aviary.

this box of raw sugar candies made their way to me by a japanese exchange student teacher. they are absolutely exquisite to the point where i'm afraid to eat them, so for now, they are sitting on my desk and overlooking the mess of pens, paper, and bird wings i have yet to clean up. instead of a sugar fix, i've been getting my energy once again from lots and lots... and lots... of coffee.

on a trip with my own exchange student, i picked up a pretty button-down blouse from ragstock. the piece is covered in pastel flowers and barn swallows-- one of my favorite flyers-- and i've been incorporating it into my combinations almost nonstop for the past week. it's oversized and sheer, and the buttons allow me to wear it like a tunic or a bed jacket. beautiful design.

i have an interview for my first job in a while tomorrow, so i'm very jittery, but i'm feeling pretty positive about the information i submitted and the way i carry myself lately, so hopefully things will go all right. as soon as i get a job at whatever retail store, i'll likely post a lot more items from the store itself. i'm excited. pressure's on.

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lights.

lights. that's what the remainder of my summer will be made up of. sheers, chiffons, silks, lace, all in cream, white, and pastels. i've decided i can get away with this despite my pale complexion because of my hair, and of course because of makeup.

one of the key elements that i'm transitioning from summer into fall is the use of color. i'm very into black, but i'm going to gloss things up in not only the expected fall trend of clothing, but especially in my face, à la miu miu of the coming season.

for now, i'm planning to do some shots to show just how bright things are going to get.

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collage photo credit: american apparel, martin margiela, anna sui, rodarte, valentino

treasure.

this is milwaukee's third ward treasure shop. it's my new favorite place.

check back soon for the rest of my pictures from the featured photographer shoot.

modern house wife.

i'm continuing the use of my maxi skirts and dresses into the fall and winter, but the flowing hippy floral prints are getting a little old. i decided to add some structure to flowery dresses and skirts.

i just received a dress from london that came out absolutely lovely and with a more fifties-era shape but, because of the above-the-knee hem, seemed almost matronly to me at first-- i'm used to either floor or micro mini lengths-- until i added some four-inch wedges and an oversized faux-fur jacket. what an offset.

i think this shows a touch of my obsession with big shoes and big hair, and also some of my love for clash-matching patterns and colors.
to celebrate the tiny drop in temperature, i paraded this outfit around inside and a little bit outside with my favorite little boy, nova.

these pictures just make me think of stories of when i was in kindergarten. my parents chose to put me in a specialized school because of my minute attention span. instead of doing my math homework, i would draw on the back of the paper. instead of paying attention during history lessons, i would sing to myself.

we get a little bit distracted. especially him. especially me. i think we're both getting a lot better, though.

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