tap tap tap, pt. 2

here's my new tapsuit. i don't think i'll wear it with the skirt, since the slim top/poofy bottom is a bit TOO dramatic for my taste. what do you think? (sorry the skirt's a mess, i pulled it out from the depths of my car.)



{lyell tapsuit, vintage skirt}

copycat

inspired by louise. not sure which shoes to wear, though.





{h&m dress, rachel comey belt}

here's louise's version:

a little bit o' self-promotion

wanna see what i've been working on for uh, what seems like forever? i'm finally close to being finished.

www.australianlandscaping.com

fashion icon: the snail and the cyclops

like camille and louise, some girls are just instant internet superstars. the snail and the cyclops (discovered via brandi!) has been wardrobe remixing for ages, blogging for some time, and selling cute things on etsy for less than a month.

i'm normally not the biggest fan of blondes, but she has this 40s glamour that she reflects in her wardrobe that i just love. sometimes it's hard to wear all vintage without looking costumey, but she never does. she's also ignited my love for t-straps.

here are some of her best outfits:











{images via the snail and the cyclops' photostream}

(pssst: unintentional internet stalking - i swear! - led me to discover she goes by "effie". perfect!)

tap tap tap

ohhh boy. i ordered that lyell tap suit and neither words nor pictures can describe how gorgeous it is. silk, a tulip print, and the dustiest shade of pink make me happy! here's a fancy girl in all lyell helping to explain its splendor:



{image via fashionista}

oversensitive liberal rant

i admit that my primary source of news on thursdays is jezebel (on other days it's my first love, NPR), but have you all heard that fox news has been calling michelle obama, the distinguished WIFE of democratic presidential hopeful barack, his "baby mama"? yes, it rhymes (how cute!), but do you think this would happen if he (or she) were white? how disgustingly low can fox news get? michelle malkin manages to make ann coulter look like mother theresa.

fox news calls michelle obama "obama's baby mama"

yesterday's outfit.

yesterday i got to go to dinner with two of my favorite people: melissa and ger. we met in spain during a summer semester, and they were by far the coolest people on the trip. we're all lucky enough to live in the same area post-graduation, but melissa (in the middle) is off to west africa on july 1 for the peace corps. she's basically my new hero.

it's hard to see my outfit, but i'm wearing my new eskell shorts, blood is the new black tee, and jessica simpson round-toe black stilettos. i don't like the girl, but whoever she gets to design her shoe label is killer.

jenny lewis wearing mooka kinney

that's my jumper! i'm jealous.

latest loves

{lyell tap suit, at refinery29}



{beckerman kristen jumper, at creaturesofcomfort}

and this girl, her outfit, and her bike:



{facehunter}

fun with picnik

i've always wondered how people made their digital photos look dreamy, vintage, or cross-processed. obviously there are a number of ways, most notably photoshop, but i don't have the knowledge to do all that tweaking on my own. so i just discovered that my favorite free online photo editing application, picnik, has a bunch of presets that work perfectly well. now i can't stop aging my photos.

from this:



to this:



from this:



to this:



from this:



to this:



and from this:



to this:



i like it. how about you?