did i mention??

that girl is mine.

yes, the ps.1 in emerald suede.

there were a whole bunch of reasons for this.
all phenomenal.
(+thank you to heather for the friends and family love!!! couldn't have rationalized without.)

more to come on all channels.

MAJOR.
xL

that's what she said.

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i've been meaning to share some top favorite new thangs with you for a hot minute, so here goes.

1. a.p.c. eyelet vintageE bikini...i saw it on bird's website right before we went to mustique+just had to get it, as it's sooo rare to find a new suit with the right 60's/70's proportions+all my vintage suits are faded+not ocean appropriate at this point. while my only new (3 yrs ago) zimmerman bikini has lost it's elasticity.

2.rag+bone boots.....seriously don't know what i wore before? they are on my feet 5 out of the 7 week days. i just aDORE them and their little rounded toe+man they are sooo comfortable and simply go with everything.

3. DVF sequin cardi (gay grandpa sweater;)...found at my favorite store, zoe, in my hometown during their major winter sale...+it seriously saved me from bitching at the cold..

4. SUPER into these super strappy coco de mer offerings+definitely splurged on some fancy underpinnings...my favorite fave harness-y bra was only 30 bucks on sale, but they don't have it on the website anymore. (you'll likely get a glimpse of it in an outfit post to come.

5. been listening to a lot of this new blonde redhead. the first song has made my 2011_2 mix (next to chris brown's young love of all things...somehow it really works!)

6. this domke foto backpack has really simplified my camera transport.

7. dear darling sarah's camera straps just continue to get better and better!! she made me this mega mr T style chanel strap for my big daddy+the foto i took at the ace in palm springs is now up on her SFK site! (oh+while you're on the internet why not become a fan of SFK on the FB yo!) we'll be collaborating on many more projects to come so stay tuned!

8. my sister gave me her old and my new 1999 volvo s70 stick shift delight just before christmas...(this one is not actually mine, i found the pic on the web..but it's the same as this, just in black, not green)...all i can say is christ almighty! it has changed my entire little brooklyn life for the better!!! so much scooting around and getting the lay of the land (which can be tricky as so much of one's nyc transport is underground.

9. (not pictured..but i will take one and insert it) is my marlow and sons blue leather sail bag. made from the cows we eat at diner. sustainable fashion at it's BEST!

she spun an alchemic web on the camouflaged eaves of her foggy mind.

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1.wendy nichols BEAUTIFUL birds eye ring
2.rebecca minkoff has made the absolutely perfect pony hair leopard booties (my personal order is in already:) for spring.
3.coco de mer loreli snakeskin suspender skivvies
4.pamela love wiccan woman 5 star bracelet
5.i love everything about this all for the mountain mandala necklace
6.black sheep+prodigal sons "hahnoma" hexagonal ring
7.zana bayne harness...still dying for this..fingers crossed that she can make me one in navy.
8.pamela love skull necklace
9.wendy nichols perfectly phenomenal (+sadly way out of budget) carry on pony haired leopard genius duffle bag
10.pamela love's very berber-esque spike rings
11.wendy nichols spike cone studs
12.mimi holiday belle de nuit number...cause a gal can never enough sexy black bras
13.bliss lau templar chain.
14.the length on this all for the mountain sun ra tassel necklace is just right..i fell in love with it on carly, the designer, at mara hoffmans spring collection viewing during fashion week..sooo good!
15.made her think widows peak chain ring
16.hot to trot coco de mer sylph gate back briefs
17.this pamela love necklace will never come home with me, as there are sapphires involved.. but the crystals are so BEYOND.
18.BODKIN caos sweater...i've been hoping for this since the lookbook but they sold out..lucky for me one of the brilliant designers, claire, is coming by tomo with the last of it's kind:)
19. nichole de carle last testament bra..duh, i'm on a spider web seductress/harness kick.
20.i need another striped shirt like i need an STD but c'mon..but this rM top is sheer+has a flouncey pocket...so, really it's very different from a sailor T.
21.pamela love makes a combination/berber hoochie mama earring..+i NEED a new staple earring in a crazy bad way...spring 2011 is gonna be good.
22.zana bayne harness....seriously been thinking about it for well over a year now.
23.nichole de carle simple but sexy westminster bra.
24.i don't need any more solid cuffs but if i did...pam loves in it to win.
25.victorias secret might be a good spot to start. (you like that bad leopard joke?)
26.pamela love
27.i'll need a sugar somebody to get me some bordelle bugsy peeophole brief action
28.bliss lau art deco empire chain...turner has been wearing her harness chain for awhile now+i've been coveting it really hard..
29.still into this black sheep+prodigal sons+pamela love collab mammoth talon cuff

it seems the skirt fits the fire..

