Tis the Season for Giving

Converse participates in a gift giving program for kids who need a little something extra to go under the tree this year. My "adopted child" was a toddler age boy- check out the stack I created for him :-) I wish I could see him open these!

More reasons to envy Barbie...

Barbie, dressed by Rei Kawakubo of Comme Des Garcons. Read full article here

XX/FF

The XX and Friendly Fires performed at The Paradise Rock Club in Allston this past Friday. Review: awesome

The XX was dead on. A friend described their performace as: "If you could hear a massage, it would sound like this"

Even the pictures from my phone show how starkly different these two bands and their performance styles are.

Great contrast of fashion as well. check out the Vintage ladies top...

Speaking of Dresses...

Completely in loooooove with this Chanel dress. Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes wore it to the Crillon ball. What a life!

Friday Fun

Last night's Business for Pleasure show was amazing. If you havent had a chance, you should check them out at their site



Tonight the band is off to NY for another release party. Congrats to them for all of their recent success.



Now onto to my weekend....Tonight I have the good fortune of seeing Friendly Fires and The XX at the Paradise in Allston. This will surely be a weekend of good friend and good music.



Tomorrow- off to the first dress fitting for my best friend's wedding :-) I'm beyond excited for her.



Getting into dress mode.....

Delightfully Distracted

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"Good bye" she said, "I'm off to join the Circus"

-Leigh Standley

Totally distracted today by all that is going on around me! Looking forward to a visit to Mantra tonight with Pam, then the Business For Pleasure CD release party at the Middle East downstairs :-)

Grey is the new Black

Just one coat of paint, and one beautiful handmade quilt turned my boring bedroom into a beautiful sanctuary :-) I love, love, love it!

"Life is tough. I recommend getting a manicure and a really cute helmet." -Leigh Standley

Remember what your knees are for

Finally back on the wagon after a multi-month hiatus. Totally skipped out on posting all of the interesting things coming in for fall- but at least we've got winter. Also have some lovely things to show off from my recent trip to Europe (Paris, Marsille, Florence, Berlin & Cologne).

Drool worthy for me this season are over-the knee boots. I saw so many beautiful designs in Europe, particularly Italy, that I wished could fit in my suitcase! After much personal debate over the style that best suited me, I ended on a pair of distressed brown leather, low heel, rounded toe. These can be worn up over the knee or folded down, but mine will absolutely be worn up!

It took me about a week to shake my jet lag, but I am finally posting pics from my Hong Kong trip! Take a peek at these babies. Hope to get some more on my next trip ;-)

I'm packing up again for Chicago this weekend- Lollapalooza at Grant Park. Then its off to Europe for Italy, France, and Germany! I promise to post along the way :-)