For the Love of Lace.

Things that I am drawn to: sparkles, leopard print, and lace. 

I love the versatility of lace-y pieces and the many shapes they come in. I would love to have lace culottes and a white lace dress. I'm feeling confident that spring lines will deliver. Until I have more lace-y items of my own, here is some eye candy that has me day dreaming about sunshine, moving to Paris and sipping margaritas with my girlfriends on summer nights. 

Girls in Socks.

As mentioned previously (and will continue to be said) knee socks = adorable. Anytime, anywhere, I love 'em. And these girls are rocking them well. 

Ooh La La Lingerie

This set has been on my radar for the past year (its difficult to be surrounded by such beautiful, dainty things all day and not create a never-ending list of things to buy). But today, I finally took the plunge. It's mine all mine. 

Absolutely darling. Elle Macpherson rarely disappoints. 

Feels quite Parisian, right? It was a must have!

Nostalgia & Inspiration.

Tonight, I found a treasure hiding in my desk: my high school sketchbook.

 After flipping through the worn pages, I became nostalgic and envious of the days I was able to sit around, painting or drawing for hours. Seriously. That was the best part of my day. Sitting in Mrs. A's intermediate painting class was the most therapeutic, entertaining (it was impossible not to overhear a very dramatic male student's thoughts about his flavor of the week) and by far the quickest hour of my long school day.

After finding this treasure I started thinking about how important art and creativity are to me. While my future ambitions include working in the fashion industry, I have never seriously considered designing for a career. I'm not sure I have the patience to create fashion from thin air. But tonight's find reassured me that I need to find a career that encompasses both intellectual and creative input. I'd like to think that I use my creativity often, however I have not given the right side of my brain the exercise it was given in the past. School and work really do consume me!

Two of my favorite sketchbook finds:

Splenda Ad, May 2007

Bell, May 2007

There is nothing like breaking in a new sketchbook. I see this in my near future. :)