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Leather and love

(Alliteration!!)

(photo from the Sartorialist)

I wish I was this girl. Seriously. For some reason I just think she looks really cool. And incredibly bad ass. Which is definitely a plus in my book. Just wanted to share!

A Bientôt! xx

Eff it!

"Let’s think the unthinkable, let’s do the undoable, let’s prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all."
-Douglas Adams

1) Post 15 facts about yourself.

Thirty days of blog posting will commence! First: me!

1. I plan to study astrophysics in college.

2. My favourite band is Tool.

3. I played violin for five years when I was a wee child.

4. I lived in Shanghai, China for a year.

5. I have two cats.

6. Doctor Who is the best television show in the world.

7. I hate cold weather but I love the snow.

8. I've never broken any bones.

9. I hate the feeling of bathing suit fabric.

10. I can spell Mississippi backwards.

11. I can also sing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious backwards.

12. David Tennant is an immensely handsome man.

13. Stephen Fry is my idol.

14. I am 5 feet and 2 inches tall.

15. I have kinda obscure music tastes.

Over and out! xx

Quandries...

Borrowed from my dear friend Michelle, this is a list of things I'll write about and such. Because I need to blog more:

1) Post 15 facts about yourself.
2) Write about the best friends you’ve had over the years.
3) If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you want to do?
4) Write about a period of time in your life where things seemed to be constantly going good.
5) Write about a period of time in your life where things were not so good.
6) When was the last time you cried?
7) Upload a recent picture of you.
8) How do you feel today?
9) What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever said to you?
10) What’s the meanest thing anyone has ever said to you?
11) Write about the best day of your life.
12) Write about the worst day of your life.
13) What are your plans for the future? Far and near.
14) Post your favorite book, favorite movie, favorite band, and favorite food.
15) Write about something you worry about a lot.
16) Upload a picture of your room and talk about your room.
17) Bullet your day.
18) Post one confession/secret.
19) Write about your last birthday and how you plan to spend your upcoming birthday.
20) What did you eat today?
21) How has your life changed over the past year?
22) What made you smile the most today?
23) Describe what you spend most of your time on.
24) How was your week been?
25) Write a letter to someone you miss.
26) Write about something you once loved, but now despise.
27) Where is somewhere you would want to visit?
28) If you had three wishes, what would they be?
29) Write about any particular habits/mannerisms that you have.
30) Where do you think you’ll be in 5 years?

I'll try to get through some of these.

Au Revoir xx

Don't Carry It All

I'm feeling very musically inspired lately. This is just an amazing song. It's Don't Carry It All by the Decemberists. It's such an uplifting song. I don't even know how else to describe it. It just makes me happy. I like songs that make me happy. In addition, the rest of their new album, The King is Dead, is also great. I'm partial as well to Rise to Me. But this is by far my favourite song off the new album. I wish I could marry this song. I know that's sort of a third-grade sentiment, but I love this song so very much. Anyway, y'all should listen to it.

Au Revoir xx

Bliss

This is seriously the chocolate cake of music in my opinion. Ólafur Arnalds, the musician responsible for this magic, is absolutely wonderful. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing him in concert last night, which was kind of amazing. I'm in love. For some reason, and I can't quite figure out why, his music is really comforting and pleasant and I really wish I could listen to it all the time. (I also got his autograph!)

Anyway, enough with the merciless gushing. Just wanted to share it with you.

Au Revoir xx

Colourful!

I was browsing the interwebs when I came upon a lovely knitwear label called All knitwear. It's kind of an explosion of colour and happiness. I wish I had a large-ish sum of money so I could buy all of their stuff. Anyway, enjoy:

Au Revoir xx

Winter Passing

It's finally been cold in my neck of the woods, which means I've been getting in the mood by drooling over expensive knitwear. If I were rich, I might wear this:

Info on the set lives here.

Au Revoir xx

p.s. HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!!!

Wednesday I'm in Love...

...With these amazing jewellery items I stumbled upon from TomTom via the Man Repeller. I want them all as Christmas presents. Unfortunately for me, I have no close connections to people with disposable income. But hey, a girl can dream! Anywho, enjoy:

Au revoir xx

*insert clever title here*

 So! I've been doing a bit of photographing random things lately. Enjoy:

Au Revoir xx

Julie Morstad

I've been meaning to write this post for a long, long time, but I haven't gotten around to it until now. I also realize that I haven't posted at all since my birthday. Woops, life got in the way. Anyways, while fiddling around on the internet, I stumbled upon the work of Julie Morstad. Basically, I'm in love. Enjoy:

copyright Julie Morstad. I do not own these!


Au revoir xx

A Birthday post!

So my birthday was last Saturday and I got a number of wonderful gifts. I figured I might as well share them!

I got two lovely t-shirts, another shirt, a skirt, a necklace and various other things.

A lovely Sound of Young America t-shirt. I adore the radio program and I felt really cool wearing the shirt. Plus, it's a cute little squid! To see the design in detail, you can click here.

This one is a shirt from the lovely webcomic Hark! a vagrant. I've been eying it for a long time, and now, at long last, I have it! You can see it in detail right here.

This is a blouse from my mum from the store Boden. I absolutely love it. The ruffles make it even better.

