Tuesday Trendspotting: Bird Watching

I think by now we've all seen the "Put a Bird on it" skit from Portlandia or at the very least heard enough about it to know what it's referring to so I won't bore you with too many corny joke references, but I have to admit it's the first thing I thought of when I started spotting bird prints across the world wide interwebs.

I mean it totally makes sense. It is springtime after all. Every spring you'll see florals, pastels, and nautical themes. I like to look out for what else gets thrown into the mix. These flashes of bird prints have been pretty refreshing.  I've been seeing the bird prints on bloggers and in almost every online shop I visit regularly so it's been so hard for be not to cave and buy something! I really like what I found on Dorthy Perkins. You can see the shirt I picked out below, but they have tons of bird print clothing and even the same print in several different styles which I love! Don't you hate finding an awesome print, but wishing it was a dress or shirt or whatever? I hate that, so I love when companies stick with a few different fabrics and turn them into a bunch of different styles. I know Tulle is really good at doing that too. Sorry, my 3 years of working in a small boutique is showing. 

Anyway, birds! They're hot! Get on it! Or something. Besides, they're just a pretty print to have in your collection that will be good for every spring. Some prints are just evergreen.

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You know what I want to know:

Hot or not?

Monday Design: Recycling Architecture

There is very little I can say about this home because I'm in such awe of it. The architecture is entirely uncommon and modern, yet it's piggybacking on the structure of an already existing building. This give it a quality that is almost warm and inviting. As much as I enjoy looking at modern home architecture, there is something about about a lot of the buildings I've seen that feel very museum-like. The Villa Rotterdam has a bit of this museum quality too, but at the same time I can see myself living within it's walls. The melding of the old home and the modern design is really gorgeous, I guess you could call it a form of architecture recycling.

I think my love of this house has a lot to do with how well it incorporates nature into the design. Those giant triangular windows let in some much light and green from the trees outside. Living in the city your entire life and make you forget what it's like to wake up and look at the birds in tree branches. I suppose the pigeons on the roof next door carry their own sort of charm. The design within the house also fits my tastes when it comes to furniture so maybe the truth is that whoever lives in this house just has similar tastes to mine. Either way, I adore the use of very Victorian looking furniture details against the modern cement and glass geometric shapes. The roommate would call this cluttered, I call it eclectic. Obviously, we have different sensibilities when it comes to design. Thankfully, he lets me run wild with our apartment. Anyway, enough out of me, judge for yourself:

What do you think of modern home architecture? Bring it home or leave it in the museum?

Sunday Moment of Zen: Spring and Summer Fashion

Does anyone else stress shop or is that just me? It's such a catch22 when I'm stressed over money, but have the urge to buy pretty new things to keep myself distracted! Oh the torture! Well, not really but it does kind of such. So while I'm waiting to win the lottery, I guess I'll just do some online window shopping.

This is a video of the spring and summer collection from Ayres and I totally love it. It's a little bit menswear and military cut, which seems perfect for a summer in the desert. I love the neutrals paired with bright pops of neon colors instead of doing the whole neon explosion thing that's been so hot for this spring. I'm definitely still in the market for a small structured neon cross body bag, but I think I've had a neon overload. I have to try some of the looks from this video though. Oh yea, I'm ready for summer to get started.

Photo Friday: Blurry Carousels and Fuzzy Trees

So, it's been kind of a rough week. Crazy, sad, busy, emotional, and just straight stressful. I found myself daydreaming a lot this week. Good things and bad things. My head has pretty much just been a whirlwind among other things. So I have to honestly tell you that when I found Pep Ventosa it was like a visual representation of what had been going on in my head and in my life over the past week. Pep Ventosa is a very talented photographer that deconstructs a single moment by combining several images of it to recreate something entirely new and unique. The pictures are fractured and broken yet you can still clearly make out the complete images. It's a really clever way to create artistic photographs that look almost like paintings at a quick glance. All images.

It was hard choosing just a fraction of his collection of art photos to share with you guys so you'll really have to check out the whole thing when you get a chance, but I picked out my favorites for you to see. The carousel photos were the ones that caught my eyes first because they were busy and spinning and a blur, but you can clearly make out that they are carousels. I am also a fan of the lamps and trees even though many of them resemble abstract paintings, not photographs. However, I'm pretty positive they drew me in because I like taking pictures of street lamps and trees. Don't ask me why, I won't have an answer for you.

I hope you enjoyed these pictures as much as I did and I'd love to hear which ones were your favorite!

Have a great weekend,

Maggie

What I Wore Wednesday: The Little White Squares Edition

If you read yesterday's post you know that I lost my computer over the weekend and with it all of my photos. This is how I am justifying being a obsessive hoarder. Luckily, I never delete photos off of my camera until I know that I have backed them up onto an external hard drive. Even then I keep the photos I really love on my camera forever. I'm a nut bag, I know, but it happened to help me out this time because I still have my outfit photos! So let's just straight to What I Wore Wednesday!

