collective heartbreak

I don't think anyone really knows what to say or how to react to this news.

R.I.P., Lee Alexander McQueen.

close your eyes.

as long as we're daydreaming about warmer days...

from Marie Claire Italia Feb 2010

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.

jonesing

So it's Groundhog's Day, the day when everyone lets out a collective groan at the prediction of 6 more weeks of winter. I know I said I didn't mind the cold, but some sun and fresh air is sounding mighty good at the moment. I'm nursing a nasty cold, high as a kite on Dayquil, and can't breathe. Okay spring, c'mon. Help me out.

It's the little things though. Like just finding a pair of MiH Marrakesh jeans on Yoox for 9 bucks. Nine! Amazing. There's still a pair left in 28 if anyone is interested. All of my jeans are of the super skinny variety and after my last post, I was yearning for a pair of 60's/70's inspired bellbottoms. MiH's seem perfect.

After ordering, I found their Spring 2010 lookbook. Girls with long, messy hair looking quite relaxed on soft patches of grass in the warm sun. I'm sold. Take me there.

ysl pre-fall 2010

Pretty certain this is my favorite of the Pre-Fall collections. There's been some seriously enviable pieces, but it's the first look of Pilati's Pre-Fall 2010 that inspires me to throw my hands in the air, scrap everything that's come thus far in life, and become a freewheeling gypsy. Or at the very least, find myself a big floppy felt hat. (The rest will just fall into place after I acquire the hat.) Seeing the YSL of the 70's peek out of this collection is so exciting, I absolutely cannot wait to see what F/W 2010 brings.

a.p.c. spring 2010

Everyone seems so excited for a far, far away spring, but I'm really more of a cold weather person so I'll hang on to my tights and coats a bit longer. And my boot collection? It stays. Especially the ankle boots, they're following me into the next season.

Nonetheless, A.P.C. dropped me a postcard in the mail hinting at their new spring collection, so I had to go track it down. Here are most of the pieces, I left out only a few. You can see everything here.

Pretty good, no? I especially love how black and metallics are done in a lighter way and not just reserved for winter. And that little blue tank dress looks like something that would get worn multiple days in a week. I didn't manage to buy any of the F/W '09 collection (not that it's too late!) but I'm pretty sure 2 or 3 of those dresses up there may have to come home with me sooner than later.

On an unrelated but far more serious note, please help the people of Haiti by donating to the relief effort.

excuses excuses

I'm certainly not the most consistent blogger, I know. Work/life/sleep get in the way every time. Haven't been doing too much in the way of new outfits either this past week, but if I was and had some cash to spare, it'd go something like this. Still kicking myself for not getting that Ramona West vintage dress, damn.