The Last Domino

The last Domino magazine arrived today in the post. Very sad. 

(Photo credit: from the "Merge, Purge, Compromise" article.  Previous Domino photos here.)

Domino

This dreadful recession has taken a toll on everyone, especially print media. My favorite fashion magazines are almost as skinny now as the models they feature. With all the troubles at Condé Nast and worries about more magazine closures, I wanted to highlight one of the jewels of my mailbox: Domino. The February issue (featuring the home of Zooey Deschanel) arrived yesterday. I think I've saved every edition of the decor magazine since it started publication three years ago (and I know some of my girlfriend bloggers have done the same.) It's become a cult favorite with the trendy set. Above are some of my picks from the "Best of Domino" slideshow on the magazine's website.

(PS: The pug painting is by Jessie Mott, via Dominomag.com!)

UPDATE JANUARY 29:  The word is out. Domino is closing. March will be the last issue. Sigh.

Vintage Vogue

I was reading the UK magazine, the World of Interiors, this week when I spotted an ad (above) for the new compilation book of Vogue covers. I thought about my mother and the afternoons we spent flipping through her Vogue magazines and listening to Frank Sinatra records on the stereo. As a child growing up in New Mexico (long before Hollywood discovered Santa Fe), magazines became my window into the larger world. It surprises me now how the old covers take me back.