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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:06 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>a lovely being</title><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:55:15 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>zines by sarah leora</title><category>bons livres</category><category>breakfast at tiffany's</category><category>carrie bradshaw</category><category>fashion</category><category>film</category><category>margot tenenbaum</category><category>sarah leora</category><category>zines</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:55:07 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/zines-by-sarah-leora.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14925977</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/sarahleora_zine2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328672778828" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/sofiacoppolazine.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328672828406" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/margot_tenenbaum_zine.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328672789842" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/sarahleora_zine3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328684941980" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://sarahleora.com/sl/">Sarah Leora</a> is a budding East Hampton-based fashion designer whom I discovered last night on <a href="http://www.fallonelizabeth.com">tumblr</a>. She also happens to make rad <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SarahLeoraa?section_id=10659704">zines</a> based on her favorite movies and persons of interest.&nbsp;Oh, and did I mention that she&rsquo;s still in high school?! When I emailed Sarah last night to gush about how much I adored her drawings, she asked if I had any suggestions as to what movie/person her next zine should depict. My initial thoughts were <em>Roman Holiday</em> and <em>Annie Hall</em>, but I know you all can come up with something way more creative. What do you think? (PS! Images&nbsp;<span>top to bottom:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85617769/comic-book-breakfast-at-tiffanys-audrey"><em>Breakfast at Tiffany's</em></a><span>, a tribute to&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86598852/comic-book-sofia-coppola-miss-dior">Sofia Coppola's</a><span>&nbsp;Miss Dior Cherie campaign, the chronicles of&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86034926/comic-book-margot-tenenbaum-comic-book">Margot Tenenbaum</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86276972/comic-book-sex-and-the-city-carrie">Carrie Bradshaw</a><span>&nbsp;in the city).</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14925977.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>une citation</title><category>ella fitzgerald</category><category>poetry &amp; quotes</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:03:49 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/une-citation-21517.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14917956</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 400px;" src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/ellafitzgerald.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328641464863" alt="" /></span></span></p>
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<p><span>&ldquo;</span><span class="quote">Just don&rsquo;t give up trying to do what you really want to do. <br />Where there&rsquo;s love and inspiration, I don&rsquo;t think you can go wrong."</span></p>
<p><span class="quote">&nbsp;</span><em>-Ella Fitzgerald</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Break me off a piece of this. Above are a few of my favorite looks from <a href="http://www.redvalentino.com/en/ss12/details/">RED Valentino's</a> Pre Spring/Summer 2012 <a href="http://www.redvalentino.com/en/ss12/details/">collection</a>. Am I alone in thinking that it screams <a href="http://alovelybeing.com/journal/the-princess-goes-on-stage.html">Lee Radziwill</a> circa 1960? Yenny Seo of <a href="http://www.studdedhearts.blogspot.com/">Studded Hearts</a> blogged about this rest - you definitely need to see it. P.S. - did you know that the "RED" stands for Romantic Eccentric Dress? Ooh, the things you learn on <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Designers/Red_Valentino">Net-A-Porter</a>!&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://www.studdedhearts.blogspot.com/">via</a>)&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14911962.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>long live the queen!</title><category>a good thing</category><category>diamond jubilee</category><category>queen elizabeth ii</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:44 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/long-live-the-queen.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14895025</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/queen-marriage-phil--z.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328597453016" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/queenelizabethdiamondjubliee.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328559391379" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 500px;" src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/queenelizabethfebruary6.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328558367650" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/queenelizabethjfk.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328559623799" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/queenelizabethdiamondjubliee1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328559797063" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/Queen-Elizabeth-II-in-Buckingham-Palace-by-Cecil-Beaton-1968.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328597469485" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sixty years ago on this very day, <a href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/">Queen Elizabeth II</a> ascended to the throne. She was just twenty-five years old &ndash; can you even imagine?! To read up on how the royals plan to celebrate Her Majesty&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.2012queensdiamondjubilee.com/">Diamond Jubliee</a>, click <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16896731">here</a>. If only I were in Europe to partake in the festivities! I guess une petite glass of champagne post-work will have to do. Or maybe I'll throw on a tiara whilst doing the laundry. How will you be celebrating?</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14895025.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>my stuff: sofia coppola</title><category>fashion</category><category>my stuff</category><category>sofia coppola</category><category>vanity fair</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:05:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/my-stuff-sofia-coppola.