LCL: Fashion Incognito

The United Kingdom of Awesome

2009-09-15T14:40:00.003-04:00

So, it is my second week across the pond and already I've purchased some brilliant items.

Lime green tights from Next
Pink bow headband from Miss Selfridge's

I also purchased a dress from Internacionale and a scarf from Topshop.

Will post those later!

Cheers, L

no thanks.

2009-09-13T10:21:00.001-04:00

I'd rather not look like an alien/pod person. I can understand fashion for the sake of fashion/beauty, but this looks neither functional nor pretty.

cheers

2009-09-12T03:59:00.003-04:00

Hello world! I am in England for my term abroad and have little to no time to blog. BUT when I see something worth sharing I've got to post it. Here are some gems I found on Urban Outfitters UK.

Starry jazz shoes. I didn't begin as a fan of this somewhat menswear inspired shoe, but now I see it as a sensible flat. A little fancier than my standard Chuck Taylors.
Another nice flat shoe. Blue snakeskin, I think, would add the perfect punch of color to my rather brown fall wardrobe.
I have no idea if I would actually wear these, but giraffe print instead of leopard is a neat and different way to incorporate animal print.
Lastly, some smashing leather booties. Almost no heel and wrapped up in itself, these look perfect for just about EVERYTHING.

Cheers!

time's a'wastin'

2009-07-29T22:22:00.003-04:00

Busy busy busy! College trips and hospital stays and sunny beaches, oh my!

Summer has been lame this year. Not only did I get cheated out of a month (it rained basically ALL of June) I lost another two weeks in the hospital and then when I left the hospital, I wasn't better! And unfortunately, I am still sick. Like I said, totally lame.

It's weird. Being in a hospital has really made me consider being a doctor or a nurse. I personally would like to understand as much as possible when it comes to my malfunctioning body. However, it is frustrating when the answer just points back to the ever vague: "It's genetic." Meaning: "There is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Ever. AND you can't blame anybody or anything."

Okay, enough about that.

As you may have read on another fabulous blog (COFFEEMILK), another blogger and I headed down to NYC last week to take in some museums. While there, we managed to find some delightful thrift stores on the Upper East Side with very reasonable prices for brand name and unique items. If you're headed that way, we visited: Goodwill, Arthritis Thrift Store, Council House Thrift, ....

The museums were also neat-o. The Cooper-Hewitt Museum had this great exhibit on felt and its many uses. The felt also apparently has its own blog. Check it.

earth rocks!

2009-06-30T11:57:00.002-04:00

Hello, L here. I am currently chillin' at the hospital and understandably have had very little motivation to post anything. Good thing about having a partner in blog-dom is that they are always posting so the blog lives on.

Anyway, last night I couldn't sleep and ended up watching Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon.

Now, on Jimmy Fallon's show, Elmo was a guest and they showed this uber cute clip from Sesame Street with Paul Rudd, Elmo, and Abby Cadabby.

Enjoy!

H&M Fall/Winter '09

2009-06-28T22:56:00.006-04:00

C here. Check out H&M's Lookbook for Fall/Winter '09. I browsed through them when they were first posted here, but merely thought, oh, those are pretty. I revisited them today and realized its quite the collection. Here are the highlights (for me, at least).

First off, everything is so beige and black, but that's OK. I like both those colors. And they're winter clothing, I can't handle too much color when its all snowy.

The first look is wicked hot. All black is sick but the sleeves, the belt, and the tights are siick to the maxx. Just about every look had a belt in it, which is usually an item I stray away from, but I'm definitely itching to try it out in the near future after seeing this collection. The second look I love the skinny trousers. Those are hot. I'm getting tired of skinny jeans. I can't believe I just said that, but I am. Plus, I mean, it takes me a while to put those suckers on, getting my calves and my thighs into them, packing everything in, making sure nothing's spilling over. Yeesh, fuck runner's-legs. But anyway, I don't know why, but I wouldn't mind squeezing into those bad boys up there. And in the third I like the crop top, if that is one (?) or it may be a tucked in shirt. Either way.

WOW. I'm going to wear my hair like that for the rest of my life. In the fourth look, the only thing I really like is the fur (let's hope it faux) tucked into the belt. In the fifth, I absolutely love chunky knits. And even though that scarf looks a bit like a neckbrace at first glance, its still impelling me to pick up my needles and yarn and start knittin' away. And in the sixth: bottoms tucked into socks/leggings? That's legit.

Seventh: more chunky knits, yesss. In the eighth, ahh, pants tucked into boots which aren't UGGS. What a beautiful sight. And in the last, its really just the head I enjoy. The big hair and the hat. Sweet.

P.S. Check out this song. Its so sick, and like trance-tastic. Plus I'm like, obsessed with Disney. Puurrr-fect.

Lake Placid and MJ

2009-06-21T15:48:00.011-04:00

C here, and I've returned from my extremely rainy trip from Lake Placid. I hiked, I kayaked, I gardened at my summer house with my mother, but unfortunately I did not shop. And the movie poster above, wrong Lake Placid. That shitastic movie takes place in FL, I think. If you're in for a laugh or two at bad acting and poor "special FX" and mechanical alligator, by all means watch it.

Every summer my old theatre company at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, NY puts on their Outdoor Shakespeare Performances, where a merry troupe of actors travels to different scenic outdoor venues and acts out a work of Sir William Shakespeare himself. This year they are doing A Midsummer Night's Dream (one of my top 3). At these plays everyone sits on the lawn on their blankets, dressed in their best dresses, and eats cheese and drinks wines and unloads their picnic baskets. I need to think of my outfit.

I was thinking a nice linen dress, with some killer forest-green oxford flats, a floppy straw sun hat and my New-Wayfarer Ray-Bans (I don't see what's so different from last year's model, so if someone would explain that, super). What do you think? Perfect for wandering the gardens of Manchester, VT's Hildene!

Oh, and I found my old picnic basket in my cellar! Its about to get stuffed full of cheese, crackers, wine, iced tea, salads, and if I can help it, some Doritos.

By the way, I keep looking at photos from Marc Jacobs' Fall 09 runway. And I can't stop. It's an 80's punk revival — complete with fluorescent colors, cardigans, foufy mohawks, and loads of makeup.

In recreating 80's fashion, "Jacobs super-sized the shoulder pads wide enough to satisfy professional football equipment regulations." Yeee, I'm so in love, I guess.

Yee-haw! Enjoy your summer, folks! I know I will!
Love,
C

P.S. Looking for some new music? Try DJ Moondance's The Crash Album. Its Dave Matthews mixed with Jay Z. What more could you ask for? And its free! Just Google that shiiit.

P.P.S. Looking for a killer new swimsuit? Try Trina Turk. I just got a new two-piecer from her. She's the master of florals, swirls, patterns, and designs.

serendipitous

2009-06-15T16:05:00.005-04:00

In my summer gross weather boredom I was perusing Style.com and found the Christian Dior Spring Couture Collection. And it reminded me a little bit of My Fair Lady. Big, whimsical skirts, intricate designs peeking out from underneath, and sumptuous fabrics. Plus, giant hats/hair pieces!

I love the shorter skirt in front and longer in back. It's like a display foe the shoes. This dress in particular is a little Asian-looking to me. I think the top reminds me of a kimono...
This just looks like a piece of candy curled up on a teacup or something.
That pattern underneath totally looks like a design from a china plate.
Same thing. Blue on white = fancy.
Love the bows.

These last two are kind of similar. But the swirling of the skirt is really unique. It looks as if the designer has made huge circle of fabric at the bottom that just perfectly attaches to the rest of the dress without looking like an unwieldy hoop.

Ooh, and the lace-up hair on the model you can see walking away is neat-o.

Pip pip cheerio!

hey ho, let's go.

2009-06-13T16:40:00.002-04:00

Okay, okay. I may in fact be obsessed with Peru, but hear me out. I was watching the History Channel the other day and they had this show about the Nazca Lines. You know, those giant drawings that you can only see from an airplane?

But this is not about the Nazca Lines. There are these rocks called the "Ica Stones" that have drawings of complex medical procedures and people living with dinosaurs and some lost continent. At first I was like: "Whoa man! Real life Dinotopia! Swell!" But then I did some more research on good old Wikipedia and discovered they are in fact considered a hoax. Which I immediately should have realized once they mentioned people+dinosuars, but I'm gullible. The Professor who began collecting them believes that some extraterrestrials lived with dinosaurs and then genetically engineered the human race. Whack-a-doo. And a little too close to Indiana Jones IV.

So, here are some pictures to prove their awesomeness regardless of the craziness.

Wee!

Phew! Had to get that out of my system. Now, to fashion!

So there's this band called Coconut Records that our good friend over at Coffee Milk

absolutely adores. Basically, Jason Schwartzman cranks out a bunch of awesome tunes and gets guest stars like Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst. In short, the band has some great merchandise. Very cute.

Definitely worth picking up. And the music is great too! Check out West Coast and Summer Day.

kings of the wild frontier

2009-06-11T09:08:00.008-04:00

Want to go to Peru? Be sure to dress ridiculously impractical but super rad, kay? Check out those heels in the second picture. I don't even know what's going on there but it looks like multi-colored vines wrapped around her calves and I lovee shoes that come up the leg.

Oh, don't mind me. I'm on my way to Machu Picchu. Yeah, I though this cool ballerina skirt would, you know, cushion my fall if I fell. Oh, and these geometric-y tights? GREAT for confusing predators.

In all seriousness, the flouncy skirts look great with the bootie heels.

Now, what I really wanted to talk about was a general trend that I see around. I would label it as "tribal" or something but that doesn't really cover everything. I would put everything from harem pants to turquoise cuffs in that category. There's Peru style purses, lots of layers, colorful vests, tribal patterns, little bit of Native American thrown in. Whatever it is, it looks like something I want in a summer wardrobe. So here are some things I would include.

Pretty pink top by BB Dakota. The neck bit is quite unique. A simple way to stand out.
Here is an example of the Peru purses I was talking about. I have one that my aunt actually got me in Ecuador I believe and it has a wee little llama on it. Perfect for holding my camera.
This is a nifty little dress form Forever 21 with a geometric/tribal pattern on the bottom that I really like. And it's a steal for $17.80.
Nice little v-neck from Urban Outfitters with a "navajo" pattern.
Giraffe tights, also from Urban Outfitters.

Two tanks in different colors. again featuring a kind of "navajo" pattern. Also from Urban Outfitters.
Lovely cuff bracelet with turquoise stones. They (Urban Outfitters, of course) also have other colored stones that look just as good. I think the cuff bracelet suits me better than the bangle style bracelets because I'm always afraid bangles will fall off. Cuffs are good because you can bend them a bit to better fit your wrist/arm.
"Geo-tribal" tee from Delia's.

Louis Vuitton. They have those nice big statement necklaces and really nifty, almost obi style belts.

J Crew even gets in on the act with a neat pleated top and studded gladiator sandals.

ttyl,

Promenade

2009-06-08T19:57:00.010-04:00

Alas, I was not one of the lucky girls to attend prom this year but I did hang around to see all the pretty dresses! I have to say it got me thinking about my dress. Everyone just looked gorrrgeous. However, I saw only a small number of vintage dresses. When I think of prom, I see chiffon, tulle, lace. Classic stuff. 1950s dream girl, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, corsages & boutonnieres, slow dance, streamers, earth angel, yadda yadda yadda. So I went on over to my favorite vintage website, Vintageous, to check out their dresses.

And sorry about the font. I cannot figure out how to make it normal. ANYWAY might even go looking for itty bitty lace gloves just to be totally over the top.

