hat - j.crew/top - f21/skirt - anthropologie/shoes - pour la victoire/bag - givenchy
this is the first time i’ve made an attempt to dress up in days (nevermind that i’m wearing the same shirt and earrings from the last post), due to the extreme relentless heat and the fact that we have a new member of our family who has been absorbing all of my energy. the little red ball of fur running in and out of the photos is our pomeranian austin, who we adopted four days ago. he is love. but he doesn’t like to sit still for the camera. we’ll work on that as part of his comprehensive training, although i don’t think cesar millan has any tips for blog posing that i’ve ever seen. it’s not really part of that whole “pack mentality” thing.
introducing the newest love of my life–the nightingale. i recently sold a couple bags that weren’t getting enough love, and then went on a mad hunt for a ‘gale (in the parlance of chauss). it was a bag i had toyed with buying, admiring it whenever i would see pictures of ashley olsen, the traina sisters, nicole richie or sienna miller toting it around, but never seriously considered, until one day, as often inexplicably happens with me, i had a sudden burning desire for it and could not rest until i had it. i am most definitely smitten and it hasn’t left my sight since it arrived last week. the leather is tdf and some of the smoothest i’ve ever felt (i am a leather whore, i can’t help myself), and its roomy size (this is the smaller version!) and simple silhouette are just perfection.
here are some droolworthy pics from my inspiration folder that helped to fuel my passion:
yep, i did it. i finally got my hands on the jessica simpson dany platforms. and i love these bitches. i haven’t worn them out yet, but i have been practicing walking in them around the house and i gotta say, it’s not so much the height that takes getting used to (thanks to the platform); it’s the weight! kind of like wearing wooden blocks on your feet. which makes for some serious clomping wherever you walk. anyway, they really aren’t as scary as i thought they would be and i am loving the extra five inches.
just playin dress-up here, although this is an outfit i totally intend to wear at some point. and i’d been in the mood lately for the pucci scarf so i figured i’d just mod myself out while showing off the shoes.
hat - anthropologie/ shirt - j.crew/shorts - marshall's/shoes - pour la victoire
i guess you could call this my fourth of july outfit, even though it’s technically not the fourth yet. a loose interpretation on americana with gingham, red shorts and the madras-y plaid of the floppy hat. i was tempted to go with stripes, but that’ll just have to be for another day. gotta space out my patriotic references, ya know?
hoping everyone out there has a wonderful holiday!
a little while back, when megan first opened her store, i walked away with this dress as my first purchase:
i really liked the lavender color and the print, but the long puff sleeves and ankle length hem were a bit too big love. major potential there though. so i ended up taking off the sleeves altogether and taking it in at the sides a bit, and then had a tailor take a good 10 inches off the bottom. and i am very happy with the results. it is now light and airy, easy to wear, and one of my favorite go-to summer dresses:
dress - beaucoup vintage/necklace - f21/shoes - pour la victoire
next up, we have mike modeling the sweet ass mint green blazer that he picked up at bv last weekend (and he’s hardly taken it off since):
She's back! [and what's this about a baby? She can't have a baby - where would it even go!??!] Brad, like a fine wine, gets better with age. His flair for the dramatic endears me to him more and more; "if this show doesn't go well ..... it's fashion suicide." YES! Fashion suicide! Does I mean...did...anyone else love 13 Going on 30 as much as I do? Did? Brad obviously also loves it because fashion suicide is from when Lucy (Jenna's frenemy) presents her own magazine redesign and ends the whole presentation with this stunner. "Cause of death? Chicness. Fashion suicide."
ANYWAY, getting back to the subject at hand, WWD talked with Rachel about the Taylor getting fired/quitting and made it seem like she was fired because she stole clothes. The first answer Rachel gives seems a little out of sync with the lead-in ... sounds a little contrived.
I went to visit Maggie in DC and we had a Monday brunch at Tryst and mid-day Monday margaritas as Rosa Mexicano. Not a bad way to spend a Monday, gotta say. The above photo is the evidence of my quickly downed iced white chocolate mocha. I’m def an iced americano girl most of the time now but Tryst does something magical to their mochas that I can’t resist. Not too sweet but super smooth. mmmm.
I did realize that I’m not the only one closed on Mondays/Tuesdays. We set out to do some shopping for BV but happened upon one CLOSED sign after another. Thus, the mid-day margaritas
Also, and I totally don’t mean to be a creeper, but as we made our way through Macy’s, H&M and Zara, I kept looking at things on the rack saying to myself, oh this is the dress Carey just got. These must be the shoes Naomi wore in those photos earlier this month. I think this is the blazer Emily wore awhile ago. It’s a singular kind of familiarity that’s kinda surreal and makes me laugh. I’ve never spoken to any of these ladies, yet I know what they wore and what day they wore it on. Strange.
And, just cause, some snapshots of an outfit I wore to the shop last week
urban outfitters vest and skirt, f21 lace tank, anthro necklace
I snagged these at a Goodwill a couple weeks back. After a good Fabreezing/alcohol swabbing and airing out, they haven’t really left my feet.
Now that I think about it, this outfit combines most of my favorite things in my closet right now.
hat - j.crew/skirt - beaucoup vintage/tank - gap/sandals -urban outfitters/bag - gucci
been dying to show you all this skirt that i recently got from megan’s store, and thought the beach would show the gorgeous pale peach color to its best advantage. it’s the dreamiest.
can’t wait to dress it up next time with some heels and lots of chunky jewelry.
this is the last day of my vacation and i’m not ready to accept it, so i’ll make this post a quick one so as to maximize my beach time.
