Sea of Shoes

SPOOKY FEET

These House of Harlowe 1960 beaded skull loafers are the stuff dreams are made of! I am dying for them, and they remind me so much of my sister, so I hope she sees this!

CUT-OFFS & TIGHTS

Photo by Le 21ème

Cut-off shorts and black tights are one of my favorite outfit recipes. It's an instant good look!! I've been anxiously waiting for the proper weather to wear them..no one wants to be the girl in opaque tights on a balmy day. I love Alexa Chung's tights + shorts look above. Such an easy and cute outfit.

  All The Pretty Birds, Mr. Newton, and the Sartorialist!

Evidence of my shorts + tights love. I go for peekaboo pockets!! Double cute. Worn here with a nude v-neck cashmere sweater c/o of Equipment, a scarf c/o of Chan Luu, a Denim & Supply by Ralph Lauren belt,  Yves Saint Laurent sunglasses, and Anine Bing boots.

My friend and I were talking about how hard it is to find tights that dont have some weird support hose thing going on. Sometimes I don't mind that look, but if you do, try Hue tights! I think American Apparel tights are good too.

 Happpy election day! I am getting ready to DJ an election party tonight, woohoo!

DO THE SPLITS

I'm not doing the splits in this post. Truth be told I'd probably end up in the E.R. if I even attempted that. I'm referring to the J Brand jeans I'm wearing. They were very kind to offer to send me these--thank you so much J Brand! I love how they are perfect for showing off shoes.

Wearing the J Brand Vera jeans with a Style Nanda sweater from last year (similar below), a J. Crew mens button down and Prada pumps from fall 2010.

LIKE THE ICONS

Like Anna Karina!

Sweater: Madewell soft stitch sweater in Warm Caramel
Jeans: KORAL cropped cigarette jeans
Hat: Rag & Bone floppy brim fedora
Shoes: Madewell patent skimmers
Book: The Little Black Dress


Like Brigitte Bardot!

Cashmere long sleeve tee: J. Crew
Skirt: By Malene Birger wool-felt A-line skirt
Faux fur stole: Topshop
Velvet headband: Brooks Brothers
Shoes: Loeffler Randal Tamsin studded pumps
(Eyeliner from Topshop and big hair courtesy of Sachajuan Volume Powder are the finishing touches!)

Like Francoise Hardy!

Coat: Madewell Promenade Coat
Turtleneck: J Crew
Skirt: Thakoon Addition plaid mini skirt
Boots: Madewell Zipcode boot in Rustic Brick
Sunglasses: Alexander Wang square frame white sunglasses

LEATHER SUSPENDERS

 

I got these leather suspenders by the Dress & Co in Japan a few years ago and definitely do not wear them enough. I feel like they were kind of made for these RRL sailor pants I bought in New York last week! Worn with a J. Crew cropped sleeve sweater, a thrifted tweed jacket, a Rugby Ralph Lauren bandana, and Madewell flat ankle boots.

AMELIA

Happy Halloween! I've been so excited to get in costume. I'm Amelia Earhart this year!

I have to thank the Frontiers of Flight museum here in Dallas for allowing us to shoot in their Golden Era exhibit. The day this was shot happened to be the day their regular Amelia Earhart impersonator was working, and she was kind enough to lend me the goggles and hat for the shoot. My lucky day!!

I am wearing RRL jodphurs, RRL belt, unknown patent and leather lace-up boots, washed silk blouse, and a children's flight jacket I got in Austin. (I'm afraid the jacket gives away many chronological incongruities, but hey, it's only a costume, right?)

ROB PRUITT FOR JIMMY CHOO

The Rob Pruitt x Jimmy Choo collaboration is one of the coolest things to ever happen, so I feel super lucky to have been there for the launch party at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion in NYC this past week. What a party! The whole place was decked out Rob Pruitt style, and it was quite a sight to behold. The shoes I'm wearing are my favorites from the collaboration. The lining of the shoes is printed with the Rob Pruitt panda--possibly the cutest feature of the shoe.

As much as I love the shoes, my favorite part of the collaboration has to be the Angel Panda/Devil Panda cartoon.

I'm wearing the zebra print sparkly sandals sent to me by Jimmy Choo, Isabel Marant lace up pants, a vintage blouse, a vintage peacoat, and Yves Saint Laurent sunnies.

Above are some of my pictures from the party! Me with my friend Rocky, Krysten Ritter (I love her), and me with Sandra and Simon of Jimmy Choo.

MOST IMPORTANT PIECES: BELTS

I can't remember when my mom bought this RRL men's belt--must have been six or seven years ago. She found it at American Rag on a trip to LA. She's worn it almost every day since then. I am not exaggerating in the least. Above are some pictures of the belt's appearances on Atlantis Home. The d-ring closure looks so good. It kind of makes every outfit work. I tried to borrow it whenever I could, which was not often since she was usually wearing it. My mom has a knack for finding 'forever' pieces like that.

I had a few free hours to kill while I was in New York, so I headed down to the RRL store in Soho in search of this belt. I found it, and now I can proudly say I have one of my own! The leather does not have the lived-in look of my mom's belt yet, but it will get there some day! P.S. - the RRL store was amazing, heaven on earth for a Ralph Lauren fanatic like me. I highly reccomend a trip there if you're in town! I found the most insane stuff when I went.

You can purchase this belt here!

Geez, look at us in our cuffed up blue skinnies, pointed heels, wearing the same belt, walking black and tan dogs. This cracks me up!! Must be in the genes.