clogs! (blame karl)

I found a pair of Rachel Comey Halla clogs on sale this weekend and I'm pretty smitten with them. They make me close to six feet tall. Another recent acquisition is this huge and amazing necklace made by the Vamoose. If you're not already familiar with her Etsy shop, definitely check it out.

We've reached the time of the season where winter clothes generally feel like boring, old news. Spring lines have it the stores, wishlists are racking up in my head, driving me crazy. (I need this jacket!) Absolutely jealous of the Southern Hemisphere at the moment.

70's milkmaid

What I'm wearing to my bday party tonight: new Built by Wendy dress. Gotta run!

first outfit of the new year

Yesterday was the first day I'd gotten fully dressed in 2010, since New Year's Day was spent as it should be, in pajamas watching movies. Having fully recovered on Saturday, I was able to go out and continue the fun being appropriately indulgent with friends. Bloody marys, bourbon, comfort food, insane dessert... yes, this is how I want the entire year to go down. Or at least January, since it's bitterly cold and I'm about to turn 25.

Wearing a Zara silk shirt, BDG jeans, DV boots, my mother's old ring, and my new cutesy coat from Zara. I think it helps me channel this 1964 type frenchy vibe I've been going for.

wanting

My wishlists are overflowing. I know, they say to "shop your closet" but I've sold mine to Beacon's. Only a few favorites remain. This Built by Wendy dress has been a staple for the last two years. The necklace is a newer addition though. I had it custom made on Etsy, using a bullet casing from the gun salute at my grandpa's funeral. I'd been meaning to do something with it for so long and am glad it turned out the way it did.

But yes, I'm plotting my winter wardrobe purchases. Simple silk dresses, cardigans that don't make me look like a school marm, infinite legwear, one of the vintage leopard coats on my long eBay watch list, Chloé bootiessss...gonna get in trouble when that paycheck finally arrives.

never enough dresses

All I'm into wearing lately is a dress, tights, and booties. This little number from Zara is just about the best thing I've ever found in their stores. And yes, still wearing the RC boots. They're perfect and my other shoes wish they were as beautiful. I also picked up this little hair clip at H&M after seeing it on Elin. I've decided growing out the bangs requires cute little hair clips. Hm, what else? I changed the look of the blog a bit, change is good. La di da, I'm very tired this weekend and it feels a bit like my mind has atrophied. I blame the America's Next Top Model marathons on cable. They're always on and I get sucked in so easily. I think I'll get moving now and go buy things to make hot apple cider.

New favorite things

dress - Lewis, tights - Nine West, boots - Rachel Comey Bookmark boots

Look at me making a better effort to do outfit posts! I've got new things to show off which is the best excuse to do one of these posts. The lovely Alison Lewis gave me this Lewis dress, from her FW09 collection. I love the neckline and collar, just cut beautifully. And speaking of beautiful, my boot collection just got a new addition in the form of these Rachel Comey boots. It was far too tempting with them being sold in my neighborhood. I swear, steer clear of strolling around the Bedford Ave. area because it is dangerous. So many temptations. I told myself that I could have them since my old favorite boots broke. Totally worth eating ramen for awhile. Ahh, my logic.

Long time no see!

dress - Vena Cava, hat - H&M, tights - Uniqlo, shoes - vintage

Hello there! It's been awhile, a long while, since I've posted an outfit. I needed an excuse to proclaim my love for this dress I've probably worn six times in three weeks, as well as show off my Chanel Jade nail polish. Spending this rainy Saturday relaxing and reading my new copy of Lula. What are you up to?

100th post! And I get over camera shyness.

Well well well. Finally I hit 100 posts! Finally I take some pictures for an actual outfit post which hasn't happened in TWO MONTHS. I blame lack of inspiration and lack of cash. Not having an income though is a piss poor excuse for lacking style, so maybe I'll go ahead and retract that one. Summer is a tricky time for putting together ensembles. Most days I find myself laying around in my underwear or bathing suit, drinking Pinot Grigio and feeling my brain melt as I do not function properly in heat. The beach is the only place to be and you don't really need to be wearing much for that.

Though the other day my fellow employment-challenged friend and I decided to hop on the train to dirty Jerz and go thrifting. We also visited the giant Target in Jersey City which is a bit of a novelty to us city-dwellers. I stocked up on cute little socks for fall and some canvas sneaks to bum around in for the remainder of the summer. And here is what I acquired at the thrift store...

I saw the print on this dress and immediately fell in love with it. It's handmade, either from the 60's or 70's, and just needed 8 inches hacked off the hem to make it perfect. I was also happy to find the perfect black leather skinny belt and fake 2.55 bag for el cheapo. The Worishofer sandals were a lucky find at Beacon's Closet a couple weeks back, which were essentially free with trade-in credit.

Two more things...

I've finally set up my Etsy shop and will be adding more vintage clothing to it tonight. Please check it out (and favorite it!).

And the winner of the Mink Pink Giveaway selected with Random.org's random number generator is...#5, Heather! I'll contact you shortly with info, Heather. Congrats!

Thursday?

The days are all blending together and I've possibly become the laziest person alive. This in-between season is tricky. A little cold, a little rainy, a little sweaty. Looking at the new Lover collection, I'm almost longing for Fall again. Never satisfied. How do you all fill your days?

On to the clothes...I found this dress a month or two back, it's made from the softest material imaginable. Unfortunately it turns into a wrinkly mess the moment I sit down, but I suppose that's a small price to pay for feeling like you're brushing against light velvety fingers. And it just so happens that the HH pumps match perfectly. I didn't want to wear them for two consecutive outfit posts, but no one can deny that the dress and shoes were made for each other. Matchy-matchy? Psht, I do what I want.