Think Marty McFly's mom in Back to the Future without the weird incestuous escapades.

As far as normal attire goes, I am digging the floral studded thing going on in Alexander McQueen's spring ready-to-wear collection.

And this is pretty much what I plan on wearing every day.

Ciao,

The Incredible Edible Vanishing Act

2009-06-08T16:16:00.008-04:00

2 Legit 2 Quit. You knew we were coming back, avid followers, we would never abandon you. On behalf of myself and my partner in crime, we apologize. School, testing, work, and boyfriends have consumed us (not literally). But the boys are back in town! Oh, how I missed typing in this little beige-bordered text box.

To begin, summer is here and you know what that means. DRESSES! Oh boy, I shouldn't be getting this arroused by an article of clothing. I need flowerly-flowy-flouncy things. I mean, come on, check out that sweet Topshop dress. A-door-able. And I broke my beloved sports watch (ask anyone, I didn't take that thing off to sleep), so I've been looking for a replacement. That Betsey Johnson rosebud one is tiiight. I don't think it has a stopwatch on it though. And the Chloe sundress and bag combo: is sick. That bag makes me wanna' pack it to the brim with food, take a ride to the beach and eat in the sand.

And I don't know about you guys, but I just can't get ballet-inspired pieces off my mind lately.

Oh, hello Keira Knightley. Do me? Well, yes, anyway, these pieces are just so goregous I have been inspired to put on my own ballet slippers from my old dancing days, blast that beautiful classical from my boombox and chaîné and pihouette all morning long.

But you know what else I am dying for, my friends. A skateboard, preferably a longboard. Could you imagine, me in a ballerina sundress with flowers tearing up the New England streets? Yee.

Valete!

back in business.

2009-06-07T16:13:00.007-04:00

Hey readers!

Summer is finally here! Our school just finished its graduation ceremonies today and the seniors are on their way to the real world. And I am here watching my latest Blockbuster DVD (He's Just Not That Into You) and trying to liven up our blog for vacation.

So, this summer I have failed miserably at finding a summer job. In my eagerness to find something new and different from my library job last year, I held out until the end of school hoping some ice cream parlor would hire me as a scooper. Didn't pan out. So now I'm looking for a job.

BUT on the positive side I get to go to Cape Cod in August and maybe Texas to visit a friend if I can find the cash for a plane ticket. AND I'm going to Stratford, England for a term abroad in the fall! Yay! Totally gonna check out that Top Shop action in between Shakespeare plays.

(love those canvas brogues)

Alrighty! Now I have a summer playlist with some rad tunes.

1. San Berdoo Sundburn - Eagles of Death Metal

Very chill. No death metal involved. Fuzzy guitars. Good for driving.

2. My Girl - The Temptations

Adorable song. Great way to start the summer off dancing around to soothing voices.

3. Lisztomania - Phoenix

Dance party! This is from their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. I have to describe this as fluffy. Quite fun.

4. A Bower Scene - The Decemberists

Okay so this is also from a new album The Hazards of Love. It's really preparation for those inevitable summer rainstorms. Kind of sad sounding but it has some epic guitar. Also, I love how Decemberists albums tell a story.

5. Love Shack - The B-52's

Ca-lassic. Used to listen to this all the time in 4th grade.

6. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend

7. Under African Skies - Paul Simon

Supah mellow. Good times hanging in the back of a truck with a cold Coca-Cola.

8. China Cat/Sunflower - Grateful Dead

Also mellow. Good for sleeping in the grass.

9. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant

Such a goood song for cruising.

10. Around the Bend - Asteroid Galaxy Tour

Definitely must be blasted while at a stoplight.

11. Bottoms Up - Keke Palmer

Lo-ver-ly song for jumping around with pals.

12. I'm Alright - Kenny Loggins

Yesss Caddyshack. Really makes me want to hang out with Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray.

13. Paper Planes - M.I.A.

Cool beans.

14. Two Coins - Dispatch

Good for summer nights.

15. Baiao Destemperado - Barbatuques

Super weird song. I don't even know. But it sounds great. Trust me.

16. Summer Wind - Michael Buble

Ah yes. Classy Michael Buble. So nice to hear this anywhere, anytime.

So yeah! I will actually post about fashion soon and maybe Miss C will post as well.

TTFN,

101. Just as cool.

2009-03-15T21:56:00.022-04:00

Okay! Here are the Oscars pictures as promised. (click on pictures to see larger)
Natalie Portman looks perfect in her pink dress. Vanessa Hudgens on the other hand compared herself to Audrey Hepburn. That is a no-no. And her dress is just pretending to be the mermaid/fishtail style. It's too wide. The only thing I liked about her outfit were her earrings.

Taraji P. Henson looks gorgeous in a white ruffled/layered gown. And her statement necklace is beautiful. Heidi Klum has a good idea with the origami type dress, and red is a good color for her. But the folds of this dress just don't fall in the right place. I think it's too sharp/angular. Her earrings on the other hand are pretty neat. They're huge conglomerations of diamonds and pink stones.

Sarah Jessica Parker has a "barely mint" dress with a full skirt and detailed bodice with belt. I don't like the boob position of this dress. It looks rather uncomfortable. The same goes for Penelope Cruz. The dress is a very nice white vintage dress with lace climbing up and down the skirt, but the boobs are squished. However, she does remind me of a very nice, fluffy swan.

WHY oh why does Miley Cyrus get to be at the Oscars? I do in fact like her dress. It's layered like petals with crystal and sequin outlines. Very cute. And I didn't even know Marion Cotillard was at the Oscars, but she looks lovely as usual in a dark blue gown with full skirt.

I loved Marissa Tomei's pleated dress. It's a great pale color and the millions of folds accentuate her curves. Diane Lane looks great for her age. She is so pretty. And she's wearing a classy black dress. She can't go wrong.

Jessica Beal opted for an unusual column dress that was a nice surprise amid the full skirts and fishtails. The big fold/bow on the front is neat-o and she looks rather regal. I have a two part spiel about Freida Pinto. I loved her dress, the bright blue is a great color and the lacy detail is awesome, but I've never been a fan of the "one-sleeve." Especially lacy ones. It's just weird. But, I will forgive her because...SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE IS AWESOME. If you haven't seen it, you definitely should.

Anyways, here's Freida again and Dev Patel. Rumors have been circulating about an off-screen romance and I am totally in favor of that because they are both so cute! Sadly, they have both denied this. On to other fashion, Evan Rachel Wood from the Wrestler is quite possibly the classiest chick at the Oscars. At first I thought the ivory dress was way too white for her skin, but I've grown to like it. Her ginger locks are up in a structurally perfect wave and her perfect posture helps to carry off the subtle pleating and pale color.

Brangelina. Black dress. BRIGHT EMERALD JEWLERY. 'Nuff said. Beyonce looks fabulous in a black and gold fishtail/mermaid type gown. Her hair is nicely pulled back to she can flaunt the gold floral pattern. I think the black and gold combo worked better for Beyonce than Halle Berry. I love Halle, but her dress was just not as good as it could be.

Woohoo! Anne Hathaway showed up in a white dress which at first appears just shiny. Upon closer Fashion Police inspection with Jay Manuel, I discovered that it is actually covered in paillettes. These are "spangles used to ornament a dress or costume." Or "a small shiny object." Basically, millions of little shiny discs adorned Anne's dress in addition to crystals and stuff. It was so rad and heavy, she had to change into something more comfortable for her song and dance number with Hugh Jackman. Amy Adams, nominated for her super serious role in Doubt, wore a brilliant red dress with black corset-y details. What really made me like her outfit was her bib necklace that was made of tons of semi-precious stones and stuff. Very chic.

So that is the Oscars as I saw it fashion-wise. Perhaps I will feel motivated enough to have history of the academy awards or something.

Later skater,

ONE HUNDRED, BABY.

2009-03-13T19:23:00.008-04:00

Ladies and gentleman, our one hundredth post!

After a super long hiatus, my partner and I are finally done with school! For two weeks. So I look forward to writing some really good posts.

First off, I gotta talk about the Oscars even though they're old news. Hugh Jackman was awesome. He's funny and good-looking and his opening number was so cool. The musical montage in the middle was also neat-o.

However, Blogger is being a pain so I'm putting the dresses and pretty things in another post.

Stay tuned!

4 months without posting! We apologize!

2009-02-15T18:50:00.006-05:00

SCHOOL. That's what it is/was/has been. I come back and this is what I find? I'm happy.

Her skin is GORGEOUS. And do you remember Spring '08 Marc Jacobs? This is like a whole new level, baby.

And, oh, MIA had her bay-bay. I will miss all her maternity wear. I would get pregnant just so I could look like her.

I was waiting her to bust out her belly in something like this little number, ha.

That's all for now!
C

P.S. Ladies, check this link out. Ow ow.

ewwwwwww CROC BOOTS?

2008-10-26T20:53:00.002-04:00

sunday sunday sunday

2008-09-21T08:46:00.004-04:00

Hello again. L here and I regret to say I can't manage anything more than a lame outfit post. I took some advice from a fellow blogger I read about on Fashion Robot and have decided to take daily outfit posts so I can know when I look like a doofus and when I actually look put together. I had some hit and misses this week but overall I think it's a great idea.

Shorts - Delia's

Converse - Delia's

Zebra Shirt - Delia's

Gray Cardi - H&M

Rating: Miss
Boots - Urban Outfitters

Jeans - Strawberry's

Tank - Delia's

Cardi - H&M

Rating: ?
Dress - J. Crew

Tee - Urban Outfitters

Tights - TJ Maxx

Heels - WalMart

Belt - iParty

Rating: Hit (except I suck at walking in heels and the day was a little bit tipsy)
Pants - H&M

Tank - Delia's

Cardi - H&M

Rating: ?

Gosh I wore that cardigan so many times. I hope no one noticed.

Dasvidanya,

sincerest apologies.

2008-09-14T19:25:00.007-04:00

So sorry guys. Upper year is going to be wild and one week in I'm already having second thoughts about my class choices. But I'm going to be positive and go forward. I joined a bunch of clubs including swing dance and quiz club and I'm looking forward to both of those. I also joined Haute which is our school's fashion mag. Our friend Arielle from Hautest Style is one of the people in charge, so hopefully I'll get a good position in that.

On a fashion note I got a pretty dress from H&M and Minnetonka boots from UO.

I tried my hardy hardest to take a jumping photo and got like one good one.

This is a pretty sweet dress and segues me into my next topic: movies. We all know and love the new Batman movies, but I recently watched Superman Returns and adored Brandon Routh. Kevin Spacey makes an excellent villain and the final battle sequence was awesome. Not a bunch of a explosions and mechanics but a knockdown, dragout battle of wits and might.

I also recently became infatuated with Casey Affleck and Christian Bale. Casey Affleck is the cutest thing in Drowning Mona, a movie about the drowning of a really mean local lady. Casey plays the fiancee of the police chief"s (Danny DeVito) daughter. He is one of the suspected murderers and acts alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Will Ferrel. Great cast and great movie!

The other movie I watched was "Newsies." Christian Bale is like sixteen and is singing and dancing in this Disney movie about newspaper sellers or "newsies" in the late 1800's. Bale is the lead character Jack "Cowboy" Kelly. He is the best newsie around and wants to move to Santa Fe. He is a street smart orphan who teaches the kid from Big how to be a newsie. Hilarity and many great songs ensue. It is just neat to see the bad ass Batman actor hopping around and singing about being a cowboy.

