The Moldy Doily

I'm Here, brrrr.

So yesterday played out like a scene in a movie (La Bamba- Almost Famous...) where your delayed plane may never leave the ground and the wind conditions are too bad to risk landing. When the pilot informed us that it may not be possible to land in Columbus Ohio, due to the 40 mile per hour winds, I took his knowledge to heart.

Cut to me- in a tiny tiny propeller plane in my own single seat row- withstanding insane turbulence and shaking white knuckles. The woman seated near me got sick, the babies on the plane crying. An amusement park ride to end all rides. Then we seemed to fall from the sky and teeter back and forth before barely landing straight on the runway below coated in rain.

Ahhh, to be back in my home state OHIO.

I'm safe and cold in the 24 degree weather going to check out the gallery space for the first time.
here's the sneak peek of some new stuff

Aged to Perfection

It's hard to believe anyone would venture out in the rain on a cozy Sunday night, but Mr. P has some loyal pals. It was in fact his birthday- and as he creeps closer up that hill, he needs his cohorts in crime to numb the pain. We ended up at TAIX surrounding a moist Chocolate layered dream cake from DELILAHS Bakery.

He wanted to skip the big party fanfare, and so the tiny affair was quaint. He received some good gifts, including a checklist pad that you can mark off offensive cell phone stuff- ie: tacky ringtones, banal conversation--talking way too loud, etc... and then you can hand the ticket to the offender. That gift was compliments of Mr. Scheid.

I gave him a gag gift pair of dice that you can roll and it gives you options of what to do-
like NAP TODAY
Gripe Often, you get the picture. It was really for an old man, but you know Mr. P- he's pretty close to 85 years old now.

p.s. Did I mention that Nina cut my hair yesterday and gave me bangs- -my hair will never be this straight again however.

look who is loving the rainy days

If in Ohio, Feb 2, 08

electric lady land
february 2–23, 2008

on february 2, 2008, the mahan gallery will proudly present electric lady land, an exhibit featuring the works of kime buzzelli and liz markus. the exhibition reflects on the narrative works of both artists, posing questions about the importance of abstraction, definitive cultural standards, and hopeful utopian devices.

the portraits take an interesting perspective. both artists use the premise of nostalgia, a generation removed. since the work is contemporary and unhindered by the cultural stereotypes of the sixties, it analyzes extreme generalities used by history to flatten the decade. new questions are raised about the distinct characters that immediately unify time and ideology.

male and female figures are both represented. male forms take on lavish masks, warping the portraits into intensive expressionistic splashes. females pose and stare back toward the viewer, empowered and confident sketches, surrounded by bits of encapsulating, definitive stories.

the imagery is of course only referential to the past. made and displayed in present day america, widespread effects of the fashion, drugs, and apparent enlightenment of the sixties are again credible. citing fashion magazines, green lifestyle shifts, and modern music revivalists, it is easy to notice how histories run parallel to one another.

originally from columbus, oh, artist kime buzzelli, now lives and works in los angeles, ca. an artist of many trades, buzzelli's work clashes between the sunny disposition of colors and decoration, and a melancholy mood revealed in illustrated facial expressions. she attempts to narrate the existence of the contemporary woman exploring the nature of free love. the use of bright explosive colors, an appreciation of the flower child, and a shadowing of fashion illustration, leaves the viewer blushing and feeling awake in a daydream. kime's paintings and installations have been exhibited internationally. her work has been published in next by laird borrelli and vintage l.a. buzzelli's illustrations have been featured in lula, bust, paper, w, front desk, juxtapoz, and bpm. buzzelli's clothing has been featured in elle, venus, jalouse, w, apparel news, wwd, and visionaire. buzzelli has recently returned from showing at artbasel, miami.

