Red Hook
Apologies for the lack of posting everyone! Now that the new blog is up I will be able to post more regularly.
In terms of the new features, I took all of your requests into account. After receiving one too many emails
about having a searchable archives section, e-mail subscriptions, and being able to navigate the site more easily, I decided it was time to make some changes. Some people mentioned that the new layout is confusing… The first landing page is just a snapshot of the most recent posts, with the largest image being the latest post. It flashes between three preview images. You can just click on any of the boxes and go straight to the content. Once you’re in, you can hit “previous” and “next” buttons right at the end of the post to go back to earlier/later posts. The sidebar was made for people who like food but can’t stand fashion, and for people who like fashion but can’t stand the sight of food. Weirdly enough, I’ve noticed that people who come here for fashion generally enjoy the food posts as well, but it doesn’t go the other way around…..
I also added an image feed section; its sort of like twitter with photos. I update here almost everyday, maybe even three times a day. I know I post sporadically so I created another mini blog that you can access whenever you feel like it. I have so many images in my flickr that I am itching to share with you all. A new commenting feature has also been added so that if you ask me a question I can respond under it. So instead of e-mailing me a quick question, just comment- unless its something private. Comments also list from newest to oldest.
Anyhow, Why Red Hook? I used to live in Red Hook (brooklyn) for a short time and it signified a major low point in my life. For those of you who have actually ventured out to Red Hook to eat at Hope and Anchor or to drink at Bait and Tackle, you know that this place is gentrified but does not look it. It looks like a dilapidated town filled with empty warehouses and factories. Strangely enough there are pockets of wealth in this town, with some gorgeous townhouses near Fairway but basically it is two blocks away from crack dens and the projects. During this time I was miserable, had the worst relationships with people, had to take a year off school, and basically did not know what the hell I was doing or where I was “going”. Red Hook is like an alternate universe to me. But coming back three years later to the same place where my life started spiraling out of control is definitely very strange. Somehow, through some sort of sick twist of fate, I got my life back in order.
Im wearing a Missoni Cardigan and a Margiela Blazer. Oh, and before I forget….Check out my friends’ blog, MODELIZING. She has been blogging for a while now but decided to reinvigorate it with exciting, behind the scenes fashion week pictures, exclusive party pics, and runway. To all of you who have been patiently reading my blog, waiting for posts, and leaving the sweetest comments…Thank you so much! I feel lucky to have people come back day in and day out and I promise to try and post more regularly. I know its annoying to come to a blog to only see the person randomly disappear for days; the whole point of “blogging” is to give constant updates, although you must forgive me if I am not as diligent as Susie of Stylebubble!
Category: Fashion | Tags: feature 114 comments »
September 27th, 2009 at 3:27 am
dark. brooding. haunting. beautiful. love the new site. good to see you (sort of) again
September 27th, 2009 at 4:46 am
yuss, love the new site.
i for one love BOTH your food and fashion posts (and your photography aesthetic). two (three?) aspects of your unique crazy awesome singular fascinating point of view!
September 27th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Your blog is actually one of the only ‘American’ ones i can stand, I enjoy navigating it, it’s a bit like a magazine. And the food, oh my god… I’m always hungry after I had a look at your food posts.
Great pictures by the way.
x
September 27th, 2009 at 6:25 am
Your new blog layout has, my friend, gone above an beyond other blogs to date- what a wiz! The scenes above at red hook are powerful, eerie and so dramatic, really what it’d be like to be approached by a Margiela blazer in dark empty streets.
September 27th, 2009 at 6:25 am
the food commentator/bloggers are funny
September 27th, 2009 at 7:01 am
I absolutely love the new layout, it is beautiful and great when it comes to easiness in navigating. So I hope Angela reads this – thank you for a fantastic layout! If not, I hope it will be passed on.
I’ve read this blog ever since it was started and it’s been fantastic following it and seeing how Luxirare has evolved. This is more a professional internet-based hyperinspiring magazine than anything else, and it’s amazing that we readers can access this for free.
I seldom use to word “surreal” but it’s the only one that can describe your work, Ji. It’s truly breathtaking.