Sigh. I love movies.

Dasvidanya,

catty.

2008-09-02T09:57:00.007-04:00

L here, I've got a bunch of lovely pictures to show you. Hope you like what I picked out!

Red Skinnies - H&M, Eagle Tee - H&M

Finally I have colored skinny pants! Originally I had wanted blue but #1 they didn't have my size and #2 red actually didn't look as silly as I had expected. And who could not want a patriotic eagle hurtling out of their chest?
Gray Turtleneck - H&M, Jeans - H&M

I had purposely bought the turtleneck so I could back later and get their sweet little jumper but the jumper can wait. Right now I'll probably just use it to layer under my summer dresses. A tried and true tactic for adding to your fall wardrobe. And the jeans are looser than I usually buy, not quite wide leg but I do know that they are very comfy.
Cougar Tee - Urban Outfitters

C and I both got these crazy shirts at the Boston UO. (Hers is the pegasus) I don't know exactly if this is supposed to be anything more than a trippy mountain lion in the center of a pentagram and the galaxy but it is just very interesting to look at.

Shirt - GAP

The story here is I got this shirt a ree-eally long time ago at Goodwill and it was sort of blah. Then I sewed button around the collar after seeing a similar albeit better executed version on The Clothes Horse. I added the heart button on the sleeve so i could be all clever and Blair-ish. (Gossip Girl is back! I'm so excited.) Now I just need someone cute to ask me about it. (Perhaps Casey Affleck or Clark Kent?)

One can dream.

The sailor sweater thing was 25 cents at a church thrift shop in either Dennis or Chatham. I'm not quite sure how to wear this yet but I'm sure the opportunity will present itself. The sweater on the right is a lovely cashmere cardi that I got for $10 at a church shop in Chatham.
The shirt on the left is a nifty striped button down from J. Crew via Goodwill and the cardi is from the amazing Dollar-A-Pound pile in Boston. I also found a white button down and a GAP corduroy skirt and a kind of ugly dress that I plan to make into a less ugly skirt. Fingers crossed.
I picked up some new sunnies at the Cape. Taking a break from the Wayfarer fixation. The bible for everyone but under seventeen, Seventeen, once told me that aviators would fit my face best. I can tell you I look horrid in aviators but this weird aviator/bug eye fusion seems to work. I also got a school necktie thing that I cannot wait to wear about.

Last but not least I made a feather headband!

Dasvidanya, (I'll try to sign my posts so that you'll always know who's who)

P.S. You should definitely check out the Catorialist. I think you can guess what it's a spoof on. Not quite on par with LOL cats but definitely good for the seriously catty and those looking for a chuckle.

p.s.

2008-08-31T15:28:00.003-04:00

My little sister and I made finger puppets today. Here are mine.

Barack Obama, an elephant, and a rabbit.

Cheers, C

the general.

2008-08-31T12:16:00.005-04:00

Hello World! As C said we've been woefully lacking in posts but we appreciate your comments on the posts that have been up forever. Since my last post about a bajillion (SAT vocab) things have happened. I went to Cape Cod as I mentioned and picked up amazing things from their thrift shops that I can't wait to show you, I learned the joys of foam curlers, traveled to fair Boston and picked up several nifty items, yanked the rug out of my room and cleaned every inch of my living space, made a radical feather headband, studied PSAT vocabulary, threw a 16.3 birthday party for myself and two friends, and finally opened an eBay account. Whew! Anyway I was very busy and not just lollygagging around avoiding blogging. I've got a lot to say before school starts and blogging takes a backseat so get ready for a whirlwind of photos and opinions!

For now I will leave you with pictures of the amazing Boston and a very cool hat from a Chatham thrift store.

This post was named after a very good silent movie with Buster Keaton. He is an engineer you see and his train is called "The General." His love interest has gorgeous, messy silent movie curls so I trussed my hair up in a bunch of curlers and after a fitful night came up with this!

recent buys

2008-08-30T23:46:00.017-04:00

So sorry about the lack of posts. Been so busy trying to get things done before the school year starts. But, L and I both managed to hop on a train down to Boston for some shopping. Here's what I picked up.

A hella' sweet Pegasus shirt from Urban Outfitters.

A really really soft oversized gray sweater and a "Prose before hoes" T-shirt at Goodwill.

A pair of gold, alligator skin (fake, duh) Steve Madden flats (ignore the size 10 feet, annoyingly high arches, and veiny feet/legs...what can'yah do?)

A black cocktail ring from H&M
A purple scarf from H&M
An oversized purple sweater from H&M
An oversized yellow cardigan and a gray cable knit sweater FROM THE MOST FABULOUS PLACE ON EARTH...*

*If you live or are visiting the Boston area, head on over across Long Fellow Bridge to Cambridge and stop in THE GARMENT DISTRICT. A two-story consignment/thrift/costume shop (L has pictures that she may post later) which features the most beautiful thing a thrifter can see. The $1 a pound mound. There is a mound of clothing that literally has EVERYTHING in it and it sits on the ground and you take off you shoes and jump around it and bury yourself and eventually you'll find some things to throw into the trash bags provided. They weigh it and for every pound you pay a dollar. Simple. It was awesome, however, we had to leave early because we had a train to catch

Here's an outfit post.

Believe it or not, I am actually one of those people who loves winter and cold weather. So this outfit is a dedication/please-come-soon-fall-and-bring-chilly-winds.

That's the scarf I got at H&M. And I am pretty stoked about the new collection about to be released. I probably should've saved up for it, but I don't look ahead. I love for today. As L aggressively says, "live fast and die young!" Coming from the girl who works in a library over the summer and plays Tetris online. No, jkjk, bud.

P.S. I am thinking about layering scarves this fall. You like? I have a gold and white sparkly one over the one seen in the outfit post.

Cheers, C

P.P.S. L and I have a radio show on our school's radio station and I was wondering what are some of your favorite songs? (that don't have swears in them. they can talk about drugs though) Got any recommendations?

the boys are back in town

2008-08-21T13:55:00.010-04:00

Its me, C, and I'm finally permanently back in Exeter after a fantastic summer at my old house in New York. Here are some pictures I took, which probably look like boring old pictures, but to me, they have a lot of meaning.

The last picture is actually of an old chicken coop up in our woods which we put our satellite dish on top of. Me and my sister, when we were little, were given the assignment to paint the inside of it, but instead we just splattered paint everywhere and wrote our names and put our handprints on the wall.

While I was in New York I went to a pick-your-own berry farm that my family always goes to. We picked our berries and when yo go into the barn to pay there is a beautiful store with organic cheeses and milk and old-fashioned toys. But the best part is the upstairs. In this musty old attic, there are dried flowers hanging EVRYWHERE. And its just gorgeous. But anyway I bought this really cool floral bag which is made out of like the material you make potato sacks out of. But I love it.

C

P.S. I can't tell whether I like the Marc Jacobs ads with the guy or hate them. I mean, I love love love Juergen Teller's work, but I'm not sure if I like the ad itself and I think its something to do with the model. I know androgyny is in, but I just hope that's not what I would look like in that dress.

fall wish lisst

2008-08-18T21:03:00.008-04:00

College visits. I'm on college visits. I'm only about to be a junior but my mom insists we start now. Eh, Why not? I've visited NYU, Columbia, Ithaca, Syracuse, Hamilton, Hobart, Cornell, and Colgate. Colgate has been my absolute favorite and I totally, definitely, MUST go there. Their campus is b-e-a-utiful (even though its in the rural upstate New York, but, hey, I'm used to it). And they have a Division I track team which I am so stoked about. But that's why I've been so occupied and, like always, L has been writing all the posts.

Here's my fall list so far.

1. A trenchcoat. I dig 'em. And I know some of my friends, including L, I think were lusting after trenchcoats too. They're perfect for fall temperature and I'm hoping to get one before the cold weather swoops down on New England.
2. I would love to have a satchel-y bag. I think I saw one in the Urban Outfitters in New York City. But I would really like a vintage Dooney and Bourke one. The one above I found on eBay and its totally wicked.
3. Plaid shirts. Maybe its my inner lumberjack. I think it is. But, I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay. I sleep all night and I work all day.
4. Some hella' sweet cords. I got some vibrant green ones from J. Crew but I totally want some yellow ones from J. Crew too. I also have some gray ones from last year, also from J. Crew. I love corduroys.
5. cardigans cardigan cardigans. I have like 3 white ones from J. Crew and a long gray one from H.M. but cardigans are just so hip, and perfect for fall. Gotta' stay warm, eh?
6. Some sweet boots. Like those ones from Urban Outfitters. Boots are so in for fall and you gotta' love 'em. I have a dark brown pair of "pirate boots" (as my mother affectionately calls them) like the ones in the picture above. I really want a deep purple pair. I mean, what's not to love about boots. Except the fact that they are made out of animal skin. Ick.
7. A pair of yellow suede flats. J. Crew (god, that's all I've been talking about lately) used to have a great pair but they sold out, even in my size 10 feet. Crazy shiiiit.

So, it looks like the colour for me this fall is yellow. And its weird. I was watching the Olympics and I looked at Usain "Lightening" Bolt's Jamaican track uniform and I was like, dang, yellow, tha's a good color. That's how it started for me, so whack. But, yellow, dig it?

C

P.S. GO TEAM U.S.A.! (except I'm also routing for Croatia and Ireland due to my family members putting so much pressure on me.) So, IĆI HRVATSKI! And ERIN GO BRAGH!

I love the smell of napalm in the morning

2008-08-14T19:11:00.002-04:00

So. Since my summer job ended I've kept my money stashed away in the bank but I want to break it out and make some purchases. High on my list are Minnetonka boots, a really nice bag, and perfume. I've had my eye on I Love Love by Moschino but since I fell in love with that, Vera Wang came out with Princess and Marc Jacobs made Daisy. The trouble is I don't know which one to choose! A lot of my friends already have Princess and Daisy so getting I Love Love would be original, but Daisy and princess both smell really good.

Any suggestions on which way I should go? Or more fragrances to consider?

Rainn.

2008-08-12T19:58:00.003-04:00

My mom, sister, and I visited an art museum in Portland, Maine today and on the way home I saw some really pretty clouds. They were mostly gray with big swathes of indigo opening up into gold tinged clouds. That is what I like to refer to as the "Messiah Formation." Mostly because the sun shines down in such a way that it's hard to believe those rays of light aren't pointing the way to something holy.

I also saw a cute little candy shop next door to a fancy pants condom store. So nice.

Gunmetal Booties - zappos.com

Gunmetal City Tote - shoptwigs.com

Gunmetal Trenchcoat - bluefly.com

Gray Gloves - eluxury.com

Off -the-Shoulder Dress - singer22.com

Lurex Scarf - misselfridge.com

Cloud Print Dress - brownsfashion.com

Blue Cotton Sundress - net-a-porter.com

Blue Faded Dress - forever21.com

Strappy Blue Bubble Dress - fashmatch.com

Silk Dress w/ Billowu Sleeves - net-a-porter.com

Gray Sandals - dianiboutique.com

Remaining Blue Dress - instyle.com

Yellow Flower Dress - mytheresa.com

I have also heard and seen plaid all over the place for fall. So what could be the perfect accessory for the city lumberjack? A log!

(Paul Frank via Fred Flare)

I got soul but I'm not a soldier

2008-08-10T18:10:00.009-04:00

Sorry for the lack of blogging, I've got so caught up in the Olympics. Michael Phelps is insane and the Korean archers had pink bows and winnie the pooh/hello kitty arm braces. Oh and Crew was fantastic.

