 2.55 has the
Mademoiselle lock with Chanel logo on it
(rectangular shape called the Mademoiselle Lock)
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
A Little Celebration
This weekend is the unofficial, "official" beginning to our holiday season. My son turns 4 on Sunday, Halloween, daughter's 6th birthday a week later, Thanksgiving, Christmas and then New Year's! Yep that is right, a lot of celebrating around here...I do love a good party!
I always turn to Sarah's Party Perfect when I am looking for a little inspiration for the kiddos parties. There are some fantastic kids parties out there, I mean wow! I always leave the site feeling so inadequate as a parent but definitely full of creative ideas. It is just the little things that make all the difference in everything we do.
This is one of my favorite fairy parties recently posted. Mushroom stools and adorable grass place mats, what Tinkerbell wouldn't adore this woodland party?
Images courtesy Sarah's Party Perfect
Like I said, it is the little things that make it special. In this case a small doe...
Happy Friday!
Connie - Palais de Tokyo - Paris
" .. My name is Connie.
I am a Student in French & English.
For me Fashion is first impression the
way you look. It makes all the difference.
Today, my look is kind of Girlie Casual.
I love Designer's shoes like Louboutin.
I hate queeing and Poll Tax. My message
to the world: Take care of your parents
and feel confortable in what you're wearing ..."
I wear a cardigan by TopShop
Dress by French Connection
Shoes & Belt by NewLook
Bag by Accessorize
Perfume: "Magnifique" by Lancôme
Sania - Les Tuileries - Paris
" ... My name is Sania (Sania's Blog here)
I am a Dance Teacher. I love Smiling.
I hate Rain ..."
I wear a Jacket by BCBG
Blouse from EBay
Pants by H&M
Shoes by ACNE
Sunnies by H&M
Perfume by Nina Ricci
Lost File Girl - Palais de Tokyo - Paris
Le Diable est dans le digital et parfois je perds le fichier
son attaché aux images. Le portrait vient alors rejoindre
le club des "Lost Files Girls", des jolies inconnues et
qui le resteront, sauf si le modèle se manifeste et me
donne les réponses aux questions !
The Devil is in Digital and for unknown reasons, it happens
that I lose sound file attached to a picture. The image
then, join the "Lost File Girls 's Club" wwith an exception
if the model send me a mail with answers to questions !
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Obesity and the Brain
Nature Genetics just published a paper that caught my interest (1). Investigators reviewed the studies that have attempted to determine associations between genetic variants and common obesity (as judged by body mass index or BMI). In other words, they looked for "genes" that are suspected to make people fat.
There are a number of gene variants that associate with an increased or decreased risk of obesity. These fall into two categories: rare single-gene mutations that cause dramatic obesity, and common variants that are estimated to have a very small impact on body fatness. The former category cannot account for common obesity because it is far too rare, and the latter probably cannot account for it either because it has too little impact*. Genetics can't explain the fact that there were half as many obese people in the US 40 years ago. Here's a wise quote from the obesity researcher Dr. David L. Katz, quoted from an interview about the study (2):
So, what do the genes do? Of those that have a known function, nearly all of them act in the brain, and most act in known body fat regulation circuits in the hypothalamus (a brain region). The brain is the master regulator of body fat mass. It's also the master regulator of nearly all large-scale homeostatic systems in the body, including the endocrine (hormone) system. Now you know why I study the neurobiology of obesity.
* The authors estimated that "together, the 32 confirmed BMI loci explained 1.45% of the inter-individual variation in BMI." In other words, even if you were unlucky enough to inherit the 'fat' version of all 32 genes, which is exceedingly unlikely, you would only have a slightly higher risk of obesity than the general population.
There are a number of gene variants that associate with an increased or decreased risk of obesity. These fall into two categories: rare single-gene mutations that cause dramatic obesity, and common variants that are estimated to have a very small impact on body fatness. The former category cannot account for common obesity because it is far too rare, and the latter probably cannot account for it either because it has too little impact*. Genetics can't explain the fact that there were half as many obese people in the US 40 years ago. Here's a wise quote from the obesity researcher Dr. David L. Katz, quoted from an interview about the study (2):
Let us by all means study our genes, and their associations with our various shapes and sizes... But let's not let it distract us from the fact that our genes have not changed to account for the modern advent of epidemic obesity -- our environments and lifestyles have.Exactly. So I don't usually pay much attention to "obesity genes", although I do think genetics contributes to how a body reacts to an unnatural diet/lifestyle. However, the first part of his statement is important too. Studying these types of associations can give us insights into the biological mechanisms of obesity when we ask the question "what do these genes do?" The processes these genes participate in should be the same processes that are most important in regulating fat mass.
So, what do the genes do? Of those that have a known function, nearly all of them act in the brain, and most act in known body fat regulation circuits in the hypothalamus (a brain region). The brain is the master regulator of body fat mass. It's also the master regulator of nearly all large-scale homeostatic systems in the body, including the endocrine (hormone) system. Now you know why I study the neurobiology of obesity.
* The authors estimated that "together, the 32 confirmed BMI loci explained 1.45% of the inter-individual variation in BMI." In other words, even if you were unlucky enough to inherit the 'fat' version of all 32 genes, which is exceedingly unlikely, you would only have a slightly higher risk of obesity than the general population.
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