tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760898829601699682024-03-05T10:23:39.200-05:00ashford gets dressednyc fashion blogger philosophy art prada miu miu new york brooklyn louisianaashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-17418612534381797272013-01-22T00:53:00.000-05:002013-01-22T00:53:11.034-05:00dressed for . . . A MADEWELL CATALOG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Juicy Couture </i>scarf<i> | H&M </i>rugby striped sweater<i> | <a href="http://www.jbrandjeans.com/store/productdetails.aspx?productid=2580&mr:trackingCode=53377FDB-E3CD-E111-9312-001B21A69EB8&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=14593269993&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=40037835873&gclid=CI7-m4qh-7QCFQSf4AodAgMAFQ">J Brand Kacie</a></i><a href="http://www.jbrandjeans.com/store/productdetails.aspx?productid=2580&mr:trackingCode=53377FDB-E3CD-E111-9312-001B21A69EB8&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=14593269993&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=40037835873&gclid=CI7-m4qh-7QCFQSf4AodAgMAFQ"> jeans</a><i> | Vintage </i>gold flats</div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/121231391/original-rabbit-watercolour-painting"><i>Water In My Paint </i>bunny in bowler hat</a></div>
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<br />ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-50430922814080412872011-09-30T00:33:00.001-04:002011-09-30T00:36:12.728-04:00MY GOLDEN BIRTHDAY<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Well, I had a birthday this week. My GOLDEN birthday, at that! It totally sneaked up on me in between <b>my Lucky magazine contest entries</b> (see sidebar) and an event I'm planning with New York's #1 thrift shop, Vintage Thrift. ( Look at the <a href="http://bit.ly/nXH8qm">awesome flier we made</a>! Styled by yours truly!)</div>
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And now back to the birthday. I'm a very lucky girl in that I could totally not plan <i>anything</i> at all and still have a few loving friends who filled my day with all sorts of surprises. <b>Just look at this cake! </b>When I first sliced into it, I thought it was going to be strawberry, but as I kept going, so did the colors. Yep, it's a homemade pastel rainbow cake. Six layers!</div>
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My sis surprised me with gifts and treats galore, including this <b>super cute new workout shtuff</b>, caramel salty ice cream, rosemary/sea salt/and raspberry jam butter cookies (so yum), and these <b>MISSONI FOR TARGET PIECES</b>. I mean, how did she get them?!</div>
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Well, truth be told, my sister travels for work every week and happened to be in LA for opening day. Not the ideal city to be in, but perhaps slightly better than NY. After scrambling to three different Targets, she managed to scrounge up two pairs of zigzag socks and a gigantic mug (sorry, no pics, that one's already been moved to my office).</div>
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And this super cool bracelet was created by my friend Shelby, who also made the cake. Since I'm usually the one doing the gift-making, I was thrilled to get these awesome gifties. I think they are the first presents anyone has ever made me, save for a few valentines I can recall.</div>
ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-50528102649290024762011-05-18T06:00:00.001-04:002011-05-18T06:00:10.521-04:00PREGNANCY TUNICS<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHv1pCn4k_N91D1C-e034SKO0QmsLspU7PMTvKTaIejNGWTWYB5kAypXcC1UHcF3Z_YkbZKTRvCCbkDzTEeGBND_hlw16SxOLKKxLcIycFBmcpq2WsptVJIKewzZSN82GIIYK2ODUfBa6p/s400/Bag+Event+096+EDIT.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607521758635872818" /><div style="text-align: center;">No, there's nothing <i>that </i>exciting to report over here. Except that last weekend we invited some good people over for impromptu red beans and rice, a Louisiana favorite. The house specialty, however, was the creamed orange butter I whipped up. It's my secret recipe, and it is divine. We dabbed, smeared, and dolloped it on top of cornbread. I added mustard to my red beans, because that's just how I like 'em.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLM5TVBcLFm0hHNachO3ZluDjFC5JVDb8-2Ykhta5W4fd-0MVOe1Xugajf5PKS9_IYs71b7bKvAZTrWV5u-dfN6E_0gTks5eL9NRMIQRi6XveThpov-YdHBDjeCtBUSCooIda6oGBiPOY/s400/Bag+Event+099+EDIT.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607521756301529394" /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JwIYk4iEBn4ZNWc9yivBG0FNyJ64oY8kud8pjdCMueXJYwdGeEsTdYGJ8W6b5_UgGNmJtjqTdqFQiT_kUq1y0QvahlGXtkCGdJLC2XmQaYrJGxiK6Udsyi6xge79FnNlhMSILFOGbsDF/s400/Bag+Event+100+EDIT.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607521765378519330" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">This vintage pregnancy lace overlay (think Betty Draper) has the best floral/rhinestone trimmed pockets. You can see some of the textural trimming taking over my arm there.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRqFVTz8erKjuVXFSzwklwAgpyOz8zZxS7XDRBdScNfv3Cca5IWLBa0hT_Gz-GiWPxRmlv196nnYbM_s1CkUkLcHOj_aVWrybOGIxEemsFrdwZPNUvRkwL633LgVMBXd7WP8fw-WFDANq/s400/Bag+Event+094+EDIT.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607521753946112114" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><b>Vintage</b> (<a href="http://vintagethriftnyc.blogspot.com/">vintage thrif</a>t) lace tunic, <b>Mossimo</b> black tee, <b>Topshop</b> bird shorts, <b>Vince Camuto</b> sandals</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "></span>more of the lace skeleton.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-63933127654584111952011-05-16T06:00:00.001-04:002011-05-24T21:57:42.835-04:00FUTURE REFLECTIONS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdnQQqJGWDXGa0vxgkSrtvZF_LZhKtx8YwZ8OEwP-yuRSBklVgHwBLIYcp6CsYvsA_Z_ax-ylRUEbb9OrArPfdEicE_Qt8B3SC92LStl9zlrWoyH0ovueOw5Dy0XjESpPhFUnOIDfNXnD/s1600/spanishtown.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdnQQqJGWDXGa0vxgkSrtvZF_LZhKtx8YwZ8OEwP-yuRSBklVgHwBLIYcp6CsYvsA_Z_ax-ylRUEbb9OrArPfdEicE_Qt8B3SC92LStl9zlrWoyH0ovueOw5Dy0XjESpPhFUnOIDfNXnD/s400/spanishtown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606739984384179090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Louisiana rules. Photo <a href="http://therealpaulhebert.tumblr.com/">via</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Exactly two years ago on this day I left my Louisiana and started building a home in NYC. I say <i>my </i>Louisiana because I had no idea just how beloved my home state would become to me. These last two years have been rough. BEYOND ROUGH. . . I've moved three times, had three jobs, slaved at <a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/">three</a> <a href="http://www.threefleurdelys.com/">separate</a> <a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/">internships</a>, and have often found myself in dire need of old friends <i>who get me</i>. There is not a day that goes by that I don't question whether I should be here, whether I can afford to be here, whether I <i>want </i>to be here. Needless to say, these past 730 days - like the never ending winters - have been dark.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I still don't have all the answers to those questions, and I'm not sure I wouldn't be living in the same sort of existential mania back at home. But at least now I have a thoroughly enjoyable, career path-type job(s), a (little) cash flow, and (A LOT of ) ideas. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and I think I'm beginning to see it. Maybe you've noticed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So. . . I apologize for dragging you through those past two years of blogging. Documenting my struggles has been hard; being totally conscious of this struggle the whole time was even harder. I'm working on resurrecting this blog because I know it's a good place for me. It's kind of like being home . . . and that's something I desperately need.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Onward<i>.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-61677343487524827362011-05-10T22:35:00.005-04:002011-05-10T23:20:00.801-04:00BOX TOPS<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTQq-YYsPIqOgicxLx7bzHVd3KoDLCvFQhxboM-65toiWSF8LRj6J4KaRztY1Qbdwx8qvd9KLUG31zLT5C3ok5bgBcMD-Qi7eIib-D9-etuupQkxkR7gQgD-JZ8QQ7iF6c0aLrwLp7T_w/s1600/011boost.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTQq-YYsPIqOgicxLx7bzHVd3KoDLCvFQhxboM-65toiWSF8LRj6J4KaRztY1Qbdwx8qvd9KLUG31zLT5C3ok5bgBcMD-Qi7eIib-D9-etuupQkxkR7gQgD-JZ8QQ7iF6c0aLrwLp7T_w/s400/011boost.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605282110290373266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hmmm... this outfit is from a while ago so I can't remember exactly what I was going for, except for that I'm all about a box-y top and a girly, fitted bottom. This little cropped sweater has metallic aqua stripes running through it and appears to be vintage. The belt is leopard Saks (thrifted) and the skirt is that same Silence & Noise one I've been wearing since <a href="http://ashfordgetsdressed.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-post.html">the beginning of time</a>. It's that great.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7DNVPbl9-t4CRKZVl9PzXqlyJA9zj9TtjXA_vLYjPXPaiCzj_dEzVfnh4yasOkMEZzWKFcViZXtobY2FBWCUpjzbasBPhT7OTkKcuIZe4HVSdLWZw2P6-krm-SZh5_xiuJqTJyHl_pkm/s400/010boost.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Wb7KAgMUQokWOV6tbZjpqyoQ9m5EReEMmtSZrAZlzg51W5yQfi5jReAX2K2hqB6c-FDMTwODJXo_r3j80sU7BfXkyVubQmsgEc156Q-fTelrUxwBxSf_IK27Bo-x4GB_0Q4YbbiO784d/s400/002closecrop.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I went lazy on the shoes: simple black flats. On the weekends, I'd lose the undershirt and go bare midriff.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BIHwmIFrkx-6xdYYV7hRAoBtdAgNMXBZBmjsY0eu8ooBVrufrcKaDF6V8pgD-ztfl7EXwXGY1ZR9-JyYMWgFesvjeOtrsUsaxGrTqKIJRlBEQbKOEnEAt7mNqex8Y_AZXc9p6GEHAjah/s400/003boost.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605282078774803634" />feelin' sassy.</div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-85178822419333210402011-05-02T21:35:00.013-04:002011-05-02T23:06:42.087-04:00THE MET GALA #RIGHTNOW<div style="text-align: center;">Trendspotting at New York's Met Gala: <b><span class="Apple-style-span">mermaid looks</span></b> (Kerry Washington, Rihanna's hair) <b><span class="Apple-style-span">1940s waves</span></b> (Madonna, Elizabeth Banks, Diane Kruger, Tara Subkoff) ,<span class="Apple-style-span"> <b>Russian royalty</b></span> (Naomi Campbell, Beyonce, Daphne Guinness -or maybe it's just all McQueen?), <b><span class="Apple-style-span">Grecian goddesses</span></b> (Blake Lively, Eva Mendes, Kristen Bell) and<span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span">long sleeves</span></b> (pretty much everyone). Red and black&white seem to be especially popular color choices.