autumn luxury

“Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury” -coco chanel.  

"Luxury is comfortable boots and a cozy sweater in the delicious autumn." -me.

feel free to quote me on that. (hehe) i'm loving this season soooo much! 

p.s. fall love no. 99- roasted pumpkin seeds. J

wearing handmade necklace (my design), h&m dress, sweater from my sister, my spankin new 9west biker boots, vintage earrings

falling for you

dear fall, i'm totally falling for you. love, mary

some pics taken this weekend with my camera phone (please excuse the quality). pretty fall trees during my run around the lake and fall shopping- this hat came home with me
:-) happy sunday xo

Miss Cuteness

Hailee Steinfeld, the talented actress and major cutie-pie, looks as adorable as ever in the Fall 2011 Miu Miu campaign. Photographed by the wonderful Bruce Weber, these pics are top notch. I esp love her happy face surrounded by sparkly shoes, it makes me smile, so I had to share. :-) Happy Tuesday friends! 

motha stewart

Bored waiting at the checkout while some slow-poke ahead of me disputed a double charge, I spotted the Martha Stewart Halloween magazine and quickly picked it up. Un-seasonably early, yes. Featuring fantastically moth-like eyelashes, hell yes. Sometimes I get a little too excited for Halloween. I think I'll be a butterfly this year. Clearly, I’m a Motha Stewart copycat but who cares? It’s so cute! It’s weird to ask in August, but what are you going to dress as? One year I took control of the sewing machine and constructed a mini vampire dress; I kept fake blood in my clutch at the party for the occasional blood-sucking touch-up.  I needed to maintain my rep of getting some. Just kidding! Another year for the playboy mansion party, I splattered coffee on an old bedsheet, ripped it up, burned the edges, and strategically wrapped it around my body for a mummy outfit. Everyone complimented me like crazy.  So much fun! Evidence below-

Dress up and act like a grown-up.

Let's consider Prada’s lovely Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear collection as a top candidate for addressing rule number one: dress up and act like a grown-up. The drop waist, leopard boots paired with demure frocks, mature but fresh approach to her clothes, and unattainable girlishness of these looks embody how I want to look and feel this Fall. My favorites here (although my versions would be faux fur, of course!) 

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