Tomboy Style

UNIFORM | Fishing with Bing Crosby

2012-01-29T23:37:00.001-08:00

Photo of Bing Crosby and his daughter Mary displaying a marlin caught in California in the late 1960s by Douglas Kirkland.

"I guess you’d think I was a cheerleader or something but I was kind of one of those outsiders. I was a hopeless tomboy who likes to read. Still am. I’m not anything like I am on TV." —Mary Crosby

Barbour Alliance Men's Shawl ($204); Open Crown Hat ($34); James Pant by Steven Alan ($169); Rod Case.

NOISE | Memoryhouse

2012-01-27T14:32:00.000-08:00

Photo of Memoryhouse via Musicology NYC.

My favorite Zombies song, This Will Be Our Year, covered just beautifully by Memoryhouse, thanks to the latest of the always-ace playlists by Miss Moss. Have a good weekend!

GRID | Time Machine

2012-01-25T18:54:00.000-08:00

Meghan Doherty and I sat around this afternoon and created a fun little fantasy grid that consists of who we'd hang out with, where we'd hang out, and what we'd wear in our wildest dreams of each decade starting in the 20s. We'd LOVE to know your who's, what's and where's too!

1920s: Zelda Fitzerald, Chanel, Fingerless Driving Gloves ($79), 21.
1930s: Marlene Dietrich, Elsa Schiaparelli, Illesteva "Leonard" Sunglasses ($165), Grand Prix.
1940s: Katharine Hepburn, Women's Army Corp. standard issue, I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson ($30+), The Beverly Hills Hotel.
1950s: Jean Seberg, Lady Levi's, Dave Brubeck's Quartet, Vassar College.
1960s: Françoise Hardy, Yves Saint Laurent, Vans Since 1966, Carnaby Street, London.
1970s: Diane Keaton, Gucci, Gucci Portfolio ($500); Saturday Night Live's Studio 8H.
1980s: Kim Gordon, Ralph Lauren's women's collection, Swatch, The Roxy.
1990s: Sofia Coppola, Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis, Dr. Martens ($104), The Knitting Factory on Houston St.
2000s: Jenna Lyons, Phoebe Philo for Chloé, Alexander McQueen skull scarf ($285), Brooklyn Flea.

SCENE | The White Mountains

2012-01-24T21:20:00.000-08:00

Photo of a woman drinking straight from Profile Lake in New Hampshire after skiing by Kenneth D. Smith for National Geographic, 1920.

SCENE | The Australian Outback

2012-01-23T21:09:00.000-08:00

1980 Bruce Weber photo for Vogue scanned from the January 2012 issue of British Vogue.

UNIFORM | Margaret Bourke-White

2012-01-22T20:46:00.000-08:00

Photo of Margaret Bourke-White, the first female war correspondent and LIFE photographer, shown here on assignment covering cavalry and artillery on the Italian front during action in WWII, 1944.

“Usually I object when someone makes overmuch of men's work versus women's work, for I think it is the excellence of the results which counts.” —Margaret Bourke-White

Fjallraven Crinan jacket ($299); Silk hand-printed Nelli scarf ($135); Camo Helmet bag ($21); Bass Nikki boots in black and in tan and brown ($109).

UNIFORM | Weekend Wardrobe

2012-01-19T22:46:00.001-08:00

Two things I love: an over-sized flannel and an over-sized watch. What about you? Have a cozy weekend.

NOISE | Kim Carnes

2012-01-18T21:33:00.000-08:00

An oldie-but-goodie by "the female Rod Stewart". Gotta love the early 80s.

ICON | Alice Marble

2012-01-17T21:33:00.000-08:00

Photo of actress Carole Lombard and tennis pro Alice Marble via Historiful.

As a young child, Marble was always interested in sports, especially baseball. She wrote in her memoir that she and her brother Tim attended SF Seals games, going early “so we could play catch in the bleachers before the game.” Thinking Marble was a boy, a player one day asked her to play catch with him. “I kept expecting someone to tell me to leave,” Marble wrote. “Instead, my hero, Lefty O’Doul, asked me to shag flies for him. Joe DiMaggio, beside me in center field, yelled encouragement.” Before long, local newspapers printed stories about the new “Seals mascot,” and a San Francisco Examiner sportswriter dubbed Marble the “Little Queen of Swat.” —Lorri Ungaretti, A Remarkable Life: Alice Marble

CONTEMPORARY | Stephanie Gilmore

2012-01-16T18:00:00.000-08:00

Photo of pro surfer and Quiksilver Ambassador Stephanie Gilmore via Surfing Magazine.

"My sisters did ballet when we were younger and I remember sitting in the car with my dad and going 'can we hurry up and go surfing!?, I'm sick of waiting for my sisters and their ballet classes.'" —Stephanie Gilmore, laughing in an interview from Quiksilver's The Water Dancer short film series.

ICON | Brigitte Bardot

2012-01-13T11:37:00.000-08:00

Photo Brigitte Bardot driving a go-kart in Paris by John Springer, 1961.

WORD | Foam Magazine

2012-01-12T18:40:00.001-08:00

This month's Foam cover girl, Ashley Smith shot by Jason Lee Parry and IMG model Alex by Alexander Wagner.

The Feb/March 2012 issue of Foam is out. And it is perfect.

ICON | Naomi Sims

2012-01-11T22:03:00.000-08:00

Photos of supermodel Naomi Sims in 1969 by AP and by Berry Berenson, 1972.

"To always be aware of your face, your figure, to always have to wonder if you hair and nails are perfect—it's not healthy. Maybe for a few years. Not for a lifetime." —Naomi Sims

SCENE | Walla Walla, WA.

2012-01-10T20:03:00.000-08:00

Photos via Bygone Walla Walla, 1913.

UNIFORM | RTH

2012-01-09T12:19:00.000-08:00

My friend Amy turned me onto the L.A. shop RTH late last year (I know I'm a little late on this one) and I've been going back as much as possible—if not for all the incredible merch, then just to breathe in the intoxicating cedar and leather aroma that densely fills their little retail space on La Cienega.

ICON | Rosemarie Coover

2012-01-08T14:37:00.001-08:00

Photos of 13-year-old Rosemarie Coover by Richard Avedon for LIFE, 1951.

Fashion photographer Richard Avedon first saw 13-year-old Rosemarie Coover as he was getting out of a cab in front of a New York restaurant. She was dressed in blue jeans and a boy's undershirt like a thousand other East Side urchins, and, hopeful of a tip, was holding open the door of Avedon's cab. For this favor the photographer gave her a quarter and a perfunctory glance. The glance did it; his trained eye swept past her stringy, ash-blond hair and her gawky, stoop-shouldered frame. "All I saw," says Avedon, "was those wonderful facial bones." After negotiating with Rosemarie and Mama Coover about modeling fees, Avedon took the child and her wonderful bones to his studio where he first photographed her in a high-fashion glamour pose. Then he took her to her tenement flat and photographed her in the blue jeans and undershirt. He showed his results to Jerry Ford of the Ford Model Agency who was so impressed that he immediately signed Rosemarie up. —LIFE Magazine August 27, 1951.

