my summer 08 style icon:

Mary Ann.

-a.

...should i feel ashamed for liking these?

-a.

a farewell to boots season.

:(

(one last pretty pair.)

-a.

stretch marks on parade.

it's that time again.

i haven't worn a one-piece swimsuit since i was 6. mayhaps it's time for a comeback.

some options, courtesy of ebay and etsy:

YESSS. oh, wait, the bid just jumped from 11.50 to 81.00. this was going to be the one, too. :\



Ahhhh. sadly, out of my price range too.









the cheaper/authentic-er alternative (er).



nice asymmetry. and it doesn't look a day over... 498?



or perhaps even an absurdly high-waisted bikini??

...nah.

or i mean... i could just borrow one of my grandma's old suits that she wore when i was a kid.
O_O

-a.

Lorick.

very pretty, dignified silhouettes.

they remind me of a more grown-up Mooka Kinney.

fall 08:

spring 08:

apparently the designer, Abigail Lorick, is the designer of Blair Waldorf's wardrobe on Gossip Girl. for all you TV-watchers. or something. 

Lorick

-a.                

i've finally pinned down my personal style of late:

Mork & Mindy by day... (yes, both of them)...




...Diane Keaton circa 19woodyallen by night:






hell, probably the both of them, too.

-a.