Maryam Nassir Zadeh

photos from mnzstore.com

This post could easily be titled "Beautiful Clothes I Could Never Afford".  Even if I could afford them, I don't think I'd want to spend $800 on a dress.  Regardless, they are beautiful clothes, and that's why they've landed here.  That cape is just the shade of mustard that I've been looking for all fall.  I would like to have a coat (or cape as the case may be) in just that color.

Patternity

I decided to eschew all patterned tights a few years ago when I deemed myself officially too old to pull them off.  They are always a bit too cutesy for this gal's legs.  But then I discovered Patternity and their limited edition of hand screened tights printed in geometric shapes and I'm having to seriously reconsider my commitment to solid color tights.  I'm especially crazy about the Totem print.  Now, are they better in Bauhaus red or Bauhaus yellow? 

Etsy Update: Mod Mini Dresses

Zig Zag Knit Dress /// Maryanne Velvet Dress

Birch Lace Dress /// Candy Dot Dress

Etsy Update: Knit Sweaters

Navajo Belted Sweater /// Olive Branch Wool Sweater

Black & Tan Marled Sweater /// Scandinavia Sweater

Etsy Update: Warm Winter Coats

Butterscotch Boucle Coat /// Cranberry Plaid Coat

Slate Herringbone Coat ///  Anna Wool & Fur Coat

New York City

Over the weekend Tom and I slipped away quietly to enjoy a couple of utterly perfect autumn days in New York City.  A friend generously lent us a 36th floor apartment in Chelsea so we had an amazing view of the Empire State Building from the rooftop garden for sunrise.  We wandered the streets of Manhattan, stopping in galleries, bookstores and restaurants whenever we fancied, rested in Central Park, did lots of window shopping and enjoyed one of the last beautiful weekends of fall.  

Aubin & Wills

This Lifestyle Collection of photographs from Aubin & Wills says it's for summer but to me it evokes a feeling of fall more than summer.  It features the adorable Sophie Dahl & Andre Van Noord in some really covetable pieces from the Aubin & Wills shop.  I'm especially loving this dress and this sweater.