CONTEMPORARY | Sarah Rosenberg

2012-01-05T16:26:00.000-08:00

Sarah Rosenberg, of the Atlantic-Pacific-esque blog Rosenbklyn, is definitely one to watch. She works for Ralph Lauren and lives in Brooklyn with her husband who snaps all her photos—and she tells me she married him in a wedding dress and pink wingtip brogues (!). Check her out!

SCREEN | Zabriskie Point

2012-01-04T17:26:00.000-08:00

Photo of Daria Halprin, co-star of the 1970 film Zabriskie Point via Jungle Key.

Just watched this film and became totally enamored with Halprin and her early 70s style.

UNIFORM | Han Kjøbenhavn tee

2012-01-03T17:55:00.000-08:00

I know it's a $115 tee shirt and it's designed for a man, but I can't stop stalking the indigo striped pocket tee by Han Kjøbenhavn. Illogical, impractical and perfect.

MOMENT | The Freedom Rides of 1961

2012-01-02T22:29:00.000-08:00

Mug shots of some of the many volunteer civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated South in 1961 sourced from Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders.

"We decided that we were going to take up the freedom ride. There was no second thought really...We met with [The Nashville Christian Movement] and told them what what we wanted to do. Of course they felt it would be too dangerous, and told us not come. We were calling him not to get permission, but to tell them we were coming."—Catherine Burks-Brooks (photo top right).

2011-12-21T18:42:00.000-08:00

I'm signing off for the rest of the year, but before I do, I just want to say thank you for your tremendous support this year. The emails and comments, tweets and recommendations have been a true inspiration and I'm at a loss to describe my gratitude. 2011 has been filled with an abundance of good spirit and I can't wait for all the exciting things 2012 has in store! Cheers! xxLGM

p.s. That's Harrison, she's the official TbS mascot and is usually napping under my desk for each post.

p.p.s. Some of my favorite posts of the year:

Heather John's lesson on whiskey and whisky

Jen Wang's Q&A

Memories of X-Girl by Haydee Sentianin

Do you drive stick?

The Essentials Grid!

Hermes + Vans

Do you ride a "boys" bike?

UNIFORM | Levi's Cords

2011-12-20T17:08:00.000-08:00

Photo by RJ Shaughnessy for Levi's, styled by my pal Amy Keller.

Levi's corduroy leggings in gray ($30) and in red ($21).

UNIFORM | Glacier Bay National Park

2011-12-19T17:12:00.000-08:00

Photo of a woman taking notes in her kayak in view of Muir Glacier at Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park by Tom Bean, 1983.

Proenza Schouler Round Aviator ($325); A.P.C. Merino wool-cashmere blend ($74); Field Notes Northerly edition; RRL Men's Wool Shawl Pullover ($200).

SCENE | The Fire Brigade

2011-12-18T23:25:00.000-08:00

Images clockwise from top: British firefighting trio in 1927 via Bettman/Corbis; woman inspecting wellingtons of Auxiliary Fire Service in Manchester, England, 1939; New York Times article dated Feb 8, 1884.

In the 1880s, a women's college outside of Cambridge, England formed their own fire brigade after a nearby haystack fire. The Girton College fire brigade remained intact until the 1930s when they became in range of the Cambridge fire trucks. They made national news when The New York Times praised the force in 1884, but just four days after the article was published, a men's college in Cambridge, Massachusetts published a follow-up that was quite skeptical of the female firefighters.

"The truth is, the duties of a fireman and a lady are entirely incompatible, and it is not creditable that the Girton girls have resolved to imitate the typical fireman. What they have probably done is this: They have formed a young ladies' fire company. They wear a pretty uniform, with feathers in their hats and flowing sashes of pink ribbon." —an excerpt from The Harvard Crimson, 1884.

MOMENT | Vintage ELLE

2011-12-15T14:26:00.000-08:00

Images via H Prints, found via the always-ace Chance Discoveries.

Vintage issues for sale from 1946, clockwise from top left: ELLE N°40 du 20 Août 1946 ($12); ELLE N°8 du 9 Janvier 1946 ($22); ELLE N°38 du 6 Août 1946 ($16); ELLE N°44 du 17 Septembre 1946 ($10).

CONTEMPORARY | Coryander Friend

2011-12-14T21:40:00.000-08:00

Photos of L.A. set designer Coryander Friend by Jory Cordy, via A Well Traveled Woman.

UNIFORM | Joanne Woodward

2011-12-13T20:56:00.000-08:00

Carrera Champion sunglasses ($120); A.P.C. Short Trench ($575); Steve Mono Jimmy 2 Handbag ($415).

P.S. I'm glad I'm not the only one sharing sunglasses with my husband.

SCENE | The McCartneys in Scotland

2011-12-12T21:12:00.000-08:00

Photos of Paul and Linda McCartney in Scotland via Coup de Foudre and via LIFE, 1969.

UNIFORM | The Hill-side

2011-12-12T09:25:00.001-08:00

Photo grabs from The Hill-Side's Autumn/Winter 2010 campaign.

I'm hoping this Hill-side polka-dot scarf is out of stock because Santa nabbed it for me.

SCENE | Aspen '71

2011-12-08T19:17:00.000-08:00

Photos of Aspen "ski bums" from the March 5, 1971 issue of LIFE.

UNIFORM | Phyllis Major

2011-12-07T21:44:00.000-08:00

Photo of Phyllis Major via Projector Has Been Drinking.

The Row Aviator ($355); Ted Baker Checked Sharp Shoulder Blazer with Suede Elbow Patches ($362); Jackson Browne's The Pretender ($2+); Nars semi-matte lipstick ($24).

NOISE | Florence and the Machine

2011-12-06T19:02:00.000-08:00

Shake It Out (acoustic version).

UNIFORM | Blackwatch

2011-12-05T20:39:00.000-08:00

Photos courtesy of Envoy of Belfast.

I'm loving this festive tartan suit made up of FWK Engineered Garments' officer trousers ($388), its matching tartan jacket ($519) and smartly rounded out with a pair of Lanvins ($525). All items are from the spot-on shop Envoy of Belfast in Northern Ireland, which is providing free shipping worldwide until December 24th.

ICON | Gaia Repossi

2011-12-05T08:56:00.000-08:00

Photo of Gaia Repossi in a black silk tuxedo by Tom Ford, her own cream silk blouse and her father's grey wool jacket by Kasim Sadhi for the Autumn/Winter 2011 issue of The Gentlewoman Magazine.

