About Me

I am prone to tangents and outbursts (such as telling peeps why aspartame is evil) but many folks do find me enthusiastically endearing and fun. I am a keen observer of fashion, but I do not follow fashion trends at all. I prefer to support independent designers and boutiques rather than support high street commerce. I like Rodarte, Marni, Mayle, APC, Humanoid, Rachel Comey, Anthropologie and lots of other designers...I love the lipstick librarian look.

I heard about Splendora from...

a random user review on amazon.com years ago.

I'm Listening To

Joanna Newsom, Alice Coltrane, Can, Amon Duul II, Kundalini music

I'm Watching

Weeds, Grey's Anatomy, The Office

I'm Reading

The Ecologist magazine, Secrets of an Alkaline Body by Annie Padden Jubb

I'm Renting These DVDs

Pan's Labrynth, The Gleaners & I, Harold & Maude, La Haine, Me and You and Everyone We Know

I Just Bought

Rachel Comey boots, orange APC dress, J.Crew velvet blazer, eco yoga mat, 80 denier tights from Tabio

I'm Currently Obsessing About

Raw food diet, natural childbirthing though I am not pregnant!, Swedish bicycles

Style Icon(s)

Cate Blanchett, Joanna Newsom

Celebrity Alter Ego(s)

Angelina Jolie before she became so skinny

What's in Your Handbag

rose hydrasol, Ganache lip balm, appointment diary, Muji pen/pencil, Mulberry wallet, bandages, tissues, camera, happy orange-yellow umbrella, a book & Dita Lotus sunglasses

What's in Your Closet?

not much: 5 pairs of jeans (APC, Earl, earnest sewn, citizens for humanity), Max Mara coat, Corey Lynn Calter rain coat, H&M army coat, vintage coat, 3 pairs of wide leg trousers, skinny pants from APC, 7 skirts, 15 dresses, 3 blazers, 4 cashmere sweaters, 3 vintage sweaters, tees from C&C and American Apparel, shirts from J.Crew, fisherman pants and other random stuff.

Favorite Cities

Paris, Berlin, San Francisco

First Concert

The Cramps w/ The Charlatans UK, Public Enemy, Ian Astbury et al.

Dream Threesome

I dream to have an intellectual threesome with Arundhati Roy and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

English or Math

English

Flats or Heels

Flats

Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray

Martha Stewart