And now to the point: these are awesome photos.
Interesting about the sour food lovers. Your fashion just adds an extra dimension to the food posts, it’s sad that some people can’t appreciate that.
September 27th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Magnificent photo shoot. It reminds me vampire movies.
September 27th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Oh no I love all of your posts.
Be it fashion or food.
I live for both.
They’re the best things in life!
September 27th, 2009 at 10:06 am
I <3 you and not just for the shout out. The images are so beautiful and I hate that you have to explain yourself and justify your vision to your readers. Hopefully now people will calm down and enjoy your talent.
September 27th, 2009 at 10:08 am
I’m very happy to see your blog gain so much popularity. Each post is more sophisticated and thought-out than the last. I patiently await the day I am able to stop by your shop here in the city and buy some some of your creations.
-Victoria (the mobeard girl, if you remember)
September 27th, 2009 at 11:26 am
You’re welcome! I hope people stick onto your blog.
September 27th, 2009 at 11:33 am
i love your site precisely for the food && the fashion cos i love both so much! loved this shoot its so epic and dark and nice (: alsoalso your fabulous food shots make me hungry in the middle of the night so i suppose that is epic too.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
You can’t possibly be from the planet Earth, you are simply too cool (in lack of a better word). Your photographs are beautiful, your food looks so delicious I’m pretty sure it tastes like Paradise, your clothes is… stunning. And, apparently, I’m having a hard time expressing myself, so I’ll stop.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I first found this blog looking for fashion with no interest at all in food but now (although I adore all of your posts) I actually enjoy the food posts more! I even have been teaching myself how to cook! You are such an inspiration to me, If you ever write a self help book I will totally buy it. haha! what kind of camera are you using?
September 27th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
A nikon D90. I suggest this camera for anyone who has not had proper photography experience but wants to take professional looking images.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Ah! So I see that there is photos where I can recognize you. You write more personal. I was wondering where you were going to go – I have been adoring your site, BTW. I personally loved the mixed in food posts with the fashion – just as meticulous with food as with fashion I thought – actually THAT was GENIUS and I don’t quiet get those foodies, the heck with ‘em! Because I thought the mix made your blog extra special besides the extra special content of course. Anyway I know that sometimes we got to make compromises, sadly! I mean I was wondering why you were bold enough to not go the monetized route: your clothes were not for sale and no one saw how many people are reading this blog – they knew somehow there were many but how many? – there were no ads – fantastic! Like I said, it was nice as long as it lasted and I am not holding a grudge. You deserve any money you can make with this amazing zine, now and in the future, more than anyone else! I am a faithful reader ow and forever. idil vice
September 27th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I actually do understand the confusion coming from the foodies (Fashion is the lowest form of design on the design ladder with architecture and fine arts coming at the top and RIGHTLY so- it isn’t the most intellectual or challenging field and it doesn’t really improve the status of humanity).
I wish they could enjoy the fashion but people who live and die for fashion are a separate breed apart from the rest of the world. It is strange to see people spend any more than $200 for what is basically a piece of fabric stitched together with seams but still I do love to collect amazing clothes whenever I can afford it, even if people do question my sanity.
September 27th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
My friend first showed me this blog because of the way you created and presented your food. Later, I would come back and find that you posted something related to fashion. I didn’t mind, I quite like it! One day it’s food, the other, fashion.
And I hope I am not offending you by saying that I love the vampiric theme you portrayed.
September 27th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Your reply to Idil Vice just made my day. I couldn’t agree more, even though I enjoy fashion very much.
September 27th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
These photos are breathtaking…
September 27th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
lovely!
September 27th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
I actually like that you talk about fashion and food as I am interested in both worlds.
September 27th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
I also forgot to mention… you are fabulous and don’t change a thing!
September 27th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I think this is the first time that i’ve actually been obsessed with a blog. The clothes that you made, the photoshoots. I’m hooked. I even almost shoved my laptop in my dads face to show him your gorgeously crafted food! hahah. You’re extremely inspiring to me and I’m actually going to use one of your images with an accompanying text in my “Inspiration Book” for school (Amsterdam Fashion Institute). Weel, I just wanted to express my love for your blog! -Suzanne
September 27th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I really dig the new layout, lol I guess people who like food really wouldn’t necessarily like fashion. Those are some beautiful outfit shots!
