Pear-licious

Are these not the cutest (albeit creepy as hell) pears you've ever seen? A pear farmer in China has figured out how to grow pears that look like baby Buddhas. Hao Xianzhang attaches "baby-shaped fiberglass and plastic molds" to young pears for six months, resulting in these enlightened fruit.

"People called me crazy," the farmer said to Reuters. "They said I was whimsical and it was impossible to grow baby-shaped fruits. They told me to stop wasting my time and money."

He's already sold 18,000 pears for 50 yuan ( the equivalent of around $7) each. Looks like Hao gets the last 笑 (laugh).

Poorganic

There's no denying how difficult it is to find affordable and eco-friendly beauty products. But, fret no more! Physician's Formula just came out with these great face wipes that effectively remove makeup and smell *simply* amazing (like Aveda products; one of my all-time favorite scents.) They come in a cute reusable silver tin and are available at any corner Walgreens.

growl.

the PERFECT leopard ballet flat.

blame it on the henney?

for those of you who may not know, I have been a loyal, undying and some may say delusional kanye fan for years. all cockiness and d-bagginess aside, he's an incredibly talented, outgoing (ha) and innovative producer/artist.

however, I don't think he'll be recovering so easily from this one. damnit kanye, hold your alcohol and your tongue. props to the rest of the ROC dynasty. stay classy b and jay.

cabbage

no, not THAT kind of cabbage, although I am one of those freaks who actually likes the food version. I'm talking about the kinder, gentler and sexier dress version offered up by Free People. I just ordered this dress for a wedding, and think it will look great with some tasteful black pumps now, black tights and booties later.

here's some other Free People looks that I'm lusting after. Military accents, cream/black (YES) plus a little lace...oh my.

all found here

yes please

"Louis Vuitton will soon be releasing a book, giving you a detailed look into the various collaborative projects that the brand has been involved in. Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion And Architecture will also come in limited edition Takashi Murakami version.

The book offers, for the first time in the luxury brand’s history, a critical selection of the creative exchanges forged between Louis Vuitton and a growing number of designers from the worlds of art, architecture, design, photography and fashion. This richly illustrated anthology is supplemented by critical essays that analyse and shed new light on Louis Vuitton’s commitment during one of the most fertile periods of contemporary creation. Written by international critics from the world of art, fashion and architecture, this work, stretching over 400 pages and illustrated with 400 colour documents, will be released in three languages – French, English and Italian – and will be available in bookshops, published respectively by de La Martinière, Rizzoli NY and Rizzoli Italia.

A deluxe edition exclusively designed for Louis Vuitton by Takashi Murakami will be for sale in Louis Vuitton stores and on www.louisvuitton.com from September 1st 2009."

check out this great animated movie by Camille Scherrer and witness the book come to life.

pink+red+jade