please don’t stop the rain
I thought that time was on our side I've put in far too many years To let this pass us by You see life is a crazy thing There'll be good time and there'll be bad times And everything in between And I don't know which way it's gonna go If it's gonna be a...
innovActor grace coddington
The September Issue chronicles how the magazine prepares the most important issue of the year. Grace Coddington who has been working at Vogue for over 30 years is a creative director.
shake it out
If you have not heard Florence + The Machine's new single, Shake it Out, check it out. You won't be sorry. Not only are the verses polished and always offer fantastical imagery, the lyrics are relatable. Have you ever felt like you needed to dance the bad spirits out? Bury the past and let something...
comfort shoes from spain
{ 1 & 2 via Need Supply, 3 via tobi.com} These new gitanes flats have just caught my eye. I have been lusting after a good pair of flats this year. I live in Washington DC and I owe no car. But I live close enough to everything to walk and I usually walk to...
autumn
The morns are meeker than they were - The nuts are getting brown - The berry's cheek is plumper - The Rose is out of town - The maple wears a gayer scarf - The field - a scarlet gown - Lest I sh'd seem old fashioned I'll put a trinket on! - Emily Dickinson...
suburbia
{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....
on beauty
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...
the thing around your neck
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...
innovAction or bill cunningham
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...
racism, beauty and the beast inside
"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." -...
letting loose
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...
swagger & grace
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...
