edit: DECEMBER (2020)
hey there,
We don’t really know what to expect next year.
Roaring twenties after we all get vaccinated (easy peasy, right)?
Or more bankruptcies + Iceland economy following end-of-the-year holidays with a lot of gifted socks?
Quite possible at the end of 2021 we will be flying to a distant nuked planet as Elon Musk is relentlessly working on it, but for now it’s all slippery slope uphill. So many restrictions while daydreaming about leaving your orbit of homeschooling, sweats and online browsing.
Mysterious all the way and that’s so exciting.
It doesn’t matter if we go to Mars or keep zooming from the kitchen while training our vulnerability, it’s going to be good.
WHY do I think so? Because we are in it together.
Happy upcoming! x
#blessed
// December 2020
AND here is my list of 2021 resolutions:
1) To keep only happy people around me. Those who smile, those that don’t judge, those who are always on the bright side.
2) To water my 2020 resolutions: drinking lots of water, always have cut flowers + others things I won’t tell you.
3) To not overthink. Or overthink moderately. OR set screen-time for your overthinking.
4) To keep running.
5) To stop interrupting people when they talk.
6) To learn to be selfish.
7) To support my friends and family more. YES, it contradicts the #6 and #7 but actually it’s NOT, honestly.
8) To learn how to break a big dream into small action plans without ruining the whole idea.
9) To let go of everything what’s bothering. Be it clutter in your head or in a tool box.
10) To get a dog!! Yes, they are needy, but I like needy so very much.
+ visual board for the end of the year + gifting ideas:
Cool perfumal collaboration between RÉGIME DES FLEURS and BATSHEVA. Smells like incantation >
Obviously, some bright sneakers to up your game >
3 hours of styling consult. For anyone who wants to expand their sartorial horizons and start 2021 anew.
Hiking with friends or alone. Don’t forget: your water, a hat and a pair of comfortable shoes. Most interesting LA itineraries >
Silk pajamas anyone? This beautiful green jumpsuit is a perfection >
Super expensive Khaite cashmere perfect for intimate Christmas eve or a quiet but sexy New Year’s celebration. Get inspiration, and look for digital vintage knitwear sales, where I got my 90’s Donna Karan sweater of the same Carmine - Asian red - The Economist orange red hue. Sweet and uplifting. No need to say, seductive as hell.
BOOKS that I’m keen on reading and gifting >
> The Fabric of Civilization, by the brilliant Virginia Postrel.
> Gorbachev, His Life And Times, by William Taubman.
> Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged.
No need to explain that something that started as “organic and emotional” jewelry in 2004 is made by someone pretty “organic and emotional” (me). Volatile and absorbent like a sponge, super sensitive - emotional and impulsive. I remember talking to my dad about it, and he would just brush me off by saying “oh, you can’t really go and buy that quality you don’t have in the supermarket (or on Net-à-Porter). You have to make the most of your explosiveness, just lean into it.” We are finally resurrecting our vintage pieces! The other new service at JUNETHINGS is reimagining your old jewelry > send us images of the items you would like to keep but are tired of, and we will get back to you with the quote for reassembling them in a new, fresh and creative ways.
Our first Amethyst and Vintage clock necklace with a million of little brass closures. It was called ZUMA BEACH TIME.
When I focus on other people and not on myself, my emotions transform into a field of flowers. Talking to you all, hearing your stories, trying to listen with my heart and not interrupt, that’s when my explosiveness becomes this warm cloud that hugs me and tries to hug you, too. Weeks ago when people loosened up a bit and lockdown softened, I started talking to strangers again. In vintage fabric shops. On the streets - to construction workers boarding up shop windows on Robertson. That’s what brings true happiness. This is also the reason why we started our amateurish YOU-KNOW (the words I use a lot, they are sort of weeds that I am trying hard to eradicate!!) micro-show on Instagram. We discuss things we love and talk to the ones we adore. Finding little inspirations in each of you, and pausing when searching for accurate words in the language I will never master as my native. That’s fine. Just embrace it. Come watch!
Maison Margiela to sleep in it if you’ve been unluckily to get Covid-19. Or to go on a date, let it be a blizzard in Vilnius or a sunny but windy LA: “neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed.” Adapted for postal workers, as now we all are a kind of metaphorical postal workers now. Delivering positivity to everyone around us.
ATELIER WESTMAN “clean” no make-up make-up. This Shanghai box set includes mascara and LIP SUEDE set that nourishes, plumps, and boosts collagen using clean actives in an innovative petroleum-free base. A beautiful gift for a girl who isn’t fond of too much girlishness >
Creating your fake trips around town. Get up before dawn. Make yourself some good coffee and off you go, suck it all up.
A favorite bag for 2021. However, the question is - to buy this BOTTEGA wonder or a new home sound system?!
Candles made by people in social risk groups: homeless, former prisoners, living under poverty line, or victims of domestic violence. Get them for your Holiday table or as a gift >
JUNETHINGS Penis / Key ring with pavé of white diamonds. Fancy, feisty and fun.
If you always wanted a Marilyn Minter at home but it was out of your budget, now you can get a plate with her sensual eye. One Plate purchased will feed 75 homeless New Yorkers affected by Covid-19 >
JUNETHINGS is streamlining the transformational side of our styling service: do you know who you would like to be in the next ten years? That’s the question we always start with. Not easy to pin that down. Because very often we don’t even dream of how exciting the future could be. Get on board >
Starting on micro needling project. Is it safe? Is it effective? Worth the money? Will update you as I go >
Bomboloni from Margarita Manzke at REPUBLIQUE in Los Angeles. “The custard-filled brioche ball with a slick of chocolate icing is good enough to fight cross-town traffic for, but the crème brûlée one, with rich custard inside and a crunchy sugar coating, are beyond good.” (Zagat)
The Alps in your bed or how to travel without taking a plane (just with some decent wifi) > Patrick Lambertz captures the parallel universe of the “Châlets” - far away from the glamorous world of this Swiss cliché. GO VISIT >
