the clothes 2011

I've been feeling slightly inspired and one of my (few) aspirations for 2011 was to make more videos; my Labbit Nasha has also been requesting more attention and features on the blog. These new sparkly things arriving in the mail seemed like a perfect excuse to shoot another stop motion. I received the sequin clutch as a gift from Kate Spade. It's absolutely wonderful, but I am a bit sad it's too small to hold my camera (all clutches are!).

Here's the little stop motion video I made featuring my Rebecca Minkoff purse and linked to earlier this week. It's basically a little spin on the blogger cliche "what's in my bag?" post.

This is just a screenshot of a stop motion video I made featuring my Labbit Nasha and my new purse from Rebecca Minkoff. If you want to see the video go check-out my new post up at Minkette!

Nasha is my Kidrobot Labbit who has had many posts (and even another video) dedicated to her in the past, but hasn't been on the blog too recently. Today she is making a comeback as she decks the halls in a little Christmas video...

Nasha doesn't get enough little posts centering on her, so she was thrilled to be surrounded by pretty packages of Orbit gum and flowers from the garden. As you can see, many things in this world revolve around Nasha.

Here's a little pastoral interlude featuring Nasha, my Labbit.

This vintage Coach satchel is a real treasure and a gift from the lovely Brittany, who just opened her own vintage store: Finders Keepers. If her store ends up being anything like her personal wardrobe it promises to be stocked with incredible pieces. I'm so thankful for her gift of the bag and I can't wait to use it again and again.

Nasha and I wish you a very merry Christmas today!

I awoke yesterday to the sun shining in my face and the scent of plumeria perfuming the room. A beautiful start to the day, no? The time change made it easy to rise early for a lazy day spent at my favorite beach (Bellows). It's usually a pleasantly empty beach with crystalline blue waters, fine golden sand, and the shadows of mountains in the distance. What more do you need?

This is what all your pretty shoes like to do when you're not looking...Nasha was eager to get in on the action. She's quite an agile Labbit and loves a good samba.

I just received some very pretty Moo Cards courtesy of Weardrobe; they almost seem too lovely to part with, but handing them out is the reason to have business cards... To show them to you in a slightly interesting format, I made a little celebratory gif featuring my lovely Labbit, Nasha.

It had been too long since I went down to Solo Point (a part of Puget Sound near my house), so the other day after dinner and as the sun was setting I set out to visit the water. It was as beautiful as ever and there was seal playing in the gold-tinged sound. I'm wearing jeans again; this pair is Cheap Monday who was another one of the wonderful sponsors for the Weardrobe Conference. Sara of Style Magent snagged the same green pair and I'm definitely channeling an outfit she wore during the conference. As I said before, the other bloggers were a very inspiring bunch and I hope it will be reflected in some slightly more eclectic style from me this fall/winter.

Outfit details: vest- gift from a friend, sweater- Gap, jeans- Cheap Monday, shoes- Urban Outfitters, necklace- Talonalia, bag- secondhandNasha enjoyed the trip down to the sea shore; she's always up for an adventure.

People who have been following Nasha's adventures know just how ridiculous her behavior in the past has been. I say "in the past" because in the last few months Nasha has shown some previously unknown maturity. Perhaps it is because she just celebrated her very first birthday. Yes, Nasha the Labbit is officially one year old.
She's seen and done a lot in her short life; from earning minimum wage as a cashier (though she only lasted a day at that) to visiting Greece for a semester of expanding her waistline (all that baklava, don't you know). Lately, she can be found hiking like a trooper through the beautiful Northwest.

Any thoughts on what Nasha should do next?

Here's another "a picture an hour" post to save all those cats dying of curiosity. I have been doing these posts irregularly since January, but always like to wait until I have a fairly interesting day to document. Travel definitely affords one variety, but there is the frightening unknown one must always confront. Where and when will dinner come tonight? Or more stressful to me: will I snag a few hours of Internet at tolerable speeds? Well, without further ado I will allow the pictures to speak for themselves.

7:00am Packed up and hitting the road.
8:00am There's a brief shower of rain.
9:00am The sky looks majestic.
10:00am We enter Iowa.
11:00am An intriguing ad.
12:00pm Still enjoying Vanity Fair at a leisurely pace.
1:00pm We enter South Dakota.
2:00pm Snacking in the backseat.
3:00pm The "Corn Palace" in all its glory.
4:00pm What I'm wearing.
5:00pm Check into the hotel.
6:00pm Internet activities.
7:00pm Culver's frozen custard.
8:00pm Lights through the window.
9:00pm Made a little gif from Nasha pictures I took earlier in the day.
P.S. The winner of the Anirtak giveaway is Alice. Congrats!

New clothes can be like toys and remixing is a fun game. The possibilities of this new dress from Urban Outfitters seemed endless so I immediately set about doing a mini-remix with it. All the outfits are fairly simple and only beginning to scratch the surface of the breadth this dress offers; after all it is summer and most days the sun is shining. I do believe the dress will look even better once I iron the wrinkles out!

P.S. Nasha is doing well. She's getting round off of homemade whoppie pies.