August 4, 2011
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Tips and Advice
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tamia
Sometimes readers ask me questions about things I pretend to know about. I usually respond with an unnecessarily verbose email, but this time I thought I'd share my advice! Hi Tamia! I love your blog, you are a style genius. I have a question about wearing those summery type cover up/dresses. I like them, I have several in bright colors. They are kind of shapeless though, I was thinking
August 3, 2011
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Do-It-Yourself
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tamia
I've been testing out my DIY scarf necklace to see how it fares in hot weather
August 2, 2011
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Inspiration
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tamia
Everything about this image is almost unbearably beautiful, A tiny "flowerpot" on a ring may be the only way I'm able to keep flowers alive; "Put a bird on it" is even more effective when it's a rainbow-colored bird; This wisteria-covered facade reminds me of my blissfully broke time in London; I love how a good editorial image can stop me in my tracks; Things like colorful "yarn graffiti" are a big part of
August 1, 2011
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Personal Style
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tamia
Vintage top, skirt, and clutch; Gucci belt; Seychelles shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses So apparently we've reached that time of year when the temperature hits the '90s and just stays there for the next month and a half. Hooray! Days like this call for loose shapes and breathable fabric, so I dug up this vintage top (which I'm pretty sure belonged to my mom and may or may not be part of a pajama set) and a
July 29, 2011
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Do-It-Yourself
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tamia
I love a good scarf, I really do. But when it's 127 degrees out, walking around with a large swathe of fabric draped around your neck is not really the most prudent idea. Things get SCHWETTY.So, I've been thinking about making something a bit more accommodating, like a cross between a scarf and a necklace (a scarflace? a narf?). This is what I've come up with so far:I didn't do