What to wear to a 1960's Pool Party

Le Temps de l'Amour by Francoise Hardy

It's June, 1960. There's a pool party to attend. !&*d7, what am I going to wear? 

My friend asked me what she should wear to a 60's themed pool party, so I put myself in those shoes and did a little digging. So many bathing suit options, but I was focused on the cover up and accessories and leaning more towards the hippie years than mod. Here's what I'd wear... 

Haute Hippie v neck dress
yoox.com

Haute Hippie tank dress
marissacollections.com

Haute Hippie long sleeve mini dress
yoox.com

Joie short dress
joie.com

G.o. max sandals
endless.com

Marc Jacobs black shoes
forzieri.com

Vintage bag
etsy.com

Vintage bag
1stdibs.com

Helene Berman band hat
$120 - julesb.co.uk

Wet seal
wetseal.com

Round frame sunglasses
shopzerouv.com

Vans heart sunglasses
$16 - asos.com



[Images 1, 2, 3 via] 

When It Is Cold In Spring

You Were Young by The Dead Ships

Ah, the age old question: Why do you have a fur vest? For that time when it's 50 degrees or below in May, of course. As luck would have it, two things aligned perfectly this year: fur vests and cold May weather. Then a vintage train crashed into this perfect alignment from Mother Nature and closets and boom, my outfit was created.

The Dead Ship's raspy, garage-y, pop-y, songs have a certain vintage appeal to them. Maybe it's the scratchy guitar? Fits quite nicely with my abundantly vintage outfit.

[Outfit: Dress, vintage (similar); Belt, H&M (similar); Vest, unknown (similar); Bag, Celine; Shoes, Coclico (similar); Glasses, vintage; Necklace, Prabal Gurung for Target; Ring, vintage]

[Images by Miss Renaissance]

WGN Segment for Rent The Runway Summer Weddings

Ever wonder, for weeks, what to wear to a wedding? 

No Stranger by Small Black 

Chicago Blogger Network gave me the opportunity to show off this beautiful Rent The Runway dress on WGN's morning show last week. We were showing off looks for summer weddings. My dress (this beautiful BCBG number) is for black tie weddings. The earrings and clutch are from Rent The Runway, too. 

Rachel is wearing a dress for a beach wedding and Christine is all set for a country club wedding. Cute right? 

Want to the 3 minutes of gloriousness and get inspired for the summer weddings you have to attend? Ok fine, here.

xo

[Images via Jill and CBN, check out her post here.]

Dogs of Sydney

I Need My Girl by The National

One of my favorite things about Sydney was how dog-friendly it was all over town. I snapped these photos on my phone to capture some of my favorite pooch sightings.

The National's new album, Trouble Will Find Me, came out this month. This is one of my favorite songs from the album. It's somewhat haunting in their signature mystique but has a sense of positivity about realizations that we all have in life. Geez, they are deep.