Girls, Girls, Girls

The winter weather has hit and I've bunkered down so to speak in a warm cocoon of "Downton Abbey" and oil painting. I am working on a portrait but oh the nose, oh the nose - it's hard to paint a good nose! I am looking at eventually having a wall of paintings a-la-young-Richie Tenenbaum. Richie had a wall dedicated to portraits of his adopted sister Margot.

Source: frecklesandash.blogspot.com.au/2010_08_01_archive.html

I've also just discovered the new HBO show "Girls" (created by and starring Lena Dunham, executive produced by Judd Apatow). 


Besides having a huge style crush on the character Jessa's wardrobe it's well written and very realistic - almost achingly so. "Girls" is pretty irresistible and the source of a lot of debate in the U.S as indicated in this article from New York Magazine.
http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/girls-lena-dunham-2012-4/

I particularly like the New York Magazines fashion snap shot of the show: 
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2012/04/girls-fashion-recap-getting-to-know-them.html#photo=10x00006

Jemima Kirke as "Jessa" - source: hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2012/04/12/hbo-girls-jemima-kirke/

source: http://www.possessionista.com/2012/05/girls-fashion-jessas-pants.html

I think Jessa will soon be in hot competition with Carrie Bradshaw (particularly like her style in the "Aiden" era). Interestingly, Jemima Kirke, a professional artist who plays the role of Jessa, is the daughter of Lorraine Kirke, the owner of Geminola, a N.Y vintage boutique that was the source of a number of outfits for Sex and the City. Six degrees of vintage separation... I like that. 

Off to watch some more episodes courtesy of iTunes. :)