"Women who have their ultra-stylish mothers to thank for their vintage couture collections and insouciant ways with thrift-shop finds are ten a penny in the fashion industry. Far fewer could say they owe everything they wear to their fathers. But this is literally the case for Gaia Reoissi, the elegant creative director of fine jewellers Repossi." —Penny Martin

GIFT GUIDE | Part V

2011-12-01T19:45:00.000-08:00

Part V: Jingle Bell Rock.

Built By Wendy Blanket Scarf ($65); Kisses Johnny & Mary t-shirt bundle ($40 for two); Rodarte Roy Orbison sunglasses ($220); Sonic Editions Blondie framed photograph ($109-$259); Vahram Muratayan Paris vs. New York lighter ($17 for set of three); RGB Slate ($16); Fender '62 Jaguar ($2,400); Pamela Love Spectrum Pyramid Double Stud Ring ($250); Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Vision Canvas High Top Sneaker ($160); Polaroid 300 Instant Camera ($70).

GIFT GUIDE | PART IV

2011-11-30T20:13:00.000-08:00

Part IV: The Holly and The Ivy.

Bass Weejuns Ventura Tassel Penny Loafer ($110); Inis Meáin Long Braided Scarf ($175); Oliver Peoples X Takahiro Miyashita aviators ($477); First Edition copy of The Preppy Handbook ($145); Linus Roadster ($639); McClure's Spicy Bloody Mary Mix ($12); Loren Stewart "Ruthie" ring; Wm. J. Mills & Co. tote ($110).

GIFT GUIDE | Part III

2011-11-29T19:42:00.000-08:00

Part III: Over the River and Through the Woods.

Hudson Bay axe ($250); Douglas Fir sachet ($10); Noble maple syrup ($25); Duluth backpack ($135); Wooden snowshoes ($326); Pendleton wool blanket ($108); Log Cabin incense ($20); Stanley Flask ($20).

GIFT GUIDE | Part II

2011-11-29T10:12:00.000-08:00

Part II: A Blue Christmas.

Scrooge pin ($3); Thierry Lasry Sexxxy Sunglasses ($425); The Real McCoy USN Watch Cap ($120); Old Raj Gin ($44); Piamita Pajama Bottoms ($260); Harland Miller print (similar editions, prices vary); Loren Stewart Rx Pills stud earrings ($205); Hamish Wrap Scarf ($78).

GIFT GUIDE | Part I

2011-11-28T14:45:00.000-08:00

This week: five themed gift guides—starting with A Christmas Coral.

LAQA & Co. Tigerblood Nail Polish Pen ($16); Vintage Rolex with custom dial circa 1981 ($3,250); Nantucket Red apron ($35); Leather lighter cover ($20); Feal Mor rope bracelet ($35); Dolce Vita Nariko Slipper Flat ($143); 2010 Ponzi Rosato Pinot Noir Rosé ($15).

ICON | Renée Perle

2011-11-27T19:30:00.000-08:00

Photos of Romanian model and muse Renée Perle by iconic photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue via Style.com, French Sampler, i before e.

"Around her, I see a halo of magic." —Jacques Henri Lartigue

*A big thanks to Chris Bower for the idea.

UNIFORM | Double-Breasted Blazer

2011-11-22T17:00:00.000-08:00

Paul Smith ad scanned from Autumn & Winter 2011 issue of The Gentlewoman.

UNIFORM | Desert Boots

2011-11-21T20:25:00.000-08:00

From the British Military, to the polo sidelines (a "chukka" is a seven minute interval of outdoor polo), to Steve McQueen, desert boots have remained a classic in the men's footwear department. Now we're seeing them on women with shorts, jeans and dresses. Some favorites:

Clockwise from top left: Mark McNairy Denim Chukka ($350); The Dustbowl Boot ($99); TOMS 'Desert Botas' Chukka Boot ($68); Opening Ceremony m1 Classic Boot ($355); Mark McNairy Kelly Green Suede Chukka ($375) shown on Levi's Made & Crafted Women's SS12 Collection model; Golden Goose lined boots ($520).

ICON | May Britt

2011-11-21T08:12:00.000-08:00

Photo of Swedish actress May Britt by Leonard McCombe, 1957.

WORD | Then Again by Diane Keaton

2011-11-17T20:01:00.001-08:00

Screenshots from Then Again by Diane Keaton.

I'm getting on a plane in the morning and as part of my packing ritual, I just downloaded a new book. This time it's Diane Keaton's new memoir Then Again which hit shelves a few days ago. The autobiography is about herself as well as her mother Dorothy Hall who in her lifetime kept 85 journals—many of which were photographed for the book in a lovely archival style. Can't wait to board that plane! Have a great weekend.

GURU | Heather John on Whisk(e)y

2011-11-16T16:59:00.000-08:00

Photo via ...etc.

I've been taking serious notice of girls opting for Bourbon over Bordeaux from concerts to dinner parties, so I called in a favor from a friend for a lesson on Whisky (and Whiskey). Heather John is a freelance writer, the former wine & spirits editor for Bon Appétit (where we met), author of the fantastic blog The Foodinista, and an all around bad ass. Here she shares the straight dope on how to drink and order your scotch, rye, or bourbon. Thanks, H!

A GIRL'S GUIDE TO WHISK(E)Y
By Heather John

My favorite cocktail is a no-frills gin and tonic, which I’ll unfashionably and unapologetically drink well after Labor Day. But at the first hint of frost, I find that deep down I’m a brown liquor girl.

For the past seven years as the former wine & spirits editor at Bon Appétit magazine, I picked up a trick or two when it comes to whisky—and yes, that’s whisky without an “e” as in Scotch, Canadian or Japanese. For those of you who favor the Irish and American (bourbon, rye, Tennessee) versions, go ahead and spell it “whiskey.” We won’t tell.

Probably the debate I hear the most is about neat versus rocks. Ideally, the answer is: neither. Ignore the guys bragging about drinking their whisky neat because trust me, the distillers in Scotland don’t, especially when a whisky is cask strength—unless the goal is to burn your throat and taste buds. While ice cubes will melt and potentially dilute the drink too much, a small splash of water actually enhances the spirit’s flavors and aroma. If you’re at a bar, ask for a glass of water on the side so you can add to your liking. Your bartender will respect you, even if the punter in the leather armchair won’t.

There is one other school of thought, and here I fall in line with the Japanese, who are whisky fanatics (at a dinner in LA once with Suntory distiller Mike Miyamoto, he brought his own water from Japan to make ice for his whisky). Tokyo bartenders have delivered the following gift to the whisky world: ice balls. A large cube or ball of ice melts at a much slower rate, thus giving your drink a slight chill without watering down too much. I use this nifty Muji silicon ice ball maker.

