My cousin Maggie and I bought matching polka dot dresses at Old Navy and it’s quickly become one of my favorites. The shift dress style is great for almost any occasion and it serves as a blank canvas for all kinds of styling. Here I layered an artsy button down underneath for a little extra…Read More
Book Clutch
Vladimir Nabokov
Just when you think The Authors can’t get any better, it does. Following Leo Tolstoy and Sylvia Plath, I styled a looked based on the infamous Lolita author himself: Vladimir Nabokov. Although he was born in Russia he lived much of his life in Western Europe and in America, and didn’t achieve literary prominence until he…Read More
Literary Lady
I’ve always had this romantic image in my head of a well dressed woman in a full skirt reading on the train. There’s something so interesting and so alluring to me about this mix of style, class, and intelligence. This is the kind of outfit that I imagine that woman would wear. The full skirt…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Greeting the morning properly. 2) The Blood Dust exhibit at the BCA Mills Gallery. 3) I finally found the perfect fishnets. 4) Strolling in the gardens now that everything is green. 5) My latest favorite book clutch. 6) Satisfying yet another craving for frites.
DIY: Book Clutch
I’ve loved the idea of a book clutch since the first Charlotte Olympia and Kate Spade versions were spotted on the arms of celebrities. It’s the perfect combination of my love of books and my love of fashion. But most DIYs call for cutting up a real book, and I could never bring myself to…Read More