Wardrobe Remix 11-21

dress: vintage
shirt: American Apparel
cape: Topshop
tights: H&M
boots: vintage

I always hear people talking about buying "investment pieces", thing they will wear for years. I guess in this day and age of fast fashion, I've never really been one to shop like that. In an effort to cut down on my spending and consumption, I've been more carefully weighing my purchases. I feel like this cape from Topshop is my first "investment piece". I think it's a classic piece that I can wear for years. Uh, Oh. This might be a sign of my getting older! Ha.

Street Style

As I've stated before, street style blogs have been much more inspirational to me lately than any magazine. My new favorite is Altamira NYC. It's been around for at least a few months but I've only just run across it. Based in New York City (obviously from the name), it is a team of photographers that "scouts the sidewalks of New York City and other major world capitals for the unique, the distinct, and the fashion forward." As much as I enjoy the Sartorialist, I have found that his subjects have become increasing the fashion elite. I much rather see what an average girl on the street manages to put together on a modest budget with vintage finds and H&M than the latest ensemble Anna Dello Russo in donning. After all, isn't that what "street fashion blogs" are really all about? I've found that lately I've been drawn toward more "edgy" or "tough" looks rather than the girly, frilly looks I've favored in the past and I think the overall aesthetic of the photos on this site appeals to that side of me. Ever since watching "Control" I've just wanted to dress in tight black jeans, heels and a black leather jacket. I swear that movie really got in my head!

Officially. The. Best. Sweater. Ever.

My friend Lori decided to show up to work today wearing this lovely sweater she picked up at the local Goodwill for $5 . Seriously. It has kittens playing on it. KITTENS! On a sweater! I'm in awe. I just had to share.

Those Boots!

On Saturday morning I woke up super early to catch a bus to a vintage warehouse sale north of LA. Two buses and over an hour later I finally arrived and was the first (yay!) in line at the door. I've never managed to arrive before the doors open and alway end up picking through all of the leftovers. Second in line to me was one of those impossibly cool girls looking impossibly put together for that early on a Saturday morning. She was wearing the most amazing three buckle boots I've ever seen, with the top buckle undone, casually paired with black tights, a black mini dress and a studded navy peacoat. If she hadn't been completely preoccupied pecking away on her Blackberry, I would have asked her where she got them. When the doors opened I went straight for the sale pile and started grabbing everything that looked interesting while she walked straight past the sale pile to the full price racks. See? Impossibly cool. Anyway, the point is I still can't stop thinking about her boots! I've searched everywhere I can think of online and haven't seen a pair just like them, but I have seen some others that might do. I'd like them to have flat soles (or a lug sole with a small heel at most), be mid-calf in height, and buckle closed. Not too much for a girl to ask, right? Here are some ideas...


From Steve Madden.


From Steve Madden & TopShop.


From Wedins (I don't know if you can order these from the US).

Of course all of these are real leather and well out of my price range, but I'll keep my eye out for something similar that's within my reach. With grunge being the next big thing to come back into fashion I'm sure we'll all be seeing more of the tougher looking boots in the future. If only I'd kept my Doc Martens from high school!

Hair Evolution

Thanks to everyone who put in their two cents on the should-I-or-shouldn't-I hair cutting issue. A lot of valid points were made about versatility and trying something new. There were 59 "go for its" and only 12 "what are you thinkings" so the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the fringe. I guess that means I'll be visiting a hair salon in the very near future. In that spirit, here are a few shots of hair past...



This is shortly after I moved to LA. It's in one of those terrible "I'm growing my hair out" phases. Also, your first glimpse at my natural color.



Here are the ill advised d0-it-yourself bangs.



I never could decide what to do with my hair after that so it just grew and grew and grew.



And last but not least, here I am the first time I dyed my its current color.

Wardrobe Remix 11-19

top: Urban Outfitters
sweater: Anthropologie
tights: Urban Outfitters
boots: vintage
bag: H&M
on the iPod: The National "Boxer"

Every other day, every other day,

Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, ...

Junxtaposition

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not much of a jewelry kind of girl. I love to look through vintage pieces at flea markets and thrift stores, but when it comes to wearing it, well... I just never do. My daily jewelry consists of a pair of tiny gold hoop earrings that I haven't taken out for the past ten years and a bracelet I bought in Mexico that I haven't taken off in about 6 years. Every once in a while I'll slip on another pair of earrings or throw on a chain necklace but not too often. Despite all this, I find myself quite taken with the typewriter key jewelry from Junxtaposition. Perhaps it's the vintage feel of the keys or the fact that each one is unique. You can pick which letter or letters you like and build a necklace or a charm bracelet. Sounds like the perfect Christmas gift idea to me.