credit, where credit is due...

i CAN-NOT believe that this post has never been made on here..as it is long overdue. but i'm a believer in shining light where light should be shone, and this chickedy needs mentioning! miss brilliantlyfunnysnarkmasta extroidinaire, elizabeth, the brains behind my most favoritest blog of all time, white lightning is beyond fabulous and i just can't stand it anymore. there are only a few blogs that i have the time (and energy) to visit on a daily basis, but for the 20 minutes or so that i allow myself, upon first sitting down at my desk in the morning, to dedicate to reading blogs over chai lattes, her's is a mainstay. not only does she foolishly obsess over project runway and chuck from gossip girl as much as i do, she is by far the funniest and wittiest (without trying) chick i have ever come across. every post is laced with the most hilarious self-made abbreviations of words not normally abbreviated, and their orchestrated in such a way that i just can't help myself from secretly wishing i was as effortlessly cool as her. "ooopsydoops" has even (oh-so-innocently) made it into some recent posts, which i kind of feel terrible about, because i noticed recently that she put a little note up on her blog about stealing her intellectual property (is the use of oopsydoops stealing intellectual property? 'cause it only made it into made it into my vocabulary in the most innocent way possible like when you start hanging out with the new Australian kid at school and start talking with a strange aussie accent for no reason at all). bottom line, my infatuation with her quirkiness is out of control and needed to be let out into the blogosphere for everyone and anyone. elizabeth, if you're reading..i bow to you.

picture stolen from white lightning!

who you be

who knows who this lovely gal is? i got this from somebody's blog and tagged it for inspiration but now i can't remember where i got it. she is just precious. help!

the biker jacket heard 'round the world

photos taken from Bettyjack, Sally Jane Vintage, Fashion Fillers

everybody's been totally smitten with biker jackets lately. and i must admit, i've caught the bug myself. i was a little put off at first, in that i don't really like much reminiscent of of the '80s (a lot of really aweful trends came out of that era), think neon spandex and scrunchies! but thanks to all the lovely ladies bloggers and wardrobe_remixers who pair it with cute floral dresses and high-waisted shorts...it's become the quintesential item this spring. and i must say..i kind of dig it.

dress: monteau
jacket: h&m
boots: thrifted via ebay
bag: vintage

i <3 whitney

i'm not ashamed to say that i devour Mtv's The Hills every monday. it's totally terrible television, but i'm addicted, what can i say? and of the ladies on the show, Whitney is most definitely my fave one. If for not other reason than her incredible style sense (and she seems more real than the others). anyway, this post is not necessarily about The Hills. It's about my obsession with this cardigan that she's wearing here. i...must...have....it. so i'm sending out the question into cyberspace...if anyone knows where it's from or where i could find it...please please please enlighten me. its probably vintage. and i'm already plotting in my head how i could craft something up to resemble it if i can't get my hands on the real thing!

holy black bettyjack!

i first discoverd the ultra-femme, ultra hip, Bettyjack on Spandex Pony (which apparently she stole from Wardrobe_Remix) and was immediately gaga. i've never come across another person who i can honestly say without a doubt, i would wear each and everything thing they own. i swear this girl thinks of me when she gets dressed in the morning. she's casual but pulled together, but wears unique items and doesn't take it over the top. if the gap opened a vintage store--she would be their poster child. and she's a looker to boot! the girl can't take a bad photo to save her life, and i especially adore the pics of her in the garden with her black dog wandering in and out of the background. precious! if i had a wall i could plaster with web photos, i would cover it with pictures of her and look at them everyday. i'm totally smitten. and i tried to channel her today with this outfit.

tanktop: wet seal
shorts: h&m
belt: vintage (from my grandma)
leggings: f21
cowboy boots: vintage
feathers: uo

cherry blossom season

i feel almost ridiculous reposting these pictures because something about the cherry blossom girl has everyone totally smitten. me included. and i'm positive anyone reading this has already seen them. but i just couldn't help myself. not because she's totally adorable and totally inspirational, but it was the environment she's in that had me at hello. i mean, gosh, leave it to her to put me in my place. but it's really motivating me to step up my picture-taking game (if you will) and start thinking more creatively about what's around me when i'm snapping photos. the boring white walls of my bedroom just don't cut it when you compare them to this. she could be wearing a black plastic bag tied with shoelaces and this picture would still be enchanting! (not that she would!) although, it is a little bit of a pipe dream either way, because we just don't have this kind of beauty in brooklyn. sigh.

the long and short of it

lately, i've been very inspired by the impossibly stylish wardrobe-remixer, the snail and the cyclops. her looks are effortless and if i had to guess, she probably shops as frequently, if not more, than me. which is an outlandish task! anyway, i came across this look on her flickr page the other day and today's outfit is inspired by it. way to work a pair of high-waisted shorts lady! i only wish i had your thin, little figure :/