march 21

Anthropologie, where I've had a job for forever ( :) ), went to Thailand to shoot their March catalog and get more ideas for new product. I was REALLY excited because they went to Chiang Mai, where one of my best friends/sister-in-law and her husband live and where my husband and i got to go this past October. Chiang Mai is awesome: "Why Thailand, you ask? Because powdery jasmine wreaths, strung in offering, prove that a simple gesture is often the most meaningful. Because witnessing a procession of marigold-wrapped monks (barefoot, silent, endless) is transcendent. Because the floral garlands and sun-faded buntings that honor gods and kings remind you that to adorn is human instinct. Because breezes are weighed down by coriander, galangal and kaffir lime. Because the earth yields greener and lusher and newer here than any place other. Because at dawn, the sun doesn’t rise so much as slowly sets the day aglow." -Anthro http://vimeo.com/anthropologie/thailand http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/category/away+we+go%3a+thailand/anthro-mag-awaythailand_me.jsp http://pinterest.com/anthropologie/away-we-go/