what is happening here?

i'm so confused by this. it hurts my brain trying to figure out what is happening in this photo. like, seriously.... what?!?! is it intentional? i just don't understand. go home young lady. put on a burlap sac because that would make more sense to me. you're too pretty for this. please stop confusing me.

tick tock tick tock

the time is almost here my dears for the super fantastic pieces of art (aka jewelry) by my friend Juniper Rose to be hitting the Donna Karan stores. her work is gorgeous - bad ass and beautiful all mixed into one. they will be available at the end of the month- cuffs in the $500 range and necklaces in the $800 range. i dare you to put on a piece of this jewlery and not feel like a rock star.... even looking at them makes a person feel a little more ziggy. and so i say to thee - rock on!

photo - courtesy of Donna Karan

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.

morning coffee obsession

ok, so it took me 2 cups to even get to the point of writing. but i have been thinking. in fact, since i saw this jacket in Barney's, i have not stopped thinking. i know that i have been on a bit of a leather kick, and indeed a leather jacket kick. this one however, knocked my little socks off. one of my favorite things in life is a cardi. it equals comfort plus warmth. my recent fave cardis are of the wrap-y and drapey variety. you can tie them, belt them, let 'em hang. sky is the limit with those things. but i digress... i was wandering Barney's co-op floor - aimlessly. i had purchased boots so now i was just looking at pretty things. and BAZINGA - this popped up in front of me. a wrap-y drape-y cardigan style leather jacket that PRPS seems to have made just for me. for the love of mike... i am using much willpower not to purchase... i try to distract myself with shiny objects to stop thinking of it... sigh. perhaps the sale gods will be on my side and suddenly there will be a massive reduction and there will be no reason that i should not immediately run out and incorporate this jacket into my daily existence... and in case Barney's is out of them (they only have it in store - not on their site) my resourceful side has located it at ShopBop as well. you know, just in case...

psssst..... sale quickie

quickie post - shopbop has put a patootie-load of new items on sale. and the markdowns are substantial! i may or may not have scored a HOT pair of Alexander Wang black skinny pants with cool zipper and moto-knee details for about 1/5 of their original price... oh yeah baby.

shoesday

haha you see what i DID was - i made up a day using my favorite accessory! haha! (ode to Karen Walker)

i believe i mentioned having an odd fixation with the Olsen twins. i have forever, ever since Full House. and then the 40 bazillion videos they made, that i watched with my nieces. i actually remember some of the songs... for example "brother for sale". a classic up there with Elvis...

other people clearly have the fixation as well, since the girls are doing incredibly well as designers and entrepeneurs in their own right. despite the sometimes odd looks they sport in paparazzi photos (so entirely unfair) they have quite a phenom fashion sense. their two lines, The Row and Elizabeth and James have quite a lot of really gorgeous pieces. the cut and construction is just right on the money. ShopBop has an great collection, and if you are in the old NYC - Bergdorf's or Bloomingdales can satisfy your jones...

of course, as i am an accessory fiend, i am drawn most to the shoes and jewelry. the jewelry has been around a while - and i got a silver dagger pendant a couple of years ago during a bit of an angry phase (job related - my loved ones should not fear for their safety) the shoes - a relatively new venture. and as i must do - i went and tried on a bunch of them. they are rather perfect i have to say... the little flats are adorable - but sadly my feet are so small that sometimes little flats make me look like i should not be able to stand upright. if any of you are bigger than a size six - go for it. this pair in particular is totes obsession worthy. but, and perhaps it's seasonally based, the boots are what cried out to me. they're flingin flangin perfect. comfortable, absolutely wear-able with whatever you can wrap your mind around. this pair is beyond... they also have a couple pairs of knee high boots that i needed to touch more than once. yes, i pet shoes. i'm not afraid to admit it.

shoe lovers, there is a new kid in town...

je reviens

hello me stylies. i am sorry i left you alone for some time... things happened that took me away from things... i hope you are not curled in a corner naked, avoiding your life because you have no idea what to wear... i hope that is not the case!! if it is - un-curl, come over here to your computer and i'll help. we'll get you dressed one pant leg (or legging leg, as the case may be) at a time. you are ok - i'm back.

so...let's get to it, shall we? this is perhaps the most perfect thing in the world that could happen right now to make us all smile. a COLORING BOOK of fashion. "My Wonderful World of Fashion: A Book for Drawing, Creating and Dreaming" by Nina Chakrabarti. seriously - what better way to bring a girl out of the duldrums or the mean reds - you have your coloring book and your colored pencils, and you just play and escape into fashion-y lala land. LOVE this. it is kind of blowing my mind how great this is.

it's available at Amazon.com, and most likely at solid 3-D bookstores as well - and just to warn you - if you are a close friend of mine, there is a very high poss that you will be getting one of these for Christmas.