I was flipping through my February Vogue the other day and came across this gorgeous photo spread of Diddy and Natalia Vodianova shot by Annie Leibovitz. I loved the beautiful train, the moodiness of the shoot, the classic clothes — and couldn’t help but feel like I’d been there before – at least on part of the project — especially when I saw the photo below.
When I turned to the last page it became obvious – they’d shot the second part of this scrumptious collection of images right down the highway from me at the Essex Steam Train – one of the Connecticut River Valley’s most beloved and ubiquitous attractions. One of my neighbors works on the train, and I can actually hear the whistle wailing up the valley most afternoons – it’s a wonderful part of living in this area. I’m so thrilled that Annie L. and the editors of Vogue thought so too.
Here’s the spot where the shot above was taken ~ I took this just the other day:
It doesn’t even look like they’ve moved the trains much since this shoot which must have been in October or so.
Vogue has a great behind the scenes video that is fabulous:
I’ll be sure to take some shots the next time I see it running and post them here – it has an ice cutter on it right now to plow through the snow and ice – that with the steam against the frozen river makes it look so dramatic.
Have I ever told you how much I love you Wordpress? This iPhone / SmartPhone app is just another reason – just downloaded it and wella, this blog is iPhone friendly!
To access the Bloomacious Digs on your smart phone, simply navigate to the page and scroll to the bottom. You’ll see an option that says “mobile theme” – just slide the button to on and you’re all set.
Take us to the park, to work, and even access our recipes in the kitchen! Yay – isn’t technology great?
So last Christmas I got a nifty HD video camera ~ I had planned on going immediately to work producing and creating a catalog of scintillating and fascinating videos for both work and self expression.
So, it’s now late October and here we are! *One video*.
I guess it took quite some to come up with an idea for a clip to break the creative ice – then once I hatched my plan of a series of stories about New England the actual writing of copy, going around and shooting, and doing endless stand-ups took some time.
*Then* I ran into a bit of a wall trying to work out editing on my iMovie and *then* it took a while to figure out how to upload reasonably clear video to YouTube, Vimeo ect.
There’s been a lot of trial and error that’s gone into this particular video – but I’m so happy to actually have something to upload that doesn’t look like it is being broadcast from the moon that I am overlooking the obvious bad hair day, issues with camera work, and not matching up video to narration. These can be worked out in subsequent projects.
They stand upright, greedy for light to bend through them so they can cast their spell on each passerby. They are part of the Tube Collection from Tsunami Glassworks – each hand made and imbued with remarkably unique characteristics by Eva Milinkovic and Kriston Gene.
Available in a range of colors and sizes from 20″ tall to 56″ they are designed to be arranged in groups but look gorgeous showcased singularly as well. Prices range from $250 to about $2900.
Available in frosted or shiny glass, available colors include:
black/iris
olive/aqua
cerulean
citron/jade
cherry/turquoise
strawberry/saffron
citron/saffron
amethyst/black
new blue
You may or may not be familiar with the band Iron Maiden, and unless you hang in British nightclub circles you most likely have never encountered Mark Fuller (pictured below), the band’s assisting manager. But you should take a gander at his new hotel in London – the Sanctum Soho. Opened recently it’s already become a destination for wayward rock stars and the models who follow them around.
Marketed as a place where you can “get drunk, smoke on the roof, talk amorously to your girlfriend in the hot tub — and no bouncer is going to tell you off,” it purports to cater to a guest’s every need.
The rooms were designed by Lesley Purcell (pictured below) and feature individually conceived bedrooms ranging from crash pads to vast suites – each based on four different mood themes. There are masculine chocolate browns, streamlined silver, soft pinks, and deep exotic mauve.
Unique to the Sanctum Soho are its Crash Pad rooms, which are just a bit larger than a king-size bed with New York-style wet rooms – they go for £175 a night. Shown below top.
