prettyy | edgyy

We've Moved....

2011-05-20T19:06:00.000-04:00

CHECK US OUT AT OUR NEW URL --> loriandmari.com

(Lori and Mari, the namesakes of our new URL are our stylish mothers -mine and Marta's respectively- to whom we owe our love for fashion)

xoxo, Sarah

Beautiful Editorial from Marie Claire May 2011

2011-04-28T22:34:00.001-04:00

I just think everything about these pictures is gorgeous. Their braids, the minimal makeup, the cream with tan leather. This editorial is the work of Simon Burstall for the May 2011 issue of Marie Claire US. The models are twins, named Ieva and Aida Aniulyte. I got the images from fashiongonerogue.com.

-S

Another shoot on M's fire escape!

2011-04-27T14:53:00.000-04:00

Our new favorite places because of the sense of adventure as well as the red color and great lighting. So sorry for my absence this month-- I am nearly done with my thesis and I promise I will be all yours very soon!

[Dresses - HM and Urban Outfitters, boots - Zara, necklace - little shop in NYC, lip color - MAC Impassioned, nail color - Essie Lifeguard]

- Sarah

Makeshift Bandeau

2011-04-22T13:56:00.000-04:00

I love the look of a bandeau, or any cropped shirt really, with high-waisted bottoms. I think it's something I'll be doing a lot more as the weather gets warmer here in new york, probably with outfits a little more casual than the one I'm wearing here in this post. In reference to my title, my top is simply a scarf that I borrowed from Sarah and folded into a bandeau. I wore this to brunch with Sarah and it was definitely uplifting to dress up on a gloomy day!

[blazer - thrifted; bandeau - borrowed from sarah; skirt - forever21; heels - steve madden; bag - sisley]

- M

Barbie Shoes

2011-04-17T10:53:00.000-04:00

I am in love with the candy-colored pumps that are everywhere this spring! A twist on a classic pump, they can be dressed up or down. So feminine and fun!

Barbie Shoes by szaim featuring leather high heels

Yves Saint Laurent suede high heels
$795 - shopzoeonline.com

Yves Saint Laurent platform high heels
$795 - bergdorfgoodman.com

Miu Miu platform heels
$595 - net-a-porter.com

Manolo Blahnik leather high heels
$575 - barneys.com

Yves Saint Laurent platform heels
475 GBP - net-a-porter.com

Brian Atwood platform heels
350 GBP - net-a-porter.com

High heel pumps
$80 - zara.com

Low heel pumps
$60 - macys.com

Dont they remind you of barbie shoes?

-S

Fire escapes and Florals

2011-04-16T16:57:00.000-04:00

Now that I live in New York City, I have a newfound appreciation for thrift stores... and fire escapes! I got this dress while thrift shopping with Sarah a few weeks ago when she was visiting. For those of you that live here in the city or ever plan on visiting, I highly recommend taking a look at some of the thrift stores in the East village area (Buffalo Exchange, Cure Thrift Shop, and No Relation Vintage). Since the dress is so floral and feminine, I decided to pair it with my trusty faux leather jacket and my lace-up boots. These photos were taken on my apartment's fire escape, a fun place for blog photos as long as I avoid looking down (I'm terribly afraid of heights)!

[faux leather jacket - HM; dress - thrifted; lace-up boots - Forever21; sunglasses - Ray Ban]

- M

It was a night of wonderful excess

2011-04-14T20:46:00.002-04:00

For graduation, my uncle Jason met me in New York City and he and a friend of his took me out to dinner at Daniel Boulud's incredible four star restaurant "Daniel." We chose the six course tasting menu and were off on a true culinary adventure. I had duck terrine with sicilian pistachio, peekytoe crab salad with cumin-carrot coulis, thai snapper ceviche with cucumber vinaigrette, grilled alaskan king salmon with chanterelle, duo of beef, and finally warm guanaja chocolate coulant with liquid caramel, fluer de sel, and milk sorbet. My uncle surprised me with a special grapefruit dessert bearing "Congratulations Sarah" in a beautiful chocolate script! Dessert was accompanied by coffee, fresh madeleines and an assortment of chocolates.

My uncle and his friend both looked sharp in suits and ties. I wore my new long chiffon skirt, and borrowed M's top and bag. It was so much fun dressing up for a formal occasion!

[Skirt - American Apparel, belt - J Crew, top - HM, bag - Sisley, boots - Forever 21, watch - Michael Kors]

-Sarah

Time for a change

2011-04-14T00:35:00.000-04:00

I get my hair cut probably once or twice a year (not recommended, I know). So when I do, I tend to want to go for "something different", which means I've had my fair share of regrets, from poor dye jobs to short cuts that do nothing to control the frizz in my hair (my mother's personal favorite). This time I was determined to get bangs and Sarah can attest to it- I spent months contemplating this decision, as I often do. I have to say I'm very happy with the result this time! But I'll let you be the judge of that.

