Inspiration Monday

This week's images are tied together by femininity and a touch of ethereal romance. Happy Monday!

Madeleine Vionnet / Spanish tile bedroom / Frederic Leighton's Pavonia, 1858-1859 from The Cult of Beauty show at the Legion of Honor / Bruce Weber's Black & Whites / Always with Butter breakfast / Matisse's The Goldfish / Mexican photographer, Graciela Iturbide

Inspiration Monday

Lots of colors and stripes inspiring us this week...and who doesn't want to sit at the cafe with their nose in a book and a huge cinnamon bun!? Happy Monday!






Reading The Bell Jar in Dicker boots / Jewelry Storage Ideas / GIRLS! / Uhuru reclaimed wood & neon benches / The Beatles in stripes / Luis Barragán House in Mexico City / Johnny Cash & Joni Mitchell

Inspiration Monday

After a brief taste of summer this weekend, we're dreaming of swimming, the beach and turquoise tropical vacations. Happy Monday!






Waikiki Surfer Girls from National Geographic / Members of the "Old Goats," senior Dolphin Club  San Francisco Bay swimmers / Rainbow Pineapple / Jumping into the ocean / Alex Katz, Eleuthera, 1984 / Grapefruit Mojitos

Inspiration Monday

June is here! Today's inspiration comes from this article in the Wall Street Journal featuring Maria Cornejo and her husband, artist Mark Borthwick, in their kitchen of their Brooklyn home. Eschewing cookbooks and restaurants, Mark and Maria prefer to cook at home in an organic and experimental way with their family and lots of guests.

"Our kitchen is the most used room in the house. Everyone ends up congregating here or in the garden, and Mark usually cooks some fantastic thing and then I clean up. Over the summer we had a dinner with 50 people out in the garden and it was just crazy—candles, lots of lovely food and a lot of mess."

All images by Adam Golfer for the Wall Street Journal.

Inspiration Monday

This week we're feeling alive with tones of mints, violets and tangerines, inspired by dance and energy and flowers in bloom. Happy Monday, everyone!

Michelle Armas paintings / Brooklyn Botanic Garden / Martha Graham & Merce Cunningham / Biking beauty on The Sartorialist / Cindy Sherman / Kenzo x Vans at Opening Ceremony / Orange Juice's 'Rip it Up'

Inspiration Monday!

We're all back to work after a warm weekend in the sun! Radical ladies seem to be on our minds this week, from the avant-garde designs of Prada & Schiaparelli, to Madonna & the Guerrilla Girls. And there's a little Basquiat in there just for kicks. Don't miss Judith Thurman's fantastic article in the New Yorker on the upcoming Prada/Schiaparelli show at the Met. I think we need to take a Metier field trip to New York just to see this show! Images via The NY Times / Jezebel / iwarra / The Coveteur / Miltanthope / Magical Realisms

Inspiration Monday!

We're glad to be out of the rainclouds and into what looks to be a sunny spring week in San Francisco. Lindsay just came back from New York with all kinds of gems to share. Happy Monday, everyone!












Evil eyes, Commes des Garcons prints & NYC sushi; Lalou's flower crown; Easter eggspiration: confetti eggs, dip-dyed eggs, egg painting; egg tarts at Sheng Kee Bakery on the way to Ocean Beach; April 3rd: World Party Day!; jumping cholla cactus & vintage French "women of the future" cards.