you shall above all things

you shall above all things be glad and young
For if you're young, whatever life you wear

it will become you; and if you are glad
whatever's living will yourself become.
Girlboys may nothing more than boygirls need:
i can entirely her only love

whose any mystery makes every man's
flesh put space on;and his mind take off time

that you should ever think,may god forbid
and (in his mercy) your true lover spare:
for that way knowledge lies, the foetal grave
called progress,and negation's dead undoom.

I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing
than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance

e.e. cummings (my favorite)

Romantic Hermes

Impatience

I'm inkling for change. I never considered myself to be a true Gemini, but the part about us Geminis boring easily is quite accurate when applied to me. I need it! I need excitement, adventure, intrigue...

...soon enough.

Alexander Wang Lattice

I am currently sitting at my desk with this Alexander Wang Lattice bobble sweater size XS (I had to fight for this size, refreshing the page every second) in my Gilt cart. I am VERY tempted to buy it for $220, down from its original $550 price. Problem is, at $220, it's still expensive, and still not very necessary. Or is it? Give me reasons to justify this possible purchase...

Update: Alas, I let it go. I am so strong!

James Dean

Dream as if you'll live forever.

Kind of ironic while wearing what looks to be a McQueen top.

Jeffrey Campbell Denmark

So I posted about these a couple posts down, but seeing these in all sorts of different angles on the Lori's Shoes website for preorder makes me totally need them now. I think they'd be great with all the chunky fall knits and skirts. If I can't have any one of those lovely, lovely Burberry shearling jackets for fall, the Denmark is a great shoe alternative!

From the 4th

In Santa Barbara.

New Jeffrey Campbell Favorites

Jeffrey Campbell Denmark Sherpa Bootie - continuing the Burberry fall trend of shearling

I was excited to open an email from Singer22 tempting me with lots of Jeffrey Campbell boots and shoes for fall. I think the Denmark Sherpa pair above are my favorite. So tempting! I'm on a purchasing ban and am forced to resist the lovely foot temptation.

Jeffrey Campbell Wishlist boot - comes in black, a distressed gray, but I think brown is my favorite

Jeffrey Campbell Brit - short tough and rugged- like me (maybe not so much the rugged)

Finally!

After a cloudy overcast 4th of July, it finally got hot. And by hot I mean near 100s. That's too hot for me (I prefer 75 ish), so I whipped out my floppy hats and R Kells and I ventured all the way across town to Will Rogers beach. Finally! It was a little overcast there, with the sun forcing its way through the clouds a couple times, but still much better than the melty Hollywood heat.

Afterwards, I made R Kells take us to the new Magnolia Bakery on 3rd St. I was disappointed that this Magnolia didn't have the same charm and lovely buttery fattening scents coming from it like the NY one, but hey, it's still Magnolia, still tasty, and still better than the famed LA Sprinkles. Not sure if it beats my #1 Susiecakes, but we'll see.

I'm so glad it's finally warming up, even if it's too warm for my spoiled weather likings. R Kells and I have our beach Sundays, so this hot weather will translate nicely to the coast. Even though I have issues with driving with the top down in the middle of the day (too hot!), I must say I do enjoy it in the evenings. Driving down Sunset all the way from Hollywood to the ocean is a pleasant carefree escape.

P.S. don't I look so happy in the last picture?

Everything I want

Note - Sorry for the blurriness of the photos. You can click them and they will clear up.

It's not even real summer temperatures yet here in LA, but seeing this Topshop Autumn Winter preview has made me long for the cooler seasons so I can snap up all these items!

Look at those loafer platforms! These are even more desirable than the Prada I posted about a few weeks ago!

The cape! It's been so long since my cape-search started, and I've yet to find one that actually almost fits!

And of course, sheepskin coats. Sheepskin and shearling. So Burberry and so necessary.

Anyway, anyone know when Topshop's Autumn/Winter collection releases? I have a feeling all this will go quickly and I can't WAIT.

Zara's Edie Interpretation

I've been loving this 3.1 Edie Bow bag since seeing it on Rachel Bilson, but have found it with price tags of about $2000 when it originally retailed for $700. No thanks (I could get a Jumbo for that price). But while perusing the Zara sale this weekend on the ever so touristy Hollywood Blvd while R Kells wrote at his coffee shop, I came across these very inexpensive Edie inspired bags. I'm usually not into inspired bags (too close to being fake), especially when it comes to 2.55 "inspirations", but I must admit that this was a very tempting purchase. At only $29.99, it wasn't on sale, but was cheap enough to almost purchase. The problem? It was so small and would fit maybe an ID, keys, and a lip gloss at most. When could I wear it when I normally lug around an (approx) 5 lb bag?

I would also like to say that I'm glad I introduced R Kells to Zara. He likes it, and I'd much rather him shop there than his other usual destinations that shelve baggy ass jeans and big paddle-like flip flops. Though he will still never wear items like vests, pastel colored sweaters, and pants that are slim and often worn without socks, Zara has been my savior.

Valentino's Pug Luv

A fabulous designer who owns five pugs and brings them with him everywhere he can. My kind of man!

Photo above from the opening of Valentino's archives.

Geren Ford Target Dress

EDIT 7/12: This dress must not be doing that well since I just received an email from Geren Ford saying they're giving away a free obi belt ($59 value) with purchase of the dress. The belts would actually work with the dress, but not sure why they would give it out free, unless they're just trying to get rid of them. If it is having problems selling, I think it's partially the way they marketed it and the way it's modeled on the Target website.


I opened my DailyCandy email today and was surprised to see this Geren Ford for Target dress in there without knowing of it beforehand! How did I miss this? It's just the one dress, not a collection. It's made of silk crepe de chine and looks cute in photos, but being an inexpensive (for designer) Target item, I'm not sure if the pictured look would remain true in person. It's also quite pricey for a Target dress ($89.99). I know it's designer, but even the Alexander McQueen silk tulip dress didn't cost me this much (I don't think). Nevertheless, it's still whimsical and flirty, and would be fun to accessorize. I hope the three Targets near my work carry it so I can least see if it's worth its nearly $100 tag!

Shopping Fever

Love this much more than the St. Tropez video. Mostly because there is more Abbey Lee, fancy hotels, and shopping.

Couture Peak

I will post a separate entry later on all my couture favorites but so far, loving Dior, Givenchy, and what I see of Valentino the most. I always look forward to the Chanel shows, but I like girlish happier Chanel better than the darker Chanel presented this time around.

The photo above is actually from Jessica Alba's tweet. Since I can't be at any of these shows, I rely on celebrity tweets to fill me in before even Style.com gets the photos!

I'm not your toy

La Roux, with the androgynous gal who could possibly be Clay Aiken's sister, are so catchy and fun! They will be on continuous repeat for summer.

4th Lights

From the top of the Canary hotel in Santa Barbara, CA.