the clothes 2011

Here is my last European streetart post. I snapped these pictures in Venice, Florence, and Rome. There was actually a lot of really good graffiti I failed to photograph or that my sister took pictures of and I was to lazy to!

Here's a little video from one of my last days in Rome, Italy. I'm really enjoying videos, so I'm going to work hard at creating them regularly! The only problem is videos take more time than photographs, so there goes some of my life...

Here are my last few pictures from Roma to share with you. The whole Europe trip was so long (6 weeks) and enjoyable it's hard to think about summing that time up into a succinct post. I enjoyed each country a bit more as I went on, making Italy my favorite and Venice my favorite city to visit. I didn't find Venice more crowded or expensive than any other place I saw and was so charmed by the canals and just the richness of the light and color there. Rome, I might have enjoyed more if I wasn't quite exhausted by the time I arrived there!

Outfit details:

Triptych dress

H&M flats

Cheap Monday sunglasses

Deux Lux bag

*pictures of me by my sister

My last few days in Europe were a bit of a blur and fashion week certainly offered me no down time to process or even complete my Italy posts…so, here a week or so late is another post from Rome, Italy, or rather the Vatican.
We began our tour of the Vatican at St. Peter’s Basilica, which was completely stunning. The attention to detail in the floor, walls, and ceilings is breath taking; it is hardly surprising that the building was over a century in the making. The Basilica also hosts Michelangelo’s Pieta.
Afterward it was on to the maze of Vatican museums that eventually led to the Sistine Chapel. The crowds were at times as overwhelming as your surroundings, but reaching the Chapel near the end (you must still walk through several gift shops to exit) was worth the effort. We managed to snag a seat along the wall and spend several minutes staring at the busy ceiling. For me it was one of those moments when I just felt very lucky…I mean, there was significant planning, saving, budgeting, and hardwork that went into making the trip possible, but still I feel lucky.