L.E.S. Artistes

Ok, let's see how many blogs I can squeeze in right now. If I can do one more after this one, I'll feel pretty accomplished. I really should be showering 'cause I'm durty-durty, but B hasn't called yet so I think he's still getting drunk at McCormick & Schmick's happy hour. Anyway, remember my blog about Shopbop's amazing sale, and how I was supposed to get all up on that? I didn't end up buying anything from there! However, what I did manage to procure makes me 10x happier than any dress that would've hung up in my closet for eons.

See, what happened was, I really couldn't decide which color of the KZ dress to buy. So I called up B's European, fashion-conscious ass, because I value his opinion. He was in Ireland at the time, but luckily right by his laptop. Well, he proceeded to just bitch me out. "What is this?! It's so ugly! It looks like a curtain! There's no form to it at all! Why do you always insist on wearing fat girl clothes?! You cannot buy this." While I completely disagreed, and while I still think that dress is cute, I couldn't stomach purchasing it, knowing how much he hated it. After all, I haven't bought one stitch of brown clothing in the past three years because B deems the hue unflattering on me!

However, my disappointment dissipated when I checked my email right after we got off the phone. A few days earlier, I had made an inquiry to Gallery 1988 in San Francisco regarding their Stella Im Hultberg mini print set. I didn't think they would have any left, but the email reassured me that plenty were still available. I placed an order right then and there, before I could change my mind. I'm so stoked! I received four beautiful 4x5 prints for about $96 shipped:

Aren't they stunning?! They're signed and a limited edition of 500. I'm pretty sure there are some left, too! So, instead of clothes, I bought some art, and I'm pretty darn pleased with my purchase. I'm going to close out this post with a couple of my favorite pieces from her last solo show:

Lost Unfound

Vera