That Sly Come Hither Stare

I NEED $800 so I can get these (as you can see, I had my bank statement open in the other tab - I checked!). Unfortunately, I think my landlord would be a little upset if I didn't pay my April rent, though. So I guess I NEED to find a cheaper version of those boots. And maybe save up for the jacket because it's fuckin perfect.

both from All Saints

Everywhere I Hear The Sound Of Marching, Charging Feet

True Grit (2010) vs. DSquared FW 2011

And Here Comes The Bishop's Daughter

Quick - if you're a size 7.5/8 and have $269 to blow - snatch these up on Etsy now!

Find Me In My Field Of Grass

I'm not really going out of my way to follow NYFW, or any fashion week this season for that matter. But sometimes I just come across something I can't NOT post. This is one of them - I love the color palette particularly:

Mulberry FW11

This and Proenza Schouler have made my very happy.

source: tfs

I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die

Some beautiful handmade leather pieces by Debbie Leather - check out her ArtFire shop.

It's Loud And Tasteless And I've Heard It Before

So, I'm back in the blogging mood. I had been feeling very uninspired fashion-wise these past several months, but I'm kind of getting into it again. I'm on winter break for the next month with no responsibilities, so I'll try to get the blog back into the swing of things!

OK, now I know I am in the severe minority when I say this, but I hate the Jeffrey Campbell Litas. His shoes for me are usually either dead-on, or totally psychotic/"Why would anyone buy these??" I just don't get the Litas. I think they create an extremely unflattering silhouette on the foot, and not even in a cool or interesting way. It's one thing to be unflattering, but not necessarily ugly. I think it's the covered platform that does it for me. Whenever I see them on other blogs, I only like outfits that include a pair of Litas if the Litas are almost entirely hidden by a flared pant (then I can just imagine they're a cuter pair of shoes anyway). I'll end my rant now, but am I seriously the only person that doesn't get what's so great about these shoes? The Foxys are so similar and about a million times cuter. I'd rather wear those sandals and have cold toes than these horrid boots. :)

Let It Out So It Can Breathe

Loving the Payless boots! :)

Finished my shredded up Raquel Allegra DIY shirt, I think... to the dismay of my roommate. She looked like she thought I should be institutionalized when she saw me working on it

Dr. Marten or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Boot

like a straight up badass

(source: Hedi Silmane, via Je Suis)

effortlessly

dresses

shorts

(sources for the last 5, I don't remember... likely Lookbook and random blogs, but they're just ones I have saved to my desktop over the past few months)

Phi-Phy-Pho-Phum

This is Phi being 100% unadulteratedly rawrsome.

{& 100% more awesome than the only title I could come up with at 2 in the morning}

Black, white, nudes, laced-up trousers, BOOTS, sheerness, delicate embellishments, and, most important, the perfect balance of androgynous & sexy without being over the top... Difficult to achieve, but I think it was pulled off very nicely here. These pieces all mix well and could integrate into pretty much any wardrobe. Very versatile. Plus, you can apparently style this stuff so that you look like you just joined a fashion army or something.

image sources: Studded Hearts and Panache

"These are my new 'I don't need a job, I don't need my parents, I've got great boots' boots."

OK, so I do need my job and parents, but I'm super happy with my boots! I got the Madison Biker boots by Alice + Olivia x Payless and I am positively thrilled with them. They totally fit true to size, and they are so different from anything else I own. 100% no buyer's remorse on this one. I'm going to wear them to death this fall/winter (dealing with ANOTHER heat wave in LA right now...) and they are actually really comfortable! I was impressed. Wedges are usually good like that, but it is an inexpensive pair of shoes, so I had so hesitations.

It's weird, because just looking at these boots or describing them, these boots shouldn't be aesthetically pleasing at all. The snubbed toe bit doesn't seem like it should make for much of a flattering silhouette. For some reason it kind of works, though. I guess these boots are a little bit like pigs. They're weird looking, but we love them anyway.

Anyway, here are some awkwardly staged outfit pics for you guys. I still need to figure out the best way to arrange the self-timer thing in my new apartment... I think I've come to the conclusion that I need a tripod.

Some are blurry, all are bad - use your imagination a little! :)

Wonky arms...

And we can just pretend we don't see my bra strap in this one, right?

top - hand me down, belt - hand me down, skirt - $10 sale American Eagle, boots - Payless!

It's true love.