Apology

Dear readers,

I must apologize for my falling off the face of the blogosphere recently. My blogroll is intimidating and starting to be quite overwhleming! I've been so busy and running around, trying to get ready for the big move! I have my appointment for my visa next tuesday and i'm just about all set. I'll soon be getting back to my regular blogging habits and certainly getting back to your lovely comments and to all your engaging blogs. On a side note, i went to see Valentino: The Last Emperor on Monday and it was so delightful! A feel good movie from beginning to end with a peek into what really goes on behind the scenes. Valentino is such a diva, but an ever so endearing one and you can't help but fall for his [unwillingly humorous] unreasonable demands and ways of talking to people. It's probably the most annoying thing in real life, but on screen it makes for the funniest incidences and especially extremely entertaining sequence of events. I had shivers from start to finish, as the movie's opening cresdits are set with scenes of his Fall 07 show and Kim Carnes' Bette Davis Eyes. Amazing!

Givenchy, the other side

While everyone's been posting about how bloody fantastic the Givenchy Haute Couture show was and treating us with delightful photos of the looks, here's what was happening backstage!




[via the LOVE blog!]

Good wine, good food, good frirends!

My dear friend Amelia turned 29 last week and we celebrated the final year of her twenties with a lovely gathering and lots and lots of wine.



Does this look like a 29 year old to you? I dont think so!!













My friend has an O R I G I N A L Brigitte Bardot candid in her bathroom. That's right, not a print, an original photograph. I was floored.




I'm wearing a vintage black leather skirt, a gap long sleeve, a vintage necklace from my mother, Steven Steve Madden sandals

Danish beauties are fashion goddesses

This outfit from Anywho (best blog on the stratosphere - seriously check it out!) is so amazing, i couldn't resist sharing. I think the ladies are from Denmark... anyway... And those SHOES!!

Latest project

I just held a clothing sale at my house and there is this little grandma pink blazer that i just could not get rid of (in spite of its low price tag of 5 bucks). It had never been worn and it had been sitting in my closet for a good 5 years. So i thought to myself, how could i make this dated blazer feel fresh and new again? Well well, my friends, watch yonder all the magic that ensued.

The culprit:




The technique (elastics & bleach diluted in some water):





The final result:







So i'm thinking a lighter wash skinny cropped jean, a loose t-shirt, my h&m brown wedge shoes (these) and this fur scarf. YEAH!

Dress the part

Home decor is not exactly my forte, although you might think one who has a knack for fashion would also be talented in the interior design department. Anyway, i know what my taste is: shabby chic country house meets Nantucket beach haven. My dream vacation is basically walking the piers of Cape Cod, catch my drift? So while i spend my days dreaming of all this, i found the p e r f e c t outfits that i picture myself wearing on these fictitious Hamptons holidays. Apparently Daughters by Obedient Sons' thoughts reached mine while designing their ss 09 collection that is flawless crisp whiteness and uneasy elegance that would make walking the lanes of Martha's Vineyard so perfect.






[via style.com]

Gio's latest

Being chic never looked so good.

[via jak&jil]

À la vintage is fully stocked! Check it out!!!

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JRR proves that style is in her DNA

We've seen quite few people trying to attempt the gorilla Chris Kane dresses, sometimes with great success, others with utter failure. I think Julia's take on it is hands down the best i've seen, her styling is impeccable and her body is bangin'.

Channeling Al Capone

BCBG Max Azria Blazer, Marc Jacobs t-shirt, J Brand jeans, vintage wing tips jazz shoes, Montblanc watch, vintage Borsalino hat (from grandfather)

MK inspires yet again

As you may or may not have gathered, i don't wear much jewelry and i'm not that much into accessories (although my collection would have you believe otherwise...). HOWEVER! This ring Mary Kate is sporting is bloody fantastic and i want it!




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DIY: shred it!

I've been meaning to get to this for a while and there's no day like the present! I had a spare pair of black oversized dress pants (for some reason, i had 2 of them, so i sacrificed one in the name of fashion experimentation). I believe the following words were uttered by the boyf: "wow, fashion is really hard!" as i prepared for my shredding undertaking. All you need is a cheese grater and an item of clothing that you don't care too much about, in the instance that things may go wrong. Here we go!

I used a old pair of oversized black cotton dress pants (they actually even already had a hole in them):



A cheese grater (use the side that has the little openings and no soft edges, like the side you would use to shred garlic):



Here's what it looked like mid-process:




And here is the end result, although i'm contemplating further shredding... :





I'm wearing a Rogan for Target top and H&M shoes

Aneta Bartos

Her photographs are quite amazing, certaintly not to be overlooked. There's a strange sensitivity that parlays through every image, something that reaches deeply and touches the audience. Maybe it's the vintage feel of the photographs? Or perhaps the emanating vulnerability of each one of the subjects? Even possibly the painting-like quality of the photos? The grainy texture, darkish warm tones and the models' innocent sparks are all responsible for the almost palpable nostalgia and make for striking images, ones where which the author plays with beautifully sensitive settings, ultimately bringing us breathtaking pieces of art.














