April 2011
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*royal wedding inspiration*
i’ll be honest…i was looking forward to seeing the royal wedding. i mean *c’mon*…we rarely get to see such pageantry, such pomp & circumstance & with all the awful things in the world, what’s a few hours of vicarious fantasy? i didn’t go cray cray though & get up at 4 a.m. please…that’s *exactly* what DVR was invented for!
at first...
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*the thai iced tea outfit*
i didn’t mean to look so surly in my photo today. or didn’t i??? my outfit’s inspiration is *clearly* influenced by the delicious thai iced tea i had with dinner last night. just thinking about that sweet, thirst quenching creaminess is making me very sad & pensive.
although…i *am* going down to chinatown in a little while to train. i’ll just leave a few...
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*my version of prada 2011 stripes & brogues*
so i had a little dilemma today…a crisis of conscience, so to speak (kinda, sorta, maybe). *ahem* anywho, my outfit today was not part of the conundrum. more swapped items, whatta surprise! i had washed my treasure trove right away, so they’re all sitting in my bedroom waiting to be put away, but since they’re right there, that’s what i’ve been grabbing to wear....
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*wine riot...good god help us all*
i have friends who loooove to go to wine festivals. they’ve mentioned wine riot is their favorite one & finally since i was *not* boarding a plane to manila the next day (like last year…cos who wants to fly 18 hours with a wine headache), i was DOWN for going this time around! i figured this freshly swapped dress (courtesy of melissa, one-half of the dynamic swapaholics duo,...
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*earth day clothing swap*
i spent thursday night with a lot of good blogger friends during yet another clothing swap! i still love them! i’ve been to a few now…always hosted by my friends, the swapaholics! in fact, i wouldn’t know any other kind of swap if they didn’t organize it!
the format is always the same. i arrived at 6 to drop my clothes off early & schmooze. this time, they had...
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*more stripes & floral*
another variation on the stripes on floral outfit. are we tired of the combo yet? NOT ME! hahaha! in honor of swap day tomorrow with my good friends, the swapaholics, not only am i engaging in my favorite pattern mixing, but today’s outfit is also almost entirely swapped!
i would rather dress much more colorfully, but it’s yet *another* drizzly, gray day here in boston, so...
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*dame helen mirren? more like DAMN helen mirren!*
helen mirren is starting to become one of my favorite fashion icons. the eff-you-i-can-hang-with-you-youngun’s-any-day dress, the hair, the makeup, the accessories…that badass gold bracelet! she made the movie RED hilarious!!! seriously, check her out! NO JOKE! damn, i wish i look this good tomorrow, never mind when i’m in my 60s!
photo via splashnewsonline.com
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*jeffrey campbell benched vs. dolce & gabbana"
usually when jeffrey campbell comes out with any new shoe design, i (like the rest of the bloggo world) go GOOGOO GAGA! he’s *definitely* my favorite shoe designer since uh, well, steve madden! hahaha!
however, when pictures of the new “benched” platform with the cutout arch, came out…i was like “meh…i think i’m good.”
i mean…i...
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*celebrity style with maria menounos*
i was lucky enough to attend this great event at the cambridgeside galleria this weekend. it was a combo fashion show, cocktail hour & general schmoozing kinda afternoon :) maria menounos was in town promoting her new book “the everygirl’s guide to life” & even though it was great to see another celebrity in person, i was *beyond* thrilled that my favorite local...
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*what i would wear to coachella...if i were going*
if you don’t know that coachella is going on right now, you must live over here on the east coast with me…under a rock! naw, i do know about coachella & it sounds like fun & all, but the mega outdoor multi-day music festivals never really appealed to me. i *guess* this is what i would wear that would be the most coachella-appropriate, but i know even this would be too much....
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*michael kors overload*
didn’t realize how much michael kors stuff i was wearing today until i start tagging it all :) kind of wearing just a hodge-podge of stuff. with the torrential rain that has been lasting all day, i didn’t even really know what to wear!
i figured i’d start with the rain boots. that was an easy choice. they look pretty useless for rain, but they’re waterproof, have solid...
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*and it's not the weather...hand me my leather*
can you tell i’m trying to squeeze in the wearing of all the trench coats/long jackets i have before the *warm* temperatures of spring really take hold? hahaha! as much as i really just want to throw on a dress & platform sandals and NO tights, i’m already mourning the storage of my favorite cooler weather items. my absolute most favorite is this cream leather jacket i’ve...
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*prom throughout the decades*
my friend, shirley, & 3 of her besties all share birthdays in april, so they threw a quadruple birthday prom over the decades party & if you can’t tell by the expression on my face, it was AWESOMESAUCE! the idea was for everyone to come dressed up for prom of any era. it should be pretty obvious what decade i’m representing. if you don’t know, then you are obviously too...
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*my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard*
*finally*…the first REAL nice weekend of spring! all warm sun, no threat of rain, no chilly breeze when walking in the shade, no COAT or JACKET! after the super brutal winter we’ve had, it’s almost hard to believe this kind of weather is finally here! *almost*
the hubs & i met up with friends in chinatown for some dim sum. the *perfect* start to this lazy, dazy weekend....
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*color blocking...the neon edition*
kind of obsessed with color blocking these days. put some crazy ass colors together & you’ve got a trend…hahaha! i came up with a lot of combinations that i liked which you most likely will get sick of see a lot of in upcoming posts. this is my mustard/ketchup neon version ^_^
funny story for today. if you follow my twitter, then i already alluded to this. i was taking pictures...
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*another trench? well, at least this one's denim*
yup…another trench. (*sheepish grin*) at least it’s not a new one! this one is super old & had been hanging in the back hallway for a gajillion years. the denim coat was actually the last piece that brought this whole outfit to fruition ^_^
i started with the striped linen rogan dress that i got at probably the first or second swapaholics swap i ever attended. then in a fit of...
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*DIY leather sleeved trench coat*
trench coats are hot this season! which is funny to me because when do trenches ever truly go out of style? how to update such a classic & boring iconic look though? burberry prorsum has definitely been *killing* it lately with their studded & leather sleeved trenches. it just cries out to the tough girl in me. LOVE IT! can’t afford BP though, no way, so how to achieve *the* look?
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*melissa + alexandre herchcovitch*
like most new englanders, i am dying ready for warm weather to hurry up & get here! unfortunately, it’s *yet* another dreary, dark & even thunderstormy day today with no hope of spring in sight. fortunately (since i hate my rain boots), the crappy rain gives me an opportunity to wear the futuristic-looking rubber ankle boots i acquired in the philippines…part of my melissa...
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thanks to new brahmin & jay calderin for tweeting this news which i’m beyond ecstatic about! according to the boston globe online…
“In a major step forward for Boston’s fashion community, the city’s annual Fashion Week, previously a hodgepodge of shows and parties scattered across town, will be centralized in a single tent this fall.
Boston will join cities such as...