September 27th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Yay! You’re back! Been loving the Image Feed updates, but it’s not the same XD
What you’ve told us about Red Hook might be a little dark, but I really enjoy details like that, personal stories that don’t appear often here, like the kind of guys you like in your Japanese food post!
I guess the Image Feed does that now, but only in the peripherals of fashion and food tastes.
Anyway, you look great in the post above, Ji!
September 27th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
The site looks fantastic, you look fantastic, and you should totally buy Mackenzie Phillips’ memoir, it is so many different kinds of fucked up.
September 27th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
The new user interface makes it seem more like a website destination rather than a blog, and I still love it.
The jacket is crazy! It would have been even hotter if you styled it with a huge red flower, with strings that look like the its bleeding, over your heart. Just my thoughts though.
September 27th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Love you Maison jacket. And also, your blog
September 28th, 2009 at 12:28 am
YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE NEXT CHANEL!!!! I SEE IT!! KEEP YOU THE AMAZING WORK!!! I hope LVMH is smart enough to invest in you!!!!
September 28th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Yea I heard about her relationship with her dad…pretty weird stuff….
September 28th, 2009 at 1:21 am
The stars’ secret to always looking perfectly put together is now available to everyone. Desiree Fashion
September 28th, 2009 at 9:38 am
I just wanna tell you that I absolutely love your blog. I keep coming here everyday hoping you’ve posted something new. and all the time there is it is a great surprise. keep up the good work!! I think you are a genius, specially in the food part.
September 28th, 2009 at 10:25 am
I LOVE witnessing your evolution..the new layout looks amazing as well as your new post. I look forward to seeing more AS USUAL GIRL!!
September 28th, 2009 at 10:35 am
yay you updated! and idk how weird this is but reading your entries can sort of create the notion that youre rather eccentric and cold and what not. reading this post confirms youre just human, a genius nonetheless. interesting. [:
September 28th, 2009 at 11:25 am
There are seriously too many things I love about this post. The photos are both incredibly beautiful and fucking creepy at the same time. Weird, but I love how you carry yourself, clearly I haven’t seen you in real life, but the images tell a good enough story. Also, thanks, I really want a cigarette now haha x
September 28th, 2009 at 11:34 am
i visit your blog for the food + the fashion. i appreciate the time + care you put into each post and the intricacy + beauty with which you display your posts.
however i must disagree with part of what you said here: “Fashion is the lowest form of design on the design ladder with architecture and fine arts coming at the top and RIGHTLY so- it isn’t the most intellectual or challenging field and it doesn’t really improve the status of humanity.”
I agree that the world perceives fashion to be the things you said, and perhaps in terms of the fashion industry itself there are many negative connotations.
but in terms of design: fashion IS intellectual, it IS challenging. mathematically, building a garment is often similar to building a skyscraper.
and i believe that it does improve humanity. fashion … elevates us. it visually creates + alters a level of symbolism that is forever in our landscape, no matter how periphery. so i don’t think we can be so quick as to rule it out as a valid form of design, worthy of the same accolades we would give to any breathtaking or mind-altering piece of art or design.
September 28th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Just don’t disappear again….It was tooooo long
I really love your details!!!!.. always different and your own LUXIRARE pieces look great too !!!
++ that’s great Margiela coat, too. I see one in khaki here –but the black looks more compelling
September 28th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
luxi: fuck da haterz. you’re a genius and a doll. keep up the good work.
September 28th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
you/the person taking photos have amazing photographing skills.
September 28th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Yeah, Angela’s great!
