wolf parade - shine a light

you know our hearts beat time out very slowly

the family jewels

looking for legit, awsome, beautiful vintage clothing? tired of goodwill on route 22? we have the answer.

The Family Jewels

While perusing the streets on a spring day Jess and I stumbled upon a prize among prizes. The Family Jewels located on W23 between 6th and 7th is a dream not only for the fashion diva but for us regular folks intrested in the threads. Walking down the steps you are over come with purses, hand bags, and handkerchiefs on the first few tables. Walking further into the store, on your left is an endless case of broches, necklaces, clip on earrings, and rings. To your right you will find racks and rack of dresses, coats, skirts, shirts. The tags of the clothing not only hold the price but the time period of the piece. Yes the prices may be hefty, but if you want to treat yourself to a one of a kind piece that totally says something about you...I say go for it. Who cares! Not I, I would never judge.

In the back of the store are shoes and shoes...my favorite thing about vintage or second hand stores. Shoes, hats, and the dressing rooms are in the rear where you will most likely find the staff steaming new incoming dresses. It's fun just to browse, has men's clothes, and you feel like you have walked into a time capsule.

Take a peak, and if your feeling frisky make a purchase. But I must say you are entitled to send us a picture of what you bought!!

Happy Wednesday. Its glorious out.

something to begin your day

a little something for a beautiful day. nothing like warm weather, out door music, dresses, and broken social scene.

anthems for a 17 year old girl

do a good deed in return for the sun.

Just came in from my balcony overlooking the Hudson where I soaked in the rays and painted my nails a grand shade of plum. What a lovely day! I am finally starting to get my life more and more in order. Only 3 more Mondays until summer . . . that's my motivation. 3 more painful weeks - then it's summer nights, after work drinks, beach as often as we can squeeze it in, hanging in my purple room with my most wonderful friends, going to F21 for sun dresses for any and every occasion, fighting over who gets the R or L side of the shared headphone set on the beach according to which ear has Flea's sweet as hell chords in it..yea it's almost that time.

However, as I sit here enjoying Jimmy Eat World's Chase This Light album that I am listening to for the first time (minus the singles of course) courtesy of EmJack circa 10pm last night, I am also reading up on probably one of the most awesome causes I have ever heard of.

It's called COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.™ and their motto is to "Change the world one pair of jeans at a time". Basically - they collect donated jeans, turn them into their pure form of cotton, and use this as an all-natural home insullation. They have used it to rebuild and improve on many homes, especially those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

FROM THIS

TO THIS

The only downside is that they have been doing denim drives at colleges since 2006, and unfortunately none of them have been in our area (NY/NJ). The good news is that since last fall they have began to work their "tour" to the east coast, so east coasters - start saving your old denim.

Check out http://www.accesscotton.com/. You can learn a little bit more about the cause, play games, find out about the tour, scope videos, and see how you can do your part!

The beauty is in what you make it,

So get up on your feet.