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| can we please talk about the whiskers? |
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| I love this look, it’s so casual but slightly premeditated. It really made me want a pair of python Sperry’s. |
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| Need I say more? |
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| Giovanna = super chic. She is impeccably dressed and I LOVE the safari. It’s probably some vintage YSL layered over something she found in the trash bin outside of Zara and I am sure it’s like 102 degrees and she looks so incredible. |
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| I have shared this before. I love this dress. This time, and in this heat I might rip those sleeves off and add some flat sandals. |
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| It’s so big that it doesn’t touch your skin…you know those hot days when you just want a cotton tent nearby to cover you for decency’s sake but nothing more? This is the dress, and it looks good. |
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| The theme here is organization and work space…of which I need more of both. |
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| The super chic office Mary McDonald decorated on “Million Dollar Decorators” (I heart that show). I am dying for the draperies. Hello! |
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| If I had a loveseat in a nook I would be sharing it with Dixie the yellow dog no doubt. |
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| Mary McDonald’s coveted blue office. The lamps and the desk are insane. |
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| Now all I need is a well placed Zebra pelt…hmm. Dying to find some of those faux bamboo numbers lurking in someone’s garage around here. |
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| This woman is also a designer, but a French one. And who cannot help but envy and want to reproduce what the French have done stylistically? I am merely a follower and an appreciator. I love her space though. Serene and organized. |
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| This might be Oklahoma…where passing the time came in the form of pretending we were weather chasers. |
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| A sign of civilization (in my book). |
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| Picking strawberries in fields where one finds relief from the Southern sun under a giant Live Oak complete with Spanish Moss adornment. |
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| The fruits of our labor. |
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| The French (and the style inspired by) are so chic they make possible trash look purposeful. I love this old window as the backdrop for the very (gray) bar set up. |
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| That giant fireplace is so amazing it looks like it is going to eat this dining set like kindling! Of course the chandelier cannot be ignored… |
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| I call this “dueling chandeliers”. I love it and would not have thought of hanging a matching pair of sparkly chandeliers to my bedside. Cozy! |
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| Gray velvet grounds this whole room and makes it serene and cozy. I love this look because it is sophisticated but casual. |
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| Bailey Necklace This is from our new line, Betwixt by Sugar, that mixes vintage components with natural elements like gemstones, coral, shark’s teeth and more. I am going to toot my own horn here and admit that I LOVE this piece – it’s my favorite color afterall! |
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| Chelsea Necklace Named for my friend’s daughter, who when she was a teenager she was discovering the wonderful world of mixing styles. She was quite conservative in her dress and getting more subversive each day. She trotted off to NYU Film for a Master’s a few years ago, and something about this design still reminds me of her fashion epiphanies in the early ’00s… (It’s a Betwixt by Sugar piece, too. Vintage chain, vintage gold plated safety pins (gorgeous!), and of course fun dyed Howlite spikes). |
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| Sarah Necklace I love this piece. It is named for my two Sarahs who both happen to love navy & white stripes (who doesn’t, right?) and of course the color pink with some hidden yellow. Perfect for some Spring/Summer action, or simply to help you feel like some Spring/Summer action… |
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| 1. The Bridge. Amazing. 2. LOVE the neon coat choice. It’s not really an exercize in colorblocking now that I look at the photo but the neon coat made it look that way – fresh! 3. Facehunter photo at London Fashion Week FW2012 |
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| 1. Also good background – shipyard chic! 2. Great yellow skirt. I love how she treats it as the neutral that ties the whole look together even though the color is off the chain. 3. photo via Facehunter, I believe from New Zealand? |
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| 1. The hot. pink. wall. makes this shot! From Sao Paulo where hot pink walls are the norm. 2. I love when someone wears socks with sandals. I don’t have the nerve to do it, but I love it. 3. Fabulous wack looking metallic creature on the dress. Futuristic Tribal. 4. Thank you again Facehunter. |
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| Carolina’s prints, past and present (note the birds are Spring Summer 2012). She takes seemingly ordinary things (chairs, swimmers) and adds color and graphic delights to make them incredible. Contemplate that idea… NY Times Collection photo credit. |
