I love, love, love this blouse from Norwegian Wood‘s shop. I’m love with unusual pieces based off coat details, and so the trench-coat-like box pleat on the back of this blouse is really appealing to me. The sheer panel is also lovely. It’s a perfect spring blouse– though sadly it’s October, and out my window I can only see grey skies and rain. Stupid seasonal changes. Pah.
Also, how gorgeous is her model? New girl-crush.
[Norwegian Wood Trench blouse, $75]
I know, I know, I know that spring is almost here, but it’s still a bit chilly in New York and I couldn’t resist this final shout-out to cold weather attire. I’m ordinarily as desperate as anyone to shed my winter layers, but this coat is just charming enough that it reminds me of the allure the colder months can have– if one is thinking of them in the midst of an August heatwave, that is. The detailing is so like something one would don for a tromp through the woods– or urban jungle, for that matter– in a grown-up fairy tale. I can’t bear to think of buying it now, but I’ve bookmarked it for perusal in late August, when I know I’ll be sick at the thought of yet another sundress.
Double-breasted Wool Olga Coat from Reddoll‘s store. $395.
Fortunately, her store also contains a sundress that might just have to worm its way into my wardrobe, in preparation for those sultry summer months. Isn’t it perfect for throwing on on a sultry summer afternoon? I’m daydreaming about lazy beers on a blanket in a park with a friend, followed by dancing. Yes. That needs to happen.
Summer is far too far away….
I know, the post title is awful and cheesy, but… just look at the adorable necklace my man got me for Valentine’s Day!!! I couldn’t resist!
I love elephants, and small cute creatures, and have been utterly lusting after all the items in Michelle Chang’s Etsy shop, so it was a perfect match! It’s teeny and even cuter in real life. I’m overjoyed.
Action shot to be added later, when I’m in a better-lit place.
I really don’t think this would fly in my mostly-male household, but I’m obsessed with Vintage Renaissance‘s Tea Set Lamp:
It’s quirky and sweet, and reminds me just enough of Alice in Wonderland to make it near-perfect. Actual perfection would be if the pieces were askew, but then we get into serious feats of construction, and I can settle for being a little less demanding. It might also be fun to see the tea sets with the original patterns, though I do quite enjoy this shade of blue. Either way, it’s a lovely piece, and I ardently wish it could be mine.
It’s apparently inspired by Anthropologie’s One Lump or Two Lamp, which I have also sighed over, but I must say that I prefer Vintage Renaissance’s version, if only because I know the pieces are unique, so there’s a better story to be had behind them. It’s not like I don’t spend enough money at Anthro as it is.
Really love this tunic from Neneee’s Etsy shop. So playful! I could totally see myself wearing this, but I vaaaaaaaaguely suspect I would look absolutely ludicrous in it. Such a tragedy. Shall have to think of some other way of drawing inspiration from this look, something that doesn’t involve me looking like I’m trying to look like a two-year old. Or maybe I’ll just rock a look like this, throw up some pigtails and just revel in making a laughing-stock of myself.
Or then again… nah. I’ll stick to random acts of public, shameless song and dance to cover that basis. I’m enough of a fool as it is.
BTW, oh three readers, posts this week are likely to be on the sporadic side. Crazy times at work. It’s a tough life, being a photocopy-wrangler.
It initially came as no surprise to see that Janet Hill was from Stratford. Her paintings display the same dreamy beauty that I’ve always associated with homes in the English countryside, all strong, quiet colours and delightful feminine touches. Looking at these paintings, I feel as though I could easily just slip into her world and curl up on one of the couches with a good, satisfying book and a nice pot of tea. These are interiors to live in– beautiful but approachable, with perfect floors and window-seats and practically anything else one could require of a house to be happy in. She’s even been kind enough to leave around a cardigan and some shoes, for greater ease of imagination! Add a couple dogs and cats, and I’d happily settle here.
Then I discovered that I had read her bio incorrectly, and she’s in fact from Stratford, Canada. Not even a touch of Shakespeare. Ah well. The dreaminess and beauty still hold true. I just need to slightly modify my expectations for accents and the like.
See these and other paintings here.
This print from Cosas Minimas makes me laugh. The other prints on her site are equally lovely and reminiscent of old-school children’s books. Go check them out. They are guaranteed to make you happy.
Also, here’s an extremely old-school version of the song. Unfortunately, I discovered that it’s the theme song for West Ham, so it’s very hard to find a version that isn’t football louts singing.
And… football louts are pretty funny, so here’s one of their versions:
Discovery of the night is Jen Khoshbin‘s photographs of papercuts made out of books. It’s unclear whether the figures relate to the text from which the cut is made, so it is fascinating to see how the visual image and the existence of text play off of one another and almost force the viewer into imagining the context for the depicted moment. It’s wonderful to have these images available as photographs, rather than actual sculptures from the books, because it allows us to feel that we are viewing a snatched moment, rather than a static object. I also love thinking about the fragility of these forms– they seem solid here, but in real life they must shiver and shake with the slightest motion of the book they’re cut from.
(Apologies for the uneven spacing between the pictures. the pictures themselves have white borders and I’m faaaaar too lazy to tinker with them and crop them so as to have them all the same distance apart. Hope this doesn’t make you twitch too much. I’m just trying not to think about it too hard, else madness will ensue.)
Couldn’t resist posting this. When I was searching “taxidermy” for the post below, this beauty popped up among the real and fake mounted heads.
My taste in things tends slightly towards the creepy and theatrical, though I try to tone it down for public consumption. This octopus ring is perfect for these purposes– just enough of bizarrity to be satisfactory, without quite blaring “Bwahahahaha I’m wearing dinner twined around my hand!”
Also, this pendant could easily be worn by Ursula the Sea Witch’s shy, retiring maiden aunt:
Et, enfin, apologies for the title. I make no claims to being witty today.
[Made in Italy from Pepperminte's Etsy store]
I desperately want to know what her backstory is. She possesses the same kind of stern bourgeois Italian beauty Monica Vitti shows off so well in L’Eclisse. Off to spin tall tales of how exactly she obtained those roses, and to try to find an in-real-life version of that deliciously prim blouse.
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