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some images <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/05/see_all_the_looks_from_the_201.html#">of the Met Gala via NYMag</a>:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red hot supermodels Doutzen Kroes and Giselle Bundchen competing with the red carpet (and winning).</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2OvevxUxKNqomF7d1UU2uFn_c4ue3LklhozfbAsBE6cwukqRe-kaJhOH_V0Q2aRaLaHUJr6d6uxuqIlLTNbYDz4RMx7ZwN2ji1kYNLu0CJ8S9MVfNCNul98BlODMKd6VOXGHvs_3asOL/s400/02_metcostumegala_doutzenkroes.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602301256443750498" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT1dfueNEo0De9U9WBk0KiK7NgSngK1OVdwlTHPMko8yNZekOlrOlqVumbyxT1uwMSNZds1N1fQq5tj_KSzVZEJKGc_6cFrpwfK9diMBGnK-8wb1rsuo-gnc_FlsuYLda_WT6qyn5Zer8/s400/02_metcostumegala_giselle.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hot pink Calvin Klein?</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIwjXNk2w_y5Rf0TPpekvBanXw71kop_skfd5bQdECIi3y01-cFun46Ps4YdqXRsvlIeYDJy-kD2GR5HiytjObKvorhzMWhpOdWeOAto5a3Zn6PYPPSvl65pVYWreKP1Zs61ucjBaNweZ/s400/02_metcostumegala_brooklyndecker.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602301249002071202" /><div style="text-align: center;">The Anna Wintour</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhTVUlIOrr_iIy41QzXU47oQu2x2MHwEUEoCNrYzYT597HEGDlkPoM-WEUOtGmrMSNYJXmYnWQjiiE6Q3NtY8p4IYO0U3kPTzYlwDoYPpT3z6UDr9o3p1jRk3BqvHNAFQ6g5KQwsmyg4Q/s400/02_metcostumegala_annawintour.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602301246603014242" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rashida Jones is so cute, I thought she was Maggie Gyllenhaal for a second.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmdvv6B20FICyZqb4Ku8BoXrLKkSi-eSl5Ff6kuhcpvdS8UgqNjoclomlqibEE1SbpV1zv4r2v-UR9pfhCBWXfy_-LbDI6Dc1UeDS32iOGbxFt3LC3OCSGuUeaHM4WWz4_wu0DMrhY4Oa/s400/02_metcostumegala_rashidajones.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Naomi Watts in sheer sleeves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5wWDDIGt47AM99-IXzyoKOsfUJ5Rg3w3wwgBja5tys8pQzYijVXEquOAv3xQXSAXmsj4cYK5bi9k3gEMza8LzuLvPwCwJfZV-lA5hcXA3QqjMbUqXtN3x4NcvVc0kIAXTJfrTdiB2NcB/s400/02_metcostumegala_naomiwatts.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Personal favorites:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Diane Kruger; just beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJr_k0Kfz0nzoZA2-34GJ9LqUUdPhi3NuHqxzMe3IMwAl1cUkub4JOBnxRPO8wgZD3_-icXd-lSGKhUra61p359pz2Dr32zS7opsPKqceewuIubPyoXLZspW1yyL9uLgWc9Y_b9Zkfqkz-/s400/02_metcostumegala_dianekruger.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Zoe Saldana; whatever this sculptural double-knit fabric is that keeps popping up everywhere is full of beauty + I'm really into yellow right now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQtaqNUtFsLgdOSH7n1_jMXZbevZW95-s-Pxs3FM54I2FD0v8EwHqDm_E1oMuqxJ2HFaSucLsvbXkeZDlrxz23rA06nTgo4z71ftnESiyAcSMeFIkHuxjCZfnBFeiYm5tan6IIEKq5XYl/s400/02_metcostumegala_zoesaldana.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course I would like <a href="http://ashfordgetsdressed.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-die-for-miu-miu.html">the one with birds on it</a>. (Michelle Williams)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7qTmGY_YMvg9ByY9s0stseIjiLuYEtx8s-JFv_G3468BHPDdtjlVmrfSCn2ZEqzBg9k5Drl9LDrCpRhlcBrQBgMsr6ic6-qHfNJ6PcA4uid7w1KKi1VdeBgwNZQw05GrIC6RF7qI20ao/s400/02_metcostumegala_michellewilliams.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Emma Stone, my new fashion muse. This print looks very similar to an Express skirt I have. That should be the biggest insult, but I absolutely adore this dress on Emma. Beyond gorgeous. It's perfection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdpwmoetPyNYcIZf_tqZB741okp-M65dTYQQSPUNczXt1L6H-XEMJg1ZfH3kT9JMgte2SlNW6z7BCy6OSzUrDjvjCzW4F3qNyXxxBZolcFph7owGd0yrRGi-tkyGA0zjWXJseC7iGOadU/s400/02_metcostumegala_emmastone.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While there are some truly great looks in this group, I think my favorite might be Vera Wang.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Did you know that Vera is 61? SIXTY-ONE YEARS OLD, PEOPLE. With that hair! and that color! She looks 24! UNREAL.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DooyCK4EnDw7pTVWrNeMSM-oLnu8ywW4VMoVrK5c3I53OFg48TMwlcO7jy1DlrEdLROpe7A5hMoTANIUF18YUwWt5Jj5lUZRQZo3CgX1bbie_NoMqQItpJIPWcbmjGCnucgpeAUmmZuu/s400/02_metcostumegala_verawang.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">A.L.T., Jennifer Lopez, and Freida Pinto get a WTF. Sorry, because I really like you all. Really, I do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. Why is <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/05/see_all_the_looks_from_the_201.html#photo=39x87212">Fergie wearing a wedding dress</a>?</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">P.P.S. Where is January Jones?</div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-43086133664032491122011-04-30T11:05:00.000-04:002011-04-30T11:05:00.744-04:00DOUBLE YOUR COLLAR<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNNW5UllUiy0MJmL05rms-rFeTu_LHI3GWEmGWQ1ePK_iM78RHltVJJ7_10zhj6F68UKCu-mDQV6DPVmsua90YZAvWvaeH1Jd0KUdI_K99pWoaRWOMjj_7P6kjhRi2pGpvJ41akHedaxY/s1600/045soft.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNNW5UllUiy0MJmL05rms-rFeTu_LHI3GWEmGWQ1ePK_iM78RHltVJJ7_10zhj6F68UKCu-mDQV6DPVmsua90YZAvWvaeH1Jd0KUdI_K99pWoaRWOMjj_7P6kjhRi2pGpvJ41akHedaxY/s400/045soft.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601192484167288898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxn1hb_dg7oXGGou7d2R1S8Gt62SPnPvYSa-cV7aJOhUPU7WgrvjQvB_WA8kLZnWTFetbIBu4bDJCGjCW7xyKUiDZApYcFgOwW17yjNSQqaFSTqAyLIzFUGKPiWmejA0ZL0IhNGn4RYMT/s1600/017soft.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking a tip from <a href="http://www.manrepeller.com/">Leandra at The Man Repeller</a> --in the rush of getting ready yesterday (hey, it's been a busy week) I decided to double up on the unsexiest of elements, that is, <b>the collar</b>(s).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've always been fond of distinctive neck encircle-rs, as evidenced as far back as <a href="http://ashfordgetsdressed.blogspot.com/2009/01/pm-wishlist.html">here</a>. This one is a 60's dress remnant, ordered from eBay, and worn backwards so that it's no longer a round mock neck, but a notched shirt collar instead.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxn1hb_dg7oXGGou7d2R1S8Gt62SPnPvYSa-cV7aJOhUPU7WgrvjQvB_WA8kLZnWTFetbIBu4bDJCGjCW7xyKUiDZApYcFgOwW17yjNSQqaFSTqAyLIzFUGKPiWmejA0ZL0IhNGn4RYMT/s400/017soft.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's actually quite detailed. At the base are silvery, long tubular beads (as in tubes, not an 80's form of awesome), covered by a thick layer of crochet lace, and then topped off by alternating rows of rhinestone and pearls.<i style="font-weight: bold; "> </i>Stunning magnificence!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnEnCZ4KlrR4lWVFuZr6nBCIJwBE4fDpclBFLmdIQj_SPCKigi99J09mbZI1LJgR4qwKtaUq3hEl65_GfUxix_oyPGY6I6_bul2LR77ci-TGHINUcAPrmEWZ_ggHDL5-_vO2sUUK2a4IQ/s400/023.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Laugh with me as I fall off my bed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyO2atc-nR1s6bOgbEbdO_BFKSWP3Bk7-ERBKFVwtJ5rHbe6_T7IJ66Uv6yhs3cnfS-0YnmWdJYiHO9aiTxWITLdPSIZcAEJHTfncTjs0m0Dn8xdzdG1TRV9Yct4D-EOasRptnJl63H_Pw/s400/008soft.jpg" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRNScPauK8TJGpbFaumxSVKlrlmq0xdbHUvbN7e6vvRVBwgvoeDBfU034cTEDnghlbd27dRWTcmSghtL0g-qcF5mq4oQsXMzUEeRXwKZvi5A92CwK5cIFLS9ihCaC5O0NhPyJJhu7bdcu/s400/010soft.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Allow me to show you what I'm working with. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqdiLJ5jICQT1LL1WJR101nRAALAg1AybfprepsM7uGO8gUbi5-HZ8FhHRaqOlx_-wwPN1kTyT60Naf55DuF8502Fou7zy3E_vU6RoldlmUvl7-QPqPWfGByGX-FrI138x9WYu2dpfRa7/s400/006.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Timex wristband and Gucci snake skin bangle. Thrifted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >vintage collar (eBay)/mossimo buttondown (thrifted)/ j+ for uniqlo cropped pants /timex watch & snakeskin bangle (thrifted)/lesportsac work tote (thrifted)</span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-35928732582709017922011-04-27T20:13:00.006-04:002011-04-27T21:42:47.852-04:00VERY VALENTINO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszus0ut7zVJl-PV6fp6o7jD_Msx_8SVjFrSB2WpmMOmoOxY-vyb2Lix82eMHkj8-2ZpfWLc1y0sMnYzmD07B8fUYsacD_mejzNNjKfdSNZE3OwUKeGktunnmwlZyvDSnY_53t-VmDm5KI/s1600/013a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszus0ut7zVJl-PV6fp6o7jD_Msx_8SVjFrSB2WpmMOmoOxY-vyb2Lix82eMHkj8-2ZpfWLc1y0sMnYzmD07B8fUYsacD_mejzNNjKfdSNZE3OwUKeGktunnmwlZyvDSnY_53t-VmDm5KI/s400/013a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600438439668573154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today's attire is inspired by <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2011RTW-VALENTIN">Valentino's Spring 2011 RTW</a> (a collection so good that I want the slideshow to be never ending) and a complete lack of time.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtP9BvuT5kcsr1rYYl9MYah1wX8q8_yVweYdFrFg-PtDkhIOzcV5OaObFYeXS4lZtsaRaqu4utNV99AKYdTWSh9x40GQYDWEwDELxX7ZsB6x_S4-UlWinpr7A7hXmCFQVUFeTRwbJHDJez/s400/016.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My basic approach for a 25 minute get-ready is to throw on a dress (any of them!) plus some accessories, blush, and mascara, and then it's out the door for me. Oh, and a few strokes with an eyebrow pencil for good measure. If you remember one thing, it should be this: DO NOT FORGET THE EYEBROW PENCIL.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">details:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMwsLAv4NEffKC-qyT8vF0KqHGi0D1pZqlOnEytI_fJXjDNbTYDFy2HPSXY-zrzsGlL21UJA9ZC-rLbJOKFVbSarCztZMIt1KOVwEK64Exw42KOckYD_opvEfKYORxtIpq_ppS9iLKBrW/s400/024.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_FfFOrchgnRg09N1zWRHsuaWNrsB5hBDRFSgzNHULPYTI9t9_0BKTbTi1fIQH4xLQBv1NmG4HPIJkPni2ZvbxdFYLokw54yxga_GOYwEBjHlVGK-3nvlQDbD1Jz1q9uwPa4ulo82o6ys/s400/022.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make your frock a vintage-y keyhole-d version and your shoes the be-studded kind, and suddenly you're <b>Valentino casual </b>for a Wednesday at the office. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I mean, that's what I did today. What about you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8icRhlkGcE_ry4l-CKkQ0UMf2JnP_BpEV6eq8D1-pACgmaG9wLKkTebahrFReasn7tffBnX7Sn84VsdBnJXzs_ZhyphenhypheneU1KmF2sEAY8iBdGo1pvAtcenGCZIGf1FFV-U8gi7rToI4ONoCm4/s400/014.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >old navy dress/vince camuto sandals/revlon lilac pastelle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[disclaimer: objects in photos may appear more pissed than they actually are, promise.]</span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-73215173966593326762011-04-16T21:13:00.003-04:002011-04-16T21:18:01.786-04:00THE TEENAGE GUIDE TO POPULARITY<div style="text-align: center;">I'm not really one for the grunge look, but this guy in the orange pants/baggy black sweater combo has me rethinking the whole thing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RNc45FTenhg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Probably because his cheekbone length hair reminds me of every middle school crush I ever had.