SAN FRANCISCO MOMENTS

1 - Miniature marionette with chains at Velvet Da Vinci
2 & 3 - Earth installations by Andy Goldsworty in the Presidio
4-7 - Friendly faces, familiar places (too much vodka)
8 - The updated version of the greatest pizza sign ever
9 & 10 - The new dogpatch location of M.A.C. aka Modern Appealing Clothing
11 - Magic woman Kirsten who plays in an awesome band called LILAC
12 - Baby ocelot
13 - Brooklyn sunrise as the redeye flight touched down

Trying to revive my relationship with my camera...thank you for your patience.

BOOTS & NAILS

(Rabbit jacket - Helmut Lang / Tank - Rick Owens / Leather pants - Gestuz / Boots - Miista)

This week's theme has been: cold wet & miserable. Well not really, that's a grand exaggeration. Regardless, this post is about lovely girly superfluous things that make me smile even when I'm not having my "greatest week ever"!

Nails: As I mentioned a few posts back, I've fallen victim to an aggressive addiction to calgel manicures. This month's nailstravaganza consists of a slime-green glitter gradation over black which happens to match the CRAMPS album art for "Bad Music for Bad People" a little too perfectly. (Manicure done at Nail & Spa Sakura)

Boots: The psychic minds at Miista Shoes somehow knew that I could use a little pick-me-up in the form of a 4.5" towering heel, and were so kind to offer me a pair to stomp around in! I could tell from the photos tat the "Andee" boots had the perfect proportion of platform-to-heel ratio, providing height, stability, and comfort. There's something about wearing a really fucking tall pair of mean looking boots that will always make my day better!

MANDY COON GLITTERBUG

Just as I've always loved the Le Tigre song "All That Glitters" (actually titled The Empty but whatever), I have equally fallen victim to the magpie syndrome for as long as I can remember. I love a sequin, a touch of sparkle, and certainly reflective surfaces... and somehow this relates back to Mandy Coon. Not only was her Fall 2011 collection to die for, it also featured sparkly bug brooches in collaboration with Made Her Think jewelry. And while the smaller pins were charming & adorable, for me personally the only choice was to go with the biggest of them all. Perhaps I was subconsciously inspired by Diane Pernet, who keeps a collection of critters adorning her headscarf and fingers.

*Sidenote - I am actually extremely entomophobic & arachnophobic when it comes to the real thing

Coat - Zara / Dress - OAK / Brooch - Made Her Think for Mandy Coon / Shoes - Raphael Young


Runway bug


Continuing with the theme of eye-catching items, I was completely hypnotized by these Raphael Young wedges that I found at Tokio 7 over the weekend. That is all.