is this even legal?

Left: Miu Miu Spring '08, Right: Topshop

xoxo
fashionista

letter to weather

Dear weather,
Please get cold, please.

blazer: urban renewal, vest: urban outfitters, dress: american apparel, tights: urban outfitters, socks: american apparel

I'm not usually one for all-black, but I love how it looks and can't wait to wear it when it gets colder.

dress: american apparel, belt: dad's, lame leggings (why can these never photograph?): american apparel, boots: steve madden

xoxo
fashionista

with a big gold buckle

I was cleaning up today and came across these boots, which could be summed up as MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD EXISTENCE. A lovely brown (probably faux) suede, decorated with a nice round gold buckle that didn't actually function. I lived in these. I recall getting so excited the day I got them that I tore out my journal and wrote an entire entry about how much I loved them. I was probably in third grade, and every single day I came to school in these- no matter if it was raining, if we had to run a combined mile in P.E., trekking along a nature walk. On every occasion these were the footwear of choice. I literally wore them to shreds (see last picture).

And it made me think. These boots were a big part of what got me into fashion. Given, I was a third grader and didn't have much fashion sense, but these were the first real piece of "fashion" that made me feel good. They seemed to hold some kind of superpower- I could put them on and I could conquer the world. It showed me the self-confidence that fashion can give you, because I can tell you, I was WORKING those faux-suede faux-buckle boots.

Did any of you have a favorite piece of clothing like this? I want to hear stories!

xoxo
fashionista

what do they say?

An outfit inspired by the endless French editors we've seen so much of on Jak&Jil. The boyfriend blazer, tight leather pants, lace-up oxfords, and chains à la Givenchy.

xoxo
fashionista

blazer, top, pants, shoes: topshop, necklace: urban outfitters

closet shopping

Don't you love when you find something you completely forgot about in the back of your closet and just see how fashionable it really is? Yes, I do too. A few days ago, I found this Marimekko top that my grandmother got me when I was a wee little one, maybe five or six. I never wore it, preferring my green overalls and velcro strap sneakers. So when I found it, I was super happy, because MAN this thing is cute. The top is too short for me to wear as a shirt, but once I cut the armholes to fit me, it looked perfect as a type of vest.

Now you can't really see it from the picture, but these are my new tights, dark gray ribbed. I had been wanting ribbed tights for a long time, and these are lovely and warm. I like how the vest looked undone, but it's a bit shapeless. I still love how it looks. The second and third include my new AA dress that I ordered a thousand years ago. Excuse the popping of the hip pose, my sister was singing and I was doing a little dance. I didn't feel like taking another picture. I basically wore this dress the rest of the night after I got it- I added my white beret and you wouldn't believe how much more enjoyable it makes French homework.

vest: marimekko, tank: martin+osa, skirt: made by me, tights: nordstrom
dress: american apparel

Let me explain this. I was astoundingly bored the other day and decided to try to recreate a Spring '09 runway look. I fail at these, I really do. I started with an Erin Fetherston outfit, hence the Erin dress underneath the many layers. I didn't have any little airy or Erin-y pieces, so it slowly morphed into a Luella, with the orange and purple pairing. I kept adding layer upon layer until I looked like a clown. And no visible runway inspiration was taken.

dress: erin fetherston, orange tanktop: jcrew, yellow shirt: theory, vest: marimekko, socks: american apparel, boots: steve madden (look how many freaking elements there are to this)

Oh yes. I liked the belt with the American Apparel dress.


The gorgeous cowl neck of the dress refused to show up in the pictures, so here's a close up.

xoxo
fashionista

boot lover's lament

Dear LD Tuttle Boots,

I would love to own you. Too bad you are SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO DOLLARS. I will be dreaming about you tonight.

xoxo
fashionista

bits and bobbles

Pictures I took this past weekend while in Austin. Eh.

A classy string of fake pearls strung across a piano.

Picket fences.

Took this while in the car, I barely did any editing on it, the color was so vibrant.
I like to call this one Ladies who Lunch.
They're salt and pepper shakers...

xoxo
fashionista

i can tell you i wasn't roaming the streets of paris as a fabulously dressed toddler.

Yes, I know this is a filler post and I'm a lazy bum.
But a) these are too cute not to post, and b) Wow I have a lot of homework.

photos via Jak&Jil and Sartorialist

I'm so jealous.

xoxo
fashionista