Just a few of my favorite things…
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Interested: Business Casual Work Wear
So I recently acquired myself a job in downtown Seattle that requires me to dress business casual every time I come in. After being in the business school for four years, you would think that I would have this down by now, but I don’t – therefore, it is on the list of things that still do not make me a complete adult. The mothership stepped in, naturally.
Now that I am so much more aware of it though, business casual wear is all that I want to shop for. No, it isn’t, really, but it’s on my radar.
This new collaborative collection between Banana Republic and Trina Turk has got me swooning.
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Currently Craving:
It’s 73 today in Seattle and there is nothing that I want more right now than a good ol’ ice cream sandwich. Leave it to me though to be sick on this fabulous weekend. It’s really a shame.
The above photo is an advertisement [via The Frisky] of Carl’s Jr.’s newest dessert. It’s a cute play on the name, but let’s be real – I just want this:
Adam Brody – Age 32 And Still The Best Looking Nerd Ever
I can’t exactly explain why Adam Brody is my dream crush. I mean I could try to explain, but I’m not sure if it would make sense to anyone. Adam Brody as Seth Cohen was a freakin’ dreamboat. He loved Death Cab For Cutie. Hello – Death Cab For Cutie is like the anthem band for any Seattle resident. Seth Cohen was all into his comic books. I knew my X-Men characters. His hobbies included skateboarding, boating, and being stealth. I’m not into any one of those things, but I can learn to appreciate it.
If Adam Brody would reprise his role as Seth Cohen in his own series, I would watch it. It has been five years, but his appeal has not faltered one bit.
The actor was recently featured in this spread for GQ and he looks damn good. Just sayin’…
Urban Outfitters Summer 2012
Gorgeous. The lines between spring and summer here in Seattle are generally pretty blurred, but I’m ready for the best time of the year to start up again.
The Closet: April 2012
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Gov Ball Artist Remix
To promote this year’s Governor’s Ball music festival happening in New York on June 23-24, the organizers have created this new Remix that features every single artist on the lineup. It’s not a mashup, but I think I prefer it this way because it gives me time to appreciate every single artist and band individually. If you haven’t checked out the lineup for yourself yet, you should because this year they are highlighting Beck, Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, Chromeo, Explosions in the Sky, Phantogram, Cults, Santigold…- this lineup is stacked. You can check out the entire lineup here or just listen to the remix above and surprise yourself with it.
The transitions in this track are so smooth, it’s almost close to perfect (if it isn’t already.) The best part about this festival is that if you’re an attendee, you never have to run into the problem of choosing one set over another because the sets don’t overlap AT ALL. You can see everyone you came to see and get your entire money’s worth.
In Wedding News Today…
- Nearly Newlywed is a new start-up that I am probably going to become obsessed with very quickly. What began as a PR firm has now transformed into a website that offers beautiful bridal gowns that allow women to rent instead of purchase a gown for their big day. These gowns are “nearly new” and highlight only the best designers in the bridal industry including Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier, Marchesa, Rodarte, and many more. Basically, every bride’s dream dress is right at their fingertips! The best part of this process is that you can not only rent it at a discounted price and send it back, but you can SELL it back for 30% of the price you paid for. That’s just unheard of for weddings! Learn more about Nearly Newlywed from founder Jacqueline Sheller Courtney in her interview with Fashionista.
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- I started following Nordstrom Weddings @Nordstromwed on Twitter today.
- TopShop will launch a new bridal collection with help from designer Richard Nicoll. [Source]
Song of the Day
Something has been weighing heavily in the back of my head recently and it’s not school. It’s not work. It’s not even really directly related to my life, but at the same time it is. It is Justin Timberlake. With all this talk of boy bands from the UK making their break in the United States – I think to myself, that’s great – but hey, we had the original boy bands first. It all started with Jackson 5 and New Kids on the Block. Then, N’Sync and the Backtreet Boys brought it home, but let’s be real here – Justin Timberlake carried N’Sync.
Now I’m not the only one who misses his music. There’s a whole slew of us, but what I’m recognizing is that there just isn’t enough Justin Timberlake in our lives. Every now and then he’ll appear on SNL as Bon Iver (great, but not enough) or on Jimmy Fallon (performing, but for a short set,) but I need more! I need more, Justin.
So you can keep making movies like Friends With Benefits because I like those. You’re a decent actor in a romantic comedy, but don’t do stuff like In Time. You can continue to make appearances on Saturday Night Live or Late Night with JImmy Fallon, but won’t you please record us another album? I am exhausting Justified and FutureSex/LoveSounds on Spotify.
How Badly Do You Want To Be A Kid Again?
When the sun comes out, the scooters and bikes are all OVER campus. As soon as I watched this video of the clever creation that entails just attaching a chalk stick to your wheels, I was sold. In fact, I was very close to looking up scooters for myself up on Amazon just now. How pretty would our campus look if we had pieces of chalk art everywhere? I mean…as if our campus isn’t gorgeous enough already.
While this idea seems like a lot of fun, the entrepreneurs who started it or still trying to get the project to stand on its own two feet. Learn more about pledging to the project here.
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Introducing: Essie’s Summer 2012 Collection
These colors would look incredible mixed and matched together and are the perfect array for the summer season.
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Opening Ceremony Fall 2012
all photos courtesy of Fashionista
I know that it is too soon to be getting worked up over Fall 2012 especially since I adore my spring season more than any other season, but Opening Ceremony’s new collection is absolutely swoon-worthy. I wish I could actually have the fall apparel without actually having to go through the fall season. That’s possible right? Los Angeles has that, yeah?