While there are few things as satisfying as sipping Suntory Hibiki, Ardberg Supernova or Talisker 30 year at the end of the evening, I also love whiskey—and here it’s with an “e”—in cocktails, particularly alongside a grilled ribeye steak. Here are five favorite whiskey drinks and how to order them.

Manhattan. If you are in Brooklyn, your mustachioed mixologist will shoot you on sight if you order anything other than rye in a Manhattan. Best to keep the peace and request Rittenhouse, stirred and never shaken.

Old-Fashioned. Try a small-batch bourbon like Booker’s or a blended whisky like Canadian Club. (Or if you’re in Brooklyn, see above.)

Americana. Did I mention how much I love Campari? Here two loves collide by adding Pappy Van Winkle 10 year 90 proof to the classic Americano cocktail of Campari, club soda and orange bitters.

Sazerac. My friend Dave Wondrich, Esquire’s drinks editor, calls the Sazerac a “wonderfully butch sort of tipple.” He likes using either Pappy Van Winkle Reserve Rye or Sazerac Rye.

Whiskey Smash. Go for a higher proof whiskey like Wild Turkey to balance the sweetness of the simple syrup and the tart lemon juice in one of America’s oldest—and most delicious—drinks.

Do you drink Whisk(e)y? What's your cocktail of choice?

Q&A | LGM + J.Crew

2011-11-16T08:32:00.000-08:00

J.Crew's tumblr, 770 Behind The Line, just posted a little Q+A with yours truly. My favorite blogs, fall must-haves and favorite tomboys are all on there. Check it out!

SCENE | Levi's Tailor Shop, San Francisco

2011-11-15T16:59:00.000-08:00

Photos via Levi's Blog.

The Levi's Tailor Shop, a specialty one-of-a-kind customization area with special goods and services, has been open since July of last year and I've been trying to get in there ever since. I've taken a few quick trips up to S.F. this year, but keep getting distracted by the food! I've been checking-in on the Tailor Shop from afar and am drooling over some of the custom products featured on their blog like the totes, jackets and laptop bags. The shop is at the Levi's Flagship store in Union Square (300 Post Street), anyone been in?

SCENE | Soda Springs, CA.

2011-11-14T17:33:00.000-08:00

Sunbathing skiers sipping Coca-Cola at the Donner Summit area, 1949.

ICON | Emmylou Harris

2011-11-13T21:36:00.001-08:00

Photo of Emmylou Harris via Natkin.

I thought of Emmylou Harris tonight as a tomboy icon upon listening to First Aid Kit and their tribute song "Emmylou". Good listening.

ICON | Geraldine Chaplin

2011-11-10T20:01:00.000-08:00

Photo of Geraldine Chaplin, actress and daughter of actor and director Charlie Chaplin, in a Lee denim jacket by Hans Gedda, 1971.

ICON | Stine Bauer

2011-11-09T20:37:00.000-08:00

Screen shots of Christine "Stine" Bauer and Eddie Bauer via EddieBauer.com.

In the fall of 1927, Eddie Bauer and a friend were hunting blue grouse on Bodie Mountain in northeastern Washington State. They camped next to another hunting party that included a young woman by the name of Christine, "Stine" Heltborg. She sang, played the ukulele, laughed easily and changed Eddie's life forever. On February 19, 1929, Eddie and Stine were married. An 8-time Washington Skeetshooting Champion and former beauty shop owner, Stine hunted and fished alongside him all over the Pacific Northwest. Later in life she took up painting. They remained together for 57 years. —excerpt from EddieBauer.com.

UNIFORM | Nike All-Courts

2011-11-08T19:10:00.000-08:00

Photo of Daryl Hannah by Henry Diltz, 1980.

I first took notice of the return of the 1975 Nike All-Courts when A.P.C. did a collab with them in 2008 (and then again last year I believe), but I started thinking about them again when I saw a bunch of vintage pairs at L.A.'s Feal Mor yesterday. Solid tennis shoes.

Vintage All-Courts ($100, limited sizes); 2011 Holiday Nike All Court 2's ($TBD, available in three colors at select Nike stores).

UNIFORM | FWK Engineered Garments

2011-11-07T21:42:00.000-08:00

Photos via Mohawk General Store.

Digging the tunic-length long BD oxford by FWK Engineered Garments ($184). FWK is the women's line of Engineered Garments, named after Katharine Hepburn's estate in Fenwick, Connecticut (which as of August was for sale for $28M; Mariah of Quite Continental verbally agreed to go in halvsies with me).

UNIFORM | Chance

2011-11-06T18:37:00.000-08:00

Photos of Dani Griffiths by Jody Rogac.

Over the weekend I sipped tea and talked tees with the brilliant and lovely Julia Leach of Chance. Our cold and rainy rendezvous reminded me how much I love the Chance portrait series Indian Summer Weekend, shot in upstate New York. So perfect.

UNIFORM | White after Labor Day

2011-11-04T08:53:00.000-07:00

Photo by Garance Doré.

Yesterday I scored a white smoking jacket by The Row at a sample sale in Culver City. It got me thinking about wearing white year-round. Growing up in Chicago and living on the East Coast, it seemed out of the question, but in L.A. people seem more hip to wearing white all year-round. I know Garancé Dore's with me, ditto on Kirsten Dunst and Julia Leach of Chance who wears white jeans all year; but what do you think? Is white an all-season color now?

UNIFORM | Loup Charmant

2011-11-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

The SS12 line by Loup Charmant: A+.

UNIFORM | Madewell Mfg. Co. 1937-1989

2011-11-01T12:10:00.000-07:00

Image via Vintage Workwear.

I had no idea that J. Crew's sister company Madewell had a storied past as an American workwear manufacturer. I was hiking with my friend Amy, a stylist, blogger, and native New Englander, when she started telling she used to wear Madewell back in the day. I scratched my head and said, "huh!?" In fact, the original company out of New Bedford, Massachusetts was indeed in business from 1937-1989. In 2006 J. Crew's CEO Mickey Drexler purchased the name and original typography and reinvented it from a men's brand that serviced tradesmen to a vintage-inspired women's retail destination. Amy was fittingly hired as a consultant to help design the Los Angeles outpost in 2006 and indulged me with a first-hand account of the original Madewell.