</div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-56794696989666619472011-03-22T00:04:00.004-04:002011-03-22T00:17:21.961-04:00INSPIRATION WALL<div style="text-align: center;">I have an inspiration wall where I post things I like. After a while, I retire the "keepers" into a sketchbook I've had for over 10 years (!). Over time it has become filled with everything from emotional journal entries and sketch paintings, to home inspirations and marketing ideas. Here's what I'm working with right now:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2_85ghqCSDO8MIcEzmzE-mSUWsoGOElbQXfplKKw5O3q7wxPsciPvcH1a9_GiLE3dBk_lOYrAcNA8e-6oO5pKw_-EVP8Zkocubn0DZeoxAshAwaxHs9hO3lhKc5kbBnOHYgCIYSimIJ0/s400/inspiration+001.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586751872504252594" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKg1ByaPJVxRFidociDROheryZvNzm6zhEqe9t-DvztY7F9RwD4REQfhhgZ2FZVCe8-_sx2F9RlrYo8DDuFz3_IS2grXBBE4WgwjQIlVyBePEW-KgFa_5vLcofFtuzh91stTH9j7eziWXj/s400/inspiration+004.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586751886521177506" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FdZcPljw0iOC4UfNo71un3Xur-Wo1gPiE67eVFyAmg_yaWULabkFC0OEpqGhihqOOF8aLqzm_-FJ4lCUyNuxjzlIPLUOJNppf2OM5m6FqafnLm7uQRM2G-B3QhNxJzk-R7O3Vx4mXnJg/s400/inspiration+003.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586751876284568914" /><div style="text-align: center;">In there you'll find Bottega Veneta's <i>The Birds </i>campaign, Valentino's sheer keyhole dresses, PRADA (but of course), Dakota Fanning in a stunning nude gown, and spotted eggs (because I like their color & texture), among other little treasures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just like to surround myself with beauty, and live a beautiful life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-84485844611058333952011-01-02T01:33:00.009-05:002011-01-02T02:42:04.708-05:00ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfYCQg9clETWRzSGAilXx7W-2iPHnd9CQ3UotJ35sAr-KzknZfg8hBKp_mPNICfHdmMfWGTLKn6SBPfDkPgZYNuP1qIMzGaWt7Kq5xGZkmLhhKZKlnst6T-uUifbcYpBtaGMzqoBZK2fe/s1600/charlottegainsbourgEDIT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfYCQg9clETWRzSGAilXx7W-2iPHnd9CQ3UotJ35sAr-KzknZfg8hBKp_mPNICfHdmMfWGTLKn6SBPfDkPgZYNuP1qIMzGaWt7Kq5xGZkmLhhKZKlnst6T-uUifbcYpBtaGMzqoBZK2fe/s400/charlottegainsbourgEDIT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557486176547156066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Charlotte Gainsbourg, via <a href="http://childhoodflames.blogspot.com/">Childhood Flames</a>, a long time ago</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Why, hello hello blog friends! Back again and this time I'm armed with some New Years resolutions. It's the start of the decade so let's make them count.<br /><br />(P.S. this is the longest post ever.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ONE:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">No more pity parties.</span> When you're down in the mud, it's really easy to wallow in it. I've always been one to try to change my situation for the better, so I've got that part covered. This resolution has more to do with changing the focus of my mental energy all together. Is mental energy too new age-y? (Resolution 1.1: get more new age-y in the new year.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TWO:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Less black. </span>Or more black. I can't decide which. On the one hand, black is dull, boring, and has the possibility of sucking the life out of my pale winter skin. On the other hand, everything I try on seems to work best in the black, or nearly black, version. I'll let the mirrors decide.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">THREE:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sleeping by myself.</span> Ha, this one doesn't mean what you think it does. Since I pretty much spend the hours of noon to night on this laptoppy thingy, at bedtime I am quite prone to simply sliding it off my lap and onto the adjacent mattress space just before the drool hits the keyboard. It's probably not the safest spot for my computer, and gee, I'd really like my bed back, technology, so it's onto the wooden floor for you. Plus, you're kind of making a rectangle shape indention in the mattress and that's not cool.<br /><br />And now, the party stuff. Doing anything without serious planning and commitment always turns into a cluster eff, but by the time the clock struck 2011, all was right. I toasted to my new roomies, climbed up to our still-snowy rooftop, and caught firework shows from both the ocean (?) and East River sides. Very cool.<br /><br />Then it was dance party time at a few local bars. I wore a turban. Like this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BXRORZ8qi5UGY-HlFpogFMvlPGN2uyua9afWF7beR4afQ4m2KQpSXj15lGYCE5meyCOPxqVuzygsLLi66OVG3bgXkgERBqp-w5VAUZh3oNHwN0SCiOoyYJH6suZCBPpZcnwwSMri_Vlo/s1600/Everything+until+Jan+1+2011+108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BXRORZ8qi5UGY-HlFpogFMvlPGN2uyua9afWF7beR4afQ4m2KQpSXj15lGYCE5meyCOPxqVuzygsLLi66OVG3bgXkgERBqp-w5VAUZh3oNHwN0SCiOoyYJH6suZCBPpZcnwwSMri_Vlo/s400/Everything+until+Jan+1+2011+108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557477926819472146" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the whole look, Polyvore style:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQKeLGTVh_BeUMYtljGGCYiC9DeTOT95qNZ9x2UnWwaj9HIz21x9qjw0-sMP_Owa2l1De1Ts3TIzchyyA8v07bIByNXBYSbBEgA13rrBrsBBCTHGuXOnxRC1a9_QeBYvJ9LEmdHRpsZML/s1600/New+Year+Outfit+E029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQKeLGTVh_BeUMYtljGGCYiC9DeTOT95qNZ9x2UnWwaj9HIz21x9qjw0-sMP_Owa2l1De1Ts3TIzchyyA8v07bIByNXBYSbBEgA13rrBrsBBCTHGuXOnxRC1a9_QeBYvJ9LEmdHRpsZML/s400/New+Year+Outfit+E029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557479929903325522" border="0" /></a>Vintage Victor Costa emerald green ballgown that I had shortened several years ago, vintage Paola Conte sequined vest, Family Dollar turban (you read that right), H&M bib necklace, and the same two rings I always wear. For my legs I had black tights and platforms, which I later swapped for flats before heading out, because at that point I just didn't care anymore. There was no real inspiration besides sequins and gems, and none of it really made any sense, but when it came together it seemed to work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzGkfyx7JSxPk6G08yS9lVlDp3-OrY_uin_cQ7ww6r8ysYa28P6lswv6tk4cOz4rvCkcCwcrSZf0IWp5la7C_sGmp4_iwBGLq5Dvgjc9BGEdQDc-qvuhpn_jFlE8NwmbAJuT33KTGxIU2/s1600/New+Year+Outfit+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzGkfyx7JSxPk6G08yS9lVlDp3-OrY_uin_cQ7ww6r8ysYa28P6lswv6tk4cOz4rvCkcCwcrSZf0IWp5la7C_sGmp4_iwBGLq5Dvgjc9BGEdQDc-qvuhpn_jFlE8NwmbAJuT33KTGxIU2/s400/New+Year+Outfit+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557477911890288450" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW06E5RkHH2k9GGEeCcWESR3xOZ0jgIiASKlq4NIeQu0nGqpsC3IBrgUup_bxM8GPZmy9uAzRzKnaTpGKvZcr5-VMcEvUF-y2qJt6_4e5Q6L-RzwO-Bx1Bib4oRjv-4agwAdlqx5Cvo73E/s1600/New+Year+Outfit+035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW06E5RkHH2k9GGEeCcWESR3xOZ0jgIiASKlq4NIeQu0nGqpsC3IBrgUup_bxM8GPZmy9uAzRzKnaTpGKvZcr5-VMcEvUF-y2qJt6_4e5Q6L-RzwO-Bx1Bib4oRjv-4agwAdlqx5Cvo73E/s400/New+Year+Outfit+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557477906705964722" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9XRu7CULXTcfvy32wuvl7atvhW9cKILKbtScIRhSFr87U5l4UAHAxZYaB-VPskd4xWrApx5KaoIn1Wn-eWgWftkZlXlDyOlfHsGpSdSZmGtI1qej0wtp0rn-GKSI-AhB_lAwUA5PTTrE/s1600/New+Year+Outfit+034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9XRu7CULXTcfvy32wuvl7atvhW9cKILKbtScIRhSFr87U5l4UAHAxZYaB-VPskd4xWrApx5KaoIn1Wn-eWgWftkZlXlDyOlfHsGpSdSZmGtI1qej0wtp0rn-GKSI-AhB_lAwUA5PTTrE/s400/New+Year+Outfit+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557477902021617666" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC3cDknuVRCLnoZeexBmM1TkCsM8HEtpd2PRM3g3mbQRdlGbSXJJwBi14fHgNl_JVsjL8aKeg3O_T_BijQISJORILocyX8f5UASznetZ87UtQUud_59eZ-mviT4c93ig29KmhVfhOmT8T/s1600/Everything+until+Jan+1+2011+109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC3cDknuVRCLnoZeexBmM1TkCsM8HEtpd2PRM3g3mbQRdlGbSXJJwBi14fHgNl_JVsjL8aKeg3O_T_BijQISJORILocyX8f5UASznetZ87UtQUud_59eZ-mviT4c93ig29KmhVfhOmT8T/s400/Everything+until+Jan+1+2011+109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557477916005127058" border="0" /></a>Two hats are better than one.<br /><br />What about you? Any New Years/New Decade resolutions?<br />Blogging more is essential.<br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-67032219153199584042010-12-16T00:38:00.007-05:002010-12-16T01:48:56.305-05:00BACK FROM THE MOVING DEAD<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU1dZ-OzfTe-vKrx-cJqGbbSHmoj9ki9jw_6ZrFiAXMkqFnalj99WQRrZfJeEmK9JzJ4zP4EqJhyatRbIZA2YMBnUQFpCReSJP8fJN321OOkjbFWtIFG6si_iYY8HrLSWIUKpe1ihycoD/s1600/2+sweaters+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU1dZ-OzfTe-vKrx-cJqGbbSHmoj9ki9jw_6ZrFiAXMkqFnalj99WQRrZfJeEmK9JzJ4zP4EqJhyatRbIZA2YMBnUQFpCReSJP8fJN321OOkjbFWtIFG6si_iYY8HrLSWIUKpe1ihycoD/s400/2+sweaters+092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551161734606671442" border="0" /></a>Oh! So many things to note this week. One: I'm back from moving (and being sick at the same time, uggggh) and am slowly settling into my new place. Here are the first shots from my partially renovated room. I can't wait to show you the before and afters once it's all done.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyIdYCgz0ZtNW8e0i099ZmgallItDLedWsO2St2_caXKFeBq3VjajlkG1T0jmKZ3A8vhugPRYJKv17qyEEo5X99zu5Cgj180v_UPn2Wjqv7VfYeTrszSauR-yGiaXmvRnV_tadOeAxMWF/s1600/2+sweaters+093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyIdYCgz0ZtNW8e0i099ZmgallItDLedWsO2St2_caXKFeBq3VjajlkG1T0jmKZ3A8vhugPRYJKv17qyEEo5X99zu5Cgj180v_UPn2Wjqv7VfYeTrszSauR-yGiaXmvRnV_tadOeAxMWF/s400/2+sweaters+093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551164701808595346" border="0" /></a><br />Two: I absolutely love love love my new wall color in the morning- a beautiful icy taupe gray that I intended- but by nightfall it turns plum purple. Truth be told, I HATE PURPLE. I mean, I even hate people who like purple. (I know, I'm terrible.) So I think I'm going to re-paint, which is only going to be 30x more difficult with all these unpacked boxes in my room.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2Q1vaQiBf0pC81DlyndzqSvCeIwoGG9qCA3dY9okHICMu7ehyphenhyphentuDzqmDX2My2rt9xFFwvtgfHtaQGmaLtDDabu0P8otsT_J6jVqcAGDo2ruq8TQEGwTL84HH_5r9AE9e4s2jahrywI2q/s1600/2+sweaters+096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2Q1vaQiBf0pC81DlyndzqSvCeIwoGG9qCA3dY9okHICMu7ehyphenhyphentuDzqmDX2My2rt9xFFwvtgfHtaQGmaLtDDabu0P8otsT_J6jVqcAGDo2ruq8TQEGwTL84HH_5r9AE9e4s2jahrywI2q/s400/2+sweaters+096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551161729333168818" border="0" /></a>Oh wells, my winter arms could use the workout.