July 2011
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heading to admo
lace hoodie & shorts: urban outfitters
tank top: anthropologie
shoes: dexter (payless!)
chances i will sing karaoke tonight: high
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summer in the city
raise your hand if the east coast heat wave makes you want to move to alaska. are you regretting the fact that you blow dried your hair today? yeah, me too.
my cosmetic survival kit for beating the heat:
from left to right:
neutrogena powder/cream make up: stays put, even on your sweatiest days, AND functions as oil-free primer. did i mention SPF 55?
redken color extend sun: SPF for your...
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the traveler
takin time to make time / tellin me that he’s all mine
[as this photo has been re-blogged, i feel the need to note that I take absolutely no credit for it]
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who doesn’t love custom lingerie?
i don’t like to plug, but this stuff is simply too good to pass up. in my experience, a perfect-fit bra is typically very plain. this beauty was a tad pricey for my budget, but absolutely worth it.
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forget the lion and the witch
the only thing I have eyes for is the wardrobe. probably stems from my lack of organizational skills and ownership of entirely too much clothing.
if only i could afford to keep my clothes off my bedroom floor.
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elephant - issue no. 6
stateside once again. le sigh.
procured this gem at the borders in pentagon city:
a quarterly publication, elephant is published in the netherlands and contains fantastic pieces on artists from around the globe. if i had the cash, i would totally subscribe to this (and be ultra-snooty about the fact that i display a dutch art mag on my coffee table). some favorites from this particular issue:
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i’ve noticed that the brits seem to really love their knee socks.
couldn’t resist picking up a pair from top shop. i still prefer leg warmers.
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i have reached mecca.
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lily jasmine tea with our dim sum feast
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portabello road
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random art gallery in soho contained some fairly awesome treasures.
the artist constructed not one but FOUR of these spheres from skulls he procured by dissecting owl pellets. so these are the skulls of the small rodents that the owl ate. I’m not sure any sane person has the patience necessary to complete such a project
and of course a banksy:
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afternoon tea at the dean street townhouse
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soho, a once-edgy-but-now-commercial district of london:
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the british museum:
aphrodite, that tramp. whenever i look at older-than-contemporary art, i’m always fascinated by how much the ideal feminine form has changed.
i also took a zillion pictures of mummies. but I won’t torture all of you with that here… that’s for FB :)
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dispatching from across the pond
approximately 9 hours later, i’ve arrived in london to visit my friend yamez. fresh-outta-undergrad apartments in london put our domestic counterparts to shame.
and now, to shop.
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many happy returns
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the booty call
oh, that serendipitous phone call/text/gchat message: “what are you doing right now? wanna come by?” if you happen to impulsively agree to take a cab at 1:30 in the morning halfway across town, toss these in your over-sized bag:
many of these are obvious. clockwise from top left:
a warmer sweater. when you’re in an excited rush to get out the door, there’s no way...
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well, hello mr. lovejoy
dress: blue bird (consignment!)
cardi: target
shoes: h&M
bruised-up legs: duly earned
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portland, it's been fun
but I gotta get back to my city in the swamp.
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welcome to the foreside
dress, sunnies: anthropologie
shawl: urban
impression of you: disdainful
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date night
before a big date, my room almost always looks like this. i go into semi-panic mode, fearing that I have nothing to wear that is at once attractive, casual, and not looking like i’m trying too hard.
but this isn’t just any date night, oh no. I’m going to see my ex from long ago, who has gotten magnitudes hotter since we dated. I feel pressed to look as gorgeously off-the-cuff...
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alterations
I bought the skirt shown below (intended to be worn at the waist as opposed to the bust) at a local consignment shop. it lacks shape, but i have a little trick for fixing that.
I cut a small hole in the seam of the skirt on either side of my hips (or anywhere you’d like a belt to cinch) and thread through a piece of blue ribbon, tying it in the back. there’s some fabric bunching in...
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can't get there from here: damariscotta
the drive to damariscotta, me from falmouth, me is scenic. the drive takes little more than an hour, including “bridge traffic” (back up resulting from the wiscasset bridge).
but passing through bath makes up for it.
damariscotta itself is quaint.
the town boasts the lincoln theater, which provides a venue for local musicians and also plays old movies :)
the rustic...
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the empire, take two:
on me (R): dress, lily pulitzer; cardi, j. crew
on cass (L): dress, h&m; what the hell kind of smirk is that?
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sunset - portland, me
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can't get there from here: belfast
the only interesting thing about belfast is the fact that my friend, mia, vacations there.
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can't get there from here: bangor
the drive from falmouth to bangor is about two hours, and hands down the most boring drive i know of. however, my sister and i make it every summer to visit our maternal grandparents in carmel (aka middle-of-no-where).
hence, there was a lot of this:
and this:
fortunately, we ended the day at this brewery, which makes blueberry ale.
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see this slutty little hippie dress?
a white jacket seriously makes all the difference. now i’m yacht-club-ready.
jacket: urban
dress: mexicali blues
shoes: h&m
necklace: inherited
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back in my day...
the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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happy independence day
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i don't want no scrub
as I usually only post at least halfway-flattering photos, here’s something to tease me for:
cover-up: h&m
tank: abercrombie (outlet!!!)
shorts: j. crew
hair: salty
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mexicali blues
today included another trip to the old port for some shopping. there are three places i must always stop into when in portland: club21 (free people purveyor), bull moose music (local CD exchange) and mexicali blues, which is the focus of this post.
essentially your generic hippie boutique, mexicali is different because i don’t feel the staff will either (a) be totally unhelpful because...
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skirt: forever 21 (sometimes there are gems)
top: h&M
sandals: j. crew
goal: congratulations for breaking out of my urban/anthro rut
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mixing prints
cardi: forever21
tank: banana republic
skirt: urban
channeling: bardot, duh
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vacationland
I spent my high school years in Portland, Maine - running around, attempting to get into trouble. fortunately, getting into trouble is difficult in this small city, especially if you are under the age of 21.
the purple caterpillar is the old port’s sole hookah bar - open until 2 AM, an hour later than when bars close. unsurprisingly, many an under-ager has attempted to enter the caterpillar...
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the sturtevants - 7.1.2011
my cousin recently wed.
my cousin had the bright idea to re-use her mother’s wedding gown, of course with alterations.
i would love to post a photo of the original dress, as my aunt rocked it back in the 80s (think long lace sleeves and puffy shoulders), but i can’t find a pic. however, i did get to spend an afternoon looking through old...
