Moves Like Mick

Vintage blazer, Chaser Brand tank, Joie jeans, Vintage hat, Urban Outfitters bag, Vintage Shoe Co. boots, Vanessa Mooney necklace

Here we are again. Another Saturday. This week has probably been one of the longest ones ever. I think everyone is in that summer/out of school mentality right now. Being at a desk all day is not exactly preferable. But what is a girl to do other than throw on her brightest outfit and rule the weekend like a boss? My past few weekends have been pretty jam packed with playing host with friends, sightseeing, work and travel. I think this weekend is going to be all about me. Going to stay local this weekend. Maybe check out the Punk Rock flea market and catch up with a few friends I haven't seen in forever. Hang out on a roof deck or two? Maybe I'll read my new Patti Smith book! Ah. That sounds like a wonderful idea. Here's to Saturdays and to making it worth every single second of it.

This mustard yellow blazer is one of my most previous vintage finds. Thrifted for $5 at a Goodwill in Hollywood back in the good old days when I was living the LA life. Thrift shopping was major in LA. I definitely miss all the deals I used to find on a weekly basis. And in the most unexpected of places. This one has a vibrancy that is essential to every closet. A striped pants and a black tank combination just ain't enough all on its own.

Free People // Sidewalk Safari

A sneak peek at Free People's May lookbook. This month the brand is all about throwing worldly and tribal inspirations into a mix of pieces that carry an air of city swinger chic. The urban jungle mentality at its finest.

Model: Aline Weber

Photographer: Anthony Nocella

Hair: Amy Farid

Makeup: Deanna Hagan

Led By The Magic Hour

Vintage dress, Karen London necklace, Vanessa Mooney collar

 I feel like it's not that often anymore that I stop and soak in the wonder that is magic hour. That rare and vulnerable time before the sun fully sets and everything around you seems absolutely magical and magnificent. Unreal almost. Too beautiful to even touch. With such a hectic work and social life, rushing from one place to another, sometimes I forget to stop and take a look at what is around me. And before I know it, it's dark out and I've missed something beautiful that could have been the highlight of a somewhat mundane day. Trying to make more of an effort to stop and smell the roses. Or cherry blossoms. Or just the last the echoes of sunlight before it all sets.

Photos of me by Cheryl Dunn

Weekend Snapshots

Some snapshots from last weekend in NYC. A weekend completely relaxing and full. Little moments that stood out to me enough that I thought it worthy being captured in time. It's crazy how much a picture can stir so much emotion up in me. I find myself becoming very attached to certain moments. Reliving them over and over again in my head. Like the very first time I came to NYC and felt overwhelmingly very much a part of something thriving and engine-like. Or the very first day I spent in Philadelphia. A day spent all by myself lost at every corner, yet I still felt completely at ease with myself and the alien place I happened to find myself in. Or that time my family and I got stuck in a tropical rainstorm in Penang, Malaysia, but felt no need to go back inside for shelter. Instead we let the rain come down on us and felt every drop because we knew we may never have another chance like this to be this close to nature. When I feel a little stir inside of me and I want to remember it, I'll take a picture. A visual complement to a memory of a feeling that is worth every single second it took to get the lighting just right.

Just What I Need Right Now

Waiting for Memorial Day weekend to get here because . . . I'm going to East Hamptons! My first time ever. Sun and beach and dancing into the night in my bikini. AND wreaking some havoc amongst the preppy crowd! Can't wait! It's just what I need right about now.

**Picture from Studded Hearts