Mociun for UO

Every once in a while, Urban Outfitters will do a designer collab that makes me almost forget how shitty they are (and can we please talk about how strange it is that Urban and Rookie are doing a thing together?). Mociun for Urban is sort of perfect. And by sort of perfect, I mean I need every piece in the collection. My head should be resting on the throw pillows right now. Now I have to deal with my moral dilemma at wanting to order some of the pieces.

renegade craft fair

Over the weekend, Carly, Joyce, and I stopped by the Renegade Holiday Craft Fair for some gift buying.  I couldn't purchase anything on Sunday, but I picked up some well-designed business cards for when my pockets are a little fuller and a few ideas for our upcoming craft/zine faire tables.

One of our favorite vendors was Son of A Sailor, who sells adorable painted jewelry & prints.  Carly bought a leather bracelet, and I was mighty tempted to purchase a necklace for myself.  

We also loved Yellow Grey, from Indiana based Kristina Kostur, who makes jewelry out of materials like sea urchin spines, stones, and various metals.

Overall, I'd describe it as a sometimes vanilla, real-life Etsy since the cost of tabling ($300) keeps a lot of the scrappier, more eccentric vendors from participating whereas selling online requires little overhead.   However, I definitely enjoyed discovering shops I wasn't familiar with (such as the two I mentioned here) and meeting people I had previously only corresponded with online. Arts & crafts talk forever, please.

after the gold rush

I'm typically drawn to what my sister has described as "an explosion of neutrals." Give me beige-on-beige and I'm in heaven.  Lately, though, I've been feeling metallic accents - they're just flashy neutrals, after all, not too far out of my comfort zone! 

Stella McCartney Foil Print Scarf

 Something Else by Natalie Wood

In God We Trust Sweet Nothing Necklace

 Rachel Comey Carver

Crystal Chunk Ring by LUV AJ

Now all I have to do is scour thrift stores to get my gaudy fix in before I buy something totally out of my price range...

fall wishlist, or an early christmas shopping list for my parents

I apologize for my lack of fashion posts recently. Usually they're my favorite, but since moving (and having basically no money), I find myself less and less interested. There really hasn't been TOO much I've wanted to purchase for fall and I haven't seen anything floating around on the internet very inspiring (shocking, right?). But, I am always game for wishlist posts especially for important things, like fall necessities. 

And hopefully when it cools down, we'll be doing some more personal fashion posts here. I can't speak for Tricia, but I'm more of a fall fashion gal and need my scarves and chunky knits to feel at all put together. 100 degree weather and me do not mix well.


1. Midi Dress

(Both dress No. 6 from the No. 6 Blog & Totokaelo)

Yesterday Tricia and I did some exploring with our friend Megan on South Congress in Austin. After some serious contemplating about whether or not it was worth the tears afterwards, we checked out By George who had all midi length dresses from No. 6 in stock (along with the new Steven Alan...it was all beautiful).  I was already sort of wanting a midi length dress for this fall, but now I really want one.  How perfect would they be with a pair of black ankle boots? And perhaps a little denim jacket for chilly nights? *Watching these like a hawk until they hit clearance.*

2. Marled Gray Pullover

(Pullovers by Isabel Marant Etoile via La Garconne and J.Crew; Third image from Metier Blog)

A few weeks ago I wrote about my love of the shrunken gray sweatshirt but have yet to find one at an affordable price (less than $30) so now I'm writing a plea to the gods of shrunken grey sweatshirts, please think of the jobless and send one to my doorstep.


3. Black High Waisted Jeans

I loathe shopping for jeans - either they never fit my hips, they're too long, too loose in the knees, or just look terrible overall. Last year Madewell a fit perfect for girls with shorter legs, but discontinued the style. If only! I've heard really great things about Cheap Monday and the fact that they're fairly affordable makes them the front runner thus far. If any fellow short legged gals want to offer any suggestion or they're favorites, I'm all ears!

4. Comme des Garçons Play x Converse

Let me preface this one by saying this a completely unnecessary item but I just can't help myself. I probably could never pull these off in real life, but this is after all, a "pretend" wishlist.

