Patch Project

The next best thing to a vintage band tee? A patched jacket. I want to DIY my own, either with an oversized denim jacket or army button-down. New goal: frequent more flea markets. I spotted some vintage patches at the Melrose Trading Post a few weeks ago. Etsy and eBay are also goldmines for this kind of thing.



Some of my favorite patches here, here, here, and here.

Cool Human: Jeanne Damas

At the risk of sounding like a total cliché, I've always had a thing for the French. Their habit of spending Sundays drinking wine for hours over interesting conversation, their eye makeup tattooed from last night. Their certainty about how to live, how to be happy. All I mean is that it's nice to see people simply living their lives without the constant need to try out every new workout, cleanse, and beauty product under the sun to feel their best. The French lifestyle makes our work until your legs stop working mentality seem a little ridiculous. I studied abroad in Paris a few years ago (still can't believe I took these photos before I knew who Emmanuelle Alt was!), and while it was one of the most difficult semesters of my college experience, I can't deny I fell in love with the city.

I fell in love with the people, too. Maybe it was the allure of a foreign language, but nearly everyone seemed to have this great sense of self (there were exceptions, of course). They knew what they liked, and that was that. It's that confidence that makes some of these French girls so cool. Caroline de Maigret, Lou Doillon, Carine Roitfeld, Jeanne Damas. Jeanne is my latest go-to for inspiration of the life and style variety. Her outfits are so imperfectly French and her photo diary makes me want to get up and go. Anywhere. Or smear on red lipstick, stay in with friends and laugh until it hurts.








"When I don't know what to wear for a night out, I always wear some high-wasted jeans, a fluid top and high heels."

See my style feature on Jeanne here.

Photos via Jeanne Damas, Stockholm Street Style, The Coveteur

Pinterest Pairings

I love when things fall into place. Like these two photos from my Pinterest pins page that just so happen to look great together. Not completely random, obviously, because it all boils down to a certain aesthetic, but sometimes certain images make so much sense together. The little things, right? I posted another Pinterest pairing here.

More eye porn here.

Safety Pin Style

The safety pin. It's so much more than a last-minute wardrobe malfunction fix (marketing slogan?). I've been noticing people wearing those huge ones in street style photos lately, and it makes me wonder.. where do I get one? Nick Wooster, the king of men's style - scratch that, the king of style - fastens them to his shirt collars. Such a cool signature look. (By the way, I'm so enthralled with all things Nickelson Wooster. Yes, that's his full name.) And then when I saw this photo of a woman at fashion week wearing these big safety pin earrings, I realized, how genius, you can wear them wherever you want and still look downright classy. It's all about how you wear them. Behold.

Nick Wooster via
Nick Wooster's safety pin collection / Street style via Tommy Ton
A-household-object-turned-punk-pin-turned-sophisticated-accessory. The safety pin is the greatest thing since sliced bread quinoa.
Shop pins here, here, and here. I read that Nick Wooster first started buying his at RTH Shop in L.A.

February Laundry List

Watch: Boyhood
Read: Diana Vreeland Memos: The Vogue Years
Cook: Savoury Muffins with Salmon, Cream Cheese and Pesto
Create: Margiela Lamps
Listen: Entity, Oscar and the Wolf
P.s. I just found the Diana Vreeland Memos book for $12 (twelve dollars?!) at the Kitson outlet in L.A. I had to ask to make sure I wasn't crazy. Meant to be? I think so.