Enchanted

Nothing has captured my fashion and art sensibilities like Lula magazine. Printed in the UK, these highly collectible fashion issues provide the deepest satisfaction to dreamers worldwide. A cross between M83 and the Virgin Suicides, the magazine paints a watercolor picture of beauty. That beauty is found in the details...its pages are heavy weight, its fonts have a scripted feel, its art direction is playful and attractive. Although most of the time I am somewhat of a tomboy, who is very much into the urban market, I can't help but be entranced by the delicately lit photo shoots and the dresses galore. Lula is transcendentally feminine, touching on past ages while including the modern celebrity. Plus, now that media is finding its new home on the web, it's good to see that some of us that love the printed page can still satisfy that dream. Angie

A Local Discovery

Early last week I had an amazing opportunity presented to me. Diving back into history, I was transported to the early 20th century as I was granted a hall pass to check out the Farmdale schoolhouse still standing within El Sereno Middle school. Originally established as a six year High School in 1937, this location was a large campus that took the name Woodrow Wilson High School. That is until 1969 when the four year High School became a seperate entity nearby. Now there are three schools: Wilson High School, Farmdale, and El Sereno Middle School that encompass what once was one neighborhood school. And, although the reminders of modern times were endless, as the fences encased everything within the school and the kids were as diverse and eclectic in their personal expression as any current public school, you couldn't help but feel the echoes of the past in this one small place. It took my breath away. Angie