bona drag is having a 2 day sale....(use VEGANDONUT at checkout)
+all i'm saying is that this TEAMO 'long witch skirt" might need to come home to me.

i never really understood the physics of your eye turing the world upside down. [single lens relflex.]

my grandfather, who i called bop pop, passed away this summer. he was many things i will never be- a doctor, a republican, a captain on the water, a hunter, a frequent flyer on the concorde, a kinda mean person, +a member to many clubs ....but he was two things that i can so deeply relate to on a daily basis..: he was a dapper dan and a shopaholic.

as a dapper dan-he taught me about-the delights of unexpected bright colored socks, the fit of hand made saville row suits, the appeal of thick round rimmed glasses, the idea of accessories or print as an accent that pulls it all into the next level, the class (+point) of a delicious gin martini....

as a shopaholic...well, he didn't actually teach me this. (he wasn't really generous actually.) but i believe that, like martini's, the shopaholic blood runs through me. i collect and want so many things-clothes, trinkets, jewelry, +well-as those who really know-pretty much everything..

i mention this because of this tiny alligator in a hand made sailor suit, a real one, in a jar.
i just found this old iphone as i was cleaning out my iphoto (i'm up to july 2009 finally! i love my 4 terabyte drive by the way) taken at his house in georgia a year and a half ago.
mostly you might think..wait, wtf?! why on earth would you buy this? why would you make this? where do you get such a tiny well dressed alligator? and wow, that's ridiculous.

i'll tell you why, he bought this because he was a shopaholic and a compulsive collector.
i can relate to that.
the point of this story is to let you know that i reallyreallyreally hope to inherit this teensy taxidermied alligator....
+guess what!? i might just get to cause as my mom says, "nobody but you would want that but you."

so RIP bop pop i hope you have your martini, hinkley+huntsman suits up there.
in honor of your passing, i'm going to start getting rid of things this fall. cause frankly, i don't need this much stuff+c'mon, i need to make room for this mini gator sailor.
p.s. taz, i'm going to try to start channeling your minimalist ways more, i swear...at least when it comes to packing..

the yacht was docked in st tropez and we hitched a ride to monaco.

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1. retrosuperfuture
2. complex geometries
3. ASHISH amazeballs...can't you just imagine these as the basic ingredient for a perfect summer night.
4. tomas maier maillot.
5. kind of obsessed with these rachel comey sir barton boots.
6. this mary meyer dress seems so right on an excessive amount of levels.
7. rachel allegra does it again and this time in a perfect tie dye to die for.
8. i'm ready to stroke these oak's.
9. no bigs, just a little T. Anthony hat hard case to keep my sunhat and dilly dally necessities.
10. if you know me in IRL, you know i'm majorly keen on the summer fan. this one would be perfect for the dressier nights of the sweltering summer ahead.
11. i feel like this chromat underwire cage would be great over a couple of my victorian dresses.
12. alexander wang T caftan
13. the other covetable gilded comey.
14. no 6 slasher silk t
15. my old zimmerman bikini is on it's last legs, perhaps a replacement is in order?
16. while we're add it, i'll take some art deco divine from doyle+doyle.
17. this agathe snow piece reminds me of my only just begun dreamcatcher project.
18. can't recall whose harness this is..bliss lau perhaps?
19. these jeremy scott flinstones jams would be kinda kookishly cute poolside. (if i weren't the barefoot type of gal)
20. i've been wearing my topshop boutique fancy croptop so much i think it might be time to get another. i'd say that this zimmerman would hit the mark perfectly.
21. last but not least the class act of medicine pouches by wendy nichols. (who i met the other night at the court party-she was as beautiful, groovy+nice as one would assume.)

oh AND:

say hello to my new-in-the-future friends.
miss chloe sevigny has done it again...these showboats need to live with me. i've irrationally fallen in love and am asking them to move in before we've even met. (thanks for the tip off laia!)