I want to apologize for my absence as of late, along my slow posting habits.

You know how one day you wake up, (or one night you get a phone call) and then suddenly your whole world is turned upside down. It’s like you’re waiting in the security line at the airport, taking you time, planning on getting a latte and sitting by the gate before your flight boards; And then, they open a new security line so things can move faster, and the attendant directs you to be the first in that line, and it catches you all off guard and now your speeding through the process and suddenly at the gate waiting for your flight a lot sooner than you thought you would be; AND THEN you get bumped to an earlier flight, and upgraded to first class, and handed a mimosa and told to relax? Well my life has kinda been like that for the past week.

I have neglected friends, phone calls, emails, and blog posting. And therefore I apologize. I would like to thank those who have been sending me good vibes, facebook posts, tweets, and emails, and especially those friends who take me out for margaritas when they know I need one.

Alright, I got that out of my system. I will keep you all updated on my new life as soon as I can, but in the meantime, just understand that I am going through some changes.

To recap the weekend:

The boyfriend and I had FAR too much fun at the Union Square farmer’s market, and kept cursing that we couldn’t really buy anything because then we would have to carry it around ALL day and night (we finally got home at 11:30pm).

I especially had my eye on a beautiful burgundy colored potted mum… guess I just have to wait until next week.

We did come away with an amazing cup of hot apple cider (my favorite) and a few goodies for family and friends.

Then we went shopping. May I note that it is impossible to go shopping with a boy. Utterly impossible. After trying on multiple pairs of jeans, and getting into a heated argument about the appropriate color of denim for work and play (I had two sales reps. on my side!), the boyfriend walked away with TWO new pairs of jeans. This is a breakthrough moment people! Let me bask in it’s glory.

Once he got the shopping bug, my boyfriend was picking out hats, shirts, and jackets like a pro! I am so proud.

Then we went to see Where The Wild Things Are. I am SO glad I bought tickets five days in advance. The place was PACKED. Lines to get tickets, lines to get popcorn, and a waiting line to get into the theater that wrapped around and down the hallway and back again. It was insane!

The movie was SPECTACULAR! It was like my childhood, wrapped up in 2 hour Spike Jonze package. Love.

Also, Karen O is my hero.

Also, I automatically love any movie with Catherine Keener (especially when she plays a mom).

Then we wandered around New York for a good few hours, stopping by Washington Square park, and getting lost in the West Village until we found the perfect little Italian place. We ended the night with a pair of cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery. Perfecto.

On Sunday I enjoyed a lovely breakfast in bed, a quick workout, and a trip to Williamsburg for the Bop & Shop to visit the lovely Sammy Davis of Sammy D Vintage.

Now we’re off to a dinner party in Manhattan at my old apartment with my old roommates!

Hope you all had magical weekends!

Tags: farmers market, flea market, weekend, where the wild things are

As you know, this week was a special anniversary for me and my man.

So I wanted my “Have A Round On Me” to reflect a little on dating and relationships.

Here are some of my favorite links about love and relationships, some a serious, some are beautiful, and some are just plain cheesey… forgive me.

photo by Philipp Klinger

*our first date included a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge

Enjoy!

Don’t you love fashionable people, in love? The power couple of Scott and Garance.

I personally think it’s really corny when couples have “a song”, but we do… I love this interpretation of our son

When we started dating, made a list of things to do in New York on a budget. Cheap and easy date ideas!

An inspirational story about the world’s longest marriage, 82 years!

What’s your love style?

Sports Illustrated lists their favorite Celebrity/Athlete power couples.

The 65 most romantic couples in film.

Jesh de Rox, images for people in love.

Daily Outfit: October 13, 2009

When:
October 13, 2009

What
Navy Blazer: Calvin Klein, thrifted
Grey V Neck: Old Navy
Olive Green Skirt: Lulu’s
Belt: Ralph Lauren
Tights: Leggs
Boots: Calvin Klein
Lapis Globe Necklace: ebay
“L” Typewriter Bracelet: vendir at Artists & Fleas

Where:

Work

Why:

I found a beautiful lapis globe necklace at SoWa in Boston last weekend. When my dad saw me eying the piece he offered to buy it, but I refused, knowing I could do better than the $50 price tag (the vendor wouldn’t budge on the price).

Well, I ran home, hopped on ebay and found one for $14! Done deal.

