creative ways to style your bottom half

i'm not sure why it really never occurred to me to make more of a statement with my entire bottom half of my body but the way they styled these pants and shoes over at metier has really got me thinking. there are so many cool ways to style 'pants' which i have never really preferred but am totally drooling over the ones above right now. there are so many different fits and cuts and colors too - i am so inspired!

why shouldn't i put as much effort into my bottom half as i do when i coordinate tops and jewelry - yessum! new challenge to myself!!

outfit images courtesy of metier.

arrow divider from i rock so what.

boarding school bohemian :: charlotte taylor f/w 2012

heart be still.

i nearly died when my eyes found charlotte taylor's new fall//winter 2012 lookbook. i can always get behind a line that focuses on bold colors and prints and of course, taylor has always been at the forefront of this category since she left luella to begin a venture in her own name in june of 2009.

i just can't seem to get over how classy and interesting these frocks are and even more amazing?! the styling of this entire shoot - so epic-ly moody and eerie with that hand painted, moonlit canvas background, the snowy white owl and the model's hitchcockian stares.

best of luck charlotte with your new collection. although we know you won't be needing any.

art direction:: harriman steel
photography:: claire pepper
styling:: hayley simmons
model:: rosalind 'roz' jana
makeup:: camilla hewitt
hair:: david wadlow
owl model:: alfie

alexandra grecco :: pure loveliness

i have always loved this little etsy shop. her pictures are always so dreamy and so are her products. bits of vintage flair mixed with girly muted colors - ahhh. so chic.

when her new pictures started popping up in my etsy feed, i was so hungry for more! these whimsical little shots and outfits and accessories make me feel so giddy!

check out alexandra grecco here.

dark sirens in the east

these mussed and tussled up coifs from creatures of the wind have me swoonin'. so glad nadia of frou frouu was there to capture this with her photo skills.

a day at the circus...with a headdress

i'm sure you are already aware of my intervention-worthy etsy addiction...
which leads me to how i probably came across this lovely shop styling from sabrina tach.

i love the models white bob and freckles but most of all, i absolutely love the costuming. bright pops of color agains a vanilla-y backdrop and leotard. so eye-catching and the bags are pretty nice too.

i totally want to rock that first costume for halloween this year - i love feather plumed structured shoulders.

etsy shop love :: mother may i?

i was stunned when i saw these photographs - in an etsy shop no less!
they're unbelievably lovely. i'm not one to ga-ga for aprons but wow, this shop sure makes me want one.
the art direction and styling is just fabulous. i am loving the sweet little parisian prairie girl feel with the straw hats and kerchiefs and that wallpaper is just heavenly. sigh.

visit the shop here to see more!
x mother x

r e n e g a d e . h o l i d a y . d i s p l a y . i n s p i r a t i o n

hello folks! 

i am still trying to find some time to select my looks for the lookbook roundup today -- meanwhile, i wanted to share some inspiration shots that have been floating around in my head. these are mainly for the renegade holiday booth display that lydia {my awesome booth partner - you may remember her from this post} of pierogi picnic and i are getting ready. i am always so excited by her ideas - we collaborate so well together. 

so most of these pictures are from the spectacular little uk shop called comfort station. their store is unbelievable! they have remade old luggage into jewelry displays, have taxidermied fowl floating away with their jewelry, vintage books displaying pinned jewelry -- the art direction and prop-styling is simply mind-blowing. 

the picture with marie antoinette is from free people's blog. i love how they have framed their items on the wall with colorful tape and ribbon. it's really fun and playful. 

lastly, my favorite piece is one that i received this morning in a newsletter from tokyo milk {i love tokyo milk!!}. it is literally almost the exact setup and colors i described to lydia. i am using moss, natural wood, chalkboard paint and frames for my jewelry display and this is almost exactly it - ♥ 

well, i hope i didn't bore you too much with my process! 

w h a t . i . w o r e

hello there!

i decided to share some of the outfits

i've been wearing to keep things interesting.

one item, in particular, has me swooning lately.

this h&m satin swan print top.

it's so eerie and lovely at the same

time. and it gets even better...

how you ask?

it was only $12.95

crazy!

so i paired it with a poofy

satin dress from forever 21

{more specifically, their

boutique line: twelve by twelve}.

which really complimented the

asymmetrical hemline of the top.

which brings me to the necklace that i made

the other night. i love it! it's my new favorite

accessory. and i know that as a designer

they say you're not supposed to

design for yourself but your

customer...well, i just can't

help myself!

i never understood that anyway.

lastly, i couldn't decide what

shoes to wear. both were such cute options

that i wore them both that day.

who says we can't have it all?