I am not sure if it's the fact that I am listening to Florence + the Machine a lot {Florence has a dramatic and colorful style} or if it's the fact that I am re-reading Great Expectations that inspired me to make these photos. Because Ms. Havisham, a minor but cataclysmic character in Great Expectations, always reminds...
{Zara pants/sweater, painted wooden bracelet from Cuba, scarf from Mom, Urban Outfitters flats} I had a "America Save Your Soul from Suburbia" moment a while ago. I hated the idea of a staid home filled with fripperies of middle income life and nothing else. But today for some reason, I'm wearing surburbia on my face....
That painting is a tableau depicting the artist's inner turmoil. In the piece we see what the water gave her, what life gave her. Some of the items are symbolic but others are obvious allusions to people and things in her life. The man and woman behind the bushes are her parents. Kahlo painted them...
Time management sounds like a good idea. I've bought journals, agendas, calendars -- all in an attempt to become a good time manager. But time management is about allocation of resources based on external obligations, not internal urges. And I quite like to give in to the urgency inside of me. This is how I've...
Feeling ugly is the most common permutation of self-hatred. You can hide other things about yourself but no one has yet invited JK Rowling's invisible cloak. So, there's you. In your body. "I am not a size 2, I'm not bootylicious enough (Thank Beyonce for that salient term), I'm too pale, too dark, not dark...
No, I'm not talking about Ms. Adichie's short story collection {although I do recommend it if you're interested in the immigrant experience, especially if you're not an immigrant, or Nigeria, or just good writing}. I'm talking about the thing around my neck, this whimsical necklace made of marbles. Anthropologie sells them in pairs but I...
A lot people have taste but they don’t have the courage to be creative – Bill Cunningham Waching the documentary Bill Cunningham New York reminded me how important it is to be authentic - in whatever I do. Cunningham is an InnovActor, someone who is authentic and action-oriented. As a photographer for the New York Times Style...
"All instincts that do not discharge themselves outwardly turn inward...The instinct for freedom abrogated, he develops bad conscience. When all his other desires are blocked, the only one left to pay the debt is himself. So he pays it with himself with the only power left to him. He tortures himself and enjoys it." -...
My happy face when I got home. When I was younger I used to think that I would enjoy the orderly world of straight jackets (pun intended) but I find myself really craving looseness and flexibility, which is what I got from this outfit. We are in faux Fall weather. It looks dreary and cold...
As I was walking around the city {Georgetown} during Fashion Week, I spotted this woman. Spectacular style. Authentic, simple. She looked perfectly at ease and that was possibly her best accessory. But she was also wearing some heavy gold dangles that drooped to her shoulder and pointed upward toward her thick curls. She wore that large...
Apart from being a writer and fellow visual geek, she has a ridiculously warm personality. I've learned so much from watching this woman, I should have to pay for it.
Good morning Day Dreamers, An outfit for these in-between days today! I am not a fan of the hooped skirt, except when I am acting in a musical medley. (Yes, I was a Gleek. Freshman Year. High School. And yes, it's recurring fantasy to perform.) But, I liked this skirt because the patterns remind me...