I've included a rainbow for good measure. It's insane to think about how Niagara Falls is man-made. What a strange place.

dress - H&M, necklace - OathNYC, shoes - Hayden-Harnett

Hayden-Harnett IRL Shoot

I had the pleasure of participating in Hayden-Harnett's IRL (in real life) Spring/Summer 09 series. The idea is to show what HH's goods look like when styled and worn by regular, every day, most girls you know type girls. Unfortunately the jumpsuit looked all kinds of wrong on me but I fell in love with the dress I ended up in. And the accessories? Well I was unable to leave the store without getting the pumps and the papaya studded cuff I tried on. Wish I could've taken it all.

(Try not to laugh at my bangs. Haircuts are expensive!)

Oh and, sorry for momentarily disappearing again. Living in NYC requires getting the hell out of it sometimes. We don't have enough grass here. Or stars. And did you know if you don't go on the internet for 5 days, something like 400 blog posts pile up to read? I just finally caught up. Go outside people! Well not today, it's gross and rainy. Hmph.

Just another day closer to Summer

When you don't have a regular schedule that gets you out of bed and in the shower at 7 AM sharp every day, dressing can fall by the wayside until one day you realize you've been wearing the same (albeit adorable) Steven Alan pajama set for 3 days. You changed once or twice to run errands, but the PJs went back on the minute you got home. Ohhhkay, it's time to get dressed. Still not quite hot outside, but inching closer as the end of the month nears, you grab a summer dress out of the closet, pop open a bottle of Honey Moon Summer Ale, and daydream of days to come.

Your white legs remind you that it's been too long, and beach season cannot come soon enough.

dress - Dolce Vita (from Beacon's Closet), shoes - Oh...Deer!, bag - Mayle, necklace - vintage

Wish I were a French girl

La la la, oui oui oui. It's true, every outfit I've put on lately has something to do with the Nouvelle Vague. Maybe using Anna Karina in Pierrot Le Fou as my banner tipped you off towards my penchant for this style (and her & co). How many striped shirts does a girl need? I've stopped counting.

Also, apologies for being pretty absent on this blog lately. I don't know what to say, it's been gray & rainy. I've got some good stuff lined up for next week.

top - Steven Alan, skirt - vintage thrifted, shoes - (super old) Urban Outfitters, necklace - Maude Loves Harold vintage

Sad Story

Let me tell you a sad story. I indulged and bought these insane sandals awhile back, admired them, fondled them, put them on my shoe rack, waited for warm months to come, and forgot about them. When I picked them up today they were covered in dust. I immediately dusted them off and strapped them to my feet. I still love you, crazy ass shoes.

Ripped jeans, I also love you. You make me feel like a Swede but I know my mother would disapprove of you.

top - vintage thrift Nordstrom brand, jeans - H&M, necklaces - vintage and H&M, shoes - Zara

Bumming Around

I've had fun these past couple of days having nothing but free time. It's hard to find time when working full time to do little things like thrifting, planting flowers, and going for walks in the sun. So I will enjoy this free time while it lasts. The 90+ degree weather these last few days has made it feel like a dreamland.

top - old cut up tee, shorts - American Apparel, bag - Topshop (thanks Elissa!), sandals - Boyd from Pixie Market, necklaces - OathNYC and Marc by Marc Jacobs, sunglasses - Day-lab.com

Feelin' Blue

...actually I'm not. I'm thrilled. (And I don't smile for photos.) It's my last day of work (freedom? free time!) and we finally have Spring outside, true Spring with perfect breeze and warm but not too warm sunshine. Tomorrow it will turn hot as hell, 88 degrees this weekend, wtf? Time to buy a new fan. Maybe I'll crawl up on my roof and lay in the sun.

top - H&M, jacket - H&M, skirt - A.P.C. Madras, shoes - vintage, necklaces - H&M and vintage

Twinkle Twinkle

I just love this sequin necklace from the A.P.C. Madras collection. It's one of three things that arrived in my package yesterday. No doubt I will be wearing it all summer long. This morning I woke up to another rainy April day, put on my jeans again (just can't wear tights anymore, ugh) and realized a pop of color would be quite nice. 

Pop!

blazer - Rebecca Taylor, top - Soni & Cindy, jeans - Cheap Monday, necklace - A.P.C. Madras, shoes - Anthropologie

Summer, is that you?

jacket - H&M, dress - Fighting Eel, boots - Zara, necklace - Maude Loves Harold Vintage on Etsy, sunglasses - Ray-Ban

I've said before how anti-liberty print I was feeling, but I guess it only pertained to the A.P.C. stuff because this little liberty print bomber from H&M called me towards it in the store. It was the only one left so of course I snatched it up. I like the idea of layering liberty print with stripes. It's subtle here, mixed with this old summer dress I've be wearing forever...currently a bit wrinkled as it was shoved in the back of the closet all winter. And I've been wearing this little trumpet necklace nonstop that I got from Siri who has a shop called Maude Loves Harold Vintage on Etsy.

It's currently 77 degrees outside. Seriously? I was actually a bit hot in my light jacket, but I am not ready to show much pasty white flesh yet. The bare legs were tough enough. Next step: paint toenails, prepare for sandals.

While basking in the sunshine, I went to the city and fondled beautiful 30's and 40's dresses at the Flea Market. The quality of vintage the vendors carry never ceases to amaze me. I spotted the most beautiful and delicate little cotton tea dress and teared up a bit when I saw it was being sold for $130. Maybe it will be there next time and I can bargain for it. I'm at least going to bring my camera along on the next trip, keeping photos of the items is the next best thing to buying them. Riiiiiight? Torture.

Time for an afternoon nap (catching up on a week's worth of sleep deprivation is always fun) and some cold beer in this warm breeze.