Antique Flea Markets.

NYC is good for many many things...though among them, is not antique stores. Ya know, the huge antique flea market type deals they have all over the south and in weird suburbs, tucked away in corners, filled to the brim with relics of the past? We just don't have those here. And i'm totally in hot pursuit of an antique, wrought-iron bed such as this one! It makes me beyond sad that one of these amazing pieces from yesteryear is tucked away in one of those huge antique shops, marked with some ridiculously low price tag, just out of my reach. So i ask you (those living in the reasonably close by northeast)...if while perusing your favorite huge antique store and you see one....can ya just let me know? It may just warrant a road trip!

Help!

Ok, so I'm reaching out to all my lovely readers because you all have such impeccable taste and..
a) because i know we are all the same and scour the internet for the most desirable things to own on a daily basis
b) because i know i've seen plenty 'o' awesome things on all your blogs that i would l-o-v-e to have myself, so i trust that we all drool over the same adorable things

i need your help! i'm working on pulling together my staff picks for the dec/jan gift guide in Bust and want your opinions. what are you totally lusting over for this holiday season? Post links to the most amazing things you're obsessing over in the comments. Clothes, shoes, household items, accessories, gifty little items, anything you can think of....thanks lovelies!!

Mad Men!!

Ok, so part of the reason I have been very much absent from my blogging is not my fault. Mad Med has totally and completely claimed my life! I can't get enoooooough! It's like..cocaine. I've spent the last 2 weeks literally catching up on season 1 via surfthechannel.com and now i am totes caught up. Is it sad that I won't stop..? I mean, I haven't watched all the episodes from season 2. Eeeek! It's like a sickness. I am weak. But for realz..the clothes are siiiiiick. I mean, come on!

1. SO jells of these women that they get to wear these incredible vintage fashions every day!


2. what did they call a girl crush in the 60's? umm, joanie..please marry me?

p.s. why am i totally and completetely in love with this man:

i have always been oddly attracted to john slattery. and now that he's on this show, and i have to see him everyday (no joke, every day.) I am totally and completely enamored with why i am infatuated with him! he has white hair for god sakes! and he was born in 1962, which makes him, what, 46? he could be my effing be my father! but i am not ashamed to say i am IN LOVE with him. whyyyyyyyyyy?

johny: if you're reading this (which you're not), please let me have your babies.

New Stuff that's Old!

This rainy, rainy day finally allowed me to put up some of the 3293205932-5 lovely things I rescued from my grandma's attic in my store. I so wish that I had what it takes to wear all these fancy topper hats from the 40's. I did however, keep a couple for myself. But there are far too many gems to not share with the world. This stuff is in crazy good condition too...suuuuch a pity it took me until now to rescue them!

p.s. those fancy gloves i was talking about a while back are up in the store now too!

Are you there shoes? It's me, Tara.

i look a little sad and reflective here but i assure you that i am not.
maybe i am just looking downwards to the center of the universe, aka, my new Faryl Robins. So many heartz. Jealous huh???
Too bad that they are slowly, day by day, tearing ,my poor little feet to shreds. But i. will. not. abandon. them.

GG recap!

omgomgomg! i can't believe it's taken me till now to post about the season premiere of Gossip Girl!! seriously, that show makes me giddy like a school girl. i think i just love living vicariously through them. i guess that's kind of the point, right? but for realz..."i am a lord." i couldn't stop friggin sayin it allllll night ahahahahahaha. it looks like it's gonna get all crazy next episode with the duchess and all the that shiz, which will probs be ridiculous, but i don't care. nothing can keep me from that show! ok..some more thoughts from the evening...

1. of all that is good and holy...i don't think i live another day without this bathing suit!



2. so glad to see my girl blair rides her bike in dresses just like me! (even if it is with douche-bag beaton)


3. why i ask you did it take this long to get chuck in a fedora??? Lord help me..i can't take the hotness.



4. and this is where i die. at this, i am totally speechless. blair, please be my friend, pleeeease.

7 days of darkness.

whaaaaaaaat??? it's been 7 (or 8?) days since i've posted!! eeeek. i've been really naughty. but ya know what? i'm really sick of the constant apologizing, and promising to be better, and then never getting better and then starting over again. so for those who are actually still readin' this thing..thanks for stickin' around! and i assure you i'm not dead. i have a big ole long queue of posts to come...

annnd...what's been occupying me has been very very exciting, but not ready to be revealed yet...but soooooooon...

p.s. this is what i wore like 10 million days ago.

dress: vintage (stella dallas, brooklyn)
shoes: uo
purse: vintage (grandma's attic)

OMFG!

omgomgomgomg 5 dayyyyyyyyys!!!

no no miu miu

Yep, uh huh, i did it. i broke my shopping detention and bought these Faryl Robin shoes and they're nothing short of magical. somewhere between something dainty and feminine that Alix would wear and something Elizabeth would call bonkerstown. i love 'em. and i can't wait to wear them with crazy bright tights!

