PAPPY & HARRIET’S PIONEERTOWN PALACE

Concrete Flower: 101003: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

After the dusty desert drive, we ended up at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace.

Concrete Flower: 101003: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

My vest matched the backdrop of the stage.

Concrete Flower: 101003: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

Where a country-western band was playing. Inside, the crowd consisted mostly of locals — with plenty of families and kids.

Concrete Flower: 101003: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

We had a plate of cheese fries, then ventured outside, to the outdoor concert space.

Concrete Flower: 101003: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

There was plenty of meats roasting over an open fire.

Concrete Flower: 101003: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

The crowd was very L.A. We even had a minor celebrity-sighting, Pixie from the reality show L.A. Ink. The evening’s acts were Alain Johannes, Sweethead and Earthlings?, pretty good.

Concrete Flower: 101003: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

Pioneertown was founded in 1946 by a group of Hollywood investors with dreams of creating a living movie set — an 1870s frontier town with facades for filming and interiors open to the public. It still has the feel…

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UPSTATE/RAW

New at NYC eco-boutique Kaight, from Upstate.

Concrete Flower: 101003: Upstate

The three Brooklyn-based designers behind the line have launched a series of scarves and wraps fashioned in the Japanese tradition shibori. Using natural indigo dyes on raw silk, the designers hand-dye each piece using different methods of binding, folding or compressing the fabric. No two pieces are the same.

Concrete Flower: 101003: Upstate

I want.

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JOSHUA TREE, PART 3: DESERT DRIVING

Concrete Flower: 101001: Desert Driving

Driving through the desert as the sun is coming down. The car in front is whipping up dust that starts to cover my lens. I suddenly realize the meaning of the expression “being left in the dust.”

Concrete Flower: 101001: Desert Driving

Camera firmly in hand, I try to capture all the amazingness that surrounds.

Concrete Flower: 101001: Desert Driving

Desert landscapes swish by. Apparently driving fast makes you feel the bumps in the roads less. People here drive really fast.

Concrete Flower: 101001: Desert Driving

The sun is almost down and we have almost reached our destination. Where to? You shall soon find out.

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JOSHUA TREE, PART 2: THE SALOON

Concrete Flower: 101001: Joshua Tree Saloon

I never got a chance to patronize this fine establishment. Even so, I found it worthy of a blog post.

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Love the hand-painted signage and genius mix of weathered wood and semi-rusted corrugated metal.

Concrete Flower: 101001: Joshua Tree SaloonConcrete Flower: 101001: Joshua Tree Saloon

Oh, and there is a pole outside where you can tie up your horse while enjoying libations inside. Forget what I said about the bike. Next time, I want to come here on a horse!

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YESTERDAY’S NEWS ON THE RUNWAY

I’m sort of obsessed with paper dresses. These are made from recycled newspaper and were shown last week in NYC as part of the Do-Gooder Design Challenge, sponsored by Yesterday’s News® brand cat litter.

Concrete Flower: 100930: Yesterday's News

Now, what does cat litter have to do with fashion, you wonder? I have to idea, but I do know I loved Bahar Shahpar‘s crocheted top made from newspaper that has been spun into yarn. How brilliant?

Concrete Flower: 100930: Yesterday's News

The other participating designers were Anthony Lilore of RESTORE Clothing, Samantha Pleet and Lara Miller. This is what I should do with all those yellowing papers on my coffee table!

Next, I’ll take you back to the desert for a while.

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