[images via anetabartos.com]

Chloé wonderful

I'm thoroughly diggin Chloé's Fall 09 campaign. I love the palette, i love the styling, i love the setting and i love the chosen models. This'll look pretty effin' amazing in big glossy pages. Very down to earth whimsical - the picture of oxymoronism! Sick!




Shot by Mikael Jansson, styled by Marie- Amélie Sauvé ♥

[via view on fashion]

Feeling semi proper

Marc Jacobs t-shirt, Mavi jeans (very old as you can tell), Chanel loafers, Vintage Liberty of London silk scarf (raided from my mother who had raided from her own mother), Montblanc watch

CC, part II

Widdle wabbit

One of Abbey Lee's finest, in my humble opinion.

Most stylish movies: Mad Love edition

In the 90's i was obsessed beyond words with Drew Barrymore. I thought she was the most gorgeous, coolest, stylish rad movie star ever. She was soooo badass. I saw all of her movies (she drives a yellow car in every single one of her motion pictures), read her autobiography twice, tried to emulate her way of dressing, cut my hair like hers and even kept a folder of magazine clippings of her. Slightly embarrassing, yes, however i think it totally speaks to how i evolved today: i suppose while most girls in high school were crazy for with clean cut cookie-cutter Jennifer Love Hewitt, my affection was dedicated to the quirky anti-conformist role model that was Drew, sort of the icon for the off-beat girl that i was, searching for my personality and refusing to follow the norm. Ah the torturous resonance that comes with being a teenager! Mad Love was mos def my favorite movie back in the day. She was everything i wanted to be (minus the bipolar episodes, i suppose) and revisiting it recently reminded me of just how sick the fashion was (flannel plaid oversized button-downs! White baby tees underneath mini floral dresses! Combat boots! Piece-y short hair!) and how amazing Drew Barrymore is.

Muses

A few of the many gals that i look up to, sartorially speaking.









[sources from all over the place... sorry!]

Schoolgirl

Vacation is all about relaxing, fun in the sun and no worries for a mile away and finally, this day has arrived for me. I'm happy to say that my summer course has ended on a great note - exhaustion and residual headaches notwithstanding. I made sure to look the part of a serious student every step of the way.





J Brand denim, YSL men's shirt, Nine West shoes, vintage jade elephant necklace

Alana!

I fell for Alana Zimmer when i first saw her on the runways a few years back and she was one of the models i was excited to see walking every show. When i'd see her in editorials i'd be ecstatic. There was something so magnetic about her look; her allure was a little different than the others. I was immediately drawn to the way she emits something so natural, while exuding a sensibility that was both edgy and classic ... and she's instantly recognizable, although completely transformable in pictures. This was, i believe, in 2007. I wasn't the only one who took notice: she was named one of style.com's top ten faces to watch in Spring 2007. She was scoring ad campaigns with Moschino, JPG and DKNY, as well as being an important up and rising magazine presence. But then she sort of fell off the radar - though not completely. She failed to appear in any major commercial work in the past few seasons and her editorial presences have seemingly been cut back. And this coming from a true magazine junkie - i don't see her as often as i'd like! Though she surfaces once in while (and she's still an important catwalk model), she, according to yours truly, does not get the exposure nor the credit she deserves.
















[images via supreme, nyt, tfs]

Taking a cue from Krystal

After seeing her post about her too-good-not-to-share halloween costume, i decided mine was also worth showing! Ha! Can you guess what i'm dressed as??

Again, shoes!

I'm so in love with these. The color, the shape, the detailing, the material! How good would they look with a tight black leather mini skirt and a thin grey cashmere long sleeve t-shirt?

Charlotte of Monaco, part one

I suppose that when you are a member of a royal family, you cannot be anything less than gorgeous, fabulous and incredibly stylish. When you get to call Princess Caroline of Hanover "mom" and your grandma was legend Grace Kelly, you most likely are impaired of bad taste.. or bad anything, really. Charlotte Casiraghi is just that: amazing. She's so elegant, subtle, soft-looking and beautiful with those big blue eyes, her dewy skin, that cute little nose and those plump lips. She has an enviable circle of friends and bank account to boot. Her sartorial choices include a never ending parade of chicness, complete with that je ne sais quoi that makes her appear so effortless, classy and a little off-beat. If that wasn't enough, she dates Alex Dellal (that's Alice's brother, natch). Ok without trying to sound freaky, the girl exudes effortless style, she's a classic beauty and she is one quality style icon.

Anyway so i've been gathering images of her for quite some time now, so there are a lot, which means this post will have to be multi-fold. Enjoy part one and see for yourselves how amazing she is!








[all images via random sites... sorry!]

Life is a runway

The other day my dear friend Amelia and i decided to go catch a John Lennon/Yoko Ono expo that was near conclusion. It was one of the nicest days of the year so far (like 27 degrees!) and we decided we'd have a little photo shoot on our way there... and a little bit in there as well!


First things first, a refreshing beverage before we take off





On our way!






From inside the sacred walls of the fine arts museum










Stopping for a little reading






And this concludes our little adventure!

On me: vintage button down, no name shorts, no name shoes (seriously, i found them at this super cheap store closing down sale on 6th ave for 10 bucks. amazing.), vintage jewelry, Marc Jacobs tote

On Amelia: Vintage dress, vintage shoes, H&M purse, WeSC hat



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