September 28th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
I love the new format, as i’ve said. And i don’t think its a bad thing to take something personal and beautiful and push it to the next level of professionalism. Blogs are such an incredible resource, but people shouldn’t be so resistant when they grow and change and evolve.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
The picture of you lighting the cigarette and the way the glow of the fire is lighting up a little corner of the world makes me want to write a story. Very inspiring post. It looks like a journey into the dark…maybe an exploration of things one does not want to think about. All with kickass clothing and lots of attitude haha
September 28th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I love both your food and your fashion blogs. I find them both irresistibly creative and inspiring. You are delightful and have an amazing eye for the art of food/fashion/photography.
September 28th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I find it kind of funny that the other foodies don’t like the fashion posts. Originally I started looking at your blog for fashion (after I had heard about it) and was delighted to find food posts also (I was a culinary student in HS and still love to cook). I personally find both to be equally enjoyable, but to each his own.
Lovely post as usual, and the imagefeed is SERIOUSLY addictive and amazing.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
luxirare,
i’d love to meet you someday. You are so inspirational, creative, and mysterious. Your pictures really spoke to me in the sense that I could relate to them.
p.s. such a beautiful jacket! you wore it well!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
hey, i was wondering when you’d be back! =) well, gotta say i love both the fashion n the food, and u do both so well. the pictures came out sooo well…as always, everything looks like it was well thought out…the darkness, the clothing, the location, the movement in the night…angela’s a great photographer
September 28th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
These photos are really wonderful! They make me miss Brooklyn!!
Sigh… I really really wish I owned this jacket and by that I mean I wish I had purchased it when I had the chance to!
Jealy of your garb big time…
September 28th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
You’re a poem
September 28th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Thanks Raven! I was hoping people would be into the feed part so they can get more updates.
I think its funny too but I think foodies are strictly here for the food and thats fine. Foodies are also a special breed and they are very much into their own world.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I also love the fashion / food combination on this blog, and I think they fit together beautifully. Thanks so much for this.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
So excited you’ve posted! These photos are gorgeous and I love the Margiela blazer.
http://fashionroadkill-halifax.blogspot.com
September 28th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
i love you but quit smoking
September 28th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I dislike your shoes and your gothic-esque look even tough you’re nice(great legs,amazing hair)…but that’s ok because I’m fond of your fine cuisine posts.Surprise us with some chocolate cheesecake lollipops
September 28th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
ahhahha who the hell is scott? I love your shoes and actually bought a pair for myself.
Why do you care Tom? That is why she made the sidebar, so you don’t have to deal with the fashion part. Didn’t you read the post?
September 29th, 2009 at 12:17 am
hi luxirare. i like that you don’t update every other second, it gives time for yr posts to settle & ferment & take root in my head. p.s. the way you obscure yr face is haunting, like a noppera bo.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:55 am
Ji, images 3 & 4 are absolutely breathtaking! But the 11th photo made my heart stop. That looks like something I’d want to hang on my wall.
It’s great that you have a photographer that seems to very in-tune with your aesthetics. A great pairing indeed!
September 29th, 2009 at 3:47 am
Ah, I remember seeing Julia around school. Her take on the fashion blog is interesting..Did you go to Parsons as well?
The new layout is really user-friendly and I think it’s nice that you humored the ignorant foodies that visit your page haha. So thoughtful!
September 29th, 2009 at 3:56 am
WOW! You’re so pretty…Anyway, I’m a ghost reader, but I decided to comment! I LOVE your blog, you are really creative. Hahaha…I know, I like to state the obvious.
September 29th, 2009 at 4:12 am
I’ve been a fan of your blog since the first day I found out. The photography is what drew me in. The food and your work of art are equally astounding and admirable.
I sometimes wonder what goes in inside the minds of those who are talented (in any and all ways that I am not…). I wish I could pick at such minds.
I think this has been your most personable post, which, of course, I really appreciate. It’s nice to see a ‘person’ behind the words…through more words.
I was a bit confused with the layout when but it’s different than any other blog I read. After 3 visits, I think I got it?
I cannot wait to grow my hair back out again, you look beautiful in picture #12.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Quelle beau shoot, complètement effrayant de beautée. La veste Margiela a trouvée sa juste place entre les lumières tamisées de Brooklyn.
Un ange Noir viens de s’abbatre sur New-York.
Quand je serais à New York j’irais faire un tour.
