A way to get you excited for fall.

I am loving the wonderful weather but I can't help but fall in love with this look. Pun intended.

Part 3 of 4: School's Out For Summer

Feet And Shoes

Louboutin of course; jak and jil blog

To me, summer means well kept feet and footwear. The Coveted blog really knows her pedicures. Her tutorial on home pedicures really helped me through the winter months but will keep my tootsies perfect for summer. Some think it is tedious to spend 30 min minutes to an hour on your nails but I look at it as a way to keep your body in good shape. Although I am still working on the latter point of this statement. I like experimenting with colors and mixing a matching. It is a way to get away with crazy trends. What are some of your favorite colors?

Unfortunately I was blessed with large feet (size 11). But have managed to find some neat things to dress my feet in. I haven't been able to find great wedges yet so the majority of my shoe wardrobe is dedicated to oxfords, boots, and plimsolls. A girl can dream of having a closet full of cute wedges in different shapes and colors. With the two job offers presenting themselves I might have them sooner than later. I spend some time drooling over things I want and shoes make the top of the list 80% of the time. I am promoting Barefoot Tess because they are headquartered in my home city of Baltimore and they manage to consistently put out a good product. They even have super small sizes! My mom makes purchases there every once and a while. If I had a sugar daddy I would shop there all the time and Nordstrom because they are the only places I know that have decent shoes.

From Barefoot Tess

winter/summer?

To-do list for this coming week

1. Clean the rest of my house. This will take most of the week, I'll show you what I am talking about later.

2. Start my new job. I am so excited to work with antique lighting!

3. Make old skool mixtapes with 90s r&b and hiphop. I've been talking about it for a while now.

4. Something fun!

Now you have seen my love for lists. I will try and keep it to a minimum.

morning inspiration 5/17/09

Spank! Japan b-day cake


Kate Spade, satorialist


Sedmikrasky; one of my favorite films


unknown


Charlotte Gainsbourg for Vogue France


unknown; i love the tendrils!


unknown

Southern ruffles

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Part 2 of 4: School's Out For Summer

SUMMA PLANS

1.

1. A home made tattoo: a compass, or directional symbol

2.

2. Soldering iron For fusing jewelry pieces for my un-named shop

3.
3. Florida to see Brittany, relax on the beach, and see Animal Collective at the Firestone.

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4. Sewing Machine; my sewing machine is falling apart.
I need one in better condition. I lost one earlier last year to water damage. :(

5.
5. All Points West Fest; Beasties, Coldplay, Akron/Family, The Dodos, Tim and Eric, Lykke Li, and MGMT are on my must-see list. I don't know if this is going to happen. [see: financially unstable and no friends to go with]

6.
6. Summer job; working in my dad's workshop re-wiring lamps, chandeliers, etc.
I am really excited to learn more about this.

Also: teaching myself how to play the saw, assisting in directing a play for the Annex Theater, summer school (late summer), working on pieces for etsy shop, and who knows what else. All these things just started happening. I got a call here and there and things started to be set up. Stay tuned for part 3.

Part 1 of 4: School's Out For Summer

CHANEL CRUISE 2010

The best thing, for me, about resort and cruise collections are that they always have a relaxed feel to them. The best of the best are the ones that present these elegant collections and you can see the craftsmanship. This is especially true for Chanel's Cruise 2010 collection. The draping alone makes me swoon a little bit. The sailor theme plays throughout but there is less military refinement and more fabrics that flow. The warm colors are kind of yummy, no? [see first two images] The jewelry are like centerpieces or chandeliers, they are incredibly ornate but it is to be expected for Chanel. Then there was a blink of print mania. It was a nice surprise seeing that this morning. Way to go Karl!!!
Take a look....






I have a present for you.
Help I'm Alive--from Metric's newest album Fantasies
A song from Metric, a band from Canada, that was much more popular at the beginning of the century then they are now. It would be cool if they could blow up like their counterparts.

sunday night/monday morning thoughts

from top to bottom: unknown, lookbook.nu, my dream house, the lovely Miss Lou Doillon, and Fred Butler

Happy B-day Mr. Brown!

Happy Birthday John Brown! Famous American crazy man and most importantly a radical abolitionist. President Abraham Lincoln said he was a "misguided fanatic". Brown has been called "the most controversial of all 19th-century Americans [citation]. He was revered, hated, and feared all at the same time, with good reason. He managed to take over a fort and massacre many but was then captured and eventually hanged. With historians now looking into the "secret" lives of Presidents and their adversaries this might be a person to look forward to reading about in a few years.

I can't deny that while I enjoy fashion and I love music even more history really captures my full attention. I can have a conversation about my favorite designers and albums of the year but history means more to me than that. You learn so much with such little information about people that were rarely mentioned in your history books. That being said, W.E.B. Dubois wrote a book on Brown, it is a little lengthy and if you are familiar with his writing you know it can sometimes be dry but I have read a few chapters of interest and it is a great way to get incite about a white abolitionist from an African American civil right's activist's point of view.

My favorite albums that have (or have not) come out yet

From top to bottom: Passion Pit--Manners, The Horrors--Primary Colours, Dangermouse and Sparklehorse presents--Dark Night of the Soul, Rice Boy Sleeps--S/t

finals week.....

I think you get the point. This idea might turn into an actual shirt. The original shirt is here. I don't know much about the Australian store that holds this shirt but I did some light browsing and some of the things look promising. I doubt they ship to the US though.

Long Live The New Flesh

Often, usually over coffee, my friends, and I talk about Baltimore music. I guess I should be embarrassed about how close I feel to the music community even though I have only played one show, but I don't. Anyway The New Flesh pops up in conversation all the time. Why? Because they are music gold: their music is tight, their performances are great, and they are pretty cool guys. Would you like to see what I am talking about?
(all photos taken from their here)
It would be better if I could post upcoming shows they are playing but I think they are on some sort of break.
EDIT: Now you can leave comments, some code needed to be arranged.

Studs and grommets vs. simple cuts and mute colors

Personally I like both but in moderation. I agree with Miss Woo and Picked Pics, there should be a definite return to the simple and clean. Where I live studs, ripped clothes, etc. are kind of a uniform. That is okay sometimes but I definitely like it when I see someone around that puts effort in making there clothes presentable.

I've decided to do a fun Pros and Cons using this cool site called picnik.com. I recommend it for the Photoshop illiterate like myself. Shoes featured can be found at F-troupe's website.

ALSO
Face Hunter Show is on now, fashionistas and blog fanatics a like tune in!

Paris part 1 from The Facehunter Show on Vimeo.

being that I am the later and not the former I am stoked. This episode he explores the change that street style snap shots and fashion blogs have caused. I mean, I love him to death, but I didn't realize the Satorialist was so short. Maybe I am just hatin' because he is in Paris talking three languages with Yvan and I am stuck inside with East Coast rain.

Show at the Good Son! Juneteenth!