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This week has been a blur. A blur of scorching sun and sweat-soaked shirts, with that one heart-stopping moment when the electricity went out on Thursday (it was the hottest day, the temperature...
Some people at the school got invited to this event honoring a filmmaker at the Swedish Embassy, so I got to tag along as the interpreter. It wasn’t very formal, but for once I wasn’t overdressed....
Another not-so-great outfit, but I don’t have to go into the office today, and honestly, it’s getting so hot here I don’t even feel like trying anymore. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going back to...
I’m not happy with this outfit. It’s kind of boring and the proportions are all wrong. But it was my first day at the new job and even though the dress code is pretty casual, I wanted to look...
A bit late because Jess was busy with school, but here is this week’s inspiration for Style Imitating Art, an illustration from the book Flotsam by David Wiesner: I’ve never heard of Wiesner...
I wore this to lunch on Sunday with a friend at this great little restaurant, in one of those old houses left over from the French colonial period. Whenever I go out with friends, it always strikes...
I spent the long Labor Day break last week catching up on season 2 of “Bomb Girls”. My verdict: I enjoyed it, though not as much as season 1. I think it’s more suitable for a 6-episode season...
I just realized that I moved home from LA a year ago. It’s been a bit of a restless year, but then again I’ve been restless since I graduated and had no idea what I was going to do next. Now I got...
Welp, that’s done. My paperwork finally went through and I just got hired as a teaching assistant. It’s a bit sudden, but as long as I don’t have to deal much with the students myself, I’m good. I...
I’m really glad to see everybody so excited about this week’s inspiration, Feeding the Ducks by Mary Cassatt. Let’s see how it turns out! First up is Jen of Librarian for Life and Style, looking...
Six months ago I wouldn’t think of posting an outfit like this, but ever since moving home I’ve been trying to simplify my style. It’s partly because my taste is navigating toward simpler looks,...
STUFF: Would you carry a clip bag? Looks kind of fun. Beautiful planetary jewelry by BeautySpot These signature necklaces are amazing too. Gorgeous sculpture created out of broken/damaged objects...
It’s Friday, so a pair of red T-strap heels are all I need to go from looking like a schlub to presentable. They’re also a good fit for the last color in the Pantone challenge – poppy red, although...
Sorry for the crappy indoor photos, but it’s crazy hot and muggy, and I’d rather be inside where it’s cool, even though the light is not very good, than to be outside sweating buckets and being...
I look like I was dressing up as Snow White in this. I thought nothing about putting red, blue, and yellow together, but the headband is really what pushes it into Disney Princess territory. I...
This outfit is like, shamefully matchy, but we’re having a long 5-day break (today and tomorrow are Vietnam’s Labor Day holiday, so there’s no sense in making people come to work on Monday; they’re...
I never pay much attention to color trends (well, I never pay much attention to trends, period), so when I found out about the Pantone-inspired Spring Color challenge hosted by the lovely ladies...
Posting SIA inspiration on Sunday because I want to join the Spring Color challenge starting next week and I don’t want to make two posts in one day. I’m anal about posting schedule like that....
I haven’t been writing much lately. After trying and failing to rewrite my American Gods rip-off, I have to face the fact that I can either borrow the concept or the structure, but not both,...
I’ve read the first two books in Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle trilogy, and although I’m not interested enough to read the final book, I like her writing enough to want to check out her latest book “The...
This skirt is like a portable mosquito net. It’s awesome, even though the fabric is a bit thick for summer (yes, summer is here. We subtropical countries have very short spring and fall.) I should...
This is an old dress of my mom’s that I brought to the tailor’s to be taken in and shortened. I’m not so sure about the result though… it looks kind of 90′s, doesn’t it? Like all I need is a jean...
It’s another SIA challenge and here’s my interpretation of Jeff Koon‘s “Pink Bow”. I knew it would be difficult because the painting is mostly gold and pink and I have no gold and very little pink...
STUFF: Gorgeous spring dresses by Mrs. Pomeranz (and you can enter Calivintage’s giveaway for a chance to win one of your own.) This bookmark marks your exact spot on the page. Shut up and take my...
Oh man, I did not realize how pale my legs are until I looked at these photos. It’s not the first time I went barelegged this spring, but it’s not as noticeable because I always try to take...
My days now are just one long string of almost non-stop reading that I kind of lose track of when I read what. Anyway, the two books I just finished are both amazing, but neither is easy to be...
We’re having what is called “Lady Ban’s cold snap” here in Northern Vietnam. I know, I know, I’m talking about the weather again, but this one’s interesting because there’s this whole myth about...
ETA: I wrote this post before finding out about what happened in Boston. I hope it doesn’t seem trivializing to talk about clothes at such a time like this. Be safe and stay strong, everyone. I...
From one contemporary artist to another (much more famous), this week Jess picked “Pink Bow” by Jeff Koons as inspiration for our next Style Imitating Art challenge: Cool, right? His giant...
STUFF: Two adorable embroidered pieces – dress and cardigan (when I was about three or four my favorite shirt had an embroidered strawberry exactly like that – too bad it’s out of stock!) Gemma...
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