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3iW_6nQRof56NNSAaKvRcH4HOIbLwlchx-D9ZkuVKYnKyGQdVNAyeyRIS4vcmxXjf-Es0D0KjFlnU4JdKIUN4qX8kEZ36BrtjXQeXKdch0Ib1okKx08xnPGNnNzGDl1_N3a3aVmx9TxB/s1600/2+sweaters+100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3iW_6nQRof56NNSAaKvRcH4HOIbLwlchx-D9ZkuVKYnKyGQdVNAyeyRIS4vcmxXjf-Es0D0KjFlnU4JdKIUN4qX8kEZ36BrtjXQeXKdch0Ib1okKx08xnPGNnNzGDl1_N3a3aVmx9TxB/s400/2+sweaters+100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551164706179488722" border="0" /></a>Speaking of winter, it got cold. REAL COLD. I literally screamed when the weatherDOTcom graphic read "feels like 8." Are you serious, Wendy?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgje5_an3F4CqhOoe6woYQobqWJf9avXbkldqdMtZWdWL55sAk6jt5N77Z2ny72rbM3bGh9_AX1s-teiTbv40-wWRxY4SDHMCV4S-vM2yKZblrw0c-HGojwZ6CMzwGAGv8Qer1_1CCW5ox_/s1600/2+sweaters+097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgje5_an3F4CqhOoe6woYQobqWJf9avXbkldqdMtZWdWL55sAk6jt5N77Z2ny72rbM3bGh9_AX1s-teiTbv40-wWRxY4SDHMCV4S-vM2yKZblrw0c-HGojwZ6CMzwGAGv8Qer1_1CCW5ox_/s400/2+sweaters+097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551164709495144834" border="0" /></a>I didn't know wearing two sweaters was possible, but there ya go.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88BCJmagOfgKJZWOdNBC7kKzWjO-OCNDDZqUFZFLSa3-FUYdABedyzpICsA36FBeayBa5iBwcwyJ_1nhTiWZKdlVdyepGRHqvt72HjiCbFQWNN2esLbEGz-8pUZJiWoXq-geTuilOdOgD/s1600/2+sweaters+101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88BCJmagOfgKJZWOdNBC7kKzWjO-OCNDDZqUFZFLSa3-FUYdABedyzpICsA36FBeayBa5iBwcwyJ_1nhTiWZKdlVdyepGRHqvt72HjiCbFQWNN2esLbEGz-8pUZJiWoXq-geTuilOdOgD/s400/2+sweaters+101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551161727137460018" border="0" /></a><br />On a third note, I had a terribly miserable first winter last year and am determined to do it better this go around. New coat, new boots and new sweaters have definitely improved my outlook. Resisting the urge to put on my puffer <s>blanket</s><s> snuggie</s> coat as long as humanly possible.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPYvp06o1o9o7FZX3_3UdGzbuij2zT5BIVk62TkiPb1d7tpOo50YSXhlG527oVvBE61GQ4fw0C_RCSUCuiHCplFidaPmRqDt1j51rJvfTrBVvoq-_0zocRUlWxbIVDlEqsQ2dmGYmw6Yw/s1600/2+sweaters+085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPYvp06o1o9o7FZX3_3UdGzbuij2zT5BIVk62TkiPb1d7tpOo50YSXhlG527oVvBE61GQ4fw0C_RCSUCuiHCplFidaPmRqDt1j51rJvfTrBVvoq-_0zocRUlWxbIVDlEqsQ2dmGYmw6Yw/s400/2+sweaters+085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551161743660143634" border="0" /></a><br />Four: Black Swan. Don't even think about it, just get thee to a movie theater.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Target gray long sleeve | Thrifted NY&Co mustard sweater cardi | Thrifted vintage black floral pin (on cardi) | Thrifted Banana Republic stripe cashmere sweater | Zara plaid coat | Thrifted AKA hot pink scarf | Zara highwaisted denim | Chelsea Crew sherpa boots</span><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-63675757693070001612010-12-01T21:42:00.003-05:002010-12-02T01:34:57.821-05:00CELESTIAL SEASONINGS<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lwr6GsUvSTOcx4SSwkF5YqDyUcCrGxFFoMEQ0Vk5yFF3rM52l7EICBpYVtJsDDdSE51eZyKTp-N-TeOan8FSccRbRXIDHbsPNWyTD_jST34SGFqTN2OUL5zoXlOqc2Pc9ej_N3CplJhk/s1600/Jadite+Kitchen+88.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lwr6GsUvSTOcx4SSwkF5YqDyUcCrGxFFoMEQ0Vk5yFF3rM52l7EICBpYVtJsDDdSE51eZyKTp-N-TeOan8FSccRbRXIDHbsPNWyTD_jST34SGFqTN2OUL5zoXlOqc2Pc9ej_N3CplJhk/s400/Jadite+Kitchen+88.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545618903245783010" border="0" /></a>It's going to be nothing but witch wear from here on out. I really have just collected so many pieces in so little time! Cue my black cape, oversized spider pin, cat tapestry bag, stripey socks, star skirt... Right now it's <span style="font-weight: bold;">star shirt</span> time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sgYPXr_L1-MAEdbaii92zWYTgWQbSCjAt4oq29ubbaDN6t8IiPMxdACbGR66xzjh9uFeIKx1jNOUdSoSP7k8FEk3rbZ4QBdAs4GCBhLWpP0lQFbaxvyA3NB_sDHJDCWA11AU3od1mIbJ/s1600/Jadite+Kitchen+066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sgYPXr_L1-MAEdbaii92zWYTgWQbSCjAt4oq29ubbaDN6t8IiPMxdACbGR66xzjh9uFeIKx1jNOUdSoSP7k8FEk3rbZ4QBdAs4GCBhLWpP0lQFbaxvyA3NB_sDHJDCWA11AU3od1mIbJ/s400/Jadite+Kitchen+066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545618892910294258" border="0" /></a>This is the house I cat sit at. You know, change of sceneries. Thought it would be fun for the blog.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93YOP4HTjRVoZwl_t7Mcc9pdmMOizzj1lePfhHz_zUrffvxI4yU3cdwl6Irui5Wm3Z2-083jPahd0NjlCcIzFYUfrADu6LXouRnv2WAAQ108wHEBX78iN0Y-YnzvhJYrgZ59moebRZB2i/s1600/Jadite+Kitchen+065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93YOP4HTjRVoZwl_t7Mcc9pdmMOizzj1lePfhHz_zUrffvxI4yU3cdwl6Irui5Wm3Z2-083jPahd0NjlCcIzFYUfrADu6LXouRnv2WAAQ108wHEBX78iN0Y-YnzvhJYrgZ59moebRZB2i/s400/Jadite+Kitchen+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545618881795181618" border="0" /></a><br />Not the highest quality images, I fear, (uh, that's my Tory Burch reusable tote making a cameo in the lower right) but I'm moving this weekend so have patience! I'll be disappearing for a quick minute.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYaky1DpzBCikvkaxfaNv9kmmdyLdvzJ8Q_M4MJdnRIr7fRAgfWeqN5Vv5LyDswF1iRfAI6oKuMbK3OwQfSb89uxqxJEphYA1beT8Zt6CvuEJ-n7MmUcMfK0QcQKjZNoQs5-NgjgfktDQ/s1600/Jadite+Kitchen+086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYaky1DpzBCikvkaxfaNv9kmmdyLdvzJ8Q_M4MJdnRIr7fRAgfWeqN5Vv5LyDswF1iRfAI6oKuMbK3OwQfSb89uxqxJEphYA1beT8Zt6CvuEJ-n7MmUcMfK0QcQKjZNoQs5-NgjgfktDQ/s400/Jadite+Kitchen+086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545618896610147874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">But I'll be back!</span><br /><br />F21 silk star blouse|Zara highwaist jeans|Natural Comfort platforms|Vintage rings (<a href="http://vintagethriftnyc.blogspot.com/">VTS</a>)</span><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-83308814196515680132010-11-25T12:18:00.013-05:002010-11-26T20:10:30.451-05:00THIS SKIRT LITERALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE*<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7BUjeUVyCatYJAfU4_P6ZOmp_bXFJIqZTnYu2xJ-Y3VKY87JWueotzd6ds2AtNsVg7xC1qMOcdj_UuVDXwMPbAWaCV_B9gXskPDugHGVkm_Ngcjll_RSfh2HvgfyEx9fDIzgKxxEGOO7/s1600/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+79.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7BUjeUVyCatYJAfU4_P6ZOmp_bXFJIqZTnYu2xJ-Y3VKY87JWueotzd6ds2AtNsVg7xC1qMOcdj_UuVDXwMPbAWaCV_B9gXskPDugHGVkm_Ngcjll_RSfh2HvgfyEx9fDIzgKxxEGOO7/s400/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+79.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020865483457858" border="0" /></a><br />Oh yes, a second Thanksgiving celebrated in NYC. Since living here has more than its share of ups and downs, I thought I'd compile a list of all the particularly NY things I'm thankful for.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQCQOm4I00XwdnzeCq8L0sBPqaHAtckjetF4044pw312xsn80Ydl4bdiwOUtX1-xdwO0dWrQ9cny0QVtPdnJRDyLUfdeRO8hx-fC56Gvz_QANcddsnFZ042THj_tEewcDvSrUpeJJsaDc/s1600/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+83.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQCQOm4I00XwdnzeCq8L0sBPqaHAtckjetF4044pw312xsn80Ydl4bdiwOUtX1-xdwO0dWrQ9cny0QVtPdnJRDyLUfdeRO8hx-fC56Gvz_QANcddsnFZ042THj_tEewcDvSrUpeJJsaDc/s400/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+83.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020854764177106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picking my produce up on the daily</span>. Street side vendors make this super convenient, affordable, and always fresh.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The subway</span>. It's a love/loathe situation, but sometimes it's great to be able to completely zone out on the morning commute or late night bender. No longer worrying about a DD!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaB45-gEFUC5hlTf5MrEC12Xq_iuaoPY9O5zK_cbxqUS6a94fkhWn0BMfkiaq-o9rA6wSToKt7keUQfQe-Qaoi-Z6xaCz5AiINcG7LvYVyX__PwN4qsWiUFGTJMD4j-CDIWzFGZXDce21/s1600/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+96.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaB45-gEFUC5hlTf5MrEC12Xq_iuaoPY9O5zK_cbxqUS6a94fkhWn0BMfkiaq-o9rA6wSToKt7keUQfQe-Qaoi-Z6xaCz5AiINcG7LvYVyX__PwN4qsWiUFGTJMD4j-CDIWzFGZXDce21/s400/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+96.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020849197381490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My sister</span>. As much as we fight, I don't think I would have made it as long here trying to "follow my dream" or whatever it is I'm doing. She's an amazing support system. (These are our matching holiday feet).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tSAwDIVLhhyEDW4JGxt3NqyIEaoVT-TcE4hJLunLP-IuHU-niikoGp-K4QL5ytj3AntTRMQRnEifuxZ7s-1ZjgemP8ywEv_db5hsQ59DeV2_0yv4wFfn9nURx7sQUTmcNCdFlC8nEQKT/s1600/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tSAwDIVLhhyEDW4JGxt3NqyIEaoVT-TcE4hJLunLP-IuHU-niikoGp-K4QL5ytj3AntTRMQRnEifuxZ7s-1ZjgemP8ywEv_db5hsQ59DeV2_0yv4wFfn9nURx7sQUTmcNCdFlC8nEQKT/s400/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544023153934626786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vegan/vegetarian restaurants & menus</span>. Whether it's a chain restaurant or locally owned cafe, there are plenty of options, and they are almost always marked on the menu. I forget how "troublesome" vegetarian eating is back home (and the attitudes of the people there don't help).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Holiday windows.</span> Fantastic displays of imagination. I'm especially excited about seeing the <a href="http://blog.bergdorfgoodman.com/windows/day-tripping">Bergdorf's</a> ones IRL. I think I like the sparkly sailor best.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyRhvC23BR773bzX0rwT2XuWMyVJ8t1j_9YfqotrXJs6g1SuXpCuXpL-m59Zh9tifp87tCfBVjrNt5PKj2wB1xzHQip17VdFzSW4dPz-2LZUp7CyEH9Fb6vHVnFCNk_2WXYvSnLk74zCD/s1600/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+799.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyRhvC23BR773bzX0rwT2XuWMyVJ8t1j_9YfqotrXJs6g1SuXpCuXpL-m59Zh9tifp87tCfBVjrNt5PKj2wB1xzHQip17VdFzSW4dPz-2LZUp7CyEH9Fb6vHVnFCNk_2WXYvSnLk74zCD/s400/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020838917940802" border="0" /></a><br />These pictures were taken in the new home I'm moving into. (I told you I have lots of news!) I say home because it's a three-story brownstone, 5 bedrooms, 1 full bath and two half baths. It's a beautiful Victorian fixer-upper (as you can tell by the stairs). I cannot wait to get started.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gRzHbEmYdchw10D2Zh5B25peAeEQ4fG3JNubgZc8oC12704CTt_W_Dp_OKucIVLhJDi9ggDNMsv_kRlLpg368cA442TWWjG-C_Pf2lRQfUkoWyvdrcUZEksk_6z6-R7149M7M1MCxBqs/s1600/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+90.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gRzHbEmYdchw10D2Zh5B25peAeEQ4fG3JNubgZc8oC12704CTt_W_Dp_OKucIVLhJDi9ggDNMsv_kRlLpg368cA442TWWjG-C_Pf2lRQfUkoWyvdrcUZEksk_6z6-R7149M7M1MCxBqs/s400/Thanksgiving+Hanakkuh+90.