Feathers and shells

You've probably noticed how there's been this kind of native Pocahontas theme in fashion for the last little while. You know, feathers and beads and dream catchers and leather fringe. Native is the new hippy boho. Whatever it is, these two Sass & Bide dresses are definitely channeling it. I can't even decide which I like better. And the big messy bun is the cherry on top of the cake.

(via Knight Cat)

Things I like

Ridiculously long knit sweaters for fall. (via Face Hunter, Ems Edge & Knight Cat)

These Shape Shifter dress shirts - short in the front and long in the back.

(via Studded Hearts & Nasty Gal)

Your boyfriend's dress shirt as a light summer jacket. (via Lina di Moda)

Knots. Love this whole Acne outfit. (via A Fashion Tale)

Full metal bustier? And cowboy hats. And Erin Wasson. (via Fashion Gone Rogue)

Things I'm into these days

Inspiration: Acne Pre-S/S 2011. Thick heels make stilettos look like wimps. I'm tired of wedges too (that was fast). Besides, these would fare well on the Dutch cobblestones I tackle awkwardly on a nightly basis.

In descending order: Seychelles Cheerio boots, Jeffrey Campbell Bradley boots, Chloé leather lace-up boots, Jeffrey Campbell Lita boots (if you want to buy me these as a present, I'm a size 7 and go here and I'll love you forever).

Inspiration: Clémence Poesy. I like wide brim fedoras best, but why not have fun and go leather or cowgirl?

Descending: Maria from vanillascented, Acne Pre-S/S 2011, Urban Outfitters cooperative felt boater hat, ASOS wide brim fedora.

Inspiration: Nadia from FrouFrouu. This is the easiest more perfect summer look to go with a messy up-do. Just go out, find a little vintage $2 silky scarf, do a quick twice-over-wrap-around (makes sense to me?) and tie a knot at the top.

Descending: Alexander McQueen cashmere-blend skull-print scarf, Otrera Hamsa printed silk-chiffon scarf and Urban Outfitters floral print.

I want to dress like you

I always thought I wanted to dress like Audrey Hepburn. Skinny pants and flats, maybe a white dress shirt. I thought I wanted to be platinum gamine in stripes, shoulder-dusters and thick black kohl, like Edie Sedgwick. Wear suits like Diane Keaton, but be able to pull off that Jane Birkin see-through black minidress. I thought I wanted to dress like Ali MacGraw. Faye Dunaway. Catherine Deneuve. A little punk like Debbie Harry.

NOPE. Guess what. It turns out, I want to dress exactly like NADIA.

www.froufrouu.com

Even MORE shearling

Remember when I just couldn't shut up about shearling for fall? Turns out, I'm not done yet! Here are some shearling jackets from Acne pre-fall. What I like about these is how they're kind of oversized, like "this is my dad's old jacket I found in the attic" - especially that last one.

Hmm, could it be?

I realize it's wishful thinking. Wishful thinking that I'm this beautiful wispy nymph-like creature in Garance's illustration, wishful thinking that she'd use ME as her subject...but wishful thinking is alright sometimes. Maybe it's me with a different hair cut. Or me if I were a cartoon character. A cartoon character when I was 14?

On the topic of illustration, I'm working on a few of my own right now. After my camera died, I thought it would be fun and challenging to illustrate some of my recent outfits and post my drawings. And then I realized not only do I not have a scanner, I don't have a camera (Hello, it broke! Remember, Tu-Linh? It happened at the beginning of this paragraph!) to take pictures of the illustrations and post those. So for now, I have to keep you in suspense while I continue to draw.

Illustration by the talented Garance Doré (cropped by me)

Proof that I'm hard at work

Forever obsessed

with this couple.
Serge and Jane. Sexiest couple EVER award goes to...

Currently intensely obsessed

with her shoes.

Perfect summery peep-toe lace-up heels, come to me. Let me find you. Seriously, if (the gorgeous) blogger from Columbine Smille walked by me, I would tackle her to the ground and pry them off her feet while telling her how much I love her blog.

Still kind of obsessed

with denim shirts.
And Bambi Northwood-Blyth.

My kind of girl...

has style and knows what looks good on her

and has mastered that vintagey boho flower child flair

and wears rings on every finger and tattoos as rings

but at heart, doesn't really care that much.

(Hanneli, Caroline's Mode, Pamela Love jewelry and Nicole Demeshik photography)

Be-eff-effs

Oh hi, we're tiny and pretty and look amazing in t-shirts and messy hair and chunky vintage black boots and excessive finger bling and we are adorable as best friends forever hugging and posing....

Seriously though, they are. These pictures of Amanda Norgaard and Hannah Holman make me miss my (much more) beautiful girls in Montreal - so this is a shout out to you (Sara, tu sais que je parle de toi).

Happy TGIFriends.

(via Altamira)