PARTY GIRL/anna sui for anthropologie butterfly print party dress

So...I'm a total sucker for petticoats.  And lately, I've been craving more of them.  I've bought two in the past two weeks because I felt like I needed some longer ones.  I already have 4 or 5 mini versions (which I thoroughly enjoy) in my closet.  I welcome any and all things that can make my skirts fuller; skirt hoops included.  I'm going for that Gone with the Wind volume and yes, I know...I have a long way to go.  

No new post from Jerrmaner this week...he's pouting.  

anna sui for anthropologie butterfly print party dress

marc jacobs shoes

sunglasses purchased at dolly python in dallas

MAGICAL UNICORN/h&m unicorn top

I became obsessed with the idea of adding more unicorns to my life a few weeks ago after seeing a salt at Hazel & Dewey called Magic Unicorn Sea Salt.  I did not purchase this salt, but I often like to dream of it.  I like to believe that the grains of salt are colors of the rainbow and that everywhere it is sprinkled, magic is spread.  

In the midst of daydreaming, I have acquired some unicorns of my own.  The first purchase being this top.  What could be more magically divine than leaping horses and unicorns in an array of colors?!  I was quickly enchanted by this top.  Plus...that little pink cutie in front had me at "hello."

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h&m unicorn top

h&m tie-dye denim

hanes tank

margiela for h&m flat jacket

fit over sunglasses borrowed from my mom

marc jacobs + nm + target metallic zip clutch bag

zara high-heel cowboy ankle boot

KEEP IT COZY/pajamas as street wear

During the winter months, I just want to be cozy.  It's cold, it's dry and I really just feel like I could spend most days in bed; therefore, it is not unusual for me to keep it casual during the winter months.  It's times like these that I crave the sleepwear-as-street wear trend...and whether the trend is on its way out or not, I decided to pull out my leopard pajama bottoms again.  But this time I opted to mix with other separates rather than wearing head to toe pajamas.  It's all about mixing it up in 2013.  

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gap sweatshirt

cabernet pajamas

alexander wang bette up front mules

marc jacobs + nm + target metallic zip clutch bag

BY REQUEST/diy jil sander veiled beanie

Many people have asked me to post more pictures of my DIY Jil Sander veiled beanie.  The last picture I posted really showed only the veil...so I bring you this post which shows the top of this DIY gem.  I love this hat so much.  I feel like it goes with everything; dress it up or dress it down, this beauty will never fail you.  It's almost kind of like one of those friends that you can always count on. 

I'm wearing my hat with my Marc Jacobs for Neiman Marcus for Target clutch...phew!  It just says Marc Jacobs on the front, so let's just keep it at that. 

P.S.  The last time I checked, this Marc Jacobs clutch was 70% off at Target.   

P.S.S. Feel free to email me if you have any issues making your very own Jil Sander veiled beanie.   

h&m beanie

marc jacobs + nm + target metallic zip clutch bag

GLITZ & GLAMOUR/nyc part 1

 

 

I always feel like I am going home when I go to NYC...and my recent trip back was no exception.   

We went to NYC to see the Schiaparelli and Prada exhibit at The Met.  It was amazing (of course)...but I also saw many other inspriring things along the way.

LOUIS VUITTON/marc jacobs

 

Ok, so one of my favorite things while in Paris this last time was the Louis Vuitton/Marc Jacobs exhibit at Les Arts Decoratifs.  OMG!  There are no words.  I wanted to share this earlier, but unfortunately, no photography was allowed in the exhibit.  So I ordered the book...and had to wait a couple of weeks for it to get here.  

The exhibit started out quiet as you walked through rooms of early Vuitton.  The first floor was filled with the early trunks and wonderful couture dresses.  Once you have finished walking around on the first floor, you find yourself climbing a flight of stairs that leads to floor 2...and you cannot prepare for what is on floor 2.  

I don't want to give anything away, but just know that the exhibit is amazing and if you are going to be in Paris before September then it is an absolute must!  The second floor is devoted to Louis Vuitton post Jacobs.  I thought it was a brilliant display because it was so loud and busy.  They had music blaring, videos playing and recordings of interviews in the background...I didn't know what to concentrate on.  But then realized that the constant commotion was the beauty of the exhibit.  I would imagine that someone as brilliant as Marc Jacobs is continually inundated with inspiration.  I would think that he is always feeding off day-to-day life, pop culture, art...and it seems as if you were that tapped into your surroundings, the constant flow of ideas to your brain would be a bit chaotic.  And while, the exhibit seemed a bit chaotic at times, it was what I would consider to be a beautiful chaos.  And Marc Jacobs proves it all the time...that there is beauty in chaos. 

Buy your copy of the book here.  

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FANCY FLUFF/truly madly deeply tee

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j brand jeans

truly madly deeply tee

lulu guinness clutch

betsey johnson maribou fur cropped jacket

camilla skovgaard shoes

vintage necklace (amazing gift from my mom)

fox fur stole purchased in russia