Luxirare

The weather has gotten so hot that while I was designing this bag I thought of words like “cool” “fresh” “icy” and I kept all these words in my head while I was making it. I wanted it to be a small/casual bag for summer time. The chains are actually aluminum covered in oxidized …

This headband is by Rackk + Ruin, her pieces are available here. They are all beautiful, but now I have my eye on the braided one with bigger studs. I actually don’t wear headbands often because they give me headaches. These don’t, they are extremely comfortable and adjustable to your head size.. Vintage plaid dress [...]

Coffee Station. This post may only be interesting to people who love coffee, otherwise you’ll probably snore through this whole thing. These kenyan beans have yet to be roasted. I purchased some different beans in their raw state, I like to fresh roast my beans. Coffee bean flavor deteriorates the longer they …

Thanksgiving was about sharing abundance when food was scarce, but now that food is somewhat abundant and easily accessible (Accessible in comparison to the days where consumption was dependent on hunting and gathering) I think Thanksgiving in the present tense is more about sharing symbols. I want to create a thanksgiving meal that is less [...]

I’ve always had a strange addiction to potato chips. The impulse usually clocks in conveniently when I’m in the mood to watch a marathon of SVU episodes. Olivia Benson with long hair please, not short.    The beauty of indulging in a big bag of chips is in its mindless repetition. I thought it was [...]

You know what they say…More things change the more they stay the same…. Me circa late eighties/early nineties… Me now… Lately I have been wearing this same formulaic uniform. Very cliched and typical of people who dress to look “different” but really its less about being “different” and more about differential uniforms. Never understood the [...]