Fruit Nail StickersTools: nail sticker set in fruit, clear nail polishIt's summer and I've been eating a lot of fruit; like a homemade smoothie containing whatever fresh fruit I have around, every day. It's only natural that my fruit obsession should extend itself stylistically, especially when I spied these cute nail…
Catch A Falling StarShortly after I chopped my hair into a pixie cut I noticed many of my friends wearing little ribbons in their ponytails and quite envied the look. Now that I finally have hair long enough to force into a ponytail the added ribbon has become one of my favorite styles--in summer heat it's even sensibl…
Summer Of The DinosaurI keep thinking in terms of "summer of this" or summer of "that." Which probably calls back to a number of books I read as a child (like Summer of the Swans or Summer of the Monkeys). But it is a season where you seem to latch on to something and then allow it to take over your life. My random obses…
Sunday RemixPrevious outfit post: one, two, three, four, and five.Since I have a shortage of blouses because most of my clothes are dresses many of my dresses have to do double-duty and work as blouses. Some dresses work better than others for being layered and this little slip dress originally from Modcloth is…
Modern Romance"A thing of beauty is a joy for everIts lovliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of…
Miscellaneous*photographs by Loomis DeanWhat I wore this week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday“Watch out for intellect,because it knows so much it knows nothingand leaves you hanging upside down,mouthing knowledge as your heartfalls out of your mouth.” -Anne SextonSaturday links:-if you want to …
Style Crush: Brigitte BardotLet's ignore her politics for the moment and focus on this: when it comes to the blonde bombshell Brigitte Bardot pretty much wrote the book. Every summer when I start to think of vintage day dresses and ballet flats, it is Bardot who comes to mind. Les Mepris is a huge style inspiration for me and …
Down By The SchoolyardIt takes an awful lot of bobby pins and hairspray to maintain this hairstyle right now, but it was my favorite way to wear my hair when it was long and I'm quite excited to *almost* pull it off now. I always liked this style because I like the look of braids, but it's incredibly functional; it keeps…
