Revelation

I have always said that the two strongest and everlasting loves in my life are Kanye West and Fran Drescher. My love for them is undying and unfettered. I have, and probably will again, created several awkward silences defending them to roomfuls of haters. I even created a religion for her in Switzerland.

While in Boulder, my friend, who is a fucking genius, revealed to me a revelation of hers.

"Sarah," she said, "do you know why you love Kanye West so much?"
"Because," I answered, "he is awesome?"
"Yes," she replied, "but also because he is Fran Drescher."

You guys. YOU GUYS YOU GUYS YOUGUYSYOUGUYSYOUGUYS.


Fran vs. Kanye from Sarah Hartshorne on Vimeo.


 They really are the same person. In case you can't watch the video, below is photographic evidence.

Fashion Week Playlist

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1. Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat,  Bob Dylan

2. In These Shoes, Kirsty MacColl

3. Dedicated Follower of Fashion, The Kinks

4. Devil in a New Dress, Kanye West

5. These Boots Were Made for Walking, Nancy Sinatra

6. Hollywood Freaks, Beck

7. Beautiful People, Marilyn Manson

8. Supermodel, Ru Paul

9. Fashion, David Bowie

10. Hell of a Life, Kanye

11. Devil With a Blue Dress, Yo La Tengo

12. Debra, Beck

Snark, drag queens and lots of Kanye. If I could, I'd crawl into this playlist and stay there until editors stopped emailing me about things like deadlines.

Top image came from here, all others from Harpers Bazaar

Weekend Recap

It was the Boy's birthday last week, so this weekend I planned a Delightful Surprise Outing which turned out even better than I'd expected.

We hiked, while Rue guarded the house.

Then we had high tea at an adorable cafe.

The cafe had an adjacent store that made me fantasize about my someday grownup house which will have an office like this one I saw in a penthouse apartment on 5th Ave. The apartment belonged to some friends of my grandfather who were hosting his book party. It was full of real grownups, so I put my hair in a french twist, painted my nails and tried not to quote Kanye too much.

That said, I can't help it if my reaction to hearing a heartwarming story about rescuing a cat presents an excellent opportunity to pun on the Kanye classic 'Ni**as in Paris'.


Powerful attorney/real grownup: he was a rescue cat-
Me: that shit stray.
PA/RG: I'm sorry?
Me: oh, it's from Kanye and Jay Z's 'Watch the Throne'
PA/RG: I..I'm not familiar.
Me: that shit cray.

So that was that. 

In No Particular Order

Happy Superbowl Sunday!

It's Superbowl Sunday, which means nachos and beer and hotdogs. There's also a football game, but it doesn't count because the Patriots are not involved*.  Now, I love nachos. And I love beer. And I love men tussling over pigskin. But sometimes things get a little stupid this weekend. So, I thought I'd make up a little list of things that are smart and glamorous. Just to keep things even.

1) This bag

Wayuu Taya Bag

Good bag, good materials, good cause. Available here.

2) This woman

But it will not be all rock & roll, oui?

3) This necklace

Kate Spade Doodles Pen Necklace

Actually, this entire brand. Gorgeous planners, bright shoes and bags, quirky jewelry, yes please.

4) This blog.

Old Hollywood

Deep, dark, Hollywood. I love.

5) This man (and woman...sort of).

I love Kanye. Haters say what you will, but he's honest, constantly seeking to improve and a genius. And, yes, he yelled at a famous, gorgeous, legs-to-here blonde chick. Cry me a river, Swift. As for Gaga, I have mixed feelings.

6) This designer

Geek chic. On a whole other level.

So, I hope you all have an awesome day whether it involves football or not. But if it doesn't involve either nachos or beer, we probably shouldn't be friends. 

P.S. Been thinking about bringing back outfit posts. Thoughts?

*and, if they are involved, they are winning. Except for that one time with the Hair Plugged Wonder, but whatever.