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020850746373426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Vintage gingham button down (thrifted)/Vintage 50s beaded cardigan (<a href="http://vintagethriftshop.org/">VTS</a>)/Urban Outfitters party skirt/Zara belt/Gap sparkle knee socks (scrunched down)/Antonio Melani studded t-straps (Dillards)</span><br /><br />*It's okay now.<br /><br /><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-81808793399081726982010-10-04T00:09:00.001-04:002010-10-04T14:54:58.641-04:00What do you do when a bear rolls up on you?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Qil_5aJLEVu3YLU0-dPIniDkRHHKY3CyPa71cu7g_7on1rrRC7jPRWl899D78NXuYAykc1gDfsgTjcvwqNZXGQ31Pz3ISjVecx2-TucbS9c-w0FJRkU7VKCeE6ieb1YUSQnPOHpCUUMi/s1600/campingcreek.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Qil_5aJLEVu3YLU0-dPIniDkRHHKY3CyPa71cu7g_7on1rrRC7jPRWl899D78NXuYAykc1gDfsgTjcvwqNZXGQ31Pz3ISjVecx2-TucbS9c-w0FJRkU7VKCeE6ieb1YUSQnPOHpCUUMi/s400/campingcreek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523559853404793586" border="0" /></a><br />Sooooo... we went camping in the Catskills for my birthday last weekend. Not a very fashion-y thing to do, but I LOVE NATURE. I am a total nature girl; when I get in it, I JUST HAVE TO RUN.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh635V2itHU5dL2B8XW2f1NZooC37h8PSV7_itCHFku23BO2PQg37GnEDREDVQCDE0ecUxgKhs8p-s2RB2R9W9hM3FX6nwsdQAiD0DWOx1hyphenhyphenoBD1x4P8PnWMUzwdp15G2gN-2DK5yXZjixx/s1600/campinghappy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh635V2itHU5dL2B8XW2f1NZooC37h8PSV7_itCHFku23BO2PQg37GnEDREDVQCDE0ecUxgKhs8p-s2RB2R9W9hM3FX6nwsdQAiD0DWOx1hyphenhyphenoBD1x4P8PnWMUzwdp15G2gN-2DK5yXZjixx/s400/campinghappy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523559851116469202" border="0" /></a><br />I don't understand it, but even a trip back from the restroom (this is luxury camping y'all, none of that wild Louisiana stuff) necessitates a run. Everyone was like, "Why is she running?!?!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwVTW17S2dDxHePvVMgDGqHjLHPzU3CQOKA0kVVcq4Gk-q1GAiT0DQD0eIXxQdvNuXWR-ICbGpRskTSuoCA-MVN08DN2dEhU-FtlyLrn1yX96P19VWt8paZQrOfjnjOrR8oxyoe76ok7V/s1600/camp2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwVTW17S2dDxHePvVMgDGqHjLHPzU3CQOKA0kVVcq4Gk-q1GAiT0DQD0eIXxQdvNuXWR-ICbGpRskTSuoCA-MVN08DN2dEhU-FtlyLrn1yX96P19VWt8paZQrOfjnjOrR8oxyoe76ok7V/s400/camp2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523559837563130018" border="0" /></a>Planning the trip was a <span style="font-weight: bold;">total pain</span>. This isn't the pick-up-and-go trip that I'm used to. No, you need <span style="font-style: italic;">reservations </span>(for a spot in the woods--are they serious??)<span style="font-style: italic;">, </span>a car, and to buy a sleeping bag because no one wastes space having <span style="font-style: italic;">one of those</span> just lying around.<br /><br />BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG, IT WAS ALL TOTALLY WORTH IT. We roasted marshmallows, turned them into s'mores, and nearly fell asleep on the ground near the fire, untented. One of the best birthdays in recent years, to be sure.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGtKZ5eN4dwyt31LlQczr1_Jp3nf5-21PO2AJ1fIaJGuU_jf-r_yq_ed_YPUnDsAQHscvMMiOK-44hbaJB_e8JtmlNY2RXkgu7_f-_1wtknh-1gFoTYeq8cIVc0adLcqwEoL3Gd3jvFNA/s1600/camp3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGtKZ5eN4dwyt31LlQczr1_Jp3nf5-21PO2AJ1fIaJGuU_jf-r_yq_ed_YPUnDsAQHscvMMiOK-44hbaJB_e8JtmlNY2RXkgu7_f-_1wtknh-1gFoTYeq8cIVc0adLcqwEoL3Gd3jvFNA/s400/camp3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523559842004441074" border="0" /></a><br />After camping, we took the opportunity for a tiny detour through Woodstock, NY. We stopped at a charming yard sale, a unique and tempting art gallery (their words), and <a href="http://www.kaleidostore.com/largest.htm">THE WORLD'S LARGEST KALEIDOSCOPE</a>. And look at these pumpkins!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlOnds06IKGRt9ZrEMYC0jcSm0wQXNDwoYWUdrKDPtez56zGn5G1lC25161fd0fJLyt3zZAxscTKIUhYOgX-1HXWbIN-USoG7Vv0stPWRx8WY-9ezz3dE35PeJqwxsRYCsutdSknzHu_Y/s1600/camppumpkin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlOnds06IKGRt9ZrEMYC0jcSm0wQXNDwoYWUdrKDPtez56zGn5G1lC25161fd0fJLyt3zZAxscTKIUhYOgX-1HXWbIN-USoG7Vv0stPWRx8WY-9ezz3dE35PeJqwxsRYCsutdSknzHu_Y/s400/camppumpkin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523559993336961234" border="0" /></a>I'm kind of ready for fall.<br /><br />I had this great fashion-y camping outfit planned that involved a turban, a plaid flannel, and some sensible layering. As it turns out, it wasn't that chilly, so I ended up in a white F21 t-shirt, black legging pants, Aerie sample coziest knit cardigan and gladiators.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKdSTcvR4ri0MqcKgTOX9kS_tvDrAqA3DK0iduiJXh5_t9LJWA7aUyQPDx6BgjzQqv_NXdkjA6iLlSd0ta9Cin4v6RQJcnsCz5fxHlGv6niRZ0egpQ3NbBIzSPOgDRAIJKqX5AnVSUABK/s1600/ashcamp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKdSTcvR4ri0MqcKgTOX9kS_tvDrAqA3DK0iduiJXh5_t9LJWA7aUyQPDx6BgjzQqv_NXdkjA6iLlSd0ta9Cin4v6RQJcnsCz5fxHlGv6niRZ0egpQ3NbBIzSPOgDRAIJKqX5AnVSUABK/s400/ashcamp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523559835900192706" border="0" /></a>(I pretty much stole all of these pictures from my roommate and NYBF's <a href="http://helloalexandra.wordpress.com/">blog</a>. Check her out, she's pretty good.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8hhHoxNqz-p14lzgmUpo8GnAlK35IdqqXpi40D5GKc2XqLtZHkPdWzhWH0FjM8KsfkTTsGbD4xTCufW7Ce6ugzu5ao_5imiaQbV90WczZXUj_4SwBX0mmKG6qdiG1ONGlcI7hxIrjOz3/s1600/campingwoodstock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8hhHoxNqz-p14lzgmUpo8GnAlK35IdqqXpi40D5GKc2XqLtZHkPdWzhWH0FjM8KsfkTTsGbD4xTCufW7Ce6ugzu5ao_5imiaQbV90WczZXUj_4SwBX0mmKG6qdiG1ONGlcI7hxIrjOz3/s400/campingwoodstock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523559994716352450" border="0" /></a><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-56688600772166444812010-10-01T22:10:00.015-04:002010-10-02T00:09:34.436-04:00Ding Dong, Balmainia's Dead<div style="text-align: center;">I'm not one to be a negative Nancy, but I do think there is some room for informed critique on this blog. Like many an editor at the recent Balmain show, I was completely...underwhelmed.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://ashfordgetsdressed.blogspot.com/2009/12/balmain-too-much-of-ok-thing.html">True</a>, I was never personally a fan of the sharp, crystallized shoulders of yesteryear, but at least I could appreciate the great tailoring and workmanship walking down a runway (or on <a href="http://fashionbombdaily.com/2009/04/14/splurge-of-the-day-beyonces-balmain-crystal-embellished-jacket/">Beyonce</a>). Decarnin's offering for SS11, on the other hand, seems completely devoid of inspiration. It goes punk, but only weakly so.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzg6GT4ScPtXWbBkGu9zRiL1lNP05z-urwdKa2sf1IIN-oSN0k0_H96fv_bTTXLvkjOwG8cAwHs3uwVglmeDNczUW5sc9dAJesOkkwR_p9YdTwBlkA0dkYMhFjAlyWlw3HFSahspuFio0P/s1600/balmain2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzg6GT4ScPtXWbBkGu9zRiL1lNP05z-urwdKa2sf1IIN-oSN0k0_H96fv_bTTXLvkjOwG8cAwHs3uwVglmeDNczUW5sc9dAJesOkkwR_p9YdTwBlkA0dkYMhFjAlyWlw3HFSahspuFio0P/s400/balmain2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523269163946718946" border="0" /></a><br />Lackluster leathers top <span style="font-weight: bold;">the blandest</span> of denim, resulting in some sort of mediocre mom's idea of staying "cool". The makeup is naked and forgetable, the hair barely tousled, the safety pins cliche. It's punk tempered through a mass-market lens, and it's <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span><span style="font-style: italic;">good</span>.<br /><br />I'd like to think this is part of some grander statement about fast fashion or fashion in general, but given head designer Christopher Decarnin's penchant for the style, it's not likely. Or maybe all the flack is simply the reflection of fashion's fickle taste and timely turn away from worn out trends. Either way you slice it (or in this case,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>shred it), Decarnin fails to maintain relevance.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPj3uUl3PivM-oJUhVd9MhyphenhyphenZwI9ToDvMMuHG_faSvgYlgZdSE8N15jjnKoifLj1dkPOAl3APsriz_HlGNyP3S8GHb0LOJoZifkH_gUMsqjE41jz_gBB03Ws4GPQiykQwDKV5bD7UpCeJK/s1600/balmain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPj3uUl3PivM-oJUhVd9MhyphenhyphenZwI9ToDvMMuHG_faSvgYlgZdSE8N15jjnKoifLj1dkPOAl3APsriz_HlGNyP3S8GHb0LOJoZifkH_gUMsqjE41jz_gBB03Ws4GPQiykQwDKV5bD7UpCeJK/s400/balmain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523269158721783186" border="0" /></a>What would have been nice (and much more luxe!) are unique cuts, perforations or slices to the obviously supple leathers. Instead of here-a-pin-there-a-pin placements, the safety accoutrements could have been used to create interesting tensions along the fabric. Or what about beaded or studded pins arranged to create <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Close">Chuck Close</a>-like images? As for the jeans, I'm not sure if anything could save them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqm69qxO1M_z6hQNH6LD4gB2stTWy1FmvpA8QG4DJZX6nzqqNSNoCp1fAUjz6SLMofcGIItraCE4h0PH_puqaEkBshM8KjhqHXn0ZRzC3I3C5b0IRQSrWZc5nPo5HrZ9_ka-dgANFES-E/s1600/balmain3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqm69qxO1M_z6hQNH6LD4gB2stTWy1FmvpA8QG4DJZX6nzqqNSNoCp1fAUjz6SLMofcGIItraCE4h0PH_puqaEkBshM8KjhqHXn0ZRzC3I3C5b0IRQSrWZc5nPo5HrZ9_ka-dgANFES-E/s400/balmain3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523269162578377778" border="0" /></a>In sum, I cannot believe these things are on a runway looking like a Rave store. In Paris, no less!<br /><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-57997773069865206202010-09-28T00:25:00.002-04:002010-09-28T11:06:38.734-04:00Martha, Martha, Martha!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHEJD4EMvZHj9snsXJkzZPccAsXHIXNCs6sg0HuNl6uyoFx-Ggo16Kfczn1AtdPOX2jahvLpIZ7yB-wyAw0QoUyxR6iSrdI8ThsjWa-Rtyj_SDtAw2hZ7Zk612H1RcWlS-RakNNk6NRso/s1600/Martha+Camps+060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHEJD4EMvZHj9snsXJkzZPccAsXHIXNCs6sg0HuNl6uyoFx-Ggo16Kfczn1AtdPOX2jahvLpIZ7yB-wyAw0QoUyxR6iSrdI8ThsjWa-Rtyj_SDtAw2hZ7Zk612H1RcWlS-RakNNk6NRso/s400/Martha+Camps+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521976595973707474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I forgot that last week I attended a live taping of the Martha Stewart show.<span style=""> </span>My <a href="http://vintagethriftnyc.blogspot.com/">store</a> was invited to go because it was a special episode all about consignment shopping, thrifting and vintage.