Catchup

To begin, I actually had the most insanely fun time at our homecoming game on Friday. Rather than actually watch the game, I helped sell hot cider and popcorn to raise money for our theater club. We doled out drinks for a dollar each from portable burners and sang at the top of our lungs to any customers and admirers who would listen (mostly Beatles tunes and perfectly harmonized renditions of "Happy Birthday"). After the game, a bunch of friends and I piled into various cars and went for chocolate chip pancakes and milkshakes at the local diner. In short, it was a perfect night.

The second I saw this photo of Alix, I think I literally squealed out loud. We share a love for vintage floral combat boots! Magnificent.


I am so excited to see Coco Avant Chanel. Does it seem to anyone else that Audrey Tatou appears in every single film that is vaguely related to being French? Well, not that I have a problem with it, considering how adorable and quintessentially française she is. These photos are from a terrific interview on the Elle website with Catherine Leterrier, the costume designer. Definitely take a few minutes to read it and check out the rest of the pictures!


I first came across Purple Label on some blog or another, and after just a few looks at their simple, flattering, and insanely reasonably priced pieces, I am positively in love with this brand. All the tanks and shirts drape so beautifully, and the muted color palette is absolutely lovely. My favorite Purple Label piece by far is that grey jumpsuit. A casual crop top and slouchy harem pants combined into one versatile and crazily affordable piece = perfect on all counts. I hope to get my hands on it soon.

If you have never picked up a copy of Details, please do so immediately. It's more sharply written and chock full of useful lifestyle tips than most (and maybe all) women's magazines, not to mention the fact that there is usually some smoldering celebrity on the cover. The most recent issue I read included a gorgeous spread of camel coats, an article about James McAvoy, and a brief interview with Consuelo Castiglioni about men's fashion. Get yourself a copy, please!


Viktor & Rolf blew me away. Oh my goodness. They literally must be psychically tuned into my color preferences because every single one of my favorite colors is represented here. My jaw dropped when I saw that fluffy coral dress in the last row. In my book, they definitely made up for a lackluster collection last season, and made up for it about ten times over.


Karl Lagerfeld actually made me sigh. I love how the collection is centered around shorts and everything still feels like the most classic and ladylike clothes anybody could put on. The silhouettes are absolutely perfect, and here are my favorite colors again! This has gotten me so psyched for Chanel.
Some other favorites collections lately: Fendi, Marni, Lanvin, and Isabel Marant. I will refrain (at least for now) from posting in detail about these, so suffice it to say that I loved just about every single look in all of them. How has Fashion Week Month been treating you all?

On Saturday I discovered the most incredible piece at the thrift store that, the second I held it up in front of me, reminded me instantly of last season Yohji Yamamoto. I have started playing around with it and you will definitely see it soon! It's much more dramatic than what I normally wear, but it's such a gorgeous thing. I might even ink black hearts on my legs to really get in the spirit!

La Vie Quotidienne

1. Ceiling light in my bedroom.
2. Pile of items that seems to define my life right now: September issue of Vogue, some issue of Lucky (the only fashion magazine I actually read ritually), American history textbook, trusty college guide, sheet music for the hymn I sing in Our Town, yet unopened pack of Polaroid film, and some Polaroids I took on Friday when my musically inclined friends played a gig. (Both the photos and the music were stellar.)
3. Two of the more artsy shots I snapped. The film is way expired, probably by about five years, but I like the old quality it gives the pictures.
4-5. My bookshelf, which is much too small to properly shelve all of my books. (Note the double copies of Catcher in the Rye! I just reread it, and rerealized its magnificence.)
6. Cartoon and three poems clipped from The New Yorker, all many months old, that are taped right above my bed.
7. Venetian mask decorated in lace, Swarovski crystals, and gold paint that I bought in Rome last December. Probably my favorite souvenir I have ever bought anywhere.
8. Monet print that I got in Giverny. I loved it enough to actually get it framed!
9. Deliciously soft J.Crew sweater that I stole from Luke and have been living in lately.
10. My new poetry pad. Like I mentioned previously, I have developed a fondness for writing on legal pads.

