You may have noticed a distinct lack of outfit posts as of late, and maybe you’ve wondered if I’d grown a third eyeball or something. Well, not quite . . . See, firstly it was summer. Summer, with heat in the hundreds, means a whole lot of cut-offs and tank-tops and flip-flops (what is it [...]

I seem to have developed a motif this summer, and I love it when that happens. big ratty Marla hair + funky little dress + cropped leggings = awesomeness ’09 This stripey minidress perfectly captures my warm-weather uniform. And I know I say it every time, but I love this dress. It’s just so . [...]

I recently acquired this reconstructed vintage shirtdress, and it is easily my favorite dress ever. The design is impeccable and the tatter is so refined – it’s truly a work of art. If you love scrap fashion and deconstructed couture, you’ve got to check out Mad Madeline. Portlanders, hit up Last Thursday to see her [...]

  This weekend, my husband turned 30 (!!!).  I wore this saucy little number to throw him a surprise birthday party, with the help of some dear friends who flew hundreds of miles just to be here with us.  You guys rock!  And of course,    HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAMIAN!       Mini-dress: secondhand Leggings: [...]

  This blustery spring Saturday, we took a ferry to Seattle. We perused the produce at Pike Place Market and sipped Lambic framboise at The Pike Pub, we toured the Seattle Aquarium, and ate vegan gourmet 76 stories above the city, in the tallest building downtown.     It was windy out on that water! [...]