how very un-buddha-like of me:

a list of things i want:
- the amazing house we stumbled on over the weekend that is for sale and possibly in our budget AND in my bestfriend's hood
- the puppy to be house-trained already
- an honest night's sleep
- for diana to come visit me (PLEASE?!)
- my hair to grow and grow and grow and grow
- did i mention sleep?!

here are some pics from Argentina:








note that these are more to just show what i wore than anything else - it's a safe bet to say that 80% of these outfits are 100% thrifted too! i'm so proud of me.

on a mission...

after thinking about it, i have decided that i am going to spend my sunday making my own version of the PPQ lily allen dress i raved about in the last post. i already own this vintage pattern (available on etsy):

and i think with some tweaking, i can create something that is not an exact replica, but in the same vein. i think i'll try rounding off the points on the collar and making the bow much bigger. 

wish me luck! i'll report back :)

BON WEEKEND!

I WANT! I NEED!

okay, so lily allen hasn't been my absolute favorite but i kind of feel for her as she seems to have had a rather tough time of navigating the trecherous waters of celebrity-dom. what can i say, i'm empathetic! i felt bad for kelly osbourne too- it must be hard to have your every fault and mis-step of youth put on display for the world. 

it seems that lily is "getting it together" though and she is looking and behaving better than ever. if you haven't seen the video for the fear then you can click here to admire her ADORABLE dress and enviable hair. 

i really want that dress. like now. no matter what it costs. 

according to  the uk site of pop sugar it's part of the 2009 Spring/Summer PPQ collection and is currently in production, and will be available for purchase from 1st January for £325.

i think i really like this new, more grown-up, tennis shoe-less lily.

photo courtesy of pop sugar

check please!

despite today's abysmal weather, i managed to take 6 sets of photos that i plan on spreading out over the week! a post-a-day if you can believe it! since i don't have a personal photographer (or even another human around during the middle of the day to operate my camera) they are just timer shots with much to be desired. 

i'll start you off with the dress i mentioned in the last post -the one i sewed over the weekend- it's from a vintage McCall's pattern #3877. it's super easy and fun to sew and can be found for sale on etsy (just click HERE).

LOVE the corset-back 

i wore it here with 1 of the 4 new pair of tights i picked up at UO (can you believe in the entire drawer of tights i own i didn't have a single solid white pair?!) and my new PLV heels. i bought two pair of PLV shoes just before christmas and i love both of them so much - i really would love to have these for spring:

if you really like mine, and you wear a size 8 or above, you can purchase your very own on sale at the urban outfitter's site... for much less than i paid for mine too. i highly recommend them because they'll make you super tall but they way they cover the top of the foot and lace up the back make them really secure and easy to strut in! 

alright, more posts to come so check back soon! xoxox!

marc-esque purse

i found this purse at the thrift for three bucks - it has a vanity mirror inside like my other purse mentioned in this post and, tell me if i'm wrong, but doesn't it look like it could possibly be marc jacobs? 

it would go so perfectly with these shoes 

(which are, BTW, navy even though they don't appear so here):

the stylish wanderer has them and i am insanely jealous! maybe a miracle will happen next time i thrift and i will miraculously find some... daydreams are nice.

in the first photo, ALL ITEMS ARE THRIFTED AND COST LESS THAN $3 each!

finally, 100% thrifted :)

(including the gold belt and bow necklace you can't see)

wants/needs

wallpapers by cole & son for my new apartment:

stuff from anthropologie for my legs/feet:

sorry these are so small - click to enlarge

and i know it's INSANELY CREEPY, but i am bizarrely infatuated with georgian hair jewelry and would love to own these two pieces from my favorite jewelry site georgianjewelry.com

yes, the drops are woven of actual human hair! crazy talk!