Fashion Inspiration || Alexa Chung

Alexa Chung is effortlessly cool.

She's got a great sense of style and always rocks it.

So pretty.

Fashion Inspiration: Anna Karina

Anna Karina is one pretty lady.

Look at that outfit.

This one's my fave- the makeup, the hair, the collar. Love.

Her hair!

Fashion Inspiration: J Crew

I must be jonesing for new clothes lately. The coming of spring (Yay yay yay!!) always makes me wanna splurge and buy a whole new wardrobe. I keep finding sooooo much fashion inspiration and tons of stuff I want! And the pretty weather we've been blessed with here in Phoenix lately only makes me crave spring/summer fashions moooore! Luckily, I hate shopping- going to the store, browsing around, trying things on- (which is kinda strange cause I loooove thrifting which requires much more effort probably. Hmm- weird)- so I'm not goin' broke with all the spring prettiness poppin' up these days... YET.

Check out J Crew's Spring/Summer 2011 line. Oh man, I would wear pretty much every single thing here.

 Oh how I love her hairs and lips together.

 This look is perfection.

On the right- The denim. The brown socks. The bright lips. Eep!

P.S. On a somewhat unrelated note, do you kinda hate that fashion moves so quickly? What I mean is, I hate that spring is just popping it's little head up and we're recieving coverage of fall/winter lines! Yeah, so I understand that those in the biz gotta be way ahead of their game- I get it, I do.  But I don't wanna hear about it. It sucks. I, for one, want to enjoy the season at hand. Be in the moment. Aaaand plus, I can't have any of the cute fall things right now anyways... what a tease.

This video will make you wanna turn up the heat and don a spring-y dress.



Hope you're just peachy. How was your weekend??

Fashion Inspiration: Nasty Gal

I have a problem. I'm not good at shopping. Maybe I'm too picky...? Sometimes I find things and think, "Oh this would be cute... if you took off this and changed that." Sometimes nothing catches my eye at all .

The other day I decided to pop into a certain store. I tried on a bunch of stuff only to leave pissed off. All the stuff was cute and had the edge I was lookin for but the cut and style of most of their things just wouldn't work.... and I mean, on anyone (except, of course, cracked-out-skinny models and prepubescent teens). Grrr. Now my style is super vintage-y and girly- I just can't help it, I'm a sucker for ruffles- but I've been wanting to infuse it with a little more spunk. Get more edgy... be tough (P.S. I'm begining to think this might not ever work for me. I'm just too sweet and precious lol : ).

Anyways, I found these looks on Nasty Gal that I think are great. They've got vintage and new and mingle the two together in really lovely and fun ways.

 I'm suuuper into boho/hippie these days. Can't wait for the weather to warm up a little. I need this dress.

 

This is so adorable. Love the sleeves. And the assymetrical skirt. And that ring.

 Adorbs.

Perfect transition to Spring outfit.

Shooooooeeees!!!

 How cool would it be if I could wear leather hot pants? All. Day. Long.

Hahaha Notice that these really aren't even edgy at all- but I guess they are to me. I'm tryin to be a little less grandma and a little more funky. Any thoughts or suggestions? What's your favorite thing over at Nasty Gal?

Fashion Inspiration: Natasha Khan

Oh man, I love Natasha Khan (aka Bat for Lashes).

1- She's totally rad.

2- I love her music.

3- She has the coolest makeup.

4- Her style is flowy and fun yet totally effortless. She probably rolls out of bed looking that cool.

5- I wish I had her bangs.

6- She's got a sweet face and looks like she'd be a nice friend.

7- This video's pretty neat.

Fashion Inspiration

So I HATE when people do this.... But I feel inclined to.... I am sorry I've been slacking on the blog front lately. I have been working out some issues and things in life and have not been keeping up as I would like to here in blog world. There are lotsa things I wanna share with you and lotsa blogs I usually keep up with that I haven't been : ( But don't worry, the serious life things will eventually work themselves out as they should and I've got backstock in blogging ideas.

