poppies will put them to sleep...

soooo... a quick word about my new layout...

poppies are my favorite flower by a longshot. it sucks that you never see poppies in flower arrangements, because if they were easy to keep in vases, my room would be full of them all the time.

they're so delicate and papery, and fields of poppies look so gorgeous with the orangey red up against the green of the stems and the blue of the sky. i first fell in love with poppies as a tiny, tiny girl watching The Wizard of Oz - I always wanted to go curl up in that poppy field and fall asleep (not realizing how morbid that scene kind of was...).  it was compounded by my first trip to europe, where my family took a train through the countryside and we flew through field after field of beautiful poppies in france...

someday, if i ever get married, i'm going to find a way to have a bouquet of poppies. then, if i have a daughter, i bet you can guess what my first choice of names would be...

when i move out of my parents' house, i want to have a whole wall of poppy prints - here are some of my favorites...

red poppy: georgia o'keefe

poppies: jean picton

red poppy abstract: margaret little

boys, take note: never send me roses, always send me poppies

Night on the Town (in my Dreams!)

so I started experimenting on polyvore for the first time today, and decided to create the ultimate going-out look for when my friends come down from Cleveland to visit this weekend. The items I picked are vaguely similar (but infinitely more amazing) than the ones I have in my closet.

Anyway, I'm totally digging the skull trend - especially when it's done unusually, without the regular chunky silver design. And I always like a clutch that's going to add a pop of color, so I'm pretty happy about my creation. Also a little bit jealous that I can't ACTUALLY pull these clothes out of the computer and wear them

Fall Wishlist 2009

Well, I think a good place to start off for a Fashion Blog is my wishlist. I'm not really in a position to be spending tons of money right now, but I'm always in a position to be coveting what I see in the magazines and on other blogs.

As always, Chanel is a good place to start. I finally broke down last fall and bought myself a bottle of the famous (or infamous) Le Vernis Vamp - still one of my favorite nail colors. I'd been buying imitations for a couple of years, but nothing really compares to the original. This fall, I'm considering buying the new Jade. I've been seeing it around the blogosphere, and I can't really find a comparable color by any other brand - even Sephora, where I can usually get great colors relatively cheaply.

I'm really, really wishing for a leather pencil skirt. I haven't been able to get out of the house much lately, but as soon as I can, I'm going to head out to Goodwill and see what I can find. I'm hoping H&M might carry a good one, because I'm feeling like this might be a great look for fall... I saw it on one of the Olson twins paired with a grey v-neck T and absolutely fell in love. Leather & cotton? Great combo.

Ohhhh, the band jacket. Could I pull this off in conservative Cincinnati? I'd probably get some stares, but I'd totally do it. I especially love the big shoulders. Can't wait for H&M to open here so I can try one of these babies out.
Last but absolutely not least are the Louboutins. I've been CRAVING a pair of royal blue suede booties, and these are just what I want. They had some similar ones at Nordstrom, but too bad they're most definitely out of my price range. DSW, anyone?