Not here, mind you. But in Australia. Where one of my favourite magazines (Vogue Living Australia) features Kelly Wearstler‘s gorgeous L.A. home.
So, ah, any interest in making over my little Vancouver bungalow, Kelly?
Photograph by Grey Crawford.
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So, so cold outside. Not only is there frost on the ground, but you can see your breath.
I can hear those of you in the prairies laughing right now. Because you probably had to shovel your car out of the snow this morning.
But I am not built for real Canadian winters.
Though I will wear a jacket with enough razzle dazzle to suit a figure skater.
But judging from these movie stills, I should.
How b-b-b-bad to the bone does young Jack Nicholson look?
Come to think of it, how b-b-b-bad to the bone do they all look? Very. Which is why I want to see the film.
Thank you, Sonja, for sending these stills my way.
Gotta love my girlfriends.
While I want to wear nothing but sweatpants on a rainy day, Anji rocks customized vintage clothes.
Her vest used to be a blazer until she had the arms removed (sounds painful).
And her shorts used to be (cheesy) dress pants.
So brilliant. I’m going to search out a jacket to modify. It’ll look great with my sweats.
I will not be wearing this to the WZRDZ show on Friday at the Astoria.
Because it would be sacrilege to wear the t-shirt of one of my favourite boybands (the New Kids) to the show of my other favourite boyband (the WZRDZ).
(Are the WZRDZ going to put a curse on me for calling them a boyband? Holy Harry and Hermione, I hope not.)
How could you not want to party with these guys? (Mon petit frere is the bearded one on the right.)
The WZRDZ first Vancouver show is Friday at the Astoria (769 E. Hastings). Doors are at 10pm. I’ll see you there.
Why? Because mama wants more dirt on the opera. And, as everyone knows, you shouldn’t let down your fans. So ma, here you are:
The two female leads were incredible. Absolutely, positively, shivers-down-my-spine incredible. Kate Aldrich (Adalgisa) and Hasmik Papian (Norma) shone so bright they made me desperately wish I could sing. (Said my husband to me once: “Oh. I always thought you sang like that as a joke.”)
But I am a modern opera kind of gal. I love visual spectacle — outrageous costumes and conceptual sets. I would take the acrobatics and partial nudity of last season’s Rigoletto over a traditional interpretation any day.
I did love two things about about Oroveso’s costume (played by Alain Coulombe) — his cuffs and his overthrow (what do you call that? Technicolour dream coat?). Actually, his belt’s quite funky too.
Like the ballet, the opera has a soft spot in my heart. I’ve been a fan ever since Ms. F. took our class as part of our grade nine Humanities class. There is something about a big-budget, high-talent production that is so magical. Overwhelming almost. Plus — this time I actually got to go backstage.
Manga by Roy Husada, the first photo is by Tim Matheson. The last one is my own.
Even the highbrow-est of highbrow arts: the opera.
I’m at the newly beautified Queen Elizabeth blogging to you live as part of the Vancouver Opera’s Bloggers at the Opera night alongside Emme Rogers, Gus Digital and John Biehler.
Got a backstage tour of the set for Norma, ripe with weaponry, torches and piles of fake skulls. (Even half an hour before the show everyone back there was calm, cool and collected. So unlike being backstage at the plays we used to perform in theatre class.) Take a look at more backstage photos here.
My necklace? From a street market in Mexico. (Why I did not buy one in every colour, I do not know.)
My dress? Straight out of the 80’s.
My shoes? They’re Betsey Johnson.
The opera? Dramatic. And now a tad more geeky.
to look back on summer and laugh. Because it feels like it was forever ago, doesn’t it? I almost can’t remember a time it was light past 4:30 pm.
I found the shot of Grace Kelly here. Speaking of the Princess of Monaco, I just re-watched Rear Window and fell in love with her costumes all over again. Have you seen it? They’re incredible, aren’t they?
Opera season opens on Saturday (yippee!). And I’ll be there (in my finest) blogging as part of the Vancouver Opera‘s Bloggers at the Opera initiative.
I’m so excited and so honoured. Thank you very much, Vancouver Opera, for the invitation. Now I just have to figure out what to wear.
Manga image by Roy Husada.
That’s a big, cheesy Hollywood-style air kiss to each and every one of you. And a second mmmwah to those of you who love the Anthology so much you pass along these outrageous awards.
Like the entrepreneurial Niki of A Haute Mess, who gave me the Haute Mess Award, which I’d like to give to: Design.Love.Fest, Solo Lisa, and A Beautiful Life.
And the lovely Neira of Miss Niera gave me the Over the Top award, which I’d like to give to A Haute Mess, The Extrovert, and La Couturier.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! And a big thank you to those of you who follow the Anthology on Twitter and Facebook, too.