FANCY FREE

Penelope Tree, Vogue US September 1971

TWENTY ELEVEN

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Just another imaginary outfit, this time for New Years. Christmas has left me feeling so completely burnt out that all this week I've been constantly forgetting we've yet another damn holiday left to celebrate. I don't have a gorgeous Giambattista Valli number to step out in, but I did find a really pretty vintage dress in a sort of salmon pink that I'm awfully excited to wear. It was heavily discounted because of a few moth holes and a missing button, but predictably these conditions only make me love it that much more. I promise to convince someone with a decent camera to snap a photo before the Champagne kicks in.

THE THINGS THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF

Andreas Sjodin for Vogue Nippon June 2010 • Bestsey Johnson heels via tyrakirsten • Hugh Stewart via Kris Atomic • photo via Consume Consume • photo via julie eilenberger • Vanessa Jackman • Vienna Watch via Hula Gypsy Vintage • photo via marcinéma • dreamcats • photo via Intelligent Clashing

HEDI GOES TO COACHELLA

(Photos by Hedi Slimane)

Not once but twice today while I was out and about, I saw girls wearing amazing little wooden-soled clog-sandals. Which reminded me of...













...the Swedish Hasbeens I read about in Elle the other day! The first style actually reminds me a bit of those Rachel Comey Dekalb Clogs. Sadly, while they cost about half as much (if my Kroner conversion is accurate...), they are still out of my price range.





(Also sadly, far too many of the "inspiration" photos on the site feature disembodied legs swathed in extremely unfortunate shiny leggings, wearing shoes of questionable fit. Really, Sweden? That's the best you could do??)

What's worse, once I reached my destination (Refinery, to try on some Saltwaters, thanks Linda!), not only was the shop filled with similar but even MORE adorable Swedish clogs at unaffordable prices, I also found to my extreme dismay that the Saltwaters might actually be a no-go. GASP! They're so much wider than I expected, my stupid feet were swimming in the 7's, even though they were right in the length. Nooooooooo!

POSSIBLE SUMMER SANDAL FAIL?