rachel weisz in oscar de la renta
A few favorites from last night’s Costume Institute Gala in NYC (this year’s theme is American Woman). Didn’t Rachel Weisz pick a gorgeous color? Click on over to style.com to find your favorites among the 100 photographs ….
riley keough in thakoon for gap
carey mulligan in miu miu (über modern!)
image credits: photos by Sherly Rabbani and Josephine Solimene for style.com
fragola
Bungalow 36 is new to the world of letterpress. Designer Tegan Hope Duffy received a fully restored 1905 Chandler & Price letterpress for Christmas, and launched her business in March. Will definitely keep my eye on her, as I’m loving the cards shown here.
garlic flower
images courtesy of tegan hope duffy
Add M Burger to your Chicago “must eat” list. Located on Huron, just east of Michigan Avenue (very close to the Apple store, fyi), it’s a short + sweet + tres delicious menu. (I can personally recommend the cheeseburger and fries. Next trip I’ll try a shake.) You can’t miss it: just look for the line …..
image from m burger’s facebook page
I was so inspired by Thomas O’Brien’s keynote address at the Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair on Friday. I adore his new book, American Modern, full of beautiful homes, including his beyond gorgeous NYC apartment, that I have multiple tear pages of. It was a treat to have a “behind the scenes” narration of the images in his book. What I like best about his decorating style is that the projects, while completely elegant, seem lived in as well. (He has a special knack for creating sumptous but functional kitchens and baths, in my opinion.) One neat detail from the talk? The Academy, his home in Bellport, NY, was built in 1833 and then updated in 1920. Mr. O’Brien, a huge collector, found coins from those two periods to display, that in an understated way recognize the history of the house. His homes also retain a sense of peacefulness, which is truly modern. You can peek at some of the images in his book at photographer Laura Resen’s website. (And by the way, Mr. O’Brien: like the rest of the blogosphere, I too am besotted with your framed celestial chart.)
Not to mention, while perusing the Hickory Chair showroom prior to his address, I came across this chair from the Thomas O’Brien collection for Hickory Chair, and I’m smitten. Tufted + masculine and yet small enough to tuck into a bedroom corner. Win.
book cover from abramsbooks.com
Happy Friday! I am ready to get the party started today: I’m headed into the city to hear Thomas O’Brien speak at the Merchandise Mart as part of the International Antiques Fair. The topic? his design philosophy + his gorgeous new book. I’m all ears. The weather is cooperating, too (possibly 80?), so let’s get on with the Five:
And with that, it’s time for my adventure! See you on Monday. (Can you believe May starts tomorrow? It’s almost peony season!)