5. Alexa Chung x Madewell Eyes Eyes Eyes Pouch

I'm just going to come out and say it - I really am not that impressed with this year's Alexa Chung for Madewell collaboration. Overall, none of the pieces really stood out as being very covetable and I was disappointed to see the line was just a poorer version of the same aesthetic from last line. I do really love this little pouch though. I would have loved to see some more done with the eye imagery, perhaps on jersey dresses or silk tees? What did everyone else think about the line?

And some imagery - 

Pullover via Founders and Followers

Binki Shapiro's Spread for Madewell

My own polyvore

Fabrizio via Tumblr

my etsy picks

I had a bit of down time in what is otherwise a crazy couple of weeks (more on that later), so I figured I'd share some of my Etsy favorites since I enjoyed seeing Caroline's so much. 

 First up, Ms. Caroline herself has some lovely prints (and custom kitty portraits!) available on her Etsy.  I've seen these in real life (to ship them off to our lucky giveaway winner), and they are super nice!  

 Colleen Jordan has an adorable line of wearable planters, which you can get in necklace form (above), earrings, or pins.  I don't know that this is quite everyday jewelery, but I can see myself rocking a bit of flora for special occasions.  Why not?

I've been on a major tea kick lately, and I can definitely see these porcelain shell mugs from Villarreal Ceramics perfecting the experience! Maybe one day, I'll get sick of soft, cotton candy colors, but I don't see it happening any time soon.

 An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails features two of my absolute favorite things. Need I say more?

Rachel Rose creates gorgeous, hand painted silk tops, like this one of a kind beauty, which just happens to be in the only colors I care about lately...pink and blue.

Hopefully, my shopping ban will be successful, but if not, I'd put money on one of these items being the culprit!

etsy finds

With my moving soon, it only seems fitting that I buy a bunch of stuff to further difficult the moving process. Nothing like Etsy to kick you while you're down, amiright? Here's a few of my "favorite" items I've recently come across on Etsy (I actually went ahead and picked up the lavender soap because you always need soap...)

Soaps by 12th Avenue

Denim Tie Crop Top from North Brooklyn Dry Good

Spirit Animals Mug by Corduroy

Paper Flower Garland by Kaye Blegvad

Eco Friendly Organic Lip Balms by Phoenix Botanicals

Suprematism & Wishlist

Dream wishlist & a few pieces from my favorite art movement - minimalism at its best. 

Painterly Architectonic, 1917 by Lyubov Popova

A.P.C. Chambray Shirtdress from La Garconne

Painterly Realism of a Boy with a Knapsack - Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension, 1915 by  Kazimir Malevich

No. 6 Three Strap Clog from La Garconne

Suprematist Composition: White on White, 1918 by Kazimir Malevich

Steven Alan Boyfriend Shirt from La Garconne

Suprematist Painting, 1916-17 by Kazimir Malevich

If you're unfamiliar or would like to become more acquainted with the movement, you can read more about it on the MOMA website. 

Inspiration and Under $25 Wishlist

Here are a few things catching my eye lately including some very affordable finds that I might just treat myself to if I'm not broke at the end of the weekend! 

New Order's Power, Corruption, and Lies - $24.98

Style by Emily Henderson

Kitty Stickers by The Disaster Life - 3 for $2

Ponytail Issue #3

Miju and You Arrow Ring - $24

 Unidentified small girl leaping onto the beach, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood

  Antique 1905 Botanical Book Page Salix Reticulata L. (Net-Leaved Willow) - $7

zine wishlist

my #1 ~bad~ (or glorious) online shopping habit is purchasing zines from etsy and little paper planes and of course, spending hours deciding which ones I want to purchase in the future. here's a few of my favorite purchases & a few I'd like to buy in the future (or you know, maybe receive as an easter gift).

Ladies First Zine by Sarah Clark

Not going to lie, this is probably the best thing I own.

Everybody's Book of Kittens by Gemma Correl

I Heart the Golden Girls by Jacqueline Bos

Let's Go to the Park by Aijung Kim 

Onwards by Kaye Blegvad

Fine Line Issue #2