Madewell at Mount Holly

Photos by me & Corey.

Here's outfit two of three that Corey and I shot at Mount Holly last week. So glad to have finally photographed this dress from Madewell. It sat on my wishlist for what seemed like a year or two before I finally jumped on it, but at last, it's mine! The perfect addition to fall. I think it's all sold out now, but in case you're on the hunt, I've linked a similar Madewell dress below.

Dress: Madewell
Coat & Bag: Thrift
Necklace: c/o Maya Brenner
Shoes: Shoemint

19th Century Nostalgia

I suppose the western theme may be getting a tad bit annoying by now – I'm sincerely sorry if this isn't your thing– but dude, the phase I'm going through is serious and I'm not doing anything but rolling with it! I was inspired by a brilliant photo from Suze of Hold Your Breath, to photograph some of the random things from around my house in the most clean and orderly way. Of course, with my love for the nineteenth century being at it's all time high, I decided to collect all the things that reminded me of that time in history, and boy was there a bunch to choose from. I guess the Brownie camera is a bit of an exception since it wasn't around at that point in time, but it sure did tie up the corner nicely.

I'm ashamed that I still haven't posted the DIY shirt that I printed, especially since I already told you all about it, but in case you were wondering, the photo on the left with the man holding the gun is what it looks like!

Madewell oxfords/Madewell in Soho.
1898 practical grammar book/estate sale.
wooden branch/gift from Lauren.
antique horseback photograph/estate sale.
antique eyeglasses/estate sale.
1968 american album book/used bookstore downtown.
antique skeleton keys/ thrifted.
great grandma's bobby pin/gift from Mimi.
vintage birdcage/estate sale.
60s camera bag/gift from Lee.
glass jar/thrifted.
1956 webster's dictionary/thrifted.
vintage photograph/stolen from an old family album.
brownie hawkeye camera/gift from Lee

The Chungs: My Madewell Purchase

I know I already snuck these into a shoe shot with the Annie's in Central Park, but I wanted to give a proper introduction to my new go-to oxfords, 'the Chungs'. I was practically acting like a giddy third grader with a crush when I bought them, writing Madewell all over twitter like a little girl with a sharpie and a bathroom wall, but I'm pretty sure they were my most expensive purchase of all time so you can understand where the excitement was coming from.

I tried on the fringe clogs first and walked around the store for a bit and loved them, I absolutely did, but they just didn't seem so practical for my every day life. First off, I wear oxfords every single day. I wore one pair until each shoe had a large hole in the bottom, another until the sole started flapping, and yet another until the little weaves started peeling apart! I wear oxfords to the grave!

The second strike against the clogs was that they were heels and I just simply do not wear heels to class – which is pretty much the only place I get dressed for anyway. The final factor that I weighed out just before I made my final decision was the fact that clogs may not be "in" next season but oxfords are classic enough to be "in" until the end of time! I'll be getting these babies resoled for the next ten years.

Needless to say, I'm verrrry satisfied with my choice! I'm not sure if they're Alexa for Madewell since they're not under that section of the Madewell website, but they previewed with her lookbook earlier this year, so I appropriately titled them, the Chungs, as in "baby, have you the Chungs laying around anywhere today."

Alexa Chung Madewell Commercial!

(Refinery 29)

Well, since I didn't have a real post scheduled for today, I thought, why not another fall collection video instead! No more Orla Kiely this time. Instead it's a commercial from the much-anticipated Madewell collection by Alexa Chung, coming out in stores tomorrow! It's super short but reaaaally sweet.