Monthly Archives: June 2012

I’ve been watching online mid-summer and sample sales like a hawk, looking for a new pair of black high heeled sandals.  There are a lot of shoes I love in the sales—Rachel Comey and No. 6 especially—but even on sale they cost too much.  So I searched Ebay and found a vintage pair for much, [...]

Another collection of classic, no-frills clothes from the Australian label Dress Up. Designer Stephanie Downey does interesting minimalism so well—her color choices are always so good, and this collection in particular is just happy and vacation bright.  Those dresses look so light and easy to wear, even in all the heat waves we’ve been having. [...]

This weekend I took a little road trip to Alabama with Jamie and our friend Rodney.  Jamie and I had wanted to do a shoot with a model there named Bailey, and Rodney just happens to be friends with her, so he arranged the shoot and came along to do hair/makeup, and I think the [...]

When Jessie DeSue of Saint Elyns sent me photos from her spring collection I was really stopped in my tracks.  It was so beautiful—her 1970s-inspired dresses and blouses are exactly the sorts of things I’d wear every day if I could, and I felt as though she’d almost read my mind and brought to life [...]