January 2010
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noel vallens: stripes and bows
one of my staple items is the secretary dress, and last year, i had to make myself not wear this one more than once a week. i’ve been trying to make myself explore out of my secretary-dress-comfort-zone, but i’ve been sick this week so i’ve had a bit of 50s-style-relapse.
besides the fun stripes, i think what makes this dress special is the bias cut of the skirt. ...
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joelle van dyne: peaches 'n cream
i know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting this day as long as i have: the day that the FUR VEST would make it’s return. well, today is THE day.
no, the weather has not suddenly become warm enough to leave my winter coat at home. it’s just that the vest has been calling to me from the depths of my closet, begging to be worn. i figured, i’ve seen people wear vests in the...
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noel + joelle: cor blimey!
hey guys! joelle and i rarely get the chance to be in our photos together, so today we’ve pieced together a sort-of-together side-by-side post.
the top is actually a very pretty slip dress that i picked up from the vintage shop, keslerlaree, on etsy. it’s maybe a bit to slip-ish to be worn completely by itself, but the top is just so wonderful and lacy. and it made my skirt...
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joelle van dyne: fly girls
last weekend i was hanging out with my lady friend may kasahara. we had a lot of important things to do, including, but not limited to: finding weleda salt toothpaste (BEST STUFF EVER and i had run out); purchasing pineapple scented soap; getting starbucks; going to bed bath & beyond. wow we were BUSY! but who says being busy means sacrificing style? certainly not may k or me. so we agreed...
noel vallens: cotton fields
this post comes from my recent visit home…photos appropriately taken in the most beautiful cotton field. in georgia, near my parent’s home, cotton fields are rampant, and i couldn’t resist hopping out for some photos.
the actual outfit is….a bit bland. however, this was a bit of a (self-imposed) challenge for me. i took nearly no outfits home with me, with the...
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joelle van dyne: cloud forest
several months ago i met Amanda, who is the founder of The Andean Collection, which features jewelry made of all natural materials. when i saw the pieces in the collection, i couldn’t believe all the brightly colored beads weren’t synthetic. but sure enough, they are all from seeds harvested in South America. better yet, their business follows fair trade practices, wherein artisans...
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noel vallens: vvvvvv dress
after having a delicious early breakfast/brunch in williamsburg (brooklyn), i was wonderfully full and sitting inside of a heated car…when it was cold, cold, cold out. i literally had to force myself out of the car — and take off my coat to take these photos!
the dress, made of the softest silk and covered with the cutest little V print pattern, was a very recent find that i made...
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joelle van dyne: a-ruche-a-ganza
this has been a very good week for the owls! for one thing, noel and i discovered we were included in weardrobe’s list of their favorite blogs for the past year.
then this morning i got word that my photo is on glamour’s website, in an article about keeping your wardrobe fresh during the cold winter months. you can see the full spread of photos at glamour.com, which also features...
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noel vallens: wintery wonderland
after returning to new york, i woke up to lots and lots of snow…such a drastic change from the warm georgia days.
when i returned home, a late christmas gift was sitting on my doorstep. a few weeks ago, i’d put in an order of custom jeans, courtesy of IndiDenim. i was a bit skeptical of custom jeans…one because i’ve never bought jeans online before. and second...
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joelle van dyne: colder than the frost
let me just apologize right up front for the fact that these photos are terrible, and my outfit is a bore. i was miserable, and it shows! as i said, it’s TOO COLD right now to be taking photos outside. i didn’t actually realize that as i was getting dressed, so when i got outside with my half-bare legs and light dress, it was pretty miserable. i could only bear to stand out there for...
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noel vallens: a mansion and a rabbit fur coat
happy new year everyone! after a very long, and very southern holiday vacation, it’s nice to be back. the past few weeks have been spent roaming around the southern parts of the US, collecting probably too many second hand fur coats and crocheting up more necklaces than i thought i ever could.
during my very first thrift store shopping excursion during my visit home, i was sooo...
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joelle van dyne: we're baaack!
hello and happy new year! i hope you are all enjoying 2010 so far, and are not experiencing too much suffering over returning to work/school today after a nice long break.
i can’t believe it has been 2 weeks since our last post! the time really flew by. i didn’t mean to disappear for so long, but the minute i got to ohio, where i was visiting family for the holidays, i was struck...