New things, and things that will be new.

Hi people. So I finally did the light purple (they really won't be lavender until a couple more washes) streaks. I had myself convinced that everything within a five mile radius of the sink had to be covered in gobs of vaseline or the dye would magically turn it all purple, like, the instant I opened the bottle (I've been told I tend towards the histrionic). This did not happen, which was nice, but the vaseline made my hairline really damn greasy. Hence the very obviously greasy hair in the above photo. Notice the lavender wall? We painted that just for the snapshot. Joey and I are very dedicated to, um, matching the bedroom wall to my hair. Oh, and the nose ring is gonna stay for now. Just FYI. Because I know you were up all night toying with that conundrum.
So the second photo. That would be my next project. Joey and I are moving in a month-ish, and we are quite dedicated to the complete copycatting of that whole tableau. I don't remember what blog I found the photo on, so I can't credit it- sorry about that. 
Goodnight, happy Tuesday!

"Grab the shovel, Harold."

Silk Top- Wilfred, Snake Print Tank- Wilfred (Aritzia), Lace-Inset Bells- Free People, Cross Necklace- Vintage, Layered Necklace- Iosselliani, Square Cuff- Fallon, Triangle Ring- Pamela Love

As usual, Joey did some obvious photoshopping on that last picture. There's just something about my face that makes him want  to...alter it. Ha. It does kinda make me want to reconsider my reconsideration of the eyebrow-bleaching though, as I assume it would look somewhat like this- creepy. And what girl doesn't long to look creepier, right?

So we are about to watch 30 Days of Night, which I am way too excited about. Maybe because it's (quite literally) the last remaining horror film that I have yet to see (foreign or domestic). Actually I missed out on the whole Saw thing, but that was absolutely on purpose. There's a big difference between a scary film, and one where a useless villain just goes bonkers throwing bloody severed limbs all over the place. Although they did churn out some pretty damn good slashers back in the '70s. Slashers are actually entertaining, it's the torture porn that bothers me. No, worries me- maybe it's the unbelievably trenchant sexism. But that kind of applies to like, over half of all movies ever made. Harold and Maude is really the only romantic comedy I can think of that isn't just swimming in "ladies are stupid so just throw pretty things at them and they might shut up". 

Ok, Margaret Ebert, signing off.

Oh ya- I bought the lavender hair dye. But I don't want to part with my nose ring. SO. Looks like I shall be playing the adolescent with an attitude (ohmygodmomyoureruiningmylife) for a little while. I could always get a job at like, Hot Topic.

In which I ramble about tie-dye and some other things.

Tie-Dye T- Vintage store in Fukuoka (Japan), Cutoffs- Siwy, Sharktooth Necklace- Self/Mom made, Square Bangle- Fallon, random vintage flair

This is one of those posts that make me feel a bit ehhh. There is something decidedly icky about sandwiching photos of myself throughout an inspiration post. Just to be clear- I in no way find myself inspirational to myself. Alright.

So I have this obsession with tie-dye that pretty much transcends season. You can probably imagine how nice Proenza Schouler Spring '10 was for me- I still have that one cotton tank top in blue and in acid green. And no, I really couldn't afford either one. But the most important member of my huge tie-dye things collection would be the T pictured above. I found it at the best vintage store I've ever had the privilege of visiting. A couple years ago, I got to go to Fukuoka, Japan for a wedding. Actually, Joey lived there for a while before we met, and his best American friend was marrying a Japanese friend, hence the whole Margaret getting to tag along thing. Anyway, there was this mall called Tenjin Core that had an entire floor devoted to amazing vintage. I forced Joey to take me there every single day we were in Japan. So ya, the point of that whole drawn out story is that I got this T-shirt, and I love it. A lot. 

Also, those lavender dyed cutoffs are perfect, and I deeply envy whoever that is wearing my favorite Pamela Love necklace with a really, really good tie-dyed shirt. And though I wimped out on getting my eyebrows dyed (which has a lot to do with my hairstylist's reaction- shock, followed by "but you already have such light eyebrows...", and her assurance that it would look weird ((in a bad way)) without some kind of tan), I am pretty sure that it's time to forfeit the nose ring for some light purple streaks. Wow, I think it's possible that the preceding sentence is the longest I've ever written. Anywho, I can't see myself pulling off the ring and the streaks without looking like some sort of dejected adolescent hell-bent on pissing off her parents. 

So I guess I could have just said "I like tie-dye and purple things at the moment", but rambling is deeply important to me. As is this deeply important work of art:

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Sad Day In Shoe Land

Dress- Darling (ASOS), Vest- BCBGeneration, Platforms- Topshop, Dried Flower Necklace- BCBGeneration, Agate Cuff- Coldwater Creek (yep), Square Cuff- Fallon, Other Bracelets and Turquoise Ring- Vintage, Armor Ring- Free People, Crystal Ring- Ylang23, Triangle Ring- Pamela Love

So I'm thinking maybe it's getting kinda redundant to list every last thing I'm wearing in all my posts. Like, there's no way anyone is actually reading my super lengthy rundown of every single piece of jewelry within a five-mile radius. Basically, I'm gonna start listing only what's essential or new. I doubt you are jonesing to hear (again and again) that my armor ring is, in fact, still from Free People. I half expect myself to start telling you where my panties are from, then like crediting Mother Earth for the grass I'm standing on.