So my good friend over at Hautest Style tagged me for a little survey thing and I am going to just yammer about some other stuff after that.

-Copy the rules

-Write 14 "small things" that make me happy

-Select 6 blogs so that they continue the survey

14 Little Things

1. the Olympics (I never usually watch sports, but something about the Olympics just compels me to watch everything)

2. reading Russian (there is a tiny satisfaction in being able to read something in another language, half of which employs letters that look like letters or other English letters)

3. bagels from my school's dining hall (I don't know what they are but a toasted wheat bagel at school is better than any other)

4. watching Indiana Jones (the theme is awesome and it's action-y and it's in the perfect time period and Harrison Ford is swell)

5. going on a music buying spree on iTunes

6. watching the Office

7. finishing a book

8. finishing homework a day ahead

9. biking/running with my dog

10. making To-Do lists

11. singing and dancing along with musicals

12. looking at pretty buildings

13. laughing so hard that I cry/can't breathe (and then sharing that emotion with someone else)

14. finding treasures in the attic

I tag anyone who feels like sharing!

I love this picture by the way.

Okay. Let's get down to business. (To defeat the Huns)

On the 16th I'm leaving for Cape Cod and I don't know if I'll be posting so I will try to post every day before then.

So I have this preppy/casual fantasy of Cape Cod and that will only pan out if the weather is nice. I will now present a Polyvore collage highlighting the aspects I envision.

Something like that. (Fingers crossed

Also, on the subject of the Olympics (and the inspiration of Ralph Lauren) some of the nations were dressed pretty spiffy (U.S. included) and others played it more casual that I would have liked.

Japan kind of looked like airline stewards/stewardesses, but still sharp.
Spain looks a bit like ketchup and mustard but their hats totally make up for it.
Great Britain looks clean cut in sliver blazers and navy pants.

Also:

Hungary's crazy floral print dresses looked ready for a tea party. The newsboy caps on America was too much. Overall France was my favorite. And one country wore baggy denim shorts and like orange shirts but I can't remember who it was but I do remember thinking too casual.

And now what Project Runway thought America should wear:

The first one is too scary and tight fitting. The second one is too shiny/not flatterin genough for everyone. The third one is very cute, but doesn't appear to have that much to do with USA.

The first one here is just too much stuff. The hat and the scarf and the leggings, if removed, would maybe make the outfit better. The second one has way to short a skirt and the third one is decent but something about it isn't Olympic.

The first one here is really 80's to me and also wouldn't flatter most. The second one is just not American at all. And the third one I like the best so far. It's simple and clean cut and has a flattering cut for athletic bodies.

I also like this first one because, again, it's simple and representative. The second is one is way too tight and scary Olympic dominatrix. The last one is also cute and it would be fine by me if it represented the US.

Meh.

Favorite:s the third outfit in the third row and the first one in the fourth row.

Last thing. Olympic cuties!

[David Boudia: diver, Michael Phelps: swimmer]

I was lost but now I'm found

2008-08-06T20:12:00.003-04:00

Can anything beat the ecstasy of finding an item you thought was previously lost forever? I recently thought I lost my favorite bathing suit from Delia's and today I found it rolled up in a towel! Unfortunately my Satan's Little Helper tee from Threadless is still missing and they haven't reprinted the design yet!! Grrr. But I do have a spankin' new Gregor Mendel tee shirt to tide me over until it gets printed.

And I would love love to have this bathing suit. I think it's kind of bathing-beauty-ish and I haven't had a one-piece since my Speedo in swim class.

Also, mostly unrelated to anything, I just watched There Will Be Blood and I don't really see what the hooplah is. Paul Dano was in it which was wicked weird and I'm used to seeing Daniel Day Lewis with a New York accent (having watched Gangs of New York a billion times).

Oh, and I just watched The Last Picture Show. The moral of the story is don't move to Kansas. And don't mess up a good thing.

The End.

2008-08-04T09:48:00.003-04:00

Okay. These are the last photos. Bought the buffalo plaid shirt at the new thrift store and the bow sweater is just from H&M but is was only $5 and it was really cute. The necklace used to be my grandmother's.

Now for some Polyvore...

I just watched jaws so I was in a shark-y frame of mind. There were a lot of shark-skin suits that came up but I'm not quite sure what those are. If they really are made from the skin of sharks then that's kind of gross. Why would you want to feel like a rubbery, man-eating fish?

Gold Shark Tooth Necklace - shoppadevavra.com

Black Shark Tooth Necklace - shoppadevavra.com

Shark Attack Earrings - swank.bigcartel.com

Shark and Fishies Necklace - swank.bigcartel.com

FCUK Geometric "Shark" Skirt - fashmatch.com

Stella McCartney Shark Print Tank (under gray dress) - brownsfashion.com

Hammerhead Necklace - vling.bigcartel.com

Shark vs. Bear Tee - palmercash.com

White Purse - spencerandrutherford.com

Shark Jaws Ring - instyle.com

Gray Dress - muubaa.co.uk

AAH Shark Tee - zumiez.com

Shark Backpack - oompa.com

Keds - journeys.com and zappos.com

Also, the Shark v.s Bear tee reminded me of this show that used to be on the Discovery Channel called Animal Face-Off. This team of guys would imagine battles between animals that would never meet in real life (like alligators vs. grizzlies or pythons vs. lions or pterodactyls vs. ponies etc.). Then they'd build these giant animatronic monsters and sick them on each other. My dad and I would pick sides and see who'd win. I''d usually go with the cuter animal. (bear, lion, pony, etc.)

Sense and Prejudice, Pride and Sensibility

2008-08-02T20:25:00.004-04:00

I haven't got whole outfits from Goodwill to display so I've just thrown on these thrifted cardigans that I wanted to show over basically the same base.

Cute red sweater from Goodwill. Has pearly buttons and looks similar to one my g-ma has. She's a pretty classy lady. Always, always wears red lipstick.

And then there's the lovely little duck tape purse made for me by a friend that I used as a pencil case.

Another sweet little sweater. I like the embroidery and even though it is wicked small, the sleeves were long enough to make me believe it was supposed to be that way.

And I just finished reading Pride and Prejudice (as well as another Christopher Moore book!) and decided that I liked Pride and Prejudice better (both book and movie). The movie stars Emma Thompson who I like and Kate Winslet but I'm not a big Kate Winslet fan. And Hugh Grant played Edward Ferrars and I thought I'd see more of him (I have a soft spot for English accents and an almost exclusively romantic comedy movie resume). The funnier remarks came straight from Hugh Laurie who is really good at playing sarcastic, unhappy people. So if for some reason your life depended on which book you would read next, Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility, I'd go with P & P.

I will say that like P & P, S & S had some lovely hairstyles. Intricate buns with delicate braids, and a halo of curls that frame the face nicely. I will have to try some of the easier ones out but first I need a good curler...any suggestions?

P.S. Keira Knightley has a new movie coming up! Called "The Duchess." I can't wait to see it. I like period movies and Keira Knightley and ornate costumes so I'm all set as long as her love interest is likeable.

milquetoast.

2008-07-31T17:39:00.006-04:00

(this is what shows up if you google "milquetoast")

I'm afraid I may be a milquetoast (thank you Free Rice for keeping the SAT prep at bay!). It is unfortunate that a lame thing like a milquetoast is named with such a neat sounding word.

I'm on a different computer and I'm super bored so I'm gonna go ahead and throw a Style.com post in with my thrifting outfits.

These are all by 6267. Never heard of them. Numbers are cool so I checked it out. The checkers and criss-crosses will definitely be on my back-to-school list. I'll also throw in some velvets, drop-waist+poofy skirt dresses, high-collar coats, art deco prints and bow/frills around the top.

(P.S. The first model looks vaguely like Lauren from ANTM.)

ABC

2008-07-30T06:06:00.005-04:00

So. I've been working at my school library most of July and every time I go shelf reading I pick up like five new books, movies, or CDs. I already told you about the interesting fashion books (history of stripes and the disappearance of hats) so I've got a few more awesome books that I highly recommend.
(this is my school's library. pretty neat, huh?)
First off, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. It is written in the style of letters and is just the most adorable thing. This kid in the 90's is quiet and reads a lot and has some psychological troubles but it's absolutely genius.
Second, I've been reading Sense and Sensibility on and off and I really can't connect to the characters as well as I did to the characters of Pride and Prejudice. But I've still got high hopes for Emma so I shan't give up on Jane Austen.
Last, I just finished Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. It's narrated by Biff who tells all about Jesus' (or Joshua as Biff calls him) life before he turned thirty. Apparently, Joshua and Biff travelled all over the world to study with the three Magi and Joshua and Biff learn Kung Fu, Jew-do, how to multiply food and drink, and a bunch of other hilarious stuff. I highly recommend it.

So on a less funny note (or maybe more funny depending on how you think I look in this outfit) I have wandered into the land of big belted things. I originally bought this shirt as part of a costume for Frenchie from Grease. I figured, ah, what the hell, it's $3.00, I'll probably never wear it again. Then I belted it under the rib cage and decided it didn't look so bad.

Apple bag from Delia's. Have yet to actually use it since I'm fond of my canvas MJ tote bag but I'll get around to it.
Shoes from Urban Outfitters that were my exasperated purchase in lieu of real espadrilles. I haven't found the perfect pair yet although a pair from Wal-Mart looks promising...

Last thought, The Talented Mr. Ripley is the creepiest thing EVER. I thought it might have at least a little comedy in it but it is full-on creepitude. I mean the acting is good and all and Jude Law and Jack Davenport (the commander officer guy from POTC) is wicked cute. But this guy is seriously messed up.

isn't she...

2008-07-28T20:27:00.003-04:00

Pretty in Pink?

Loved Duckie so much.

Okay so maybe pink isn't my favorite color but how could I refuse an oversized cardigan?

I'm practicing looking both ways before crossing the street.
Biting my stupid chipped nails.
Sweet duck tape clutch/wristlet thing made by friend.
Nifty pins: two poodles, one cameo, and one FRIENDS OF EXETER ROWING.
Darling charm bracelet (ballerina, telephone, watering can, key, heart with arrow through it, ballet slipper, cagey heart with bead inside, tennis racket, good luck heart with horseshoe, palm tree and normal heart) I found in the linen closet. I kid you not. So go raid some cupboards!

love/loathe

2008-07-27T21:47:00.020-04:00

Happy Sunday, all. And to celebrate this wonderful, gray, rainy, wet, day I've decided its time for another C's Love/Loathe List.

Love: Ruffles. I saw them on another blog, whose name I am blanking, sorry and realized, ah yes, I adore ruffles as well.

Christian Siriano from Project Runway liked ruffles too.

Love: Feathers. Love them. Some nice plumage in the hair never hurt anyone. Actually seeing some photos of people with feathers in their hair makes me want to go outside and rip some off a bird flying by. Vicious, I know.

Upon telling my mother about my love for feathers in the hair she responded with,"it's probably your Native American side coming out." She's right, I think.

Love: Blazers. And I must find a way to get them into my closet for fall. Must, must, must have at least two, maybe three I'm thinking.

Love: The summer scarf. Beautiful. The celebs are doing it, I've done it occasionally. My partner in crime is doing it. Here are some scarves from Anthropologie and Hermes.

Love: Friendship Bracelets (I apologize for 1. the veiny masculine hands and 2. for such blurry/shitty pictures, I'm back in NH for a couple days but I left my camera at my summer home in NY, so you'll have to deal with camera phone pictures, sorry) They let you know you actually have friends. You can look down at your wrists while you're moping around and say to yourself, oh yes! I DO HAVE FRIENDS. Plus they're purty.

