THINGS TO LOVE: LA SKIES

Happy Friday! Thought I would share some of these pretty sky shots to get us ready for the weekend.

Besides flowers, colors, and bright patterns, I love to photograph the ever-changing LA sunsets. The clouds and colors make for some gorgeous abstract art. With the recent heat wave and humidity, this month has had some gorgeous skies. Walking to the car after work, rollerblading on the weekend, even taking a twilight beach stroll, I kept being amazed at all the ever changing palettes. My iphone camera roll seems to have an infinite amount of sky shots, trying to capture the beautiful colors.

The orange Malibu sunset shot is courtesy of Jeanetta Gonzales' instagram

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LOVING LILLY: ALL THE RAGE

Located at the Palos Verdes Art Center, the Lilly show is "quite the party." The retrospective includes 150 items from the collection of Miami-based vintage clothing collector Keni Valenti. There's everything from original 1950s Lilly shifts to groovy 1970s pantsuits, menswear, a Lilly Pulitzer Monopoly game and even a wild, sequined and feathered costume the designer wore to her son's birthday party.

According to the exhibition overview, "Like sunny days, healthy babies and shiny white teeth, Lilly’s prints and prismatic colors became instantly recognizable symbols of the American good life. But now thanks to Keni Valenti, we get to see Lilly anew. This force of fashion has mixed one part 1960s, two parts 1970s, added a dash of daring 1980s and stirred. But beware - he’s concocted a very potent cocktail indeed."

Read more about Lilly Pulitzer here and here.