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Surprised? I thought I show off two of my prized possesions at the same time. The plates are a vintage German Block Chromatics set from 1970’s, it’s the Red Lavender series. I’ve been carefully eyeing them for years and finally found through ebay, garage sales and flea markets pieces that are in great condition. All I need are the mugs and serving trays from the same series and I’ll have a complete set.


The second are those “wrestling” figurines, all handmade but no idea the origin. To my surprise I saw a similar series, for sure by the same artist on The Selby blog. I just really find them hilarious and at the same time pretty charming. Some of you may know from my tweets, that I’ve been looking to take pottery classes, ever since my obsession with the show, Man shops Globe. Photographing them like this gave me an idea to start producing my own small inappropriate pottery collection. I think they would set the tone for a great dinner party. Although my guests might think I’m insinuating something entirely different…


On a side note, I wanted to let you know that I deleted the comments feature and in place added on the bottom of the window (gray bar), the Brook&Lyn facebook fan page and twitter that you guys can use to say hello. This way we can have real time tweet chats and you don’t have to fill out those annoying comment boxes each time! Don’t forget to follow both to get fun alerts on everything Brook&Lyn!

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On the hottest summer days, it’s not about wearing as little as possible but choosing to wear light flowy materials that will keep you cool. I made the mistake of wearing tight jeans a few weeks ago to a party and nearly fainted from the heat. So from now until the end of summer (about a week left!), it’s all about the relaxed silk & linen look.


Top: Kelly Bergin silk shirt (emerging designer from gilt.com)

Bottom: 18th Amendment  wide leg linen trousers

Shoes: Gap

Bag: Balenciaga

Sunglasses: YSL

Bracelet: Brook&Lyn Jewelry Surrounded Double Roped Bracelet

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I find the pattern and colors of this dress just tacky enough to really like it. I guess with fashion, there really aren’t any rules you can set for yourself! The dress originally came in crew-neck but I tailored it to a v-neck, sorry Rachel Comey. With maxi dresses because of my height and as some call it my “do you swim?” shoulders I can’t pull off crew-necks. Oh yes and my vest, one of my favorite vintage items in my closet, all hand embroidered…killer.


Dress: Rachel Comey (tailored)

Vest: Vintage

Shoes: Joe’s Jeans

Bracelet: Surounded Double Roped Bracelet by Brook&Lyn Jewelry

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I now realize I collect chachkies. I’m normally a very practical shopper but hand me a vintage squirrel teapot and everything I know goes out the window. I used water to demonstrated how it works because everything else made it seem like the squirrel was barfing. Anyways I’m looking for some teacups to match if anyone has suggestions.

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I’m a sucker for vintage embroidery, this skirt was no exception. Brian keeps making fun of me saying I just need a set of maracas to complete this look. I’ll take that as a compliment. Who doesn’t want to look festive? I do.


Top: American Apparel Cropped Top

Bottom: Vintage skirt

Shoes: Joe’s Jeans clogs

Accessories: Surrounded Double Roped Necklace by Brook&Lyn Jewelry, Vintage cuff


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When I was a little girl I had this ritual where I would take out all of my favorite books and line them up in neat rows. Then I would open the books up to my favorite pages and stand above them and soak them all in. I did this often, but never told anyone. I’m not sure why. Today, out of the blue, I decided to relive this odd little old ritual. I started out simple, but then the ritual took a drastic turn. The pleasure of turning the pages to my favorite parts was no longer enough. (Must be the influence of my days as a book designer.) Because now I have to make sure all the different pages and size of the books make for a good composition. And instead of just wanting to align them, I got carried away (and this is embarrassing) for 4hrs looking through all my art books. I sometimes very reluctantly have such an appreciation/obsession for book design. Sure the content has to be there to start, but the labor that goes into carefully laying out each page so that the flow of the book compliments the subject is incredibly hard to do. With art books, I never purchase them if the content and design are not perfectly woven together. Come on,  just look at this one eye spine (above), where the image wraps around the entire book leaving this freaky little detail to peek out of your bookshelf. Yes, and that’s how 4 hrs flew by. At the end, the “soaking-in” moment was taken over by me standing on a ladder, sweating to photograph this layout. Oy.

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I had a simple realization the other day that smacked me over the head—hard. I started blogging to document things that interested me, pure and simple. For a while there I forgot that for the pure momentary pleasure of “being liked”. Nothing wrong with that, except when it takes away from what you’ve so carefully curated. Ok enough of this serious BS, enjoy the pictures guys and have a good night!