sarah kunst

"You’ve got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only..."

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:55:12 -0400

“You’ve got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly, the little experiences that you might tell at dinner. This is especially true when you begin to write, when you have not yet developed the tricks of interesting people on paper, when you have none of the technique which it takes time to learn. When, in short, you have only your emotions to sell.”

- f. scott Fitzgerald

Feature Friday: The Logged Out Experience

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:43:19 -0400

continuations:

Most startups spend all their time on optimizing the experience for registered and logged in users. But what about those who come to a site through a link? Or right to the home page by either typing the company’s URL or more likely searching for the company name. Most companies spend very little time on this which is a mistake because it is the top of the user acquisition funnel.

Companies that get the logged out experience right can get a lot of mileage from that. In particular showing immediate content and only then driving users into either registration or app download seems to work well. Pinterest did a great job with this both for deep links and for the homepage. Instagram’s deep link pages are fantastic — you see the photograph but the second you want to take an action (e.g. heart) you are driven into registration.

I was thrilled to see foursquare earlier this week launch a logged out version of “explore” giving immediate utility to anyone coming to the home page. Venue pages, such as the one for Union Square Ventures, also have a strong calls to action now for users who are not logged in. This is a great way of activating the top of the funnel.

The end of summer means way fewer boozy picnics and tropical...

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:52:00 -0400

The end of summer means way fewer boozy picnics and tropical cocktails so to say goodbye to all that, Jenni from I Spy Diy grabbed Nicole, Camilla, Donna, Christina and me for one last Leblon laden harrah! We made Leblon Lemonade (literally the easiest and best summer drink…ever.) and cheersed to the end of summer 2012. Check out the video below to soak up the last rays of fun in the sun. Next stop - Fashion week(eek.)

I wanna fall(har) in love with this insane Dsquared dip-dye...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:35:17 -0400

I wanna fall(har) in love with this insane Dsquared dip-dye sweater. Combined with the beyond chilly weather in SF today, I’m getting a very strong urge to break out the knitting needles. Cozy caps for an upcoming Iceland trip maybe?

End of a very fun leblon video shoot with some of my favorite...

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:28:48 -0400

End of a very fun leblon video shoot with some of my favorite bloggers! @Glamgerous @ISpyDIY @DonnaDaily @profreshstyle @NicoleAlyseee

theparisreview: “The spectacle of advertising creates images...

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:10:55 -0400

theparisreview:

“The spectacle of advertising creates images of false beauty so suave and so impossible to attain that you will hurt inside and never even know where the hurt comes from, and in all pictures now the famous people have already begun to look lost and lonely.”

A slide show of situationist artist Robert Montgomery’s London street poetry.

(Source: The Huffington Post)

I’M ON THE COVER OF GERMAN VOGUE! (kunst = art in german)

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:06:58 -0400

I’M ON THE COVER OF GERMAN VOGUE! (kunst = art in german)

going home for a few days. kinda excited to relive high school.

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:00:11 -0400

going home for a few days. kinda excited to relive high school.

This weekend, at a Chili's

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:48:12 -0400

Lindsey and Ami (whom I have just met): [a thoughtful five minute conversation about documentaries]
Me: I'm so excited for the Katy Perry documentary.
Ami: Okay -- do you mind if I ask you -- why do you like her?
Me: [a monologue]
-- later --
Me: And the whole thing about how she's not a feminist figure because she wears outfits that shoot whipped cream out of her titties? That's the whole point of feminism. That she can wear whatever the fuck she wants and be a valid artist with a point of view and something to say. Pink and cupcakes don't negate your humanity, ya know?
[a pause]
Ami: I could see that. Yeah.

melsanie: minusmanhattan: Fireworks by Clint Colbert for Jack...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:23:25 -0400

melsanie:

minusmanhattan:

Fireworks by Clint Colbert for Jack Spade.

LIGHT ALL THE FIREWORKS.

Jerry Hall photographed by Helmut Newton, 1970’s.

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 22:09:36 -0400

Jerry Hall photographed by Helmut Newton, 1970’s.

womensweardaily: Melissa Magsaysay’s Take on L.A. Style As a...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:16:13 -0400

Melissa Magsaysay

The cover of "City of Style"

womensweardaily:

Melissa Magsaysay’s Take on L.A. Style

As a former market editor at the Los Angeles Times and WWD, Melissa Magsaysay knows a thing or two about fashion. But the question of how to define Los Angeles style is one that continues to confound amateurs and professionals alike. Magsaysay’s sartorial observations about her hometown have come together in “City of Style” (It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) which she says, “is not a serious coffee-table book.” The photo-filled tome is instead her take on West Coast style, and the book mirrors the natives in that “we don’t take ourselves too seriously, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t stories to tell.” The author and West Coast ambassador will make a New York appearance for the book at the Juicy Couture boutique on Madison Avenue on Wednesday. For more

Photo

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:23:46 -0400

Photo

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:06:33 -0400

Tonight, all of us…”Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:44:49 -0400

Tonight, all of us…”Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic
future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s
no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther….
And one fine morning

brit: Today marks our foray into commerce! We’re selling some...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:27:42 -0400

brit:

Today marks our foray into commerce! We’re selling some of our most popular products on Fab.

Here’s the backstory. Hope you’ll check them out!

congrats!

80s-90s-supermodels: “Molten Metallics”, Vogue UK, August...

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:02:47 -0400

80s-90s-supermodels:

“Molten Metallics”, Vogue UK, August 1991
Photographer : Herb Ritts
Model : Tatjana Patitz
Makeup : George Newell at George Newell Inc, LA
Hair : Peter Savic at Cloutier, La

( Source : angellover scans )

Photo

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:32:18 -0400

Kaleidoscope

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:27:05 -0400

fashiondigitaldaily:

http://kalei.do/

WHAT IS IT?

A street style shopping app.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

Browse the best street style images selected by Kaleidoscope’s editors from style blogs and fashion shows; share your inspirations via Pinterest, Twitter or Facebook; shop your favorite looks.

WHAT IS IT LIKE?

The Sartorialist + ShopStyle app = Kaleidoscope

DO I NEED IT IN MY LIFE?

You’ll appreciate the simplicity and quality content of this app.

WHO’S BEHIND IT?

Founder: Ryan Junee

AN INSIDE LOOK:

every outfit cher horowitz wears in 30 seconds…

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:51:35 -0400