feeling purple

out of the closet and off to the flea

spent most of the weekend tidying the closet and going through tons of sewing stuff. it was exciting to be reminded of the fun projects i've worked on, partial and complete, especially this apple shaped pot warmer in progress for someone who can not be named because they read this blog and i would still like to give it to them some day.


after working saturday and spending most of my free time getting organizized, it was refreshing to get up early and leave the city for the alameda flea market, my first one this summer. my favorite find of the day was this little two year old version of carmen sandiego, apparently in hot pursuit.

trashy!

my fanback skirt finally arrived today from trashy diva. the print is called hurricane and was inspired by, yeah, katrina. i had to have it! fashionable lasses in new orleans insist upon local label trashy diva, and having tried on several hourglass flattering dresses, i can see why.


most designs are available in a selection of fun prints, and they just added new cotton voile designs for summer! day dresses l to r: cotton voile ava dress in sketchy cherries $93, silk alexa dress (uh-huh!) in navy floral $249, silk obi dress in magenta floral $319, silk alexa dress in dragons $249.

more! more! more! evening to night theme. l to r: silk georgette carrie dress in black $400, silk charmeuse obi dress dress in forest green $253, silk charmeuse pin up robe in forest green $115, silk obi blouse in black $125, silk hepburn robe in blue dots $138.

parlez-vous français? do you wanna?

when i was in art school, my friends and i would bring each other gifts that we found on the street (ask rick about his vintage sewing desk!) like this briefcase filled with vintage instructional français tapes and booklets. bob brought it for me, and i've always liked it, but it is time for it to leave the shoebox. if you like to have it, leave a comment, otherwise i'll be dropping it off at out of the closet when we get back from new orleans in a week or so.

unfortunately the verb wheel won't be included as pictured. that one went fast!


merci!

these shoes aren't made for walking

today i completed my shoe inventory project from last weekend. i am thoroughly consumed with reassessing every inch of cotton jersey, weathered denim and shoe leather in my wardrobe and i have a burgeoning collection of how-to-not-dress-like-the-catlady books to prove it. in the words of my style guru tim gunn, i'm gonna "make it work." i lined up all my pretty girls earlier for their class photo. color coding is tops!

lastly, it grieves me to announce that i will be parting with my sapphire suede marc jacobs (not marc by marc jacobs, marc jacobs!) t-strapped & peep toe heels. they are a half size too small and high as hell.