70's milkmaid

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

party time!

A year ago today I started this little blog, and yesterday I celebrated my 25th birthday. Time for a toast! One of many goals I have for this new year, decade, and age, is to put more into my blog. I'm still amazed though by the people I've met either in person or online, living in New York or on another continent, solely through blogging. I am so flattered by my readers, you guys are the best. Now excuse me while I enjoy my lovely gifts of flowers, champagne, and chocolate. I wouldn't mind having these things around every single day.

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.

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Excited to start a new year, and even crazier, a new decade.
Let's make it amazing,Happy New Year!

a decade's worth

There's a great thread over on tFS right now where members share their favorite editorials of the decade. Of what's been listed so far, there are plenty I've never seen and more I'd forgotten about. Below, a few selects from the best of the best I'd like to note and remember.

Vogue IT April 2006

"Over-Minimal Over-Refined"

photographed by Paolo Roversi

model: Freja Beha

W March 2007

"Czech Mate"

photographed by Michael Thompson
models : Freja, Irina, Sasha, Eddie Klint

GHOST 56/76
032c 13th Issue "Energy Experimentation", Summer 2007
photographed by Serge Leblon

Harper's Bazaar International August 2005
"Nostalgic Romance"
photographed by Micaela Rosatto
styled by Ryan Hastings

results

After much debate, I got my hair cut. I'd scheduled an appointment for today and was considering canceling it yesterday evening, then miss Vamoose posted a photo of Marianne Faithfull and her perfectly messy yet bluntly cut early 60's 'do. Such perfect hair.

Mine still has a few old layers that need to grow out, but I'm pretty happy with what my new stylist managed to do with my mess of a mane. It looks all nice and neat from the professional blow out but that will end the moment I rest my head on the pillow.

If you're ever in Brooklyn and need a stylist, Aki at Commune is the girl to go to. After over-paying at my last place for haircuts I never felt right about, I'm relieved to have found her.

(Oh and I do not have ombre hair. That is the light from the screen. Ombre hair is one of the absolute most ridiculous trends to emerge this year. I had ombre hair for quite some time due to an unfortunate dye job, why anyone would want such a thing on purpose is beyond me. Do I sound like your mother?)

jingle jangle

Merry Christmas everyone!

I'm currently buried under infinite snow that has turned the center of the country into the North Pole.
'Tis the season for crazy ass blizzards!