My left hand is cluttered (a little too much so) with bracelets made by a friend in NH, my little sister, and some friends in NY. And my right hand bears bracelets made from my sister and best friend in NY. I don't know which is my favorite.

Love: Wesley from Project Runway. I loved Wesley and I hold a little part for him in my heart even though it was the second episode. He was adorable and I had the same Marc Jacobs bag as him (he used to work there). I mean, his first dress was delightful but this one from this challenge was not so much, but I mean, HEY, HE DIDN'T PICK OUT THE FABRIC. But I guess that's no excuse. Oh, Wesley.

Love: Guillemots. An English rock band that started in 2004 and have been nominated for a couple awards. I'm totally in love with them. The members are Fyfe Dangerfield, MC Lord Magrao, Aristazabal Hawkes, and Greig Stewart. The sweetest names I've ever heard. In love with their songs "Trains to Brazil" and "Made Up Love Song #43." They are amazing and have a lot of meaning. Ch-ch-ch-check check 'em out. W-w-w-what they're all about.

Shit, this always happens. I don't loathe much now. Even though the weather has been dreadful, I feel fantastic. Oh, I do have one thing I loathe.

Loathe: All the fuss about Manny Ramirez. He's not my favorite player on the Red Sox (Lowell, 25) but I LOVE MANNY. I know he told ESPN he wanted to be traded and to what team, he didn't care.

I DO, however believe he IS injured. I know he does this a lot, but I actually think he is injured this time. Although they X-rayed him for injuries, some things don't show up there. I mean, like, pain doesn't.

I love you, Manny and if you do trade, I hope you end up one of my two next favorite teams. The Bluejays or the Mets. And not in the dreaded hands of those...Yankees.

diamonds are forever forever forever.

2008-07-27T10:59:00.006-04:00

That is one of the sillier Bond movies in my opinion. But not silly in a bad way. Bambi and Thumper are a laugh as is Willard Whyte's accent. Not to mention just the name "Plenty O'Toole" and Sean Connery's ridiculously short, pink tie.

Nope. I don't own any real diamonds. But I picked up a diamond shaped pin at the new thrift store. I'm sure I could wear it in a better way but this is what I came up with.

Looking for danger in a blue stripey scarf from church basement and metallic Chucks.
Showing off sweet pin. Possibly made of stone or ceramic thing. Waiting to get the results back from Q at headquarters.
Possibly the only designer thing I own (if you don't count the $10 MJ tote bag) and I didn't even buy it. (was my aunt's) By the way it's a Coach bag which isn't even one of my fave designers but whatever because in Middle School I would flaunt that thing like nobody's business.
Weird pin. Useful in looking cool.

working girl.

2008-07-26T20:45:00.004-04:00

So work kinda sucks the fun out of life (much like Toby sucks the fun out of the Office) and by fun I mean time for me to goof off at home and not shelf-read. On a rare weekend that I don't sit on my butt at home, my friend from Hautest Style and I checked out a bakery for our birthday cake and explored the local thrift stores. We found some great stuff at a Church basement and a brand new thrift store (I don't think I've ever seen a new thrift store so that was exciting).

But it's more fun for me (and hopefully for you) to parcel out these cool things day by day so there are actually new posts to read instead of the same old same old.

Voila! Outfit #1!

Waiting for something...
looking nervously to my right...
running from something scary...
being Superman obviously.
Sweet bag I picked up at the new thrift store. Hope the faux crocodile isn't too much.
Button shoes from Delia's clearance. Thinking about taking the buttons off so they can go with more outfits. Opinions?

by the way...

Sweater - forever 21

Shorts - american eagle

Scarf - church basement

Queen of Spades

2008-07-24T18:34:00.003-04:00

Okay, last Polyvore collage for a bit. I based this one loosely on these books I used to read called Royal Diaries. They were imagined diaries of princesses like Cleopatra and Elizabeth I. The had gilded pages and intricate designs so as a Middle Schooler I was immediately drawn in.

So this would be my take on Cleopatra. In the book she had a Jaguar/Leopard named arrow. I wanted one so bad. Then a couple years ago my sister go this giant stuffed jaguar and I adopted it. So the basics for Cleo are simple gladiator sandals, armbands (possibly asp shaped), chunky collar-like, necklaces, wispy dresses, and Egyptian prints like reeds and sun circles. (To get a more casual Egyptian look there's a great T-Shirt on Threadless that is black with a crazy rainbow techno eagle/falcon collar printed on it)

This is my take on Ch'iao Kuoa. I've never really heard of her so this could also be Empress Cixi/communist China. Staples include mandarin collars, mary janes, colorful boots (a la lotus shoes whithout the horrible disfigurement), and paper parasols.

This is my take on Jahanara. I'm not sure she was real but apparently she was related to Mumtaz Mahal. I do know that the Taj Mahal was made for Mumtaz so, that's something. For this look I'd go with bangles, patchwork bag, flats with low edges near the arch, and loose tunic shirts with embroidery.

This would be my poor interpretation of Elizabeth I. Medieval styles are harder to modernize than I expected. In the book she is pictured in russets and wine reds, and since her flower is the Tudor rose I tried to work that in. The dress with the giant bow is the closest I found to imitating the volume and style of her dress. But the skirt and ruffly shirt also evoke the big lace collars that Elizabeth was fond of wearing. So for trying to imitate this I would go with warm colors and clean lines in addition to simple golden accessories. But all in all try to think queenly thoughts. Elizabeth was the queen when Shakespeare flourished so keep it classy.

This hopefully reminds you of Marie Antoinette. In my book she is dressed in light blue and that's the color that comes to my mind when I think of her. So the dress in the left hand corner I absolutely love because of the lacy details. The dress in the right corner would be more of a playing-around-on-her-little-farm outfit. Diamonds and pearls are just sweet and girly, and represent Marie's twee and delicate style.

Okay, there wasn't any book on Jackie. But she and JFK were referred to as Camelot and she really does have the class and composure of a queen. For this basics in multiple colors are a must. Cardigans and high-neck, low-back dresses, and dark pants and tortoise shell glasses and pearls are what come to my mind. Also, for those able, pillbox-esque hats would be the perfect accessory to top off the look.

Dad, they come in through the doors.

2008-07-20T01:15:00.002-04:00

As you may or may not know, I adore Indiana Jones. And thanks to Arielle I have been exploring polyvore and whipped up this collage. I really want a leather jacket, so much so that subliminally I bought a motorcycle jacket styled peacoat from Delia's. Now I want a real one. Either a Mutt type classic black one or a simple brown leather jacket or bomber like Indy. Also, retro styled shoes, especially lace-up ones are classy. Hello fall wardrobe.

Deets (left to right)
Harlem Jacket - Ba&sh
Miso Biker Jacket - republic.co.uk
Suede Bomber Jacket - net-a-porter.com
Christian Louboutin Leather ankle boots - brownsfashion.com
Ruffle shirt - instyle.com
White button down shirt - fashionmagazine.com
Cristian Louboutin Metallis lace up shoe - brownsfashion.com
Helmut Lang Turtleneck - net-a-porter.com
Smart Flat Shoes - topshop.com
Floral Chain Necklace - hannahzakari.co.uk
Antique thing (pin?) - adin.be
Yves Saint Laurent letter cuff - harpersbazaar.com

hats off

2008-07-19T13:31:00.006-04:00

So this is my second try at fashion history-ish posts. I recently read a book about how the hat went out of style. (Hatless Jack by Neil Steinberg) And it made me really sad. I know that it is odd to feel melancholy when reading about articles of clothing (and mostly men's clothing at that) but being the black and white movie fiend that I am, I always associate hats with suave men and graceful women sashaying around 1930-1950's America.

How can there be a Fred Astaire without a top hat? Or a Humphrey Bogart or Indiana Jones (he didn't go back for his hat just because it made him look good) without a fedora? And even Audrey Hepburn, who misses the time period by a smidge, how could she be in Breakfast at Tiffany's without voluminous sun hats, dainty tiaras, and chic felt bucket hats? The answer is: they couldn't. At the time hats were a social necessity. Men risked being ridiculed if they left the house without their hat. Some were even prone to freeze up if they lost their hat and immediately set out to buy a new one. Ridiculous rules governing when to wear certain hats (September 15 is when you change from straw to felt, and May 20 is when you change form felt to straw) were enforced with violence from passerby and police often let the people fight it out as long as the police men themselves weren't "reprimanded."

But somehow, even in what I perceived as the glory days of the hat, the sale of men's hats was declining. Their real heyday was somewhere between 1900 and 1929. For some reason hatters and historians latch onto the hatless President JFK as the turning point in hat decline. Others name the popularity of cars or WWII for the change. All of these points are mentioned in the book, but like all fashions coming in and going out, the decline of hat wearing was caused by a combination of all these things in addition to numerous others.

It is true that JFK didn't like to wear hats and wanted to project a youthful look to the people. By the 1950's and '60's, hats were already a relic of the older generation. Kennedy wanted to

distance himself from his be-hatted predecessors, Eisenhower and Truman. And the American man, looking up to his hatless leader, ditched his hat and sent the hatters into a tailspin. Apparently hat makers constantly asked and pleaded with the president to put a hat on so millions of customers would do the same, but Kennedy believed he didn't look good in a hat and although it is said he did wear hats occasionally, he didn't like to be photographed in them. This seems fair as most men removed their hats for pictures anyway.

The car opinion is also valid. Cars are small today and it would be awkward to wear one while driving, cars back in the day were bigger but the low roofs still inconvenienced the hat wearer even though there were many places to put the hat. (passenger seat, back seat, dashboard, trunk, etc.) Minor problems such as this and the accumulating costs of checking a hat at restaurants and theaters were also factors in the hats' disappearance. (Hat check girls didn't officially charge for their services, but a tip was always expected and if there was no tip some girls would remember the man and withhold his hat, saying it "got lost." If the tip was too little, the girl would shame the offender into offering up more. Unfortunately for them, the hatcheck girls didn't get to keep a cent of their tips.) Fortunately hat checking was interesting enough t spawn a movie with Ginger Rogers and a book written by a former hat check girl. This former hat check girl inspired such fear in her customers that when a famous artist or something rushed out to catch his boat that he mailed her money form Europe.
More and more men just got sick of hats. College students, athletes especially, just walked around without hats because it was just easier. You had to take your hat off inside, while playing sports, and when when you did wear it, it could blow away or get lost or stolen.

The abandonment of formalities also doomed the hat business. In the 1930's, people dressed up to go out for dinner and dancing. Nightclubs were filled with top hats, white ties, and tails. The ladies glided about in evening dresses and danced the night away. Before then, just dressing up for dinner at home was common. Not as fancy as top hat and tails, but nicer than everyday wear.

Introductions were also riddled with social etiquette. Last names only, tip of the hat, kissing of lady's hand, eye contact, blushing, the end. In the 20th century, social habits like this just dropped away with the corset and petticoat. Even the invention of the collapsing opera hat couldn't revive the hat industry for long. People gradually lost reasons to dust off the top hat. The top hat goes with tails. If the tails go out of style, so does the hat. Formal invitations didn't call for such costuming and as the top hat lost wearers, anyone who still dared to wear one was often peer pressured into removing it. It is true that JFK wore a top hat to his inauguration, and I think that was awesome. Unfortunately the practice hasn't continued. And maybe with good reason. Bush would look mighty silly in a top hat and might tarnish the romantic ideal for me.