liz markus "takes a pop-art approach to the tradition of color-field painting, markus finds a successful territory between the abstract and figurative. central to this group of paintings is the emergence of an "easy rider" figure from the fields of controlled color washes. a combination of motorcycle rebel and bearded hippie, this iconic figure with aviator sunglasses is used by markus to portray an overseeing spirit of freedom and to bring back the forgotten ideals of peace." (galleri loyal, 2007) markus' work has been show internationally and is apart of many private and public collections including the whitney museum in new york city. her recent exhibitions include: tyler gallery, philadelphia, galleri loyal, stockholm, ziehersmith, new york, and artbasel, miami.

please join us for the opening night reception and gallery hop,
saturday, february 2nd, 6–10pm.

the mahan gallery presents the work of contemporary artists in a variety of media, including painting, photography, and sculpture. gallery hours are tuesday–saturday, 11am–6pm and by appointment.

mahan gallery | ph: 614.294.3278
for more information please visit www.mahangallery.com

I'm Blushing

Check out the sweet post on me by Street Style darling Linee Allen for NYLON...

Art star & Show Pony provocateur Kime Buzzelli looks made in the shade!

1. bracelet by lee angel, $205, intermixonline.com
2. rings by free people, $12 each, freepeople.com
3. charm bracelet by betsey johnson, $140, betseyjohnson.com
4. hat by forever 21, $9.80, forever21.com
5. dress by mayle, $429, shopbird.com
6. tunic top by tsumori chisato, $239, shopbird.com
7. bag by urban outfitters, $34, urbanoutfitters.com
8. perfume by marc jacobs, $30, sephora.com
9. hair spray by coiff oceanique, $2, sephora.com
10. paint set by red envelope, $38, girlawhirl.com
11. painting by kime buzzelli, kimebuzzelli.com
12. shoes by frye, $158, anthropologie.com

Check out more on artist Kime Buzzelli HERE: http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=275

For more street style by Linlee Allen, check out Fashionably Loud and linleeloves.blogspot.com.

here's a painting I made last year- it's gone now- but just found the pic

Gaultier Spring Couture- mermaid-licious

Little Tiny Faces

This morning I was asked to face paint a bunch of kids at the Echoplex for a music event they were having.  Kutmah couldn't swing the early call time and bailed, so I had to wake up Viv and beg her to help me out.  To be honest, I've never painted someone's face before, so I make a preliminary chart of the things I thought I could do successfully.

By the time I arrived I realized that this event wasn't for 8 year olds, this was for the lil lil lil tinies.  We are talking sweet 2-5 year olds.  My brushes were bigger than their features!  I had to improvise a little- as kiddies this age move fast and speak soft if at all.

The chart, although ambitious, was not always effective.  Like when one little girl came up and said, "I would like a sleeping moon on a puffy cloud with a sleeping cap on his head."
Um- yeah that's not on the chart.  So I said "Anything else?" She swiftly replied "a sunshine on this hand"
I had a lot of boys request the rainbow on the cheek.  Not on the chart as well.  Then of course there was the girl who requested a trail of ANTS.  That was a tough one.

By the way, the music show is a new gig at the Echoplex- where kids are entertained by bands and tables of crayons. Did I mention that the parents were into their bloody marys? 

the above kid was wearing a rad puffy muscle Spider man suit while eating a small sandwich with the crusts cut off here's Viv's first Butterfly girl my first lightning bolt eye! this little darling below is my friend Jen's daughter HARLOW.  She had that name before Nicole Ritchie's baby. the touching of the face was a common blunder at the event   this little princess asked Viv to make her look like Snow White.  here was my ANT girl with her family This cute kid had the coolest plaid pants, he wanted to be a blue dog

Viv had this little girl with striped rainbow tights this little girl walked up at the very end and buried her little fingers into piles of loose glitter and then looked at them like they were magic If kids are in your future, this is what you can expect your tables to look like... here's the original flyer for the event, I recommend parents look for future shows- it was a good time for all

Guess What's Coming Soon...