</span></div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1Degh4SWvo1eesM_dxByuzWDDB8kn9a9BHo2DkmV4CBlFYxKgxR1A9Hn23-D_UfA2pjFKcYd-FmddbjbS8cYaxW3h2dnnuuzghWEAUptrAdMsGwcm2rC7dk_iWe2QMR_fErZFEzLln17/s1600/Martha+Camps+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1Degh4SWvo1eesM_dxByuzWDDB8kn9a9BHo2DkmV4CBlFYxKgxR1A9Hn23-D_UfA2pjFKcYd-FmddbjbS8cYaxW3h2dnnuuzghWEAUptrAdMsGwcm2rC7dk_iWe2QMR_fErZFEzLln17/s400/Martha+Camps+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521978682397203474" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOc22TDLq1QPo_nwJSxTqiP7LXGxz8MiIPp9vsGZgOaDvjpmB0nYxNGGAQmhGkmC0dcjiG88OlgTgqT1F8__ABGBqpSe6YctfbyNklfpuq3bF-1lg2cbWVaWRu-bmerkRfECSfM1n93PGq/s1600/Martha+Camps+040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOc22TDLq1QPo_nwJSxTqiP7LXGxz8MiIPp9vsGZgOaDvjpmB0nYxNGGAQmhGkmC0dcjiG88OlgTgqT1F8__ABGBqpSe6YctfbyNklfpuq3bF-1lg2cbWVaWRu-bmerkRfECSfM1n93PGq/s400/Martha+Camps+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521978690753663586" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpx4BnskY8TyulAFWVlaNGrRmOtU8_gZSK-7moF_0-u5n1cb_zF93NT78w5FGE4xy6qOzwDTQallbmLB3WIqg2OhQYU4rCK3lpnXoBYfBAiZPfCt5k-VE280XQmqQObD_utfnwKplCGSoY/s1600/Martha+Camps+051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpx4BnskY8TyulAFWVlaNGrRmOtU8_gZSK-7moF_0-u5n1cb_zF93NT78w5FGE4xy6qOzwDTQallbmLB3WIqg2OhQYU4rCK3lpnXoBYfBAiZPfCt5k-VE280XQmqQObD_utfnwKplCGSoY/s400/Martha+Camps+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521976602721766322" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The set was even more beautiful in person, Martha was charming (and soooo dead-on when taping her promotional materials), and OMG…..one of the special guests was Iris Apfel!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tZjSYqQDy63dgs7os3lVxw_1QjsGgMK2JhkFWs91aCF0qDC_TsRukgCB9kymbmPTWiy4ZSHx641DaFfP4UZJ2pdmM_4-N3YEpvXArSmaioEROcU9CMsc2CQH296OdGnUOG6i-i73AWzu/s1600/Martha+Camps+065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tZjSYqQDy63dgs7os3lVxw_1QjsGgMK2JhkFWs91aCF0qDC_TsRukgCB9kymbmPTWiy4ZSHx641DaFfP4UZJ2pdmM_4-N3YEpvXArSmaioEROcU9CMsc2CQH296OdGnUOG6i-i73AWzu/s400/Martha+Camps+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521976848604176130" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Iris brought several of her own pieces that she styled on the mannequins.<span style=""> </span>The jewelry was <span style="font-weight: bold;">in.sane</span>.<span style=""> </span>She talked about staying the same size your whole life so you can collect amazing pieces and the fact that she was wearing 25lbs of accessories. I’m not sure how much of a joke that is.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YfWTPdXolx2rnRlxd73wYrNVybN6JaStjCQdlg3gTC9ZUSFal4tQc6XbxBuRrWK1Rqcp-YWEFxnaH-wSvBNBVSFw7OY3XkLtVh-m-E2vwuGA6j70V9QoSx-a2vT5g8ikr_b4WSpBWna0/s1600/Martha+Camps+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YfWTPdXolx2rnRlxd73wYrNVybN6JaStjCQdlg3gTC9ZUSFal4tQc6XbxBuRrWK1Rqcp-YWEFxnaH-wSvBNBVSFw7OY3XkLtVh-m-E2vwuGA6j70V9QoSx-a2vT5g8ikr_b4WSpBWna0/s400/Martha+Camps+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521976609287538578" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Also on the show were model and avid vintage collector Tatiana Sorokko, along with designer Ralph Rucci.<span style=""> </span>They brought a few of the best pieces from her <a href="http://museumpublicity.com/2010/09/17/extending-the-runway-tatiana-sorokko-style-at-the-phoenix-art-museum/">clothing exhibit</a> at the Phoenix Art Museum, going on now through January 2. The piece de resistance was this gorgeous hand painted Ralph Rucci dress. It recieved a lot of <span style="font-style: italic;">ooohs </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">aaaahs. </span><span>Up close, it was pretty amazing.<br /></span></span></p><p face="georgia" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHOilXqSpNHQaowGt0HucMFZLNcqSvgOkumsRiuY77bPgsTXvZNv4DSy3FDdnzOHs0XuCKITAsKjmy2a-TmijNrNAfnxXB_fxalpptlY7dPF2MJ32iYnK92Dg5LRNF2wnJEmbIYlvR2IH/s1600/Tatiana_Sorokko.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHOilXqSpNHQaowGt0HucMFZLNcqSvgOkumsRiuY77bPgsTXvZNv4DSy3FDdnzOHs0XuCKITAsKjmy2a-TmijNrNAfnxXB_fxalpptlY7dPF2MJ32iYnK92Dg5LRNF2wnJEmbIYlvR2IH/s400/Tatiana_Sorokko.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521973397841345682" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p face="georgia" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">I wore a smattering of vintage and secondhand goods. Everything I’m wearing is thrifted or secondhand (excluding the tights…gross!).<span style=""> </span>I guess they liked my look because they sat me in the second row next to the live (and on-camera) Martha tweeters. Prime seats!</span></p><p face="georgia" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOEHqJoEmXzWWyobNrrTK1q_vlEiaNUCViZEUONgNWHxYpBozP7f4Ryra5lH-oMKcdKjsegGgF0ddCsuOkKX-YCVu8QhaBFECSPpdvzzfFuQuJOZ_GkNm6YT4PuXM1-ieEEBX_ylo94ha/s1600/Martha+Camps+041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOEHqJoEmXzWWyobNrrTK1q_vlEiaNUCViZEUONgNWHxYpBozP7f4Ryra5lH-oMKcdKjsegGgF0ddCsuOkKX-YCVu8QhaBFECSPpdvzzfFuQuJOZ_GkNm6YT4PuXM1-ieEEBX_ylo94ha/s400/Martha+Camps+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521975798103470642" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p face="georgia" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">I call this shirt my haunted house shirt because of the print. It’s Miu Miu meets the creepy time traveler old lady’s house in <i style="">Donnie Darko</i>. Plus, it kind of goes along with <a href="http://www.thestylerookie.com/">Tavi</a>’s whole teen witch vibe, although admittedly, it’s more 70s Halloween than 90s laissez-faire . I think she could get down with that.</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrq7jqLB3uRETmIY_EDvOdcjoWhmnLAy3TuO_LZGTFjcN1EyKaIC8_Y0CVQd2jZADuR2-iL5sFytsrGGuBls3fu0NMz5a4_GLwzPloGqr28DAgBx6icb6Zay6j3idICXM4y1UZggvyxaX/s1600/Martha+Camps+073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrq7jqLB3uRETmIY_EDvOdcjoWhmnLAy3TuO_LZGTFjcN1EyKaIC8_Y0CVQd2jZADuR2-iL5sFytsrGGuBls3fu0NMz5a4_GLwzPloGqr28DAgBx6icb6Zay6j3idICXM4y1UZggvyxaX/s400/Martha+Camps+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521973769579581458" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a 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mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I had to do it. I had to go private and disappear for a while. Sorry, folks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">----<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I recently gained insight into why I’ve been hating on this blog.<span style=""> </span>The main reason is because I felt that it turned into something that wasn’t me. It seems so obvious now, but for the past year or so, I’ve been a blogging funk. A lot of that had to do with my move to NYC, being surrounded by wildly successful people, people who came here because they <i style="">wanted </i>things just like I did.<span style=""> </span>And their dreams seemed to be coming true, almost effortlessly, while I interned and slaved away for the most meager of perks.<span style=""> </span>What exactly was I doing wrong?</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I became so concerned about what my blog <i style="">should be</i> and how it could lead to future jobs (which are <i style="">so</i> scarce right now) that I lost track of what I loved about it in the first place. I studied blogs as a product; I attended conferences, I collected advice and I doled it out just as easily.<span style=""> </span>As it turns out, <b style="">the very</b> <b style="">thought</b> <b style="">of monetizing and capitalizing</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> on what is essentially me</span>, my own self, my<span style=""> </span>blog, was enough to ruin whatever (non-monetary) value it once had.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I thought about giving it up. I thought about it a LOT. I toyed with the idea of getting a new name and moving to WordPress (turns out I’m too uncreative to come up with another suitable name). All the while I was worried that abandoning this blog would cost me my small, but awesome group of followers. Even more grotesquely I thought, “I need to keep this up so I can put it on my resume.” </span><span style="">And that's when I realized that that was the whole problem.</span><span style=""><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">In the end, it all came back to the pressure to <i style="">do something </i>with my blog and turning that success into <i style="">being something </i>in real life.<span style=""> </span>If there's anything that <a href="http://ashfordgetsdressed.blogspot.com/2010/08/caturday-28th.html">gypsy craft night</a> reminded me of, it's that <i style="">I don’t have to be</i> <b style=""><i style="">anything</i></b>!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I’m good enough, right now, just as I am.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">After mulling over the options for the past few weeks, I've decided to stick with it. Mostly because I couldn't settle on a name I liked, but also because I don't think it's necessary to throw the baby out with the bath water (and this is definitely my baby!). I don't need a new blog; I just need a new perspective.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">So, I’m releasing the pressure to live up to the glory days of AGD, whenever that was.<span style=""> </span>The truth is that it’s only become a hindrance to all the growth I should be welcoming in my life. New York City moves fast, and I've got to move with it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span><span style=""></span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Let’s try this again.</span><span style=""> </span></span></p>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-58025564701260487752010-08-30T21:01:00.007-04:002010-08-30T21:45:08.733-04:00CATURDAY THE 28TH<div style="text-align: center;">This weekend was <s>awesomesauce</s> <s>applesauce</s> full of brownies and win. <a href="http://helloalexandra.wordpress.com/">Alexandra</a> and I made like gypsies at the Family Dollar <s>school supplies</s> craft aisle.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgvIvRLdpx2UpcmY91p17zmXvEArUHtXtun9ZIaF4qN2eegclHQiWibKBtX2qJCP11nToJIIJewm-Vh50bg-wZac3G9z3K5H_ZjST6BNJaUClXItSn0jYGSbjSz6L5I1yk4aGCXLayMBv/s1600/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgvIvRLdpx2UpcmY91p17zmXvEArUHtXtun9ZIaF4qN2eegclHQiWibKBtX2qJCP11nToJIIJewm-Vh50bg-wZac3G9z3K5H_ZjST6BNJaUClXItSn0jYGSbjSz6L5I1yk4aGCXLayMBv/s400/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511376749087342226" border="0" /></a>(There are no Hobby Lobbys in NY!)<br /><br /></div>We laid everything out on F$'s floor, divided it up, and then added some balloons, a birthday banner, and crystal growing kit for good measure.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAiMS9FtOAhQbpTmNFR-lHESrHV5Epnved8a2q0cyR9NAxM8AuiSz4Hpqng_9bupVZNIYYj57dlyEpTd9rxOOMGYbLiwjpR4Wyg96pFPm8hr_DRzx9OaY4N5Ab0GpwRNn08wX3o6rMwGx/s1600/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAiMS9FtOAhQbpTmNFR-lHESrHV5Epnved8a2q0cyR9NAxM8AuiSz4Hpqng_9bupVZNIYYj57dlyEpTd9rxOOMGYbLiwjpR4Wyg96pFPm8hr_DRzx9OaY4N5Ab0GpwRNn08wX3o6rMwGx/s400/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511376742253132226" border="0" /></a>Back at home, we rearranged all the lamps in the house so we could have cozy light instead of unpleasant overheads. Then we blew up the balloons (except red), hit the framboise and made Betty Crocker brownies for the most decadent unbirthday night ever.