return of the monochrome

What can I say? I love my blues and grays.

And you can't see them in the picture above, but I was wearing these earrings:

I bought them from Chantal deFelice at an art fair on our recent trip to LA. I was thrilled to find them; they're unlike anything I've ever seen before. It was also great to buy them directly from the artist -- she was so sweet and friendly (and was wearing an adorable dress!).

Check out her website and Etsy shop (and take a look at this print with the image from my earrings!)

emma bobs her hair?

I saw this portrait by the Sartorialist today, and pretty much died. I mean, her haircut. I do love my short hair, but with fall fast approaching I'm starting to crave a change. There's just something about being able to run your fingers through your hair (or, even better, having someone else run their fingers through your hair).

See what I mean?

via American Vogue

 Arizona Muse made the bob (and eyebrows!) sexy again.

via theglamourai.com

 Kelly Framel of The Glamourai grew her hair out this year...and made it look so easy! I always get frustrated when I'm growing my hair out -- it moves at a glacial pace.

Even Carrie Bradshaw had a bob for a while! (And we all secretly want to be Carrie Bradshaw, do we not?)

What are your thoughts? Have you ever worn a bob?

little pink dress

 

Here it is -- my dress from Shareen Vintage in LA. It was such an amazing find ($48, and it fits perfectly!). The women working at the store were just as excited as I was, which made the experience even better.

 

(worn with Steven Madden pumps and Gap shades)

(Quince ring, vintage bracelet & Essie Lilacism nail polish)

joan.

via the LA Times

I started watching Mad Men a couple years ago and was, of course, obsessed with the clothes. When school started, I got behind and lost track of which episodes I'd seen...until I realized, two days ago, that it's on Netflix Instant. Uh hell yes.

I stumbled upon these gorgeous photos of Christina Hendricks while hunting down clothing pictures...Joan is, to me, the best dressed of all the characters. Here are a few of my favorite oufits:

P.S. This Etsy shop has some lovely pieces that will definitely make you look (and feel) like Joan...namely this and this.

weekend road trip/hello, oxford!

This one's going to be a mix of a few different things I've been up to lately.

First off, I found it. The. Perfect. Oxford shirt. In the children's section. It's a boy's school uniform shirt. It may be the best thing I've ever bought.

(worn with Lark & Wolff shorts)

Now, some travel pictures! I took a trip to Winona this weekend and snapped a few photos along the way:

lasagna at the Harbor View Cafe in Pepin.

a dying butterfly in Stockholm.

driving home through the bluffs.

And to make this post even more of a mash-up, here are some links for you to look at...

 Wanderlust.

Some amazing photos (the fifth one down left me a little, well, breathless).

Speaking of Oxford, is anyone else excited for this? Anyone?

girl's best friend?

Audrey Hepburn in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'

Jennifer Connelly in 'Blood Diamond'

I happened upon the Huffington Post style section today, and ended up looking at this feature from the Daily Beast. I found the side-by-side of NY Times articles and Tiffany & Co. ads fascinating.

What are your thoughts on diamonds? In other words, which movie makes you cry more -- 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' or 'Blood Diamond'?

(Sorry, that was a bit heavy. Also, I promise a longer post later this week...I have exciting Oxford Shirt news!)

live in concert

You never forget your first concert.

Mine was Death Cab for Cutie in May 2007, just after the release of Narrow Stairs. I remember the moment they walked out on stage, and not quite being able to believe that it was really them. I also remember when the statuesque girl next to me turned and glared, beer in hand, when I held my tiny Motorola phone up to my ear just after the encore and yelled, "Mom?! Can you come pick us up?!"

Despite this humiliation, I proudly wore my unwashed concert t-shirt to school the next day (over a black bubble mini skirt and leggings as part of a really cool outfit that was way beyond my fifteen years).

The next summer, I was visiting my aunt and uncle in Milwaukee and found a box of free clothes sitting out on the sidewalk. Some would say "nasty"; I said "jackpot."

I picked out a little gray dress (since lost in a frantic attempt to make my own high-waisted skirt) and a t-shirt with an image of a mysterious man on the front. After years of having people ask me about it and not being able to answer, my friend and I finally the words on the back of it and discovered it's origins: a Sigur Ros concert. We had never heard of the band before, and so thought having found this t-shirt was totally random -- until it turned out that everyone else was already a fan.

(Yikes, this is so wrinkly! I didn't realize how bad it was until I uploaded the photos! Cora and I were in a bit of a hurry yesterday.)

For my friend's 18th birthday the year before last, we saw Mason Jennings at First Ave. Despite the drunk woman next to us who yelled, "Take your shirt off!" throughout the entire show, we had a great time.

For my birthday last October, I saw Sufjan Stevens at the Orpheum with a friend of mine. We were way up in the balcony, but it was still amazing! This was another time when I couldn't quite believe who I was seeing.

Which concert t-shirts do you have (or wish you had)?