January 2011
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Don't forget to follow my photo blog: Aestas... →
Aestas is Latin for summer. Americana is American for America. No words, all inspiration.
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The Guess Who: “American Woman”
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“‘Winterbourne looked along the path and saw a beautiful young lady...”
– Henry James, Daisy Miller
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Who thinks Sweet Baby Jane needs her own blog?
formyownrecords asked: if you had to choose one - cream colored converse, jack purcells, or keds? ooorr another similarly basic tennis shoe?
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Impasse.
Cary here while Jane sleeps in Alabama. Can’t escape the snow or the feeling that I’ve been flaying a dead horse for too many months now. The flies gather, and my arms are so tired. There are other metaphors: treading water in an open sea, banging on the front door when I can see through the window that nobody’s home. When I first moved to the city two years ago, I fell...
“this is where i have always been coming to.
since my time began.
and when I go...”
– a.s. byatt, possession
xo, sbj
oddtribes asked: Which novels and movies are the epitome of Southern culture?
Anonymous asked: Do you really hate Cary's hair as much as she would have us believe?
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Sweet Baby Jane is answering questions... →
…until cary comes back! i’m especially well-versed in the land of dixie, southern food, and sweet home alabama style. also water sports and crustaceans.
xo, sbj
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Guest Post: "And if I die in Raleigh, at least I...
While I’m off getting my life in order, Julie Cook of The Daily Julie offered to contribute her favorite haunts around her great American hometown.
Old Crow Medicine Show wasn’t just looking for a rhyme when they included this lyric in their song “Wagon Wheel.” Having lived in Raleigh almost exclusively since I was 9 (barring a three year stint at nearby Wrightsville...
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We globe-trot in the name of fashion. →
Today we try on some molded leather underwear, visit Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks, talk to Teen Vogue icon Amy Astley, and man-repel like our lives depend on it. Typical Wednesday! Read on for everything that’s going in the fashion world from here to the Roman Colosseum.
- Guest of a Guest
Look for your favorite bloggers, including N’east Style, Sara Zucker, Vie Society, Jessica...
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The dashing, daring, darling gents of U.S.... →
In addition to making great American rock ‘n’ roll - the kind you sing along to in a crowded bar or on a long, lonely highway - U.S. Royalty has become something of a musical mascot for the downtown fashion crowd.
Maybe you caught the group’s show at Steven Alan late last fall, or read up on the guys via Jake Davis’s blog. Maybe you follow the official U.S. Royalty...
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“Someone told me long ago there’s a calm before the storm. I know....”
– Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”
xo, SBJ
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fatgirlcake asked: Are you still Friends with Kate Grier (These Vagabond shoes) and why isn;t she blogging anymore?
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Holiday road.
I’m taking a vacation from Fr.E.D. for the next few days to focus on more pressing concerns (including but not limited to the preservation of my sanity). The little sister known as Sweet Baby Jane is taking the reins, and she’s never blogged before so this should be, if nothing else, hilarious. (I’ll still pop in from time to time with hot links and cool treats.) Girls,...
Anonymous asked: Hi Cary. Thanks for all your great bag posts, and to top the list, I have yet another bag question. I am a graduate student and need a large bag that can hold heavy books, notebooks, (sometimes) laptop, wallet, water bottle, lunch, make-up case, etc. I commute into NYC via Metro-North, so ideally I'd like the bag to have a zipper closure, be sturdy enough to withstand the elements, and...
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Fresh sounds, every day.
The top seventeen, on repeat all day, every day, yesterday, and still today:
Arcade Fire: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
David Bowie: Rebel, Rebel
Solomon Burke: Cry To Me
Johnny Cash: Folsom Prison Blues
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Lodi
The Crystals: Then He Kissed Me
Depeche Mode: Martyr
Dido: Thank You
Janet Jackson: If
The Killers: Four Winds
Ray LaMontagne: Henry Nearly Killed Me (It's a Shame)
Mumford & Sons: To Darkness
The National: Racing Like a Pro
Paul Simon: Kodachrome
Teen Daze: Beach Dreams
Tina Turner: What You Get Is What You See
Trick Daddy: I'm a Thug
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Anonymous asked: From one Mizzou girl to another... http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/dont-date-a-girl-who-reads/
(@bethshanna)
(@bethshanna)
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Arcade Fire: “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond...
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Fresh Every Day got a MAJOR makeover! →
A million bazillion thanks and Champagne toasts to my design all-star Jen Rubio. I think she really captured the spirit of Fr.E.D., don’t you?
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“Somebody she knew, she forgot who, once said that missing people was a way of...”
– Jay McInerney, Brightness Falls
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Anonymous asked: Can I submit a song for cary consideration? I've been listening to it all day at work, alternating it with the original boss version. What do you think? http://bit.ly/d7VbhN
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Today our style telescope picks up... →
…fur lapels for the boys, spike heels for the girls, and a whole lot of bling bling bling from the likes of Ralph Lauren and Balenciaga. Top story: Oscar de la Renta spars with Michelle Obama over her McQueen dress! This might mean fashion war. Also, how to pull off red pants.
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Look for style blog all-stars Veronica Loves Archie, Tea and Strumpets, A Continuous Lean,...
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“Black velvet hairbands and French scented candles
John Stuart Mill and...”
– Jay McInerney, Brightness Falls
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Anonymous asked: Hi Cary,
Since no one does All-American-With-Class like you, I'm hoping you can advise a quandary of mine. I am a Frye boot addict (12 pairs and counting, baby...) and also an artist. I'm going to be doing some very heavy duty sculpting for a while, and I need some workboots. Think you could help me decide between the Frye Engineer (the shorter one, no laces) or the...
Since no one does All-American-With-Class like you, I'm hoping you can advise a quandary of mine. I am a Frye boot addict (12 pairs and counting, baby...) and also an artist. I'm going to be doing some very heavy duty sculpting for a while, and I need some workboots. Think you could help me decide between the Frye Engineer (the shorter one, no laces) or the...
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thebluehour asked: Your dad grew up in TOBAY? Crazy, small world. My mom's family had a summer cottage there (the "country" to Brooklyn dwellers) and it's not far from where my parents' live now. Also - have you ever been to Bonanza's (the hotdog stand on Main)?