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2.03.2014

Sweatshirt with Heels


Yesterday was a big day and it ended with an even bigger evening.  My hometown football team, The Seahawks won the Super Bowl for the first time in history(!!)  Needless to say, the city of Seattle was pretty pleased.  The streets were alive with dancing and cheering and my husband's voice grew hoarser by the minute from hours of yelling.  

Anyway, getting into the spirit of the events to come, I found this cute, vintagey looking Seahawks sweatshirt in my roommate's closet (thank you, Chris!!).  Put it with my favorite pair of dark denim and some very old nude heel faves and voila!

I would see this a lot during Fashion Week and it always looked so natural together.  So it's a about time I finally tried heels and a sweatshirt.



I very much enjoyed this cozy/hot look and as you may have already guessed, I never wear sweatshirts.  But with heels... with heels I could start collecting them.  Funny, finding a new style is almost like learning a new language - it opens you up to a whole new way to express yourself.  
And that may have sounded stupid but I feel like you really really have to love fashion to understand.
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6.11.2013

Rethinking Lounge Wear

I've always had an affinity for lounge wear.  Big worn tees, voluminous gauzy pants, thick cable knits and scrunchy socks....  
It's the only reason I love Winter.  Just another reason to get comfy! 

The thing is, the slight difference I've realized of lounging around the house filling my day with projects now, 
to hanging around back in my old apartment with my awesome single girl ways then, is that nowadays, I want to look good doing it!

You know, I want to look sexy.  Elegant. Lady like.  Basically, when Theo and I are hanging around the house together, I'd like to be able to tell us apart :)  Why wear sweats when I can wear drapy, soft pants-for-her?  I mean, do you ever see Olivia Pope wearing sweats in her apartment during her calls with the president? 

No.  No, you don't.

So I've been working on this look as a collection actually: clothes cozy enough to be worn in the house and also presentable and flattering enough to be worn out!  
One newer item I'll give a sneak preview of is this simple stretch knit long skirt I'm considering.  
The feeling of a cashmere sweater with the light animal print and dim coloring is perfecto for both staying in and going out.

top: Asos.com / skirt: The Tiny Closet




It seems I can't get where I'd like to go fast enough.  My passions have had me on the edge of my seat lately - just anticipating each day.  Grabbing a coffee mug from the pantry, there's one that tends to always be in just the right position to stare back and be a simple reminder...



  A simple reminder to calm my ass down!

Happy Tuesday!!
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3.19.2013

Monochrome or Boredom?

Monochrome.... I have a tendency to do this if I'm not paying attention while dressing.  I don't know what it is but, I automatically choose the same colors subconsciously when putting things together (specifically when in a hurry) and it comes out kind of amusing.  

This four-shades-of-grey number was what I came up with yesterday morning when nothing but a pale blanket of clouds covered the sky and I had no good plans.  Ah, wait!  I totally know what it is now, I realize I tend to go monochrome when I'm bored or uninspired - yes, that's it.  

But that's the bad kind of monochrome.  That's the inevitable end result of dressing while bored.  What's the good kind?  I guess I'll have to show you this all again later.  I can't let this be my only say on monochrome because when deliberate, it can be dramatic and regal!  It can be posh and eccentric.  I'll have to work on this and return here with a better example of monochrome.  

A better example than this:





sweater: All Saints Mens / top: Tiny Closet Collection / pants: Zara / wedges: Castaner / necklace: thrifted
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