CHILDHOOD FLAMES

SCENTED

2013-06-14T08:38:00.001-07:00

10 Corso Como, Fueguia 1833 Acacia

Wandered into Scent Bar with a friend a few days ago and got a mini tour of the world of perfumes. At first overwhelmed by the sheer number of scents out there, these two were my favorites. Both very subtle. 10 Corso Como a little more androgynous, the Acacia refreshingly feminine.

ps. I'm in LA for the summer! Been here almost two weeks now. Still settling in hence the sparse posts.

JEWELS

2013-06-06T08:25:00.001-07:00

Autoctona Stud and Spike earrings

The jewelry line Autoctona has been on my radar for a while. Clean, conceptual jewelry without the jewels, so to speak. The subtle details of mixed metals and hand-dyed nylon rope are interesting enough to catch the eye without distracting. My personal favorites are their spike and stud earrings. Exactly the kind of thing I would wear if my ears were pierced.

OFF GRID

2013-05-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

Anna-Sophie Berger 2011

Grids. Simplified to a square, enlarged become graphic lines.

BOXY

2013-05-16T10:39:00.000-07:00

NARS HEAT WAVE / HANDMADE TOP / BDG JEANS

Year old project ideas finally seen through. This one is done in boiled wool and a bit too heavy, but I plan of making a variation on this theme in shirting material for summer.

ANGEL'S REST

2013-05-12T10:24:00.000-07:00

THRIFTED TANK / COMPLEXGEOMETRIES SHORTS / CONVERSE HIGH TOPS

(Photos by Perry Quinn)

In case the fact that I wore all white and mostly silk didn't tip you off, let me tell you that I was woefully unprepared for this three hour hike to Angel's Rest last weekend. This photo adequately conveys how I felt at every point in between the parking lot and the summit, although a little boy we passed on the way down best epitomized my feelings when he petulantly (and sweatily) told his father, "We're not going hiking again for one year!!"

WELCOME SUN

2013-05-09T14:34:00.001-07:00

JOHN RUVIN & CO SUNGLASSES / BDG DRESS

At the beginning of winter last year I broke my sunglasses and put off buying new ones. Who needs sunglasses during a Portland winter full of grey skies? Not me. So I put off buying new glasses. I put it off even after the sun starting showing up and necessitated them. I would probably still be squinting into the sunlight now, if it weren't for John Ruvin & Co. They generously sent me a pair of summer sunglasses (they also make prescription eyewear too!) last week so now I can stop squinting and actually enjoy the sunshine.

ASSEMBLED

2013-05-03T10:05:00.000-07:00

ASSEMBLY NEW YORK TOP / AMERICAN APPAREL SHORTS / CONVERSE HIGH TOPS

The sun is out again and I'm finally saying goodbye to my cold weather blues. As I get older I notice my usual perma-grouch winter state leaking into the spring months too until an 80 degree day finally sweats the bitterness out of me. Now I'm ready to spend my whole weekend at the dog park. How could anyone be in a bad mood when you're surrounded by pups?

SUMMER WHITES

2013-04-29T14:08:00.000-07:00

Jacquemus crop top, Nomia skirt, Ishvara sandals, The Row sunglasses

BUTTER N TOAST

2013-04-25T10:27:00.002-07:00

Welcome Companions Butter clutch and Toast bag

Unfortunately not edible.

PLAIN WEAVE

2013-04-21T14:40:00.001-07:00

It seems as though weaving has become the blogger hobby du jour and I'm the latest to hop on the bandwagon. This towel was my first project after a sample towel and although it's almost completely done in plain weave, I keep peering at it up close to marvel at the fact that I made fabric with thread. Kind of a similar (but distinct) feeling to knitting.

UNFINISHED

2013-04-16T12:44:00.000-07:00

Stayed home with the flu for a couple days last week but I can only handle laying about and perusing the Netflix catalog for so long before I get antsy, so I dug this fabric out of a box and got to sewing. I left the edges unfinished mostly out of laziness, but I'm enjoying raw hems more and more as a deliberate design choice.

BUENA VISTA

2013-04-14T13:41:00.003-07:00

Buena Vista Summer 2013

Another new line that I'm all about. Handmade in small editions by Ava Kaufman (who I had the pleasure of meeting last summer while passing through Point Reyes), this first collection from Buena Vista is incredibly strong and inexplicably thrilling. Each piece feels steeped in the present: carefully crafted with quiet details. You would pass a girl wearing Buena Vista without much thought but she would stick in your mind all day long.

