Zut Alors!

You gotta love that Carine, right?

(but mostly if this was me I would never have the guts to go up to her and I would just shrivel up in a corner and DIE!!!)

The Final Frontier

One of my all time awesome obsessions is space. Yes dears, if I was any good at math, I would love to be an astronomer, I mean, astrophysicist, that's what they call them these days... ANYWHO. So I love space. Therefore I love this Pencey dress. I need it. The problem is the astronomical (hahahahahahaha) price of $198 (it's just a tank dress), but I'm hoping the sales will not forsake me. Yay space!

No thank you

And now, because sometimes being snarky is way more fun than loving stuff, here are the top shoe crimes of Spring 09.

Viktor & Rolf

Viktor... Rolf... darlings... airbrushed flames??? NOT A GOOD LOOK.

Donna Karan

These sandals are hideous. I just don't even have anything witty to say about them. They are cheap-looking and look like they belong to the weirdo, older, trashy bridesmaid at your cousin's wedding who drank too much too early and made an ass of herself before they cut the cake and was seen leaving the premises with her ugly sandals in hand, in tears yelling ALWAYS THE BRIDESMAID NEVER THE BRIDE before promptly hurling in the parking lot and passing out in the backseat of a car that wasn't hers.

Givenchy

I have an aversion to Western gear, this is true, but these shoes are not helping the matters at hand. I find them offensive to tell you the truth... and slightly cartoonish, and inspired by "themed" pole dancer outfits.

Dolce & Gabbana

Dear designers everywhere. This incomplete shoe malarky has to stop. Yes, we get it, that's so crazy that you can do a shoe like that! But you know? We've seen it before and we asked ourselves what the point was back then too. And frankly, with the astronomical prices that y'all are charging these days, I expect a whole shoe. I expect a shoe that I don't have to take classes on how to walk in it, or be afraid that a bee is going to sting me while I'm out walking in the park.
That being said, even if the shoes had a whole sole, they would still be on this list. They are clunky and grotesque. Sorry kids.

Cecilia!

My favorite thing about this photograph is that Cecilia is wearing the crazy Rodarte heels with a pretty floral dress that technically doesn't really go with the shoes, but that's exactly why it looks so awesome. If I had those shoes, I'd wear them with everything too.


ps. I am in the process of clearing out my inspiration folder on my computer at work, since I won't be here much longer, so expect a bit more random "street style" photos than usual this week.

Zip it! Zip it good!!*

As a leftover from my days as an "alternative" youth, I still love love love zippers. Therefore, I love love love these Marc by Marc earrings. The only problem is I can't decide if $68 is too much to pay for them.
They would make a lovely gift for the holiday season.


* Apologies for my lameness, but when trouble comes along YOU MUST ZIP IT!

Random Observation #239

Who's the first person that comes to mind when you see this dress?

Was it Michelle Obama? Because I was going through the new arrivals on Net a Porter, and saw this Michael Kors dress and immediately went, oh that dress is SO Michelle!

Isn't that weird?

Black Hole Sun

Lydia Deetz

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Devi Kroell + Old Yamamoto

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a bit of Hasidic Lady
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I first spied this INCREDIBLE wool skirt at H&M about a month ago. The weather was still a bit warm, and my wallet was definitely empty so I had no choice but to pass it up. Yesterday I stopped by H&M and was delighted to find it on sale! 70% off even! I cannot tell you enough how much I love it. I feel very lady-like and even though it's just a normal full skirt, I feel a little avant-garde in it as well. It's not the long jersey skirt that I've been looking for, but I think it'll definitely do for now. The real way to wear this skirt is with heels (very New Look), but I didn't feel like wearing heels today (plus next week I'll be starting a new job where I'll probably be wearing heels all the time, so I'm trying to savor my freedom to wear clunky shoes while I have the chance).

Anywho, I bought a "black" tri-blend tee from AA on Saturday because I love them more than anything and thought it was the perfect way to make the skirt a bit more everyday. Throw on my necklaces, navy tights and my docs and I gotta say I feel kinda weird and awesome in this.

Sorry my hair looks nuts, whatevs.

Total fashion-y moment

Lakshmi Menon is for SURE becoming one of my favorite models. She is just so uh... I hate using this word, but she is just so fierce-looking! Love love love her.

Things that are hilarious #98723

The December issue of Harper's Bazaar has just informed that the price of the Louboutin's that I've been lusting after for months is $1,895.

$1,895

HAHAHA LIKE RAIN ON MY WEDDING DAY!

I spy with my little eye

Jeffrey Campbell loves Miu Miu...

... and Marc...

... and Chloe.


Hey, we're all broke these days; I say go for it. Especially because the faux-Chloe's look more like what went down the runway a couple months ago, than the actual pair that Chloe put out.

Missed Opportunities

This was a special edition offered today by the fine folks over at 20x200. I was away from my computer all day so I missed the email about it and now they are sold out (although you should still go to the site because you will surely find a print you like), so I'm super bummed.

Sigh.
I love it so so so so much.
I know, I know, bring out the tiny violins.

think-make-think by Clifton Burt, via 20x200.

Secret looooversss that's what we aaaare

Dear Gap:
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Love,
Laia

Ps. Where's Bill Hader and Andy Samberg? Not complaining, just wondering!

Pss. Yes, I am a total nerd for SNL. Check out that Will Forte! Oooh Mama like!! Mama like!!

WTF: Debra Messing, no really, WTF

WHAT HAPPENED DEBRA, PAL?

Also: Are the feet coming out the top of the shoes?

*WAH WAH WAAAAAAAAAAAAH*


Ps. Sorry for the gynormous picture, but I thought it was necessary to convey the horror. THE HORROR.

Photo via Jezebel.