Ode to Camping, July.11

I'm approaching the final week of my lu-huuvely summer vacation and I couldn't ask for a more perfectly summery way to spend it: First camping and river venturing with friends along the Delaware Water Gap. Then flying back to Seattle to squeeze in one last visit with my sweet little baby turnip-faced niece, her amazing mama, my wonderful mom and pops and me lovely lady friends. Mmhmmmnn.

I love camping like a fat kid loves cake, and would really like to do it more than once a year. It makes me miss the Pacific Northwest and it's abundance of beautiful outdoor spaces to lay my head. But to be fair, what I love about NY camping is that you can get to some really amazing areas by relying solely on public transportation- like the watchhill wilderness campground!

Hope you like my little concoction of camp-esque images and attire. Bring on the river tubing, banana boat-ing, citronella-scented weekend!

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camping 1

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camping 2

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xoxoxxo

he's got the look, june.11

”English is for business, Spanish is for working, Italian is for fighting…and French is for lovemaking” - Gian Franco Brignone on the art of language.

He seems like a good guy to know, and I adore his beachy Greek fisherman look + goldenrod pants. Old men in bright bottoms - hands down one of my favorite things to see.

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knotical, july'10

i lo-lo-lo-lo-love these, i'd wear a cuff on each wrist.

shawtays, may.10

i'm so smitten with these shorts! they have the volume of a skirt and the most perfect soft pleats....pretty into the sytling of the overall look too. except i want her to have better posture, but whatevs.

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en mis sueños, apr.10

wish i could take this little number back to spain with me, so cute for romping around las playas de cádiz...



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standard finery, all minery, dec.09

standard finery read my mind. the light as a feather fabrics and muted beachy hues are such a lovely escape from the cooold weather and chunky wools of december in new york. i am truly in love with this collection- we were made for eachother.

what to wear: coastal wedding weekend, mendocino, oct.09

my precious friend LeRoy is gettin hitched this weekend! i fly into san francisco tomorrow, get to visit some beauties for a couple days and then off we go to a weekend in mendo. the list of events is a lengthy one and i'm trying to do strictly carry-on, so need to be smart about the pieces i choose. just checked the weather forecast and i'm so excited to report sunny skies through sunday! sunshine and 60s means sweaters and sunglasses and mendocino draws out the flannels and duck boots in me!


Friday: The Leviathan's Waltz Welcome Dinner
this grape-cluster shawl is versatile enough to be worn day, night or weekend (anthro)

beautiful beachgrass printed dress to match the beautiful setting (anthro)

ruffle toe heels beg for a party (rachel comey)




Saturday: The Ghost of Fogerty's Picnic at Big River

no no-cal beach trip is complete without a Dude sweater (eBay)


goin back to my Northwest roots with this boyfriend flannel (Steven Alan)

white cords will lighten the heaviest of looks (jcrew)

beach-perfect flip flops (havaianas)




Sunday: THE BIG DAY
vintage cream cardigan to keep me warm (etsy)

this fun peachy frock reminds me of LeRoy! (eBay)

sweet cream maryjanes create the perfect look for a sunny beach-front autumn wedding (polyvore)




Monday: Don't Go Goodbye Brunch
This event, followed by a 3.5 hour car ride back to SF, will be allll about comfort. I'll bring back the white cords and shawl, throw on a comfy raglan tee and some boots and voila!
a lightweight wrap is versatile enough to be worn day, night or weekend (anthro)


this tri-blend raglan pullover is perfectly comfy for a long ride home (aa)



west coast chic n cozy (rachel comey)



SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!!!