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...
mod
Nothing brightens the day like a pair of orange tights. I felt self-conscious about buying these and then I realized that what I'm wearing is probably the least consequential part of me. I could dither over a lot of things but I think we harm no one by drawing outside the color lines... I've been...
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...
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...
going native or proenza schouler
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...
when peas become dresses
I’ve uncovered some old drawings I did when I fancied becoming a fashion designer! I had taken the class on a whim but soon I started enjoying turning random concepts into shapes for the body. I did a series inspired by vegetation. They are hilarious to me now. They nag at me every now and...
DC Fashion Night Out
Fashion Night Out is akin to Noche en Blanco {or Notte in Bianco in Italy}. Georgetown boutiques and shops have special tables set up for shoppers with drinks and other treats. I've always loved Anthropologie's whimsical laundry-day clean aesthetic since I stumbled on one of their stores in San Francisco.