Et vôtre amie est très talentueuse, les effets de lumières sont splendides…
xxx
Leslie
September 29th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Absolutely gorgeous photos. Now tell me true — are those shoes difficult to walk in?
Glad your trip back to Red Hook finds you in a better place.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:40 am
No not at all. They are like sneakers and the most comfortable shoes I own. I also don’t understand why people think they are so “weird” or “challenging”. I mean half of the fashion population is wearing chunky platforms wedge type shoes like the ones Acne designed, its basically the same shoe but less “designer-y”.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Your fashion and food creations and styles are both outrageously brilliant. Great new site set up, merveilleuse! Thank you for your wonderfully-stellar posts and to your friend, Angela, for the site.
I am still reeling (in the best way possible) from your:
1) potato chips made on the baguette loafers and said packaging
2) the visuals from the Flushing excursion
3) the finishing on ALL your clothing (please tell me you have it sent out and that you don’t do it ALL BY YOURSELF bc that would be just too incredible)
Sorry I don’t comment more, too shy, but wanted to say your site is one I visit religiously and I hate the computer. Seriously. Your site is magnificently inspirational and the photos of the food especially are just spectacularly clean and professional. Your fashion is the stuff of dreams and to boot, you have the perfect frame for couture…gosh, la bonne chance must be inherent in everything you set your eyes on.
Next time you are in the outer-realms of NYC and want some suggestions on other cuisine-raw-indredient-suppliers, I’d be happy to suggest a few. You probably know all the best ones for food and fashion in the city
It’s too bad that the “foodies” need to run their mouths on the fashion and the “fashionistas” need to return in kind, ignorance and rudeness is so pervasive in everything, malheureusement
so ignore the luddites and please post when you can, whatever you can because most of us are just so grateful for your generosity of spirit to take the time to share your creations.
Merci infinement.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
i love food, i love fashion.
ergo, i love you.
and that lighting up a fag pic with the leather gloves is evil is sexy.
September 29th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Congrats on the “new” blog! Originally I came for the food, but stayed for both food AND fashion. As a former fashionista… I get it, I really do. Now I’m at a different point in my life, and it’s hard to keep up with fashion when you have three little peanuts running around the house. That said, I love to see the beautiful and crazy creations you come up with… and the food! My God, the food. Love it.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Where you smoking a black cigarette? if so whats the name of it,is it black bat? thanks! nice new layout btw..
September 30th, 2009 at 1:34 am
Hey love the new layout. I guess I’m one of the minority because I come here for the food blogs but the fashion is fascinating (strange too but not in a bad way)! The image of you standing on those big cement blocks is very striking.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:25 am
You look like a prettier Devon Aoki….. That margiela? ….stuns. Your boots make me regret not getting a pair of Westwood rocking horse I saw on ebay before……..
September 30th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Hi Luxirare-
. All the photos are beautiful !!!
How are you? Loc and I both love your new layout. The jacket is beautiful. Is it Margiela??
I think space aliens are hot
xoxo
Nini
September 30th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Well I just have to tell you that I usually come here for the food but I also adore the fashion!
I think you have played a big part in making me start to cook, because I have never been so inspired to cook before. So please keep it up <3
September 30th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
amazing, i love the shot with your arms outstretched. and i always think your posts are so amazing and so detailed that they are worth the wait and probably much more time-consuming to put together than the posts we mere mortals make!
September 30th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
you’re so unbelievably talented. these shots are amazing. do you take them yourself with a tripod and a remote control?! i just got my first dslr for my birthday last month. i’ve never really been that into photography, but now that i have a decent camera, i’m naturally 10000 times more interested in it now.
http://www.musingofsorts.com
September 30th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Amazing shots. Your friend is a phenomenal photographer. Her perspective is surprisingly unique and delightfully refreshing.
October 1st, 2009 at 3:27 am
This is so haunting. You remind me of Fever Ray but better. x
October 1st, 2009 at 6:16 am
Love the new website.