LULU Issue 6- SPRING/SUMMER 2008
Can't wait to get a hold of it!

rock-a-billy baby electro-doll

 

http://stores.ebay.com/LULLIE-VINTAGE-CLOTHING

Mr. Valentino has left the building

Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani, a.k.a. simply Valentino the designer has said adieu to the runway.  Yesterday marked his last couture show in Paris at the Musée Rodinand.  And at age 75 he leaves behind an impressive  legacy and  45 years of fashion success.
His final show received a standing ovation from the entire audience, and many models turned up to model for his last Haute-Couture show, including Eva Herzigova, Claudia Schiffer, Nadja Auermann, Karolina Kurkova and Karen Mulder.
In his early heyday, the designer was sought out by Jacqueline Kennedy, who had spied a pal wearing one of his fab ensembles and begged to know the creator.  Valentino sent a saleslady, along with a model to Jackie's place on fifth ave.  She ordered some of his pieces and then later bought more of his couture pieces (mostly in black and white) to wear the year of mourning JFK.  He later designed the white dress that she wore to her wedding with Onassis.

But never fear, he leaves with a bit of sass, the designer was quoted  on his way out saying..."I certainly won't miss the fashion world. It's ruined! Everybody's doing the same things. What's missing is challenge, creativity, cheerfulness. These days it's all about numbers! To continue working in an environment which says nothing in particular to me would be a bore," he sniffed. "This environment is no longer stimulating."

Valentino will be replaced by former Gucci designer Alessandra Facchinetti as the company tries to expand. Asked about her talent, Valentino turned generous. "I've met her," he said. "She's pretty."

if I was Alessandra, the following breathtaking designs would induce a panic-ouch, this is a hard act to follow check out this vintage Valentino gem!

treasure pleasure

Here are some new jewel finds on ETSY. Check out the sweet shops

recombinant

TheVintageHeart's shop has this here: thevintageheart's shop

and check out this cool shop! ohmymilky.etsy.com ohmymilky

MStevensonDesigns.etsy.com mstevenson
made
this heart

kari beth
made the next necklaces below

the new sensation

The new couture crop of designs for Spring 2008 are awe-inspiring! From feathered lids to fluttering silk chiffon ruffles, these quirky pieces are straight out a surreal imagination
I can't wait to paint some of these feathered females. Here's the latest from Galliano-for CHRISTIAN DIOR who must have dreamt Gustav Klimt geometric patterns in his sleep. They look like 24 foot tall space glamazons adorned in Klimt deco.

check out the Klimt gilded painting that may have inspired this next piece

Christian LaCroix made some millinery floral pieces:

these next set of dreamy ones are by Anne Valerie Hash-

I LOVE the bottom of this GIVENCHY dress

and these two paper lantern like pieces...

The details of the Armani Prive collection are stunning. Check out the lovely intricate dress decorations

(images by photobugs Don Ashby and Danielle Overrauch Style.com)

New GOOD stuff

I have just listed a bunch of new things on my EBAY site:
Here's a sneak peek of the good goods- and some guilty pleasures
1. My lovely rare 1996 Belle and Sebastian signed poster compliments of pal Sarah

2. Mike Mills Follow follow me me poster

3. Vintage Enamel OWL pin

4. The mystery book set by MIRANDA JULY! She donated this sweet set to me for my benefit- and I'm listing them now. They are books that she loves, lovingly wrapped and signed by the artist/writer

5. Tiffany Taylor 19 inch Gold Glitter Disco DOLLY

6. Dinosaur Jr. Skateboard wheels

7. Crazy 80's leather bedazzled purse

8. Ethnic 60's Psychedelic Jacket

9. 7o's sequin silk blouse

10. Vintage costume polka dot dress

TO VIEW THESE AUCTIONS and MORE CLick on my EBAY STORE LINK to the left!

The Plague

I must apologize for the time lapse in posting, I was stricken with that plague flu going around. It hit me the evening before the Flea Market debut. I knew it was coming, as all of my close friends have been deathly ill the past few weeks. In fact I think I missed getting it the first round by rarely leaving my home.

