i wanna put on my boogie shoes

this Marc Jacobs collection makes me feel slightly hungover.  it's so over the top "i took way too many drugs and went to the disco" - i love it.   full on fun and fabulous.  not necessarily what i will be wearing - but exactly the way a fashion show should be.  all the world is a stage - so get dressed and let's do this!

say hello to my little friend

i went out for a friend's bday celebration on Friday night.  (got totally busted for wearing the Elizabeth and James blazer AND the Paige Denim cargos i recently blogged about...oops!! good friend - good reader!)  when it came time to pay, i got ridiculously annoyed by the size of my wallet.  i love the wallet - it holds everything but the kitchen sink.  it was the first "big girl" wallet i ever bought.  but its glory is also its downfall.  i don't always WANT everything but the kitchen sink.  especially when i'm carrying a smaller bag.  and the option of just shoving bills and credit cards into a bag does not go well with my rather klutzy and air-headed tendencies.  solution?  small wallet.  for some odd reason i hate wallets. (i waited till my 30's to buy a real one)  my mind wanders to little coin purses instead.  do i want the Balenciaga version?  duh.  of course i do.  i stop myself from figuring out a justification for the spends with the fact that i often carry a Balenciaga bag.   and i would feel a bit of a wanker pulling out a matchy-matchy purse from a purse.  PHEW.  many dollars saved.  this little Marc by Marc Jacobs fella fits all the requirements.  perfect size to fit credit cards, ID, money.  small enough to fit in a smaller bag for evening.   looks adorbs, color is spot on.  he calls the style Totally Turnlock.  i call it totally perfect.

grey skies

sometimes it's comforting to have an overcast, grey sky day like today in NYC.  it has a calming effect. (unless it happens on vacation, then it's a bit of a bummer, but we're here in real life so let's just stick to the story...) this may or may not be the reason i'm so drawn to grey clothing.  i love it.  it says "comfort" to me.  and you can wear it with pretty much every color under the sun. (or grey sky. haha)

it makes perfect sense then that these looks shown by Stella McCartney and Marc Jacobs bring me to a happy place.  you could stay simple as they were shown on the runway.  you could change up the looks entirely by wearing any one of a whole closet full of different shoes or boots. you could pile on gobs of chunky bracelets.  leopard print, camel or bright colored coat?  hello perfection.  and a handbag to suit whatever mood you may find yourself in that day.  we have ourselves here a lovely grey canvas to go self-expressionistically crazy on!  loves it.

photos:  dan & corina lecca

fromage!

the cheese comes from the fact that i desperately wanted to title this post "bohemian rhapsody" - but i just couldn't go there... well, i suppose i just did. in my defense - the image is decidedly bohemian, and the feeling it gives me is rhapsody. so there.

this Marc Jacobs dress is so beyond beautiful that it makes my brain hurt. i can't stop staring at it - the print is so utterly gorge that i want to wallpaper my bedroom in it. belt it tight with a black leather belt, my over the knee black pirate-y boots and a black leather jacket???? lovely and amazing. truly.

mister marc

this show was a standout... it just makes you happy to be a lady. the collection was absurdly beautiful. everything moved. walking down the street in something that is groovin along with you to its own beautiful beat? magic. mission accomplished. there's way too much for me to go on about everything - best to watch for yourself - but it just keeps making me happy each time - the way he layers lovelies, and then weights it down to earth with one solid piece. stunners stylies. stunners.

and here - the little military jacket. these bad boys have been all over the place, and i don't know about you but the Balmain (and knock off there-of) jackets are a bit too much "i'm with the band" as in marching. not the stones. this however - sign me up for service sir.

hey stud

(can't help it - but that title makes me sing "you're the one that i want" from grease)

i think i'm goin on a binge. i have the tendency to binge. those who know me, know this fact. i have put certain demons to rest, but i allow myself some little demons. everyone needs a vice. i am diggin on the studs. i always sort of have - a bracelet here, a belt there... sandals... but it seems they are studding everything that isn't nailed down right now. some of it is too much for me. not really into the studded jacket or pants... not my thing, perhaps it's yours, and if is - ROCK it.

this little bad boy however, is not too much. either in the stud department nor the money department... seems mister Marc Jacobs is coming out with another lower priced line Jacobs by Marc Jacobs. (how i love these designers that do this for us mere mortals. thank you marc jacobs. i thank you)

i haven't been able to find it yet online - but there's a number to call for info 212-924-6126. and this cute little guy is a designer deal at $47.