This morning I am jet setting off to L.A. for work. Lucky me! That does mean, though, that I will be MIA for a few days – but I will be back here blogging about my trip on Friday. …. So what exactly does one pack for a 3 day working/shopping/cocktailing trip to L.A. with some trendy fashion girls? Luckily, they’re…
FASHION
outfit envy
this chick has totally stolen my look…. except not really – because she’s doing it way better than i ever could. i mean, she’s really killing it. … that dress, that belt, those shoes, those shades… …. …. ….
getting carrie'd away
My long holiday weekend started out far more glamorous than it ended (in the coming posts you shall see…). On Thursday evening, my college girlfriends and I went and saw Sex and the City 2 at the Sundance Kabuki Theatre here in San Francisco. Despite its critically panned over-the-top excessiveness and weak story-line, I loved it. It was just…
black lace and high tea
The damp and dreary weather we have been having combined with the dark lingerie-inspired looks I have been seeing in the fashion world lately had me dreaming of this: and thus, I was inspired… This drop-waist flared-skirt printed slip dress I’m wearing is from the Karl Lagerfeld for H&M collection from the winter of 2004. I got…
spreading the gospel of pink
One of my most infamous moments at work (there are many, they think I’m hysterical there) was the day I turned my nose up at pink. The story goes that we were all sitting around a table talking about colors of the season, looking through color palettes. Pink came up and I was the first to speak up…
spotlight on: rogues gallery
Today’s post is dedicated to what I consider to be one of the coolest lines of clothing out there for men: Rogues Gallery. Started by Alex Carleton, a former senior designer for L.L. Bean, the clothing line is inspired by New England maritime culture. We’re not talking standard-fare yaughting prepster wear, this line has hipster edge that goes far…
rain rain go away
Rainy days in May are best perked up with nautical stripes and jewels.
if you have to live with uncertainty…
an education in style
I finally got around to watching the film An Education. I loved it so much that I watched it again, and then again with director’s commentary, and then felt the need to write about it here. First, there’s the story: who wouldn’t want to be whisked away from drab english schoolgirl life by the effortlessly and endlessly charming Peter Sarsgaard (who plays David)?…
having a moment: clogs
in case you haven’t heard, clogs are having a serious moment in fashion this spring. and we’re not talking the dansko earth mother trendy bainbridge high school circa 1999 kind of clogs either. we’re talking like high fashion, platform heel, killer clogs. 2 years ago i stumbled upon a pair of frye heeled clogs on serious markdown. i mean,…