I grew up in Plymouth, Massachusetts and every year and the end of the summer, I'd take my lifeguarding money, jump on my 10 speed and pedal to a little mom-and-pop shop on Main Street called Cohen's. It was a tiny retailer that sold everything from men's work clothes to artisan pottery. All of us girls would go back-to-school shopping there because they carried high-waisted Madewell carpenter pants in white and denim and the iconic and super preppy Dean Fair Isle sweaters. I loved the little Madewell label above the back pocket and of course, the loop for holding your hammer, if need be. My secret trick was actually to try and buy a pair in the middle of the summer too and start wearing them in order to age them down just-so for day one back on campus. You can't imagine my surprise and the wave of nostalgia that came over me when I learned Micky Drexler was reinventing the brand. I was hired to source goods for the first Madewell store in Los Angeles and when Mickey Drexler came through to do a walk-through before the opening I told him of my long relationship with Madewell—he was thrilled! —Amy Keller

P.S. What's Amy's current Madewell pick? Rail Straight Cords in Urban Grey ($90).

ICON | Charlotte Gainsbourg

2011-10-31T21:13:00.000-07:00

Photos of Charlotte Gainsbourg via We Are Fresh Fish.

"It’s funny to hear that I’m a style icon because there’s no effort." —Charlotte Gainsbourg.

GIVEAWAY | $400 to BESO.com

2011-10-30T21:02:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited to start off the week by presenting a $400 giveaway sponsored by Beso! Above are a bunch of "ideas" I created for the winner (and, let's just say, that I wouldn't mind if any of these "ideas" leaped into my own shopping cart). They're also linked below.

To enter the giveaway:
1. Jump over to Beso’s facebook page and 'like' them.

2. Leave a comment below so we can choose someone at random!

*Giveaway is open to US residents, 18 and older. Contest ends 11/3/11 at midnight Pacific time. One entry per person. Good luck!

***Congratulations Jamie of Oh These Foolish Things, you won!***

Ariel Gordon silk curb bracelet ($108); RRL striped watch cap ($85); The Row curved-square sunglasses ($325); Pucci "Wild Winter" scarf ($390); Report Women's Basta Boot ($150); Barbour Flyweight HQ jacket ($399); Alexis Bittar camouflage clutch ($230); Col. Littleton cinch belt ($103); Keihl's Superbly Restorative Dry Oil ($42); RGB "Too Red" nail polish ($14); Eddie Bauer Krebs Recycled Leash ($20).

UNIFORM | Françoise Dorléac

2011-10-27T18:56:00.000-07:00

Photo of Françoise Dorléac in the mid-1960s via Allstar Pics.

I'm headed to Malibu to unplug for the weekend. Bringing some cozy sweaters and my husband. See you on Monday...

Bumble & Bumble Surf spray for hair ($23); Cashmere Cabin sweater ($158).

GEAR | Herschel Supply Co. Bags

2011-10-26T17:47:00.000-07:00

The Herschel Supply Co. lookbook is oozing tomboy style right now. The two-toned bags in the 2011 Holiday Collection are also looking very nice.

UNIFORM | Pajama Shirts

2011-10-25T22:16:00.001-07:00

I've been noticing that silk pajama tops are not staying in the bedroom anymore. What's the consensus on this trend? OK to wear a little breakfast for dinner?

Rag & Bone PJ blouse ($325); Alexa Chung for Madewell Valentine Pajama Top ($200).

NOISE | Feist

2011-10-25T19:50:00.000-07:00

Photos of Leslie Feist by Mary Rozzi.

Thanks to a few of you who recommended the new Feist album "Metals" to me. It's been the perfect background for a drizzly L.A. day. I love her tomboy style too; check the sunglasses in her recent Black Cab Sessions video.

GEAR | Vogue Paris

2011-10-24T17:31:00.000-07:00

Photos of Raquel Zimmermann by David Sims for "Girl Meets Boy", Vogue Paris June/July 2010 via Fashion Gone Rogue

I don't speak French, but Vogue Paris is the only fashion magazine I consistently read. Anything Emmanuelle Alt does is all right by me.

UNIFORM | Princess Caroline of Monaco

2011-10-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

Photo of Princess Caroline of Monaco by Richard Melloul, 1982.

Alexa Chung for Madewell Fisherman Sweater ($140); Barbour Beadnell Jacket ($369); Dents Driving Gloves ($75); Green Gingham Dog Collar ($32); Wigwam Wool Socks ($15); Aigle Chantebelle Pop Wellies ($149).

MOMENT | Weekend Playlist

2011-10-21T18:18:00.000-07:00

Photo of teenagers at a jukebox by H. Armstrong Roberts, 1969.

Whew! It's been a long couple of weeks and I've been listening to same 12 songs over and over and over again. I am so ready to kick back for a few days with some fresh tunes. My friend Zinzi just recommended the Nasty Gal album by Betty Davis (not to be confused with Bette Davis), which I'm about to download. Any one have any other suggestions, new or old?

SCENE | Skating the Venice Pavilion

2011-10-19T21:36:00.000-07:00

Photo of Becky Howe roller skating with a sling at the Venice Pavillion in 1978 via San Diego Songbird.

Q&A | Jen Wang

2011-10-19T16:06:00.000-07:00

Photos of Jen in her home by Tomboy Style.

As if Jen already didn't have the coolest tomboy duds, from plaid A.P.C. dresses to vintage fur jackets, to her L.L. Bean Signature duck boots, she also has the coolest house too! Damn you Jen! Today we hung out at her beautiful Spanish Revival and played with her dogs Murray and Chifa, and shot the breeze. When she's not playing tractors with her 2-year-old son, you'll find her representing her blog Disgrasian on a segment of Nightline, weighing-in on the rise in Asian models in fashion.

If not in Los Angeles, I would live in...Point Reyes. I'm a horrible cliche! The city dweller with the country living fantasy despite lacking any discernible country living skills. In that fantasy, I farm oysters in Tomales Bay and make pickled things.

My dream holiday would be to...go on a SpaceX flight whenever they nail down the technology (and I get an unexpected windfall of cash from my oyster and pickle business). My father is a physicist and consulted for NASA; I've always been fascinated by space exploration. And space suits! My dream space suit would look something like those gold ones in Danny Boyle's Sunshine.

My current obsessions are...eating the linguine and clams at Son of a Gun, red snapper sushi with salt and lemon, grits, oysters from Prince Edward Island, drinking root beer floats; listening to (this is kind of embarrassing because it makes me sound 100 years old, but) KUSC Classical Radio while driving—makes me ever so slightly less aggro on the road.

My current fashion obsessions are...Carven dresses and coats, vintage Missoni (after I failed to score anything from the Missoni for Target sale); Pendleton, and the Pendleton-esque Isabel Marant stuff; antique Oaxacan "Frida Kahlo" earrings; Falke Cotton Touch tights in black; The 80's Chloe black lace dress I bought on eBay 10 years ago that I aspire to fit into again. And, weirdly, fleece. Surface to Air made an over-sized fleece peacoat this season that makes the wearer look like a giant teddy bear, and I covet it.

