lucilleduquette:

i hope you all had a nice long weekend! mine was just perfect. i walked all over sunnyside to look at the gardens in bloom, attended 2 picnics, saw ‘bridesmaids’, sat in central park with my girl friends making bracelets, and i wore this crazy sonia rykiel dress. i really like things that walk the line between ‘regular clothes’ and ‘costume’. the sparkly pailettes make me very happy.

i also left the home without a proper purse, which is something i haven’t done in many years. it felt weird, and then i felt weird for feeling weird about it. i just didn’t feel like any of my bags matched this dress.

i bought this bracelet in a shop across from my favorite indian food restaurant, and was excited to find it in the back of my jewelry box. i thought it was going to be my perfect summer accessory, but by the end of the day, all the colorful fuzzy bits had fallen apart, and i was left with a white thread around my wrist. it was nice while it lasted!

though i’ve been trying to eat healthier for awhile now, i used my glittery dress as an excuse to eat some donuts at queens comfort- the ‘funfetti’ donut matched my outfit so well! and, well, the cinnamon sugar donut just looked good.

while i’m on the subject of food, i had a lot of good stuff this weekend. aside from the donuts, i had this cornbread french toast, cotton candy, several sponge bob square pants ice cream bars (a frequent summer indulgence), brie and jarlsberg sandwiches, chocolate covered strawberries on a skewer, and lots more… i was kind of a pig, truth be told. when i bought my strawberry skewer off a stand on the street, a man at a meat truck next door yelled after me “YOU NO FORGET YOUR MEAT ON STICK!”. i will never forget again.

sonia rykiel dress, steve madden nataliaa sandals, chloe sunglasses

i quite enjoyed playing around with a mix of prints in the last outfit i posted, so i decided to try it again, only this time with an animal theme. sometimes i like to see how many animals i can get into one outfit, and in this one, there are quite a few.

perhaps my favorite animals in this outfit are the zebras on this blouse. i like that the print is large and sparse. it makes it less difficult to wear for a print-phobe like myself.

the snake-print wrap skirt was made by me last summer using some diane von furstenberg silk jersey fabric. putting this on made me want to pull out my sewing machine and get to work again. i have 3 fabrics to use up, and cannot commit to any design for them! i should probably just make some more circle skirts and be done with it.

it looks like my owl belt needs another layer of gold leaf. i gilded and then distressed this buckle, but i think i was too heavy on the distressing. luckily it is a very easy fix.

i added two lea stein owl brooches into the mix. i would really like to collect enough of these to cover an entire vest with them. for now i have three… maybe if i got a very tiny vest i could accomplish my goal sooner.

i love this owl’s intense red eyes. yesterday i saw a preview for the last harry potter movie, and it made me wish i could have a pet owl all over again. a couple years ago i did some extensive research on the possibility of taming and training an owl to keep as a pet. i was quite serious about it, but alas, owls are meant for the wild. so i content myself with these pretty brooches.

the last animal in this outfit is much more subtle than the others: a weasel. in the form of my flat-ironed, wet-looking weasly hair (my friend raina described it this way and i think it is exactly right). i got a keratin treatment on my hair yesterday, which involves ironing the hair until it is flat as can be. i have to walk around with the wet look for 24-48 hours before i can wash it out and hopefully look like my normal self again. i will report back on my results on friday!

one part of the treatment is that you’re not supposed to do anything to put kinks in the hair- no tucking behind the ears, no clips or ponytails, no big headphones, and NO HATS. so this hat was for photo purposes only. i didn’t leave it on long enough to make any dents, but i was too embarrassed of the weasel hair to show it in all the photos.

my shoes, sadly, do not have any kind of animal print. they ARE leather, so maybe that counts. i’m really happy with these shoes anyway- i just got them from steve madden, and they are really comfortable for 4” heels. also, a tip if you are interested in them- they are a lot less money in stores than online.

in writing this post i am realizing that i could’ve added SO many more animals to this outfit. i’m disappointed in myself. a fish necklace, octopus ring, owl bracelet, and maybe some leopard-print nail art. le sigh. i will have to try harder next time.

zara zebra blouse, zara lace vest, urban outfitters lace tank top, DIY python wrap skirt, steve madden nataliaa sandals, lea stein owl brooches, vintage owl belt, american apparel hat