Wednesday, September 29, 2010

we'll always have paris

we'll always have paris
We have a new problem. Procrastination 1 Homework 0.

For a Friend



Wouldn't it be lovely to wear a dress like that?

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Illuminating elegance







I love these pictures of fashion week from From Me To You. Frozen in time, the pictures encapsulate an almost classic era.It was quite near impossible to pick only a few so I HIGHLY recommend viewing them in their entirety on her blog. The beauty of the pictures is paralleled by the layout, which takes you inside, outside and behind the whole event. It’s the same fashion week viewed by the rest of the world, yet shown in a whole new light.


*pictures via From Met to You

Monday, September 20, 2010

Monday

I am an antifan of Mondays but this thank you letter puts a whole new prospective on things. Thank you, thank you letter.

*found via Leah Dieterich's blog thx thx thx. She writes a thank you letter everyday.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Marchesa Spring 2011

Words cannot describe.





* Photo via nymag.com. Go now. Stop what your doing and view the rest of the collection. Caution: loss of breath can and will occur.

3.1 phillip lim

I am almost ashamed to say it, but sadly I was disappointed by a few of my favorites at fashion week. The 70's revival of Diane Von Furstenberg and Marc Jacobs felt flat, and Oscar de la Renta's prom felt more like a grandmother's tea party. But then I saw 3.1 Phillip Lim, and my life was changed.



Thank you Mr. Lim for opening my eyes, for while I need to buy that new English text book I need those glittery, perfection of a poka-dot, pants.

*photos via nymag.com

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Life Lesson: The Diva Snap


"Precision, pacing, placement, poise a sophisticated snap is more than just noise"

I am a personal fan of the Medusa snap, but the man at the end had a point. Two hands are far better than one.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Detailed elegance





Mr. Wu you make me swoon. Those textures, those colors, those TURBANS! I WANT A TURBAN!

*Pictures via nymag.com

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

A bouquet of newly sharpened pencils

Hello fall. I have fallin in love.

*Anthropologie Everything-In-Place Cape

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Guest Post: I do (someday, maybe)

Today, I am honored to christen "Carl and Anderson" with their first guest blogger entry. These two fashionable and simply savvy ladies have a great bit of good to say, and I can only hope that my entry here tonight will be in some way comparable to their past opinions. So here it goes:
Lately, with the start of a new school year at a southern baptist college, the topics of marriage, relationships, love, and dating have come up with a frequency that is dangerously close to criminal. Not that I don't appreciate a good opportunity like a date or wedding to throw on a fabulous dress and my best dancing shoes (cut to above picture of the Kennedy nuptials), but why at twenty years old must marriage and love be our foremost concern? Why not coast? Meet, greet, mingle, enjoy the lovely and interesting people this world has to offer, and then upon meeting someone a bit more fantastic than the rest find myself feeling ready. Maybe, just maybe, would it be okay to wait until the moment hits me to want marriage. Could it possibly be that we, as a human race, are able to be content with our romantic situations married or single? I am currently leaning towards a ringing affirmative. I think I might just try my very best to recognize where I am in life as a good place and recognize that when dating, love, and marriage opportunities arise that hopefully they'll be good ones too. That's it for now.

-Guest Blogger, Sadie Ellis

Friday, September 3, 2010

A Romantic Weather Report

StoryCorps » Danny & Annie

This video is beautiful. It captures human emotion better than a video camera ever could. Danny and Annie share their love in a way that makes you laugh, smile, and cry harder within six minuets than I would have ever thought possible. Thank you

*video via storycorp.org

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Hunny Reiken and her husband, Elliot


"You know how to open tuna fish, you know how to smear it with mayonnaise...." Probably about the cutest thing I have ever heard. You just cannot help but smile at love.

Listen to this adorable couple's story from storycorp Hunny Reiken and her husband, Elliot

* Photo via storycorps.org. From left to right: Danny Reiken, Bunny Reiken, Hunny Reiken and Elliot Reiken. Photo is courtesy of the Reiken Family.