Anyways, have you seen these mug shots of Australian criminals? I found it via one of my favorite blogs, Little Paper Planes. Who knew those yardbirds could be so dang fashionable. I'd give my right arm to look like them; so dapper and debonair.


 Pretty hat.

 The one on the left if the most adorable (why does she look so happy to be having her mug shot taken?). I have to recreate that outfit.

 I think this one is beautiful.

 Her hair!!

Handsome fella. Love the bad boys : )

Only Kinda Embarassing

I have something to admit. It's only kinda embarassing. Buuuuuuuut,  I LOVE Nichole Richie.

She is hilarious and super stylish and has really gotten her shit together. I have to admit- I loved the Simple Life. Yeah, yeah it was a terrible premise- two rich bimbos going out into the real world, wreaking havok and seemingly disrespecting each and every person they ran into along the way. But Nichole Richie was the saving grace for that show. She was weird and hilarious and, even though her hair and outfits were tragic (even by early 2000 standards), I wanted to be her friend.

This poor quality video shows exactly what I mean.


Well, nowadays, she seems to be a fairly normal (by celebrity standards, at least) and super stylish lady. She began her accessories line, House of Harlow 1960 and has expanded over the years to a clothing line, Winter Kate. Check out some of the beautiful pieces from her Spring line.

 (I looooooove this one)

And watch this behind the scenes video from Nylon.

10 Best Fally Things for You and Your Home

I love Fall and, to be honest, its really irritating that while everyone is enjoying cool temperatures, sweaters and cuddling up with someone special we are dealing with temperatures in the 90s. Can you believe it? For those of you who are soaking up the loveliness of Fall, here are my 10 favorite things for you and your home. And guess what? They were all found on Etsy (except one) so you can snatch em up. (P.S. Send me some pictures of leaves and things so I can pretend!).

Berets 

I reeeeally wanna be good at wearing hats. My friend Jasmine is the best at wearing hats. Maybe if I practice... : )


Vintage Collars

Fancy Lucky Vintage
I looove collars. (Remember my post about Peter Pan collars?) I got a lovely vintage crocheted collar on my summer vacation- I can't wait to wear it!


Yummy Smelling Candles

Greenbriar
It doesn't feel like fall without a yummy spicy candle burning.


Tea

The Loose Leaf
I am soooo glad I found this shop! I wanna try everything in it! I have been trying to get off caffeine and have really taking a liking to tea- I wanna be one of those wine folks who knows all the tastes and flavors... but with tea.


Saddle Shoes

Anna's Attic
I just got some pretty little saddle shoes over the summer. But check out these blue ones- adorable! (FYI- there are tons of good ones in 7-7.5 on Etsy. If you wear that size you should check it out!)


Knee Socks

Xenia Home
Sooo lovely.


Afghans

Bird in Hand
There's nothing like curling up in a cozy afghan with a cup of tea and reading a book.

Pumpkin-y Treats

Atomic LuLu

I wanna make or eat these NOW.

Ponchos

Apricot Baby Baby
Ponchos are perfect for fall-y months cause they are cozy and keep you warm but not too warm. If I had an extra $50 you better believe I'd snatch this little one up! I'm so in love!


Yarn

Sosae Caetano
Wouldn't you love to receive something handmade with this pretty hand spun yarn?

Weekend Recap

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and squeezed in some fun fall-y things. The fashion show I helped with turned out really great. 

  I don't really think these pictures do it justice but I didn't get a chance to snap some of my own. You can see more pictures here.

I was super excited because we finished up JUST IN TIME for me to catch the Casiotone for the Painfully Alone show at the Trunk Space (which is conveniently right down the street from Bragg's Pie Factory ). I had not planned on going because of the fashion show and kept reminding myself I had already seen Casiotone while living in Denver (even though I was dying to go to the first show in the LAST tour!). I certainly got lucky.

(Here is an awesome Casiotone for the Painfully Alone video featuring Julia Pott)

I spent Sunday with my family having a Dexter premier party (did you watch it?!). Anyways, I

had a great, magical weekend and I hope you did too!

P.S. Virtual craft night is in the works. Kara and I have come up with some good ideas I am really excited about!