last night, i was in my fav yoga class with Mary Dana (a fellow original chicago chick), and we were in ardha chandrasana, and suddenly, a great mix of a very old Smashing Pumpkins song came blasting...
its an absolutely gorgeous, sunny Sunday in New York... can you think of a better day to honor the woman who gave you life? i wanted to take this post as an opportunity to give my mom and my gr...
i have a confession. before this weekend, id never seen a Bond movie. i know, i know. this is unthinkable. but its true. i never got into it when i was young (beyond pla...
such a nice Saturday, isnt it? its been a calm morning and afternoon consisting of a James Bond marathon (omg Daniel Craig... i cant handle it. his eyes, the accent, his smirk... dying) a...
happy may! i cant believe were already in the 5th month of the year! so much going on, right? warm weather is creeping its way in (although April seemed warmer than May has been...)...
in three months im headed off to grad school!! ah campus life. okay so im not exactly living in a dorm... more like a spacious studio with a dishwasher (i live in downtown Manhattan...to ...
im still riding the high of getting in to grad school! its not even bothering me that the weather lately has been atrocious. its almost May, you guys, and its like 55 degrees outside...
i must again apologize for my absence. in the craziness of my health problems and in a flurry of travel, ive been a busy bee. but this post comes with the biggest smile in the history of all po...
yeah yeah yeah Spring just started, i know. my mind is already on Fall boots. so sue me.last Fall was the glittery Miu Miu heels. we all kvelled, we all bought them, we all still lo...
Happy Easter and Happy Passover to all!!! after a particularly brutal week for me, i feel like im back among the living! the medicine that Dr. McDreamy prescribed me after my horrific ana...
weve all heard the saying of like..never leave the house without clean underwear on, right? or your mom telling you that you absolutely cannot leave the house in your pajamas. because you...
for anyone who doesnt know - im not necessarily your average prissy fashion chick. i mean, i did not grow up in the hood or anything, but im from around chicago, and theres just some grit in me. &nbs...
its been almost a month since ive updated... i dont even have a decent excuse. ive been busy, ive been tied up...i guess. but honestly, i just kind of went on mental hiatus. ive bee...
you guys have to forgive me. ive been completely absent, barely able to pull it together to blog about the Oscars (forgive the few grammatical errors..im fixing them!) - the weeks have been fly...
oh the Oscars. the creme de la creme of awards shows. the most glamorous, the most coveted, the most fabulous. and im just talking about the red carpet...nevermind actually WINNING ...
you guys have to forgive me for the lack of posts lately - things have been going at roughly 100 mph lately! most notably - fashion week AND im 12.5 days away from taking my GRE (in p...
i have a friend every season who is able to somehow finagle me into the Marc Jacobs show as her +1 - and every season we sit in our seats, say to each other "i wonder what itll be like!" and ...
for as much as i love minimalism, i equally love sequins, full skirts, dramatic gowns, and total fashion unicorn looks. Alice + Olivia, a long time favorite, always caters to that side of me......
so the thing about sportswear.... its hard. its why the designers on Project Runway freak out when their challenge is to create a sportswear look. the thing is...its hard to make pants,ja...
you guys. I GOT MY FOREARMS DOWN IN FULL CAMEL POSE. i still have about 1/2 inch away to go before im totally in the full pose but i took the leap and went into the full backbend (with th...
Magdalena in Vogue Germany I CANNOT HANDLE THE HAIR. I WANT IT EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.like..this is it, for me. this is my end game. this hair. i want it every second of ev...
Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, whether we like it or not! Indianapolis is going nuts (but let it be known that Matt Lauer did not venture to Indy to do the Today Show this morning. he cann...
isnt the color of this Proenza Schouler PS1 Pouch Bag absolutely to die for? i mean, you can almost taste it, its such a creamy, rich coral pink...ugh, too too good. Proenza making me lust, onc...
okay Oscar shoes, a peplum top...and my favorite thing in the whole world (other than shoes and clutches)....a t-shirt!Prabal Gurung, fashions wonder kid, is doing T SHIRTS this season! OMG, ri...
time to add to the Spring 2012 Wardrobe Wish List...this floral print peplum top by J.Crew is killing it, right?its an unexpected, fashiony little top to throw on with skinny jeans and sky high pumps...
i started to think about spring this week - which..oddly enough..we also had our first significant snow in Manhattan this week also. regardless, i think of Spring as most people do. new b...
life is defined by the people in my tribe. and the shoes on my feet. and the bag on arm. right?going back to school to get my PhD is happening within the next 12 months for me - as ...
i know its January 20th, and NYC is expecting its first few inches of snow tomorrow, but ive already started making my wish list for my spring wardrobe. Oscar de la Renta released its Spring 2012 ad ...
The 2012 Golden Globes is the first major, major awards show of each year - which means its the first major opportunity for stars to either stun us - or look like a total mess. the Globes are a...
this week - you guys. the first full week back to reality post-3 week vacation. totes bru. i was in Bikram 3 times this week, each time getting stronger and stronger, and at the en...
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