The Quotable Carine Roitfeld
"I never wear jeans. Jeans are for my assistants."
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I most def do not have room for a hammock, but this is a conceptual feature! In spirit at least, I'm stepping away from the computer to do all my best dreaming in the sunshine. Stay cool.
[Hammock, woven in Nicaragua, $135 at Ten Thousand Villages]
Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - often appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST-is
A Night Out with Teen Fashionista
Last night I met up with Casey Lewis of Teen Fashionista, who's in town interning at a magazine. We went to Babycakes and put our feet up and watched Steve Carell shoot a movie across the street, and then we bopped over to An Choi and discussed life, books (If you like Gossip Girl and F. Scott Fitzgerald, you'll love Louis Auchincloss's Manhattan Monologues...) the stylistic merits of boat shoes, etc. Ale et Ange has Quoddys, the best kind, and they're tempting. I can see why her birthday just happens to fall on July 5; she's a real firecracker.
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I'm not into snakeskin -- I think it's bad mojo to wear an animal you wouldn't eat, unless it's vintage and then, fine, it's recycling -- but I am into Wild at Heart (I began dating my college boyfriend at the precise moment we discovered our shared ecstatic enthusiasm for the film) and Sailor's classic line, "Did I ever tell you that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality, and my belief in personal freedom?" To which Lula replies, "About fifty thousand times..." I say, it can't be said often enough.
[Fendi 'To You' Snakeskin Bag, $1000 at Overstock]
Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - often appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST-ish
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Part of the reason shoes make such a frequent appearance is because they are the one item I seldom buy. I am not a shoe person in the way that I am say, a bag person. Sometimes I will tuck one purse (my grandmother's black velvet clutch) into another purse (my tobacco brown Anna Corinna tote) because I can't decide. But you can't wear two pairs of shoes, Punky Brewster! I already have a pair of Birks from college (the very tempting appeal of these: the Helen of Troy meets I Am Curious - Yellow vibe). Reminds me of when a friend called the other night to ask if I wanted anything from Sephora; I was all, "Well, I got some Cherries in the Snow in Chicago, what else could I need?"
[Antique Gray Woven Leather Sandals, $130 at Birkenstock]
Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - often appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST-ish
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For tiptoeing. In a big way.
[Gold Glitter TOMS, $48]
Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - often appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST-ish
The Week Ahead: Lover, Love Her
So I think part of the reason I like to spend my down-time in the summer like, out in the woods, or just sitting by the ocean or whatever is because so much in New York is... irresistible. I've posted The Smart Set for the week ahead, and can't wait to see Spinnerette tonight! And Lover looks good, too.
Previously: Brody Dalle has Great Style.
Luxloves: Ale et Ange
Ale et Ange is my favorite shop in New York, maybe the world, right now. Here's a video interview Fader did with the owner, who cracks me up and turned me on to this song. The clothes are beautiful and classic-meets-mod and locally made. Worth a visit!
