Wardrobe Wednesday - keepin' it classy

Hi all! This is the outfit I wore to graduation in December. I didn't get too many shots on actual graduation day so I decided to revisit it. It started snowing madly while taking photographs so I had to take shots of the dress inside.

Outfit Details: Coat - Lauren Moffatt | Dress - Lulu's | Tights - Target | Flats (not photographed, ha whoops) - Steve Madden.

Again - does anyone know how to have the images you upload to flickr show up as the thumbnail in news feeds? Thanks.

Have a lovely Wednesday!!

Introducing Abraham

Hi all! I thought it was about time that I introduce my lil man Abraham (aka Abe or Abrahammy). He was named after my other favorite man Abraham Lincoln of course. Abraham was stinky and needed a bubble bath today. He is a squirmy worm in the tub so I only got one shot. Here he is at bath time :]

Sticking his tongue out at the camera, haha.

Image overload, I know. What can I say...I am a proud mamma!

Blythe update

UPDATE: My first Blythe is on her way home to me :]

She should be here Thursday or Friday. Eeep!!

Most wanted Mondays - whimsical retreats

As a designer I think it is only natural to have a deep appreciation for architecture. It is design in which the viewer can take in and literally inhabit. Sometimes I wish I were brilliant enough to be the next Mies van der Rohe, Oscar Niemeyer, Zaha Hadid, or Frank Gehry - but at least I can sit back in awe and enjoy their work. Today Most wanted Mondays is a compilation of beautiful architecture - with a focus on architecture interacting with it's environment - examples that I love and hope you will enjoy.

Inspiration to write this specific post came from watching a documentary on Mies van der Rohe’s, Farnsworth House. The house was completed in 1951 and is located in Plano, Illinois (why I haven't visited this site yet is beyond me - I may have to get married here - no joke!). Please visit the Farnsworth House's website HERE for more information. One lovely piece from the website which I think sums up the house is, "Every physical element has been distilled to its irreducible essence. The interior is unprecedentedly transparent to the surrounding site, and also unprecedentedly uncluttered in itself. All of the paraphernalia of traditional living –rooms, walls, doors, interior trim, loose furniture, pictures on walls, even personal possessions – have been virtually abolished in a puritanical vision of simplified, transcendental existence. Mies had finally achieved a goal towards which he had been feeling his way for three decades." *Sigh. Here the house is in all of it's splendor.

Located in Plano, Illinois - images by - JON MILLER, HEDRICH BLESSING, Farnsworth house.

Here are a few more places to drool over :]

Located in the Swiss Alps - VILLA VALS.

Located in Oregon - THE WILKINSON RESIDENCE.

Located in New York - PRYOR RESIDENCE.

Located in Ontario - CLIFF HOUSE.

**Please note all of the images are from the architect's/buildings websites and are cited below (click on the buildings name for more information)**

Wardrobe wears - bloomin' bright

Coat look familiar? *See side bar and thrifted thursdays for more details. This outfit post is sort of a cheat from my first wardrobe wednesday post since all I did was switch out coats (alright completely cheating and semi-unoriginal), but I still love the look. I feel like the bold pattern of this coat must go with solid colors so I stuck with black. It will be fun to play around with it more once the weather gets warmer. I will have more diverse outfits once I am reunited with my closet (I am currently at my mom's house and didn't pack much). Also, please excuse the tripod shadow...whoopsie!



Outfit Details: Coat - thrifted, Dress - Juicy Couture, Tights - Target, Boots - Steve Madden.



Sweetpea wanted in on the shoot ^. Does anyone know how to take photos from flickr and make them the thumbnail that shows up for your posts? The only reason why I post mini images at the end of my posts is for that reason but I hate the way it looks. I am still a noob - please help!!

Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!(I'm off thifting!!)

That Girl

Hi everyone! Do you remember Ann Marie (played by Marlo Thomas) in the show "That Girl" from 1966? Alright, I wasn't around when it came out but I have fallen in love with her in the reruns. Ann Marie is a girl from a small hometown who moved to the Big Apple in hopes of an acting career. In the series she works a variety of temp jobs to pay the bills. The show was unique for it's time because it showed a single woman living on her own. Ann Marie is a silly girl with incredible style. Check out the shows intro HERE.

Photocred: these photos are all from Fanpix.
Isn't she lovely? Her hair, make up, and CLOTHES - I have a style crush! I thought it would be fun to pull out some pieces that were reminiscent of Ann Marie. All of the items were pulled from ModCloth, mainly because I have been on their site looking at clothes more than I should lately.



1. Posh Pursuits Blazer // 2. Perfect Picnic Top // 3. Mod for It Coat // 4. Spacebar Heel // 5. Little Bow Peep Toe Heel in Champagne // 6. Stack Time Heel // 7. Drop Waist By to Say Hi Dress // 8. Sun Up to Sundown Dress // 9. Pop Girl Dress

Enjoy!