Pier 45

love of my life circa 1995

spotted edward burns last night. the love of my life circa 1995 (unbeknownst to him). my heart is still fluttering.

oh-so-fascinating!

i have a thing for hair flair; hats, turbans, headpieces, hair bands, fascinators...i love it all.

obviously the royal wedding re-sparked everyones appreciation for hair flair.

really, how fabulous are these?!?!

and then while feverishly flipping through my coveted September VOGUE i spied this ever so chic photo of anita pallenberg. 

while at my moms this past weekend, we were flipping through her endless sea of catalogs and i spotted these gorgeous hair bands made of huge, fresh, hot pink flowers. 

(photo plucked from peruvian connection catalogue)

my brain spins on dreaming up places where i can go wearing this. swoon!

so it seems hot hats are everywhere. i guess i need to bust out my turban this season, that i have yet to bring to the streets. 

do you adore hair bands? rock fascinators at weddings?

man shoe hunting

i'm loving a flash of ankle on men lately. very a la matt lauer

so i've been hunting for shoes for mr.s. perhaps a christmas present? here are a few fav's...

(john varvatos)

( TOMS)

OPI love.

i am SO loving the new OPI line of Pirates of the Caribbean colors

mermaids tears are an instant favorite. and i'm tempted by Sparrow Me The Drama...but who knows, it might just be the color name. 

you've got mail

doesn't this sweet mailbox remind you of the letter box that Laurie + the March girls sent each other letters and treats in from Little Women. Oooh how I loved when Laurie left Jo the pear to let her know he was home.

esty betsy pretty please with sugar on top

a few of my favorite etsy finds from my regular routine of hunting for fabulousness

 great necklace!

perfect  for the rest of these fleeting summer days

a pink party dress for a mad men themed party perhaps (ooh 2012 season, will you ever get here?)

total totokaelo

just stumbled upon, and swoop, fell in love with this super chic site! 

would a purchase of shoes and pants in early august constitute a mid-november selg-indulgent birthday present? 

light it up!

loving this lamp from kartell

so gorgeous. romantic. clean. chic. all the things i want my apartment to exude. 

nyc pretty skies

just found this site . making new york look so pretty.

it's 9:12pm...

i've just dashed out in pj's and sweatshirt for malbec wine + gelato. pathetic or genius?

crane love

for my baby shower this past autumn each guest made a origami paper crane which was supposed to be made into a cheery + one-of-a-kind mobile. but i'm thinking (especially now that miss nia is past the mobile stage) that something like this vertical garland would be a beautiful, sweet + whimsical way to display the cranes.

*from an exhibit in the asian art museum in CA

hello summertime

(photo via cup of jo)

(photos via ny mag)

*these stella sunglasses are on my 'wish list'

neon nails?

i love a clean, simple clear coat of nail polish and hence, it's what i most frequent. however, i'm not one to be afraid of color. come summer, i love a neon pink or electric purple polish on my nails.

lately, i'm loving the neon orange nail

and just spotted this via VOGUE and would love to try it. 

...or maybe i just love the bag. 

to turban or not to turban

i recently got a fabulous turban in ivory silk that i have been desperate for an excuse/event/occasion to wear it, similar to this one.

but already i am thinking of leaping past the full turban and attempting to rock the turban bun

i just LOVE the head wrapped yellow silk one. 

maybe for a special late june wedding?

apartment revamp

mr.s and i decided our sweet baby girl needed more crawling space in our shrinking apartment but didn't want her letters + numbers piece mat to go past "v" so, we ordered 3 new persian rugs for our apartment. they just arrived and i adore them!

(this is one that was in the running, but didn't make the final 3 cut)

and now i'm feeling inspired to change the couch and lighting. here are some couch ideas from the ever-fabulous-yet-inexpensive urban outfitters...

wouldn't these be great with some fun pillows...

ralph lauren

totally inspired by ralph lauren and all of the beauty of his brand. he was on 'oprah' for a very exclusive interview yesterday, along with his gorgeous family in their home in colorado. everything was beautiful. i was swooning over the textiles throughout the space. and fell in love with the barn on the property that ralph has hardly touched with the exception of adding chandeliers. oh my!

here are a few favorite images and quintessential ralph...

love.

immersed in post-royal wedding bliss.

loved pippa's dress

i loved these trees. what a fabulous idea!

sweet moment

the kiss

happily ever after