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That Damn Green Dress
www.thatdamngreendress.blogspot.com
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modern girl...

J Crew Factory chambray, Anthropologie skirt, Aldo wedges, thrifted mid-century brass necklaceModern is such a quaint old-fashioned-y term somehow.  We rushed through all the permutations in the...

15 h ago

caped!

While I always thought capes were pretty awesome, and have been known to twirl around in em in private, eye them inquisitively on etsy, and envy those with the chutzpah to pull them off, I felt like ...

2 days ago

style-stalking Reykjavik...

I am no street-style photographer, that is for sure!  The results of my stalking of Reykjavik are blurry, and by-and-large taken from a safe distance BEHIND the subject as they walked away from ...

4 days ago

a little classic long weekend...

Anthropologie Reed shirtdress, J Crew Camille wedges, thrifted beltSummer is here, so suddenly, and I couldnt be happier!  This past weekend was sunny and warm and deliriously bright.  The ...

25 may 12

on iceland time...

Oh my.  The problem with traveling to dreamy and unbelievably fantastic places is that eventually we must come home.  Obviously home also means our loved peoples and real life, but its hear...

19 may 12

a little birthday haul...

ah...I love that experience of yielding to temptation.  Its like a confluence of happy happenings in which it is suddenly right to buy something...uh, yeah. I think I have a lot of those moments...

01 may 12

blustery blues...

Its hard to believe that last Monday was a scorching 29C surprise since it has been resolutely hovering above freezing, with gale-force winds and frigid rain showers almost ever since.  Ironical...

24 apr 12

girls gone...icy!

sourceI grew up in a family of girls- just my mom and two sisters for the most part.  Since then, weve expanded the family unit several times over to include husbands and manfriends and other mo...

21 apr 12

Building blocks for...Iceland!

Building blocks for...Iceland! by thatdamngreendress featuring jackets

21 apr 12

impossipurple! unphotographable!

 Here I am, surrounding myself with purple.  That colour I distinctly recall telling someone 2 months ago that I just didnt feel any affinity for, stuck somewhere between blue and red (2 co...

16 apr 12

seafoam, sea change

Oh, Ive never been much for the soft, ladylike pastels.  I love bright jewel tones and harsh mod prints, right?  Well, the fashion world has seen fit over the past couple of seasons to show...

10 apr 12

a split decision...

Chartreuse shirtdress via Etsy, F21 teal feather pin, J Crew belt, teal tights, brown Indigo pumpsHappy Easter folks!  I just got home from a huge dinner with the family and my sisters in-laws, ...

09 apr 12

colorphile challenged!

 Ah, dress inspirations- the main reason to get up in the morning, and particularly fun when it`s associated with a movie.  A few weeks ago, I finally watched Hugo.  I thought the art ...

01 apr 12

smiley face...?

delightful Victorian sneer, from Darwins study The Expression of the Emotions in Man and AnimalsArgh.  This has been a pretty frustrating work week.  On Wednesday, a colleague asked me how ...

31 mar 12

a summer interlude and faulting the best-laid plans...

Last week was so spectacularly beautiful- the winter chill literally melted away under successive days of sunny skies and summer temperatures.  It was so hot that when I had to go to Toronto for...

28 mar 12

making do...

J Crew Snap Stripe tee and Liquid Silk skirt, yellow silk scarf and indigo Indigo shoes  Its funny how things happen- I was so sure that this spring I was in for another round of seafoam green/m...

20 mar 12

and yes there were kittens in tutus on my cake...

Natalia Matsak, Ukrainian National BalletMy mom made my sister and I take ballet lessons for years as young children.  At the time, I liked the themed performances we put on every season (hey, c...

12 mar 12

marni n me...

So I headed out way too early this morning to meet up with my friend (cough) Marni.  It was actually pretty tame an experience, but the 10 minutes in the cage allowance for picking up your selec...

09 mar 12

colours courtesy of...

Oh, I am very susceptible to suggestion (suggestible!)- a catalogue shot here, movie character there...a combination of colours and textures can become an instant obsession, though generally just a f...

04 mar 12

feb faves!

Hoo boy.  February has been so busy I barely noted its passing- and yet somehow found the time to squeeze in some of my very favorite combos, while adding a few new ones!  This is a tale of...

26 feb 12

dreaming of marni: planning for designer collaborations!

The little fetishist in me loves these inexpensive designer collaborations- Jason Wu, Rodarte and Liberty for Target, Comme des Garcons and Marni for H&M!  I am pretty good at restraining my...

18 feb 12

think pink!

When my nephew was four, he saw this pink phone at a yard sale and turned to his mom to say he had to get it for Auntie Sasa.  Sweetest thing ever.  I love being able to call people on thei...

14 feb 12

sad face and winter florals...

Anthropologie Graublau blazer, thrifted dress, non-name scarf, cozy J Crew rust tights, Indigo bootsWinter florals make me happy- while building hope for the far-off spring thaw, they force you to ex...

11 feb 12

tie one on...

Joe Fresh plaid flannel shirt, Navy J Crew cardigan, thrifted bow tie, J Crew ochre pencil skirt and rust tights I like bow ties, nay, love them, but have always felt too conspicuous to wear the...

08 feb 12

shirty...

"Ive got a man in England  who buys me clothes.  He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall."He took out a pile of shirts and began throwin...

06 feb 12

wearing red...

J Crew Caramel blazer, Anthropology Instant Classic tee, thrifted wool skirt, Chie Mihara Ramsita oxfords I am so clueless when it comes to reds-  I guess Im pretty particular about shades ...

03 feb 12

thwarted!

This is the dress.  This is the dress that launched a thousand paisley searches on etsy.  This is the dress that still makes me pine uselessly. I fell in love, I bought-it-now, I dreamed of...

30 jan 12

trusty rusty...

  I guess Ive been embracing that earthy palette I moaned about last time, because let me tell you, it has been a week of ochres and rusts!  But as so many of you astutely declared, we...

27 jan 12

a ?????? of a different colour...

Im in a rut, folks.  I just cant seem to avoid falling for the same colour combinations over and over, and when I look at my pretty layers of mustard to ochre-toned cardigans (interspersed with ...

22 jan 12

crystal n candy!

I have been rather remiss in my thank-yous lately.  I was fortunate over the past couple of months to not only win some pretty things, but also to receive very kind shout-outs from some of my fa...

17 jan 12

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