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MqY8mM91KZf1qh6H0C47JdYyDSmq3PFu3I5H31AMn8Telju7D6ZNay4BNtBQ4GwkXTdUGCD6JkBsXFoOW9NPWw6bPTkV03UteIjjSTH73PUDYjD6Oahi1H8gt-AYZa6Wgu5YE7-pAUfq/s1600/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MqY8mM91KZf1qh6H0C47JdYyDSmq3PFu3I5H31AMn8Telju7D6ZNay4BNtBQ4GwkXTdUGCD6JkBsXFoOW9NPWw6bPTkV03UteIjjSTH73PUDYjD6Oahi1H8gt-AYZa6Wgu5YE7-pAUfq/s400/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511383413403773426" border="0" /></a><br />And look what we made! (This one is Alex's.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMffQvpoUwlh-r86eS-1jEV5YaN_sBlkowNKZDejH3xgA3nKFyXQd5c5pnanr13RiT_rL4Jt7YFw3lUzv3zq_qFHEbLa_bsDPWTZjf6KW0ODJdT0faaohSphAuSq66DQy8remGPPzabjlC/s1600/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMffQvpoUwlh-r86eS-1jEV5YaN_sBlkowNKZDejH3xgA3nKFyXQd5c5pnanr13RiT_rL4Jt7YFw3lUzv3zq_qFHEbLa_bsDPWTZjf6KW0ODJdT0faaohSphAuSq66DQy8remGPPzabjlC/s400/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511376757764525282" border="0" /></a>(do what you wanna)<br /><br />Following the instructions of Miranda July's <a href="http://learningtoloveyoumore.com/index.php">Learning to Love You More</a> project, we started with what seemed like an <a href="http://learningtoloveyoumore.com/reports/63/63.php">easy one</a>. Appropriate, too, because this relentless job-search, job-advice, network-building stuff has me hating it all.<br /><br />So, you know what?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRz-FEZgzdptKcbIwMKAL4AtsbFV4vGB39hjiI0Xir8qVSuI39uDFbRpNn1T5owvd2muJ-Nhlp0FU_m7jqCdq6mRbz2ILGAl5UAvAssmp0m9FESp1OdBLgZ_a42xYobWrqATOqOdGTGFr/s1600/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRz-FEZgzdptKcbIwMKAL4AtsbFV4vGB39hjiI0Xir8qVSuI39uDFbRpNn1T5owvd2muJ-Nhlp0FU_m7jqCdq6mRbz2ILGAl5UAvAssmp0m9FESp1OdBLgZ_a42xYobWrqATOqOdGTGFr/s400/u+dont+have+2+b+anything+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511376758314002978" border="0" /></a>I don't have to be anything.<br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-85825449642426570122010-08-07T14:57:00.011-04:002010-08-08T00:07:43.760-04:00ALL BUTTONED UP<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHClHQNb67KpcHTUD7XO3_xMxBhsyyylJCJQ-EXzyNueC84Z21koetnNGJA_WxVFhlaaUcTj8tiMD7ozRC1Wl7C0Rr1OSn9QHM6G6ze51uiuHdqvwcS5b0sPP9lmtcdpAWlTY94O4nXVT/s1600/ysl+collar+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHClHQNb67KpcHTUD7XO3_xMxBhsyyylJCJQ-EXzyNueC84Z21koetnNGJA_WxVFhlaaUcTj8tiMD7ozRC1Wl7C0Rr1OSn9QHM6G6ze51uiuHdqvwcS5b0sPP9lmtcdpAWlTY94O4nXVT/s400/ysl+collar+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502767153971459074" border="0" /></a>Ohhhh, that breeze is making me dream of fall. And with the cool wind comes the need for a new jacket....new boots... a new bag...new socks... and new sleepy shorts...(or is that just the retail push I'm feeling? Consumerism can be such an ice queen). Either way, let's talk fall wardrobe wish lists.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">First up, a top that's buttoned from the bottom up. Whether it's a sleeveless summer camp style (a la YSL), a crisp white school marm cut (as in Cacharel), or a double-knit ingenue version (hello Miu Miu my dear friend!), I'm all about a top that gives good collar. Prim, it is; boring, it is not.<br /><br />A few of my favorite neck decorators:<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEyNcYimahQ4HKQGb-Jcb8mIoIrFZ_Z34OpXBY5s-i6coQa_dkEWYYHRx5AzWqwxh0li3Fe7BhrkbQBw8ca4em2loK8_6CU56dLWcwpw8VUO2XLTI1H_liRDzdMygqQtgh9SVhIPihSli/s1600/marni+resort+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEyNcYimahQ4HKQGb-Jcb8mIoIrFZ_Z34OpXBY5s-i6coQa_dkEWYYHRx5AzWqwxh0li3Fe7BhrkbQBw8ca4em2loK8_6CU56dLWcwpw8VUO2XLTI1H_liRDzdMygqQtgh9SVhIPihSli/s400/marni+resort+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502744589298134514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4VVwRyTRrAnv9bTwFVrTf05UqCBQXggS3P-H0CLhX65yhyyX6ffWNazK68JprpbMkiYR_HbNk-cAbbkN25dJtocAl9xPLeMRkrFnxNQKIxaLSt6223jrxdJSsroYOFXd8KqZCK2I40EM/s1600/marc+jacobs+resort+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4VVwRyTRrAnv9bTwFVrTf05UqCBQXggS3P-H0CLhX65yhyyX6ffWNazK68JprpbMkiYR_HbNk-cAbbkN25dJtocAl9xPLeMRkrFnxNQKIxaLSt6223jrxdJSsroYOFXd8KqZCK2I40EM/s400/marc+jacobs+resort+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502744582699352706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTcSJ1gCBRV48D7fxv79xJh40CnESh2J7wDyP4NvRYRlKv3VyZeanBS6NHBteqG0BaP8dMDBPGKREDWmSHRQvIg6-0Y6HcuAE98Ke0BjdA-KWiETFrFmInbBG051zixwpYtmADxYJMoh-/s1600/cacharel+resort+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTcSJ1gCBRV48D7fxv79xJh40CnESh2J7wDyP4NvRYRlKv3VyZeanBS6NHBteqG0BaP8dMDBPGKREDWmSHRQvIg6-0Y6HcuAE98Ke0BjdA-KWiETFrFmInbBG051zixwpYtmADxYJMoh-/s400/cacharel+resort+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502744568062334354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BrIFP00f8-SGNPwILMtoL5mqkPFRwIh3kKuOTyjxFdT5iQcf97dAUDIIqqBX04ujzvoUMqWAVZX61cQi28uyGFr74sx1GcwqpdQY4uRVQeVudGAUAXWD01n1ytQ0XPWQHiWIes4Xfo_n/s1600/marc+jacobs+resort+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BrIFP00f8-SGNPwILMtoL5mqkPFRwIh3kKuOTyjxFdT5iQcf97dAUDIIqqBX04ujzvoUMqWAVZX61cQi28uyGFr74sx1GcwqpdQY4uRVQeVudGAUAXWD01n1ytQ0XPWQHiWIes4Xfo_n/s400/marc+jacobs+resort+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502744579351954482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XavTuT2_823AkX8oNnzW_FDioTBY8JfRxml4Mjkq_UgIs5DvOZg_EYdXE7PM4_qiAvb4ONdb81xuTK3wz1kkJ9P2QywQ42eMsFyivk1dBbd4cVQlJwXOXWpid-vg1ngnXuHZD6uWtMSw/s1600/miu+miu+spring.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XavTuT2_823AkX8oNnzW_FDioTBY8JfRxml4Mjkq_UgIs5DvOZg_EYdXE7PM4_qiAvb4ONdb81xuTK3wz1kkJ9P2QywQ42eMsFyivk1dBbd4cVQlJwXOXWpid-vg1ngnXuHZD6uWtMSw/s400/miu+miu+spring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502882947523912370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SMp7P149A9D1Pl1A4QkstZks-CXjeseBISWJB3WnpqcV3rHoks7LTXewM-MauBUKiqMRUdLqpJZE5aBOpjJVAAVh4PPbswuRzIecdJvHwD8Eb4jjVCPpAxHqDp1BEIMDs8zp-dma_zCo/s1600/miu+miu+fall+2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SMp7P149A9D1Pl1A4QkstZks-CXjeseBISWJB3WnpqcV3rHoks7LTXewM-MauBUKiqMRUdLqpJZE5aBOpjJVAAVh4PPbswuRzIecdJvHwD8Eb4jjVCPpAxHqDp1BEIMDs8zp-dma_zCo/s400/miu+miu+fall+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502750080071283138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">YSL, Marni, Marc Jacobs, Cacharel, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Miu</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">all via Style.com</span><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-42526752063565632652010-07-02T00:00:00.010-04:002010-07-03T12:57:52.936-04:00DON, THAT CRAZY FOOLYou probably couldn't tell because of the inherent deceptive-ness of scheduled posts, but I ran out of town for a minute for a family emergency (don't worry, everyone is fine). Before all that hullabaloo went down, I traipsed over to a friend's going away party. Good ole Matt is heading back to our mutual alma mater, Tulane, though I didn't know him then.<br /><br />I managed to score a stuffed dancing goose sculpture, avoided getting <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/bros-icing-bros-smirnoff_n_606109.html">iced</a>, traveled in a pack of feather-wearing friends, and received a very appropriate magic marker tattoo down my right arm.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xTiUeqQzCdLYlkCEFNgHrIiulsO2hK9OOqbmYKp3TVRS5S6zIPJGBXyKFcMbZCwccZCti0Er70TsbC3x9UVLLYDAbEHfaJoIPqplpwLqt4wAQIo1tO3qSRCYrfwJLLnCLcCmHUBj3Z_D/s1600/DSCN2277.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xTiUeqQzCdLYlkCEFNgHrIiulsO2hK9OOqbmYKp3TVRS5S6zIPJGBXyKFcMbZCwccZCti0Er70TsbC3x9UVLLYDAbEHfaJoIPqplpwLqt4wAQIo1tO3qSRCYrfwJLLnCLcCmHUBj3Z_D/s400/DSCN2277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489722538328167026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ9D_3HTZ-Fl7mzJHS91DZnvmvF-p6DvHHNmqEJKuhkvQXgVL0gsb0LzZxcPTm7Nl2GUKU8OIwYqI3jtNwK9zlMd_hX9Ptb4yIGUT-AKtImuztgqAf-F0QvkZlMb8FznMjseIGfDFWKli/s1600/DSCN2275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ9D_3HTZ-Fl7mzJHS91DZnvmvF-p6DvHHNmqEJKuhkvQXgVL0gsb0LzZxcPTm7Nl2GUKU8OIwYqI3jtNwK9zlMd_hX9Ptb4yIGUT-AKtImuztgqAf-F0QvkZlMb8FznMjseIGfDFWKli/s400/DSCN2275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489720039665576194" border="0" /></a></div>Everyone seemed to really like this outfit for whatever reason. If I'm going to do the 90s thing that's been (re)circulating, well, I'm going to do it my way--with hot pink J Crew socks.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_ft8Z0VmUO06RHx9eHxcOxVITFnBf2G1Lv2Q0cPgEpEqTboNCB5giAOYKTKFfSET2HWcUPJOdHnBb2kL20fttizhbBCWC_Z7v4rYPB2XLZgCrEEr-C3SAKDtTxbdEf9ZUxXibGnJKqpT/s1600/DSCN2290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_ft8Z0VmUO06RHx9eHxcOxVITFnBf2G1Lv2Q0cPgEpEqTboNCB5giAOYKTKFfSET2HWcUPJOdHnBb2kL20fttizhbBCWC_Z7v4rYPB2XLZgCrEEr-C3SAKDtTxbdEf9ZUxXibGnJKqpT/s400/DSCN2290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489721457155975058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Thrifted Angie Dress, Vintage Slip, J Crew hot pink socks, Natural Comfort platforms, Free People bag</span><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-62107616039036337592010-06-24T11:36:00.007-04:002010-07-01T09:53:26.545-04:00PRAISE VOGUE<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQNBgFBkIHNBZhnAutxS6X-GdJU59omZhIGUwerGT3CZPnvESSizZHRZDTLkFH3ey2bldL5cU1QLhbCsr67NjQgTnWLjxRvi1hYXBr7YfFXvOBrA7xomRWX1cWqrNEygYdAq2BOCySvY9/s1600/marion-cotillard-vogue-july-2010-cover-05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQNBgFBkIHNBZhnAutxS6X-GdJU59omZhIGUwerGT3CZPnvESSizZHRZDTLkFH3ey2bldL5cU1QLhbCsr67NjQgTnWLjxRvi1hYXBr7YfFXvOBrA7xomRWX1cWqrNEygYdAq2BOCySvY9/s400/marion-cotillard-vogue-july-2010-cover-05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485437076543644818" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">In July's issue, American <i>Vogue </i>asks if they can get "<span style="line-height: 115%;">an Amen up in here</span>?" From the depths of my fashion soul sings a resounding <b><span style="line-height: 115%;">YES</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">. </span>You see, <i>Vogue </i>is celebrating the <b>return of the woman</b>-- of waists and boobs, of tailoring and tights, of kitten heels and graceful gestures (Think <i>Prada)</i>. Bye bye oversized, shredded don't-give-a-fuck, pour-yourself-into, liquid-sexpot-latex-and/or-leather-leggings and geometric skyscrapers more commonly known as "shoes." Nope, I've never been a huge fan of the downtown, <a href="http://ashfordgetsdressed.blogspot.com/2009/12/balmain-too-much-of-ok-thing.html">model off-duty</a> look.<br /><br />Not sure if I need to be strutting around in nude pantyhose just yet, but there's something about elegance and poise that's utterly refreshing. I'm drawn to the idea of dressing up (Everyday! How did we get so casual in the first place?? People wear pajamas outside of the house--seriously?), hair that's set once or twice a week, and always knowing exactly what to say (Hello, Oprah!). I'm seriously ready to crack an etiquette book.