Do I know how it happened? No.

Do I know why it happened? No.

All I know is that on Tuesday I went to the mall, of all places, to find a birthday present for my friend Caitlin and I found this Dear Creatures top at Anthropologie (who knew they even carried DC?) and it was on sale for

--wait for it--

TWENTY ONE DOLLARS

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is called good shopping karma.

PS - Sorry this is only my second blog post in 2010. Life happens.

what I could stand for

a huge crazy turban

Foret La 'Alice' silk blouse

1950s Sears jeans

Contributor by Rachel Comey oxford

collections

If you're as obsessed with DesignSponge as I am, you've probably already seen this post about the home of artist Sophie Blackall. Among other things, she does these amazing illustrated versions of missed connections from craigslist.org, which you can view on her blog here. Anyway, I just love her apartment. I'm really into typologies and apparently so is she, with all the different types of mirrors and dolls and antlers and things she has displayed. The color palette is wonderful too. I love the aubergine bedroom!

O

M

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Seriously though, I was just wondering, can I wear dark purple lipstick and green eye makeup? Can I bleach my eyebrows? Does that sound crazy? It sounds kind of crazy. This editorial (from Vogue Italia) is making me think crazy thoughts.

november gear

Rachel Comey knit hood

Pendleton vintage wool cape

Wiksten-Made dress (ps - amazing blog)

Billykirk & Opening Ceremony satchel

Cronert wool over-the-knee socks

Frye boots

happy halloween!

The beautifully creepy, always elegant Theda Bara.

tudors

This Tudor-themed editorial from the most recent issue of Dazed & Confused magazine is amazing. It's so dark and Shakespearean. I love the somber mood juxtaposed with the extravagance of the clothing. And that dark red lipstick is wonderful. 

peggy

The amazing Peggy Guggenheim!

In Venice. 

In a Poiret gown, photographed by Man Ray in the 1920s.

and a Peggy Guggenheim-inspired editorial, shot by Karl Lagerfeld, published in Harper's Bazaar

no. 6

When I got home last night I opened my laptop only to discover that someone (probably my friend Caitlin) had been using it, and had left the website for the wonderful No. 6 Store open in my browser window. It was like being visited by a magical internet blogging elf or something! I have something great to blog about and I didn't even have to do hours of scouring the internet. People should come over and use my laptop more often.

Apparently No. 6 is a vintage store that also carries independent contemporary designers, and now they have their own line. Their lookbook is amazing! I love everything but my favorites are the mixed-print dress toward the bottom and the last black dress with the neat deco sleeves. It's very Busby Berkeley. The setting is beautiful too. The golden color of the grasses really compliments the color palette and mood of the pieces.