I realize that you (or at least most of you) are here for fashion related reasons, but these are the things that I see and touch an am inspired by every day, in addition to fashion.

I am unsure whether this sort of post warrants a tag or not... but I would be so happy if Emmy, Sylvia, Frances, Jessica, Rebecca, Vanessa, and any other readers wanted to show a few snapshots of your daily life!

Sweets

Vanilla, pistachio, and rose petal macarons from Ladurée, Anja Rubik for Vogue Paris, illustrations by Cedric Rivrain, a chateau in Bugnien, France via The Style Files, dreamy dresses from Anthropologie, Le Voisinage by Alicia Bock, French pastry chef Pierre Hermé at home in Paris via The Selby, a lovey moment via Le Love, Julia Roitfeld at home in Manhattan via The Selby, Natalia Vodianova for W shot by Craig McDean.

Some of the prettier things that have been floating around my inspiration folders for quite some time. Can you tell how badly I want to eat a macaron?

Also, Georgie tagged me in a sweet little survey.

What is your current obsession? Vintage Russian pins, The Hazards of Love, slouchy clothing, and Paris (though that is basically a perpetual obsession).

What is your weirdest obsession? Jeopardy.

What are you wearing today? Black jeans, slouchy bright green tee.

What's for dinner? Salmon.

What would you eat for your last meal? Tartines.

What's the last thing you bought? A vintage La Perla bodysuit that I cannot wait to wear.

What are you listening to right now? "The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle The Thistles Undone)". I swear I might never listen to another album again.

What do you think of the person who tagged you? She has one of the prettiest, most elegant and unusual blogs I have ever seen. I always enjoy reading it.

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished, anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be? An apartment on Boulevard Saint-Michel.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? To Goodwill.

Which language do you want to learn? Italian, Russian, and more French.

What's the last book you read? Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut. It was okay.

What is your favorite color? Soft grey, turquoise, coral, navy blue.

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe? Maybe my black and white vintage dress, because it's beautiful and fits me perfectly, but it's impossible to pick my absolute favorite.

What did you do last night? Had the greatest evening ever with two of my friends. We made a huge amount of food, sat outside on the cushiest lawn imaginable, picked flowers (my favorites were the peonies, they smelled so divine), watched 40 Hottest Hotties of the Nineties on VH1, and played with five packs worth of sparklers. It was amazing.

Describe your personal style: All over the place, occasionally girly, sometimes colorful, unusually accessorized.

What is your favorite tree? Weeping willows and cherry trees.

What are you going to do after this? Make tea, then put on a movie and do some online window shopping.

What is your favorite fruit? Avocado, starfruit, peaches.

What inspires you? Music, old clothes, my friends, the motions of the sun, and the way spring evenings smell.

Your favorite books? Luncheon of the Boating Party, The Alchemist, The Bell Jar, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Virgin Suicides. I cannot choose a favorite!

What is currently making you really happy? That I got into Our Town! Just an ensemble part, but still I am really happy. I just love being part of the show and seeing it come together and spending time with all my favorite theater people.

What song would you like played at your funeral? I would have to agree with Georgie and say "Bohemian Rhapsody."

What delighted you the most this week? When our student body president Rickrolled the pledge of allegiance over the loudspeaker. It was brilliant.

Are you artistic or crafty? How does your passion show up in your life? I consider myself artistic in a literary sense. Writing is my first passion, and I have a deep love for poetry. I write for my high school's literary magazine and try to get published in online literary journals. My dream is to be published in The New Yorker.

With which historical figure do you most identify and why? Claude Monet, mainly because he did amazing and innovative things for the world of art and I aspire to do something as artistically meaningful as he did.