It could've been all that ladies night partying the days before? Nontheless, I have been down hard. I have been in my bed for two days delirious on cold medicine, with my cat.

I'll recap that the Flea Market has some good potential. For the first day it had a lot of buyers. I was begging for sleep, and therefore didn't make for good company. There were some good vintage dealers, as well as food vendors. I think once it catches on it could be a fun summer deal.

The best part of my day: when an adorable painter came up to me and said that she lives downtown and loves my artwork. She said she's been wanting to mail me one of her paintings and when she spotted me at the booth she went home to get the piece. She said her boyfriend said it was a little weird of her, but I thought it was super sweet, besides it's an incredible piece!! I love it. She even signed her name in the corner and wrote "for Kime". The perfect doily owl
Now, I have to send her something in return.

Grand New

HEY Listen UP: This weekend the South Park Flea Market makes it's GRAND debut!

Located in the heart of the Uber Hot South Park District of Downtown LA. The South Park Flea Market is the creation of Phillip Dane (The Fairfax High School Flea Market). The SHOW PONY ladies are going to take some of our creations + Vintage down to sell. So come and visit us and be a part of the PARTY

Every Sunday
9 am - 4 pm

8th & Grand Parking Lot
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Downtown now has a cool place to shop, eat and hang on Sunday's. We have over 200 vendors, great deals on vintage, collectibles, new and used stuff.

Over 200 Vendors
Ample Parking
DJ and Live Music
Vintage & Collectibles plus some of LA's hottest Fashion Designers (clothing, handbags, jewelry, shoes, and accessories.)

We are pet & kid friendly. Each week we have a Moon Bouncer for the kids and "the kid in you"... Come check out the scene!

It's gonna be good!

Here's a great Flea Market Find Decorated place from Elle Decoration- now don't you want to buy some pretty things for your place

in the middle of something

JAzzy and I went down to the Berhouse gallery to see Jessie Spears new solo show. The humor and vibrant color circles were at an all time high

Yusuke checking out the show...

bills never looked so good. Jessie said she turned her student loan envelopes into a happy affair

at this point of the night...enter the bad girls

Britt and the rest of the bad girls begin behaving badly. ( Choreographed dance sequences on Echo Park Ave and speeding down the sidewalks in grocery carts til they spill into a pile of laughter on the curb.)

we ended up back at the building eating crackers and cheese at Britzys pad.

happy birthday glampire

Miss Annakim Violette officially turned into a glampire, and hosted a birthday shindig down at Bordello. It was the perfect spot for her Cockette/Vampire Glam themed birthday. There are dim red lights, Tapestry high back chairs, and a stage to die for! Seriously that stage looks like a trashy flapper mermaid lair.

The ladies got all made-up and then went downtown for some dancing and divine surreal cake. Memorable moment when Annakim said "This year's cake is the best one yet, even better than the time I got the Shining Jack Nicholson cake where his face is busting between the door". (That huge unicorn party one was pretty good too) The late night seemed sort of like a blur that ended in a limo heading back to Annakim's place for gift opening and pizza.

**Check out ViVs pics, she has a better camera and is a pro shutterbug:

the late night limo ride back to the Monarch Mansion

for David.

Looks like Miu Miu has selected another hot young starlet to promote their good loot.
The new 2008 campaign will feature the lovely Kirsten Dunst sporting luscious eye candy. The campaign was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in Los Angeles. A lot of debbie downers have criticized this choice, stating that they would prefer Scarlet J. or even Hayden P. What!? I think Miss Dunst has more appeal than those choices.

