video of the day

LEVI'S  Go  Forth  2011  Campaign



your life is your life
don't let it be clubbed into dank submission
be on the watch
there are ways out
there is light somewhere
it may not be much light but it beats the darkness
be on the watch
the gods will offer you chances
know them
take them
you can't beat death
but you can beat death in life sometimes
and the more often you learn to do it
the more light there will be
your life is your life
know it while you have it
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight in you.

Your legacy is yours to make.What will you do with it? #goforth http://ctx.ly/r/fqzf
— Levi's (@LEVIS) August 9, 2011

DVF's Rules to Live By

"10 Rules to Live By" - diane von furstenberg (via elle magazine)

DIANE'S 10 RULES TO LIVE BY

Trust yourself. “The secret to feeling attractive, and to being attractive, is the confidence that comes from knowing who you are and what you believe in.”

Accept the passage of time. “The older you get, the more you should learn to love life and appreciate the beauty that comes with age.”

Document your days. “Carry a camera and create an inspiring visual diary of your life.”

Your suitcase symbolizes your life. “The best way to know a woman is to open her luggage. If she knows how to pack well, it means she understands , and cherishes, how to live a simplified life.”

Fashionable friends. “Choose fashions that make you happy. I hope the clothes I design will become my clients’ best friends. That way, when they open their closets, they will always encounter someone special.”

Dress your personality. “Always choose styles that also accentuate your personality. Don’t use fashion to try and project a different persona. Authenticity is key.”

Use your feminine power. “My mother taught me that being a woman is a privilege because the world revolves around us! It is a precious gift, and its power should be used in a subtle and respectful way.”

Your handbag is your guide. “Before leaving home, check your agenda and organize your bag according to what you have to do that day. Keeping everything in order makes life easier.”

Indulge yourself. “If you are like me, and don’t want to resort to Botox, book regular massages. I’m sure it helps to keep everything firm and in it’s place!”

Lead a balanced life. “The best regimen is to keep moving! Never stop working, travelling and seeking adventure. Drink plenty of water, limit alcohol and sugar and get to your yoga class!”



(courtesy of elements of style blog)

september & october playlsts

2 for the price of 1? that's right!

since i completely forgot to post last month's playlist and i just finished compiling this month's, why not share them all together? double the amount of music for your listening pleasure! :)


SEPTEMBER PLAYLIST:



"hands" - the ting tings
shame on me for not realizing this was the ting tings the whole time i been rocking out to this song.

 "don't turn out the lights" - nkotbsb
i seriously didn't realize this was nkotbsb. as a die hard nsync fan, i feel a little guilty for imbibing in anything bsb. but pop is pop is pop is love.

 "don't keep me waiting" - britney spears
this is one fierce ass song. so fierce that marc jacobs only found it appropriate to use as the backing track for his spring/summer 2012 marc by marc jacobs show. whuuut.

"don't play no game that i can't win" - beastie boys x santigold
another goodie from that same marc by marc show. so. good.

"story of my life" - social distortion
i LOVE social d. that is all.

"back to december" - taylor swift
this song keeps coming up on my directv music channel and i can't stop singing along.

"walk away" - paula deanda
i never knew who sang this until it popped up on pandora. love.

"fever dog" - stillwater
if you know where this is from, then we can be friends. :)

"globe" - big audio dynamite
they performed on jimmy fallon. and well if jimmy likes them, me likes them. :)

"my body" - young the giant
they performed this at the vma's and i was hooked. would love to see these guys play in some small, intimate venue in the city.


and now, onto my october faves........


OCTOBER PLAYLIST:

"angels" - robin thicke

this is the first dance song of kim kardashian and kris humphries from their wedding. and robin thicke was actually there to sing it to them. damn you kardashians.

"mr. know it all" - kelly clarkson

another one of those great angry power pop anthems

"we found love" - rihanna

the song's pretty good (gets a bit repetitive midway and to the end) but the video is pure drugged out madness. 

"helena beat" - foster the people

these guys continue to surprise me with their sound. such a great indie electro feel that's so reminiscent of mgmt.

"grand" - matt and kim

"daylight" - matt and kim

matt and kim opened for blink during (the west coast leg of) the honda civic tour and man is their energy infectious!! so amazing. i really really need to see them again live!!

"ghost on the dance floor" - blink 182

"heart's all gone" - blink 182

you swear i wouldn't have a couple blink songs on this month's playlist! come on now. i could easily put 20 songs onto the playlist after seeing them live again earlier this month, but i'll restrain myself and just put two of my faves off their new album. "ghost on the dance floor" feels like an evolved version of one of their older songs. mutt or first date maybe? and the frantic pace of "heart's all gone" just takes me way back to their early days. im actually really happy with their new album. lots of glimpses of their former fast paced, hard hitting, not so emo selves. :)

video of the day

Get More: 2011 VMA, Music, Adele

"someone like you" - adele (live from the 2011 mtv vma's)



i just can't stop watching this video and listening to the song. adele absolutely killed it on this year's mtv vma's. she captured the heart of every single viewer and squeezed it hard enough so you could feel the pain coming out of every single lyric sung.

"i heard that you're settled down
that you found a girl
and you're married now
i heard that your dreams came true
guess she gave you things
i didn't give to you."

heart = destroyed.

if dawson's creek were still around (or one tree hill circa lucas/peyton era) this song would have been used in pretty much every single emotional montage involving a lovelorn teenager.

@che & @n8c33: a #wedding in #kauai, hawaii

my beautiful wonderful amazing friend cheryl got married to the love of her life a few weeks ago in kauai and her videographer made this spectacular video and showed it during the reception. i was blown away at not only how quick he turned everything around but also in how he captured those oh so perfect behind the scene moments so wonderfully. props jason magbanua. props.