These pictures are really beautiful x
October 1st, 2009 at 8:33 am
I love the new design! I’ve always loved that your blog is about two seperate but intertwined and amazing things. I happen to read a lot of food blogs AND fashion blogs, so, augh, it’s like YAY HAPPY MEDIUM. That said, this post is lovely. It’s strange going back to places and it’s strange what significance just a street or a part of town can have on a person. That’s one of my passions, the affect of place on people. This post, with it’s lovely images and wonderful story, has made my day.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:09 am
Hi ely,
I wish I took these photos, but no my friend Angela did. Taking photos outside with a remote control is nearly impossible so I suggest you take someone with you who has decent skills. What kind of DSLR do you have?
October 1st, 2009 at 9:14 am
Ah, besides that one jacket I sampled for Susie of Stylebubble I do all my own production. It takes very long to do the finishing of garments which is why I take so long to post.There is also very little luck involved in the things I do, like most things its trial and error and 90% is work. Sometimes some of the things I plan fail miserably but Failing is my middle name! It is the only way I learn.I source 90% of my food supplies from internet based stores, it is hard to find things I need even around here, you’d be surprised but still I’d love to hear your suggestions.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:18 am
They are indeed intertwined! More so than any other combinations of fields. Yes this red hook place had a horrible affect on me but I love the area for its ghost like vibe. Its all old buildings from when the dutch first arrived in NYC and there are some AMAZING restaurants here…But again, it was nice to come back and see how much things change while places just remain the same.
October 1st, 2009 at 3:07 pm
did you make the boots yourself?
October 1st, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Archipelago (very interesting name you have there). No, They are by Demonia. I did resculpt the rubber platform portion. It was really really clunky and wide and I shaved it down with an electronic sander to give it more compact look.
October 1st, 2009 at 7:48 pm
girl…red hook is my new home base. I love it. The market is like two blocks away as is hope and anchor. The best kept secret…maybe.
nice to see your face for once too…
October 1st, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Hope and Anchor has the best burgers known to man. They also have the BEST cilantro/chorizo hash on for brunch. I equally love Baked..I used to freeze my butt off waiting for the b61 outside and then eventually crawl into Baked, only the MISS the bus again…
October 1st, 2009 at 10:46 pm
It’s so cool to finally see your face (from a distance, but still)!
Love the new layout.
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:27 am
Love the new layout!
These photos are gorgeous man! xx
October 3rd, 2009 at 10:01 am
lot about you
October 3rd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Damn… that “jennifer” girl has a stick up her ass. I’ve got a perfect solution for you jennifer-dont come back. Its like she can’t even have an opinion. Everyones classist whether they admit it or not, and YOU are the most classist of all, the way you talk about folks who are well-off. Shit happens, deal with it. You gotta adapt.
October 3rd, 2009 at 6:01 pm
ooOooh, that series of pictures gave me the creeps. awesome.
October 3rd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
ps. that jacket makes you look like a vampire. in a good way.
October 4th, 2009 at 4:51 am
cool blog
October 4th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Accccchhhh that 13th picture (yeuh I counted from the top…) so good. you re-write the book on nighttime shots for a blog.
Always no regret procrastinating in your blog, my dissertation can go shove itself up someone else’s rear.
October 4th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
You even have a black cigarette! I really really love that jacket. I want to see more of your face!
October 4th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I don’t like to use the word “love” very often because I feel like people overuse it… but I seriously LOVE some of these shots. Maybe it’s because we’ve never seen you actually in this setting? Whatever it is, these are pretty awesome!
October 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Where are those amazing shoes from?
October 4th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Demonia.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:53 am
wow the new site looks cool but I’m super confused how to use it…
X
karla
October 6th, 2009 at 7:54 am
I know…Some people have said that. You just have to think of this blog as one post per page. Its not a continuous scrolling blog like most blogs…
October 6th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
oh my god you are gorgeous!!!!! wish you would show us what your full face looks like!! that jacket is simply wonderful!! xx
October 6th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
this is so beautfiul i can barely bare to look! you are so amazing
October 7th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Beautiful. <3
The 7th photo makes me think of Michael Jackson. SUCH A HAPPY MEMORY (I am listening to his song "Cry", right now!)
