Posted in Style Icons, Weekly Obsessions on Aug 27th, 2010
When I lived in NYC, my always ‘in the know’ friend Liz introduced me to Lykke Li’s album Youth Novels & immediately I was in love. The Swedish style star screams architectural Norwegian with her wardrobe full of black sculpted coats, platform wedge boots, and layers upon layers of jewelry. And of course it helps [...]
Posted in Shopping, Southern Femme Pictures, Weekly Obsessions on Aug 11th, 2010
Have you ever had a shopping day where you come home & realize all of your purchases have a common theme?! Haha well I definitely did yesterday! When out & about pulling clothes for the September issue of Birmingham Magazine, I discovered terrific fall pieces for the menswear Style Sheet shoot- BUT I also purchased a [...]
Posted in Friend Spotlight, Southern Femme Pictures, Southern Spotlight, Weekly Obsessions on Jul 30th, 2010
After spending a delightful week up in Cashiers & Highlands, North Carolina my sister & I had a lot of relaxation time to chat about things we looooove right now. In addition to being obsessed with hiking in the Carolina mountains, eating fresh & local vegetables & fruit from the Cashiers Local Market, watching the [...]
Posted in Shopping, Southern Femme Pictures, Southern Femme of the Week, Weekly Obsessions on Mar 18th, 2010
A few months ago I was reading one of my favorite fashion blogs, Garance Dore, when I stumbled across a post discussing her hatred for the new emerging trend…clogs. I was immediately in agreement with her, I mean ewwwwwww….clogs to me are for nurses, gardening, and (no offense) but unfashionable older women. Like a good [...]
Posted in Southern Femme Pictures, Weekly Obsessions on Jan 29th, 2010
To complement my Forever21 platform open toe lace up booties I wore a vintage polka dot top, Zara tiered skirt & a Marc Jacobs bag. And of course a messy, oversized, on top of the head bun.
This time last year I was living in NYC & thus battling crazy wind, snow & all around blizzards. [...]
Posted in Shopping, Southern Femme Pictures, Weekly Obsessions on Dec 29th, 2009
Every time I walk through Barneys designer floor I cannot help but delicately & lovingly caress the juxtaposed fabrics & fibers that are interwoven, draped, embellished & disheveled that compile the always extraordinary Rodarte collection. The way the dresses act as an entity engulfing it’s owner in such a strangely beautiful way….the way the looped & [...]
Posted in Friend Spotlight, Southern Femme Pictures, Weekly Obsessions on Nov 30th, 2009
Over a delicious lunch at Urban Standard in downtown Birmingham, my friend Kelly & I decided a collaboration is in order! What kind of collaboration you ask?? Well Kelly is a phenomenal photographer & I adore styling, especially when I get to display my own clothing & accessories….thus we decided a photo shoot should be [...]
Posted in Weekly Obsessions on Oct 13th, 2009
I remember thinking when I first saw the plethora of over the knee boots at the fall 2009 runway shows, ‘Who would actually wear those? I mean you would definitely look like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman!’…. Well I was COMPLETELY mistaken!
The Chloe fall collection, which showed a wide variety of over the knee boots (see [...]
Posted in Shopping, Weekly Obsessions on Sep 10th, 2009
Fall Mood Board I created for my Fashion Design class at Parsons School of Design
Labor Day has somehow come & gone, football season has begun & although in the south it is still 80 degrees stores are quickly filling with plush, lush & richly sumptuous fall pieces! I don’t know about y’all but fall is my FAVORITE [...]
Posted in Shopping, Weekly Obsessions on Aug 28th, 2009
My 2 Bernhard Willhelm for Uslu Airlines nail polishes…
(left) KNO a gold metallic inspired & named after the winter sun at the Belgium airport; (right) WAW a nude/caramel shade named & inspired after the Poland airport
Perusing through one of my favorite NYC boutiques, Oak, I happened upon a sleek & modern bottle full of a caramel-coffee [...]
