vintage meryl streep

what an actual babe.

I really have a thing for Valentino's new collection of feminine and classic bags adorned with delicate yet statement making studs. The beautiful nude color really makes it versatile and the details just add a little something extra. It's only $1,450 so don't worry about it breaking the bank either! Such a steal! *eye roll*

But it's Valentino. Come on. It's the price you pay. Or don't pay. To Valentino or to not Valentino.

i love everything about this place. Usually the idea of pet food lying around my house makes me gag. (Clearly, I'm not a pet owner and clearly, that makes me sound like a bitch. watevur.) But in dainty tea cups? I mean. Come on. So pretty.

bossypants

currently reading:

i just bought this yesterday, and started reading it at 11pm last night and I'm already obsessed with it. I laughed at every page. The way Tina Fey describes pretty much anything is perfect. Nothing is better than a strong person who can be witty, smart and laugh at themselves. No one in their right mind really cares about someone blabbering on and on about how great they are with absolutely no humor involved. In fact, when someone does that, I'm automatically turned off. I'm basically only two years old so what do I know, but I think one of the true signs of success and/or having a 'good thing' is when someone can clearly have it (by it, i mean success and/or a 'good thing') but they're willing to crack a joke about how they don't.

That even goes for blogs. I love reading blogs like Kelly Oxford's or Heather Armstrong's where these women clearly have a good thing going on but it's not one of those sugarcoated, weirdo personal blogs out there all about positivity. Maybe that's why they're so successful? No one can have it together all of the time, and when you admit you don't and can make a joke about it, is when it's interesting. Ironically, I think it reflects confidence. If you're going to write a book about yourself, or put yourself out there on the internet, be real. For Christ's sake, please just be real. But maybe that's the beauty of writing? That you can hide behind it when you're uncomfortable with your real life. You can present this whole world that's not yours, but you wish it could be. If that's the case, it's sad, but everyone deserves to have a retreat somewhere.

If Tina Fey was talking about how she has it all together, all the time, and having people pity her for some 'issue' and not about her witty personal stories about having facial hair, being a virgin til she was 25 and overall awkwardness, it would just be another run of the mill autobiography. And it certainly wouldn't be very Tina Fey* of her.

*= successful, smart and fucking awesome.

west elm dreams

I'm pretty certain that if someone wanted to pay me to write about how much I love bedding, I'd be extremely content. Well, maybe for a little while. It would have to blossom into a full on bedding appreciation career. Wait, that sounds awful. Maybe I'll just leave it where it belongs: in my obsession file. Bedding (and home decor in general) is one of the top five topics in my obsession file. It just rules. Pillows, comforters, shelves, plates, throw blankets, candles (shut up), beautiful rugs, interesting lamps, mirrors, oh man. Stop it right now before I try to kiss you.

I could stare at bedding online/in person all day long. Sometimes I'll just look at different kinds when I'm at places like Anthropologie, World Market, Home Goods and even Target. I just like to look and dream. I wish I had four beds! Sometimes in class I just daydream about when I'll have a house, or a place with more than two rooms to decorate. OK, enough.

Moral of this post is that West Elm is a place that I discovered in Brooklyn this past December and I fell in love. I want everything from there. The items itself aren't too crazy, out of this world great or anything. The styling, however, is truly inspirational. So wherever I wind up in the next couple of years, there needs to be a West Elm nearby.

stella

I have the biggest girl crush on Stella McCartney. She's an inspiration as a woman, a designer and an entrepreneur. I'm a big fan of Linda McCartney (her mother) and Paul (her father. obvs.) and I love that although she was born with such a famous and powerful father, she didn't take the princess-y route in life. She juggles being a mother, a wife and the creator of her fashion brand that is constantly growing in countless ways each year. Yeah, she was born with millions and is currently making millions, but it's still admirable to see a woman being powerful both at home and in the workplace. It's about hard work and drive. Being born with money certainly helps, but having ambition, talent and intelligence is something that doesn't cost anything.

I love these photos so much. They're from a 1997 issue of W Magazine taken by Peter Beard, featuring McCartney herself with Kate Moss and Mariane Faithful.

kate middleton has great hair, great eyebrows, and let's face it, the girl looks good in blue.

i'm liking her, even when I tried to not care. How fun is not caring about cheesy royal events? The answer is, it's not fun at all. I'm riding this royal wedding train (in the very back, with maybe big sunglasses on so no one really sees me) all the way down the aisle.

Rumor has it that Sarah Burton (who has taken over for McQueen) is designing her dress. Oh good lord, I'm excited. Think all of it is lame? Don't let the Love You In The Fall door hit you on your way out.