I <3 Frankie

guess what fiiiiinally arrived??? YES. my wish came true and my new super-awesome BFF Anastasia sent me a little package all the way from down under! GAH! I can hardly stand my excitement. Among it's contents was the magazine, of course, as well as this cute little wallet/clutch and a quirky and adorable pin with a fly on it. *gush*

and can i just say...i can totally and completely stand by my proclamation that Frankie IS the only magazine that i can totally devour (besides BUST of course), in all it's awesomeness. I seriously read...every...word.




even the editor's letter was nothing short of genius! a fashion story with the most adorable opener i've ever seen with stocking's taped to a wall called pippi longstocking (oh, nostalgic pangs of youth). and among it's pages was one woman's short rant about only appreciating other people's kids from afar and the feeling that becoming impregnated with child would be the worst kiss of death (which i totally and completely could relate to and could not have written better myself). dont get me wrong, no judgement for any woman who yearns to be a mother, motherhood is just not my cup of tea, and would never wish that upon myself...just a personal choice. and it was nice and refreshing to see that perspective written about. plus! across from it was this totally funny article about how people are judged by their bookshelves. it was brilliant. AND, they featured an artist (as they do in each issue), this time was Rob Ryan, who does these amazing pieces totally made of paper cuts and included was a super awesome art poster of his work, which i promptly hung on my wall with the others. ok, done gushing..

*p.s. thankyouthankyouthankyou to all of the other lovely gals who offered to send me the mag! you are all so very sweet!

I kind of got dressed today...

bleh! i'm so sick of my clothes! this morning was one of those days where a big heap of clothing ended up piled on my bed, all discarded options that i put on and then decided i hated and took off and threw on the bed. i hate those mornings! and i think they're happening more and more because i have put myself in shopping detention and haven't bought anything new in wayyyy too long. i'm surprised i'm not in a deep depression to be honest with you. but at least i made an attempt at putting on something halfway decent today!

and the vintage photo effect makes it look 3948394 times purdier.


*UPDATE*
i'm gonna go on a mega shopping spree reeeeeeal soon. i feel it coming...lord help me.

blahness-zone.

i credit my blogging hiatus to a total sense of blah. all the summer-lovers can hate if they want to..i'm so totally sick of summer!! And i know i'm not the only one. it seems like a lot of other fellow bloggers are saying the same thing. i just hate sweating..a lot! layering is totally out in the summer..no scarfs or cardigans or knit tights! so i've just been throwing on a lot of nothing lately (like above). Nothing special huh? Yeah, i don't think so either. Jeez, i can't even motivate myself to take decent outfit photos. *siiiiigh.

curent hair status: curly

Girl Crush!

My favoritest girl crush on Project Runway is most definitely this one. I mean, come on, have you ever seen more perfection in rockabilly hair? puuuuleaaaase.

why oh why?

why oh why are there only 1 pair of these beautiful shoes left on the earth (of which are not my size)?????? I....NEED......THEM!!

doctor, doctor!

one of the many perks of working in magazines, is the free stuff. and since doc martens is sponsoring our big 15 year anniversary party next tuesday (which if you live in the nyc area, stop what you're doing and go buy a ticket now!), we're getting hooked up with some new kicks. while perusing their site today to pick out my pair i came across these:

i've seen other chicks rock these flowered doc martens (well, i mind you) and i often have envy pangs for those who can pull them off. i wish i had enough bad-assery to wear them confidently, but sadly i just don't. so instead, i settled on these:


not your typical idea of a doc marten, but a little bit more my style. is it fall yettttttt???

gloves!!!

grandmas's are good for so many things..among them..hand-me-downs! i beg my grandma every time i visit her house to let me go up in the attic and dig through all the wonderful things i know i'll find up there. knowing my love for vintage findings, last time i saw her, she had put together a little package of all her old, vintage belongings that she thought i would enjoy. SHE HAD 349239052035923 PAIRS OF GLOVES! she must have loved gloves. they are all so beautiful and each with it's own delicate embellishment or detail (i especially love the ruffled ones!). oh how i wish it was the 40s and 50s again, so we could all wear pretty gloves again. i don't know what i would do with all these gloves though, i may keep a couple pairs for myself (maybe even hang 'em on my friggin wall!) but i will most likely sell the rest. so keep posted, they'll most likely go up in the store within the next week or so!

plea to my australian readers!!!

Dear lovely Aussie friends,
I have been o-b-s-e-s-s-e-d with this magazine ever since a little, Australian intern brought it to my attention last year. She is long-gone and US news stands do not carry it. This makes me oh-so-sad. I will be forever yours if I could do some sort of exchange with someone so that i could receive it in my mailbox.
Yours truly,
Tara

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!

dug out.

i totes forgot about these skirts i made a billion years ago...saw them in the back of my closet and gave it whirl. and...umm..the hair? i have no answer. what can i say? i'm a chameleon.

unanswered..

thanks to everyone whose left lovely comments on this bloghole lately! i really, really appreciate all your kind words and i finally have responded to many of them...way overdue i know! oopsydoops.