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January 22, 2012 by thelillinator
i need some free people in my atmosphere!
it’s gotten fairly chilly here in san francisco and i stared into my closet the other day to figure out how i used to stay warm in seattle without wearing sweatshirts everyday. somehow i was staring right through my sweater stack. i have no idea why. but it made me realize that with the exception of a hoodie, i haven’t really had to anything to the keep-me-warm section of my wardrobe. as it’s now more than half way through january, that’s not too bad, huh? (just to be clear, the growth of my wardrobe is a function of the passage of time, not its current contents.) however, with that realization came an itch to add a lil sumthin’ sumthin’ and i found it at free people.
i’m not sure why they call this a cropped sweater because i’m assuming that the model is 5’9″+ and it looks like it could be pulled down to the top of her hips. it looks cozy without being overly bulky, kinda sexy/playful with the off the shoulder action, but i think the horizontal ribbing really makes it because it’s that one unexpected touch that makes me go, “ooooh”. the only downside i see with this sweater is that it only comes in grey and a darkish blue. i feel like ALL of my sweaters are either charcoal or heather grey! and i have often been falling into the trap of wearing navy tops with dark denim and justifying it away as a “monochromatic look” instead of admitting that really i’m just lazy. not that i have any particular color i’d like to see it in instead. maybe cream and that’s really not that much more interesting than grey, is it?
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December 10, 2011 by thelillinator
i went shopping with a friend today and i not only love her taste, i love that she has this perfect tiny body that makes dressing up easy and fun. (i mean, yes, i would love it more if *i* had the perfect tiny body, but watching her play dress up was pretty fun too.) we both appreciate a (maybe not so) healthy dose a glitter and sparkle but also like the raw, deconstructed look of ripped sweaters and leather. (i’d also like to point out that the last sentence pretty much sums up one of the outfits she bought: sparkly sequined shorts and an oversized sweater with slashed sleeves.) she, however, is way more hard core than i am. so much so that i must call her hord core- there just needs to be so much emphasis on the “hard” that italics, bolding, and underlining doesn’t convey.
anyways, so now i’m in the mood for some really rockin’ clothes! i saw these snake print denim leggings by ag that i’m kinda loving. the dark green of the jeans is a lil fresh but dark enough that the snake print appears as more of a subtle hint than a full blown OMG-is-she-wearing-snake-pants?! maybe paired with some matte or black on black sequin action on top?
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November 1, 2011 by thelillinator
i love anthropologie. i love their clothes, i love their accessories, i love their home department! love love love! their new november catalog has a couple really interesting old school meets new technology pieces for the home. there’s an iphone victrola, which i like the idea of a lil bit more than the reality of it and an ipad typewriter. we sold our ipad because it was so hideously hard to type on so i’m very partial to this usb connected typewriter concoction. not enough to get a new ipad, mind you, but enough to, you know, write about it. 
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October 21, 2011 by thelillinator
so pictures of the whole versace for h&m line have been released. gotta say…it’s a bit of a mess but i did find a few pieces that i actually really like. i assume that now i’m in a bigger city i only have to withstand the lines to get at the collection and not the travel AND the lines. if i’m lucky, the versace fans will find the pieces i like too boring (there are so many prints in the collection!) and leave them behind for me.
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October 10, 2011 by thelillinator
i’ve been a fan of the messeca coraline for months and i’m glad i waited to actually pick up a pair. for fall they’re doing several different fabrications, including a bright, a leopard print, and some fun plays on texture (yes, i think that covers most of the fall trends). i am torn though between the black suede and snake print version and the blue velvet (too bad it’s not suede?) with a super shiny metallic heel. decisions decisions…
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October 8, 2011 by thelillinator
i stopped by the new betsey johnson location on grant (street? avenue? frankly, i’m happy i even know that the street’s called grant, much less what kind of street it is) and while it was touted as being twice as big as the last location, i didn’t really see it. it seemed like most of the additional space came from a loft where the shoes, swim, and intimates were kept, but it wasn’t a full floor, so i don’t know where all the other space went. it still smelled like paint, which was a bit of a put off and you have to go through two doors to get inside and the one closest to the street was closed, so it’s a lil weird to get into it but once i got in there i fell a lil bit in love.
oh the jewels! they’re so awesomely over the top, i just loved so many of them! i’m also clearly having a mismatched earring moment. here’s a (not so edited) run down of my favorites.
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September 30, 2011 by thelillinator
omg, while i was out on the 2nd hottest day all summer in san francisco i saw the CUTEST winter coat by gryphon. i love everything about it. a sewn in cropped sequin hoodie? yes, please! navy? haven’t gotten over it from last year! TWO sets of pockets (flap and slit ones)? i can leave my purse at home for quick yet still glamorous jaunts out of the house!
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September 25, 2011 by thelillinator
so this summer i got a bike, a public bike to be exact. they’re cute and european inspired. mine’s baby blue and has the step thru frame so i don’t flash folks getting on and off of it if i’m wearing a skirt (instead i just battle the wind to keep my skirt down as i ride). of course what happens as soon as i get my bike? i start getting accessories! my helmet is pink (there was a shiny sparkly one too but it had an 8 ball logo on it and i liked the plain matte pink better) and i have a rack on the back to carry stuff. what stuff, you ask? by stuff i mean my dogs…well, just ruffus. pj is too high strung to hang out in it. ruffus didn’t really like hanging out in the basket on the back of my bike but he didn’t immediately try to abandon bike. also, the basket isn’t terribly secure at the moment, so if i do take him on my bike, i just push it around. kind of defeats the purpose of the bike. well, i was pleasantly surprised by an email from public today that touted the new bike accessories that they are offering. lo and behold, they have a dedicated doggie bike basket! i’m in LOVE! i will be heading over to their store soon to make sure at least one of my dogs can fit in it. seriously, how cute is this?!
in other useful bike mount accessories, here’s a great way to keep your phone handy! i have alternated between keeping my phone in a pocket and sticking it in my bike basket. this is a HUGE improvement. congrats, public, you just got 200 of my dollars. is it too much to have a rear bike basket, a handlebar dog basket, AND an iphone mount all at the same time? will there even be room for me left on it once i’m done tricking it out?
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September 20, 2011 by thelillinator
here’s my man repeller moment. i can admit these are clodhoppers and i imagine i would look like a horse running around in these shoes but i still love them.
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September 17, 2011 by thelillinator
and karen elson and nine west. sorry about that. anyways…i wasn’t a huge fan of the nine west vintage america collection when it first launched because it was too western. i love me some frye boots but all of mine are far from being mistaken as any cowboy boots and in that first (couple of) seasons, that was the market nine west vintage america was trying to tap. now they’ve gone and collabo’ed with karen elson and i couldn’t be more thrilled. it’s still vintage but with a lil bit more of a carni feel (um, to explain the appeal to me, i’ve been taking a lot of circus classes this past summer). it’s how i imagine a lot of that water and elephant movie with robert pattinson and reese witherspoon looked (because i still haven’t seen it yet).
i’m especially fond of this inthedirt boot. it’s tougher than the granny boots offered up but still girly with the glitter (i mean really, there’s glitter on it! did you have any doubt i would love it?) i would love to rock these this fall but until i start doing more things that require real clothes (as opposed to the workout clothes i’ve been practically living in), i suppose these will have to wait. again, i’d like to point out that my birthday is a mere 2 months away…
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