The nifty thing about hats was they were actually useful. Unlike some fashion accessories I could mention. (*cough*Ties*cough* But please, don't get rid of the tie, guys look good in them. An increase in bow tie wearers would be nice though...) You shielded your self from the sun and elements by wearing a hat. It kept your head warm in the winter and cool in he summer. You could fan yourself or put it over your eyes or put food for your horse in it or bail water out of your party boat or store your personal papers in it. The hat had many uses and was abandoned anyway. President Lincoln, one of the most notable to rock the chapeau, kept most of his letters in his great stovepipe hat and when he bought a new one, sometimes lost a paper or two when he forgot to empty the old hat.

Another speculation about the hat's fashion death is that teenagers in the 50's and 60's would rebel against just about anything. Some boys in some school wore shirts buttoned all the way to the top without ties just because the school rule book said the boys either had to wear ties or leave the collar unbuttoned. Ooooh, ahhh, what badasses. Kids wanted to separate themselves from their un-hip parents. Tossing the hat and poofing up their hair into ducktails and Elvis pompadours was the way to go.

So there you have it. A glimpse into why the hat is no longer a necessary clothing item for men. As much as I love how men looked in hats, I just don't know if hats could ever really make a comeback. Hats don't really fit in with modern styles as it is and if fedoras and fezzes and homburgs and bowlers were thrown into the wardrobe, guys would look a bit strange. Fedoras, or fedora copy-cats, are seeing some usage but nowhere near the scale of before.

Too bad, so sad, cry me a river, build me a bridge, and get over it.

Not the same!!!

feist and sesame street

2008-07-19T02:12:00.003-04:00

You've probably already seen this but its so incredibly cute!

wowzahs

2008-07-19T01:58:00.001-04:00

I am quite obsessed with colour changing T-shirts from Anzevino and Florence. Damn, 84 bucks. Don't think it's quite worth it. Unbearable cool though.

silly me, trix are for kids

2008-07-19T00:57:00.013-04:00

C, yep, it's me. And I'm back in NH while we move and I finally have time (and internet access) now that I'm out of my lovely Hicksville, NY.
While I was out in NY I really was inspired by some quite simple things like a pair of overalls I saw on a farmer in his field, a ride on my uncle's motorcycle, and a teacup I was given.

I was given a teacup by my aunt while I was up at her lakeside manor for Independence Day. We had a tea party (this side of the family is very proper) and then she gave the set to me. Then we illegally shot off fireworks from a boat in the middle of the lake and got a hefty fine later. It didn't stop us, let me assure you.

The outfit I made around the teacup, is an outfit that would make me feel oh so pretty and witty and gay. No, really. It would.

The uncle who is married to the aunt who has a lakeside manor is quite a wrinkly little rebel. He is an old man obsessed with his toys. His main one being his Harley. I got to ride on it and was inspired to create this outfit, which features the always beautiful Anne Hathaway.

P.S. Isn't this adorable? I want to go picnicking with it, and bring something small. Liebemarlene is selling it on her eBay store. Ador-ah-ble.

Now, TO GO SEE DARK KNIGHT.

extra! extra!

2008-07-13T18:53:00.004-04:00

Read all about it!

I was bored while waiting for the dramatic bits in Rear Window so I braided some newspaper and came up with a head band.

jolly good fellow

2008-07-13T18:51:00.002-04:00

p.s. Happy Birthday Harrison Ford!

stripey stripe.

2008-07-09T18:54:00.010-04:00

Sorry about all the boring posts. I just like to gaze at pretty things. I'm going to try out a few fashion history type posts because I just read a book on the history of stripes (The Devil's Cloth). I have to say I've read just about all I'll ever want to about stripes and their background. And most of it was quite interesting and I'll try to convey all the intriguing bits for you here.

First off, stripes were considered risque, gaudy, and generally bad by the medieval people. Before then the story is cloudy. I know that Romans liked stripes (at least single ones to distinguish senators and the like) and perhaps the story is different for other countries, but the Europeans were not fans. Stripes were used to label criminals, prostitutes, and fools. Then along came these Carmelite monks who wore stripes on their robes that they claimed signified the places were someone's robe was burnt as he walked through fire.

Picture this except with dirty white stripes. These monks were ordered to stop with the scandalous stripes and eventually gave into peer pressure and switched to brown. Stripes continued to be thought of poorly but later on when family crests came into fashion stripes were used for bad knights, seedy characters, and illegitimate sons.

This would be a bad guy.

After the medieval folks the revolutionary stripes rose to popularity. First the Americans started the striped clothing boom. They adopted stripes for the flag and then transferred the design to clothes to display their patriotism. Stripes had already served to distinguish and separate one group from the rest of society and what better way to stand out then to adopt the pattern that the enemy associated with criminals and no-good-niks.

Picture the dress as less Miss America, more petticoat and the pants as less crazy karate, more colonial dandy.

This would be a sick pattern to have on a tailcoat or vest. (Sorry for the lack of pictures. The book had a few good examples but Google is lacking.)

After the American Revolution, the French popularized stripes with their revolution. Red white and blue rosettes and stripes were on everything from hats to socks.

Somehow or other stripes got adopted by sailors. Most likely because stripes were just plain easy to pick out. Then when people started gamboling about the beach in the early days, stripes migrated from sailor uniforms to bathing gear. And then, wonder of wonders, stripes migrated to hygienic things. Like sheets and socks and undergarments and even toothpaste.

Now stripes are on everything and often are still associated with the nautical world.

So that's my little spiel.

All that info and more is more eloquently written about here.

fib.

2008-07-07T09:49:00.005-04:00

Okay so I forgot about this one last line. After this I promise to make the posts a little more interesting. It's called Ports 1961. I'm thinking the 1961 has something to do with the vintage styles. The gloves, high waists and full skirts would probably all fit into a 1961 wardrobe. I especially like their shoes.

'09 last line.

2008-07-02T20:13:00.006-04:00

The last designer that caught my eye was Tuleh. The first picture is a sweet floral coat that I would love to wear to a luncheon. Or brunch. Yeah. The next look is also kind of luncheon-y. Looks like a light leopard print coat, not the usual leopard print. Instead of dark spots it's yellow all over. Looks good. And the giant leaf on her skirt is reminiscent of detailed photos in an old encyclopedia. I don't think I've seen ay other pattern/design like that before.

The next dress also has floral elements. It's a nice pink and gray polka-dotted dress to begin with, but then the designer layers Asian style flowers and birds. Fetching. The last dress is yet another floral dress. It's just an explosion of a flower shop in bright colors and the white underneath makes it fresh and the cap sleeves and matching belt add to the awesomeness.

'09 di-vine.

2008-06-30T16:21:00.005-04:00

These two dresses from the Carolina Herrera collection are neato. The first one has a really interesting print like a bandana + tablecloth + back design on a deck of cards. The second one has interesting little tendrils of shiny things peeking out from underneath the navy cloth.

These next two are from a designer called Temperley London, another designer I've never heard of. The first dress has the lightest, most aquamarine color I've ever seen. I think this is definitely what a mermaid would wear if she sold her voice for legs. And the little extra fabric on the back that flows around her adds to the mermaid/grecian effect. The other dress has a fun pop art-y flower print and I recently bought an Andy Warhol inspired watch so I'm in a pop-art appreciation mode.

I've still got one Style.com favorite to display but I'll leave that for tomorrow and show you the cool watch instead.

'09 so fine. all mine.

2008-06-29T18:16:00.008-04:00

For the exact price of 60 kajillion dollars.

Looking through the resort 2009 fashion on Style.com unearthed these fishy treasures. Makes me want to drive to the aquarium, push the little kids out of the tide pool and slap a starfish on my wrist. And once I was through terrorizing the aquarium I would head over to Market Basket, open up a can of sardines, dry them with a hairdryer and stick 'em on a chain.

JK. I'm not that motivated. I'll just find a knockoff.

I found this nifty collection by ADAM. Never heard of the designer before but the tie dye-ish pieces caught my eye because I had just seen something like it in the online Alloy store here. Then I saw the yellow dress and sweater and the sunny yellow/gray combo was pleasing to my eye. And then I saw the sparkly dress and badly wanted a party.

Look forward more finds from Style.com as every time I visit I come up with like four collections to gush about. And my lack of collaging skills forces me to take them one at a time.

would you rather...

2008-06-28T11:58:00.003-04:00

Hang out with New Lindsay (aka LiLo)?

Or old Lindsay?

I vote old Lindsay.

Euro(s).

2008-06-26T12:04:00.006-04:00

The first picture I think is from Hel Looks. That has to be the cutest Scandinavian I've ever seen. What with the techno print overalls and the red hair in those little barely there pigtails. Cutie pie.

The next one is from FAK!. This guy has a Tin Tin and Snowy sweater. I am very jealous. I used to read those books at my friens's house all the time along with Asterix.

These two are from Facehunter. In first one the woman just looks well put together and comfortable. The second one is just awesome. Off the shoulder with a big 1930s-esque shoulder adornment and turban. But then the color and short length make it modern. Love.

Gloves: Not just for butlers and Mickey Mouse

2008-06-25T10:22:00.008-04:00

I recently found a pair of cute little white gloves in my attic and promptly lost them today. So in the memory of my dearly departed gloves I'm doing a gloves post.

There are basically three kinds of gloves: gloves, fingerless gloves, and mittens.

Gloves apparently go all the way back to the Odyssey (protecting someone from brambles). Then of course you've got you gauntlets for protection in battle.

Then around the 13th century ladies decided that gloves were no longer things for men and commoners (as ladies often do) and turned them into accessories. In the 16th century the style caught on and Elizabeth I was the trendsetter. She would make a show of taking them off and putting them on to direct attention towards her gorgeous hands.

Guys eventually decided they needed hand candy as well and Kings and Princes wore them around. They even have special Pope gloves.

Here are some lovely examples:

And here are some stylish people from FAK! and Facehunter that know that I'm not crazy to be praising gloves:

I want your bod.

2008-06-25T10:01:00.008-04:00

So. I used to think body paint was just for Playboy types. A la Kendra from Girls Next Door. But then I found this amazing artist who does the craziest things with body paint and make-up.

Joanne Gair's been in the biz since the 90's and has painted various celebrities including Madonna, Demi Moore, Heidi Klum, and Christina Aguilera. She has three books showcasing her awesome art and some of her work was on Ripley's Believe It or Not because the painted on bathing suits were so realistic. She can even make people disappear into walls.

cape cod kwassa kwassa

2008-06-21T18:45:00.006-04:00

This is the infamous orange jacket that has been peeking out of my closet sine last August begging to be worn. I have yet to actually wear it anywhere. My only excuse being I have almost nothing that won't clash with it. I seem to have finally found a combination (Navy tank top and plain white skirt) . But where to go? Maybe I'll hit the squash courts with my vintage racket and sit around pretending like I know what I'm doing.

you won't let those robots eat me Yoshimi

2008-06-21T18:36:00.003-04:00

Interesting skirt handed down from Mom. Very long and not my usual style but it is REALLY fun to wear.

Giant Top Shop Post

2008-06-19T22:34:00.006-04:00

So I semi-recently "discovered" Top Shop and it has the best stuff ever. Although the pounds thing is kind of tricky. What with everything being as it is I'm sure the American dollar isn't so hot so shoes for 35 pounds is probably more than $35 but that doesn't stop any of the items being so awesome.
These are the shoes I've been lusting after for the past few days. I admire the brogue fashion but don't really have anything in my wardrobe that would combine well with them. These so called casual brogues look just right for frolicking about in the summer. They seem to me like Keds but more sophisticated (although I do still really want a pair of Keds). They look versatile and comfortable and that's just the thing I need more of because I can't wear my Vans for ever.
These are just nifty gladiator sandals. I like the extra protection (?) on the top of the foot. Looks almost good for running around and doing gladiator stuff in.