 This is a skirt that my lovely friend Alix made for me. She's amazing. Also, the fabric is fantastic and really pretty, which you can't quite see from the photo. Here's a closer look.

Last, but certainly not least, is a necklace from my mum. I'm not sure where she got it, but it's really nice. The bottom part (with the tree) is a locket, which is nice.

That's all for now!

Au Revoir xx

A Blast From the Past

Goodness, you have no idea how much I struggled not to use such a clichéd title. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. Anyway, I was reading the lovely blog Clever Nettle and stumbled upon a post on dresses from the Met's website. They're awesome. Enjoy:

Think for yourself. Question Authority.

No, this is not some teenage rebellion post, I'm simply quoting the amazing, talented Bill Hicks. This bit is played as an intro to the Tool song "Third Eye" when the band plays it live. Speaking of the band playing live, I got to see them in concert. My goodness what an experience. They were so great live. And did I mention the show was completely sold out? Well it was. And you know what that means. It was packed. They played at the Bill Graham Civic Theater in San Francisco and my friend Drew and I were right there. It's basically a dream come true for me. And I don't use that term lightly. It's been my dream since I first started listening to them over a year ago to see them in concert. And they sure as hell delivered. I realise they have nothing to do with fashion or whatever the hell else this blog is about, but as far as I'm concerned, they're one of the most phenomenal bands ever. So therefore I will write about them. Or rather, I will gush about them.

(photo from here)
They played a two hour set. Which was really only about 12 or 13 songs, given the length of each one, but was amazing, nonetheless. Me being short, I couldn't actually see anyone in the band, except for the occasional glimpses of guitarist Adam Jones. But goodness, the concert was amazing. Minus the toes being stomped upon and the drinks being spilt. But I guess that adds to the character of the show. Also, minus one drunk asshole who decided to push me into the mosh pit. Tool concerts are really not for moshing.

I was kinda disappointed that  they didn't play "Wings Part 2", because as Drew put it, "If they played that song, everyone would be crying. I would've been crying too." That is the effect of the song. And I imagine even more so live.

So, now that I have gloated, why don't you take a listen?

Demain, Dès l'Aube

 
           (image via weheartit)
Demain, dès l'aube, à l'heure où blanchit la campagne,
Je partirai. Vois-tu, je sais que tu m'attends.
J'irai par la forêt, j'irai par la montagne.
Je ne puis demeurer loin de toi plus longtemps.
Je marcherai les yeux fixés sur ma pensées,
Sans rien voir au dehors, sans entendre aucun bruit'
Seul, inconnu, le dos courbé, les mains croisées,
Triste, et le jour pour mou sera comme la nuit.

Je ne regarderai ni l'or  du soir qui tombe,
Ni les voiles au loin descendant vers Harfleur,
Et quand j'arriverai, je mettrai sur ta tombe
Un bouquet de houx vert et de bruyère en fleur.

(Poem by Victor Hugo)

I was reading this poem for French class. I absolutely adore it. It is just so beautiful, and sad as well.

A rough translation (feel free to correct me, two blog readers):

Tomorrow, at dawn, when the countryside whitens,
I will leave. You see, I know that you are waiting for me.
I will travel through the forest, I will travel through the mountains.
I can not stay far from you any longer.
I will walk with my eyes fixed upon my thoughts,
Without anything to see outside, without hearing any noises,
Alone, a stranger, back bent, hands crossed,
Sad, and to me day will be like night.
I will not look at the gold of the evening that falls,
Nor the far away sails descending towards Harfleur,
And when I arrive, I will place upon your grave
A bouquet of green holly and heather in bloom.

Oh how I love Victor Hugo.

Au Revoir xx

The last songs....

...I will ever record (part 1) is my new favourite record. It's by the wonderful, talented, and above all, amazing Mike Phirman. The songs are absolutely hilarious and very clever. Everyone should listen to them! You can listen to the album by clicking on the lovely album art below:

Au revoir xx

American

I was reduced to nothing more than a silly fangirl upon seeing this (warning: contains some swearing, if you are a pure, innocent child):

I am so incredibly excited for this film to come out. Bill Hicks was one of my favourite comedians/people of all time. (OF ALL TIME!) So it's about time they made a tribute film. Oh goodness am I excited. Every time I watch this I become more excited about this film. Eeeeee!

Au Revoir xx

The Mariner

This set I made has got me in such a summery mood. Basically I saw the shirt on net-a-porter.com and it seemed sort of sailor-ish. So I decided to make an outfit with that theme. Of course I was trying to find those sailor-y shorts, but I decided these Chloé shorts were just too good. So the Paul and Joe shirt and the Tory Burch sandals combined with that are really what I like about this set.

Shirt, shorts, and sandals from net-a-porter.com. For more info on the set you can check it out on my Polyvore page here.

Au Revoir xx

p.s - I'm really starting to get the hang of Polyvore. It's fun.

Miu Miu (x2)

(rhyme time!)

So I'm a bit late on the collections. Err...more than a bit. But anyways, I thought I'd share my favourite looks from the Miu Miu Spring '10 and Fall '10 Ready-to-Wear collections.
 
Spring:





Fall:



Photos from style.com

I'm also a fan of these shoes:

(photo from net-a-porter.com)

Au Revoir xx