Cheryl and Nate: A Wedding in Kauai, Hawaii from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

august playlist

whoops! it's already september 2nd and i never posted my august playlist! my bad!

here are my favorite songs from the month -




"skyscraper" - demi lovato

mildly obsessed with this song. this month, selena's out and demi's in. ok that's not entirely true because i still listen to the gomez like no other. but i gotta give demi lovato a high-five (or a hug?) for this track. such a great emotional song - i love that you can hear a lot of the pain behind her voice. well done ms lovato and welcome back to the pop world.

"you make me feel" - cobra starship x sabi

just another fun cobra starship song. sabi is the new leighton meester. well not really, just in terms of singing the hook for cobra. :)

"up, up, up" - givers

the givers performed on late night jimmy fallon one night and hooked me in immediately. if two door cinema club and vampire weekend had a baby girl, you'd get the givers. :) "up, up, up" is such a great uptempo song and i love that you could hear a hint of mgmt's "kids" near the hook.

"from where you are" - lifehouse

lifehouse tugging on your heart strings as only they could. that swoony raspy voice gets me every time.

"it's my time" - fabolous

this is the top track on my workout playlist. "go hard, today. can't worry about the past 'cause that was yesterday......gotta stay on my grind 'cause it's my time." seriously how can you not get amped up w/ lyrics like that. leggooo!

"tighten up" - the black keys

"howlin' for you" - the black keys

people, listen to the black keys. i just started listening to them again thanks to dj am. it's amazing how many bands he covered in his mixes that are so relevant that i continue to discover. DJ AM FOREVER.

"back to black" - amy winehouse

one of her best tracks. RIP.

"up all night" - blink-182

MY BOYS ARE BACK!!! ahhhh! the fact that this is their first new track in forever and they've got a new album dropping soon (9/27 to be exact)......i just.....i just.....have no words to express the excitement! i never thought it would happen. when these guys broke up and went in their separate directions with their own bands, i really didn't think they'd ever come back together. and that thought alone would kill me. kill me! it's hard to explain but i've adored this band since the summer of '97. dude ranch is in my top 10 fave albums of all time. tom's voice just pierces through my heart like no one else. then about 3 years ago, they announced their reunion and subsequent tour. and now they're releasing new music. suddenly, everything in my music universe is right again.

well that is, until *nsync gets back together. ;)

"stereo hearts" - gym class heroes x adam levine

my heart really is a stereo. sing it levine.

"it might be you" - kai

this one's dedicated to my friend cheryl. she just got married and walked down the aisle to this song. and i cried. and now i freakin tear up whenever i hear this song. oh great, thanks cheryl. :)

"the adventures of rain dance maggie" - red hot chili peppers

welcome back chili peppers. the rock world missed you.

"someone like you" - adele

this song breaks my heart into a million tiny little pieces.

"love on top" - beyonce

it's impossible to not smile and feel good while listening to this song. and beyonce took it to the next level when she performed it on the vma's. and then she showed the world her baby bump that really put her love on top. yes i cried when she did that. because it was the cutest effin thing in the world!!!

july playlist

"love you like a love song" - selena gomezselena. enough said. i love her like a love song, and i keep hitting re-pea-pea-pea-peat......

"who you are" - jessie j
"put it in a love song" - alicia keys x beyonce
"cannibal" - ke$ha
not gonna lie - i totally got into these songs because of so you think you can dance! :)

"bass down low" - devi like my beats fast and my bass down low. truth.

"far away" - tyga
"break my heart" - estelle
"spotlight" - gucci mane / usher
a little hip hop with an r&b hook, old and new.

"empire state of mind part II" - alicia keysa love song to new york, continued. makes me want to go back.

"please don't leave me" - pinkhave i mentioned how obsessed i am with the glee project?! they performed this song in one episode and i re-loved the song all over again.

"price tag" (acoustic) - jessie jthis is a repeat track, although it's the acoustic version. still obsessed with this song. i tweeted a few weeks ago about one of the 6th grade kids singing this while playing her ukulele. easily one of the best moments to come out of that summer school session. i miss them.

"my life" - robin thicke
"prettiest girls" - pharrell
just watched despicable me for the first time last week. what a fantastic movie. never knew pharrell was the man behind pretty much all of the music for the movie! these are two of my favorite tracks - love how upbeat and happy feeling these songs are.

nicole richie x whowhatwear

love nicole richie.
love whowhatwear.com

win. win.

june playlist

for your listening pleasure......




JUNE TRACKS:

"super bass" - nicki minaj
"help i'm alive" - metric - rediscovered this song on one of my dj am mixes.
"starlight" - muse
"who says" - selena gomez - yes i listen to selena gomez and the scene. don't hate. because this song is awesome.
"run the world (girls)" - beyonce
"the edge of glory (live)" - lady gaga - love love love her slowed down acoustic version of this song soooooo much better than the radio version.
"out of my head" - lupe fiasco feat. trey songz
"1+1" - beyonce
"knock knock" - mac miller - my high school players talked about this dude all season long and he's now picking up some media attention. this track started to grow on me.
"pumped up kicks" - foster the people - starting to really love this band.
"nice to know yah" j boog - this song makes me think of hawaii. but also of pier 23's outside patio on a warm night, enjoying a beer and listening to a local reggae band.
"last friday night (t.g.i.f.)" - katy perry - katy perry makes the funnest girl music ever.

les objets de mon affection

I. LOVE. SUNGLASSES.

some of my faves from net-a-porter (p.s. my birthday's just around the corner! ;) just sayin)


the row $440


alexander wang $355


victoria beckham $470