Chictopia Joie Girl Contest Winner!

Congrats to Marcella, the winner of the Chictopia Joie Contest! This beautiful and stylish lady will be featured in Joie's upcoming spring campaign! I was honored to be a guest judge for this contest. It was very hard to pick from all of the creative entries, but we were able to narrow down our second and third runner-ups to Likefreshlaundry and TickTockTap. Check out all of their looks on Chictopia!

LikeFreshLaundry

TickTockTap

dream hair

A good friend of mine just got a Louise Brooks-style haircut and it got me thinking about hair. Despite my somewhat static hairstyle, I actually have quite a sizable hair inspiration folder. As you might guess from some of these, my mind has been on soft curls for quite some time now... Any ideas on how to make that happen?

(hair inspo via vintagegal, Fashion Gone Rogue, latinamericana, The Swinging Sixties, gimmeavisky, Wicked Halo)

dizzouble dizzutch

This has pretty much been my uniform for running errands lately. This sweater is another one of my scores from that rather productive trip to Unique Thrift. Perfect length and very soft. I love a good cowlneck.

Ray-Ban wayfarers
thrifted sweater (similar here)
H&M jacket (old, but similar here)
Zara jeans
Karen Millen boots (old, but similar here)
KMRii bag

snowflakes

I think winter finally arrived this weekend. I actually don't mind a light dusting of snow, so long as it doesn't mess with the roads. I think I would feel cheated not to get just a little bit of snow in wintertime (operative word being "little"). Also makes a wonderfully clean background for slightly garish costumes.

vintage Brooks Brothers coat (similar here)
Kate Hill dress
Brooks Brothers cardigan
Bally bag
Michael Kors watch
Topshop tights (sold out, but similar here and here)
Zara shoes
Essie nail polish in 'Dive Bar'
Lipfusion Infatuation in 'Screen Siren'

mix 'n match

It's been a while since I did a home-related post, but I'm back on the hunt for inspiration after fabric shopping for living room pillows. Maybe I'll share the final product when I'm "finished," (is any room ever truly finished, though?). Anyway, since patterns have been on my mind, I find myself scouring the internets for interesting combinations. I'm always fascinated by how people balance prints.

(inspiration via notmybeautifulhome, desire to inspire, Design*Sponge, NY Times, Inspirations Déco, Sea of Shoes)