And now I have a lovely lapis globe pendant! I love a happy ending, don’t you?

I thought the globe necklace went rather well with the rest of this school-girl meets Rhodes-scholar look.

Tags: blue, brown, Daily Outfit, lapis globe, skirt, Tuesday

I have been sifting through all my bookmarked websites to compile a new feature on the blog, “Have A Round On Me”.

I’ve done a “links du jour” type post in the past, but I want to create a themed segment that relates to events going on that week. I hope you enjoy!

There is no theme for the links this week. This week my funk really shook me up, so my thoughts are all over the place, enjoy this hodgepodge of my favorite fashion links!

photo by Jeanne Cowan

Ever get picked on for being dressed up? Sally McGraw wrote a great piece on Style vs. Vanity.

Jazz up your kicks with some cool new ways to tie your sneakers

How to UNshrink your clothes

Accidentally shrunk your sweater? Snagged a hole in your favorite cardigan? Check out these felted sweater DIY’s.

Going to the Manhattan Vintage Show this weekend? Read this helpful survival guide.

Have a few “off days” this week? Dress to play up your assets.

The Budget Babe’s tips on how to wear colored tights.

Looking for a Halloween costume or a DIY project for the holiday weekend? Check out Threadbanger.

This season there were far too many inspiring shows. Too many to pick out my favorites and share with you.

And anyways, doesn’t every fashion blogger share their top looks, looks that you’ve already seen yourself?

Well, my plan was to save you  from being subjected to a fashion week reiteration. But when I saw Sonia Rykiel’s collection from Paris Fashion Week over the weekend, I couldn’t help but delight in her genius.

The show took place in Rykiel’s shop on Boulevard Saint-Germain where she rigged up disco balls and a confetti covered floor for her models to shimmy and shake it down the runway. Nichole Phelps of Style.com dubbed the look “thirties by way of seventies”, and boy was she right. I love the classic cuts and cozy knits bursting with pops of color. The whole thing just looks fun, and I encourage you to take a peek at the entire collection but I have also included a few of my favorites here.

(photo via Style.com)

The one thing that struck me the most about the show was how much the production resembled that of a fashion show I helped produce in college dubbed, “Creature”. As part of an undergraduate fashion coalition, each year I helped produce a show to display student work outside of the normal academic platform and in 2007, our chosen theme was Creature.

Avante Garde garments emerged through a thick fog of smoke behind the silhouette of a forest, walking down a runway covered in black mylar confetti (by yours truly)! The mylar’s sheen gave the awesome effect of dirt for the runway, but was a complete and total pain to clean up.

Models complained about slipping and sliding on the confetti covered surface, but we made them to it anyway.

The Creature fashion show is one of the projects I am most proud of from my undergrad career, and it is so flattering and re-affirming to see professionals do very similar work on their shows 2 years later.

model bursting balloons full of confetti onto the runway

(photos via Ian Aleksander Adams)

I also did a design for the show; my model in a reconstructed outfit made from 3 thrifted dresses

(photo via Ian Aleksander Adams)

Tags: Creature, fASHION, Glitter, SCAD, SHOW, Sonia Rykiel

Daily Outfit: September 25, 2009

When:
September 25, 2009

What:
Vintage Ombre Patterned Dress: Jelly Roll Vintage from The Brooklyn Flea
Lace Camisole: Old Navy
Bracelets: Erica Weiner via Market Publique Pop Up Shop and Gift from Mom
Flip Flops: Old Navy (because I forgot to pack shoes that went with this dress)

Where:

Lunch at Gryphon Tea Room and Shopping Around Savannah

Why:

The photos aren’t from Bonaventure Cemetery (original home of the “Bird Girl” from the cover of  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, but I wanted to show off some of Savannah’s famed history and charm. . The photos are from Colonial Park Cemetery downtown, only because I could walk there.

The weeping Spanish moss hanging from the Great Oak trees, the old history, the tales of ghosts and hauntings; Savannah’s a beautiful place and I proudly call it “home” (even though I was born and raised in Boston).

Colonial Park is one of the oldest cemeteries in the country with lots of history that I could bore you with, as one of my first jobs in college was as a Ghost Tour guide for the City of Savannah, but I wont.

