Christian Dior Fall 2009 Couture

See the full collection at Style.com.

Thought on a Friday // 07.10.09

Handmade by CISMO

Surrealist short by São Paulo-based production company, CISMO. Le Sens Propre, from a Best of Week awhile back, was also made by the same group.

There's a lot of movie buzz around the Des Moines Area this month (The Experiment starring Adrien Brody & the forthcoming 48 Hour Film Project), so I've been doing my homework and looking for inspiration all over the place.

If you are in DSM and have any interest in Acting/Assisting/Extra-ing for the 48 Hour Film Project, please email me at sozealous@gmail.com for more info.

Emergence Fashion Show

Emergence, a fashion show & silent auction event to benefit the Ruth Harbor House, will be at the Des Moines Social Club on Saturday, July 11 at 8pm.

The Ruth Harbor house offers shelter and support to young mothers and their babes. The auction will feature some fashions from the show.

$5 gets you in to the fashion show; VIP seats & after party tickets are $25. Available at the door or on IowaTix.com!

Best of the Week Vol. XXV

1. Wall climbing furniture? Impracticable? Never!

2. The Vagaries of Fashion...Ti Amo, Vogue Italia!

3. Anna Sui's Gossip Girl inspired line for Target is as adorable as it is affordable. It truly gives it's runway counterpart a run for the money!

4. Click. GASP. Models - a set on Flickr assembled by K E T S U.

5. The Fall/Winter 2009 Maison Michel lookbook is out featuring incredible photography by Karl Lagerfeld.

6. So, this might be from awhile back but it's new (and still amazing) to me! A look inside the home of Gwyneth Paltrow (from Home & Garden magazine).

Thought on a Friday // 07.03.09

(via hulk4598 Flickr)

Better World Shopper

Better World Shopper is an interesting concept (and book) that I came across last night. It features top ten lists of the globe's best & worst companies based on five key issues: the environment, human rights, animal protection, community involvement, and social justice.

I know it's not easy (or the most affordable) to go entirely "green" in our spending, but imagine the gradual impact we can make by switching from a D+ company to B- one...take a moment to see where your money is going!


Images from the Thomas Schoos Collection, available from the sustainably produced Valley Forge line of fabrics.