Oddly enough, ever since real jacket season was over (winter) I've been scouring stores for a good trench coat. I never got an honest trench but I did find a smart little jacket at H&M. Even though I now have this cute jacket, I still reason with myself that I don't actually have that many jackets. Not even real overcoat jackets just jackets for layering on a cool summer evening. Top Shop has plenty.

The first jacket is pretty simple. Navy color with shiny buttons. The other one is bad ass but I don't know if I could pull it off. The next jacket I guess is more of a blazer. I just finished reading The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and it reminded me of the movie which reminded me of the schoolboy fashion of Peter and Edmund Pevensie. This is totally what I'd wear if I had to go to a fancy anything. Most likely something to do with boats because there's an anchor on the pocket and that's a lot of nautical. The last two look like something I'd wear if I worked at my favorite candy shop in Chatham. Except I think the only uniforms they have are aprons. Anyway the stripes are darling. As are the puff sleeves.

shouldn't but do

2008-06-19T22:18:00.002-04:00

My fashion gut (largely the same as my normal gut, just better dressed) tells me to dislike the Dolce & Gabbana metal belt corset thing for the main reason that it looks painful to wear. Usually I believe that too much pain just for the sake of looking "cool" is silly because the whole point of wearing clothes is, well, to not be in pain. But this picture makes it look good. Maybe it's the dress...
These are just wicked sweet. Normally I don't like things with random faces but these tights work for me.

Like Wow

2008-06-18T16:39:00.005-04:00

I'm not really sure where these pictures come from, but I love the way they look.

This I found on Foto Decadent.

I have just discovered that they are from Italian Flair. But aside from her jacket looking retro and adorable I just love the image. Astronauts and such have always interested me and this picture is just so cute.
Chances are this is also from Foto Decadent but I just found it lurking on my desktop. I love the hats the most in this photo. I really really want more more people to wear hats. Their boots are nice too. I need a nice pair of boots but not until fall.

These two from Urban Outfitters would be nice. They have a lot of fringed boots. Have to say that I like the look.

What Not To Wear

2008-06-16T19:38:00.007-04:00

Did anyone else love this show? Thanks to being totally unoccupied, I've had plenty of time to catch up on daytime television. Mythbusters and What Not To Wear are basically the only things I'll watch. But I love love love Stacy and Clinton faithfully doling out advice to the unfortunately dressed masses.

We have a Visa/Bank of America card with your name on it and $5000. All you have to do is hand over your entire wardrobe and shop for a new one with us in New York.
Clinton vaguely resembles Daniel Craig.

"If I was a super hero I would be Cashmere Man." - Clinton Kelly

Ah Carmindy. Is anything she does actually as simple as she leads us to believe? I've always wanted to be able to know how to make the perfect smoky eye. I should re-watch the episode...
Nick Arrojo. What a character. I think only one person refused to have her hair cut. She was like 6ft tall with 5ft long hair and it was so awkward 'cause she wouldn't let anyone do anything and her outfits only got a little bit better. So boring.
Much better.

I Am Model

2008-06-15T15:55:00.003-04:00

Okay I don't have the best picture of the vampire zombie thing from I Am Legend but you get the idea. Why would that face help you sell clothes?

ESPN or something

2008-06-15T15:50:00.002-04:00

When did she become a model?

radikal.

2008-06-09T21:32:00.008-04:00

There's nothing like being a princess/fairy and gallavanting about a fashionable city. Me and my pals frequently don petite crowns, dripping with sparkles, and pull on some little old things from our decadent closets.

We like to climb public statues. In heels.
We like to wear Wayfarers.
We like fancy gates and arm glove things.
Again, statue climbing is a must, but what to do once you're up there? Stick a plastic halo to the back of your crown and give the camera and adorable face.
Our love of gates cannot be hidden. Even if we are running from adoring multitudes, got to stop and admire.
Did I mention we liked bowler hats? It's only a teensy bit like Clockwork Orange.

Okay, no, C and I are not princesses nor are any of our friends (as far as we know, Princess Mia of Genovia types might still be waiting to be discovered). But these photos make me want to go to Europe, anywhere in Europe, and look at pretty things. Pretty people, pretty architecture, pretty nature, pretty food, anything. (these pictures are from Russian Vogue, by the way, via Foto Decadent, so I'm not just guessing about the Europe thing, although Russia may technically be Asia...)

hairanimals.

2008-06-08T20:20:00.006-04:00

I am drooling over these things. I want the lion and bear especially.

i've been such a bad person.

2008-06-08T17:15:00.017-04:00

It's me, C, and I've been such a bad blogger. I've left the site practically in the hands of L. So, I'm back. And I apologize, though probably no one really cares. Whatever. So, I've made a summer Love and Loathe list for myself. And here's what made it on:

Love:
Bicycles. L and I have been screeching like banshees about bikes lately. We really really want some. I mean, L had a picture of a bike as her desktop background, and when I was using her computer I was like, ahh, very nice. So being the unoriginal loser that I am, I switched my background from I think, Allyson Felix to a bike (sorry, Allyson). Schwinns would be nice. I mean, come on now. Look at gas prices. Four dollars a gallon? At least that will teach those Hummer-driving-gas-guzzling earth destroyers something (yes, I am part earth-child).

lollzz.

Ehh, maybe we'll get a Tandem so we can both ride around together. So cute.

Small Bags. Now that school is over, my shoulders are starting to feel a little bit better. At the beginning of the year I was lugging my books about in a tote bag which killed my right shoulder. But then I switched to an un-stylish, but practical backpack. Now, since I have no need for a huge bag, I've been digging the small bags.

Here's a tiny, cute one from Marc by Marc Jacobs. And I adore yellow bags for some odd reason.

Or maybe I'll use fredflare's "sawsome" pouch to carry my belongings in.

Or use an ankle pouch from Chanel. Very handy. Haahhahaaa.

Baggy T-shirts. Well, not necessarily baggy but loose fitting T-shirts. What? It's about 90+ degrees outside and I do not want a tight-fitting T-shirt on. I would prefer none, if our society allowed it. Joking, that's was a joke. But I went grocery shopping with me madre yesterday and saw a 3-pack of Men's Hanes T-shirts and I drooled and got them. They are so legit. And I've been buying a lot of my clothing loose. Just feels better.

Light Pink Nail Polish. I don't dig the dark colours now that winter has past. And I've been experimenting with new colors and I like the light pink. I feel like a little girl again. And that's a good thing.

Superheroes. Like L said in some previous post, after watching Ironman I want to grow superpowers. So, I guess I would like to be Wonderwoman. Except I haven't found any patriotic spandex anywhere. Not even American Apparel has some. I'm super surprised. Super surprised.

Friendship Bracelets. They're in. Especially now that's its summer, armfuls of friendship bracelets and really nice. They're just a reminder that, Oh, hey, I have friends. And they aren't imaginary. L and I have a friend who recently purchased a friendship bracelet making book that she refers to as her "booky-book" and she has only been making bracelets for herself. She doesn't leave the house without this thing. And, I think after making about 6 for herself, she has finally decided to branch out and try something new. Yep, she's finally started making them for us. Her friends. FRIENDship bracelets for your FRIENDS. Imagine that.

Writing letters. I love writing letters. Always have, always will. I've been writing letters to my best friend in New York (even when we both lived 10 minutes away from each other) since third grade. And I will not be stopping this summer. I think the really rewarding part is opening your post box and finding a letter with your name handwritten on it. Gets you pretty stoked.

The Celtics. They own. Duh.

Loathe:
Tomato Crisis. Puh-lease. Not another food scare. I was distraught about the spinach last time. And although I don't love tomatoes by themselves, they help make my sandwiches more delicious. Nobody likes dry, icky sandwiches.

hehe. I love Natalie Dee comics.
MySpace. Not diggin' MySpace anymore. I don't know why. I think it's because I've made the switch on over to Facebook. No idea why. I just want to delete my MySpace soon. Too bad I don't know how. I'm sure its simple but whatever, I'm lazy.

Denim Mini Skirts. ADSKFJAS;DJF. You really don't know how much I hate these things. It's summer, and yes, I love skirts, they're awesome in this weather. But please, no denim mini ones. I do NOT dig. NO. Especially if you hike the waistline of 'em up to your bellybutton so I can see the bottom of your cheeks. What do you do if you drop something? You drop your pencil and you’re screwed. Ick.

No, Paris, that's not hot. Not at all.

I don't hate that much right now. I think summer has got me in a pretty good mood. I'm just as surprised as you are.

C

tag a long.

2008-06-08T09:21:00.012-04:00

I got tagged by the Petite Sophist! Well, we got tagged. C is off on a magical adventure so I will just answer this one.

Rules:

Post rules at the beginning of the post. Answer all the questions. Tag 6 people, got to their blog and leave a comment to inform them that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answer.

1) What were you doing ten years ago?

So that would make it 1998. I was most likely watching A Bug's Life and wishing I was an ant. or watching Mulan and wishing I had Eddie Murphy the dragon to guide me.

2) What are 5 things on your to-do list today?

-Finish watching episodes of Doug.

-Figure out how to rent a local theater.

-Watch the Shining.

-Completely forget all chemistry I learned for the SAT II.

-Save the world from evil-doers. (this one is up because I recently watched Iron Man and it was awesome so I'm in a super hero mood)

3) Snacks you enjoy:

-Fudgesicles

-Cheddar cheese

-Smart Puffs

-Cinnamon toast

-Pumpkin bread

-Maple sugar candy

-Granny smith apples

4) Places you have lived:

-Weare, NH

-Epping, NH

huzzah for New Hampshirites!

5) What are 5 things you would do if you were a billionaire?

-Buy lots of music

-Buy a car

-Travel to Castle Neuschwanstein and India.

-Get this bag:-Start my own charity

6) People you want to know more about:

-Emily Bronte

-Michael Jackson

-Veronica Lake (She was 4'11". I can't imagine being that short. I am still holding out for 5'8" but I've still got 4 inches to go. Imagine being a foot shorter than the leading actor. Although it does look kind of cute. Plus her hair is gorgeous.)

-Relatives farther up on my family tree

-Royalty

Alrighty. I tag:

Hipster Musings

Fops and Dandies

Fashion Robot

The Clothes Horse

not exactly 6 but close enough

here's to you.

2008-06-07T16:45:00.006-04:00

Angelina Jolie in this W shoot reminds me of Mrs. Robinson from the Graduate. Excellent movie by the way. All the eye make-up on Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross is super classy.

The music is rad too. Simon & Garfunkel are the only artists on the soundtrack and the songs are so mellow and thoughtful. I especially like "Sound of Silence" and "April Come She Will."

Fun Fact

Robert Redford was originally considered for the role of Benjamin Braddock but couldn't "persuasively project the underdog qualities necessary to the role." As much as I think Dustin Hoffman fit the spot perfectly, I do adore Robert Redford.

Maybe it's because he vaguely resembles a certain someone...

junebug.

2008-06-01T20:01:00.011-04:00

The whole scarf craze is way past talking about but I've just tried out the look and it hasn't been too bad. Aside from the fact that my friends think I'm trying to copy my english teacher who wears scarves every day.