- M

PS1?!? Noo... just the Target messenger look a like

2011-04-13T15:07:00.001-04:00

I have to admit, I don't have the same weakness for bags as I do for, say, shoes (lace up boots!) and if you take a quick look at my closet, it definitely shows. I probably have at most two bags that I actually like! But I've been in the market for a basic, practical messenger bag that will fit my laptop and everything else I need to carry around for a while now. While the top two messenger bags on my wish list would be the Proenza PS1 or the Mulberry Alexa, at this stage in my life there's just no way I can afford either one of those. So today when I stopped by Target on my way home I finally purchased the bag I'd been eying before it sells out completely (lately I tend to contemplate an item for months until it either sells out or goes out of season.. and I end up so disappointed)! This Target messenger by Mossimo is very similar to the PS1 and I have to say, I highly, highly recommend it for those of you that can't afford the real thing. I got it in the white (pictured below) and the faux leather feels soft and supple and actually looks authentic... so if you're looking for a decently priced messenger bag, go out and buy this one before it sells out!

- M

Today's inspiration: Shades of white

2011-04-06T12:59:00.000-04:00

Absolutely mesmerized by the spring issue of H&M magazine, Shades of white. So beautiful... I love the simplicity of the white lace and white denim. I will definitely be looking for some of these pieces at H&M.

- M

Forget Spring.... Dreaming of SUMMER

2011-04-05T09:50:00.000-04:00

Dreaming of Summer by szaim featuring maxi dresses

Acne maxi dress
100 GBP - liberty.co.uk

TopShop striped cardigan
$76 - topshop.com

Beach bikini
$180 - barneys.com

Chloé wedge heels
$575 - net-a-porter.com

J W Hulme leather satchel
$600 - lagarconne.com

Catherine Weitzman metal ring
$110 - maxandchloe.com

ASOS straw hat
asos.com

-Sarah

cross the fdr to the east river

2011-03-30T20:21:00.001-04:00

just a few shots taken with sarah while she was here on the day she mentioned in her last post. i know i look a little casual, but i just love that american apparel herringbone sweater i'm wearing (borrowed from sarah, of course)... just a comfortable outfit to walk around the city in on a beautiful sunny, spring (sort of) day.

[sweater - american apparel; jeans - forever21; lace up boots - vince camuto; sunglasses - ray ban wayfarers]

- M

Shake Shack and the East River

2011-03-27T22:48:00.003-04:00

On my last day in NYC Marta, my friend Jinny and I went to Shake Shake for lunch (yum) then stopped by a street market and the east river on our way to a Holi celebration by the UN. Here are some pics from that adventure!

[Coat - HM, shirt - Stefanel, jeans - Forever 21, belt - J Crew, Shoes - Franco Sarto, bag - Luana, lipstick - Mac Impassioned, nail polish - Essie Lifeguard ]

-Sarah

Lots of black on St. Pat's

2011-03-23T21:22:00.000-04:00

Wearing predominantly black and neutral colors on St. Patrick's day haha! Minus my nail polish... which, though I did not plan it to be that way, happened to be mint green. Please excuse the disheveled hair, S and I took these photos after our long day spent thrift shopping and braving the crowds of overzealous party-goers decked out in green and clovers that seemed to be everywhere we turned.

[faux leather jacket - F21; tee and skirt - american apparel; thigh high socks - UO; boots - vince camuto]

- M

glorious astroturf

2011-03-22T23:08:00.001-04:00

I got a really nice point and shoot camera for my birthday a couple of years ago, and while I consider myself somewhat technologically savvy, I still have no idea what the settings on a digital camera do. You may have noticed that most of the pictures I have posted to date are blurry...

Enter Marta... who knows exactly what she is doing! She took these pictures of me with my camera, no editing necessary. Amazing!

Look at the city! amazing!!! These are taken on top of The Pod Hotel, NYC.

[Maxidress - HM, cardigan - Mango, shoes - Zara, scarf - thrifted, earrings - thrifted, lipstick - Mac Impassioned, nail polish - Essie Lifeguard]

-Sarah

Out and about with prettyy edgyy

2011-03-19T23:27:00.000-04:00

Us spending the day thrifting and eating around the East village...

While we were thrift shopping we stopped at Momofoku milk bar for dessert... probably some of the most amazing sweets we had ever tasted... highly recommended!

M and S at Momofuku (excuse our exhausted faces... too much shopping)...

S taking photos of me unknowingly haha...

S having fun thrifting at Cure somewhere on 12th...

Afterward we headed back to Sarah's hotel to take some photos of her outfit on the rooftop where we ran into some people celebrating St. Patrick's day. What can I say, he really wanted to take a picture with us so I obliged...

