DINNER BELLS

A quick look for going out to dinner.

favorite cashmere sweater

tank | bp

crop pants | j.crew

suede wedges | mia

clutch | the limited

emerald cuff | j.crew

burmese coin ring | mariele ivy

lion head ring | therapy

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LUX AETERNA

The eternal city light.

Hidden in deep recesses

much like the glowing parts of nocturnal creatures 

glaring outward from their crevices on the split sea floor.

This is the best part of walking the city at night.

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I DREW A LINE FOR YOU

...and it was all yellow.

Shooting with the baby camera and feeling very late 1960's.

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EVERLASTING LIGHT

Nothing like waking up in the early light to get some emails caught up on and reading in bed.

Early morning pictures, inspired by Christina of Profresh Style and Gina's Morning Hair blog.

No makeup, no de-puffing eye serum... just me, in the morning.

No, that's not a black unitard... though I do own one of those! I love a super comfy tee in the morning with boyshorts, usually donned with knee-high toe socks and slippers.

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NERD ALERT

I was feeling very British the other evening after work and thought I'd snap a couple quick photos.

I was thinking of what to title this post and realized... blue velvet blazer, black thick-rimmed glasses, pointy toe shoes... Austin Powers, anyone? Thus a line I liked in the movie made its way into the title space of a blog post. 

Ha. I am sincerely getting into character-themed dressing, not that I'm necessarily planning it... I've really been into a 70's vibe lately, and I think I just sort of went with that in the ten minutes I have to get dressed in the morning. Really loving velvet right now... and a bit of a Euro rocker going to dinner thing too... current INSPIRATION BOARD coming up shortly.

By the way — do you like the hair? Back to my natural color; I call it "oatmeal".

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DARK CIRCLE

One part "the hills are aliiiive..." and another bit Hitchcock.

       

Can you picture the birds swirling about vexatiously overhead?

       

       

...And solving a problem like Maria...

Holding a moonbeam in your hand.

       

       

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EFFIE'S HEART IN WINTERTIME

More beautiful pieces given to me by Effie's Heart.

I love the vintage appeal of these leggings - they remind me a bit of bloomers. I feel like such a lady wearing them! The white blouse has dainty little covered buttons down the front with a stitched collar across a semi-sheer upper. The bust is outlined by the bustier-look of the solid fabric the rest of the way down. Seriously, I felt très-sexy. If red lipstick looked good on me, I would have done myself up with that too!

    

I'm thinking of wearing this blouse tucked neatly into a slender knee-length pencil skirt, and of course...  adding glasses. I get into the mindset of a secretary in a late 40's film noir motion picture movie flick when I pull this top on over my head. Maybe it's the cut to emphasize the bust. Maybe the collar. I'm not certain which, but it's so smooth... like a side-lit detective taking in a long draw of his slim cigarette in a smoky office with an emerald green desk lamp by his side.

See more of Effie's Heart Fall and Holiday collections here;

effiesheart.com

and keep your eyes peeled for Spring/Summer 2011!

I got a sneak peek... and it's filled with ruffles, stripes, solids, and prints fit for frolicking!

(I have my eye on a few things already...) 

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