HEADINTHECLOUDS

HEADINTHECLOUDS

Hey lovelies, super sorry for the post-absence lately--I've been so busy this weekend hitting up all the 50% off sales, that I never got around to doing a Q&A post! So here goes: just ask me anything! Absolutely anything you want, I don't care how weird or random it is, just ask away:) I think I'll give you a few days to ask, because hopefully, at the end of the week or beginning of next week, I'LL MAKE YOU GUYS A VIDEO.

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Anyways, the fantastic art above is by the talented Marie Aveline! These aren't real ads, but her knack for photo editing and fresh perspective definitely made me believe so otherwise! Check out the rest of these "ads" HERE.

{ the fancy }

{ the fancy }

{ pentax camera, chanel clutch, new york times newsprint-scented candle, alexander mcqueen card case, iwona ludyga ring, ny + la tables, emerson made jacket, arne jacobsen chair // all via the fancy }



having a birthday (like i did yesterday) means you get at least a month's week's worth of acceptable excuses to senselessly shop for yourself. which further means, this is the is the wrong time for me to get into the fancy ~ a highly-dangerous site for aesthetically-obsessed online lurkers like myself.



also bolstering my desire to buy stuff? watching american pickers on netflix! are you into it too?

{ high/low }

{ high/low }

recently on twitter, someone asked what my preferred nail polish is. truth be told, i'm an equal-opportunity experimenter in this arena. due in large part to all the jewelry-making i do, my nails require frequent repainting. so i like to mix it up!



lately my favorites fall into two categories: cheap-o and chanel:



{ chanel colors (bottom row) from left to right: inattendu, jade, particulière, black pearl, paradoxal, peridot, nouvelle vague, khaki rose // all the others are in portuguese! }



i've long looked to chanel for trend-setting colors, but cutting-edge comes with quite a cost. that's why i was so excited last month in sao paulo to discover that a bottle of nail polish there sells for about $1.50, and their standard drugstores stock every color under the sun!! i picked up roughly twenty new tones ~ my sister stole half of them upon my return to new york (and yet she also gave me many of the designer varietals pictured here, so we're cool); the few i managed to hold on to are interspersed with my high-end favorites in these photos:



shooting this, i noticed that i tend to choose mauve-y neutrals, smokey metallics, dusky plums, and the occasional glint of green. one that i'm especially excited about is peridot (center, below). it's my birthstone and the finish reminds me of the holographic sheen of beetle wings:



i also really love my brand-new brazilian 3D topcoat (bottom left, below; you saw me wear it HERE) ~ it's great on its own and layers fantastically with every other color:



what's your favorite nail color or polish line? is there any one that we all simply must try?!

{ mademoiselle }

{ mademoiselle }

my locks have finally gotten long enough for me to curl ~ and now i can't stop! i love changing my hair because it lets me feel like i'm stepping into a new character, and this one seems softer and more lighthearted than ever before. which is sort of how i feel these days! style really is such a communicative medium.

{ gifted juicy couture sunnies (remember when i told you all about our love story?), vintage lea stein brooch from ebay, jf + son blouse, rachel rachel roy shorts (last seen HERE), vintage chanel bag }

{ social studies }

{ social studies }

forgive this minor interruption from the week's spotted spectacular, but i just had to share a newsy little something sent over by one of my readers:


women's wear daily thinks i'm one of the internet's 12 best fashion destinations ~ right up there with vogue italia and net-a-porter!!! i don't usually post press clips here, but this one was just too too to ignore! and i quote:

"cleverly written by busy-bee stylist/jewelry designer/blogger kelly framel, this site unveils a visual feast of the author's "costumes" (she recently segued from vintage nut to pretty punk) alongside lots of images of just about anything that strikes her fancy, be it a pile of doll heads at a texas flea market or chanel's nouvelle vague nail lacquer. her running commentary is brief, albeit sharp, and framel herself is hard to peel your eyes from. a genuine dyed-in-the-wool stylista."

end quote. and i'm speechless. thank you dana wood & WWD!

