October 4, 2011
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Inspiration
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tamia
A colorful paint job can make even a wooden skeleton look (mostly) cheerful; Wearing Baroque floral arrangements on your face is so not-Fall, but I love it anyway; Something about the coloring of flamingos has always appealed to me; I will definitely be employing the over-the-knee socks + shorts combo this season; I made the mistake of buying cake frosting last week and have been craving its thick, sugary goodness ever since; I love that
So, I've talked about the whole socks with heels trend before, both here and on a Fox 19 segment about the shoot I styled for A-Line's August issue. After we finished the TV clip, Fox 19 anchor Sheila Gray seemed a little skeptical about the idea of wearing socks and heels as an actual adult person with, you know, A JOB. I told her I'd prove it can be done!Thrifted blazer, belt &
Lookin' stern, peepin' in ur windoseSo, one of my favorite thrift finds OF ALL TIME is this blue Ralph Lauren boy's oxford shirt, which I wear with pretty much any and everything. The color is neutral without being boring (it sort of looks like denim), the fit is perfect (apparently I'm built like a 12-year-old boy--but you already knew that, didn't you?), and it responds well to collar-popping (I'm a
September 28, 2011
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Fashion Shows
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tamia
So, methinks Jenna Lyons and her crew (ha! J's crew!) over at J. Crew were
September 26, 2011
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Fashion Week
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tamia
It's Fashion Week(s)! While the relevance and timing of runway shows has been hotly debated, they're still a very important part of the industry. At some point during the Fashion Week hullabaloo, someone unaccustomed to the intentional outrageousness of fashion shows--they're called SHOWS for a reason--will say something like "who would actually wear that?" (Clearly, they're unfamiliar with the likes of people like Daphne Guinness and Anna Dello Russo,
