slide your feet up the streets

my new alexander wang-esque sunglasses arrived today!!! only $15 on ebay yo, aren't they a fantastic substitution? i am now quite the happy camper, and even more so because i saved over $300 buying these puppies... lots more where they came from if you are so inclined!

i don't need forever after

ladies and gentlemen- the burberry prorsum fall 2010 collection... i mean, come on, have you ever seen more amazingly perfect coats and bags?! and the boots! oooooh the boots!!!!

(pics courtesy style.com)

you say i like what you say

who knew back in 6th grade when we were determining proper bicep placement and wrangling a damp sponge to affix a $0.25 flaming 8-ball skull to our prepubescent arms that chanel would one day manage to make temporary tattoos elegant? les trompe l'oeil temporary skin art (tres chic!) now available at chanel.com...

(side note- maybe i should've forked over $75 instead of the $200+ i'm putting towards my new *permanent* ink this wednesday... naaaaah!)

(pics courtesy chanel)

had they got you hypnotized?

eeny meeny miney mo, i want all of these to call my own... 

(karen walker spring 2010 sunglasses, pics courtesy refinery29.com)

you make my daisy grow high

there's something about a long skirt with a more casual top that is so nonchalantly cool... and of course the olsens always kill it...

(pics of the row fall 2010 collection via style.com)

you really got me

trend forecasting for fall 2010: more velvet than a 90's teen movie!

(top to bottom: karen walker, alexander wang, charlotte ronson)

go inside for your finest inspiration

new york fashion week fall 2010 is in full swing!!! look for all of my backstage scoop on temptd.com!

(top to bottom: backstage photos from jason wu, jeremy laing and doo.ri)

lead me to your door

r.i.p. alexander mcqueen... a visionary and a legend in his own time. 

why do the best ones leave us so young? 

(photo courtesy style.com)

the whole world hinges on your strings

erin wasson always always kills it...

(photos courtesy thefashpack.com)

i like the way you walk

the scene: macy's at somerset mall in troy, michigan. the year: 2005. a young 20 something girl has found herself utterly drawn to a small check houndstooth l.a.m.b. cape. that's right, a cape. the price of said cape: $500. young 20 something girl knows that this amazing, magical, timeless cape truly will transform any outfit, from jeans and a t-shirt to a cocktail dress. and yet, she is still unable to justify dropping 500 bones on a single item of clothing. deeply sad girl puts cape back on rack. 

my friends that girl was me (shocking i know). and i STILL think about that cape! the price was a bit much for my jobless college grad budget, but trust, i'd still be rocking it now and it would've been more than worth it. ::sigh::... and so i continue to be drawn to cape-like pieces like this superbly funky eryn brinie lightweight jacket. 

(pics courtesy pixiemarket.com)

we got the dreamer's disease

mood board, scraps of fabric, pins pins pins, a fit model being poked and prodded and having to stand for what seems like ever, re-fitting, re-draping, head scratching, second guessing... it all seems so glamorous on the outside right?!

gary graham behind the scenes via elle.com)

sometimes you have to choose and then you'll see

most awesome friendship necklace ever. 

(in god we trust best friends necklace, photo via refinery29.com)

life is a mystery

aaah catholic school! as much as i hated your awful plaid jumper uniforms i did indeed always love the beautiful crosses...

(top to bottom: shopnastygal holier than thou tee, lowlov x erin wasson cross pendant necklace, chrishabana earrings)

i wanna be where the people are

bess spring/summer 2010 lookbook. like the sexiest post rock show party ever.... i want to go to there.