Monthly Archives: February 2011

The Art of Shopping

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Some words to shop by:

“If she can’t afford it, she won’t buy it. If it doesn’t fit (or make her feel good, or flaunt what she’s got), she won’t wear it. If she can’t find it, she won’t compromise. If she loves it, she won’t toss it. She reuses it, rethinks it, lets it age.

When a French girl shops, it isn’t a solitary act of buying something new. It’s part of a lifelong process of editing her environment, making small but meaningful additions to her home, her closet, her life.

When you shop like a French girl, you buy only one of anything – and make sure it’s the best quality you can afford.” [via]

– from Entre Nous: A Woman’s Guide to Finding
Her Inner French Girl

Peace,

La Vie Looks of the Week: NYFW Edition

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1. CHARLOTTE RONSON

2. JILL STUART

3. VIVIENNE TAM

4. BCBG MAX AZRIA

5. CYNTHIA ROWLEY

6. DOO.RI

7. JENNY PACKHAM

8. TIBI

9. J. MENDEL

10. ERIN FETHERSTON

11. REBECCA MINKOFF

12. TRACY REESE

 

Which collections were your favorites of Fall 2011 RTW?

Peace,

10 Things I Love Tuesday

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1. .REESE BY WARWICK SAINT.

[Flaunt by Warwick Saint, August 2001]

2. .THIS VIEW.

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3. .TRIANGULAR ARCHITECTURE.

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4. .PLAYING WITH LIGHT.

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5. .THESE TWO.

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6. .SOME HUGHS.

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7. .THIS QUOTE.

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8. .THE “I WANT TO BE HER” BLOG.

Started by Andrea Linett (co-founder of Lucky Magazine) and illustrated by Anne Johnston Albert, this creative blog documents the women we all secretly observe on the street and want to be.

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9. .ART RE-IMAGINED.

Like The Birth of Venus…as a building, or Mondrian tiles…in cake form.

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10. .INDIE WINS.

Congratulations, Arcade Fire. Your Grammy for best-album is utterly deserved.

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Happy Tuesday!

Peace,

On Being Present

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A little reminder for those days when you hit snooze 4+ times, when you cancel out the sounds of the world with your iPod, when you avoid all eye contact on the sidewalk, when you just want to shirk each and every responsibility. It’s all too easy to check out for the day, to be there but to really be more absent than anything. Next time it almost happens, I’m making a goal to stay present.

Peace,