This is one of my favorite vintage shirts from my Etsy store stash because it has these cute tiny white squares printed all over it. The print looks like polka dots from farther away but when you get closer you realize they're squares! Other than that it's just a simple cut vintage button down shirt. It has a little bit of a poof to the sleeve around the wrist, but I wanted to wear it with the sleeve rolled up. I got beef with long sleeve shirts so I usually wear my sleeves rolled up.

I wanted to do a sort of modern vintage look so I paired the button down with some thrifted black high waisted shorts that I wore all the time last summer. Actually, looking at the outfit now I realize that almost everything was thrifted. Apparently I really like the thrift store ey? Anyway, this is basically my go-to vintage look if I'm not wearing a full skirt. High waisted shorts just always seem so....this:

And I love it! I mean come on, be honest with yourself, you've always wanted to be a pin-up girl right? Okay maybe just me, but let's be real, I'll never be able to hold my legs up that straight. ;) So for now I'll stick with tights, saddle shoes, and high waisted shorts.

Vintage Red Button Down Shirt - Etsy

Black High Waisted Shorts - Thrifted

Cream Tassel Bag - Thrifted

Saddle Shoes - Urban Outfitters

So you all know my favorite vintage pieces (high waisted shorts and full skirts), what are yours?

Some Bad News and Some Flowing Maxi Skirts

Hi all,

You guys probably didn't notice, but I missed yesterday's design post and to be honest this post isn't going to be that great either. Unfortunately for me, someone broke into my apartment and took my computer and my phone over the weekend so I've been dealing with everything that has to do with that. Needless to say, I've had all of zero internet access so I hope you didn't miss me too much ;). It's been kind of a rough month here on my end, but a few maxed out credit cards later and I'm putting my life back together. Anyway, I thought I'd keep my little pity party short and get to the good stuff - maxi skirts!

I didn't have a chance to really pull something together for a trendspotting post, so today I thought I'd just give you little bit of maxi skirt eye candy! I've been eyeballing all kinds of long and flowing skirts for spring. They're so good on those breezy days when it's still a little chilly and the wind makes it impossible to wear a mini skirt (that is unless you like showing off your underwear to the public, no judgements).  And, of course, the vintage lover in my adores how classic a long skirt feels. I think light, breezy maxi and midi skirts are big for this spring so if you haven't picked one up, do it!

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That's all I've got for you today. I hope these pieces I picked out really quickly make you lean to the yay end of maxi/midi skirts. But I might also be biased because I'm a pretty tall girl. 

Thanks for reading along guys! And if any of you feel inclined to make my month a little better, stop by the Etsy store a look around ;)

Let me know in the comments:

Maxi Skirts: Yay or Nay?

Sunday Moment of Zen: Candy Colored Fashion

Candy colored fashion anyone? If you have a sweet tooth and a shopping problem, this video may not be for you. This Lil' Bakeshop video from Marie Claire has pretty pastels that don't feel stuffy and enough sweets to make your teeth hurt. I love how they played on the spring pastel trend here, making it sweet and fun at the same time. I love fashion editorial videos, it's like you get a peek into a photo shoot! Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday and enjoy!

Photo Friday: Who is Julien Pacaud?

If you already know the answer, I envy you. I can't remember where I first stumbled across Julien Pacaud, but I have to say that his site drew me in immediately. I love the retro imagery that he infuses into his collage-like pieces. There is something very wonderful and kind of hilarious about these distinct images fused together to function as one. Each photo tells a story without saying a word, which is why I completely understand that a lot of his work has been for political publications and for literary editorials. Somehow, his use of those very kitschy vintage images from the 60s and 70s does not seem awkward at all or ill-fitting at all.

 

Long story short, I'm a complete fan of Julien Pacaud and would love to have a one of these prints hanging up in my apartment. How cool would this Copernicus print in your living room?  

Anyway, enjoy the awesome art of Pacaud and have a great weekend! 

Thursday Tutorial: Dainty Floral Drop Earrings

Today's tutorial is completely inspired by my friend Julia over at 2 or 3 Things! She did this super adorable outfit post with a pretty floral headband and inspiration struck! I thought, "Man that looks cute, but I'd probably never wear a whole headband full of flowers." And then.....

What I Wore Wednesday: I Love the 90s Edition

Today's outfit post is brought to you by the number 9, as in the 90s! It was 90s night at a club that some of my friends were going to so I decided to use that opportunity to pull together my best 90s outfit. I, of course, thought that had I been older in the 90s I would have definitely gone the grunge route. I have to admit that even when the 90s were well over, my high school style still pulled a lot of my favorite elements from the 90s. I was always all about mini dresses, big shoes, fishnets, and dark lipstick (and a whole lot of leopard print, but that's a different story). I guess there are some things you never grow out of.