11.12.2009

new a la laurel designs


 
 

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9.17.2009

WEST SIDE STORY

a collection of photos featuring the city i've called home for almost 10 months.

my first i <3 NY bag.. i turned it into a shirt, obviously.


spotted @ my first NY fashion week, another stylista with my vintage chanel bag



central park in the winter knows best



st patricks day parade " if all the cops are here.."


finally saw my favorite painting in person @ the MET


my favorite nyc building, the chrysler



on top of the world

zing zang zoom, i <3 the circus


wall street pillow fight



day dreams on the brooklyn bridge


someone was bored in brooklyn


america, the beautiful


@ MET

 
marilyn lives on in meatpacking


einstien knows best


midtown for peace


lady liberty

 
tavern on the green




a very short, but beautiful spring


"A woman with good shoes is never ugly" - Coco Chanel
 
scoping out the sunshine at central park

 dead man walking loving


fly away with me


bonjur brooklyn


olive brooklyn




shadows cast in the brightest of lights


goodnight nyc

grand central
 
 my secret garden

 
magical summer

 
greenwhich village


lovers in central park

 
snow leopard @ the central park zoo


strawberry fields forever


construction site of hearts
mini messages in my neighborhood

 
meatpacking

 
roof top @ my first nyc apt

 
no, hes not.


alice in new york city
xx Lola

A DESIGNER A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY.

DESIGNER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “pen”)
Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Bebe: Bee-bee
Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
Chaiken: Chay-ken
Charriol: Sha-ree-ol
Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee
Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
Hermès: Air-mez
Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
Lanvin: Lon-vin(“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
Loewe: Low-ev-ay
Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
Madame Gres: Madame Gray
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
Moschino: Mo-ski-no
Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
Rodarte: Ro-dart-tay
6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
Thakoon: Ta-koon
Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
Tocca: Toe-ka
Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
thanks to theblayreport , my old stomping grounds. 

XX Lola 

9.06.2009

A LA LAUREL X ADORN YOUR LOCKS

I design one of a kind, hand made head pieces. I have just reduced all the prices by $5, including shipping!

http://headbandsalalaurel.web.officelive.com

xx Lola