for all

those who plan on going all out tonight, i would suggest following the advice featured in this new york times article. eric wilson interviewed the people who really know a thing or two about making a spectacular statement - drag queens!

a choice tidbit from the piece...

sherry vine's dos & donts: “Be glamorous, be comfortable and be daring. It’s New Year’s and everyone is drunk, so you can get away with being outrageous. Just say you borrowed it from Lady Gaga.” ... “Don’t wear flip-flops, please! Stilettos are supposed to hurt. That’s why there’s booze. Don’t wear something you can’t dry-clean. Remember, everyone is drunk and will spill something on you. And don’t drink and drive, especially in stilettos.”

read more excellent advice here.

recently i've

become more and more interested in acquiring small stud earrings - small enough to wear to work, but quirky enough to fit my tastes.

example 1:
example 2:
both available here.

of course the reality is that i'll look for their vintage (hopefully less expensive) counterparts. but i always love having things to hunt for...it feeds my thrifty soul.

if i

could purchase this, i would.



in a heartbeat.

more of william wegman's genius, and other great works here

forget clothes

and shoes and accessories and products.


doing this, for an afternoon, would be heaven.

{photo found here}

great words

to live by:


{found here}

these puppies

are really doing it for me right now.


i don't think you see this shade of grass green often enough. and those small gold studs? the perfect size to embellish without being gaudy.

50% off their original retail price of $325 (crazy), they're still pricey at $162.50.

that said, they have sizes 11 & 12. which, as someone who comes from a big-footed-female family knows, is impressive.

i would go for it. go here.

for those

beauty mavens out there, sephora has provided an extra 20% of their sale, with the code EXTRA.

for what it's worth, my picks would be anything from bliss or korres.

shop sale products here.

not the

best picture, but maybe you get the idea.


i really enjoy the embrace of colors - lots of different greens here, but i think they look wonderful together.

{photo from canadian house and home found here}

doing my

best to keep this in mind...

that is all.

{found here}

this is

basically the score that i look for every. time. i. shop.


sweet goldish-pink pleated jacquard skirt.

originally: $450
purchased for: $35

from one of my alltime favorite stores in phila, petulia's folly.

i just

saw that lauren hutton, style icon extraordinaire, is now featured as one of jcrew's style icons.



"style...it's what you make of it once you've learned what to accept and ignore based on what best suits you."

see her looks and read her excellent advice here.

ps words cannot express how much i love that she kept her tooth gap.

this coat

went on sale just a little bit ago.

and i love it.
unfortunately it was still ~ $400. and now i can't even find it on the website.

for those of you that can rock it though (namely my mama), and have some extra $$$, i would recommend either
or
both lovely, both on sale, both still pricey.

see your options here.

i completely

forgot to post this a while back, which was when i fell into conversation with this woman


who had this amazing hair.

she was headed to model her hairstyle. hard to see exactly what was going on here, but trust me, it was phenomenal.

these lovely

little works of art are hand painted...


ON COOKIES.

get out of here, i love them so much.

find out more about maggie austen's beautiful works here.

i'm still

reeling from this story, complete with slideshow.


is it crazy to plan a trip to atlanta, ga just to see this wonderful house? because i'm considering it.

read it and see all the completely-my-style interiors here.

yadda yadda

yadda...cute little paper-art on the wall, cutesy oak paneling, more of the same reclaimed-wood-industrial-coffee-table-on-wheels...blah blah blah.


spy that teal velvet settee?

aaaaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. so delicious.

{photo found here}

now that

my school term is over (hallelujah) i have some more time to drool over shoes.

a few of my recent picks:
{yves saint laurent}
{prada}
{chie mihara}


nothing too crazy here, but some fine details that really pack a punch.

i've realized that life is too short to just have bland shoes.

{all three - and lots more - found at the sale section at saks online}

what a

great series.larger (read pricier) sizes of "i bought all of these" by kate bingaman-burt still available at 20x200 here.

this is

basically how i've been eating recently.

hence my long(ish) trips to the gym.

the use

of negative space is what really does it for me here.

6 months to my birthday. i'll start the wish list with this.

find more of alexis bittar's gems here

i'm generally

not one for criticism.

oh wait. who am i kidding. i'm brutal.

and this girl should know better.

she's got the looks and the money to pull off incredible style.

and this is what she came up with?

ugh.

{disappointing photo found here}

another

link for you.

just because i love the story.

go here.

reminds me of roald dahl's version about the mildenhall treasure story. also a great one. go here.

just a

link today.

to one of my favorite posts. from one of my favorite blogs.

for you.

go here.

{oh yes. it didn't hurt that it includes my name. which i love oh so much.}