TopLetBack: August 2011

Haikusday

Cooler days, come on.
I welcome you to breeze me.
Breeze me in the face.

The Road

This is so beautiful. I must see the movie.
Bonus: Viggo Mortensen is in it.

Fashion + Dictionary + Diary, the website explains. Here you will find pages of body templates ready for sketching. You will also find pages of measurments, fabric definitions, patterns for sewing and loads more. Pretty ultimate, if you ask me.

Fall Staple

Fall Booties by curchout featuring flat booties

Report stacked heel, $110
DV by Dolce Vita wedge bootie, $99
DV by Dolce Vita wedge bootie, $99
Wedge heel boots, $50
BC Footwear bootie boots, $90
Oasis leather booties, £65
Zara flat booties, $50
Zara flat ankle booties, $80
Report suede bootie, $109
Old Navy faux leather boots, $35
Zara leather bootie, $70

My Review:

I have been seeing these all over & for good reason...they are extremely versatile! The key is picking the right pair, for you. Since I am considered Petite (5'3" or under) I require a pair that does not come up too high on the ankles. So, if you fit that category, keep it low. Another requirement is how wide the opening at the top is. I prefer a wider opening so slipping on over jeans is a breeze. No bunching for the Petites, sadly.

All in all, you can't go wrong with a pair of tan booties this Fall. My list from Polyvore highlights some of the most affordable options, including my very obvious top pick.

It's True

I'm excited for Winter.

Bad Ass Cabin source

Today's Goal

Today's Goal: Be home by 3pm.
It seems as though I've gotten a summer cold. I would have preferred it to arrive over the weekend, but I really could go for A Day In Bed.
ZzZzZzZz..........

A Day In Bed by curchout featuring shearling shoes

Label Lab crew neck top, £30
American vintage, $50
RIZZOLI INTER. PUB. Parisian Chic, $30
Old Navy jersey shorts, $13
UGG Australia shearling shoes, $40
Byredo Cotton Poplin Candle, $65
Morgan 400-Thread-Count Duvet Cover & Sham | Pottery Barn, $39
Buy John Lewis Make Yourself At Home Cushion, Red online at..., £25
Pendleton's Park Blankets - Products - Dwell, $20
Secrets of Stylists, $25
Nina Garcia's Look Book, Nina Garcia, Book - Barnes & Noble, $14

1yr 8mo

I was delighted when my BF showed up at work with a lil' anniversary gift yesterday. Who celebrates 1yr 8mo? Never in my past.

A Blogger Staple

The Lust List by curchout featuring beanie hats

Hunter rubber rain boots, $125
Toms shoes, $54
Tibi beanie hat, $90
TOMS tortoise sunglasses, $135
Bobbi Brown beach Body Oil, $30

Haikusday

Last week of school.
Can not wait to have a break.
Semester six? Ciao.

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Question for my Readers:

Which shoe should I get?

TIBI:

On Sale: $108 from $290

MADEWELL:

On Sale: $90 from $215

Both are a splurge for me, but I need some versatile brown shoes AND both are currently on sale. I'm afraid to take the plunge and would love your thoughts!

SOS, Bloggeritas! (and Bloggeritos!)

Read All About It

Madewell has a BLOG!

Does this make my Friday more exciting? Why yes, yes it does.

Loft Me

A bizillion, trillion times over, I want to live here:

Talk about a fabulous mix and it's just outside Barcelona?!?!? Ideas to Steal, I guess so.

Small Object Large Scale

Waste Landscape:

"An undulating landscape made of 65,000 discarded CDs carpets the floor of the Centquatre art space, housed in a former funeral home in Paris. The art work’s monumental scale reveals the precious aspect of a small daily object."

source

Haikusday

We need Chuck Norris,

Amid crazy times like this.

Roundhouse that Market.

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Pinkberry

When I see something recommended by my designer friend Jill, via her blog The Little Things, I take note. I'm especially intrigued when it comes to her Tasty Treats Tuesdays as she's one of the healthiest people I know.

Enter Pinkberry, my Saturday treat.

Top pic, left side: 100% salted caramel DELIGHT!
(now that's my kind of frozen yogurt)

Thanks Jill!

images via my iPhone & Instagram

Matchbook Mag

Online magazines prove to be a great way to get your fix without having to plunk down $5 here and there to stay on point. Here's my fav:

"LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2011, MATCHBOOK IS AN ONLINE LIFESTYLE PUBLICATION CELEBRATING classics - shaken and stirred. OUR MONTHLY ISSUES COVER PAST AND PRESENT FASHION, DECOR, THE ARTS, TRAVEL AND CULTURE. BRIMMING WITH INTRIGUING INTERVIEWS, STATELY HOMES, CAPTIVATING MEMOIRS AND SWOON-WORTHY FASHION SPREADS, MATCHBOOK SEEKS TO INSPIRE WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE TO DESIGN A LIFE THEY ADORE. From lipstick to letterpress, gelato to grosgrain, and Paris to Peru, consider us your field guide to a charmed life."

ENJOY ISSUE 7 HERE.

OUI!

Musée des possibles from missmoun on Vimeo.

The Museum of Possibilities: "We created a daylong pop-up installation inviting visitors to share their dreams and visions in a playful yet actionable poll of public opinion, letting people tell the city, directly and tangibly, what they’d like to do with the space."