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I went to two weddings yesterday. In general, I try to avoid weddings because I find them exhausting, gaudy displays of vanity that are the first expensive step towards divorce. Yes, I know I'm cynical. But also, I find that weddings very rarely diverge from puffy, chichi and formulaic.

Wedding #2 yesterday was held on a beautiful piece of property in Olympia. It was outdoors, and all the blossoms were out (so were the goats, chickens and kittens). The bride, my friend C., found her lovely ivory lace gown at a boutique in Seattle. It was refreshing to see something other than a starchy white, bedazzled-cupcake gown.

I was grateful she avoided the poodle prom updo and went for a soft classic updo, with a little feather hairpiece. Her sash and shawl contrasted splendidly with her vibrant hair.

RIP YSL

Yves Saint Laurent passed away today. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts just opened a YSL retrospective this week, and San Francisco's de Young Museum announced it will host the YSL retrospective this November.

"Fashion does not only exist to embellish women, but also to reassure them, to give them confidence, to allow them to accept themselves? I have wanted? to place myself in the service of women? Meaning to serve them." - Yves Saint Laurent

Best Accessories (And Eyes) Ever

Have you ever seen such amazing eyes? These are women from the Pakistani Kalash tribe, known for its amazing handicrafts and ancient culture. >source

Why So Cheapish?

I just wanna put the kibosh on this nonsense...

I just read this in a blog entry about 18-year-old Dutch model Cato van Ee: "At 5?9? with 33-23-35 measurements, pillowy lips, dark blonde hair and intriguing blue eyes, it wouldn?t surprise me if Cato is soon moving in the circle of highly versatile, ridiculously beautiful girls who are changing the face of modeling."

Uh... tall, skinny, blonde, blue-eyed... and she's 'changing the face of modeling'? HOW?

Santa Cruz Style

You can almost get high by just inhaling in Santa Cruz. People's conversation is peppered with "bro" and "right on" and the city is extremely chilled out. I'm tempted to move here and hang out with happy stoned hippies. Make sure to stock up on George W. Bush toilet paper.

Ick

Hard not to feel a little upset by this picture, taken in Bangalore. Maids are seen in front of a Louis Vuitton ad, hanging callously in a city (and country) racked by poverty. Almost as crass as the Louis-clad elephant from the Keira in Africa Vogue layout. NYT

Le weekend

I'm off to San Francisco for Memorial Day weekend. I hope to be swept off my feet by a reincarnation of Jimmy Stewart under the Golden Gate Bridge while wearing a beautiful creation by Edith Head. xo, Ailsa

Geishas for Obama

A woman dressed as a maiko (apprentice geisha) walks down a street wearing Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama campaign buttons in Kyoto, Japan May 20, 2008. - Reuters

YSL on BBC

Wedding Season