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Glamping
I warned the lady from the get-go. I said, “Lady, the first and last time I went camping I was 17-years old. For two weeks straight, I was confined to a medium-sized bungalow tent on a camping ground...
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Little Moments of Fuck You
Seven girls, five bottles of wine, three sheepskin rugs, a sleeping dog and a crackling fire. It’s the stuff chick flicks are made of. But this gathering has all the trappings of a sorcerer’s circle,...
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Australia’s Oldest Man Knits Penguin Sweaters
About a year ago the Phillip Island’s Penguin Foundation made a plea to all knitting aficionados to make and donate small sweaters for the little penguins they are trying to save. The receptionist at...
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Makes Me Want to Picnic
There’s this cool little clique in LA. When you look at one Instagram account you will find exactly one degree of separation with the next. You can get lost for hours in this pretty-young-things...
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Until Being Strong is the Only Choice You Have
When perfect strangers start buying and sporting T-shirts with your head on it, you know you’re onto something. And when that head is unapologetically bald and raised high, the people’s intent is...
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Secrets & Ghosts
I mentioned on Instagram how Ra Paulette has devoted his life to carving out caves in the hillsides of Northern New Mexico. They call them the Secret Caves because they’re not meant to be visited. And...
View ArticleReturn by HH
For the moment the duo just wants to be known as HH. They co-wrote and co-directed the music and video for their first single, Return, from their home in Los Angeles. It’s the wretched story of...
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Marble & Missoni
I always wanted to shoot in a marble factory, but someone beat me to it. Damn you, Missoni!! Watch the new campaign and video. Photography: Viviane Sassen Marble Plates: Mathias Augustyniak Creative...
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Are you a Polite Woman?
Relax. I’m not asking you to dissect your character. Or do I? Because if you are the type of woman that wears the designs of Carlos Polite, one might assume a lot… Maybe you remember the post I did...
View ArticleThe Sexiest Way to Say FCUK You!
It wasn’t such a far leap for the British retailer to knock on my door. After all, the new Creative Director at French Connection, Maria Chen, is the very reason I moved to the States in 1997. She...
View ArticleWhat Not To Do
Funny story… When I separated from my husband, a long long time ago, and had cried/tossed/turned/agonized through the first few weeks of heartache, my friends encouraged me to get back in the saddle...
View ArticleMove the FCUK on!
The last episode in our dating street surveys deals with the next step. When and how do you move on from a break-up? What’s in store when you’re back in that saddle? Do you abstain and then wait for...
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A Girl is a Gun
Shelly’s parties are notorious in Venice. The overwhelming consensus usually supports an exasperating infatuation with the indulgent amount of male eye candy, the magnificent human spill into the...
View ArticleWhen Everyone is a Capricorn
December is a hefty month for the Joos family. At least it used to be, when my sister and I still lived with our parents in Belgium. On December 6th we would celebrate St. Nicks, Europe’s slightly...
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State of the Move: Dos and Don’ts
It’s been almost a year since I moved to Los Angeles. My decision to relocate was primarily motivated by a dwindling faith in New York’s bright and shining sparkle and a desire to live a little “less”....
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