lucilleduquette:

these photos were taken last weekend, by my boyfriend, on another perfect warm day. we had been aimlessly wandering around astoria, picking up bagels in one spot, and coffee in another. it was early, and warm, and not many people were out yet. we had just walked past the museum of the moving image when i noticed this grey building next door. i’ve probably walked past it a million times, but never saw it till that morning- the light filtering onto the grey brick was so soft and pretty. that’s something i love about NYC- you can always find something new here.

on the topic of finding new things, i just ‘discovered’ the comptoir des cotonniers brand last month. i don’t know how i had never seen it before.. probably because i don’t do a lot of in-person shopping. the minute i spotted their section in a department store, i was smitten with the soft colors and fabrics. it also didn’t hurt that everyone working there was gorgeous and french. i ended up with this peep-shoulder blouse and hat. the hat protected my nose from the sun in florida, but i still ended up with two circular shoulder burns thanks to the blouse. oops.

as a side-note, does anyone know how to keep a hate from getting very floppy over time? it is a huge annoyance of mine these days.

comptoir des cotonniers blouse and hat, uniqlo +j skirt, dolce vita pela sandals, proenza schouler ps1 bag, ann taylor loft bracelet (c/o)

lucilleduquette:

i mentioned last week that i had a 2nd purchase from the uniqlo +j line (other than the skirt in the post here), and that i needed some opinions on it. so here we have it- what i deem the “sister wife dress”- doesn’t it seem like something nicki would wear on ‘big love’? i was feeling a little iffy about it, since it is somewhat loose, and hits at mid-calf. i decided to try styling the dress a few different ways to see how versatile it would be, and here are the results!

this first look is the most obvious to me- simple summer shirtdress with strappy sandals and my favorite necklace to give the waist a little extra definition.

i wanted to see if i could make the dress wearable in the current in-between season, so i added some darker layers to tone down all the white. i think this look is the most ‘me’. (ps i will post a better photo of these shoes soon- just got them in the mail over the weekend on The Best Shoe Day Ever!).

as i went to put the dress back in the closet, i spotted my fur tank top, and thought it would be another option for layering. so, out it came. on the way to put it on, i saw my beaded vest hanging on my dressform, and threw that on too. i think the layering gives the dress a whole different feel, and it pretty much convinced me that it was a dress worth keeping.

what do you think? versatile dress, or too sister-wife-y? (and if so, which sister wife? i’m pretty okay with being Barb..) and one last question- how do you typically decide whether to keep a new purchase?

outfit 1: uniqlo  +j dress, brook and lyn body necklace, steve madden nataliaa sandals, chloe sunglasses, balenciaga pistachio city

outfit 2: uniqlo +j dress, uniqlo vest, rachel leigh necklace, won hundred wedges, proenza schouler ps1 bag

outfit 3: uniqlo +j dress, vintage fur tank top, gryphon beaded vest, christian louboutin miss tack boots, coach kristin sunglasses (c/o coach), zac posen bag