Candy

Have you seen Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola's shorts created for Prada Candy L'Eau? Léa Seydeox plays, of course, Candy, who's trapped in a love triangle between two dapper French dudes - very Truffaut. Cafes, cinema, dancing .. ah life's tough in Paris.

Compare is despair.

"I just think it’s important to be happy and positive. And also compare is despair, 100%. Don’t get all psycho about what other people are doing. Everybody does it, we’ve all had our moments on models.com. But you just wasted half and hour staring at them, when you could have been a) having fun b) dancing to music c) cleaning your bathroom. There’s so many other things. We’ve all done it, but just don’t. Stop it. Slap, slap yourself. Shut your hand in your computer. That’s what you should do. Step away from the technology."

Makeup artist, Alice Lane seems like such a sweetheart, doesn't she? Read her full interview with Garance here.

Image via Garance Dore.

Found.

Have you found this tumblr yet? Ha, sorry, I can't resist a good pun. To celebrate their 125th anniversary National Geographic released their photo archives on tumblr appropriately titled: Found. There are some true gems in there - some of them never before published or even seen! I got lost scrolling through for an hour. So treat yourself and scroll away.

All images via National Geographic, from top to bottom: A girl wears a novelty braided Texas straw hat, October 1939. Armed Bedouin Beni Sakhr chiefs await their king’s visit in Jordan, December 1964. A portrait of a woman riding an ostrich in South Africa, August 1942. Motorcycle club members wear studded leather jackets and rakish caps in London, England, June 1966. Club members on the ocean front are shaded by decorative parasols, 1930. Portrait of a Sudanese woman from Kodak (Egypt) Ltd., purchased abroad by Maynard Owen Williams, 1920. Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel kissing within a tetrahedral kite, October 1903. Teenagers run and play on large white sand dunes in New Mexico, 1957. Bengal tigers crouch as animal trainer carries a 300-pound lion in Moscow, March 1966.

The Boyscouts

Isn't Instagram the best? You get to travel across the world, see all sorts of things, make new discoveries -- all vicariously of course. That's how I stumbled across The Boyscouts, a Dutch label specializing in jewelry and accessories. Their work centers around clean geometric shapes while utilizing common place materials (think rope, leather & brass). The Boyscouts effortlessly marries the refinement of urban life to the sensibility of the outdoors. Oh, and their motto is "survival of the finest." So, you know, I'm into it.

All images via The Boyscouts

Olive, Spring '13 Lookbook

The ladies of the dreamy band Boyfriend took a road trip out to East Texas with me to shoot the shop's first ever (!!!) lookbook. I grew up in that oft-overlooked part of the state and wanted to share some of its beauty so we shot at Caddo Lake, the only naturally occurring lake in the whole state of Texas! It's a strange, otherworldly place full of Spanish moss and Cypress trees. It seemed like just the right spot to share some of Olive's spring goodies. Just moody enough to offset the brights and pastels of spring but dreamy enough to compliment them.

Florals.

I always have a little twinge of regret when I think about our wedding. Don't get me wrong, it was absolutely perfect. We were with friends and family, we had great food, good music, dogs, even fireworks, but we didn't really have a photographer. Somehow we thought friends and family could manage to get a few good snaps in & that would cover it. Well, it kind of did, but we forgot one key thing: a bridal portrait. Yes, it's a bit old fashioned & definitely a tad narcissistic, but c'mon, when are you going to look better than your wedding day?! So, if I were ever granted a do over, I'd hope my shots might turn out something like this. Julie Cope, the photographer, has such a great eye & Loretta's flowers are breathtaking. Humm.. maybe for a five year anniversary present? 

All photos via Julie Cope

Moving.

I've always loved the holidays - the hustle & bustle of getting everything ready, the meals, hunting down the perfect gift, the cold weather, all of it. As soon as December rolls around I'd ordinarily be baking homemade treats, decorating the house & writing Christmas cards, but this year all that went by the way side because I was working on a much bigger project: a shop move! 

Yep, that's right. If you haven't heard by now, Olive is moving into its very own home on Rosewood Ave. I loved every minute tucked inside Domy Books, but I can't wait to open up shop in my own little space. Of course I couldn't make the move without my sweet shop-mate, Paper Party & I've got another lovely shop-mate I can't wait to introduce (more on that soon!). So, maybe I missed out on the holidays this go round, but something tells me it will be worth it. See you soon (February 1st to be exact) at 1223 Rosewood.

Top image via Keep Austin Stylish