Falling for Autumn...Aug.11

I won't say I'm ready for Fall, because I know I've got a whole lotta swimming, sun-bathing, bike-riding and beach-reading left in me. But I will say that I get a teeny bit excited by the idea of a richer color palette, long pants, heavier fabrics and fewer sweat beads forming all over me, at all times.

After a month+ of sweet summer vacation, I start my new job next week. I'm SO excited, and ready to get back in the game for sure. But the timing of it all is giving me a strong urge to squeeze in some back-to-school shopping. In addition to the usual ballpoint pens and college ruled paper, the following items are on my list:

(* verry excited about the re-launch of their classic collection! only slightly biased.)

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the colleen skirt!, july.10

i love the company i work for, i love dots, and i LOVE the skirt they named after me:



*let me know if you'd like one for yourself...

UPDATE Autumn-atic pt.II: the dream team, nyc, oct.09

remember when i wrote about my fall 09 dream team? well let me bring you up to speed:

ciggie pant: not yet!! i've been making do with an old pair of cropped gap denim that will suffice for now. but they're not quite as tapered as i would like and i won't last much longer in these faux ciggies!


autumn oxfords: no luck! i'm finding that there are a ton of ugly cheap-not-chic options out there and then some really beautifully amazingly expensive ones. i've just found a pic of this moschino cheap & chic oxford and i am dyyying. i can't find it online anywhere...help!


schoolgirl blazer: check! my awesome friend kim referred me to this cheap + chic lil number and i plan on debuting it tomorrow!


driving gloves: while still an important part of the dream team, these have been put on the back burner. ideally i will find a sweet little pair of embellished leather driving gloves in the coming months, but for now i'm happy with a beautiful pair of white evening gloves inherited from my chooch**. i plan on getting sassy on your a*s and wearing chunky cocktail rings over the gloves, so watch out.

**"chooch" is my mom's mom and one of the most graceful, stylish and beautiful women i've known.

Autumn-atic pt.II: the dream team, nyc, sept.09

dear everyone,

may i present to you the dream team -- a few key pieces i'm not willing to live without this fall, in no particular order:


ciggie pant

matchstick ankle cords in black, jcrew


cropped pencil leg jean in ink, j.brand




autumn oxford
dreamy white jazz oxford, etsy

fancy metallic jazz oxford, etsy

blingy cream oxfords, topshop




schoolgirl blazer
this gap blazer is sold out everywhere...HELP


this j.crew one is fab but i think i think I can find a good one closer to $100




driving gloves!!!

in hopes of channeling Grace Kelly's character in To Catch a Thief, i'm on the prowl for a perfect pair of lady gloves.

these ivory driving gloves from etsy are close to perfection, but the $110 price lingers just outside my budget...eeks!

what's on your back to school wishlist???

xx