Not sure if I count these Chanel glasses as geek chic but I love them and I guess since they are thick and black rimmed they’ll work for this series. She looks so lovely. The second photo is definite geek chic style. I want to go to Berlin to visit the Bilderklub people and see more stylish people like this girl:
For the rest of the geek chic series follow these links:
I’m not doing Surtex this May. However if you are going, check out one of my favorite surface pattern designers Jillian Phillips who is represented by the amazing Lilla Rogers. I love how bold and fun her work is not to mention diverse. She does everything from baby wear, to greeting cards, to book illustration. I got to meet her last January at Print Source and she’s super nice to boot.
Maquette is no Eat, Make, Read but I could not resist posting this recipe I found there and then modified at home. I love lemon on everything! So this pasta dish is perfect. It was so zesty, nutty, and creamy. We loved it. Here’s what it looked like as lunch the next day on our coffee table. We served the pasta with a fresh and spicy arugula salad, including: colorful tomatoes, black berries, shaved pecorino, and pecans. We also filled a pitcher with water and a little pomegranate juice and ice (so fresh and flavorful). We got a nice pain au levain bread and dipped it in olive oil too. Here’s how to make the pasta if you want to try (the original recipe is linked to above). The measurements are not exact. I’m a helter skeltor cooker. Just taste as you go and make it so that you love it:
Spaghetti with Marscapone, Lemon, brussel sprouts and pinenuts
serves two
1 Combine lemon juice, mascarpone, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in a bowl. Whisk to combine.
1.5 Cook brussel sprouts (the way I cook brussel sprouts is to first steam them in a double boiler pot, then I use a casserole dish and put oil, salt, pepper, lemon, etc. on them and cover them with aluminum foil and bake them in the oven for a while…about 20 minutes)
2 Bring a pot of water to boil and salt generously. Cook the pasta until al dente, taking it off the heat about 1 to 2 minutes before you would normally remove it. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
3 Return the pasta to the pot, and set over low heat. Stir in the mascarpone sauce. Add the spinach and toss so that the spinach begins to wilt. Add about 1/4 cup of the pasta water (more if necessary) to keep the sauce fluid but not too watery.
4 Continue to cook and toss until the spinach is cooked. Add the pinenuts & brussel sprouts and stir to combine. Serve immediately. Yum!!!
Orange and pink are my favorite color combination as you may be able to tell by the colors I have on Maquette and my website, and a lot of my work. Kate Spade always has the best color combos in my opinion. So I was thrilled to find a sea of apparel and accessories in my favorite colors this spring/summer on her site. I’m not looking for anything particular right now due to my expanding belly (growing a baby) but it’s fun to admire the beauties above! Here they are for you if you want to pick them up online:
As a print and pattern lover I adore vibrant Japanese kimono prints.
It’s fabulous when they can be re-purposed. I love the way the designers above modernized these stunning prints by using them to make shoes, a clutch, and necklace.
here’s where I’ve swooned over Hetty Rose in the past:
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