picnic it

Photos: Alex Ramon

Eating outside is the best.
I'm planning menus.

One includes the as-seen-in-movies all-American fare like:
Fried Chicken
Watermelon
Iced Tea
Chocolate Cake

And another is more French-inspired (of course) and would be something like:
Wine
Cheese
Grapes
Baguettes
Jam
Fresh Berries


I still have to work out the details.
Can't wait though.

Here is a post I saw today that I think is just brilliant and perfect and it makes me incredibly happy.
I hope you like it too.

why so gorgeous?

Yuri Tsai Photography

beauty in the basics

stylesightings

the fashionist

little style box

garance dore

altamira

A little really does go a long way.

What do all these ladies have in common?
A black blazer and white top, you say?
Well maybe. But I see a generous amount of confidence oozing from each one.

Oozing may not have been the best word choice.


Right now I am enjoying my lazy-Sunday-after-July-4th by:
Watching: Tiger Woods golf
Listening to: Blue Foundation
Drinking: Iced latte
Laying: On the couch

Did everyone have a good weekend/holiday?

broad stripes and bright stars

"...and I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me..."

Happy Independence Day!

currently loving...

...the blocks of colors used in this outfit. The silken pants that I need to own. How comfortable this looks...


...the innovative use of a V-neck shirt...


...the combination of red and magenta on the left. The combination of two different florals on the right.

And the shoes. Of course the shoes.


All images from the July 09 Anthropologie catalog

it's all black and white

Sometimes...



when we're not distracted by color...



we see beauty...



that we would not have seen otherwise.




Image credit:
First photo - Peter Lindbergh
Second photo - Unknown
Third photo - Unknown
Fourth photo - Simon Songhurst
Fifth photo - Greg Kadel

Oh, and I've been meaning to thank my darling Style Porn for this beautiful award!




Here's who I'd like to pass it on to:
Morena , because she's such a sweetheart.
Allie , because we just get each other.
Brooke , because we go way back.
:)

musicality

Some of my very favorite songs, as I picture them:

"Loro" by Pinback

Jason Christopher Photography

"Banana Pancakes" by Jack Johnson

"Cold Desert" by King of Leon

Vogue Germany February 2006

"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz

Josh Goleman Photography

"The Luckiest" by Ben Folds

Kelly Moore Photography

Honorable mentions:

"When Your Mind's Made Up" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
"Last of Days" by A Fine Frenzy
"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" by John Mayer
"Turn Me On" by Norah Jones

Oh there's too many...