i'm not

much of a polish on the fingernails kinda girl...

but i am very tempted by these for my toes.

essie polish collection for fall 2011. see more here.

this is the

best wedding i've read on the new york times in a while...

probably the

most wonderful, most endearing cat there ever was.

i'm having a bit

of a scarf moment here. oh sure, it's 93 degrees, and i'm sweating consistently throughout the day.

but i'm dreaming of a slightly cooler climate, where a wonderful print or some bright colors around the neck adds the perfect touch to an otherwise simple outfit.

this book by Nicky Albrechtsen and Fola Solanke - "the definitive work on scarves in the 20th century" - looks like it might be a necessary addition to my slowly growing scarf collection (mostly vera at this point, with a beautiful multi-hued pink oscar de la renta thanks to the lovely laurie).

Published by Thames & Hudson, see more info on the book here.

just loving

these lines.

could this be the perfect work bag?

$325, j crew. here.

gorgeous colors

for fall.

lem lem's pre fall collection has arrived. see more here.

style, grace, and...

dogs.

perfect.

ps - grace kelly was a philadelphian!

{grace & dogs pictures via here}

gearing up

to get back in the blogging game.

MIA for bar exam... one week later and i'm on the road to recovery.

stay tuned.

in the meantime, some silliness:

taken while

i was reading a lovely little andy warhol book at my sister's...

"This, partly, is what Chekhov means by real life: he means real mental life, with its wrong turnings and cul-de-sacs and random, intimately treasured banalities."

-James Wood, "Real Life"

{photo found here}

think it's

just going to be that kind of week.

that kind of sweet-picture-(with some some good words) week, with little to no focus on clothes or accessories or homegoods.

{amazing photo found here}

just because

it makes me smile.

and this week (and every other week,) that's important.

{found here}

party time

my birthday today!



i have always been a fan of birthdays. i think i always will be.

{photo found here}

great article

(albeit an old one) by critic james wood on the recent "genre" of books by authors such as zadie smith, david foster wallace, salman rushdie, etc.

"Human, All Too Inhuman"

i agree with every single one of the points that wood makes in this review.

{photo from here}

just found

out that jonathan adler recently came out with a line of cute tote bags.

i like this one, the "grey hollywood countess":
and this one, the "blue chevron countess":
sorry for the fuzzy pictures. go to the website here to see more. both $198 each. ouch.

when i

grow up, and have a lovely high-ceilinged dressing room, i will model it after this:


{decorated by miles redd, photo found here}

i rented

this movie a little while back.


i think tilda swinton is really lovely in it.
and the fact that it is all in italian did wonders to help me remember the language.

but what really sold me? all the beauty. the scenery, the architecture, and the clothes. all simply stunning. worth a watch just for that.

thoughts?

i'm looking for a classic (but not stuffy) bag that i can wear to work.

requirements:

large.
able to be carried over the shoulder.
camel/tan colored.
not too many details, but enough to keep things interesting.



so far i've found the one above, although i don't know if i love love love it. it's also from ivanka trump's line, which gives me considerable pause - i shudder to think that my money would, in any (indirect) way, contribute to donald trump's happiness. $150 from here.

there's also the one below, on sale at asos here. is this too plain? too big?

i recently

had the.most.amazing dessert concoction ever at my sister's house - a "banana whip." it is a frozen banana, all smushed up. doesn't sound the most tempting. but it is OUT of this world. see more details here.



and now i know exactly what my graduation gift to myself is.

a fruit juicer!!!

i have a feeling this might change my life. or, at the very least, my dessert routine.

{this photo - definitely not of a banana whip - reserves my right to always have real ice cream, whenever i feel like it. photo from here.}

i can

relate to this picture.


the bathtub is my sanctuary.

{photo found here}