Not 30 yet...

grapefruit perfume at barneys, becky kelso green ring, deyrolle book by assouline, j.crew sequin pants, alexa chung's hair

Will You Still Love me Tomorrow

my current jewlery project...hopefully for sale soon at Petulia's Folly and my etsy shop, shesarainbow

been listening to Lykke Li's version of the Shirelle's hit song (thanks Chau!)

Amidala

pretty pretty. from my archives
via vogue c.1999

Dum Dum Girls

been listening to Dum Dum Girls

summer

its been a while

because its

SUMMER!

La Push, Washington

(no I am not a fan of Twighlight, but this place was beautiful! )

I went to Seattle, the Olympic Peninsula,Vancouver city, and Connecticut for two weeks, and am slowly getting back into the work/housework routine.
here are a few things I have been interested in lately...

picked up Revolutionary Road and read it cover to cover on my return flight. Haven't seen the film yet, but am always fascinated with 1950-60s genre (esp gender roles and of course the clothing!) .  Can't wait for Mad Men's return!

i've been very into indian paisley's (loving this Beyond Vintage top from FP )

and woodblock prints (via material concern and more on the subject at  design sponge )

it was my most lovely friend, Kris Chau's 30th b-day !  I got her one of these Cheng & Eng porcelain figurines to keep Yoda company on work desk !  I am obsessed with Cheng & Eng and conjoined twins all together.  I am so psyched to go to Scott's medical school formal at the Mutter Museum , where the famous duo's death cast is on view!  

Watch the film Twin Falls Idaho for more conjoined twins inspiration.

As we get closer to fall, hopefully I can find some more inspiring stuff to post more regularly.  As for now, I am going to laz-about and enjoy the rest of summer.

Twiggy

I was so obsessed with Twiggy as a middle schooler; she was what made me want to become a fashion designer.  At the time, I remember talking to my guidance counselor and being to embarassed to say that was what I wanted to do when I grew up because I thought it wasn't intellectual enough...I told him instead that I wanted to be an artist.

Anyway, it was about the time when I started to learn what the internet was, and I had some Twiggy fan site bookmarked and would just look at it all the time (the theme music was the Beatles "and your bird can sing").  I bought some Twiggy stuff off of ebay, including this original fan magazine

i'm sure my hair stylist loved it when I brought him this how to guide on Twiggy's haircut. I wanted mine exactly like hers.

Will the Real Twiggy Please Stand Up

my previous post was written because I saw this image from Laia's blog 

I thought, "Hey, I've seen that before!"  

CatSpring

ok I honestly wasn't into the whole MeowMiu, Year of the Cat trend as forcasted by Laia .  I've never been a cat person and just didn't get it.
that was until Joey showed up...

we are not sure what his story is, but he started hanging out by our back door and was immediately cuddly and friendly.  I noticed he was a bit chubby and when we finally got him a little box, we discovered he was already trained... we think he might have another home in the neighborhood.
I have so much love for this cat and though he hasn't let us take him in (he loves the great outdoors as much as his free kitty chow and tummy rubs) I think I understand what it means to love a cat.

I love this beautiful photo by Tracey Emin of her cat, Docket, and I really could relate to her love for him

also, here are Tracey Emin's directions for your very own cat quilt here
oh and I love my friend McKenzie's blog of cats sitting in windows
and dreamcats, too... my friend, Lizzy's pretty kitty has a cameo

Pants Dance

I love short summer dresses and yearn to wear them all season long.  Alas, I am cursed with cankles, so aside from the occasional maxi dress, I am subjected to wearing pants.
 ugh...I've been searching hi and low for the perfect pant.  Something comfy and cool (both figuratively and literally); no jeans (I have way to many!)

Anyone have some suggestions?  Here are some I like...

comfy silk trouser from creatures of comfort 

Hope Mr. Trousers also from CoC 

I got these babies at Petulia's Folly (pic fro CoC)....they look great tucked into lace up boots

the terry is SUPER soft...I never want to take them off.  this dress in the same fabric is amazing (if only I had her legs)

available at Petulia's Folly 

I was in LOVE with these matte jersey curator pants from J.Crew 

they seemed like a dream come true.  Until I tried them on in the store and they were too tight on my cankles :(

these are really cute, thought! (and affordable to boot!)