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Editor Sally Singer sums it up, "The point is that right now, the look that has been doing the rounds for what feels like, oh , <span style="font-style: italic;">forever</span> is suddenly tired, tired, tired. The biker jacket with one too many zippers. The slouchy distressed tees that now only cause frayed nerves. The heavy buckled platform ankle boots that are a dead weight. And the leggings! The leggings, in leather or nylon or gleaming PVC; time for them to walk to the back of the closet. Girls who once dressed for their inner rocker don't want to hum that tune anymore."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WiEpSK3_sION9nHABQjYtHVENq3_DX_DDClLBfvjd0lmvorpv5CrOhTnRvxHEtoqG4S6sbOlVOz32r1g8q4OIkR4L3F-82XHMj4M2L_t0QDsSw8C2LRqHk5pjMRb0j_hRuu4TeuEXuzt/s1600/marion-cotillard-vogue-july-2010-cover-03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WiEpSK3_sION9nHABQjYtHVENq3_DX_DDClLBfvjd0lmvorpv5CrOhTnRvxHEtoqG4S6sbOlVOz32r1g8q4OIkR4L3F-82XHMj4M2L_t0QDsSw8C2LRqHk5pjMRb0j_hRuu4TeuEXuzt/s400/marion-cotillard-vogue-july-2010-cover-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485433883208834322" border="0" /></a></span></p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Yep, we've got a new song to sing; its highlights can be found in <span style="font-style: italic;">Vogue</span>'s Met gala round-up (be sure to check out Doutzen Kroes glorious powder blue tulle confection), the classic 1950s housewife melodrama in which Natalia Vodianova must choose between happiness with her rebel boy toy or a marriage with the secure Ewan McGregor (a bit trite, but it works), and Sally Singer’s foray into carefully coifed up-dos. Each feature made for a spectacularly cohesive issue, one that truly inspired my barely beating fashion heart.</span> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Well done, <i>Vogue, </i>well done.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">Marion Cotillard photos via <a href="http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/06/15/marion-cotillard-covers-vogue-july-2010/">Just Jared<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></a></span></span></p>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-8550737145759294002010-06-17T09:45:00.002-04:002010-08-10T10:56:00.220-04:00JACK & KAREN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLLZ6yaoGTM6sfs74JcE9LqvmNHjpndQvgRpPMu0WmTLH80QSePJcz600Qt5brcPS09j8OkVm6TUUhh5fjooKUDC967o0kDbZ9yRmpSN5lL8A4-9pB0Lbnj76y32LgiOzzpFDfT4JoVVH/s1600/red+lips+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLLZ6yaoGTM6sfs74JcE9LqvmNHjpndQvgRpPMu0WmTLH80QSePJcz600Qt5brcPS09j8OkVm6TUUhh5fjooKUDC967o0kDbZ9yRmpSN5lL8A4-9pB0Lbnj76y32LgiOzzpFDfT4JoVVH/s400/red+lips+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483213149282173858" border="0" /></a>Um, whyyyyy are we not talking about this? I mean, it's from the June issue of American <span style="font-style: italic;">Vogue</span> and I'm just now getting around to posting it, but that probably has a lot to do with how distracting <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/11/blake_livelys_breast_looks_1.html#">Blake Lively's boobs</a> are (srsly, skip pages 122-135).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ryT8_NFQoayb0FZoiDtIinRjX4LtkMeZZNiFcng9UXD6taQUOAjUT5AZPbLRxFoVSsbWDhyphenhyphenFCm6Dgb_CcncGKx4dsXKFrkIQZQ4y8pbCZc6w7_ruWeHqgMcEo6tOxNp-Bqaryr979ot3/s1600/red+lips+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ryT8_NFQoayb0FZoiDtIinRjX4LtkMeZZNiFcng9UXD6taQUOAjUT5AZPbLRxFoVSsbWDhyphenhyphenFCm6Dgb_CcncGKx4dsXKFrkIQZQ4y8pbCZc6w7_ruWeHqgMcEo6tOxNp-Bqaryr979ot3/s400/red+lips+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483213162137929794" border="0" /></a>Apparently, it's the first time the couple is appearing in a shoot together (photographed by Annie Leibowitz). And apparently, Karen has a new band with a new album. And apparently, Jack is super proud of her. And obviouslyyy, Jack White and Karen Elson are the coolest. couple. ever. (and I don't use the three period. format. lightly.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc4MkNQH-Vqo8FFmuc9L_JJZE_LKvKGnwZ2Lqfpf-fPWmHc48Xv7U-yKv4UhZmXtVbYll62RXvVlDuqRE9LMVbW-t8VdYJt_hh0ih5AiN8PcJyPYGd9XzrMslVCDjf85UUv7XHFiS2q5u/s1600/red+lips+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc4MkNQH-Vqo8FFmuc9L_JJZE_LKvKGnwZ2Lqfpf-fPWmHc48Xv7U-yKv4UhZmXtVbYll62RXvVlDuqRE9LMVbW-t8VdYJt_hh0ih5AiN8PcJyPYGd9XzrMslVCDjf85UUv7XHFiS2q5u/s400/red+lips+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483213136227750850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Vogue</span> describes the new album as "spooky alt-country" that's "creepy gorgeous," while <span style="font-style: italic;">Marie Claire</span> coins it as "countrypolitan" and "smoky blues."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmvKZm0Uqitss7Vip22kD4VAA-pbBQvarfKP0lbsQZ7Ay_JlcQD5TN8dajyv7lWtJolAb4DAsUMA_Tyt8gS2Q8PRLqcgQx0mf08kijogswFPSHG8aURRj7GoB5dJ141tdLmeS58UcpGtv/s1600/red+lips+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmvKZm0Uqitss7Vip22kD4VAA-pbBQvarfKP0lbsQZ7Ay_JlcQD5TN8dajyv7lWtJolAb4DAsUMA_Tyt8gS2Q8PRLqcgQx0mf08kijogswFPSHG8aURRj7GoB5dJ141tdLmeS58UcpGtv/s400/red+lips+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483213165476554498" border="0" /></a>Either way, I'm listening. Because if there's one thing I like, it's creepy romantic ghost lullabies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1XYZ07V2QRPN8jESpCXalHT9osBeml1g-HpUF9Yhau5ITzA04Hd8LXojZ8mpO_96VhzxLJIl2yam-jEenknRVN8Z3RC9HySAC_J4YATl-Xrn2dMamNnabTSB_ZFCoFxjVtCT276hJ8Yb/s1600/red+lips+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1XYZ07V2QRPN8jESpCXalHT9osBeml1g-HpUF9Yhau5ITzA04Hd8LXojZ8mpO_96VhzxLJIl2yam-jEenknRVN8Z3RC9HySAC_J4YATl-Xrn2dMamNnabTSB_ZFCoFxjVtCT276hJ8Yb/s400/red+lips+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483213150059091842" border="0" /></a>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-83631946292755498562010-06-14T22:14:00.010-04:002010-06-14T23:02:21.376-04:00A Little Wake-up for the Face<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo2MlEWUWKGdi30MtOejl2P8bPQpmrZVVNSTu5cZ7xiipLIpniP11dpEWhzS-gdJAl07JWmbFqccwly7fmGFw3SY0I5pkomVOOvp4JdUisAAttVcPQaVLr24RMjgN6VfoEZYD70_5JhV6/s1600/red+lips+edit+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo2MlEWUWKGdi30MtOejl2P8bPQpmrZVVNSTu5cZ7xiipLIpniP11dpEWhzS-gdJAl07JWmbFqccwly7fmGFw3SY0I5pkomVOOvp4JdUisAAttVcPQaVLr24RMjgN6VfoEZYD70_5JhV6/s400/red+lips+edit+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482830027186150930" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Trying out red lipstick<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Sephora Lip Liner in Real Red//Sephora Lipstick in It Girl</span><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676089882960169968.post-18830557675425507062010-06-13T00:01:00.008-04:002010-06-13T02:04:12.653-04:00Eleven Heavy Things: Inspired by Prada's Chandeliers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULgYrzkQnwwup-R6VnW9nozZO4ZSgdYb5_Q97ncCKt67nXh1c2P-EW39AZ9ntuwnFZg861HbwBX2asGZMoYvOQJ1iigKmLUwVoHkhEIEEQJ6FMSs77ReL_Yq-8tJAw7hTp9q2-XUyvcG4/s1600/hester+%26+chandelier+106.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULgYrzkQnwwup-R6VnW9nozZO4ZSgdYb5_Q97ncCKt67nXh1c2P-EW39AZ9ntuwnFZg861HbwBX2asGZMoYvOQJ1iigKmLUwVoHkhEIEEQJ6FMSs77ReL_Yq-8tJAw7hTp9q2-XUyvcG4/s400/hester+%26+chandelier+106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482115900548884770" border="0" /></a><br />My sister took a minute to coax me out of my nap and into heading in to the city for an impromptu photoshoot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssjwbvVGDclNhPXwH7DFRpJWIDLm38bT5SV_pqc0u4hwOx5oiKvRa54kAuixFaXsiM2ZDbuft0ZXR2gFjh0U6Q5bzK-9Tx-yX9uQotjiIA1F1S4fFXK7ABAe6mRcRofDSrbwxPSVk84xo/s1600/hester+%26+chandelier+027.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssjwbvVGDclNhPXwH7DFRpJWIDLm38bT5SV_pqc0u4hwOx5oiKvRa54kAuixFaXsiM2ZDbuft0ZXR2gFjh0U6Q5bzK-9Tx-yX9uQotjiIA1F1S4fFXK7ABAe6mRcRofDSrbwxPSVk84xo/s400/hester+%26+chandelier+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482115016731594370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdmCmGpULwWWTNJFdBjBrSqXZYBHsuJW7hEgCB9eHu_EZ8jPqXrdmTlng4At9-MjPSEKolwJMBe31BwMuGYeEXzKLtDXZxVAZnf86LIIVUlf0aMbfM_epDpia0xIVPse4s-erqTZhX89P/s1600/hester+%26+chandelier+103.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsnhc9GgeX7XCocYmsKdE-fMJUzn8ECCxZRShzLaFU512NIJLblCkktrSSyygDp7Klwo4Nr0t39M9oZFkfNds27uQPOhUPZOAqJVdezKn4pDACPVpkSXrVVQKDyrwvXz9aawXbU4KbP6Q/s400/hester+%26+chandelier+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482116647779756338" border="0" /></a><br />I have to admit, it was pretty fun being <span style="font-style: italic;">un petit fleur</span>.<br /><br />And! we came upon these Miranda July props. I love <a href="http://mirandajuly.com/?mjpw=FATE">Miranda July</a> because I feel like her work <span style="font-style: italic;">actually</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">succeeds</span> at blurring and exploring the space between artist, viewer, environment, and strangers. There is a communion between the four that's totally interactive and available to be changed and created. I love that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXrpFlYirFq3rEDKfIjbmokTrvY3m04eiO5l5uXY_ZjEERTsFS4xsIKEwSoaj7UYVms1qy0A3xzAqa5acT7KI2R2Oq8QCiiokCjOGD4IclqG3NB4Ab45lQtZCXsDx-hL-12hWL48-zGPs/s1600/hester+%26+chandelier+065.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXrpFlYirFq3rEDKfIjbmokTrvY3m04eiO5l5uXY_ZjEERTsFS4xsIKEwSoaj7UYVms1qy0A3xzAqa5acT7KI2R2Oq8QCiiokCjOGD4IclqG3NB4Ab45lQtZCXsDx-hL-12hWL48-zGPs/s400/hester+%26+chandelier+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482115022664931874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKbKuy-HBv0xWUGtv5zZSY89oGBFMkraiofo1gpPFaAHRh719yxzGoHQtTJ6IUi-WPTDYAdxV98ATT-upjNZ79EX8Qr273MuZ_9uFXwyHTq6mYOTgZMwTDOPZ72xfiekyoz2M1XMAjciL/s1600/hester+%26+chandelier+074.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKbKuy-HBv0xWUGtv5zZSY89oGBFMkraiofo1gpPFaAHRh719yxzGoHQtTJ6IUi-WPTDYAdxV98ATT-upjNZ79EX8Qr273MuZ_9uFXwyHTq6mYOTgZMwTDOPZ72xfiekyoz2M1XMAjciL/s400/hester+%26+chandelier+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482134577959262962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We ended the night with scratch-offs. Neither of us won.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFHeUc4jNqOI_3jUYkdl7leLflKHltqH_51zPcIREtS_2krDlQyHtqv8lMV6J6PAbKcuifd1nuupFJVVghXMzeRXdvUX2GV5uSQuhUmtj8ixrmFh1h31AmPEYUCTk0036jqJ8J-kXTSDL/s1600/hester+%26+chandelier+113.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFHeUc4jNqOI_3jUYkdl7leLflKHltqH_51zPcIREtS_2krDlQyHtqv8lMV6J6PAbKcuifd1nuupFJVVghXMzeRXdvUX2GV5uSQuhUmtj8ixrmFh1h31AmPEYUCTk0036jqJ8J-kXTSDL/s400/hester+%26+chandelier+113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482115889057995298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Vintage Crystal Chandelier Dress/90s The Limited Black Slip Dress/Random Black Grosgrain Ribbon/Some Pins You Can't See (one from <a href="http://ashfordgetsdressed.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-loot_08.html">New Loot</a>)/Rhinestone Ring/Whatever Black Tights/Tommy Hilfiger(!) Navy Patent Platforms</span>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12748026730051433567noreply@blogger.com3