Boston terriers, typewriters, and wild horses add personal charm to Samantha Hahn's vibrant watercolors. Her inspirations include, "fashion photography, nature and Brooklyn." All seem imbued with a dreamy, even retro quality that certainly bring some brightness into the greyest days. 
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The Sea Within
It may almost be December, but I'm still managing to rock bare legs without fear of frostbite. To repeat myself: it is quite nice to live close to the water and in a warm state again. This outfit is clearly inspired by the lookbook I shared last week. I'm still lacking the perfect nude flats and teased hair, but the style is slowly getting there. I ought to re-watch some Brigitte Bardot films for further inspiration.
Outfit details:
Forever 21 coat
MaraisUSA flats
Cheap Monday sunglasses
The Talk Of The Town
This week's movie pick is a mix of the lighthearted and serious; a romantic comedy and a film on social themes and justice. The Talk of the Town stars Ronald Colman, Cary Grant, and Jean Arthur who fall into a typical romantic triangle. However, mixed in with the growing emotions is a discussion on politics, society, and law.
The opening scene is a factory on fire, quickly followed by a barrage of newspaper headlines that establish Grant as Leopold Dilg; a man convicted of arson by the public before his day in court. Grant escapes prison to hide in Jean Arthur's (Nora) attic, while her home is being rented to Colman (Lightcap), who is a professor of law. Lightcap dwells in his tower of academia who believes it is the theory rather than the application of law that truly matters. Ignorant of Dilg's true identity Lightcap enters into a friendship with Dilg that begins strained but grows in mutual respect.
Between the verbal sparring of the sophisticated Lightcap and more emotive Dilg, we are treated to comedic stunts and witty, well-timed lines by Nora. These humorous moments are necessary to lighten the weight of the lynch mobs and town corruption. After all, it's hard to laugh during a movie about an innocent man running not only from the law, but his armed neighbors. In the end, it is the charisma of the three main actors that make us believe the storyline and give the characters depth beyond their lines.
Fly Me To The Moon
Modcloth invited me to style a holiday party look for their facebook page. I'm going to be answering questions on their page today (so feel free to hop over there and ask away). It was a fun opportunity and I immediately knew which piece I wanted to feature: the Madame Mercury dress. I have three major reasons why this is the perfect holiday dress: it has sleeves, it is futuristic, and it’s a statement piece. Permit me to ramble a bit about why these things are so significant to me.
-It’s the holiday season, so there are many parties and gatherings to attend. You want to look fancy and fun, but it’s actually usually freezing outside. So many party dresses are sleeveless or strapless, which means you often have to hide their beauty behind shawls or cardigans even indoors. This dress has sleeves; once you step inside and remove your winter coat you don’t need to layer anything on top. Strapless dresses can be chic, but shivering never is.-One of the reasons we all gather and celebrate this time of year is because the year is ending. Instead of looking backwards, why not look towards the future and all the potential next year is teeming with? This dress with it’s futuristic-by-way-of-the-60s vibe reflects an optimistic, forward-thinking mindset. It also makes me want to watch scifi movies made in the 60s and 70s...
-All of my friends would describe me as shy; a wallflower even. At the party I am the one standing against the wall bopping a little to the music (even though I love to dance). Since I’m terrible at initiating conversation it’s nice to have clothes that do the talking for you; a statement dress like this draws attention and can be a great conversation piece. I've definitely started conversations with different people after receiving comments on my sometimes eye-catching footwear or some other article of clothing.
The tights are also lovely and will look equally cool with ballet flats and floral dress for everyday wear (they’re quite thick and warm too). The shoes are a nice basic and pretty comfortable. I used a Sharpie pen to make the gold stud on the side of the shoes black because I think they’re more versatile this way. With such a statement dress I think it's important to keep the accessories rather minimal and quiet.
That is likely more than enough rambling from me. Stayed tuned to Modcloth's Modstylists page for more ideas on how to wear metallics from their Modstylists or to ask me some questions on party styles.
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*all courtesy of Modcloth
Rummaging For Answers In The Pages
Inspiring streetart from Milan proves that graffiti can be beautiful. via Wooster Collective
Detail Of The Week: Minimalist Effort Gloves
So, I was looking for elegant long leather gloves (preferably vintage) to wear with my capes, but I came across these colorful and quirky ones at Modcloth and couldn't resist. I'm definitely someone who needs to wear gloves in the winter and so many of my coats seem to be 3/4 length sleeves. The length of these is perfect and the colorful patches really sets them apart. They're a lightweight knit, but still very cozy.
Saturday Remix
I've worn this H&M star print dress (it just looks like polka dots since I didn't post a close-up) more times than I care to count. It's been styled in summer, fall, winter, and spring, but the remixes remain fairly basic. I'm sure it would look great with a variety of colors thrown on top, but I always seem to reach for it when I'm feeling like wearing classic black and white. What I really love about this dress is it's shape; it's always classic and works well for my figure.
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Clouds Of Baby's Breath
I went in for a cut and color because it had been months and I was quite tired of cutting my own bangs! The hair stylist asked if she could try this strange crimping iron on my hair...I said yes and this is the result. It reminds me of the finger waves from eras past, or mermaid hair. Rather pretty, but definitely too much effort to attempt often. Minimal effort is basically how I would explain my hair and make-up routine. I wish I could get into cheek contouring or the perfect teased hair look, but I'm rather unskilled in that area and too lazy to study it. I only mastered milkmaid braids last year and that is a neat trick because it keeps my hair out of the way all day.
I just received this dress from Urban 1972 and I really like it. It's super lightweight and a tad sheer, but I like the easy fit and shape. The name of the dress is "babies breath" which immediately calls to mind that sweet, underrated flower. I remember seeing stunning arrangements of baby's breath; they looked like little white clouds floating above their vases. I really prefer flower arrangements that feature a single type of bloom; ones made of pure baby's breath seem both sweet and striking.
Outfit details:
UO jacket
MaraisUSA flats
*I dye my hair with a demi-permanent; I don't know the brand or shade b/c I leave those details to the professionals!
A Glad Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to you! Much of my family (and a friend woot!) has gathered to celebrate by overeating lots of home-cooked goodies my mother and I have been preparing for more than a week (no lie). I found these vintage pictures of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on NYPL's online archives and went a little swoon-y for them. How fantastic are the vintage balloons?
*photographs via NYPL
Somewhere Between Sunrise And Sunset
I bought this dress last year after I saw it on Niotillfem and the dress reminded me of ice cream...I guess you can call this my "fan-girling" dress. It always makes me feel a bit too young and pastry-like, but I still like to throw it on occasionally for variety.
I don't divide my wardrobe into seasons and change what I wear based on the time of year. Obviously, when the weather gets colder I wear more tights, coats, and hats, but ultimately certain dresses for fall and others for summer doesn't make sense to me. This outfit might look nice on a summer's night, but I think it is equally sweet late in fall on a balmy day. Perhaps where I have lived is as much to blame. I spent much of spring and summer in tights and jackets in Washington State and here in Virginia with the very random weather patterns I find myself in light dresses one day and winter coats the next. Relative physical comfort is my only seasonal fashion rule...
Outfit details:
MaraisUSA flats
Bijules & secondhand rings
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