You may have noticed that I’ve been pretty absent for the past few weeks. I wanted to wait to see how I felt about this before I made it “official”, but I think I’m making the right decision.
I’ve decided to put the blog on a hiatus. My life is pretty turbulent and stressful right now, [...]

“That’s the thing about fashion: You can use it to hide, but it’s only magic when you use it to express who you really are.” -Kate Lanphear.

I’ve never been a person who wears a lot of frilly, girly clothes, but the recent spring collections, along with my (sort of) boredom with staid, dark clothes, have me craving frothy, ruffly creations. Not your average ruffles and frills, but the sort of over-the-top, extremely textured, voluminous pieces that almost go beyond girly-ness and [...]

I may lament the epidemic of extreme casualness in people’s everyday clothing, but sometimes, I admit, you just don’t have enough energy to put much thought or effort into getting dressed. And when the weather is dreary, I have a headache from last night, and I can feel sickness creeping up on me, and I [...]

Martin Margiela is one of my favorite designers, bar none. This little video is a great glimpse into his Paris atelier, and, in a little over three minutes, it lets you see why he’s one of the most creative and brilliant designers around today. I’ve mentioned that I’m strangely mesmerized by watching designers/their teams at [...]

I did it. I managed to get my hands on one of the best shoes of Fall! I had to go and break my no-more-black-shoes rule for these amazing ankle boots. It’s made me start to think hard about my goal to wear/buy less black and more color. It raises a question of self vs. [...]

Last time I was at Harputs, I mentioned to my boyfriend that my blog was about to get much, much more boring, because all I would want to wear were my swackets and three-hole dress, and it’s sort of been true. Whenever I wake up with no idea what to wear, I automatically reach for [...]

One of the best parts about living in my house is our weekly bread bakes. This week, Bodie decided to make bagels! They were ridiculously delicious. Around 11 on most weeknights, we all gather in the kitchen for fresh bread, snacks, or baked goods, and bread bake is definitely my favorite.

Bagels fresh out of the [...]