→ February 26, 2010
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When I first started college, I studied fashion and costume, & for me clothing is costume, a way to set the scene. For our resort trip I packed all classic-preppy looks: cute cardigans, seersucker, navy & white, espadrilles, nautical looks. By Day 4 it started to really wear on me. It was cute, for sure, [...]
→ February 24, 2010
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I’m so excited that my blog it forward / what inspires you day is my mama’s 60th birthday. She’s been a constant inspiration (even though I am more like my father) & I think she’s the prettiest mama ever! Mod eye makeup! I’d watch her put on makeup when I was little, the pot of eyeliner [...]
→ February 21, 2010
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I’ve never ever had a fancytown vacation, so when we were given the chance to stay here for 2 nights free last weekend, I was completely excited. It’s cheesy as hell (black swans! glowing fountains!) but the chance for some warm sunny days (and seeing family) was too good to pass up. So at 3am [...]
→ February 21, 2010
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It’s called a moodboard because you make them when you’re bored!! I needed some zone-out zen time before tackling the weekend chores and this was a nice exercise. It’s also super helpful because I kept asking for suggestions and getting good ones, so at the end we were both 100% on the same page about [...]
→ February 16, 2010
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Taking these photos made me think of the old alt.gothic.fashion “What’s in your bag?” usenet threads. Yes, I have been on the internet forever. And ever. I’m pretty sure the “What are you wearing today” threads on usenet inspired a lot of the outfit post madness on flickr these days, as well. But, I digress before [...]
→ February 8, 2010
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Inspiration and instinct. We so often ignore it, overlook what we know is truth, doubt our inner steering mechanisms. I can feel when I’m pushing it aside, a sense like treading water, outside of the cosmic hum. I’ve been trying to ask the question ‘how does this guide me?’ around action and decision, to be [...]