back in black

back in black

after a season where i simmered in white linen, baby blue cotton, the pinkest of seersucker, and an occasional kelly green, i have had more than my fill of color and my wretched attempts to properly match and mix my hues in a fashionable manner; otherwise known as...
heart beat faster!

heart beat faster!

what makes your heart beat in the tops of your ears? you know what i’m talking about. what stokes your coals so that you feel your pulse not only on the sides of your temples but in the ridges of your fingernails as you run your hands through your hair trying to...
ladylike tuesday

ladylike tuesday

i’m back to ladylike tuesdays. i’ve mentioned before how i prefer my night-dress rather than sporting sweats or shorts to bed. there’s something supremely ladylike about pulling a gown over my head, spritzing my perfume, and tramping out of the...
a fashionable night!

a fashionable night!

last night i was steeped in deep glamor. scoring an invite from my always-in-the-fashion-mix friend, the stunning mary jo matsumoto, i headed up to los angeles for my first fashion’s night out.  the dress called for one’s favorite little black dress. my...
dress you up…..

dress you up…..

tonight is the fourth anniversary of fashion’s night out, the official kick-off to fashion week, where retailers and those in the industry throw bash after bash across the country in order to drum up frenzy for the spring 2013 shows beginning tomorrow. i scored...