april showers

April is a day away which means rain rain rain. and then summer right around the corner! i am loving TOPSHOP's yellow plastic rain mac. And this also makes me want to pop in Umbrellas of Cherbourg and sing along with Catherine Deneuve

ross boss

Oh, Rick Ross...I would save my lunch money to get a hug from that big guy. Move over Ruben Studdard, there's a new velvet teddybear in town. And I kind of want your Rick Ross chain too. thanks, xx

white diamonds

violet eyes, white diamonds and hot tin roofs. go out and watch cat on a hot tin roof or giant if you have not already. rip ms. taylor.

key kitty

me and hello kitty have been going strong ever since we met in the 1st grade. it was love at first sight. and now after all this time i think i'm ready to give her a key to my place.

hello kitty key cap

jail house rock

i am mad about stripes. can't get enough. and with the stripe overload this Spring i am in horizontal heaven.

marc e marc

to celebrate Marc by Marc Jacob's 10th birthday the brand is re-releasing a handful of it's best selling pieces in a limited edition capsule collection. I just hopped over to fashionologie.com and picked out my three favorite dresses that my closet needs. Summer weddings, picnics, photo opps, pretending i'm betty draper, or just because.

leopard stiletto

i just landed in los angeles yesterday for a nice week long break from the miserable cold of new york. yay. and on my way back from the airport i drove past a small shoe repair shop that had this gem out front on the sidewalk. a large, leopard print stiletto chair. genius. this is no new invention, but still fantastically tacky. and i love it. you can get one for yourself on sexyfurnishings.com

babar the elephant

when i was about 5 my Mom made Babar and Celeste Halloween costumes for my sister and me. above is a striking shoot out of Pop magazine, photographed by Sean and Seng. Babar is all grown up. and i want all those fruit accessories now.

Pop

gentlemen marry brunettes

i grew up on 'gentlemen prefer blondes' and always loved jane russell's sassy brunette character. and being a fellow brunette i loved her even more. just found out she went on to film 'gentlemen marry brunettes' afterwards, which is now on the top of my must see list. here are some of my favorite shots of the beauty. rip ms. russell.

ya ya girls

obsessed!! i stumbled upon this brilliant bag line, es n yaa, while looking through babel fair's facebook page. Es n yaa was started by a mother-daughter duo in April 2009 and is all about 100% African made fabrics and supporting Ghanaian families through their beautiful accessories. i am furiously researching where i can buy one of these for my upcoming summer trips!! and i won't stop until i find them.

es n yaa