The J.Crew Blog

I find that J.Crew is a pretty great source of fashion inspiration.   I'm a preppy girl at heart (except for when I'm in Vegas)  and I love the way that J.Crew always ads a little bit of flair (with things like sparkles and neon) when styling their preppy basics.   Now in addition to their regular catalog,   J. Crew has started blogging!     Check it out - I love their "Who's Wearing What" posts, and it's cool that they're not just highlighting J.Crew clothing.

How cute is this Lucky editor?

Or,  the pets they've been highlighting?

That's all.. I just had to share...

And, So Sets in the Royal Wedding Fascination

Even here in San Francisco, over 5,000 miles from London,  coverage of the impending royal wedding is unavoidable.   Aside from wanting to see pictures of the dress, I honestly did not think I cared about William & Kate's upcoming royal wedding.  Yet,  all of the coverage has won me over!  I can't wait to see this real fairytale princess wedding. (Correction, I can wait - because there is no way I'm waking up at 4am of to watch it.  But, I am very excited to see the pics)

After a lost couple of hours watching 'Royal Wedding Week' late Sunday night on TLC,  I feel like I am surprisingly interested in the monarchy.  I honestly didn't know there was so much drama and failed marriages.   It really makes you respect Her Majesty.

I learned a lot about the monarchy and their weddings :)   I won't bore you with the details, but I will share some pictures.

While there is a lot of coverage of Princess Di, her dresses look very 80's and dated. However, I loved the dresses from Her Majesty the Queen's 1947 wedding.  Really,  I don't know how many people even noticed the bridesmaids with the princess/queen on center stage, but, I love the soft layers of fabric, applique flowers, and sheer shoulders.  Plus, how cool are the almost Greek style wreaths in their hair?

Here is a close up of Princess Margaret as a bridesmaid.   Not the best picture, but  I love the skirt and shoulders. I think it would look great if we just took off the bow and re-fit the bodice. 

I love that over half a century later,  fashion not that far off.

One more thing.  With all of the royal wedding recapping that's been happening over the past couple of weeks,  I think one of the most beautiful royal weddings was Grace Kelly's.

How stunning is  she in this dress?!???

I know 95% of women wear of  strapless dresses  these days but  she looked amazing all buttoned up.

P.S. It's hard not to admire Grace Kelly's beauty, even outside of her wedding.

Monday Flowers

I absolutely love this awesome floral in a bathroom by M. Design Interiors

I think this wallaper would be great in an entryway or kitchen too.

Sadly, in an apartment, wallpaper is out of the question.

Short term replacement could be this pretty flower print by Josie Hurst.  I love the colors and I think the black makes it a little bit more modern than your classic flower painting.

Happy Monday!

John, Paul, Ringo & George

Have you seen this awesome Beatles poster by Max Dalton?  I can't remember where I first saw it, but I was listening to the fab four this morning, and doing  my best to picture which stage they were in with each song. (Turns out that's pretty hard)

At $60 for a poster sixed print - I thought this was a pretty good deal. Sadly the poster is sold out (not that I would have had anywhere to put it)

Some other pretty awesome Beatles images...

(click on images for sources)

Great beach series at WeHearIt

How awesome would a giant  print of one of these images be as a centerpiece for a room?  Maybe a game room or a bachelor bad?

New Toy!

My iPad 2 finally came in the mail last week! As expected, I love it.  In a combination of all things wonderful: here a is snapshot of me playing with it last week, on a warm evening in San Francisco (that never happens), while watching the sunset on the roof with wine, thai food, and good friends :)

It was a completely frivoluous purchase, but I love it!  It's perfect for all of the online browsing that i do (If you haven't figured out, thats a lot) 

Plus, it makes an awesome reading experience for all of my favorite online magazines.

Have you checked out Lonny, Matchbook, and Rue ? 

They are beautiful, fun magazines. And, I love that with the online magazine experience, you can click directly on an object you're interested in and shop for it!   No need to tear a page of something you like or,  check out the "where to shop" section of the back (remember when you used to have to do that to find a piece you liked?  And, then you had to CALL the stores? hah... )