T-3 Days

. . . until {the above} is happening

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White and Gold

{Images via A Glamorous Little Side Project}

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(More) Animal Portraits

Looks like whimsy is the name of the game with animal portraits these days. How cute is this one? 

More quips available here. 

{Image via The Bedlam of Beefy}

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The Selby Does Lanvin

Of all the houses of all the designers of all the places in the world, Lanvin might just be my favorite. Alber Elbaz is absolutely incredible - must be something about Morocco, which is where Elbez hails from, along with YSL himself. His emphasis on making sure women love themselves in his clothing is genius, totally inspired, totally original and always, always chic.

Here, The Selby shot the designer's Lanvin Homme offices in Paris

{Images via The Selby}

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Reading While Riding

Things I love: the New York Times trying to figure out what people are reading while they ride the subway. There's already been an interim report done on the story that notes "Anna Karenina," "Infinite Jest," and "The Girl Who Played With Fire" are among the top five books thus far, with over 1,400 people responding to the survey they've posted on their site.

Seriously can't wait to see the results

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Fierce

Guess I'll have to add Elle to my subscription list, too

{Image via Elle}

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Words To Live By

Digital prints of watercolors and originals photographs. 

Pretty, pretty stuff, I think

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Power Of Purple

I'm loving the idea of using a dark palette as a neutral to (fabulous) purple accents. This is seen often with white but is much more interesting and complex with blacks and grays

{Images via The Adventures of Tartanscot)

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Argentinian Glamour

Some British Vogue editors were lunching at The Wolseley and came across this Argentinian beauty wearing a vintage (gorgeous) coat and Topshop earrings.

The whole situation is unbearably chic

{Image via Vogue UK}

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Animal Portraits (!)

These are amazing. I would like one of each, please, that I can place in a huge graphic formation on the wall above my record player. Playful and punchy and whimsical and fun

P.S. - They're $10 a piece! These just scream 22nd birthday gift


{Images via Berkley Illustration}

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Just One Of Those Days

A long nap, a good run, and a cocktail would do me wonders right about now. Counting down teh moments until my flight next week!

{Image via The Fashion Spot}

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obsessed.

These images have followed me around for years. They've hung in every office, work space, inspiration board, and tear sheet binder I've had for the past two years (at least). The first and second are one of my favorite combinations of classic and feminine and the third is a movie poster for the 1966 Czech film The Knack, which I think is totally beautiful and very cool


{Images via Jenny Yoo, Jupiter Buttons, M.A.Belle}

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356 Porshe Speedster

This delightful sir built a Porsche 356 Speedster over a 1956 VW frame. He says it's but "$32 a month to insure, gets 30 miles to the gallon and if somebody opens their door into me, I don't care, I go buy another door."

Also, the (faux) vintage Yale parking permit is amazing, and since it's the only place I'd ever consider attending for graduate school, I feel especially drawn to the whole project.

If I knew a lick about cars myself, I would lock myself in a garage until I had a navy version of my own


PS - Joanna, from A Cup of Jo, just got married and is on her honeymoon, so she's having other people blog about their secrets to a happy marriage. Too cute

{Images via A Cup of Jo, via A Continuous Lean}

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Lovely Little Leopard

I hope to look exactly like this strutting down Prince Street on a chilly autumn weekend morning, on my way to friends and brunch

{Image via DeSmitten}

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Electric Company

September 2009 Elle, shot by Yelena Yemchuk. Complete spread available here. Elle's been really great lately and I've been contemplating a subscription (!). . . something unthinkable a few years ago

Evidently I can't get enough feathers and fur, though I suppose if I really think about it, I've always been terribly attracted to texture.



{Images via Elle}

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How do I not have a typewriter yet?

So confusing. I've just acquired a new fleur-de-lis wax seal set and can't wait to start a slew of hand-typed-and-sealed correspondence with my oldest and dearest

{Image via Decor 8}

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Resplendent Saffron

The beyond-gorgeous Lakshmi Menon in Vogue India 2009. Just too beautiful for words

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Chic (Model) Calling Cards

We see many, many fashion week invites here at the office so it's always interesting to me to see the different kinds sent out. These are actually model cards from One Management, but as you can see are totally, totally unique - even in a sea of company info. Inspired by the iconic Richard Avedon prints, they superimposed the model on the print.

I'd love to know how to get your hands on them all


{Images via Refinery 29}

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My Future Future Life

This is the home of Mark Badgley and James Mischka. We all know how I feel about the South, but if I could live on a horse farm like this one - and we all remember, I'm sure, my reignited love of horses - complete with Hermès saddles and a vintage Mercedes, then I'd move down this instant.

Around the office we were slack jawed at how amazing those shams are. I must, must, must have them. Well, maybe not precisely those ones since they run about $235 per, but they'd be easy enough to recreate on my own and the look is everything I love in a good room - graphic, bold, and traditional all rolled into one little piece.

Finally, I'm going to need the library as well.


{Images via Elle Decor}

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Ethereal

Shot by Waldemar Hansson and Max Modén for the twentieth issue of Dealer de Luxe

Apparently I'm a huge fan of this color palette. . .




{Images via Fashion Gone Rogue}

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