...sundance...

kate bosworth pulled out some stunning looks at sundance. blue crush 4 life. 

:)

photos via style.com

+++dree+++

dree hemingway for elle france. photographed by dan martensen.

via fashion gone rogue

///for your eardrums///

schoolboy q, m.i.a, and gap dream


schoolboy q mixing lissie's over of kid cudi's "pursuit of happiness" is pretty sick.

mia- bad girls

gap dream- 58th St.Fingers

quote.

"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do. The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle. So sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."


Mark Twain

this is hot.

foam magazine march 2012- model meyhem. model is the super hot abby brother photographed by magda wosinska. this is what style should look like.  be sure to watch the video below.
photos via foam magazine

Model Mayhem from Foam Magazine on Vimeo.

(((alexa)))

i'm not so much a fan of the hype that surrounds alexa chung, however i do love her style. elle uk march 2012

///for your eardrums///

artic monkeys and miles kane @ the casino de paris tuesday night !!

***candelaria****

saturday nights…mexico in paris…

photo credits to madamoiselle anouk

 

the end...

///for your eardrums///

oh land, the rascals, miles kane, the kooks.

:::rainy days...

these days i've been spending a good amount of my time exploring the vintage stores and les puces (fleamarkets) de paris. for me, even in the states, the search was always the best part of finding great treasures. being an avid tj maxx shopper (if you know me, you know this is the understatement of the century). i would rather dig through 12 stores searching for the perfect deal than go to a department store and pay full price. since being in paris i've gotten to know a few vintage store owners and have spent many a morning digging through the markets for some good finds. clothing with character and a good story is far more facinating. especially in les puces, the experience is as important as the find. speaking with the vendors, hearing about where they got the items, the stories they have to tell, the history of the pieces…all this while playing poker, cracking jokes and drinking tea. oh la la...

here are some of my recent finds and some randoms…

ok…to fur or not to fur? i am an animal lover. i respect animals and i would never want to hurt one…i see the complete hypocrisy in this notion…however, i found this beautiful vintage wolf coat this morning in the puce for 5.. yes 5 euros.
i then sat in the metro after buying this for 45 minutes really unsure if i would be able to keep it because it IS very sad and i feel like i'm wearing my australian sheperd mika (now in puppy heaven) as a jacket. in any case, the jacket is stunning and i've been wanting a for (or fake fur) jacket to play in for a while now.
next to the jacket are a pair of vintage miu miu leather slingbacks i found a few weeks back. 

this piece is from my grandfather. when he went to ireland right after world war II he brought back two handknit sweaters. they are extremely heavy and beautifully made. he gave me this one for christmas, because "i brought it all the way back from ireland, which wasn't easy in those days, and your grandmother never wore it. can you believe that? i know you will appreciate it."

here is the sweater again with a vintage men's heavy woolrich flannel that i've been wearing as a jacket

isabel marant reversible jacket

this is a vintage navy blue leather belt. it buckels in a very cool way and has great detailing. 

pretty cool 60s sweater from my grandmother

my papa bear (father) has been collecting all things "marin" and has asked me to search for marine items in the puces while in paris. this is a watercolor i got him for christmas. 

some hightop chuck taylors in my favorite color… seafoam green

some leather boots that i found at the puces this morning. they mean business. 

some beautiful old maps of france

dying roses, a bag from peru and a postcard from lyss. xx

the jewels.

the daily wear

rose water, miss dior, l'eau par kenzo, dark purple, bright red, magenta nail polish and yves saint laurant lip stick

cigar boxes, my california license plate, black keys tickets, sunnies.