You and Me, For Like Ever

These are some adorable little prints. The above "For like ever" notecards originated from the incredibly popular poster seen below on the cover of domino. They quickly ran out of those, so now they only offer a limited edition version of the print along with totes, notecards, and postcards with the design.

{Images via Village}

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Purposeful Clutter

{Image via dress, design, decor}

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More Mrs. Spade

Here are some of my favorite Virginia Johnson illustrations from Kate Spade's book Style. It's has somewhat questionable information inside, but the images are top notch.

{Images via Mrs.Blandings}

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Black On Black On Black

As you may have noticed from my last few posts, I've been more into black than ever before - which is really kind of a feat. Every day I reach for more and more black (today it was nearly head-to-toe) and dream of painting my kitchen cabinets, bookshelves, and mirror frames the hue as well. Plus, now that I've discovered the loveliest shade of Dior gray as nail polish, I'm sure that's not far behind either.

This event especially caught my eye since I've always loved the look of those chic black and white tiled floors - and I think it's the absolute perfect balance of those two shades without being one bit typical

{Images via Pretty Little Things}

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Heroine

I know I always always say this, but Jessica Stam as seen exactly the way she looks above is my ultimate fantasy. Lord knows I need a black fur coat and the only reason I would ever, ever want to be a blonde is so my hair would look so posh pulled back with a skinny black headband

{Images via Mariano Vivanco, shot for the October 2009 Numéro Korea}

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Love Is In the Air

Out and about today, I saw couples canoodling and snuggling quite literally all over town. Shopping in SoHo they were tucked into cobblestone streets and alleyways; way uptown in front of the Guggenheim they were holding hands and sharing steaming cups of coffee.

Autumn is not only my favorite season, but apparently the most romantic time of the year around here.

{Image via Le Love}

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Practical Outlooks

{Image via ffffound}

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Budget Loft Living

Isn't this the cutest little Brooklyn loft? The New York Times found a woman who wanted her 850-square-foot studio totally redone, as she found the space awkward and challenging to decorate once she moved in. I think it's totally perfect and hope my first loft looks exactly the same way

There's also a really nice interactive feature here, including interviews with the designer and owner and other information including floor plans

{The apartment before}

{Images via New York Times}

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The Latest and Greatest

from the genius team at J.Crew, whom I fall more in love with every time I see a new catalog.






{Images via Jezebel}

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Good Girl Part II

I will admit, when I love something I love it. This holds true in all facets of my life but especially in fashion and style. There are some people and things I just cannot.get.enough.of. Ginnifer Goodwin happens to be one of those. I'll admit this is a total steal from Slaves to Fashion but I just couldn't resist. Like other PYTs Diane Kruger and Rachel Bilson, I just pine to know what these girls are wearing.




{Images via Glamour}

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Prada Doesn't Do Pants for Fall

I am all about appropriate bottoms, but I'd be lying if I didn't say the Prada fall collection didn't catch my eye in a very, very good way. Wearable it is not, but if you're gonna do pantsless, this is the way to do it folks

{Image via New York magazine}

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2009 Mom Hair

So these are examples for mothers (?!) of how to freshen up their looks. I'd like to freshen up my young-girl-in-the-city hair with any of them as well, so bravo to Cookie for that. These girls are totally beautiful and all have covetable hair

P.S. - The ponytail below is one I've been trying to recreate for years. Anyone have any ideas as to how to keep my pouf lifted and gorgeous, like the one below?



{Images via Cookie magazine}

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Happy National Punctuation Day!

Unbeknownst to me until a dear friend of mine let me know, it's national punctuation day! So much going on lately, with the arrival of autumn and all. Above is an example from the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwritting (IAMPETH for us philistines).

{Image via IAMPETH}

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The Genius of Sam Haskins

Continuing my love of the New York Times (and apparantly black and white photography), one of my favorite images ever, posted along with a great video on The Moment. Sam Haskins is one of my favorite fashion photographers and has done some beyond-amazing work in his long and illustrious career - shooting for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, New York, and Allure. He was recently in town to promote a new book, called "Fashion Etcetera," the first in nearly twenty years. An exhibition is on view at Milk Gallery through October 26

Unfortunately Mr. Haskins recently suffered a moderate stroke, so all the best wishes to him and his family.

{Image via The Moment}

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Vivacious Voguette

Lauren Santo Domingo, wearing the Chloé scalloped shorts I've been coveting since the day I first laid eyes on them.

{Image via Refinery 29}

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The Mother of Reinvention

There's a lovely article about Chanel in the Thursday Style section of the New York Times. They say 2009 has been a banner year for the designer, with the recession causing people to really identify with her true rags to riches story. I don't know about all that, but obviously I'll take all the information I can get.

"She's the ultimate Gatsby character," said Rhonda Garelick, a professior of English at the University of Nebrasks, and the author of a forthcoming Chanel biography, "Antigone in Vogue."

Well there's something I can agree with (and visualize)

{Image via New York Times}

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Fashion Blogger Style

Joe Zee on Elle.com did a lovely slideshow and story about some hip young bloggers around town. Among them are writers from perennial favorites like Fashionista and Sea of Shoes. Below are a few of my favorites, but definitely check them all out here

{Roberta Correia of Itsonlyfashion.net}

{Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power of Whowhatwear.com}

{Lesley M.M. Blume of huffingtonpost.com}

{Courtney Hazlett of msnbc.com - and also from my hometown}

{Amy Odell of nymag.com, whom the first photo is also of}

{Images via Elle}

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Happy Autumn!

It's official as of today. Here's to crisp mornings and hot apple cider and warm scarves and piles of glorious leaves

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Fille de Chanel

My future children, I'm sure.

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True Style

There are people who have such strong style that it's hard to image how anyone else gets dressed in the morning. Tonne Goodman, fashion director of Vogue, is one such person. She once described how to traveled to the European collections twice a year with not only just a carry-on, but with literally less than 20 items in her suitcase. She always, always wears variations of black, navy, gray, and white and couldn't look better if she was wearing couture.

I had the pleasure of working with her during my altogether too brief time at the magazine and am happy to report that she's a lovely person as well

PS - Somewhere I have a photo of her town home that very much resembles these stark but sophisticated ensembles - I'll have to post them sometime

{Image via Vogue}

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