I've said it here before, and I'll say it again: I love to cut my hair. For the last *gulp* year, I've been committed to growing it out. I decided to reminisce the good, the great, and the courageous with these photos commemorating my hair-volution. Don't worry, I'm staying strong. I just finally made it into the pony stage.
Do you have a favorite? I know I do.
I can smell it. Can you? It's Fall creeping its damp, brown toes into the corners of our mornings. I spent the better part of my summer living in my old man Levi cut-offs, loose tanks, and ugly heeled shoes. Now I have to consider adding tights and a cardigan, or egad, pants to the mix. I'm pissed. My options:
I suppose it's time to suck it up. Here's how I'm going to accomplish that.
1. Buy a really perfect cardigan that feels like baby angels spun the yarn from the very hair on the tops of their sweet little heads.
alpaca and silk cardigan by inhabit
2. Locate a very large, printed silk scarf and see how many different ways I can tie it up. I almost never buy a scarf new. Ladies toss out scarves like last month's Vogue, so check out your local thrift store.
emilio pucci silk & cashmere print scarf
3. Buy some tights that induce delirious happiness when I wear them.
hansel from basel kneepad tights
4. Re-integrate boots into my daily looks, as this always makes me happy and is the best part of cooler weather.
vanessa bruno leather calf boots (on sale at the outnet now)
5. Mom says to wear a jacket, so I will. This one looks like a hug.
la garconne moderne cotton berber cocoon
And finally, stock up on spicy tea and classic movies, and see if you can get your summer fling to be your autumn snuggle partner.
It just feels so right to love something so wrong. Right, ladies? Right?
Always a fan of weirdo shoes. Sneakers with heels? Yes, please. Fake neon combat boots with a wedge? Oh yah. These shoes would have made me dry heave a few years ago, but suddenly I feel like I must have them.
And where can you find these beauties, you ask? I like Nasty Gal, Karma Loop, Topshop, Pixie Market, and Oak NYC.
A precious outfit should always be tempered by a hideous shoe. Words to live by. Words to live by.
shoes from toe to hee: topshop leather wedge high top :: jeffrey campbell tardy wedge boot :: ego & greed poland boot :: jeffrey campbell olivia wedge sneaker :: mini market ikat wedge bootie
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madewell daytracker vest, gardengate cardigan, and skywriter shorts (can you tell I'm excited that madewell is opening a storefront in san francisco?) :: hansel from basel silk ribbed thigh highs :: durbuy sneakers by yurika nakatsu
It's happening. I joined the tumblr generation. You can find me here. It's about my fiber art, and my daily / hourly inspiration.
Summer Sales. So sexy the way those two words roll off my tongue. Totokaelo is giving up some merch at reduced, though still ridiculous, prices. I can almost entertain owning a Yohji Yamamoto jacket, or a Rick Owens dress. There are tons of sale accessories, which I find soothing to purchase online. Go forth and shop. Then let me borrow it.
I received quite a bit of positive feedback about the first anthropomorphism post, so I thought I'd make it a regular thang. I think this means all my readers are a-holes. Enjoy!
I...can't...keep...my eyes...open...too sexy...
OR (yes, two choices - I'm that witty)
MAC has just debuted their new line of eyelashes made from durable steel. Guaranteed to give you that 'come hither' look.
L - R:
Girl 1 - Meep meep moort mawp.
Girl 2 - Moorp shmep wopwop.
Girl 3 - Ha hahahahaha ha ha ha. Mraw.
Totes touching my vajay y'all.
Body: 16-year old anorexic
Elbows: 96-year old grandma
No More Mr. Nice Guy
When I first started dating my boyfriend he was so considerate. He took me out to fancy dinners, bought me flowers, and gave me little gifts. We’ve been together for six months now, but he isn’t as considerate and doesn’t do all the nice things he used to do when we were first dating. I want the guy he used to be, not the guy he is now! What do I do?
No Roses Rachel
Dearest Rachel,
When guys (some guys) begin dating a woman…well, they can lay it on pretty thick. They act the perfect gentleman offering candlelit dinners, poetry, and all kinds of thoughtful gifts. In essence, they spoil you with their shiniest self. You expect this behavior to be consistent throughout the relationship when all the guy was trying to do was get you into his life and then into his bed. Once the guy gets the girl, the novelty wears off. You can’t expect your boyfriend to be the same knight in shining armor he was when you first began dating. What you can and should expect is the same respect and consideration that you received from day one. If you are not receiving those two all important things, I would have second thoughts as to the honesty and integrity of your boyfriend. Hell, I know I lay it on pretty thick when I first meet a woman I dig. I’m just as guilty of becoming less romantic and spontaneous as a relationship goes on. Sometimes, us guys, we need a little nudge to be reminded of the man that we were when we were first courting you (and it never hurts to lead by example - have you bought him flowers lately?). You also have to remember this is no one-way street. Maybe, you are not the same gal you were when you first started dating him. Hmmmm...
Panty Raid
Dear Doctor Love,
I recently found out my boyfriend has been stealing and wearing my panties! In every other way, our relationship is great. But I don’t know if I can handle this. It just seems so gross and wrong to me. What should I do?
Thongs Are For Girls
Dearest T.A.R.G.,
It is interesting when we analyze the prejudices that are perpetuated by the society we work, love, and live in. What is right and wrong? What is masculine or feminine? Isn’t much of what we are and believe in a product of the culture we are a part of? I cannot see anything wrong with a man who likes to wear a woman’s undergarments. I will not guess at the behaviors that reinforced his fetish for wearing a thong or some such variation of a woman’s panties; yet, I’m sure it makes him feel sexy and secure. And what difference is there between wearing a certain set of high heels that make you feel sexy, versus your boyfriend wearing something that makes him feel good?
We live in a culture that lays claim that a man who wears women’s clothes is perverted, twisted, and wrong. If you truly love this man you need to get over your hang-ups. What is more important: the fact you have a great relationship with a wonderful guy, or that you are in a relationship with a guy who wears your latest mail order from Victoria's Secret? If you just can’t get over the “ick factor”, break up with him and his panty fetish (if you do break up with him, it might be awful swell of you to kick him down with some of your surplus panties as a parting gift). I can understand there are certain things that are too much for a person to stomach. Heck, if you choose to stay with him, it might turn shopping for skivvies into a fun and sexy outing. You can turn those lemons into lemonade…or in this case turn those boxer briefs into some frilly satiny g-stringy thing.
Yours,
Doctor Love
