Noted Fashion Photographer (TM)

I hate to admit it, but I can be really slow sometimes. I was going through my pictures to make a digital photo album for Ted, when I came across a picture from last year’s Fashion’s Night Out. I peered at my screen, leaning closer to my computer. Hey, that looks like… Wait, is that…? Model Joan Smalls and her…agent? Joan Smalls posed for me and I didn’t even remember!  She of countless magazine editorials,...

Chatting With: Vintage Shop Owner Kelsey Gibbs

One day, I was browsing Chictopia and saw a picture that stopped me mid-scroll. “Who is THAT?” I wondered, as I (of course) tagged it as inspiration on Tumblr. A bit of clicking around and googling led me to Kelsey Gibbs’ Tractordog Vintage online shop, soon to expand to become The Wonder Shop brick-and-mortar retail store in Wilmington, North Carolina. I love a good entrepreneurial go-getter story, so I immediately got in touch. What inspired...

Turquoise is the color I need to get clean

Vintage dress & clutch, thrifted top, Steven heels I decided to pull out this rarely-worn vintage dress because, really, when is turquoise leather NOT appropriate? I wore one of my DIY cropped oxfords as a sort of jacket, which hid the fact that I don’t quite fill out the boobage area (whoever owned this dress before must’ve been built like Pam Anderson), but also covered the back, which I love. Still trying to decide which...

Pink (shoe) Lady

Plastic Island dress; vintage shoes; hand-crocheted clutch made by a friend; Forever21 ring I’m not usually one for bright colors (even though I’m trying, I swear!), but a pop of hot pink does wonders for even the most sedate color schemes. Apparently, my girl Barbie still wields a fair amount of influence over my sartorial choices. Have a great weekend!

Say it with sweets

IMO, the best part of most holidays is the food. When FriendBoy asked me what I wanted for Valentine’s Day, of course chocolate was a part of that conversation. As far as getting in the mood… Love(ly) inspiration: Pink vanilla button lollipops, 5 Sisterz; Coeur a la creme,  fromme-toyou.tumblr.com; The Red Peacock by Vicky Newman; Marni bow-neck top, Brown’s Fashion; Pink crystal mohawk earrings by Elizabeth Cole; colorful macarons photographed by Daffydil; Blue chocolate-covered Oreos...