{ golden girl }

black + gold has always been one of my favorite color pairings ~ in fact, this outfit is basically the dressed-down descendant of THIS ONE. of course, i prefer even my casual costumery with a heavy dollop of dazzling, so this gold-flecked coat and a decadent drizzle of gilded jewels were thrown in for good measure:

while the clothes all came out of my closet, most of the jewels are only mine for a while. one of the best things about prepping for shoots is watching heaps of bling filter through my studio ~ saying goodbye to them is one of the worst. however, i fell so deeply in love with the pieces seen here today that the world gold council (an organization that supports designers who work with the aurulent ore), agreed to let me hold onto a couple items for a few extra days' worth of wear. i gleefully took full advantage.


the necklace strung with two amulets comes from temple st. clair; i love the way the baubles feel like mystical crystal balls. the long locket hanging below them is a one-of-a-kind piece by kim kaufman. it's decorated with beautiful diamond-winged birds, and it felt like such a gift to get to wear!


the bangles are a mix of temple st. clair and bertoni ~ the simple-but-smashing sorts of pieces i could really get used to wearing every day.

since i was having such a major jewelry moment, i layered the look with a chain-fringed tank and subtly studded bag. why wear less sparkle when you can wear more?!

thank you to the world gold council for letting me live out my fine jewelry fantasies for few days! i will be a very sad girl when this carriage turns back into a pumpkin; there's just something about gold that i can't get enough of.

{ eugenia kim beanie, tiffany sunnies, primary jacket, temple st. clair & kim kaufman necklaces, rag + bone blouse (last seen HERE), alice + olivia tank (previously seen HERE), temple st. clair & bertoni bracelets, david yurman & catbird rings, blank nyc jeans (last seen HERE), rebecca minkoff bag, jean michel cazabat boots // see the full-length look ON FACEBOOK }

{ easy / breezy }

{ tiffany sunnies, white + warren cashmere wrap, erin fetherston blouse (previously seen HERE // i also wore a dress in this print HERE), camille zarsky python clutch and cuffs, blank nyc bell bottoms, zara boots }

{ back } in new york

{ victor osborne hat (last seen HERE), tiffany sunnies, halston heritage trench, marni blouse (last seen HERE), gifted rebecca minkoff bag, blank nyc pants (also seen HERE and HERE) , zara boots }

even after one of the best weeks of my life ~ which took me first to malibu for the kelly wearstler shoot, then to austin for a dear friend's wedding (more on that later!) ~ there's no place like home. i'm glad to be back in new york for a while. desperately need to get caught up on life ~ but first, sleep.

{ the flare }

{ juicy couture sunnies (remember them from HERE?), mackage jacket (also seen HERE), gifted kelly wearstler blouse, (blanknyc) pants courtesy of modcloth, camille zarsky bag, zara shoes }

here's a better look at what i showed you yesterday. of note: kelly wearstler is so cool she hand-paints her own prints, and i love these pants so much that i bought myself two extra pairs after modcloth sent me the first. i plan on wearing them to death this winter!

{ preview }

so happy to be home again! while i get unpacked and settled back into a groove, here's a preview of tomorrow's post... i love what jeremy did here.