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14895372</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/sofiacoppolamarch12.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328513994534" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com">Vanity Fair</a></em>&nbsp;always has the best features. I picked up the March issue today &ndash; which, by the way, has the most beautiful <a href="http://style.mtv.com/2012/01/31/rooney-mara-jennifer-lawrence-vanity-fair/">cover</a> &ndash; and discovered that Sofia Coppola is the subject of this month&rsquo;s &ldquo;My Stuff.&rdquo; I enjoyed it tremendously and thought you might, as well. Who would have thought that her favorite color is hot pink?&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14895372.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>une citation</title><category>audrey hepburn</category><category>fashion</category><category>givenchy</category><category>poetry &amp; quotes</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:02:12 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/une-citation-83101.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14860462</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 550px;" src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/audreyhepburngivenchy.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328295816384" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p><span>&ldquo;His are the only clothes in which I am myself." <br /><em>-Audrey Hepburn on Givenchy</em></span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14860462.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>the greenbrier resort</title><category>cooper carras</category><category>dorothy draper</category><category>interior design</category><category>matchbook magazine</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:50:40 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/the-greenbriar-resort.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14829499</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/GreenbrierMatchbook1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328127142166" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/GreenbrierMatchbook.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328127155779" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/GreenbrierMatchbook3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328127176536" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/GreenbrierMatchbook4.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1328127187341" alt="" /></span></span><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">If you've read the newest issue of <em><a href="http://www.matchbookmag.com">Matchbook Magazine</a></em>, then you've already seen (and swooned over) these photos of <a href="http://www.greenbrier.com/the-greenbrier.aspx">the Greenbriar Resort</a>. I've been dying to visit the West Virginia locale for years and, after viewing this editorial, am on a mission to make it happen. I mean, it was decorated by Dorothy Draper, for pete's sake! If color makes you happy, as it does me, than the Greenbrier is your mecca :) Have any of you had the pleasure of paying this piece of American design history a visit? I'd love to hear what you have to say! <br /><p style="text-align: center;">(photos by <a href="http://www.coopercarras.com/">Cooper Carras</a>) </p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14829499.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>yelle!</title><category>audrey hepburn</category><category>comme un enfant</category><category>lady gaga</category><category>music</category><category>yelle</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:42:40 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/yelle.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14008406</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5c-GeBqUgAA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I can&rsquo;t get enough of this tr<span>&egrave;</span>s stylish music video by French pop princess, <a href="http://www.yelle.fr/">Yelle</a>. First of all, it&rsquo;s pink. Second, the song is SO catchy. Just <em>try</em> to get it out of your head after watching (it&rsquo;s not possible). P.S. &ndash; how chic is Ms. Yelle? She&rsquo;s Audrey Hepburn meets Lady Gaga in the best sort of way, no? :)</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14008406.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>une citation</title><category>boticelli</category><category>peter ustinov</category><category>poetry &amp; quotes</category><category>vogue</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/une-citation-9.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14781590</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/boticelli_vogue.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1327883282730" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>"If Botticelli were alive today, he'd be working for <em>Vogue</em>."&nbsp;<br /><em>-Peter Ustinov&nbsp;</em></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14781590.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>want of the day</title><category>charlotte york</category><category>downton abbey</category><category>fashion</category><category>sunday styles</category><category>want of the day</category><dc:creator>a lovely being</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate><link>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/want-of-the-day-11146.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">484144:5496608:14766468</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 600px;" src="http://alovelybeing.com/storage/bodaspajamas.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1327780802446" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Can't you imagine <a href="http://alovelybeing.com/journal/charlotte-yorks-apartment.html">Charlotte York</a> lounging on a bed dressed in Pratesi linens, reading the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/style/index.html">Sunday Styles</a>, watching <em><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/">Downton Abbey</a></em>... + wearing these this <span>(</span><a href="http://rstyle.me/f8h3yne7gw">top</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://rstyle.me/f8h6nke7gw">bottom</a><span>)&nbsp;</span>pretty pajama set? I can! True, they're more Bridget Jones than Brigitte Bardot, but who are you trying to impress anyway? :) They also come in <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/311019">white</a>&nbsp;- I love!</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://alovelybeing.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-14766468.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>
