outfit: on solid ground

well, it’s a new year and i’m back at home after the holidays slowly transitioning back to my usual routine. whenever i visit my hometown of redlands, i always imagine that i’ll have all this time to snap outfit photos in from of all my favorite spots, but relaxing in the warmth of my grandmother’s home with my brother and sister, aunts and uncles, and cousins, usually lures me away from my usual antics. but i did snap these photos on the last day of the year in front of the historic a.k. smiley public library. i have many memories in this place, hudled on the marble floors flipping through books.

i’m also wearing what i can easily say is my current favorite outfit. if i could get away with it, i’d wear this every day. the little tunic is handmade out of a velvety soft fine wale corduroy, and it matches so perfectly with the embroidered details of this vintage blouse. and the pièce de résistance is my new carven coat which i scored on super sale as a little christmas gift to myself. it has quickly put all of my other coats to shame.

wearing: elizabeth tunic courtesy of wayward daughter, vintage blouse, carven double-breasted tweed coat, tabio 110 denier tights in navy, vintage salvatore ferragamo vara pumps in navy, orla kiely gold sparkle leather holly bag,  ysl rouge pur couture glossy stain in rouge laque



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wayward daughter fall 2012

have you seen the new wayward daughter fall 2012 collection? the lovely cait has done it again with this darling collection of handmade pieces perfect for a girl with a weakness for peter pan collars and pinafores. when i first laid my eyes on the collection, i fell into a bit of a trance and immediately started dropping every single piece into my shopping cart… i can honestly say that i want it all! i’ve actually had the pleasure of modeling one of her spring pieces for a lookbook earlier in the year, and i was struck by the incredible quality of the garment. and you really can’t beat the feeling of owning something that has been lovingly handmade.