i so miss...

...the days when supermodels were on magazine covers and not celebrities.  remember when amber valleta and shalom harlow were gracing vogue every other issue?  it's always surprising how much better a photograph of a model is versus a celebrity.  models really make something of interest while celebrities just sort of...stand there, smiling?  i am so tired of our country's obsession with celebrities.  so, i'll have to admire european taste sensibilities until we can grow some of our own.

i'm not expecting...

...BUT i keep seeing the cutest things for a baby girl.

i need...

...a new haircut!  really, really badly.  i've decided i'm ready to chop a sizable chunk of my hair off and get my color closer to my natural color.  obviously, not my actual natural color because who goes into a salon and says they want to go a more dishwater brown?  so, here's my inspiration.

my appointment isn't for another week and a half so i have time to back out but i did run it by jim and he, like a good husband, said to "go for it."  i guess that means he doesn't hate it?

the photo is of nine de la fressange.  this may seem a bit overstated but i think my hair could do this without too much effort.  right now, it takes so much effort to straighten my hair that i end up just pulling it up into a bun every single day.  as for the color change, my lack of commitment to my hair spurred that on as the sheer maintenance of having to get roots touched up every six weeks just isn't something i'm into (and, let's be honest, it's way too expensive).  so, here's to trying a bit of the french way.

how...

...great does this asian scene behind antiqued mirror/glass look?  and, how can i recreate it?  {design by ruthie sommers}

andrea galvani

...more...

summer suit

loving this white summer "suit" with white jeans and espadrille flats.  casual & chic.

pawleys island

last night, we returned from a short trip to pawleys island, sc.  as usual, it was beyond amazing.  i was a little worried about the plane rides but they both went about as well as they could have and the vacation was so, so wonderful.  i have about two hundred photos so i've only just started editing but i will be sure to post more soon.