I was so excited when I found this lovely dress at the Brooklyn Flea and I knew it was perfect for Savannah. It was a little hot today, but I felt very southern in my bright little dress running around Savannah, saying “hi” to old friends.

I’m here for a few more days, so who knows my next photo may be of me sitting on Forest Gump’s bench (or at least where it should be)! Hope you all enjoy your weekend!

This weekend I bid farewell to summer the proper way, by visiting the Brooklyn Flea with my favorite Aussie, Lyssa, who happens to be in town from Sydney.

The Flea is still officially open for one more week, so try and get down there next weekend if you’re in the area. (I’ll be down south enjoying my long awaited summer vacation)

The flea was amazing this weekend, mounds of vintage clothing designer shoes intermingled with outrageously oversized furniture accents, antiques, and delicious food.

It’s all you could ever want in one weekend. I also got a head start on my Christmas shopping!

A Beautiful Day at the Brooklyn Flea

The Perfect Combination: A Limeaid Paired With A Lobster Roll From Red Hook Lobster Pound

The Amazing Pile of Antiques and Giant Glass Sea Floats

Lyssa Posing on Possibly The Largest Velvet Pouf Ever!

Oversized Candle Sticks

My Dream DIY Headboard In The Making

(I didn’t have the money or the means to transport the screen home)

Of Course We Had to Stop By The Happy Hill Vintage Booth! Daphra Has Some Amazing Fall Transition Pieces!

Could It Be Color? A Sneak Peak of Some Finds From The Flea

Daily Outfit: September 17, 2009

When:
September 17, 2009

What:
Denim Pencil Skirt: JCrew
Grey Vneck Tee: Old Navy
Necklaces: Vintage Thirfted and F21
Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs via Beacon’s
Sunnies: West Village Street Vendor

Where:

Work and Wherever the Wind Takes Me There After!

Why:

I LOVE these shoes that I wore to the Chictopia party. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

So I obviously couldn’t just sit back and watch them collect dust in my closet! Out they came again today, but this time paired with something a little more simple. I’ve been going for easy and simple all week (and subconsciously wearing a lot of navy and grey). I’m just going to chalk that up to Fashion Week getting the best of me.

I promise to be on the prowl for more color this weekend and come back next with some exciting goodies. Maybe I’ll finally find my perfect pair of nude peep toe pumps?!

Tags: Daily Outfit, Marc Jacobs, Thursday

What are your MUST HAVE trends this season? Anything you guys are having trouble finding? Post your comments and dreams here, perhaps we can all help each other out!

All photos are from listings on Shop Style

Tags: designer shoes, Inspiration, nude peep toe pump, wishlist

As you read in my outfit post, Tuesday night I headed back over to Broadway East for the Chictopia party.

I had heard lots of lovely fashion bloggers were going to make an appearance, so I skipped the other events on my calender to attend. When I arrived the scene was VERY different than the night before.

Same line outside wrapping around the block, but this time I didn’t recognize a single soul. I waited patiently and finally got inside to grab a drink and walk around, only to notice the place was bare!

Groups of people were dinning at tables as if they had ordered dinner, the bartender was ignoring his two patrons (myself included), and a second line had formed at the exit where girls were anxiously waiting to receive their goody bags before jetting out the door. I decided to wait until I finished my drink before trying to grab a goody bag and make an inconspicuous exit (hard to do when you’re 6 ft. tall in heels and wearing sequins).

Then, just as I  was about to give up hope and head home, I spotted Jennine outside snapping photos of Susie. I ran out to say hello and was soon introduced to Jeanne.We headed back inside for a drink and before I knew it I was chatting it up with two lovely and super sweet ladies, Nikki and Mel.

Susie and Jennine Taking a Moment to Pose for Me (Thank You Girls!)

Candid Shot! Nikki, Jennine , and  Mel Armed With Their Cameras

Nikki and Jeanne at the Chictopia Party

From then on the night was a blur. I snapped a few photos, met some lovely bloggers, exchanged business cards, and topped the night off by grabbing a bite with Jennine, Pamela, and Jeannie in the Lower East Side.

Jennine and Pamela Outside Broadway East

Liz Sampson of Late Afternoon

Lesson of the night: Stick it out, you never know what can come of it. You make your own fun and your own experience, so put on a smile and go meet new people! You will only get out what you put in.

My Paparazzi Shot of the Back of the Most Beautiful Top

In Love With These Boots