So. I found these sort of aviators but more like "speed racer" glasses in my aunt's old room. I was told by the all-knowing Seventeen magazine that aviators were the right shape for my face. Right now I'm favoring the ever-popular Ray-Ban Wayfarer knock-offs but maybe aviators will weasel their way into my teeny collection.

(These are my stormtrooper glasses)

summerr.

2008-05-23T07:06:00.004-04:00

This whole shoot just reminds me of all the things I want to do this summer but probably won't be able to because of a job.
I want to grow my hair long and wavy, and have a little birthday party with cool party hats and have the sickest Mini Cooper ever (dark teal with pretty wood inside).
I want to ride the bus in Cape Cod and bring all my pals to mini golf. And wear giant feather hats of course.
I want to have a night on the town. And run away in heels and bright bottoms.
I want to dance around with hula-hoops and big full skirts to showcase my mad hula-hoop skills.
I want to sit around on crates and gossip and wear nifty striped tights.
I want to sit on some more crates and look at myself in the mirror. (p.s. the dress the girl in the middle is wearing is the same one from the water shoot.)
And lastly, I want to be in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

The end.

snow, where did you go?

2008-05-04T11:43:00.002-04:00

I found this spread from Korean Vogue on fotodecadent and I really believe that Korean winters are as bad as if not worse than New England winter. The idealistic powdery snow makes me miss winter even though this year winter was kind of a slushy mess.

You can find the rest here.

water

2008-05-04T10:58:00.003-04:00

Maybe it's because it raining a whole lot or maybe water is just awesome, but water is on my mind. If these girls are really underwater then I finally understand why Tyra makes her girls pose underwater. You can actually get really bad ass photos.

The rest of the shoot is here.

H2O

2008-05-03T20:03:00.005-04:00

According to C, Nalgene bottles have some kind of carcinogen in them. But then they found out that basically everything we touch has some kind of carcinogen in it so they aren't very

concerned. But if you are deterred by the plainness of the Nalgene bottle, Urban Outfitters apparently is all over that market.

I like the gray one best, but the holy water is pretty snazzy too.

omg shoes

2008-04-28T21:01:00.005-04:00

So, L and I are taking a class at our school called "Religion in Pop Culture," right? Sounds cool, eh? Well, in this class basically all we've learned so far is that the following are considered Jesus:
-Oprah (who basically owns her own time zone)
-Miley Cyrus (who has been featured in Vogue, naked, wrapped in satin sheets. Go Disney.)
-a sandwich (wtf)
-baseball (wtf)
-and E.T. (lolzz)

I found these shoes online on Slipoff. Love them.

Batman, I mean seriously, who doesn't love the guy.
And these bad boys below. Star Wars. Yesss. And actually, in this religion course which I mentioned above, we have to perform a 25 minute presentation about any topic relating to religion and popular culture. And L is choosing to do hers on Star Wars and you would be surprised how much religion is jam packed in those six movies. And I'm doing my report on the Peanuts. Also jam packed with religion. YES!

simpler times.

2008-04-20T20:09:00.006-04:00

Looking through my old photos and found this gem.

I thought I was such a badass with that guitar. It think I was even holding it backwards.

On a super random note, I was watching old ANTM re-runs and came across the episode in cycle 6 ( ? the one with Kim and Nic and Nicole and Lisa) and the were doing a pin-up inspired photo shoot. The all looked kind of silly, but Kim mentioned Vargas girls and that reminded me how much I kind of liked the pin-up look. It just brought to my mind classic women and romanticized WWII life. So clicked around Google and came up with some prime examples.

Then I came across a blog that totally favored this guy George Petty instead of Vargas. From what I saw, all Petty's women had no necks, almost always had a phone with them, and almost all of them wore ballet pointe shoes.

P.S. Check out the sweet shoes C and I got from Urban Outfitters.

Don't tell Spartacus and Helen of Troy we have their sandals.

spring is in the air

2008-04-03T17:17:00.011-04:00

It reached almost 60 degrees today. Yep. Sixty degrees. I was so stoked. After school to celebrate the warm weather I dressed in spring clothes. But then, when I walked outside (at 5:30) the temperature had dropped to about 30, I think. Oh joy.

Mmm, just recently I went on an online shopping spree. Actually it wasn't that much of a spree but I bought things!
The first thing that I bought was just a plain black dress from Old Navy. I am going to be in a senior's photo shoot for his final project for his photo class. I need a black dress for it.

And then, oh how I love shoes. I bought a pair of gladiators that I have been eyeing for ages on Urban Outfitters. And they were having a shoe sale where there was free shipping and handling on ALL shoes, but I didn't know how to type in the code they gave me. So I just sat there and I was like, OH WELL.

These next shoes are actually for my sister. I hate most of her "wittle fwiends" she hangs out with from her middle school mainly because all they do is squeal about boys and wear Abercrombie and Hollister like its nobody's business. I mean, I can deal with the boys part, but not their fashion. However, she does have one really chill, quite normal friend who dresses very nicely. My sister and her wanted to get the same shoes as each other, so I bought the shoes for them online. They're a pair of sick bright pink Nikes. They actually look good on her. If I tried to wear these sneakers on my size 10 1/2 feet, I would most definitely look like a clown.

I actually want this dress/ shirt thing because its cheap (thank you, Old Navy, a store which I usually despise) and it has really cool embroidery.

And I like this skirt/ sandal combination from Urban Outfitters.

Sick shades.

And this gorgeous photo shoot on foto decadent. It makes me want summer so bad.

That's all for now!

printmaking is the shiz.

2008-03-19T14:06:00.008-04:00

Winter term I took a printmaking class to fulfill my art requirement and it was the best thing since sliced bread. We did all sorts of prints like linoleum blocks and such but silkscreen was the best. (Hello Andy Warhol) What I did wasn't nearly as cool as that but the technology behind it is really fascinating. Anyway, I managed to make some neat-o tee shirts: two versions of Fred Astaire and Indiana Jones. The first tee in the blue is kind of creepy because I messed up and like printed it twice or something. He looks like he has fangs.

pieces of flare.

2008-03-18T22:01:00.005-04:00

Fred Flare can do no wrong. Whether it's turning a pig into a vacuum or making me ardently wish for glasses, they just sell the coolest stuff. The keychain on the left is a talking 16 candles keychain. What possessed some keychain manufacturer to say "Hey, I love sixteen candles and all their adorable 80s catch phrases, why not put that on a keychain?" (They also have a Mr. T talking keychain which I think I can live without) I really would not mind adding this to my already super loud and annoying gym bag. The other thing is a simple tote bag with New York written on the front. WRONG! The New York writing is actually pockets! Very handy dandy.

danny boy.

2008-03-18T21:55:00.003-04:00

ZOMG

I can't believe I almost forgot about St. Patrick's Day this year. (It was on the 17th I know I'm a little late) I heard that in some places it was actually cancelled because for the first time in like a zillion years Easter was so early in March. I was like "What? I thought Easter was like in the middle of April, what's it doing crowding my vacation time with family obligations?" So yeah. St. Patty's day is less important than Easter and since it is in Holy Week this year it was just bumped off. And I'm not even Irish and yet I care this much about it. At least I wore green and didn't get drunk!

P.S. According to the Colbert Report, Danny Boy isn't even an Irish song. Shows what I know.

urban stuff.

2008-03-18T20:53:00.006-04:00

So I went to Boston on Friday and we were supposed to go to the aquarium but didn't think it was worth the $20 admission. Instead we shuffled around Fannueil Hall and went in to Urban Outfitters. I bought this wee charm necklace with London charms on it but really couldn't decide between London and Paris. They also had Spain and Venice and Amsterdam. Representing the less romantic U.S. was New York, Texas, and California. They also had rad Bon Voyage necklaces that made me want to buy a bike and travel around the streets of Rome A.S.A.P. They also had a bunch of nifty Andy Warhol watches. But I liked the flowered one the best. (Bummer though, it was the most expensive)

On another urban note, Urban Dicitonary defines my hometown as "the place to die" and "hickville." Comforting.

sweet jesus.

2008-03-17T22:16:00.004-04:00

Oh, Lordy. I could spend hours just staring and laughing at this new blog that you can look at here. Its a blog dedicated to revealing Photoshop disasters. Its almost brand new, I believe and yet I spent way too much time looking at the few posts that have already been published. Its worth while. Here are two good ones involving extra limbs.

Victoria's Secret made a big boo-boo. Who's hand is that exactly? P.S. No, its not Jessica Simpson, its Marissa Miller. And I just realized that this photo actually creeps me out. A lot.

He loves her AND her extra arm.

bada bing.

2008-03-13T13:07:00.009-04:00

Bada boom. I was looking through this foto decadent thing of vintage models and found a bunch of the 50's styles that reminded me of skinny jeans outfits today. They have big baggy tops and then thin little skirts. I'm amazed that they could actually walk in those.

Modern counterparts-ish:

It makes sense too. I mean you want to balance out the skinny jeans with a bigger top so it looks like you actually have clothes on. Some jeans I've seen are so skinny I swear they were painted on. Much like the guy from the Shel Silverstein poem who got his suit tattooed on.

Anyway, too tight jeans, it just looks like the legs need to break free.

Last word:

This is what I want for spring...

A sweet little frock with nautical ribbon details and a brilliant patterned trench coat. If I had the money I would most definitely pick up these ones form Caroline Herrera.

I also reeeeally like these necklines I found in a Luca Luca runway show. They remind of V for Vendetta which I haven't seen in forever. I'd never heard of them before but the hats with the dresses is smashing.

Alright, well the last thing I wanted was a sick nasty jumpsuit from the Chanel resort collection but Blogger is being stupid and won't post the pictures. So you should totally check out style.com for the cool jumpsuits!

rain, rain go away.

2008-03-05T16:52:00.010-05:00

Its raining. And its finals week, that's what's keeping us from posting. And the last thing everyone here wants is miserable weather during finals week. But, hey, at least its ridding us of the ugly, brown, muddy snow on the ground.

However, I do like rain on occasion. It makes we want to wear really bright colors and dresses and sing and jump in puddles (boy, am I mature) and not the sweatpants and boring rain jackets like the other people (including myself) at my school wear when there is downpour.

I want to wear something like this:

A sick giant clear bubble umbrella is a must.

A pretty dress, perhaps?

A pair of classic Hunter wellies.

And you know what else? For spring term, I want a bike.

It doesn't have to be this one (made by Gucci) but I would really like an old looking, classic, maybe Schwinn, bike. So pretty. I just happened to like this one in particular.

And some sick shades:

Can't go wrong with Ray Bans.

If you readers want to read some funny comments, go to pretty much any post and read the comments by "natasha." They will keep you laughing for quite some time. MAKE SURE you read the one that was posted about "the golden age of couture." That one kept me laughing for a good 3 minutes.

Happy spring break. I'm off for the Southern Carribean!

moo.

2008-02-24T20:24:00.006-05:00

I was watching The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly the other day and I got the idea into my head that cowboy boots might not be a bad investment for spring.

I used to have some black ones when I was like five and a wore them everywhere. I think the boots might look good if paired with denim shorts and a sharp looking shirt:

The shirt kind of plays up the whole cowgirl look so it might be a bit much, but maybe the addition of a fun printed bag will liven it up:

As long as you don't add this hat:

I'm fairly certain Clint Eastwood would not put fake cowrie shells and aqua beads all over his bad ass cowboy hat.. Also, his hat would have real wear and tear.

Regardless of his manly man poncho, it is not look for everyone. This is NOT an acceptable poncho: