:: vision ::

love this photo. 
i want some "nerdy" glasses. 

thesartorialist.blogspot.com

:: fashion blues...and gold ::

when i saw this

thesartorialist.blogspot.com

it made me think of this.

:: man boots ::

it's been a while since i've posted anything from my one of my favs, the sartorialist.  shoot, it's been a while since i've really had time to keep up with his blog.  at first i thought he was posting a lot more than usual...then i realized i've just been incredibly busy. 

but when i saw this shot today, i knew i needed to come here to "record" it.  dig this look.  the big plaid on the broad shoulders, the colors, the way his cap goes with the bottom of his bag, the jeans...normally i wouldn't like the tapered roll on the bottom with such broad upper body and thick calf muscles, but it's perfect with the height of the boot!

click image for front view

:: boots-ja-vu ::

remember this post? (no, you don't? i'm shocked.)

well these boots just popped up again at london fashion week. prefer the original look, but still love the boots.

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:: grellow from garance ::

www.garancedore.fr

it's fashion week!

:: what makes true love ::

thesartorialist.com & garancedore.fr/en

:: digging ::

not entirely sure how i'd feel about seeing this look around my town, but in a setting like NYC, on a guy like this, from a site like elle's street chic...i'm totally digging it.

fashion.elle.com

:: warm thoughts ::

i want to recreate this look when it gets warm again. it seems much more doable than this one i posted earlier this year.

it will get warm again, won't it? (it's not even really that cold here...yet...and i'm already dreaming of spring.)

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:: look love ::

frugal-fashionistas.com

:: diggin ::

this look.

sf style via a cup of jo

:: missed connection ::

i was in the east village last weekend.
and today he posted this.

i knew he was out of the country when i was there, yet i kept my eyes peeled for him, just in case. rats.

:: form over function ::

when i was in new york last may i stopped in bloomingdale's, pretty sure i would just look around and leave empty handed. but then i found an adorable pair of gray suede oxfords on the clearance rack. i can't remember exactly, but i know they were under $40 (and were regularly over $100). i bought them. and though i've only worn them a few times, i'm looking forward to pulling them back out and sporting them this spring. this picture i just came across is the perfect motivation for that!

atlantic-pacific.blogspot.com via gap-mag.com

i have the jacket and shoes - now to find the perfect button down shirt and cute little dress!

(but here's my problem: if it's cool enough for me to be wearing 3-4 layers up top (shirt, dress, shirt, jacket) then it's most likely too cold for me to be bare-legged. so i'm not really sure how practical this look is for me, as my personal style most often focuses more on function (usually related to temperature) over form.)

:: hot ::

the street is their oyster

:: fashion blues ::

my favorite shot from fashion week so far: helena christensen and my best bud (wink), michael stipe.

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:: pattern & texture ::

photos: courtney d'alesio via elle street chic

:: desired style ::

i love, love, love this look. so simple. so casual. kind of dirty and messy but intentionally so (and in a good way).

it's like cool weather (or a "me"-er) version of the below look that i first posted here.



photos: prue lewington & garance dore

:: gray street chic ::

i'm cold natured - to put it lightly. in the winter i wear layers upon layers upon layers - until i end up resembling (or at least feeling like) randy from A Christmas Story. i am not one to sacrifice warmth for fashion. i love these two cozy, gray looks for winter. the first which is more realistic for me in winter. layered and looking good!

photos: phill taylor :: kelly stuart via elle street chic

:: digital park bench ::

i am not the only one

to read his blog
to love his pictures
to be inspired
to laugh at, cringe from, copy, question
to want to have a moment like that at 2:24
(i would freak! i kind of freaked a little for this perfect stranger. how cool.)

thesartorialist.blogspot.com

i am loving this video. it's exciting to see when some of his more recent and notable photos were captured. the moment behind the moment.

:: fall fashion ::

alltheprettybirds.blogspot.com

effortless comfort in a lovely rust colored maxi dress. a trend that is often more miss than hit and not one that i'm likely to try.

:: OP and the sart ::

i briefly alluded to my little olivia palermo crush a while back. while many think she's a jerk on the hills, i just love seeing still shots of her on (many, many) fashion blogs and websites. and today, two favs collide and it makes me so happy. the perfect motivation for my inaugural OP post.

thesartorialist.blogspot.com

i have a very hard time believing that that is her bike. or that she is going to ride it in that outfit and those shoes.