{ inspiration abloom }

{ inspiration abloom }

these images have been pinned to the moodboard in my studio for ages. the anemone (it looks like the drunken cousin of a gerbera daisy) has long been my favorite flower, and i love how chanel worked them as a theme into their spring 2010 collection:

in this post, you saw a sneaky peeky of how this inspiration made its way into my work. as the anemone symbolizes anticipation, it seems appropo to let you know that my interpretation of this idea will debut in full bloom tomorrow!

{ slick city }

{ slick city }

{ leopard-lined umbrella from nordstrom rack, house of harlow sunnies (originally in THIS POST), vintage anne klein earrings, vintage trench (i recently replaced its originally too-matchy mustard buttons, which made a world of difference), banana republic heritage vest (recently seen HERE and HERE), vintage chanel belt (i bought it on my last trip to austin, and introduced in THIS POST), juicy couture cuff (last seen HERE), vintage 50's skirt (i discovered in on this day in las vegas), hue socks, stuart weitzman boots (also seen HERE) }

while i've been dreaming about sandals and swimsuits, the weather has actually stayed pretty nasty in new york (it's slowly warming up slightly, but those famed april showers are in full effect!). good thing there's costumery for all occasions! to check out more of my rain day duds, click HERE and HERE.

{ costume of the day } breton tee

{ costume of the day } breton tee

{ drugstore sunnies, the glamourai earrings, necklace [it's all one piece! similar styles coming soon to shrimpton couture.] and rings, chanel 'nouvelle vague' nail polish, h+m top, rag+bone pants, balenciaga shoes, vintage chanel bag }

i become a bit of a brat when a new season rolls around; i just want to prance around and luxuriate in all its excesses! for spring, that means wearing my non-wintery-est white shoes, ivory bags, jade jewels (the color of newborn buds!), and that quintessential spring thing: the breton sweater. a total classic, breton tops dominate a strong portion of my warm weather wardrobe (you've seen me wear a variation on the look HERE, and i've more recently ordered this addition).

as with any classic, i think it's best punked up with a mess of accessories and irreverent nails:

what are your spring season style stalwarts?

{ new blue } robin's egg hue

{ new blue } robin's egg hue

candy colored nails have officially become mainstream. as such, i planned to give them up ~ and had been doing so quite well for the last few months. but then, chanel had to come out with a new blue hue to beat my best determinations!

if last year was all about their jade (left), then this spring unequivocally belongs to nouvelle vague (translated to mean 'new wave' / also the name of a legitimately great cover band!). chanel's beauty products get me every time; as i announced on twitter, i even recently began using their deodorant! ridiculous, i know. anyway, au revoir for now, i'm off to have my nails done!

{ remix reuse recycle }

{ remix reuse recycle }

like most ladies, i regularly reach for the same favorite frocks. that's why i nearly opted not to photograph this costume ~ after all, you've seen it all before. but hey, that's okay! unlike fashion, personal style isn't about having something new and different every single day. it's about finding what you love ~ what suits you inside and out ~ and reworking it in whatever way feels relevant to your life at the given moment.



in the immortal words of coco chanel, 'fashion fades, only style remains the same.'

{ a few of MY favorites, worn all together: sunnies previously seen HERE, jacket featured HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, brooch introduced HERE, dress worn HERE and HERE, boots pictured HERE }

{ new hue }

{ new hue }

i am really beginning to envy those who live in warmer climates. besides making day to day life more difficult, the winter chill makes it impossible to take decent blog photos! i've been wearing my new ombré hair with this ombré wool scarf ~ and yet it seems to always be hidden under a hat (or blowing straight up in the air). i suppose it is this that makes spring all the more sweet...


{ gap hat, chloe sunnies, the glamourai good fortune filly neckplate, vintage scarf, rachel rachel roy coat, dress courtesy of modloth, coach boots, vintage chanel bag }