winter shorts

Posted on January 4, 2011 by allyson

Winter shorts.

I don't know if I can dig it… but I'll try them out due to a request from my dear friend Katherine.

Instead of buying them I shall make my own.

In their previous life these were wide-leg sailor pants, purchased at J. Crew when I was in 10th grade. Yes, that makes them a little over 10 years old.

Aged perfectly.

Took them to my tailor (a.k.a Mummy) and voila we have cuffed winter shorts.

My dressy shorts look has them paired with Etoile Isabel Marant blazer, Spanx tights, cheapy bracelets, and Max Azria booties.

Now let's dress this down a bit…

Now worn with Brochu Walker blouse and my FAVORITE Juicy riding boots.

Oops, it appears that I've broken several of my resolutions…

C'est la vie!

Mood – ghost of fashion's past

Song - Not a Robot, But a Ghost – Andrew Bird

Some cute winter shorts, click to shop!

Talbots, The Row, Alice + Olivia, Theory, Elizabeth and James

Shorts by Forever 21
Black Dresses at shopbop.com

lighthouse

Posted on November 22, 2010 by allyson

It's the place that's said to break

It's just as safe from the outside tonight

And I want that
I face the storms at the tides
From the lighthouse

And I want that
Unleash the storm and the night

What do the waves have to say now?
What do the waves have to say now?

(Slow now)

And let the waves have their way now
Slow, and let the waves have their day

And I want that

Here I've been living on roofs made from sin
Upward and outward, "Begin, begin."

Here I've been lucid I'm living within
Inwardly urgent, I'm sinking again

Mood – the light*

Song - The Lighthouse – Interpol

*Whenever I see this lighthouse this song automatically pops into my head. It's just so incredibly beautiful and haunting. I knew that today was going to be the last warm day of the year and I wanted to spend the whole day outside. These new Juicy Couture boots are the first pair of flat boots I have owned in a long time. They were perfect for walking along the lake and around the lighthouse.