Minimalist Fashion and Everlane

Minimalist fashion has become so appealing to me as of late. Androgynous styles for women are so sexy, and the clean lines leave me feeling put together and professional. I love the way minimalism highlights the face and simply lets it be the focus. I find myself wearing the same pieces constantly, and Everlane has played a big role in this, both in inspiration and execution.

Right Now

What I need to drink right now;

How I need to pour right now;

What I need to taste right now.

Amazing packaging.

I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to open them - a favor I usually reserve for fancy soaps.

Happy Weekend!

Re: Ellen Parsons

If given the choice, I would carry this bag and wear these glasses while walking the streets of New York and unveiling the secrets of High Star Security Corporation. Meanwhile, Patty Hewes would wonder if I was her best friend, worst enemy, or simply...her fashion superior. 

Courtesy of La Garconne.

Really Good People in a Really Good Town

Hello, sweet friends.

So not having a job this week is really fun. Like I said, I've been visiting my favorite vintage and thrift shops in Cleveland "one last time," and seeing my few - this is a case of quality over quantity - good friends in town before leaving. This includes the coach of our football team Shawn, who led my trip to Cairo in 2004, and Donna, my very dear friend and mother of my good buddy Lauren.

Donna and I had lunch at Umami, meaning "delicious" in Japanese and seriously living up to its name. I had a seared Tuna and Ginger and Edamame Salad that was incredible, while looking longingly at several other things on the menu. Afterwards, we hung out at a little design studio with a very New York feel, featuring a neverending, eclectic collection of inspiring pieces. Never before have I felt a greater need for a cool loft apartment to decorate. This place is fantastic.

The reasons to re-visit Cleveland in the future are coming together in one really irresistible little pile!

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Donna and I did a little style consignment style scouting - she was made for this - and then I stopped by Anne van H. to pick up moving boxes. It was such a pleasure to share the week's stories with Anne, Marilyn, Erica, and Marina that I realized I've been pretty lucky - I ended up with a job that I didn't think I wanted - but that I still want to visit when I'm done. Funny how that works, isn't it?

I'm excited about Vermont. I really am. 

But I really feel blessed to have had my life touched by Cleveland -- and people like Donna and Lauren.

Sometimes it pays to work in fashion...

Maybe you get these for free and your boss encourages you to wear them every single day!

How fun and comfortable, especially with a little sock.

Maybe they won't be so practical in Vermont. But that's okay.

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Tuesday Loves

Lilith - France

Gorgeous little French pieces of clothing....on consignment!

Lentil Soup at the Murray Hill Market on my lunch break.

Dream Bike

Daydreaming about buying a bike off of Craigslist to take to Vermont with me.

Wallpaper's Comeback

This weekend I had the real pleasure of working with Currents, my friend Donna, and a fantastic photographer named John Bashian.The site was Romo, a contemporary wallpaper and fabric studio. Friends, let me tell you: this stuff was amazing. The space was incredible, and the fabric beautiful....but the wallpapers! I have never seen wallpaper like this. The texture was amazing, and the design exquisite. I wish I had more pictures to share with you. Whether it was wallpaper that looked like bubbled off-white leather, or metallic textured striped designs that change based on the light, it was fantastic. I wanted to move a bed in and stay. 

The $10,000 espresso machine didn't hurt, either.

Sartorialist Stripes

I'm in love with The Sartorialist's Dotted finds in Milan. Between variations of texture and the fearless marriage of dots and stripes, these girls have style.

Oh....wow.

There's been a lot of buzz in the style world about Anthropologie's new wedding company, BHLDN. I've noticed -- and have been excited. I love their aesthetic, and it just might be a nice corollary to my own. But, I didn't necessarily think it would make it to my blog. It's been on everyone else's blog, for one, and I assume people can find it for themselves. But...these. THESE.

These I cannot ignore. These I must wear on my wedding day. These are amazing.

 BHLDN