I love to shop at...Sweet William. It's a children's boutique in New York. They carry the cutest children's labels, like ESP no. 1, which makes the perfect slim-yet-slouchy jean. I only wish those jeans came in adult sizes!

I channel my childhood self when I...watch football. I grew up in Texas, and football was king. Whenever I watch football, it's like I'm ten years old again, overly invested in winning, and easily heartbroken.

The fictional character I most relate to is...Hmm. This is a hard one. I guess if you, like me, don't believe the Bible is literally the word of God, and count it more as fiction, then I'd have to say Lot's Wife. She looked back. She wasn't supposed to, but she did. Out of curiosity? Defiance? Regret? All of the above? I relate to the idea of doing something you know you're not supposed to do even though it may have terrible consequences only because, in one tiny moment, you're weak or stupid or you have a mental lapse.

If I had to be outdoors all day I would...be on a beach, combing the sand for shells and rocks. Someone close to me once called it my way of "shopping on the beach." Which is embarrassing but true.

My favorite quality in a man is...a lack of self-consciousness. Not embarrassing easily. Basically the opposite of me.

My favorite quality in a woman is...rage. Not pissy, petty, shapeless rage. But rage that's directed at something fucked up in the world that she wants to change.

I'm terrified of...birds. When I was little, I'd bike to elementary school along this street of nice houses lined with mature trees, and I'd frequently see dead birds on the ground, as though they'd just fallen out of their nests or something. Birds have represented the thin line between life and death ever since.

My dream car is an...F150. But, like, a clean-energy version.

My cocktail of choice is...a Manhattan.

My celebrity crush is...Connie Britton. She played Tami Taylor on Friday Night Lights, and currently she's in American Horror Story. I feel like the adult female population is evenly divided between girls (like me) and women, and Connie Britton is all woman. The way she calls people "hon" makes my knees weak.

My friends and I like to...make pizzas in their pizza ovens. Three close friends of mine have pizza ovens. That seems like a lot, doesn't it?

My beauty product of choice is... Jurlique Herbal Recovery Night Mist. I spray it on after I put on my makeup. When you're in your 30's and live in a desert climate, "dewy" doesn't come naturally.

If I could go back in time for one decade it would be...like, '65-75? Just to see the best rock 'n' roll of our time live. The Beatles, Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan.

As a teenager I was totally into...church camp and electronic music. It's hard to explain in a short Q&A, but only in Texas, I tell ya.

I tend to splurge on...sushi and shoes. Impractical bras and bed linens. Jonathan Wright stationery. And hotels! I wish real life came with room service.

Despite the fact that I'm into clothes and pretty things, I'm kind of a dude. I'm into dude things like sports, beer, whiskey, video games and hanging out with other dudes doing dude stuff, so I guess my dude-osity...is what makes me have Tomboy Style.

SCENE | Polo Lessons in Palm Beach

2011-10-18T08:18:00.000-07:00

Scanned photo of Jorie Butler Kent instructing her son in polo in Palm Beach, Fl. by Slim Aarons, 1982.

This is definitely one of my favorite Slim Aarons photos, gotta love that beat-up Louis Vuitton bag in the foreground.

UNIFORM | Ralph Lauren

2011-10-17T09:46:00.000-07:00

Photo of Ricky and Ralph Lauren via Green Girl.

"Status fashion isn’t what is in today and out tomorrow…the new status symbols are all about permanence and durability…the world is full of women who aren’t clothes crazy but they are sure as hell interested in style especially their own." —Ralph Lauren

GEAR | Maison Boinet Belts

2011-10-14T23:50:00.000-07:00

Maison Boinet leather belts at Opening Ceremony ($70-$120). Help me out, I love each one of these and can't even come close to deciding. Which one would you choose?

ICON | Sue Lyon

2011-10-13T14:08:00.000-07:00

Photo of actress Sue Lyon walking on beach on location during the filming of The Night of the Iguana by Gjon Mili, 1963.

UNIFORM | The T-shirt

2011-10-12T10:49:00.000-07:00

Photos L to R: Actress Madge Evans in 1933 by George Hurrell; SNL cast member Laraine Newman in 1978 by Lynn Goldsmith; Lauren Hutton in 1983 by Neal Preston.

T-shirts evolved from undergarments when miners and dockworkers cut one-piece union suits at the waist in the late 1800s. The shirt really caught on when the United States Navy issued them after the Spanish-American War, and then in the Depression as a cheap means of clothing. But some argue that the T-shirt wasn't actually fashionable until Marlon Brando wore one in the 1951 film A Street Car Names Desire.

In casual Los Angeles, the land of $100 t-shirts, it's quite the uniform. There are so many options from low to high, and I, admittedly have tried most of them. My recent t-shirt obsession though is definitely Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's line, StyleMint. They're $29.99 a pop and soft as butter. Full disclosure: I am kind of an Olsen stalker; between Elizabeth & James, The Row, and this blog, I don't know where to start.

StyleMint operates as a free membership with access to a new limited edition of tees each month. Oh, and the style quiz on their site is (nerd alert) really fun. They are thrilled to offer Tomboy Style readers a discount too: 10% off if you enter TOMBOY as a promo code. Check it out!

SCENE | October '36 Vogue

2011-10-11T12:40:00.000-07:00

Vogue cover image via A Well Traveled Woman originally via The Trad.

This cover was on newsstands exactly 75 years ago.

ICON | Cherie Currie

2011-10-10T12:38:00.000-07:00

Photos of Cherie Currie performing as the lead singer of The Runaways by Chris Walter, 1976.

I love this snippet from Currie's memoir, Neon Angel:

"Babysitting is what we told our mom whenever we were doing something that we knew she wouldn't approve of. Babysitting was code for going to the nightclubs where we dressed outrageously and danced all night. Babysitting was code for smoking pot and drinking Mickey's Big Mouth beer with the neighborhood kids. On this particular night, babysitting was code for a rock concert. The lie fell easily off my tongue as we pulled open the door and the murky San Fernando Valley air hit our faces, sweet with the scent of juniper and the promise of freedom. I was fifteen years old, and it felt like lying had become almost second nature recently. That sickly feeling I used to get with every half-truth or outright lie was now so mild, it was almost unnoticeable. Anyway, tonight I had bigger things on my mind than the white lies I told my mother to keep her blissfully unaware. Tonight was a special night: it had been marked in my calendar for months. Tonight was my first-ever David Bowie concert, and nothing on this earth was going to stop me from getting there."

UNIFORM | Nico

2011-10-10T00:15:00.000-07:00

Photo of Nico (cropped) via Des Filles Des Garçons.

Illesteva sunglasses ($191); Boy. by Band of Outsiders shawl neck blazer ($995) or similar Madewell Chalkboard blazer ($168).

