It’s entirely probable that I’m biased, but I just love these pictures of my mother, caught up in crêpe paper, from the year I was born. She always says she didn’t know it yet, but she was already pregnant with me, and she says it with that same smile.
Happy May Day, everyone!
My mom & I are taking the day off for a fiber arts field trip in Northern New Mexico, and I couldn’t be more excited. When I was in elementary school, she used to take off from work and we’d spend Friday afternoons playing; we’d go to lunch, go to museums, go shopping, go to book stores—basically all the things that are now my favorite past times. I’d love for you to keep me company over on Instagram & Twitter—where I’ll be posting as often as AT&T allows (these are the mountains, afterall).
Here’s hoping all of y’all have a colorful Friday!
Rainbow Brite and jellies were formative elements of my ’80s childhood so it’s only natural for me to match up these darling Moschino flats with Equipment’s vivid blouses for a more sophisticated version of those youthful trends. I have to say, with the myriad cuts & prints available for these beautiful shirts, I had my work cut out for me trying to choose just one per shoe. Ultimately I opted for consistency as far as the graphic goes, but I’ve included links to my favorite variations as well; fortunately, with almost every color of the rainbow on offer, there really is no wrong.
Equipment shirts, clockwise from top: Chinese Red (also tie front), Hot Pink (also sleeveless), Cedar (also colorblock & paisley), Star Print, Concord, Turquoise Tortoise, Turkish Tile (also solid), Steel Blue (also solid & python print), Baltic Blue (or a pajama set!), Emerald (also sleeveless & striped), Moss, Citronelle, Super Lemon (also striped & sleeveless); All flats at Moschino
My jaw just about dropped yesterday afternoon when, on a quick pass through my local thrift store I spotted this pair of seriously stunning Tod’s leather boots. Seriously–I saw something hanging at the end of the aisle that was definitely different from the basic flat black boots that tend to always be there, but it wasn’t until I had taken them in my hands and turned them round five-or-eight times that I was able to breathe again; they were real, and they were gorgeous. They were also no where near my size: I had a [few] wicked-stepsister-with-glass-slipper moment[s] trying to make it work. No. Such. Luck. Fortunately (for her!), my dear friend K responded immediately when I texted to ask her shoe size (this has happened before, so she knows to get back to me ASAP) and a fit was found. A quick search when I got home turned up the page above, which I forwarded right along. Personally, I couldn’t care less that they’re a few seasons old (and I don’t think K will mind); Tod’s trades in timelessness & these beauties will go with anything and everything. I’m so jealous, I can’t even say.
Let’s take a minute to discuss the sheer delightfulness of this Victor and Rolf contribution to Luisa Via Roma’s Pug Dogs for Happy Kids UNICEF fundraiser. Obviously all the entries are awesome (I’m also inclined toward this week’s Giambattista Valli pug-in-pearls), but an avant-garde arrangement of ribbons and bows in my two favorite colors pretty much puts me over the top. Do we think Tammy or Griffin would let me tie pink and red ribbons all around them, if I told them it was totally fashion, and all the cool dogs were doing it? If I promised them lots of treats?
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