stylesightings: london style, simply chic…
i love the neutral dress paired with a wide belt, perfect red shoes, and that amazing haircut. she’s also reminding me to match my lip color to my shoes more often!

hoy fashion: liverpool, bold street
i love the way she paired the black and mesh with a pale floral and balanced it all out perfectly with brown shoes. definitely a good tip when you don’t want to look too precious in a floral print.

heart city vintage: outfit post
i’ve really been enjoying all of hannah’s outfit posts lately. she’s always got perfectly casual and wearable pieces, but she’s never boring. i love the beautiful colors on her floral skirt and the length has got me rethinking my need for mini skirts all the time. very well done!

nast: georgia, london
i like the fun print on her casual dress and the way she paired it with a very understated turban and black accessories. and she’s reminded me that i still have yet to try pairing socks with flats!

hoy fashion: liverpool, church street
ok, where can i find myself a killer pair of trousers in the perfect shade of baby blue? the color of her pants just takes the whole outfit up several notches. this is another reason why i need to remember to try more color!

melanie likes: angst
i’m a huge fan of all of melanie’s outfits. she has such a super cool way of pulling together all of her items with fun accessories and a bright lip color. and she makes me miss southern california, too!

in my eyes, marc jacobs was basically a slam dunk. ever since he came out with that amazing spring 2009 collection with the tilted boaters, i’ve been straw hat obsessed. so his fresh take on the trend is getting me excited for my next trip to the thrift store. and of course, he brings out all of the best vintage-inspired details with contrast collars and plackets, polka dots, scalloped egdes on perfect dresses and wearable separates. win!

erin fetherston also came out with a perfectly wearable collection. in fact, i might venture to say that i wouldn’t mind having every single piece to mix and match in my wardrobe. i love the giant ascot bows and sweetheart bustlines in the simple black, nude, and red color palette. and of course, she’s got pretty straw hats with polka dots accents, too. is it any wonder that i am in love?

another collection that i quite enjoyed was stella mccartney. she had a little splash of everything: giant botanical prints, lace and scallops, menswear inspired suit sets, and fun proportion play. but somehow, even with the drastic mix of ideas going on, she pulled it together into a fun and cohesive spring collection full of inspiration.

do you have any resort favorites yet?

so since i’m thinking of just exactly how i should trim my hair, i thought i would post some lovely inspiration of the classic pixie cut. i think it’s easy to think that all pixie cuts were created equal, but as you can see, there are plenty of interesting variations on the look. now i just have to decide which direction to take!

above: i can no longer remember the source on the top two images, but i believe they’re both by the sartorialist, michelle williams, audrey tautou, cecilia mendez, and a bumble & bumble cut.

below: audrey hepburn, jean seberg, and mia farrow sporting their iconic pixie cuts.

since loulou loves you recently came out with a set of pretty floral headbands, i’ve been dying to get my hands on one! and while i know she would highly recommend that you go pick one up from her shop, my budget isn’t allowing me to do so at this moment. so i think i might have to go out and do the next best thing and do it myself! so i went back through my archives and plucked a few of my favorite images of girls with flowers in their hair as inspiration for a little project. all you’d need are a few supplies from a local craft shop: wire, florists tape, and an assortment of synthetic flowers. easier said than done, i know! so while i’m trying to turn thought into actions, i’ll admire these lovely photos.

anna karina, loulou in one of her creations, pandora, alexanne, from the film sedmikrasky (i highly recommend!), kelly shoestrings.

as a little follow up to yesterday’s post about vintage inspired swimwear, i thought i’d share some of the images i’ve been collecting over the past several months of the perfect round sunnies. once again, the sun refuses to come out and play, so i’ve had to seek refuge indoors, in front of the computer screen waiting for summer and planning out all the outfits i’d wear if the weather was warm and sunny. sounds like someone needs a vacation!

above: mr. newton, turned out, vintage photograph by andre zucca, the sf style, lulila.
below: vintage photograph (correct me on the source if you can), cafe mode, chic muse.

with all of the gloomy weather we’ve been having this spring, it’s hard to imagine that summer is right around the corner! but looking at photos of awesome vintage swimwear and browsing for vintage inspired suits is certainly getting me in the mood! i’m sure some of you have seen these vintage photos before, but for those of you who haven’t, they’re all by the photographer nina leen for life magazine in the 1950’s. i recently found them via my vintage vogue.

above: summer nostalgic bikini and natalie one piece

above: basketweave print bikini and polka dot v-neck one piece

above: beach blanket bingo two piece and beach blanket bingo one piece