Just a glimpse into our day... hope you enjoyed it!

- M

New York New York

2011-03-19T22:53:00.001-04:00

New York is such an awesome city, great food, great shopping, and close friends. This time I was in NYC doing research, but it was really nice to see my friends when I could. Marta and I have had a few photo shoots... which is really a treat considering that we usually take our take our own pictures (a feat of acrobatics and creative camera propping). We took these impromptu pictures at her place one night.

We added Marta's shoes and headband to part of what I was wearing when I came over.

[Headband - Anthropologie; lipstick - Revlon Coral; t-shirt - Stefanel; pants - HM; shoes - steve madden]

-Sarah

rooftops and exit signs

2011-03-16T00:25:00.003-04:00

reeeallly happy this week because sarah is in new york!!! we've got a lot of fun things planned for her free time here and they will probably all be featured on the blog- so be on the lookout for that! sunday night we went out to get dinner and then back to her awesome hotel where we headed up to the rooftop so sarah could take some shots of my outfit... and freeze! here they are...

[top - urban outfitters; blazer, skirt, lace up boots - all forever21]

-M

Night of Redemption

2011-03-12T13:03:00.000-05:00

What i wore yesterday on a girls night out... i probably wear this skirt too often, but it's just so versatile that i tend to always gravitate towards it. After a nice dinner we had drinks at a bar called Redemption (hence the title) and i have to say, it felt good to take a break from studying. Plus, i love any excuse to get dressed up! Please hype my look on lookbook with the button below - thanks!

[top and skirt - urban outfitters; faux leather jacket and lace up boots - forever21; nails - revlon in minted]

- M

Urban Safari

2011-03-11T23:07:00.000-05:00

Urban Safari by szaim featuring wedge sandals

Boy By Band Of Outsiders striped blouse
$209 - lagarconne.com

Vince hooded coat
$650 - net-a-porter.com

THEM ATELIER leather skinny jeans
$99 - lagarconne.com

Chloé wedge sandal
$575 - net-a-porter.com

Janis Savitt chain necklace
1,400 GBP - brownsfashion.com

Kenneth Cole gold ring
$40 - piperlime.gap.com

Ally Capellino belt
110 GBP - liberty.co.uk

Chloé leather sunglass
$379 - mytheresa.com

-Sarah

A spring evening with Mulberry...

2011-03-10T09:33:00.000-05:00

Spring Night by szaim featuring mulberry handbags

Tibi red carpet dress
259 GBP - theoutnet.com

Max Azria leather jacket
$500 - net-a-porter.com

Proenza Schouler wedge sandal
$795 - lagarconne.com

Mulberry handbag
$495 - net-a-porter.com

Conroy Wilcox yellow gold ring
$490 - stuartandwright.com

Kenneth Jay Lane oval ring
60 EUR - pret-a-beaute.com

Amazon.com: OPI NLW42 Lincoln Park after Dark: Beauty
$5.31 - amazon.com

-Sarah

New boots!

2011-03-08T10:19:00.002-05:00

FYI blog viewers:

If you are wondering who writes each post, Marta and I 'sign' our posts at the bottom right.

Please feel free to send us comments or criticism via email by clicking "contact" above. :)

Last weekend at Zara I came across a lonely pair of boots in my size. They are made of a beautiful dark red-brown leather, have a four inch stacked heel, and come to just below the knee. There was no tag, so as I went up to the register to ask about the price I told myself that if they were sixty dollars or less I could buy them. Of course the total came to exactly 60 dollars... so I had no choice. I bought them, and I love them!

[Blazer - Forever 21, top - HM, black skinny jeans- Cheap Monday, boots - Zara, bag - Luana, lip color - Revlon Just Bitten in Crave, nail color - Color Club in Mrs. Robinson]

-Sarah

LOVE the Zara Spring Collection

2011-03-07T14:00:00.000-05:00

Some looks from their latest lookbook.

-Sarah

Like playing in someone else's closet...

2011-03-06T23:13:00.000-05:00

casual chic by szaim on Polyvore.com

Proenza Schouler short sleeve blouse
$375 - lagarconne.com

Vince leather jacket
627 GBP - net-a-porter.com

Seven for all mankind jean
$248 - my-wardrobe.com

Tory Burch ballet shoes
$225 - mytheresa.com

Chloé calfskin handbag
$1,995 - joanshepp.com

Chloé oversized sunglass
$330 - nordstrom.com

Butter London Three- Free Laquers Butter London
$14 - zappos.com

-Sarah

I saved the best for last: Max Azria

2011-03-06T19:27:00.001-05:00

My *favorite* collection from rtw Fall 2011 is Max Azria. I love the simple design, complex textures, rich colors, and bold shapes. If I designed a collection I hope it would look like this, and if I had the money every one of these pieces would be in my closet.

All images from style.com.

-Sarah