the oldest shoes in my closet

Today, I FINALLY brought my old school doc martens out of the closet. They are the only shoes that I have kept from my adolescence--I've had them since 8th grade!! I've seen so many people lately doing such cool things with doc martens, and I had my Mom dig them out of the attic and send them to me so I could enjoy them once again. But they've been sitting in my closet for many months, and it wasn't until I saw a photo of Lindsay Lohan earlier this week wearing some that reminded me to drag them out! So here they are!

monkey see, monkey do.

When I was little, my Mom used to always say "monkey see, monkey do". No doubt because I was probably copying things she was saying and doing. But this phrase is most appropriate for this post. Earlier this week I saw the above pictures on the sartorialist. I loved the way the NYU student used the small plaid button up as outerwear but was even more intrigued by the young man wearing the navy button up as a cardigan over another button up shirt! I quickly emailed the photos to Mr. Q since I thought this look was right up his alley style wise. Then last night I decided I should re-create the look for ME! So inspired by the sartorialist, today I am wearing a plaid button up cardigan style over a white button up. I wanted to wear a silk scarf as a necktie of sorts with the plaid shirt buttoned all the way up....replicating the man in the navy shirt above. But I didn't have time this morning to dig my silk scarves out of the storage bins they are in. So I will save that inspiration for another day! Or maybe this weekend, I will go searching for the perfect vintage necktie to complete the look. Either way, I am really digging this layered button up look.

my most favorite jacket of all time.

There are so many great jackets out right now with such amazing details-feathers, layers of draping wool, band detailing, etc! I want them all. I really love jackets and have quite a collection but don't wear them as much as I should. A lot of times they just sit in my closet. For some reason, I have been on such a jacket kick this fall and it really made me start dreaming about the Balenciaga F/W 07 collection. It's one of my all time favorite collections EVER, and the blazers on the runway that season were TO DIE FOR! See below at how exquisitely amazing these blazers are! That whole collection was just genius, I wish I owned everything from it! I try not wear real fur but the collar on the purple blazer is just divine. For me, I think these just might be the most perfect jackets ever made! I adore them.

and we're hittin our records like a tennis player

I got this blood orange coat from J.Crew a few weeks ago (that I inserted on the magazine spread!!). I mainly bought it because I liked the color and it was super cheap, and I was in need of a short winter coat. I laughed when I saw this spread in Lucky magazine about blood orange being "huge" for winter. I really had no idea, and honestly have not seen that much of this color thus far this winter season. I also thought it was weird they used a picture from Ann Demeulemeester Spring 09 on the "huge for winter" spread. I think I posted that same picture on here a few months back regarding Spring collections I was in loving.

When I was diggin through my closet this weekend, I found this leopard pencil skirt. It's Trina Turk, and I got it about 4 years ago but have never found the right time to wear it. I really love it, but for some reason I just find it really hard to wear! I decided it wear it with a black button-up, black belt, and black shoes. Maybe I find it difficult to wear because it's a lot different than my usual style. But I think a pencil skirt is one of the more flattering silhouettes for my figure. The outfit picture would be a lot better if my pink sports bra wasn't sticking out the top, but I had already gotten ready for ballet when I decided to take a picture of this outfit! This shot also does not flatter my shoes at all, it looks like I'm wearing my grandma's orthopedic pumps, but they are cute platform pumps. I guess the lighting just doesn't really show that.

back to the future. break the sutures on your septum.

I have been meaning to take oufit pictures this week because I have worn some outfits that I really loved. But work has been so hectic, the only thing I want to do when I get home is throw on some yoga pants! I will hopefully not be lazy this weekend and snap some photos of things!

I found the above picture when I was flipping through my inspiration notebook here at work so I figured I would post it. I forget what magazine that shoot is from but I really loved it all!

Last weekend when I was in DC, Mr Q gave me my Christmas present early! The new purple iPod nano! I was so excited to finally get a new iPod, especially one with a color display. And was completely bummed out when the thing stopped working like 4 days later! AHH! I was so upset, and I went to the Apple store to see what could be done to fix it. Of course nothing is easy in New York City, SO I had to schedule an appointment for 2 days later to have them look at my iPod. But last night, I finally got it replaced and everything is good to go! I love it so much....the two days when it was broken were awful. After having this fabulous new iPod, it was so hard to go back to my old, large, non-color display iPod. I know that sounds greedy and ridiculous, but the new nano was a much needed upgrade for me. Here's a picture of it....with the Kanye album cover just like in the Apple ads! It looks blue in the picture but it's purple.



I have also been meaning to post for some time now about some new magazines I discovered that I am in love with but I keep forgetting. But the main one is Tank Magazine. It's a London based magazine, and it is amazing! There is this random magazine cafe on my street and I love to go in there and scour the magazines because I have quite an addiction to buying them. I was intrigued by the African model on the cover because I think African models are just too gorgeous for words. And of course, the article/shoot with Mary-Kate sealed the deal on me purchasing the magazine. The fashion is amazing, the people they chose to feature are amazing, and the subject matter of the articles is amazing. Lately, I've been convinced that everything is better in the UK. Better fashion, better music, and now better magazines. Mr. Q says its just a "the grass is always greener" thing....but I don't know.

thanksgiving weekend.

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving. Although, I didn't get to go home, I was thankful to spend the long weekend with Mr. Q and his family in DC. We had a great time and lots of yummy food. I always bring my camera everytime I go visit him, but I am so bad at taking pictures. I only took one outfit picture, above, and since Mr Q was the photographer he got to choose the pose. So that's why I'm standing that way. I'm wearing an old Led Zeppelin tee, j.crew cardigan, american apparel leggings, and Steve Madden boots! The only other pictures I took were of these gingerbread houses at the town center....so random I know! Below is a picture of a gingerbread church.



We didn't really do too much besides relax all weekend. I watched Jon and Kate plus 8 marathon, and I am completely in love with that show! I don't have cable tv so I miss out on a lot of cool shows! We got to eat at my favorite French restaurant and hang out with some friends we haven't seen in a long time! It was smashing fun! And now back to the grind....

I am so antsy for Christmas break I can hardly stand it!!