I live in Chocolate City, Work for NPR, am currently working on an MA in Interior Design, Love my roommate, friends and Kitteh, "Bits." Day to day I find more and more beauty lurking in the oddest spots. Rouge My Knees is an accumulation of notes on what I find whets my curiosity for all things toxic and pretty.
I love sharing my view of the world through the photos and links posted here. 
Filed under: femme icons
For the full interview –> here.
My fave of her responses:
On what she looks for in a guy: “I want a guy who is masculine, good with his hands and able to build stuff and who has survival skills. Facial hair is a big turn-on. Most of the kids I hang out with in New York are hipster arty types, but I like a stronger, more physically imposing man–like a lumberjack. I’m also into a little hair pulling. I like boys to be aggressive and allow me to be a little aggressive back.”
On her texting relationships: “I’ve been texting for a year with a couple of guys without ever going on a date with them. The other day I got a text from a boy, but it wasn’t hot. I mean, if you’re going to text me every day, you haven’t seen me for months and you’re trying to seduce me, you’d better spice up that text and make it more exciting than ‘How was your day? I hope you’re having a beautiful one.’ Sadly, I haven’t been doing a lot of kissing lately.”
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I’m currently obsessing over images of Anastasia…
as well as photo spreads she has styled.
The woman is an expert at rocking menswear…and I’m missing my bangs just looking at these…she may very well be the death of me…
Inez van Lamsweerde is featured in the no.2 issue of the gentlewoman mag – sister to Fantastic Man
some of Inez’s imagination wild photos:
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Whoa, I am so excited…tell me you’re giving me an Antiques Roadshow type show about thrifting AND it’s to be hosted by ALEXA CHUNG…and well…dreams do come true. Alexa is chumming up with PBS for exactly this type of show:
“Thrift in America” is set to air, next summer, the New York Times reports. Chung will take viewers into consignment shops, thrift stores and garage sales to find treasure and adventure.
I love this photograph of emmylou. not even sure where to start…oh that’s right…prob with the amazing feather detail on her dress..
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Kate at Christian Dior. Kills me. Via style.com
I’ve always LOVED NARS.
Esp my Roman Holiday - the only lip color I must have on hand at all times.
The packaging is clean and modern with a kind of throw back to vintage fonts – I think of the Avant Garde Mag logo or Studio 54.
Lately I’ve noticed their lip colors are influenced and named for some of cinema’s most memorable ( and I kind of want them all!)
Roman Holiday
DOLCE VITA
Funny Face
Barbarella
Shanghai Express
Belle de Jour
Niagara
Viva Las Vegas
Viridiana
WHAT DAPHNE LOVES
— Sudden illuminating ideas where you get that amazing feeling of what life is all about
— Classical architecture
— Beautiful jewellery
— Thunderstorms and clouds
— Moss
— Mushrooms
— Butterflies
— Rocks
— High mountain peaks where the air burns your throat
— Textiles and embroideries
— Armour and ancient weapons
— The human skeleton, and how to drape it (it’s quite wonderful naked as well)
— Love, but that should be first
I was riding in a car last night and this tune popped on – I forgot about OMD for a minute. Happy Frizzziday!
