My boots from DSW (sold out!) arrived a few days ago and I haven’t wasted any time breaking them in. I love the way a good boot can make you feel: grounded, empowered, chic, adventurous. To find a perfect pair for yourself this fall, look for calve height or higher. They have a beautiful way [...]
August 30, 2010
Keeping to my ethnic roots, Germany is up next on our street style adventure. My grandma on my Mom’s side was an Altenbach, and her great-grandfather (born in France but of German decent) came to settle in Ohio in the mid 1800s. My sister had the privilege of visiting Berlin for her German class in [...]
August 28, 2010
In the next several weeks schools will be opening their doors, leaves will begin changing color, and the crisp air of fall will be upon us. What better way to greet the new season than a little closet intervention – removing clothes whose only purpose is to take up space and cause more confusion when [...]
August 27, 2010
One of my favorite books I read this summer was Julia Glass’ (author of Three Junes) I See You Everywhere. The tale is written from the perspective of two sisters, both completely different and yet in the end so alike. This fictional novel delves into the all so real relationship between sisters – the competitive [...]
August 25, 2010
Right as I am about to accept the cooling weather, California finally decides to play summer and spike up to 107 degrees today. Ugh! To combat this ridiculous change of tune, I’ve bust out one of my favorite strapless dresses that hasn’t seen daylight in quite some time. I first wore this little number at [...]
August 24, 2010
Last week I featured this little bow tie beauty inspired by UO’s design in my outfit post. I thought I’d show you all how I made this super easy piece with some fabric scraps and a safety pin – an easy way to add a little whimsy prep to your look! No worries, you don’t need [...]
August 23, 2010
For someone who hasn’t had the privilege of travelling outside of the United States (I know, I know, I recently got over my hate of flying, so this will soon change I promise), I love getting tastes of different cultures through street style images. I thought I’d start collecting some of these photos for inspiration [...]
August 21, 2010
I think a lot of you can relate when I say that my job keeps me sitting for hours on end, with very little physical activity thrown in. I’ve been noticing lately that my muscles are getting pulled super easily; I’m talking simply reaching-behind-me-in-the-car easy. I thought I’d do a little research on stretching to [...]
August 20, 2010
Heath Ceramics of course! For my birthday, my mom introduced me to this delightful mid-century pottery company. She purchased this wheat colored coffee mug from their Ferry Building (San Francisco) location – from the moment I opened the sweet packaging I was in love. Begin drool worthy images now: Heath Ceramics has not only beautiful dinnerware, [...]
August 19, 2010
As cell phones and iPods proliferated, the use of watches declined. A simple click of a button allowed you to check the hour not only in your timezone, but at every point across the world. Watches soon became, well, excessive – just another frivolous thing to remember to put on in the morning. How lamentable. [...]
August 18, 2010
I remember years ago I was walking around my apartment looking a bit scruffy and my roommate aptly labeling me as “hobo-chic”. With this outfit I originally was going for something safari-like (a hot yummy trend I’m loving), but I quickly reverted to my roots and produced a more eclectic look. One part wonderer with [...]
August 17, 2010
I’m always inspired by Alexander Wang. I just am blown away by how he takes fairly basic pieces and makes them amazing with creative accents. If you’ve been reading Bachman’s Sparrow for awhile now, you’ll know that I was particularly enamored by his Spring 2010 collection. I love the way he mixed a sweatshirt material [...]
September 1, 2010
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