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It would feel weird to not mention the anniversary of September 11th today. Even though it has been 12 years, it is something that I think about on a regular basis. It's scary how in one moment your whole world can change. But it is also good to remember that we made it through the hard times and recovered from the tragedy.  With all the bad we see that our nation can pull together to support one another.



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We're in September, so it's okay to talk about Fall style now, right? Well I've had this Tory Burch Fall lookbook bookmarked for a few weeks and thought I would share some of my favorite shots.  The styling is spot on and I just love all the pieces! If only they weren't so expensive. I guess I'll just have to drool from afar or find alternatives!

Photo 1. That textured teal coat = perfection (and look at that dude hiding the background)
Photo 2. Everything in this shot needs to join my closet.
Photo 3. Purple, need I say more?
Photo 4. Awesome jackets, cool textures!
Photo 5. Amazing styling

It seems I have been into layering sweaters over dresses lately.  First last week, now this week. Ha ha.  I wore this last Thursday on my day off to run some errands.  We're getting into that nice pre-fall weather where we can wear sweaters and bare legs and be okay most of the time.  Such perfect weather if I do say so myself! Luckily, since this is a sweater over a dress I could have taken the sweater off if it suddenly heated up.

Song of the Day: Another Day by James Taylor

Dress: ELLE (Kohl's), Sweater: Ralph Lauren (Goodwill), Sandals: Manolo Blahnik (Roundabout Resale), Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Apparently I was into flat sandals and jeans this week. But sometimes I'm just not in the mood to wear a skirt on the train even if it will be hot in the city. I only went into work 2 days this week because of Labor Day and Rosh Hashanah and today I work from home.  It was a pretty good week, I got to catch up on my DVRed movies yesterday and had one of my favorite things for lunch - a Duchess hot dog with ketchup and bacon...YUM!

I have some pretty good plans this weekend.  Tonight I'm headed to my aunt's for a massage and sleepover. We want to watch the new Star Trek because it's on demand, hopefully we can watch it on their TV, if not we'll find something else. I'm one of those weird people that enjoys hanging out with my family (immediate and extended.) I live with 2 of my cousins after-all ;)  THEN on Sunday I'm going to the city with Lydia for a fashion week party! Weee!

Tuesday: Top: Mexx (Coco's $10 sale), Jeans: Current/Elliott (with gift card), Sandals: Seychelles (DSW), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Wednesday: Tee: Marc by Marc Jacobs c/o Marshalls, Jeans: Target, Sandals: Target (similar), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

What happens when you put Anna Dello Russo, Harry Potter, and Vogue Japan together? MAGIC!  In love with this shoot from Vogue Japan's October issue! Obviously I would be, it mixes Potter and fashion.



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A couple weeks ago I was getting rid of pieces in my closet and brought them over for my mom and sister to dig through.  My mom came up with the brilliant idea of turning this old Hollister dress into a skirt.  I love having a mother who sews (she used to make a good portion of my clothes when I was younger.)  I wore it REALLY high up here and threw the sweater my Grandmother made on top. But the skirt goes below my knees if I wear it on my actual hips. So now I have a myriad of ways to wear it.

It's always hard to get rid of pieces, even things you never wear anymore. I try to do it gradually but sometimes I do a big wardrobe cull. But sometimes all it takes is a little bit of re-imagining for a piece to find a spot in your wardrobe again. I have to do that with this leather skirt I bought for $10, it's just too long. I want to shorten it so it is more like this Burberry London skirt.  First I have to find a tailor and make myself go, ha ha...

Song of the Day: Everything Must Go by Steeley Dan

Skirt: old Hollister dress, Sweater: made by Grandma, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Sandals: b⋅o⋅c (Marhsalls), Watch: Michael Kors, Bracelets: Ten Thousand Villages, Rings: vintage & mom's

The Isabel Marant Resort 2014 was released last week and as usual it delivers! Any collection with purple as one of the main colors automatically has my love, but the IM collections are always so cool; disheveled but put together at the same time. Something I wish I could do, it's so effortless!


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I hope everyone in the US is enjoying their Labor Day.  We had our family get together on Saturday and this is what I wore.  It is quite rare for me to wear all white (even this isn't totally white) but I figured in honor of the "no white after labor day" rule, I figured I'd break from the norm!  Since I don't wear white often I don't bother following that rule anyway...what are winter whites for if not for wearing white after labor day?!  Do you follow the rule?

Isn't the title for this post clever (aka not at all)...the wet come from my wet hair and the wild is obviously for my shorts!  I also went super light on the makeup; blush + mascara + lipstick.

Tee: Everlane, Shorts: Zara, Ancient Greek Sandals, Bag: Etienne Aigner (thrifted, $2.50!), Necklace: Geoclassics, Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Happy Friday!! Who is ready for a long weekend? (well, those of you in the US)  Labor day is upon us which means we're at the unofficial end of Summer.  But never fear, we still have a few weeks until it is officially Fall, still plenty of time to wear all our Summer favorites!

This week was pretty eventful.  Monday and Tuesday were CRAZY at work but both of those days I got some pretty fun news!  On Monday I found out I'm one of the final 25 members of Marshalls Project FAB!  They narrowed down from hundreds (I assume,) to 50 who did posts (see all mine) and then whittled that down to 25. I'm so excited to partner with them over the next year because Marshalls has been one of my favorite stores for as long as I can remember.  The other thing was something more private related to a person I run a fan site for.  Many of you can probably guess, but I'm not going to say who or what. ;)

Monday: Tee: Everlane, Pants: Maison Scotch c/o Aritzia, Sandals: Seychelles (DSW), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Tuesday: Limited Edition Hogwarts Crest Tee (very old), Skirt: Mother Denim c/o Marshalls, Heels: Simply Vera by Vera Wang (Kohl's), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Wednesday: Tee: Everlane, Skirt: Vince Camuto  (Lord & Taylor), Heels: Guess (Marshalls), Necklaces: Vanessa Mooney and Geoclassics, Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Thursday: Dress: Jason Wu for Target, Heels: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Net-a-Porter gift card), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's