steal.

i wanted these awesome satin shoes made by simple last year. They were sold exclusively at nordstrom's (from what i could tell) and cost about $70. i "simply" (hardeeharhar) can't justify spending that on sneakers...

i found them at ross dress for less yesterday for $16.99. yoink!! i SO took these bitches home.

dRool.

sometimes i get really stuck/lost on etsy. it's such a great place to waste some time, and to discover amazing handmade things. yesterday, i fell in love with rounan's 2010 xanadu collection. to wit:

extraterrestrial coral reef necklace

this looks rather spinal to me... and i love it.

the wall flower necklace

so organic i want to lick it!

a handful of stardust necklace

in this, i see the drops of water as the base of a waterfall that freeze in the winter.

Right up my alley: james peRse

i like this guy's style. his contemporary knitwear designs, and their pallette, speak to my very soul.

sweater 

top

dress

not that these are even close to my price-range. so it goes...

coNsideR me destRoyed

this will destroy you opened for the deftones on monday here in pittsburgh. i was a little unsure of how i would feel about an instrumental band pumping me up for the seemingly requisite (in my brain/heart, anyway)welcome-to-fall heavy rock show. holy schnikes, this band did NOT dissappoint. i purchased a cd on the way out and proceeded to listen to it on repeat for the next three days.

this is magic!!

Fistful of Mercy from Fistful of Mercy on Vimeo.

joseph arthur, ben harper, and dhani harrison???

WOW.

awww, yeah.

my boyfriend is putting out a new album in december!!  here is the first single... it's got me pumped already.

WARNING: the tiltle of this song is "f**k you" so, ah... it's quite explicit. in only the way cee-lo can do it. 

yes, please

this top makes me want to revamp my wardrobe. i can see myself now: causal-chic in straight-leg pants (we're talking serious change here, people) and ballet flats. i'll take one in every color, please.

thanks.

p.s. and guess what? it's not j. crew! yay, me.

p.p.s. oh, except it's not any more reasonably priced. way to be consistent.

covet.

i see lots of bloggers that spend some serious dough on clothes from anthropologie... i typically don't even like the stuff they've got; forget dishing out big cash for it. that was until this:

that's the hotness.

also: did you know that on their website, customers can post pictures with their review of items? genius.

sweet dReams

try as i might to stay away, i come back again and again to the stylings of j. crew. couldn't tell you the last time i could justify spending money there though, and i feel like their unaffordability has grown in direct, if not greater, proportion to the increase of my income over the last ten years. regardless, i can't help but look... i've been very good and haven't peeked (too much!) at their fall line, which i know i am going to lovelovelove, in some ridiculous attempt to stay semi-current with my obsessions.

and right now, i can't get enough silk:

shorts

jacket

dress

coNgRats

MinxShop was just featured on the front page of etsy.com today! props to my fellow 'burgher - i'm not super into vintage clothes but i love the inspiration she takes, like a little lace or buttons to accent a well-shaped piece. i'm also a fan of her mostly grey color palette. shocking, i know (great jersey fabrics don't hurt, either!).

the designer, anna-marie, also recently posted this shoulder chain on facebook, and i fell in love. looks like a perfect incentive to get my arms back in shape!

New love: eve gRavel

i have one word for the awesome designs of eve gravel: WOW. this is so up my alley. if i could sew. or if i actually wore the dresses that i fawn over. but, whatever.

first off, i am drawn to anyone who uses alternative models, be they "real" sized or covered in tattoos and piercings. and then there's those sexy dresses...

but wait - there's more!

tights and skirts and jackets!!???!? um. i'm so in love.

snip, snip

so i've been scouring the interwebs for some ideas of hair styles to take with me for my consultation next week... certainly can't go in empty-handed! care to vote?

clearly i am a bit attracted to the inverted / asymmetrical bob.

con: rob is fairly opposed to this "really popular" look (according to him), as described by his hand motions

this might be too safe and similar to my normal long straight hair...

though shorter than i was originally thinking, i'm pretty sure this one is my favorite.

whaddaya think?? :)

iN these aRms

Chills, chills, chills.

as we eNteR

Yes!!! I have been WAITING for this.

tee hee!

this makes me so happy.

i heaRt stRaps aNd buckles

...on shoes. typically, i would not like these anymore one i tried them on my feet but since i'm not in a store, i can freely obsess:

all from www.gojane.com (and all really affordable!)