My pal David would agree with me & will hold her gigantic purse anyday, cause he has a crush on her.

out of this world

The Show Pony Boutique is about to get a whole lot better.  WHY? Well- for one we are going through a major remodel and revamp, & the guys from FAMILY and Teenage Teardrops took over the old Lucas spot.  To top all that off, we may soon be carrying some of these incredible pieces:

BOXY: the new black

In the past cardboard used to get a bad wrap, but artist Jessie Spears has put it back on the map. She has been making the world a more colorful place one pom pom at a time. Her first SOLO art show is this Friday down the street from me at the new gallery BERDHOUSE
If you are in or around L.A. you should come and check it out.

Found

So, the photo has surfaced.  We took it in Spain while attending a wedding, to see if we do look anything alike, like people have said.  As soon as we caught a glimpse of it we laughed because we both realized it was our cheek dimples when smiling that made us look so similar.

Wow, this picture just reminds me that before Mr. P floated into my life, I had tone arms and a svelte body.  How can 3.5 years of fine dining and late night cuddle snacks destroy all my years as a vegetarian toned body??

sad sack

You know it's ok to cry. So try to get your sad sack self downtown to La Cita and grab a hankie.

this TUESDAY, January 15th

DUBLAB & PART TIME PUNKS present…

GIVE UP meets A SAD, SLOW DANCE PARTY

sink into sorrow again with your selectors…

Ale
BennyShambles
frosty
J.Mendez
Michael Stock
Jimmy Tamborello
Ben Barnes
Anh Do
+ other sad sounding souls

inside = tear soaked slow dancing, all-night long
patio = a deeply depressing sound session

FREE / 21+ / 9pm-2am

La Cita
336 S Hill St, Downtown
Los Angeles, CA 90013

dublab.com
parttimepunks.com

...stop dancing & cry then start slowly dancing again...

push it real good

There are some styles that you can't believe ever made it into the fashion world, let alone into your closet.  Next thing you know you are "pushing it" real good and rocking some insane ensemble out on the town.
These memorable fashion forward moments for me are defined by the embarrasing feeling of actually leaving your home or heading out on a lunch break and feeling your heart race with anxiety.  You aren't sure if you have mastered this new trend or if it's the Emperor's New Clothes is in effect and some magazine made you do it.

I recall the 6th grade choral concert where my mom convinced me that black cord knickers with knee buttons looked grand with cream tights and gold capezio flats.  If l had a dollar for every gawking stare that night I'd have a new car.

Then there was the first day I ever wore champagne parachute pants to school

the day I decided to dress like BANANARAMA and adorn my messy piled up hair with a loose turban and paintsplattered overalls that tied at the strap (think Come on Eileen, Thompson Twins for further trend checkpt)

The tight long johns under a tennis skirt and pink converse high tops.

The shoulder pad ESPRIT silk blue p.j. top that I begged my mother for that matched stirrup pants.

The DEEE-lite groove is in the heart 90's Contempo daisy embroidered lace up flared jumpsuit.

The list goes on and on.
Here's a new tribute to the things that are so loud and crazy that they are good in a sort of fugly bad way.  Sometimes a wrong can be so right...

some of these crazy 80's knit vintage pieces can be found here: http://stores.ebay.com/Mels-Shoppe-Vintage

 

Body Double?

I received this cute email with the subject : celeb look- a- like
from a doily reader:

Dear Kime,
Hello and Happy New Year! :P I hope you are doing fantastic! Okay, so everyone has their Celeb-look-alike right? Well, I recently watched the movie Stranger Than Fiction and I must say, you take a very striking resemblance to Will Ferrell's love interest Maggie Gyllenhaal. Now I don't think you two look perfectly the same but you can see the resemblance trust me. :) Hoping this made you smile and wishing you a year of more moldy doilies!

I've been hearing this look a like theory ever since SECRETARY came out. In fact it's almost the only look a like comparison I get. *except for the time my students compared me to Ginger Spice- yikes and Mr. Gallo compared me to Elizabeth Montgomery, and a few Kirsten Dunsts- I find the Maggie comparison highly flattering- and am honored to have been emailed this.

what do you think?