Ricci Rich

The two most famous Riccis in the world?

Indie movie darling (and former Wednesday Adams) Christina Ricci -- who looks absolutely beautiful in a three-page photo spread nestled in the new issue of Elle Magazine (which I picked up the other day because I fell in love with the color palette the Elle art directors used on its cover).

But after seeing Reese Witherspoon clad in breathtaking dresses -- one in deep purple and one in sunshine-y yellow -- at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars, I'd have to say that Olivier Theyskens-designed fashion house Nina Ricci snags first place.

I'm partial to Theyskens, in all his big-eyed, shiny straight-haired, boy-wonder glory. He was the sole reason that almost-forgetten House of Rochas was brought back into the style spotlight -- I shed a tear when I heard he parted ways with Rochas because it was being shuttered.

Ah, but you can't hold the man down! Almost instantly Theyskens was snapped up by Nina Ricci -- with loose, frothy and fancy-free results thus far.

And a Brian Atwood-ed, Giambattista Valli-ed, Judith Leiber bag-clutching fashion world waits on its heels and waits to exhale, as Theyskens breathes life into Nina Ricci.


















I'm Lovin' it: I'm such a Polaroid picture junkie. Not only does the filtered light make you look flawless and airbrushed like a Nylon Magazine cover, the white borders are uber-old school -- and nouveau cool. No wonder why I adore these shots that photog-about-town Jeremy Kost took of our favorite celebutards and Hollywood hipsters at the very recent Coachella Music Festival in the stinking-hot desert of Indio, California. Groovy. Long live Polaroid.





I'm Over it: Cheap drugstore shampoo. Sure, Fructose Garnier rings in at just shy of $4 and glows a Kryptonite neon green, but it's been weighing down my hair, giving me an extra unwanted pound of product overload. Yesterday, Laine -- my hair colorist at Helmet on 4th -- sold me on Gentle Shampoo by Bumble And Bumble, a hair cleanser that leaves your tresses squeaky clean and light as a feather. Fructose Garnier. Never again.






Artist of the Day: Product designer Tobias Wong defected from Canadia-land to New York, New York a few years ago, where he's been generating an audible roar in the art, fashion and product worlds with his sometimes blatant -- but often tongue-in-cheek -- designs rife with social commentary. He's kind of like the product world's Banksy. His creations range from cheeky posters to rubber-covered candle holders to gloves with a hole to insert a cigarette to vibrating ottomans to bulletproof pillows. Though his work gets mad press and he was a key part of the Terminal 5 art exhibition held at JFK Airport in 2004, the man himself likes to remain unphotographed for the most part. Wong deserves a posting all by his lonesome, but if you're dying to learn more about the guy, make sure to pick up the most recent issue of FASHION Magazine -- not only is there a full-blown article, the editors also managed to take a rare photograph of the hot-shot artist. Check out the matchbook cut-out representation of the New York City, pre-9/11, down below. The two matches not chopped up represent the Twin Towers -- the fact that they are the only pieces left untouched and flammable is an very eery, considering the Towers no longer exist after going up in flames on that fateful day.






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Happy, happy birthday to my boss Renee L.!!

May your day be filled with pampering, relaxation and more viewings of the Ashes and Snow film coupled with a few glasses of vino blanc.

xoxo
Haute Hippie





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