XO
October 8th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
If you have to do it, you might as well do it right., Preppie Killer, Jandy Rayvac, Diveoptx, Westminister Kennel Club,
October 8th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
you get a million comments eh
haha, anyway
i wanted to ask you what u did in school, aka after highschool, did u go to culinary school to learn this shit or did it run in your family? talent maybe?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
No I did not go to culinary school, but I did go to design school…
October 10th, 2009 at 6:36 am
hi there, i started coming here about two months ago when a friend told how amazing you were and now i am absolutely addicted, you have me hooked and i find myself visiting your site even at work, patiently waiting for your next update!
Now, im just wondering how you got the sperical look in some of these photos, have they been manipulated by computer or some setting on your camera? Im no wizkid when it comes to things like this and envy could be among the many reasons i adore you and your site, anywho youre awesome.
lily
October 10th, 2009 at 10:15 am
These were not manipulated in photoshop much, We increased the exposure a bit but that was it. This is what the effect of photos looks like when you shoot with minimal light, we only had the street bulb lights and that light reflected off buildings, some we shot with flash. If you shoot with no flash, you get that sepia-ish tone that you see here in the photos, very yellow/orangey light and moody.
My friend used a 1.8 aperture if it helps.
October 14th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
You remind me of Bang Bang from ‘The Brothers Bloom’ (great film from 2008). She’s ridiculously cool and mysterious, and she wears the most brilliant outfits. The whole styling on that film is really good, actually; I think you’d enjoy it.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I don’t know if bloggers are interested in the demographics of their readers but I imagine I’m the last type of person you would expect to be a loyal reader. But I am. Your blog is one of the few portals of creativity in my world right now (yes, that sounds pretentious and no, I’m not in prison.) But, for what is worth, “Well done you.”
October 15th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I am extremely interested in who my readers are. Its hard because its not like I can say “hey guys can all my readers gather up in room 403? I need to know who you all are….
You can’t parse much info from google analytics, all it tells you is how many visits you get and etc…but I do know that out of other fashion blogs, I have attracted a straight male audience..Exactly how they put up with the crazy, inappropriate, gothic, bdsm/punk undertones is beyond me! But again, I am sure they come here for the food and not the fashion.
October 15th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Hi. I really love your blog…
October 15th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
mademoiselle luxirare,
I enjoy your blog much…and yet, even with the explanation above and navigating through it, I’m still confused by the new layout. I’m not exactly sure what it is that feels puzzling but I’m trying to figure it out. one thing, for me, is that when I click the “clothes” or “cuisine” tab, the page I’m on doesn’t shift, only the sidebar does. for me, for whatever reason, that’s confusing–I’m not sure where I am sometimes.
I thought some about the food and fashion thing. Part of it is what you’ve already figured out about wanting to see the process of creating something. but I also think there are other pieces that are playing in. Food is temporal, you make it and it’s consumed, gone. Fashion sticks around. I can see how people who were into food would say something like, “Why would she make a pink chiffon cardigan, that thing is gonna be around FOREVER.” Mind you I do not agree with this mindset. I can just see how it would happen.
I also suspect that part of it is relationship. Food implies relationship between the maker and consumer of the food in an intimate way, eating. Fashion is more to be admired and abstracted like visual art. I’m not saying that there is no relationship between creator and consumer in fashion. Just that it’s very different and quite possible that those who are passionate about food find fashion more than a little cold.
Just my .02
wily
October 24th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Your blog is amazing. My two friends and I are hooked! The food, the fashion, and the way it is presented is to die for. You are gorgeous and so unbelievably talented, keep up the good work, keep posting, and know that you are really inspiring some of us out here. OK I did actually have a question but praise always comes first ^_~ So just to clarify those shoes you are wearing are Demonia and you used and electronic wood sander to sculpt them?
October 25th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
I came for the bento box, stayed for the parfait, and now I’ve ventured into your fashion posts. Your stuff is incredible!
I even went on to Amazon looking for Luxirare products and was disappointed that there weren’t any. If you’re interested in commercializing some of your stuff, I can put you in touch…
December 26th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
no.3 hauntingly sublime