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just look at this

I mean seriously.

Would you just look at this shoe closet???!
A little too prim & proper for my tastes, & someone likes YSL! BUT STILL.

 & she has more...

except what are THOSE?!               ^^^^

just saying.

 via the coveteur

the most dreaded part of summer

Bathing suit shopping.

I'm not even going to complain. I am female, therefore I hate how I look when trying on swim suits. Simple.

I have been blessed cursed in the boob department - I have 'em. Ever notice how really cute suits are designed for petite little A cups? I'm not a fan of bulky halter tops, but I'm also not a fan of tucking my girls into a tiny triangle top that's going to slip a nip the moment I jump in the water. I decided to go in between & just get a top that has a little more structure this year. A few in the running...

I love love love that black & white print, but I think my lower regions might look silly in the bottoms. Super cute though.  Both via Topshop

Vacancy bustier via Shopbop. Just so hot.

And the required Victoria's Secret suit...definitely more boob-friendly, but kind of boring.

Even though I prefer a string bottom (less chance of muffin top), I'm thinking of mixing that white top with these bottoms, from Asos.

Then...the dream suit.

Mara Hoffman suit via Shopbop.

I love this so much. I just can't justify spending $240 on it. Tear.

it's friday

Promise, promise, promise I will have more posts this weekend/next week. It has been a crrrrazy week. Find out why tonight on my photography blog! :)

This weekend's go-to outfit:

& because I'm obsessed with this for some reason:

(I think I just want to BE her)

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So easy. Perfect for a increasingly busy weekend...

take me away

I have been feeling the pangs of  my ever-present wanderlust more strongly lately. Central/South America again? Africa? Australia? Doesn't really matter where, I just need to go.

This Gisele spread for Vogue Paris definitely makes me want to pack an old rucksack & head out...wherever the winds may take me & my beachy hair.

via Vogue

style icon

I have been meaning to post about this style icon pretty much since I've started this blog, but I figured St. Patrick's Day would be a good time to feature my favorite redhead. :)

Marie Claire Style Director Taylor Tomasi-Hill is one of my very favorites. I love every pairing she comes up with. I'm always excited to see street style shots from shows & fashion week, just waiting to see that fiery red hair pop up along with bursts of green or electric blue & a mix of textures. I always drool over her accessories: perfectly sized tortoiseshell sunnies, those open-toe balenciaga sling-backs (if I ever find those for *way* less than retail they are MINE), square bangles?!!? I want to be on her level.

Probably not even with allll the luck of the Irish!

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one hundred

It's my 100th post!  I feel like that should be some sort of momentous occasion, but the blog is still developing & I have yet to have that laundry list of readers who comment on everything I write!  But I've been slacking, so I forgive you, future readers. The time will come...I have ideas & plans that have yet to be set into motion...so hopefully that will eventually change the direction of my online presence...

ANYWAY.

The past two weeks have been nonstop, & I'm really only now getting a chance to breathe. Because I'm at my real job & should be doing real work, I will leave you with just some more pretty pictures to brighten the end of the work week. :)

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