SCREEN | Inside Daisy Clover

2011-10-09T18:49:00.000-07:00

Film still of Natalie Wood from Inside Daisy Clover, 1965, via Film Noir Photos.

ICON | Sylvie Vartan

2011-10-06T21:39:00.001-07:00

Photo of French singer Sylvie Vartan by Jack Burlot, 1967.

SCENE | Hawaiian Grit

2011-10-06T19:23:00.000-07:00

Carey Stokes and Joan Severance for GQ by Bruce Weber, 1982, via Uomo Classico.

I love how the women in the 1982 GQ feature story "Hawaiian Grit" completely steal the show.

SCENE | The First Lady at The Races

2011-10-05T12:20:00.000-07:00

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with spectators at the Piedmont Foxhounds Races in Upperville, Virginia, 1961.

NOISE | Laura Marling

2011-10-04T18:18:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Stephanie of the always-brilliant Even*Cleveland for tuning me in.

GEAR | Work Bag

2011-10-03T21:11:00.001-07:00

When I'm going to meetings I'm usually schlepping a computer, a portfolio, magazines and printouts. Weirdly, there aren't that many modern work bags marketed to women. Is it just me? Do you use a dedicated work bag?

Clockwise from top left: The Classic by Cambridge Satchel Co. ($114); Philanthropist Tote ($296); Filson original briefcase ($210); Peter Jensen "Angela" bag ($640); Leather transport tote ($148); Il Bisonte Urban messenger bag ($334).

ICON | Jenna de Rosnay

2011-10-02T17:55:00.000-07:00

Photo of windsurfing champion, fashion designer, and model Jenna de Rosnay and her late husband Arnaud de Rosnay by James Andason, 1982.

ICON | Christina Sánchez

2011-09-30T09:51:00.000-07:00

Photo of Spanish bullfighter Christina Sánchez in Spain by Diego Goldberg, 1992; via Who's Who.

I've been to a bullfight and have to admit I found myself rooting for the bull. It's not a sport I would endorse, but at the same time I don't feel (as someone unfamiliar with the subtleties and traditional importance in its culture) it's my role to place judgment. All that aside, this woman is totally fearless and I'm in awe.

UNIFORM | Bryn Mawr Sailor

2011-09-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

Photo of Katherine Ellis, of Bryn Mawr's class of 1968, boarding a sailboat by Lionel Kazan, 1965.

Nepal cashmere watch cap ($98); Anchor stud earrings ($160); Gucci Marine cropped peacoat ($1,950) or similar Majesty peacoat ($258); Alexa Chung for Madewell Aimee Fisherman sweater ($140).

ICON | Suzi Quatro

2011-09-28T19:57:00.000-07:00

Photo of Suzi Quatro in the 70s by Neal Preston.

"My look hasn't changed in years. It's a uniform of T-shirts, ripped jeans and cowboy boots. I have a black fitted suit that I wear on the odd occasion when I have to dress up, but I tend to have rocky things in my wardrobe that I pull out and recycle." —Suzi Quatro

Thanks to Julia for reminding me that Suzi Quatro should be here.

UNIFORM | Fishing with Bogey

2011-09-27T09:31:00.000-07:00

Photo of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall with Large Perch in Africa, 1951.

"On the left is an 80-pound perch caught in Lake Albert in British Yganda. In the center, proud, happy and beaming over the catch, is me. On the right is the dame who caught it." —Humphrey Bogart

Silk Cargo shirt ($110); Filson fly rod case ($220).

SCENE | Bronco Contest

2011-09-26T19:20:00.000-07:00

Photo of cowboys and cowgirls watching a bronco contest in Lander, Wyoming, 1945 by B. Anthony Stewart.

Q&A | JaKenna Gilbert

2011-09-25T20:39:00.000-07:00

Photos of Jakenna by Thomas Gilbert.

Have you ever had one of those moments where you say to yourself: this person is eerily like me? I did when I met JaKenna Gilbert. Her style is something I am hugely on board with (you may have already noticed my affinity for those red J. Brand jeans), and I fully endorse her Q&A as well.

If not in New York, I would live in...South Africa. When I was an undergraduate at Duke, I traveled there for a paleoanthropology field school program and fell in love! I used to wake up every morning, step outside of my tent and brush my teeth as the sun rose over the mountains. That’s a memory that sticks with you.

My dream holiday would be to...first, adventuring around Costa Rica to ride horses, jump off of waterfalls and surf at sunset. Next, off to Argentina for Yerba Mate, a late dinner, all night dancing and eventually wandering into a breakfast spot for early morning sustenance.

My current obsessions are...eating Fage Greek Yogurt; listening to Etta James on repeat as I get ready in the morning; wearing bold-colored denim, men’s chambray shirts, five-inch back velvet wedge platforms and platinum Sperry Top Siders; shopping at TopShop, Uniqlo, and when I can afford it, Alice + Olivia and Michael Kors.

I channel my childhood self when I...read before bed. When I was eight, I read one chapter of The Secret Garden every night and the ritual stuck with me. It’s the first book I ever read alone and entirely to myself.

The fictional character I most relate to is...Lula Mae. She came from humble, country beginnings and transformed herself into the glamorously citified, yet somehow down-to-earth Holly Golightly. The high-class call girl thing isn’t really my style, but the girl knows what she wants and how to get it. Respect.

If I had to be outdoors all day I would...Walk the entirety of New York City, exploring the neighborhoods and experiencing how one culture blends into the next. Tasting the foods, smelling the aromas and definitely people-watching to the maximum. I’d start in the Financial District, head to Chinatown, then the Lower East Side/East Village, up through Gramercy, cut over to Chelsea and the Theater District, walk along Central Park and the Upper West Side and end in Harlem. Perfect, isn’t it?

My favorite quality in a man is...patience and forgiveness. I make a lot of mistakes and require a lot of patience.

My favorite quality in a woman is...support. Women need to support each other, raise each other up, be excited when one of us succeeds and saddened when one of us fails.

I’m terrified of...never realizing my full potential.

My dream car is a...1969 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 3.5 Coupe. Classic. But don’t tell my boss!

My cocktail of choice is...Glenfiddich. Neat.

My celebrity crush is...Lake Bell. And Ryan Gosling. Have you seen the YouTube video of him breaking up the fight in NYC? Hot.

My friends and I like to...drink, eat, dance, and shop. Not necessarily in that order and boys are rarely allowed.

My beauty product of choice is...mascara! Give me jet-black and pump up the volume please.

If I could go back in time for one decade it would be...the 1960s. The topic of race specifically intrigues me as I’m of mixed race. My father is black, my mother Irish and I’ve grown up with a very open view regarding race. I would have fought for a couple like them to be together; otherwise, I wouldn’t be here!

