Monday, March 31, 2008

Hobo Belinda Wallet

Continuing in my penchant for the super brights trend, I love this neon yellow wallet called the "Belinda" from Hobo. I am not typically a fan of the line, but this has just the right color for the season. It would make the perfect clutch if it were just a few inches wider. I would probably use it that way anyway.

Bright Pretty Patent Shoes

The colors of these shoes are so beautiously shocking. The first pair are Christian Louboutin's Passmule Zeppa in orange! Ashlee Simpson wore them to the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards recently. The next pair is Chloe in turquoise...so very Chloe with the thick criss-cross straps.

Coven Tank


I love this Coven racerback tank sweater I saw at Intermix a few weeks ago. There are so many brilliant colors, and the texture of the knit gives the tank great structure. Coven is a Brazilian line designed by Liliane Rebehy Queiroz, an architecture student who realized her passion was in designing clothes instead of buildings.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Bokja


About a month ago, I decided to roam around ABC Home and Carpet dreaming up how I would furnish my future home. Located on the traditional furniture floor were beautiful chairs, settes and chaise lounges upholstered in the most vibrant, embroidered fabric I had ever seen. The line is called Bokja and is based in Beruit. The styles of the furniture range from French to fifties, and everything is covered in different variations of the special embroidered fabric. Each Bokja piece is custom made by local artisans. Here is a sample of some pieces from their website.

Payton


The sweetest boy ever who I love love love!

Madewell Skinny Zip Jeans and Scarves


This weekend I stopped in the Madewell store just for a looksie. It's lent right now and I have (GASP!) given up clothes shopping, but all the fun colors and soft fabrics at Madewell certainly presented me with a challenge. I did not try them on, but really liked the look of the skinny zip jeans in a rainbow of summer brights. They also had tons of pretty scarves. My favorite, which I didn't see online, was blue and white striped with white fringe.

Jane Austen Fix


I can never get enough of Jane Austen's books, which is unfortunate since she is dead. If her writing isn't for you (my friend Katie calls the style "hither-tither" and just can't get excited about it), then read no further. For those of you who agree with me, we are in luck! First, a couple of Christmases ago, my brother gave me a trilogy of books by author Pamela Aidan entitled, from first to last, An Assembly Such As This, Duty and Desire and These Three Remain. They are told from the perspective of Pride and Prejudice's Fitzwilliam Darcy! Second, this Christmas my sister gave me The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James. This book is written from the perspective of Jane Austen and tells us all about a secret love affair that inspired revisions of her book Sense and Sensibility. Both books were wonderful and helped me get an extra Jane Austen fix!

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Objets Trouves by Kate Linstrom


The latest issue of Lucky mag had a selection of shift dresses. I LOVE the black silk dress with rainbow stripe color blocked sleeves. Well, they are all cute, but the black one is my favorite. I've scanned the magazine page because I couldn't find a picture of the dress anywhere online.