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January 21, 2011 In Casual, Personal Style By tamia

Blue (and gray) period

Continuing my fixation on layering sweaters, I decided to go in a slightly different direction and integrate the holey/raggedy jeans I stole borrowed stole from FriendBoy. I thought it would be Ricky Gervais-clever to use the ties on the wrap sweater to hold up the jeans. I realized it wasn't such a stellar idea when I had to get unwrapped go to the bathroom. Live and learn! H&M cardigan, Victoria's Secret wrap sweater, Anthropologie top,

January 19, 2011 In Design, Work By tamia

Fashion Without Guilt logo

I keep meaning to share some of the design projects I've worked on over the past few months, so here's the first installment. One of my clients is Breck from Fashion Without Guilt, who I "met" (what do you call it when you meet people through the googlenet?) when she contributed to Style Sample magazine. Fashion Without Guilt is a fun site (with a very attractive and familiar layout!) that focuses

January 18, 2011 In Inspiration, Tips and Advice By tamia

How to: Wear socks + heels

Sometimes, styles that were once seen as fashion DEATH become socially acceptable and are canonized as part of the style lexicon. Remember when wearing heels with jeans was a no-no back in, like, 1997? Socks and heels were long seen as anathema to the fashion community, conjuring up images of fetish-y babydoll wear most often seen on "glamour models" in Frederick's of Hollywood catalogs, but the look has gained acceptance

January 17, 2011 In Personal Style By tamia

Double Sweater…What does it mean?

Vintage sweater dress + earrings, Victoria's Secret sweater dress, Jessica Simpson bootsSo my new favorite thing to do is layer sweaters, which is why this sweater dress + sweater dress/cardigan (last seen here) combo pleased me so much. It's like a double shot of cozy on those annoyingly cold days!I think the trick to not looking bulky is to define your waist (hence the belt) and wear relatively thin knits--though a loftier knit might work,

January 14, 2011 In Inspiration By tamia

Getaway: Tropical Frontier

Around this time every year, I start to question the true purpose of snow--if it's not Christmas, I see no point--and dream about escaping to some far flung exotic destination where warm weather and palm trees are a way of life. Pucci boots, The Outnet; Summer Gypsy feather earrings, xVELVETx on etsy; Carcara by Camila do Rosario; Old San Juan by Emilio Santacoloma; Shakuhachi cape at Pixie Market Right now I'm in the mood for

January 12, 2011 In Designers By tamia

Current Obsession: Anita Moser

I'm not sure how I first came across shoe designer Anita Moser's designs, but I know it was love at first sight. Really, how could you not love fluorescent yellow peep-toes and slouchy purple leather boots? And the production process? Amazing. Dip-dyed shoes! Almost makes me want to take a cobbling class. And the toe on those brogues is PERFECT. Check out the rest of the collection here. Sidenote: Even though I'm no

January 10, 2011 In Personal Style By tamia

Mellowed Yellow

Victoria's Secret sweater, Anthropologie skirt, Report shoes, vintage scarfI somehow wound up watching a bit of Peggy Sue Got Married on TV last weekend (confession: I used to have a pretty big crush on Nicolas Cage. I know

January 7, 2011 In Holidays, Magazine By tamia

One (semi) realistic resolution

I've never been good at New Year's Resolutions. I have a serious sweet tooth, so for a long time I made the standard "Eat healthier" resolution. It always failed because I just crossed my fingers and hoped that I would wake up on January 1st WANTING to eat only raw broccoli with lemon zest for the rest of my life. That cookie/cake/pint of Haagen Dazs Dulce de Leche calling my