As a teenager I was totally into...sports and school. And boys, boys, boys.

I tend to splurge on...clothes. Surprise!

Wearing men’s shirts, drinking single malt whiskey and using my feminine intuition and intellect to succeed in this world...is what makes me have Tomboy Style.

ICON | Millicent Fenwick

2011-09-21T13:18:00.000-07:00

Photo of Philippe and Millicent Fenwick by Henry Clarke, 1951; newspaper scan via Formosa Pipa Club.

"The best writers of fiction might have struggled to make her believable but they would have failed." —former New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean

Millicent Fenwick was a Vogue editor, Congresswoman, diplomat, civil rights activist, and pipe smoker. She was a rad lady.

SCENE | Cycle Polo

2011-09-21T11:47:00.000-07:00

Photos via Beauties of Bicycles, Hulton-Deutsch Collection.

Cycle Polo was invented in Ireland in 1891, and then peaked in popularity in the 1930s and 40s. Hard court bicycle polo has made a recent comeback all over the globe. It looks so difficult, but so fun. I would love to try it!

UNIFORM | 1930s Molyneux Model

2011-09-20T18:44:00.000-07:00

Photo of a Molyneux model by Cecil Beaton, 1936.

Illesteva Leonard sunglasses (similar to shown $165); Forest Feather Fedora ($68); Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook ($158); Pheasant Feather ($1); The Row Fessing Camel Wool Coat ($2,900) or similar French Connection single-breasted coat ($193).

CONTEMPORARY | Kelis Rogers

2011-09-19T17:52:00.000-07:00

Photo via Quiet Lunch.

Another photo I can't stop looking at.

UNIFORM | Duck Boots

2011-09-18T19:52:00.000-07:00

I'm a purist when it comes to duck boots, I go L.L. Bean all the way. Both of my parents have Bean boots in their front hall closet that are older than I am—because that's how long they last. As fall approaches I get nostalgic for first frosts and mud puddles, especially as summer will continue here for at least another month or 12. What about you? In or out for duck boots?

8" Bean Boots ($89); Asos lace-up duck boot ($101); Lands' End duck boot ($70); L.L. Bean Signature waxed canvas Maine hunting shoe ($139); Bass Hadwin duck boot ($80); Tretorn Klipporone boots ($140).

The original, designed by Leon Leonwood Bean in 1912, who famously said, "Outside of your gun, nothing is so important to your outfit as your footwear." Above photo by George Stock in 1941 (back then Bean boots fetched between $3 and $9 and the boot holders just 30 cents).

UNIFORM | Jane Birkin

2011-09-16T09:01:00.000-07:00

Jane Birkin, her dog, and and the eponymous Hermes Birkin Bag outside of the Hotel Esmerelda in Paris via Scorpian Disco.

Merino V-neck sweater ($60); Mertsham Trouser ($134); custom leather Chuck Taylors ($75); Birkin's Birkin.

I love this outfit, but don't think I could ever pull off something so monochromatic, what about you?

UNIFORM | 1970s Gucci

2011-09-15T17:15:00.000-07:00

Photo of Veruschka modeling head-to-toe Gucci in 1970 by Elisabetta Catalano; Jodie Foster in Gucci loafers in 1976 by Julian Wasser.

MOMENT | Wartime Rowing

2011-09-15T09:19:00.000-07:00

Women rowing crew carrying their oars down to the river with gas masks in boxes slung over their shoulders in London, 1939.

There's so much about World War II that we later generations probably take for granted or never fully wrap our heads around. Can you imagine playing sports with gas masks slung around your shoulder?

Q&A | Dana Dickey

2011-09-13T18:53:00.000-07:00

Photo of Dana Dickey by John Eder.

Dana is a writer and editor who cut her teeth at the fabled Condé Nast building in Times Square and then built her career circling the globe as a travel journalist. Now she's the go-to person in L.A. for the latest and greatest. For a short period of time Dana was my boss, so I felt compelled to ask permission to call her the mother of rugged luxury, to which she replied "You can call me the mother f****r of rugged luxury as long as you spell my name right." I didn't ask permission to reveal that, however.

If not in Los Angeles, I would live...in Manhattan in the summers and spend winters in Savannah.

My dream holiday would be to...rent a house on the coast of Maui with family and friends.

My current obsessions are...Joni Mitchell, Kismet Tile, October’s city-wide retrospective of L.A. art: Pacific Standard Time, pool afternoons at the retro Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel in Studio City, Garance Doré’s blog, and singing along to Bruno Mars in the car with my 5-year-old son.

My fashion obsessions are...The Row, EmersonMade, the inscrutable wealth of L.A. vintage, fall’s glittery Miu Miu trompe l'oiel boots, Ten underwear, StyleMint t-shirts, and shopping at A'maree's in Newport Beach—which is 8,200 square feet of luxury brands in a big Modernist structure right on the water. Going there is my Left Coast version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

I channel my childhood self when I...stand on my hands under water.

The fictional characters I most relate to are...When I forget to take my medicine, the depressive heroine Maria of Joan Didion’s novel Play It As It Lays. Otherwise Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby.

If I had to be outdoors all day I would...buy a big straw hat and a gallon of Dr. Robin sunscreen and huge polarized sunglasses.

My favorite quality in a man is...determination. And wit. A determined wit?

My favorite quality in a woman is...intelligence. And wit. Yes, an intelligent wit.

I'm terrified of...nothing actually. To quote a loathsome Cali cliché, it’s all good. (It may just take a while to see it.)

My dream car is a...1970s Deux Chevaux.

My cocktail of choice is...fresh basil, Perrier, lime juice and simple syrup.

My celebrity crush is...Justin Theroux.

My friends and I like to...go for run/hikes in Griffith Park while they try to convince me I’d make a good ultra-marathoner.

My beauty product of choice is...Joeur tinted moisturizer and smeared eyeliner.

If I could go back in time for one decade it would be...the 1970s!

As a teenager I was totally into...my great escape to the Big City.

I tend to splurge on...hair products (so into Phyto washes and serums) and also hair oils.

Just after college I moved from Florida to Manhattan because I thought there I wouldn’t have to listen to anyone telling me I had to sit like a lady. And guess what? It worked...and that is what makes me have Tomboy Style.

Photo via DanaDickey.net.

UNIFORM | Christine Pascal

2011-09-12T21:38:00.000-07:00

Photo of film director Christine Pascal on the set of her film Félicité by Etienne George, 1978.

Blake Blouse ($195); Adidas Stan Smiths ($60).

SCREEN | Pierrot le Fou

2011-09-12T07:33:00.000-07:00

Photos of French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and Danish actress and singer Anna Karina on the set of Pierrot le Fou written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard in 1965, via DINCA and Espectador Emancipado.