oh boy, it’s been way too long since i’ve popped into victoria’s beautiful world. well, i’m back… and i’ve brought a few cute boys with me:

oh. jake ryan of sixteen candles… the only hunk that can totally rock a sweater vest. i think he would love these paintings by mark hall-patch, i mean, just look at the way he’s eyeing up that jean jacket! yes jake, it would go perfectly with your plaid shirt. i love you.

and now, for a slightly different kind of heart throb:

lloyd dobler. you really can “say anything” – you’re so romantic! ok, how many of you hoped and prayed that a guy would stand under your window with a gigantic boombox above his head? yep, me too. i thought these mixed tape illustrations by kate bingaman-burt would be perfect for a brooding, angsty lloyd. oh, and speaking of music:

let’s dance!!!! ah, ren mccormack from footloose. oh sure, jake is dreamy and lloyd is a bit mysterious, but ren is a bad boy from out of town that knows how to dance! sign me up! i absolutely love these paintings by dave muller – record spines, drum sets, and disco balls. perfection (just like you, ren xo)

well there you have it. i’m sorry for the big gap between posts, but at least i brought these guys with me! ~ danielle (aka the jealous curator)

i’m checking out a little early this week – i’m ‘camping out’ in san francisco (hardly roughing it) with a bunch of my blogger pals this weekend learning about some cool new stuff to share with you. more on that later. in the meantime, have you seen moonrise kingdom? i adore all that is wes anderson and his new movie is no exception — i loved every charming bit. you should go see it. guaranteed grins from ear to ear. have a good weekend everyone, and i’ll see you back here on monday.

images: wes anderson’s moonrise kingdom; Vintage Thermos Picnic Cooler Retro Red from little red polka dots; my favorite pia wallen cross blanket; i love camping in a vw bus; some snazzy red plaid rain boots; a preppy plaid iphone case.

i’ve been dying to have an outdoor movie night since i moved into a place with a backyard. doesn’t this look like fun? the campy, pastel-colored vintage lawn chairs just kinda make the whole thing charming. that and the sheet-as-movie-screen. i gotta do it. a showing of the royal tenenbaums, or perhaps something a bit more nostalgic, like roman holiday. hmmmm…what would you play?

•photographed by Jason Busch for vogue.