I just returned from a long, warm and windy week in Southeastern New Mexico. While there I experienced the thrill of blaring a country music station while driving aimlessly through the desert, being surrounded by the most hummingbirds I’ve ever seen in one place, scoring a zebra print bandanna from the biggest, best Walmart ever- for 92 cents!, eating dinner, surrounded by senior prom couples, at a restaurant where the owner walked around from table to table with a wireless microphone crooning Sinatra, making Mexican tissue paper flowers at a local school carnival, realizing my need to one day own a vintage pickup truck, chocking on the hottest salsa I’ve ever experienced, making some new friends during an unexpected layover in Dallas- and oh yeah, surviving the loudest, craziest dust storm I’ve ever seen!
All in all, another colorful trip out West!
Must own a 1970ish model truck soon… a puppy with the coolest eyes ever- one crystal clear blue, one dark brown
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Normally I don’t like to play favorites with magazines, like a protective mother I wish to believe that I love all of my shiny new issues equally. But in honor of Earth Day I have to give a special “pat on the head” to Elle magazine.
Their May issue is so chocked full of great “green” advice for fashion and beauty product junkies that I just feel the need to share! After all- what kind of mother would I be if I didn’t affirm such good behavior!
Using mass transit and riding my bike everywhere (even when I’m going out at night to meet my friends for dinner!) is one of my favorite ways to protect the planet!
This stylish Schwinn featured in Elle would make any “green lover” look sensational on the go ! ( do you think Santa can take a hint?)
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Last Spring I took my first trip to Paris and what I had assumed was true- yes, no matter what the weather, a chic Parisian is never without his/her scarf! The city was scarf crazy! Man, woman- even child, all had an extra layer of “je ne sais quoi” wrapped oh-so-chicly around their necks!
Sete Ki Jaipur scarves in “Ikat” and “Spiderweb chiffon” from Intermix nyc
I returned to the states ready to partake, but with the warmer weather of spring awaiting me at home I found most of my scarves were far too heavy to wear for long.
Thus I waited until cooler weather to live out my Parisian fantasy. And yes, scarves were an important part of my “winter” look. I loved how throwing on a scarf and a big pair of shades made me feel pulled together ( even if I was just running to the market for a gallon of milk in my New York uniform of jeans and snow boots! )
Needless to say- I’m hooked on the added little extra “oomph” and pop of color a scarf brings to the fashion table. Lucky for me this Spring I’m “in luck”. I’ve been spotting a plethora of light, colorful scarves more appropriate to wear with say a tank, white jeans and flip flops then with my woolly parka.
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It’s something when a brand says it believes in something… it’s another when they put their money where there mouth is- or in this case where their hands and feet are!
That’s exactly what butter London, the Seattle based cosmetic label is doing. (more…)
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Blog.mode: addressing fashion, the awesome interactive exhibit from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, ends today with a final post featuring a design entitled “Ethereal Nature” by American design duo Kate and Laura Mulleavy for their label Rodarte.
If you aren’t familiar with the exhibit, which I first posted about a few month back, take a look now ( as I’m not sure how much longer it will stay online). The show and it’s companion blog have been a wonderful guide to the trends in fashion over the last few centuries and even more exciting, an insider’s peek at the inspirations behind some of the most exciting couture in the Museum’s private collection.
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I just returned home from my first visit to Charleston, South Carolina- or as I like to now call it ” the best quaffed city in the United States”.
All I can say is- wow! The belles and beaus of this southern gem sure know how to make an exterior style statement! (after all how could I not fall in love with a city that has a street nicknamed “rainbow row”!)
Being a huge fan of all things garden, I took off on a dreary, gray New York morning with great expectations of landing in a warmer, more colorful land.
Charleston, in the midst of it’s spring blooming glory, did not disappoint. (more…)
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I’m feeling a real need to renew and rejuvenate my life this spring. So it’s no wonder the color I’m craving the most right now is any shade of bright, sprite, energetic green!
Greens that are not too sage-y, not to dark… but in shades that can best be described as existing somewhere between preppy and edgy and are as refreshing as a tall, cool glass of minted sweet- tea.
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If you like your iconic. wardrobe classics served up with a twist…then starting
April 15th run- don’t walk to your nearest Gap…
For the unveiling of the 2nd annual Gap Design Editions, a limited edition collection specially designed for the Gap by the winners of the annual Fashion Fund competition.
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I love talking about color trends each season for fashion and beauty, and the process becomes especially exciting when I spot the same trends appearing simultaneously in the world of home decor.
The melding of these two different worlds, color, style and trend wise, is an important reminder of how the trends from different industries can effect each other. (more…)
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