Oh, the platforms pictured above freaking fell apart this afternoon. Actually, they had already broken (the suede ripped out of the instep) when we took these photos- I kept tripping while walking through the grass, which was really only a preface for the ginormous fall that ultimately ruined my shoesies. Thanks, Topshop- they lasted three whole days. 

I am tired and hungry and some quesadillas are calling my name, so it's time to settle in with a super crappy movie. Joey and I watch so many that we've run out of actual quality films, and are reduced to choosing based on camp value. 

One last thing- it was inconceivably windy this afternoon, hence the rather ridiculous (third from bottom) "ohmygod what the hell is happening here" photo. Maybe my roots have just gotten so long that they're taking on a life of their own. 

Later!

Sparkly Bits

Bustier Top- Wilfred (Aritzia), Skirt- American Apparel, Platform Sandals- Topshop, Shawl- Vintage, Necklace- Free People, Peace Ring and Sweetheart Bracelet- Vintage, Wooden Bead Bracelets- Aldo

I am super beyond excited about the pictured sandals- they are a bitch to walk in, but fulfill my Celine knockoff wooden platform (flatform?) needs quite well. So thanks, Topshop. Maybe it took about two years for them to finally reach my doorstep, but I've dealt with their website enough to realize "priority mail" is actually Topshop code for "carrier pigeon". The bustier top from good ol' Aritzia (my lovely employer) has a rather curious way of making my boobs look huge- I am really not used to seeing, like, cleavage and all that jazz in photos of myself. Interesting optical illusion.

Does anyone else feel like everything in their closet is suddenly irrelevant? The complete sea change that seems to have occurred this spring has me jonesing for basically the opposite of everything I own. I need multiple pleated knee-length skirts (in pastels) immediately. Oh, and while I don't particularly respect Erin Wasson (yes, this is a mortal sin- prepare the firing squad- but don't forget her quotable quote about the "amazing style" of homeless people), I would do some shameful things for the leopard print maxi skirt she is wearing in that one photo circling the blogosphere. So, basically I need some longer skirts. And more crochet shit. And lots of white and lace and lovely florals. Oh and pretty blue things- really any shade will do. 

Happy almost Friday- it's time for me and Joey to watch an illegally downloaded version of that new Liam Neeson movie (Unknown), which doesn't even look that great. So if a SWAT team busts through our door and arrests us for this one then I'll be pissed. If we're gonna get in trouble over something as silly as downloading bootlegs, it better be for a quality film like L'Avventura or Buffalo 66. 

That was quite a digression. Sorry. Sort of.  

Details

Silk Dot Top- Talula Babaton (Aritzia), Quilted Leather Shorts- 3.1 Phillip Lim, Cardigan- Wilfred, Zoe Boots- Sam Edelman, Beetle Necklace- Mad Art Jewelry (Etsy), Square Cuff- Fallon, Other Silver Bracelets- Vintage, "Gnarly" Cuff- BCBGeneration, Armor Ring- Free People, Crystal Ring- Ylang23, Triangle Ring- Pamela Love

Well I certainly haven't posted much (i.e. at all) this past week. So if you were on the edge of your seat, sorry about that. My eyebrows are still not bleached- I missed my hair appointment, which was supremely stupid, because my roots are getting noticeably bad. Sadly, in a greasy icky way not a cool Debbie Harry way. 

Anywho, the Pamela Love triangle ring (most obvious in the first photo) that Joey got me for Valentine's Day is my new favorite piece of jewelry, even though it's about as uncomfortable as it looks. I keep jabbing myself with the points at inopportune times. Definitely worth suffering for, though. I love how the photo makes me look as if I'm setting some kind of magic spell with it. Judging from that scary angry deep-set eye, the spell is probably bad. I just turned you into a toad. Or something.

I'm having trouble focusing on writing this, because Joey has the "Funny or Die" Show from HBO on in the background. I really didn't expect it to be so hilarious. Highly recommended. 

Wellll that's all she wrote, except I do feel the need to credit Oracle Fox for the arms-behind-the-neck pose. It really works for the purpose of showing off the back of something plus all one's hand jewelry, and I just blatantly ripped her off with that. Mandy Shadforth, you are one talented lady. Haaa that rhymed, sort of almost. 

Lovely weekend, all! 

Light and Shadows

Bed Jacket- Vintage Missoni, Shredded T- Raquel Allegra, Faux Leather Leggings- Wilfred (Aritzia), Combat Boots- Steve Madden, Cross Necklace, Turquoise Ring- Vintage, Crystal Ring- Ylang23, Square Bangle- Fallon

Sorry for the photo dump- I had a wee bit of trouble narrowing them down. Wellll it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, finally. The snow has melted and the sun is out and life is lovely. Plus, it's that time again when I get to spend hours on the interwebs finding out what I will be wearing in the fall. Rag and Bone, Vena Cava, Rebecca Taylor (?!), and Jenni Kayne are some of my NY favorites so far. I always feel a kinship with Jenni Kayne (stalkertown), because I got married in one of her lovely sequined frocks. 

Oh, I'm getting my eyebrows bleached on Tuesday. I don't trust myself with a box o' bleach, so I'm going to let my hairstylist handle it. If she's willing. There is a definite chance she will be like "um, you already have no eyebrows", and refuse. 

So I'm gonna stop talking at you since I posted so many photos- have a lovely weekend!