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D'AMATOS

went to d'amatos for lunch yesterday. best pizza in the world. they are renovating but temporarily open across the street. there is an awesome sandwich shop next door called bari foods, caprese sandwich with prosciutto is so good from there. the neighborhood is truly italian. the people that live around grand and ogden are amazing. they have such a cool vibe and style. i really wanted to shoot some of them but was too chicken to ask. maybe next time. birks, ksubi, rick, balenciaga, vaurnets. do yourself a favor and get to d'amatos

1124 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL‎ - (312) 733-5455

dinner for pornstars

this is what i wore to dinner at gibson's in rosemont last saturday. gibsons is basically my favorite place to eat due to the fact it is consistent and easy. it's a classic american steakhouse that attracts the exact type that you would think a classic american steakhouse would. once ron jeremy walked passed me i knew it was not going to be an ordinary night at gibbys. there was some adult film convention close by and all the porn stars were out and about eating and drinking. with all of this going on i couldn't figure out why the lady next to me was focussed on myself instead of the very colorful crowd. she would not stop looking at me. this annoyed me. i finished my beef medallions and left. nick and i went there 2 nights ago and my favorite waiter bill told me that after i left the lady asked him if a. he saw my chanel bag & b.what kind of porn star i was. bill was nice enough to inform her that i'm not in adult films and i live in the area and regularly go there. i wonder what was it that had this woman convinced i was in the industry. was it the fact i'm a man with a purse or was it my porno hair?

jack sparrow goes to dinner

110 degrees the other night, I was craving bbq pulled pork and I got al and nick to go out to dinner with me. our destination changed thirty times before I realized I actually wanted sloppy joe. Silver Cloud is the only place to go for that. we ate the most amazing food. Sloppy joe with tator tots for me, chicken pot pie fore al, bacon grilled cheese for nick. I'm so glad our clothes were in season since our choice of food wasn't. Al has the best patterned summer dresses and her tiny wrists roped in cute kiddie bracelets. I kept it simple with a light cotton shirt by loden dager and plaid skate shorts by quicksilver. Nick wore a really gauzy shirt by stephan allen and vintage diesel jeans.

ps i looked like homeless pirate stoner. i was being lazy and didn't change bags, i wanted to save this newbie for a special post but i couldn't resist the contrast was just too funny.

backyard

JUICE

my friends and i have been juicing a lot as of late

the colors are really inspiring and after i have a glass of fresh juice i get a really nice, natural energy buzz.
annie pulled this blanket out of nowhere the other day. amazing. it matched our juice perfectly.
the blanket reminds me of this little beaded bag my mom got as a free gift from nieman's in the eighties. it's the perfect camera bag right now but i used to use it for jewelry and it was a fancy way to hide my cigarettes and lighter in my backpack when i was in high school.

days at the office

been super busy with working, buying, returning, and not sleeping. more posts to come. love annie's nautical stripe and boy by band of outsiders shirt with her amazing givenchy bag, a gift from adam I helped pick out at blake in chicago.

NO DIVING

my friends and i snuck into the marriott o'hare to take a dip

isn't adam's new haircut awesome

nick wore his new moncler gamme bleu trunks

i really dig the feel of this place. my mom and i used to come here to swim all the time when i was younger. the architecture here is very retro. i think it may have been built in the sixties.

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LVOE

loving this lv love bag from a couple years ago. this belongs to my friend annie, she brought it to the pool the other day. I had to share.

BLACK SACK

I was struggling with what type of bag to get for work. I found this perfect Balenciaga piece at Chalk in Evanston.

CHAINS HEIRLOOMS ICONS

abalone pendant with rose gold wrap on emporio armani chain
box chain with crucifix
gold chain with gold st anthony, gold and turquoise fertility horn, gold cameo
gold chain with otter charm
gold chain with st joseph icon
gold chain with st cecilia icon
silver box chain david yurman with white marble cross armani
silver chains with st christopher icon

RAGING BULL

Timeless for sure. A masterpiece full of style with a tragic hero. The spot on portrayal of Italian Americans is so natural and real. What's really amazing is guys I know today talk just like Pesci and DeNiro in the film which takes place about 60 years ago. I realized a long time ago how lucky I am to have been exposed to such old school and completely authentic real life Italian characters. They socialized in folding chairs outside in the forties and fifties and we still do today. Yesterday my friend Al (also italian) and I sat in my garage and watched the rain. I felt like one of my Nona's neighbors from her house on Maria Ct. The wardrobe is also beautifully Italian. Men in suits with dramatic collars, gaudy cufflinks, dego-ts under bowling shits. DeNerio's dego-t look is so classic and tough and comfortingly familiar to me. And, every man should aspire to look like he does in khakis and a black polo. That black car... Last words, leopard robe.