Gone Fishin'

...have been terribly inconsistent at posting lately. Truth is - I'm enjoying my summer.
Rather than be falsely apologetic, I leave you instead with some images of vintage fishing lures.
Pulled from mostly ebay and google image search. Beauties.
These babies used to be hand painted and carved... Now, most are turned out in mass quantities overseas...
painted, or printed rather, by machines.
Got a couple more trips before end of summer.
Hoping to stock up on some of these for my collection of
"shit I just don't need but am endlessly enamored with"...
Probably won't resume posts at a regular schedule until Mid-September.
Till then!xx

Gypsies...

Latest obsession: Gypsy houses.

So f*cking rad. Crazy interiors, batshit crazy exteriors.
I need to see these in person. And perhaps do a little redecorating in
the ol' apartment...
Images culled from various spots on the www....

And let's not forget the exteriors, eh???

happy weekending! 

I'll take it...

Ummmmmmm... Take Ivy reissue? Heck yes, I pre-ordered that sh*t...
For anyone who doesn't know, this is THE sartorial inspiration for most of the neo-preppy situation that's been catching bedford ave (et. al) and spreading like wildfire...a fave ref for Sart and ACL's well whatever that guy's name is. Ivy League c. the 1960's?  SWOOOOOOOONNNWORTHY.
For anyone who does know... either you own it already, or you will soon! DO DO DO!


Rather than cull photos from elsewhere, just go here:
Take Ivy via ACL

It sums it up nicely...

sand between toes...

Dreaming of the upcoming holiday weekend.

Definitely hitting the beach at some point...

The dream weekender contains the following...

granny square item - be it poncho or short-shorts...

the ultimate throwback/coverup... NEED.

this Paul Smith F/W10 dress - a definite maybe.

a little closer to the truth - 

i may be hitting the pattern book on my commute. 

Baja - (aka drug rug)

i keep seeing images from the recent Proenza resort collection.

!!!

even the shorts would do...

(in times of need, a visit to the "native art" mall
cart just might suffice... )

Cowboy boots - 

lucky for me and my shoe closet i already own these. 

How great are boots in the sand? Terrible..
but they get broken in so good that it's worth it.

Beach Blanket - i get a new one every year.. a couple years ago
it was an old sarong with a huge Hawaiian floral... this year's
obsession - steven alan striped beach blankets...
A mix between kitchen towel and heaven. NEED x 10 of them.

Add to all that the perfect pair of cutoffs.

and an amazing swimsuit... 

*the boyf/f snagged me this amazeballs Jcrew x Liberty

swimsuit at a sample sale yesterday!!! I could've died.

*aside from the shiteous boots photo, none of these are mine!*

Wanderlusting...

Thinking of planning a trip to Paris. Clignancourt specifically,
though possibly being lured by soldes as well.
Long weekender... Not long enough to jet lag,
and short enough to never run out of things to do...

photos via google, flickr

Exile

Have been hearing the buzz on this for a while now. 

Watched the first half/first part/something like that (?) of it 
on Jimmy Fallon last night.Looks to be quite amazing... 
for music appreciation, and just imagery, styling...so much. 

And Anita Fucking Pallenberg??? A prego and 
radiant Bianca Jagger??? Not to mention a gorgeous but i mean
seriously gorgeous backdrop of well,the fucking South of France...
i mean really.

Mind= blown.

The release date - 5/22. Hang in thurr.

In the meantime, happy Saturday, Lovelies.

**1st pic down, dontcha think Carey Mulligan can play a
young Anita in her imaginary biopic? Just sayin'...

it's frickin freezing over here....

 ...recent cold front has me thinking 'bout early beach season...
thinking more about beach sweaters to be precise...
dunno when i'll make it out LI-ways... but hopefully soon.


Marilyn photos by George Barris... yanked from the www. some chick in a sweater - thanks, flickr image search "beach sweater"...

Upwards...

spent yesterday mucking about a snowy Carroll Gardens; 

walked in circles and gazed up at the sky.

sometimes it takes a little getting lost to figure out

just where you want to be.

Maxfield Parrish, The Swing.

This is maybe in my top 5 favorite images in the world. ever. EVER.

other images culled from goog img searches: hubble, andromeda

The Last of the Old West...

Ok.. i know i was getting amped for springtime just moments ago. What i forgot to mention is that i am a short day away from an escape to Wyoming. Jackson Hole, to be precise. It's called "The Last of the Old West". Bringing the fancy cam and hoping to take some good shots. Maybe even update if i can sort out mobile blogging, but honestly, semi-luddite that i am, i doubt that will happen.
anyways, in the meantime, some stuff i grabbed off the wuh wuh wuh while getting psyched.

*am still shit at citing sources, so apologies for not remembering. Just know that none of these are my pictures, and most came up from google or flickr image search whilst keying in some random phrase.