SHINE ON

2013-04-07T12:16:00.000-07:00

The Row x Linda Farrow sunglasses (top, left, bottom) and Acne sunglasses (right)

Those Olsens make a mean pair of shades. Second prize goes to Acne for the perfect shade of blush.

BASIC BLACK

2013-04-03T14:40:00.000-07:00

A few days ago, I quickly put together a basic tote bag to refresh my sewing skills for a couple sewing projects I've been meaning to get to (for like, a year). I think I got the proportions about right, but it could still use a little tweaking. Even so, I'm always surprised and thrilled by the high of filling a functional void by making something useable for myself. Joy in the small things. And of course, all done with a little help from resident napping dog, Toby.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...

2013-03-31T08:18:00.000-07:00

OSKLEN CROP TOP / AMERICAN APPAREL SHORTS / ACNE PANTS

You know when come across a piece that is so off-base from what you normally wear or would feel comfortable in but it just inexplicably DOES things to you the moment you put it on? Since I've been staying away from shopping recently, I haven't experienced that feeling in a long time but this weird slash sexy scuba-y Osklen crop top is exactly one of those pieces; I tried it on at Una as a lark and ended up falling in love. I feel like I stole it out of the closet of someone 1948x sexier and more confident than myself but I suppose that's probably the exact reason why I love it.

THROWN FORMS

2013-03-28T11:18:00.000-07:00

The first few thrown forms out of my first ceramics class. Still needs work.

ESCAPING THE DOLDRUMS

2013-03-28T09:48:00.000-07:00

Apiece Apart FW13 (photos: Style.com)

Trudging my way through gray days hasn't been especially fun this winter (thanks SAD!), but even though I can't wait for spring and summer to arrive in full force, this collection from Apiece Apart has me wishing I could linger a little longer in the winter months, if only to wear these clothes. My obsession with Apiece Apart is now in the height of its fangirl stage and I will probably continue to spam collection after collection on this blog, but how could I not be into a line with such a well executed clean, modern, and artistic vision? I feel giddy.

ÂME DEBOUT

2013-03-07T23:38:00.000-08:00

(photos by Mark Ho-Kane, Âme Debout Cy sweater)

How refreshing to see a slow knitwear line, hand-knit in the US and made from responsibly produced wool. Lately I feel too fatigued by the constant cycle of fashion, especially the fast fashion that ends up trickling down into distilled trends. Trends bore me. What excites me is a brand emerging like Âme Debout, something slow, thoughtful, practiced. It feels much more "now" than the latest off the runway.

SHIRTING

2013-03-02T21:34:00.000-08:00

(photos from La Ga rc on ne)

Classic shirting with fresh details in all the right places.

DOUBLE KNOTTED

2013-02-25T09:47:00.000-08:00

BOESSERT SCHORN COAT / BDG JEANS / NIKE SNEAKERS

"You should take a picture of me while I tie my shoes, I think I look cool." ... I may have been wrong.

MEET TOBY

2013-02-22T17:28:00.002-08:00

Been hanging out with this lil' jerk a lot lately. I've been fostering him for the past month but got way too attached to say goodbye. Officially mine as of last week.

FREE

2013-02-17T13:55:00.001-08:00

ACNE PANTS / NIKE SNEAKERS

Loving sneakers with suit pants at the moment. I got this pair of Frees this summer when I started running a couple times a week (running is a bit generous, alternating jogging and walking is more accurate), but as soon as the temperature dropped below fifty I stopped running altogether. Oops. Instead they've become my go-to shoes right behind my loafers. Sometimes it's hard to believe I ever wore heels on a regular basis.

TOO GOOD

2013-02-06T08:27:00.001-08:00

Photos from Trendland and Faye Toogood

Furniture by British designer Faye Toogood that is too good (aren't I funny?).

WRISTS

2013-01-27T09:01:00.001-08:00

RACHEL COMEY KNIT / BDG JEANS

A good sweater shows just enough wrist. Or maybe I just enjoy the fit of children's clothing.

MESS

2013-01-24T18:47:00.002-08:00

Organizing and reorganizing in the new year. Things never stayed organized for long, especially when you're like me and have fifteen half-baked ideas going through your head at any one moment. It's been a whirlwind. I can't believe we're already 24 days in. It feels like no time at all and yet I've been so busy without feeling like I've accomplished anything.