YSL fall/winter 2011 Sneakers Video

Yves Saint Laurent made a video to promote their newest sneakers. The video is kind of weird, but I'm really liking the shoes. Anyone reading this is more than welcome to gift me a pair. Eid is around the corner! 


-HG

STINKY MARC!!

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I was in Bloomingdales last week and decided to smell Marc Jacob's new men's fragrance, Bang. It's his first men's fragrance in almost 10 years. I was really excited when i first heard about it, because the bottle looked  cool and he is a great designer. But i was VERY disappointed, it's was one of the worst fragrances I've ever smelt! It is like a peppery smack in the face. All you can smell is the extremely strong black pepper notes. I felt like I had to sneeze after smelling it. I almost feel like this is some social experiment, where Marc Jacobs makes the worst scent he can think of, slaps his name on it, puts it in a sexy bottle, tells everyone he loves it, and then watches to see how many morons actually buy it! I wouldn't be surprised. Please, don't be a moron, stay away!

-HG

National Gallery of Art!

The outside of the west wing of the museum

Last week I was in DC and I couldn't leave without paying a visit to the national gallery of Art. Unfortunately I was in a rush and could only visit the east wing of the museum. I took some photos while i was there but there is no flash allowed inside and some of the rooms were dimly lit and a few photos came out blurry. Try to enjoy them anyways!

-HG

Claes Oldenburg
American, born Sweden, 1929
Glass Case with Pies (Assorted Pies in a Case), 1962

Wayne Thiebaud, Cakes, 1963

Roy Lichtenstein
American, 1923 - 1997
Look Mickey, 1961

Barnett Newman
American, 1905 - 1970
Achilles, 1952
oil and acrylic resin on canvas

Frank Stella
Marquis de Portago, 1970

Vincent van Gogh
Dutch, 1853 - 1890
Roulin's Baby, 1888
oil on canvas

Edouard Manet
French, 1832 - 1883
Flowers in a Crystal Vase, c. 1882
oil on canvas

Georges Seurat
French, 1859 - 1891
Study for "La Grande Jatte", 1884/1885
oil on wood

Auguste Renoir
French, 1841 - 1919
Madame Monet and Her Son, 1874
oil on canvas

Alberto Giacometti
Swiss, 1901 - 1966
Walking Man II, 1960
bronze

Andy Warhol
American, 1928 - 1987
Green Marilyn, 1962
silkscreen on synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Morris Louis
Beth Chaf 1959
acrylic on canvas

Willem de Kooning
American, born The Netherlands, 1904 - 1997
Woman with a Hat, 1966
oil on paper

Georgia O'Keeffe
American, 1887 - 1986
Sky with Flat White Cloud, 1962
oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro (artist)

French, 1830 - 1903

Place du Carrousel, Paris, 1900

oil on canvas

Claude Monet
French, 1840 - 1926
The Japanese Footbridge, 1899
oil on canvas

Georges Seurat
French, 1859 - 1891
The Lighthouse at Honfleur, 1886
oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne
French, 1839 - 1906
Houses in Provence: The Riaux Valley near L'Estaque, c. 1883
oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh
Dutch, 1853 - 1890
Farmhouse in Provence, 1888
oil on canvas

Claude Monet
French, 1840 - 1926
Waterloo Bridge, London, at Dusk, 1904
oil on canvas

Henri Matisse
French, 1869 - 1954
Open Window, Collioure, 1905
oil on canvas

Henri Matisse
French, 1869 - 1954
Palm Leaf, Tangier, 1912
oil on canvas

Gustav Klimt
Austrian, 1862 - 1918
Baby (Cradle), 1917/1918
oil on canvas

Pablo Picasso
Spanish, 1881 - 1973
Nude Woman, 1910
oil on canvas

Pablo Picasso (artist)
Spanish, 1881 - 1973
Harlequin Musician, 1924
oil on canvas

Piet Mondrian
Dutch, 1872 - 1944
Tableau No. IV; Lozenge Composition with Red, Gray, Blue, Yellow, and Black, c. 1924/1925
oil on canvas

Joan Miró
Spanish, 1893 - 1983
Head of a Catalan Peasant, 1924
oil and crayon on canvas

Alberto Giacometti
Swiss, 1901 - 1966
The City Square, 1948/1949
bronze

Frank Stella
La scienza della pigrizia (The Science of Laziness) 1984,
oil, enamel and alkyd paint on canvas, etched magnesium, aluminum and fiberglass

Roy Lichtenstein
American, 1923 - 1997
Painting with Statue of Liberty, 1983
oil and Magna on canvas

Roy Lichtenstein
American, 1923 - 1997
Entablature, 1975
oil, sand, and Magna on canvas

Vincent van Gogh
White Roses 1890
oil on canvas

Ramadan Mubarak!

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Hey everyone.

I just wanted to thank all of you for reading my posts. I Hope you all have a happy and spiritually successful month of Ramadan!

-HG

Trend Report: The Desert / Chukka Boot

My Steve Madden shoes I purchased for spring/summer

Desert Boots. Chukka Boots. Whatever you want to call them; they're big for 2010! They were popular this spring/summer and now I am seeing them everywhere for fall. The beauty of these shoes is in their versatility, they can be dressed down with T-shirts and dressed up with button-downs. Either way you can't go wrong. Everyone from Dior Homme to Lacoste is making them this season and they are available at various price points, just look at the photos below.

Stay Organic!

-HG

Dior Homme Chukka Boot $815

 Rag and Bone desert boots $440

Lacoste Arona $119

American Eagle J. Shoes Desert Boots $59.50

*I do not own the bottom 4 images in this post.