{ tales } times two

{ vintage yves saint laurent sunnies from ebay, vintage levi's shirt from brimfield, vintage gucci bag from a boutique in brooklyn (last seen HERE), vintage moschino skirt from what goes around comes around, stuart weitzman shoes }

just a few more frames from my shoot with natalie joos.

{ party in the back }

just as we attempted to shoot a few photos, humongous, menacing, unexpected raindrops suddenly appeared (as evidenced by my shirt). immediately running for cover was the only option, so it was lucky that my intrepid photographer managed to snap the beautiful back of this blouse as i fled for safety.
{ karen walker sunnies, vintage earrings, blouse courtesy of portmans, gifted juicy couture sailor shorts & cuff, vintage gucci bag, prada pumps }

{ glory days }

these photos were taken during the sweet glory days of last week ~ before the city was once again blanketed in buckets of snow. what i wouldn't give to be wearing such silly little shoes again...! rubber boots are far less fun.





{ custom sunnies, cecico 'double checker' blouse, courtesy of modcloth, chiffon-front sweatshirt courtesy of aryn K. (it came with the sequin tank i wore HERE), vintage boy's blazer, michael kors watch, vintage gucci bag, l.a.m.b. pants, donald j. pliner shoes // photos by jeremy james }

{ let's go there together }

in nearly all things aesthetic, i'm immediately decisive ~ insomuch that, when i see what i like, i buy/choose/wear it and move on. unfortunately, i've learned that when it comes to decorating, it sometimes takes me a loooooooooong time to locate what i like. for instance, it's taken me four months to find coat hooks that i deem chic enough for my entryway. that's sort of absurd.

on the other hand, it only took me half a second to fall in love with vanessa traina's new york flat, as featured in this month's harper's bazaar (i mean, the bar is stocked with vintage gucci glassware!). swoon with me now:




{ harper's bazaar / november 2010 }

{ costume of the day } all i wanna wear

i keep buying new blazers, thinking they'll supplement the reliability of this vintage one in my costumeration rotation, but so far none have proven to be sufficiently up to snuff. some pieces are just always exactly what you need, you know?

these pants are quickly gaining similarly hallowed status in my wardrobe. i'll admit i may even have slept in them a time or two! i wonder if they come in other colors? must find out immediately.

i recently wore both these treasured staples with a vintage scarf-turned-turban (which i've become increasingly dependent on as i grow out my hair), my new favorite sunnies (the same style i used to accessorize this shoot), and what's sure to become this season's go-to cross-body carryall (uncovered over the weekend in a new-found vintage store!).

{ vintage scarf (tied into a turban), prada sunnies, vintage firenza jacket, alice+olivia chain-trimmed tank (gifted when i attended their SS11 show) & pants, vintage gucci bag, vintage lea stein cat brooch, manolo blahnik shoes }