SF MOMA

The San Francisco MOMA recently reopened, and its expansion is incredible - the space is huge, open, and weaves around in a way that you could almost get lost in the art galleries.  It's a very grand update and a hugely welcome re-addition to the Bay Area museum scene.  These are some of our favorite impressions from a recent visit:

 

 

 

 

Read more about the museum, or find details on visiting here.

Bouquets to Art April 2016

We love the annual spring Bouquets to Art fundraiser at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. This year's show at the de Young had such beautiful color and textural combinations. Here are some of our favorites.

What We're Talking About This Week

Fort Mason is hosting a slew of food-related events this weekend. Tonight marks the return of Off the Grid, one of our favorite Friday night activities when the weather is nice. Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of the Chocolate Salon, where many varieties of chocolate will be available to sample. The salted caramels in particular look delicious.

One of our favorite blogs, DesignLoveFest, has put together an awesome list of 12 free things to do in LA. Biking the LA river sounds like an especially great idea for this weekend.

The 1975 did an amazing collaboration with photographer David Drake and art director Samuel Burgess-Johnson for their latest album, creating neon signs with each of the song titles from the record, shot in locations important to the band. While all of the images are fantastic, we want to frame "This Must Be My Dream", for obvious reasons.

The Palace of Fine Arts is hosting an exhibit featuring costumes and props from The Hunger Games. Fashion plays a huge part in the books and movies, and we can't wait to check out the over-the-top couture outfits in person, while it's in San Francisco. It runs through July.

FIDM's downtown LA campus is hosting a cinematic fashion exhibit as well, with costumes from each of the 5 best picture nominees, as well as past nominees. We've found many of the films this year very inspiring (see here and here), and we can't wait to check out the incredible details up close. It runs through April.

What We're Talking About This Week

It's nice to have a break after the excitement of the holidays, but as January comes to a close we are thinking about our next vacation.  This guide to some of the prettiest road trip destinations in California is a great jumping off point...

The next big TV event is this Tuesday night's The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story.  This post breaks down all the major players in the trial, for those who are too young to remember or in need of a refresh.

The temperature is going to drop in San Francisco this weekeend as El Nino ushers in another storm...  It's the perfect time to check out one of these six different mac & cheese dishes. 

 Tomorrow is the SoCal Museums Free-For-All-Day.  Check out their site for all of the locations that are participating, but this is a great way to check out many of LA's museums for free, or at a discounted ticket price.

High Style at the Legion of Honor

We recently visited the High Style exhibit at the Legion of Honor. All of the sartorial items are on loan from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection and are from 1910 to 1980. Here are some of our favorites:

Hand crafted shoes featuring antique lace

Evening ensembles with antique lace by Callot Soeurs, ca. 1913

Schiaparelli insect necklace

Evening ensemble by Sorelle Fontana, ca 1954 for the film Barefoot Contessa

Intricate Dior detailing

Tiger print Marie Antoinette style dress

The exhibit runs until July 19th. For more information visit the museum site here.