l'amour fou

Neeeeeeed This...

This is the mix I've been looking for lately- Western Cool, courtesy of Alexander McQueen:

 

Ready for the Rodeo

Cause my boots are here and I love them:

Coolness courtesy of Old Gringo Boots
 

Good Reads

Not sure why I thought this would be of interest to anyone, maybe I just wanted to share a couple of good reads I'm currently working on:

1. Prepping for my trip to China in March

2. Fueling my Herzog fetish

3. From a great series of books about classic albums- this one about one of my all-time favorites, Exile on Main Street
 

Rose Bowl Flea Market, November Edition

First of all, dear reader, apologies galore for my recent lack of posts. New job= very little time for blogging. Not that I'm complaining! On that note, per devoted reader and friend of the blog Sally Sideways' request, here is a post I've been meaning to do for weeks about the most recent Rose Bowl Flea Market. 

As always, there was tons of great stuff- here's what I picked up:

I love this belt buckle. Another vendor had it at the October flea market, but it was a little pricey. This time around I found it again, for about half the price- sold!

I also found this awesome jacket- way too big for me, but too cool to pass up. I've never seen one like it before:

Sigh, Mijo jumped in on this one, let's try again:

So cool, right? The body, collar and cuffs are all knit, the sleeves are woven. Best of all is the wolf motif on the front AND the back:

I'm swimming in it, but that hasn't stopped me from wearing it a couple of times. It's very warm and cozy, the only change I'm going to make is to have the sleeves shortened.

One of my favorite things about this purchase is who I bought it from. People-watching at the flea market is always great, and this group had terrific style. They reluctantly agreed to let me take their picture, I think it turned out great:

The girl on the left is my favorite, I love her look. She was just wearing a simple sweatshirt and overalls, but her red lipstick took it to another level.

I had actually met the guy on the right before. He and his wife had a booth at the Hootenanny. He had a great classic Brando look that day and here as well:

Thanks for letting me take your picture guys, I'll be sure to keep an eye out for you at the next flea market!
 
 
 
 
  
 

First Day on the Job

So, for the first time in approx. 10 months I had the exciting experience of getting dressed for work. True, I am working from home, and my commute is down the stairs, a quick left and into my office, but I do Skype which equals visibility from the waist up. A ha! Hence the perfect opportunity to wear this great new jacket from Forever 21...

A little bit military without being too Sgt. Pepper-y, know what I mean? Worn with a terrific LL Bean striped shirt, my fave Madewell jeans and some boots I've had since college. Okay, full disclosure, I threw on the boots to run to Target, the rest of the day I was shoe-less. 

I have to admit that after accepting this job I did remember an episode of Ally McBeal in which the character Ling, upon being asked why she, an independently wealthy woman works says "where else am I going to wear my outfits?". I myself, upon realizing that if I work at home, will have no where to wear my outfits was faced with this very question. Skype and frequent business travel to the rescue! Where there's a will, there's a way.

Today's Ebay Item I Can't Afford pt. 2

These awesome Galliano shoes...

Luff!