W.

It seems I'm in for quite the interesting fall! I've been hired by "W" magazine as an intern to the accessories editor. This means being a part of the most important publishing house in the world (in my opinion), Conde Nast, and being within the industry, working for one of the leading fashion magazines, during fashion week! I'm sure it will be such a beautiful disaster in the office when pieces start flooding in from all of the most important designers and fashion houses in the world. I'm thrilled and horrified, this will certainly be the most difficult yet rewarding experience I have come across yet in my short little life, but I'm excited for the challenge.

"What are we doing?"
"Living the dream"-PJ

Update

I had previously posted an article "New Tricks for Old Kicks". Well, I was asked by a magazine to do this project as an article for them. Given the deadline, my procrastination-filled work ethic, miraculously, actually took a back seat, and I got the project done! Here's the result, which I wore to a lovely dinner this evening.

The Duke of Laurel Hollow

There's a new man in my life, and to my surprise, Chris is fine with it! He's a scrappy little devil with a penchant for playing tug-of-war with the other dogs tails and an amazing knack for waking Toby up by yanking on his collar. Everything he does is adorable, including doing a front handspring down the stairs and taking a running dive into shrubs. Welcome to the family, Duke.

Who needs pepper spray?

While searching for an apartment during my upcoming internship in the city, I've run across some shady neighborhoods with amazing spaces and amazing rent prices (for a reason, obviously) Rather than invest in pepper spray or a gun, I think I may just invest in these Christian Louboutin for Rodarte pumps, they should do the trick. And, conveniently, they're also perfection for my Halloween dominatrix costume.

Red, Red, Wine.

If you ever want to see the most gorgeous color in the spectrum, pour yourself a glass of red wine and observe how the light shines through it.

Going Nude

I saw a pair of nude pumps back in march on the Sartorialist's page and had an epiphanic moment of "oh my goodness, obviously!". I think we all get so caught up in pairing most of our outfits with black pumps or flats that we forget about other neutral colors, most-likely because white is the other obvious choice and white shoes tend to seem...naughty nurse-ish. Anyway, I immediately scoured the internet and bought the shoes that day. They have taken the place of my black pumps almost entirely. I say 'almost' only because I can't bear to have invested in Loub's to have them collect dust, and really, the black shoe does have its place.

The thing about them that I find most enticing is that they are so unexpected, especially on a young person. I used to find nude pumps to be synonymous with the fourty year old business woman, but, as with most fashion, my stereotypes are contradicted with every coming season. Everyone expects a black outfit to be paired with black shoes, but the nude adds interest, lengthens the leg, and gives an instant tan.

Soon after this discovery, I set out for nude flats to go with dark jeans or really any of the simple outfits I've found myself gravitating towards lately (you can really only drape yourself in vibrant patterns for so long before it seems like you're hiding behind them). After searching for a month or so, J.Crew came out with a fabulous pair. Now I feel as if my shoe collection is complete, though really, a womans shoe collection is never complete, despite the 5 pair rotation we seem to stick to.