Puttin on Tights

I love this drawing by kris chau
I always feel so funny puttin' on tights...its such an awkward funny fun thing that only a girl can understand
this really captures a special moment for me
a moment that I have all to myself, gettin' dressed in the morning, almost feeling like i'm little and playing dress up
and remembering when i was little, hanging out with my mom & watching how she scrunched up each leg before getting them over her foot
so I bought a print! and if you know what I mean about puttin' on tights you can buy it, too...
here
don't you just love chau?

Matta for Mercy Hospice

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Petulia's Folly is donating a portion of the proceeds from all of our ever popular Matta Dupatta scarves to Mercy Hospice

Spring Fever

the cherry blossoms are in bloom, its almost Phillies season, and today  was the perfect weather for me to wear my yellow print Rachel Comey navigator's dress.  

I just stumbled across a spread in the New York Times magazine I've been searching for for a couple of years

"Spring Fever" by Stephen Gill   

how apropos

Dennis Severs' House

have you ever heard of the Dennis Severs' House in Spitafeilds, London? Severs refurbished the ten rooms of his house, each in a different historic style, mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries. The rooms are arranged as if they are in use and the fictitious Jervis family has only just left. Displays consist of items such as half-eaten bread and different smells and background sounds for each room. It is meant to be a sort of still life work of art allowing visitors to use their imagination to transport themselves into another time. The motto of the house is Aut Visum Aut Non!: 'You Either See it or you don't'. I definitely won't miss this the next time I visit London.

Alexander McQueen

"McQueen's beauty is a bruised pearl encased in a deconstructing oyster, the tumbled survivor of the violent action of waves"

Love you, Tavi

awesome

via style.com

that's a wrap!

I've been really feeling wrap dresses lately.  I love this maxi version from the row

Help Haiti

The crisis in Haiti hits close to home.  My amazing mother had been planning to go to Haiti for months, and her trip was scheduled a few days after the earthquake hit.  The hospital she was to stay in crumbled; we are so lucky she was not there.

There is probably no place on earth that was less prepared for such a major disaster than Haiti.  If you can give anything, please do.  Our collective effort can provide some of the much needed relief in a time of desperation.

I have always been a fan of Pyrrha.  The are donating $40 from each sale of this Cherub talisman to Haitian relief efforts.  The french inscription reads "Hope Remains Even in the Storm"

I am old

i've been flipping through my tear library for a little project I am working on, and thought what a perfect point of inspiration a certain Chloe dress was.  I distinctly remember it being designed under the direction of Stella McCartney, so I went on style.com to look at the entire collection. 

What year was that? What? Pheobe Philo took over in 2002?... it seemed like only yesterday Stella left... I had to go back to Spring 2000 to find the dress....has it really been a decade?

I've loved you so long.

I can't find a web image of the dress I am referencing, but you might know what I am talking about by this similar looking top 

Live For a Day

Months ago, Lizz posted about Miss Pettigrew lives for a day, a film I managed to never hear about when it was out in theatres.  It finally arrived from netflixs and was really quite charming! As Lizz points out, the set design was awesome, not to mention some pretty costumes, too! Lately, I have really been favoring the vintage look again, with a particular fondness for that Old Hollywood look.

PS don't you just love Frances McDormand?!

Happy New Year!

Image Via style.com

In the new year, I am looking forward to receiving this Rachel Comey Horticulturalist Jacket along with the other deliveries of the new decade.

It is hard to say what the 2000s were all about (hipsters, Boho chic, Model Off Duty are only a few trends that come to mind), but I loved looking at these images of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, who's personal style has definitely evolved over the past ten years.  So many people love(d) to hate them at least at first, but I always thought they were pretty much ahead of the rest, especially Mary Kate.

Maurizio Cattelan

conceptualized by Maurizio Cattelan photographed by PierPaolo Ferrari  

via W for their art issue