30.7.12

little luxuries

somehow, we've arrived at my last week in new york... these fast few months at marie claire have left me tremendously inspired and ready to return in september for fashion week! in the most cliche sense, I have fallen head over heels for the city and officially can't imagine myself anywhere else. there's something terrific about how easily and endlessly inspired you can be just roaming random streets, visiting famous flagships, staring at shoe shelves and enjoying tasty treats. what will I do without weekends spent reading on the pier and searching for apartments above any reasonable reality? the whole summer seems like such a dream! 
but these little luxuries are everywhere as long as we make a moment to stare, enjoy and instagram. even while not in new york, we can always find the pearl in everyday

little luxuries

23.7.12

lovely london

july twenty seventh and we'll be off to the races! the olympics will begin in lovely london, where team spirit is as classy as your classic chanel and mixing metals isn't a fashion faux pas in the slightest. gymnasts balancing on beams, runners falling through finish lines and male swimmers strutting shirtless... it's impossible to pick a favorite event! though I won't be front row for any of the action, I can still cheer on our teams while daydreaming about luxe looks for the streets of london: ralph lauren personalized polos, first prize sweaters and naturally... ruby red hunters


lovely london

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16.7.12

shots of chapeaux

this weekend, in between a slow jog along the seaport and large pasta plates in little italy, I found myself wandering whimsically into any stylish soho storefront I came across. my favorite, feet down, being the hat shop : an adorable boutique of handcrafted hats! as the shop lady asked if I was looking for anything in particular, I said I never could find the courage to wear a hat. the beautifully aged woman simply stated, "it all started for me with a beret. because it was cold." 


one beret and she was whisked away to a hat haven : one she shares with old friends (pleasantly pictured around the shop), audrey hepburn, alexa chung and kate middleton... these talented top ladies find a classic case of cool underneath each straw, felt, floppy, basic and adorned hat they sport. I left without a chapeau but haven't stopped thinking about her entirely believable, bold statement as I returned to the street:
 "you have more fun in a hat." 

shots of chapeaux

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13.7.12

couture club

sadly couture week seems to be an invite only event. so sitting in the states I stay, pouring over pictures of the lovely ladies that do get to attend (or at least walk around pretending they do...) the shows themselves may lend endless inspiration, like elie saab's romantic gowns and chanel's classic tweed, but I always feel more attached to the street style shots from the likes of tommy ton and phil oh. no stylists, no casting, no wardrobe check: just women wearing their wardrobes of amazing and adventurous ensembles! 


even if only for an event like fashion week, each statement of extreme personal style is a source of motivation to experiment in your own closet. it's a reminder to "wear what you want," to express your glamorous daydreams and quirky personality all at once. so sport the outfits of leopard-on-leopard, mint green hot pants and dapper top hats you've been piecing together in your head at night! whatever makes you feel like you're strutting down your very own couture club catwalk...


couture club

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5.7.12

sights and stripes

in true americana form, I made sure to sport three very distinct shades of red, white and blue yesterday. there's something 
about those fourth of july festivities that leave everyone feeling a bit nostalgic for many years of lake swimming, dock tanning, 
flag waving and firework watching. I felt the retro stripes of these two girls on the water was an all too perfect representation 
of what I was craving all yesterday! since the lake house was far away in minnesota, I made up for the family barbeque I was 
missing with a quick trip past the statue of liberty, watermelon cups off the street and ice cream cones off the truck. who knew 
three colors could catch so may memories when presented in stripes and paired with sparklers?

sights and stripes

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