Fruit Nail Stickers

Tools: nail sticker set in fruit, clear nail polish
It's summer and I've been eating a lot of fruit; like a homemade smoothie containing whatever fresh fruit I have around, every day. It's only natural that my fruit obsession should extend itself stylistically, especially when I spied these cute nail stickers at Modcloth. Applying them is pretty easy and there are instructions on the box: stick the nail on, file off the excess, and throw a couple of coats of clear polish on top to keep it all in place. I've only used one set of nail stickers before, but these are a bit thinner than my first pair so I'm a little worried about their durability. Still, for the cute factor I don't regret getting them and I'll probably just keep adding clear polish whenever they look like they're ready to peel. The set comes with 16 different stickers, so you have some options about what to apply and some leftover styles for another manicure another day.

Catch A Falling Star

Shortly after I chopped my hair into a pixie cut I noticed many of my friends wearing little ribbons in their ponytails and quite envied the look. Now that I finally have hair long enough to force into a ponytail the added ribbon has become one of my favorite styles--in summer heat it's even sensible to boot. Also, this dress is for sale in my closet shop; I couldn't resist wearing it one last time before someone buys it (if no one buys it I'll actually be pretty happy to keep my hands on it!). If you're interested in buying anything you should check it out now because I'll be closing the shop later this week. Anyway, it was fun giving this dress one last outing; my little jeweled heels were a perfect match and how fun is this little star purse? It doesn't hold much, but sometimes that is a good thing. You know, carry only what you need, focus on a simple to-do list, get rid of things that are only taking up space in your life/house. Minimizing is a good thing.

Outfit details:

old dress (for sale here)

Choies purse

UO shoes

Toujours Toi rings

*pictures by Jon, edited by me

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Summer Of The Dinosaur

I keep thinking in terms of "summer of this" or summer of "that." Which probably calls back to a number of books I read as a child (like Summer of the Swans or Summer of the Monkeys). But it is a season where you seem to latch on to something and then allow it to take over your life. My random obsession right now is definitely everything dinosaur-related.

Sauter Pictures

Spice-eratops Shaker

Giles Deacon purse

Dinosaur Jr for Rookie Magazine

by Ashlie Chavez

dinosaur butt bobby pins

katie vernon

dinosaur land

by emeline ancel-pirouelle
by aled lewis

Sunday Remix

Previous outfit post: one, two, three, four, and five.

Since I have a shortage of blouses because most of my clothes are dresses many of my dresses have to do double-duty and work as blouses. Some dresses work better than others for being layered and this little slip dress originally from Modcloth is definitely my favorite for layering--in fact, I remixed it last fall with four other ways I wore it. While it is a dress, I style it far more often as a top; I love the lace detailing around the neckline makes it an interesting, slightly dressier top.

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Modern Romance

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever

Its lovliness increases; it will never

Pass into nothingness; but still will keep

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep

Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing

A flowery band to bind us to the earth,

Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth

Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,

Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkn'd ways

Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,

Some shape of beauty moves away the pall

From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,

Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon

For simple sheep; and such are daffodils

With the green world they live in; and clear rills

That for themselves a cooling covert make

'Gainst the hot season; the mid-forest brake,

Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms:

And such too is the grandeur of the dooms

We have imagined for the mighty dead;

An endless fountain of immortal drink,

Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink."

poem by John Keats

Fei Fei Sun for Vogue China photographed by Sharif Hamza, more here

Miscellaneous

*photographs by Loomis Dean

What I wore this week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

“Watch out for intellect,
because it knows so much it knows nothing
and leaves you hanging upside down,
mouthing knowledge as your heart
falls out of your mouth.” -Anne Sexton

Saturday links:
-if you want to smile, watch this boyfriend do his girlfriend's makeup
-reminder: you should do good things even if they don't make a difference
-this dress looks like lacy moon phases to me (and I want it)
-why you should avoid exfoliants with microbeads
-have you seen this amazing squid?
-sweet designs featuring naughty french phrases
-life inside the Bolshoi theatre
-you can get 20% off at White Plum with code "CLOTHESHORSE20"
-I want to live inside one of these flower installations

Style Crush: Brigitte Bardot

Let's ignore her politics for the moment and focus on this: when it comes to the blonde bombshell Brigitte Bardot pretty much wrote the book. Every summer when I start to think of vintage day dresses and ballet flats, it is Bardot who comes to mind. Les Mepris is a huge style inspiration for me and even off set the beauty had a lot of influence in the 50s and 60s. She is often credited for skyrocketing the bikini's popularity when she donned one at Cannes in 1953. Similarly she changed the appeal of gingham when she got married in that wholesome print--within years it was on every film star from Doris Day to Judy Garland. If you dig more into her street style pictures you find chic capris pants, wide brimmed hats, and ballet flats are also signatures of hers from this period in time. Her style took a different direction in the 70s, but it is this era I'm most inspired by; especially timely since I feel this style epitomizes summer.

Down By The Schoolyard

It takes an awful lot of bobby pins and hairspray to maintain this hairstyle right now, but it was my favorite way to wear my hair when it was long and I'm quite excited to *almost* pull it off now. I always liked this style because I like the look of braids, but it's incredibly functional; it keeps your neck cool in summer and all your hair out of your face on windy days. A friend helped me snap these pictures in a nearby playground after we spent a few hours helping another friend pack up her house--it was a much needed break for all of us and my playsuit couldn't find a more fitting setting than an actual playground.

Outfit details:

ASOS trench coat (customized)

Sheinside romper

dinosaur necklace

red flats (similar)

Foley & Corinna purse

*pictures by Kate, edited by me

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