off-kilter

I am loving these quirky, rough-up lady-like looks that are proliferating the sidewalks for fashion week. I had one day where it was actually cold enough to wear tights, and ever since the temps around here have jumped back up - but I'm getting antsy for this weekend's cooler weather. I can't believe tomorrow is October!!

To make the most of it, me and my boyfriend are going to the orchard this weekend and staying all-around low key. Movies, apple cider, and pumpkin carving sound like the perfect way to spend my days off.

Oh, and how amazing are the taupe suede litas??? I didn't even like them before I saw this color, but those are amazing. If only I could find them anywhere!

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

find a job you like and you add five days to every week

So what I assume would be a pretty low-key weekend spent at home was anything but when a bunch of hometown friends showed up for a visit and made the weekend one very long marathon of a party (which was totally worth the lack of sleep I forced my body to endure Friday thru Sunday!)

Even though I slept a full 8 hours last night I still don't think it was quite enough catch up...I had a bit of difficulty keeping my eyes open today. I had some motivation to wake up and get going this morning though - it's finally cool enough to wear my fall clothes and my office is completely dress-up friendly.

Even my post-weekend exhaustion couldn't keep me from being excited about the fall weather we've been having. I've officially decided that I'm over bare legs and have completely reverted to wearing tights with anything shorter than mid-calf. This was, I suppose, my farewell to summer outfit (although I couldn't resist wearing my new fall accessories). Hellllooooo dreamy army green suede booties. Hiiii chevron striped mixed media satchel.

wearing: dress-bananarepublic, headband-loft, satchel-fossil, booties-gojane, necklace-f21

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

Everyday Eccentric

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

the times they are a-changin

This weekend was possibly one of the best I've had in months. Three days of fun and family that were seriously needed. The rundown of good things I was blessed with are pretty long, but I'll highlight the big ones.

1) The best shopping trip ever! I don't see my family a whole lot anymore, so a whole day of shopping with my mom was such a treat, and it seemed like all the good deals and cutest shoes were just coming our way. I took home so many great finds (and so did my Mom...too bad we don't live close so we can't share).

I can't wait to wear them all!

2) The Kindle Darrell bought me for my birthday finally came! Sounds small, I know, but whenever I managed to download 5 books for $15, I was pretty thrilled.

3) I got some really fantastic work-life news.

4) We got another puppy! I already have my little maltese-poodle mix Gatsby, and ever since we had to separate him and my former roommate's dog I've felt like he needed a playmate. (Plus, Darrell has sort of been wanting a more manly breed of canine.) Enter Daisy - The Great Gatsby's love interest in the book - a beagle basset hound mix that completely stole our hearts.

I'm also loving being able to mix in some transitional clothing.

wearing : military jacket-target, dress-forever21, platforms-jessica simpson

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

everything in moderation - except shoes

Some of My Favorite Fall Shoes Under $150

One: Steve Madden Annton, $129

Two: GoJane Ruffle Heel, $21

Three: Chinese Laundry At Once, $69

Four: GoJane Cutout Bootie in Khaki, $34

and a video i think is adorable, also about shoes : )

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

i totally wear hats

I'm considering this weekend a success already, and it's only Saturday afternoon yet. I managed to laugh more than I have in the past month for a few hours last night, largely due to my boyfriend's friends being completely and totally obsessed with "icing" one another, and that combined with my full 10 hours of sleep makes me one happy girl at this point.

I'm also pretty happy about this new hat.

Speaking of, how hilarious is this Target commercial?

Only fall clothes do that to a girl: I'm dreaming about tights and sweaters and fur and boots..and when they'll show up.

Damn you Topshop for not allowing your US customers to track their orders - I need to know where my leopard print coat is, regardless of the fact that I may not be able to wear it outside until October.

wearing : hat-asos, tee-trulymadlydeeply, scarf-nordstrom, jeans-gap1969, shoes-jessicasimpson

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

some people save their clothes for "special occasions" - i say, the occasion is that you're alive and you woke up today...you may as well look cute

I can't really use lack of inspiration as an excuse for my lack of posting - if anything I've been even more so. The outpouring of fall images and concepts in the blogs & magazines has been exceptional this year, and I feel like every single aesthetic applies to my life - something I haven't felt since the over-the-top gypsy hippie look of '08. It's as if all the good grown-up clothes came out right when I finally needed to start wearing them, and I've been piling up magazines pictures and filling folders with images for the past few weeks - all in the hopes of creating a closet full of clothes I love to wear. With caution, I began the process of collecting a few pieces that make want to get dressed up again.

A few things I've checked off my list:

a leopard print coat (from topshop...i'm kind of freaking out over how amazing it is)

black wedge boots

brown wedges in a menswear style

the tan hat from my last post - i about died when i saw that the one on olivia palermo was ACTUALLY available at a reasonable price for us normal people to purchase

The one thing I may be most excited about, however, is this rvca hat. I can't really wear a small fedora - they don't suit me - but this wider brimmed version just reeled me in.

Plus, a girl needs to keep her head warm right?

dress & shoes - forever21, hat - rvca

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse