the clothes 2011

The D&G Fall 2009 collection reminded me of two things: Dolce and Gabbana Spring 2008 and the Elizabethan era.
The rich fabrics and exaggerated shapes are exactly what I imagine a young, hip Queen Elizabeth I wearing (if she was alive today). The whole collection was very romantic and luxurious.
Ironically, I find the Dolce and Gabbana Spring 2008 collection a little more young and modern. I still have visions of wearing brocade skirts and paint-splattered tees...
pics via Style.com

Thursday night I received a phone call from a friend offering me a free round trip bus ride up to New York City on Saturday if I was interested. Of course I was interested and the next thing I knew I was trading in my usual lazy Saturday routine to board a bus at 7:30 am. What follows now is a picture from nearly every hour of my Saturday.
7:30am- Our chariot.
8:30am- It was a gray day that threatened to rain.
9:30am- A detail shot--a waitress informed me recently that my Made Her Think ring looks dangerous.
10:30am- We arrived and I decided to leave my reading material in the bus.
11:30am- In Times Square everyone acts like a tourist.
12:30pm- We had lunch at the famous Ellen's Stardust Diner, where the waiters sing and dream of getting to Broadway.
1:30pm- My friend snapped my outfit shots for me in Central Park.
2:30pm- We went to the John Lennon Strawberry Fields memorial in Central Park.
3:30pm- We spent a lot of time in Central Park because it ended up being a lovely day.
4:30pm- My wonderful friend who is passionate about New York City acted as our tour guide for most of the day.
5:30pm- Visited FAO Schwarz
6:30pm- Tried on clothes in Zara and H&M.
7:30pm- It was starting to get dark and things were beginning to light up.
8:30pm- We got back on the bus and headed home.

I don't know enough about what Leigh Lezark does when she's not being an "it" girl to be a fan or hater, but I must say her bold use of hot pink is making me re-think my dislike of all shades of pink. She manages to make it look edgy instead of girlish. Photos via Garance Dore and Stylesightings
Also, does Louise carry a personal wind machine around? She so often appears to be elegantly ruffled by a strong breeze... Dans Paris and Stylesightings

"I saw Eternity the other night, Like a great ring of pure and endless light,
All calm, as it was bright, And round beneath it, Time in hours, days, years
Driven by the spheres, Like a vast shadow moved, in which the world
And all her trains were hurled..." -Henry Vaughan
Time is slipping through my fingers more swiftly than sands through a pendulum. I can not wait for the arrival of spring and summer and yet, I dread their arrival. Summer signifies the end of my college years and the beginning of the great unknown into which I shall be hurled...
Outfit details: sweater- Gap, dress- H&M, scarf- secondhand, tights- Walmart, shoes- H&M, coat- H&M
When I was putting together this remix of my yellow American Apparel skirt all I could notice was how I was bare-legged in most of the shots...sigh, those dancing days will come again.

Spandex Pony challenged me to choose 5 pieces of art I would like to own and asked where I would put them in my home. Since I currently dwell in a dorm room I don't really have a place for anything at all...but I would love to own these five pieces of art:
This Caitlin Quiet watercolor (which I'm fairly certain isn't available anymore...).
Any one of Rodney Smith's whimsical photographs.
A glass installation by Dale Chihuly.
A Black Apple print like this one. All of her pieces evoke fairy tales and childhood nostalgia for me.
This photograph by Jerry Uelsmann--it is sort of my dream home.

I yearn for brightness and laughter and spring. I crave a warm breeze on a hot day and soft grass beneath my bare feet. I long for endless mild nights spent staring at the stars and trading stories. I pine for seasons past and blooms faded and friendships drifting away. When will the spring come and thaw this frozen land?
Outfit details: coat- H&M, cardigan- Urban Outfitters, scarf- secondhand, dress- White House Black Market, belt- vintage, tights- Walmart, shoes- H&M



Outfit details: coat- H&M, dress- Urban Outfitters, sweater- H&M, tights- Walmart, shoes- H&M