the clothes 2011

I'm quite the purse lady, so it should be no surprise that I acquired yet another one: this ombre doctor bag. I love the mix of old and new in this bag. The shape is so classic, a retro throwback even, but the ombre coloring is so fresh and modern. Combined it was a bag I really wanted to get my mitts on and thankfully my sponsor Spotted Moth was kind enough to send me one. It's quite my ideal size; big enough to fit my camera, a book, and other essentials, but not so large that I feel like I'm carrying a duffle around.

I haven't featured a remix in awhile, so I finally got to putting some images together. There's been a ton of remixes recently (especially after living in a suitcase for nearly 3 months), so I guess I'm rather tired of the entire idea at the moment. Despite owning this dress for ages and having worn it more times than I can count, it is still one of my favorites to return to. Here are just a few of the ways I've worn it recently.

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I'm suggesting this film now because my past two suggestions have been rather heavy and with rather sad, emotional endings. So, to prove to you that I don't need a major character to commit suicide or sink into madness to enjoy a film: I bring you one of my favorite comedies Bringing Up Baby. This film was expected to do well in theaters, but ended up with a really low box office performance. It's surprising because it is Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn at their best comedic game and is now considered a classic. Although, a lot of iconic films now didn't do well in theaters and a number that have performed to high box offices fade quickly from the collective conscience...

Fans of old movie animals will appreciate that the dog (George) in the film is the same that played Asta in The Thin Man series and played alongside Grant another time in The Awful Truth (lucky dog, eh?).

movie Bringing Up Baby, screenshots by me

I spent over an hour perched on the rocks watching the waves crash around me and feeling the warm sun on my back. Even though the weather has cooled off dramatically and with the wind blowing it feels downright brisk, I still find myself escaping outside. A secluded beach is the perfect spot to sit and contemplate...everything, or to think of nothing but the waves beating against the shore. I do hypothesize that even in the winter months I will be seated on these rocks escaping all other distractions.

"Go, sit upon the lofty hill,
And turn your eyes around,
Where waving woods and waters wild
Do hymn an autumn sound.
The summer sun is faint on them --
The summer flowers depart --
Sit still -- as all transform'd to stone,
Except your musing heart.
How there you sat in summer-time,
May yet be in your mind;
And how you heard the green woods sing
Beneath the freshening wind.
Though the same wind now blows around,
You would its blast recall;
For every breath that stirs the trees,
Doth cause a leaf to fall."
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning




Dewi Driegen by Taki Bibelas for Marie Claire Italia, via FashionGoneRogue & a reader who shared this editorial with me in an e-mail :)

I've been eyeing, pondering, and coveting a ban.do piece for ages now. I definitely need to get proactive and buy myself a piece...but how can I pick just one? Here are a few of the pretties I've been desiring. Perhaps I should start my Christmas list?

So, this might sound crazy, but this outfit reminds me of the bathing costumes from the early 1900s. The bike shorts really drove the similarity home for me, but I don't mind the comparison--it's fun to pull inspiration from random places and this outfit is ridiculously comfy.
The weather here still hasn't quite caught up with fall yet--and that's not quite a complaint. This long balmy end-of-summerness is actually reminding me of Hawaii and making me want to live there again. However, I do have a number of coats that I'm dying to wear...perhaps we'll just crank up the air conditioning (so strange to live in a house that has this again) and have an igloo party!

I'm not much a cat person, but I feel like all of the artists and bloggers I enjoy lately are (young) cat ladies. One brilliant example are the endearing illustrations by Gemma Correll of red-cheeked misfits and their merry, sometimes talkative pets. In the world of Gemma's artwork dinosaurs have cook-outs and dogs are dapper.
artwork courtesy of Gemma Correll

I recently received The ELLEments of Personal Style: 25 Modern Fashion Icons On How To Dress, Shop, And Live and I'll admit I was a bit skeptical. I've been disappointed in the past with "fashion-y" books that promise inspiration and guidance; they usually end up being light on quality content visually and text-wise (they rarely seem to offer new or thoughtful advice). Even upon opening this book I fell upon the piece about Ashley Greene and wondered when she earned the title of style icon...