Whimsy a la Anthropologie

Here are the women who give the store Anthropologie its great look in San Francisco. Check out the amazing knotted portrait rug in the background.

Read the San Francisco Chronicle’s fascinating story about them and their creative approach to designing the windows and interior of the store.

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Fancy Footwork

Read about the “Extreme Shoe” craze in dailyfinance.com…shoes that are crazy, scarey, and strange…and what women will pay for them.

Shoe shown above is by Vivienne Westwood and is similar to one shown in a recent exhibition at Selfridges in London. It’s a mock-crock elevated platform. Wow!

More crazy shoes and boots at ssense. Check out this wedgie bootie in metallic silver leather. Perfect for a work-out!

Would you wear this bootie?

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Amazing Tapestry

Look at this incredible tapestry by Pae White in her Los Angeles Studio. It’s called “Smoke Knows” and is nearly 40 feet long. It captures curls of smoke which is a common theme for her.

Read the article about this interesting artist in the New York Times– 9/17/10. Photo by Fredrik Nilsen.

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Rainwear for a Shower

How about a shower curtain for a raincoat? Check out this cool cloak by British designer Jane Bowler.

CURTAIN COAT–from the blog “unconsumption”

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Backyard Theatre

Artist Beverly Pepper, 87, designed this outdoor theatre and sculpture for a New York couple’s backyard.

BACKYARD THEATRE–New York Times–8/12/10

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Hello–My Dress is Calling

This photo of an amazing cell phone dress has recently been released.

The London-based fashion company CuteCircuit says the dress will be out sometime in 2011. You can slip the SIM card underneath the garment label and make your call so they say.

CELLPHONE DRESS–Mashable–8/27/10