The Perfect Holiday Dress

The perfect holiday dress... it's not plaid, it's not red and green. That just isn't my jam. Give me a vintage-inspired print and a skirt that twirls just right. A button-up back, and a silhouette that pairs perfectly with a leather jacket. That's the one. Add a massive necklace from Moorea Seal to finish things off... and some gloves, because it's freaking freezing out. Happy holidays, friends.

Get the look: Free People Dress, Moorea Seal 'Tappan' Necklace, Madewell Boots (similar on sale), Heyoka Leather Choker, Schott 'Ex-Boyfriend' Leather Jacket

Vintage Leather Dress

Oh this dress, one of my all time favorite vintage finds. This jacket too, if we're being honest. Two pieces that seem to go with everything, every mood. It's funny, neither could really be considered "basics" but in my world, they absolutely are. Switch out a different top, or layer a different jacket beneath, and both transform into something completely different. Worn together on an unseasonably warm December day they felt perfectly cinematic set against the grey sky and grey buildings of South Philly.

Unrelated to anything... but just so you know, ShopBop is having a sale on sale with an extra 25% off sale items (and today's the last day)!

Get the look: Vintage dress (similar options here and here) // Free People lace top // Madewell boots (similar here and here) // Vintage overcoat (similar here, vintage options here) // Vintage greek fisherman's cap (similar) // Moorea Seal sunglasses

The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths

A Sunday museum trip on a freezing cold day. This winter has been such a strange one, barely any snow, mostly rain. Cold air, but lacking the reward of a really good storm. We went in search of inspiration, of having our senses jolted back to life and that's exactly what we got. On a Super Bowl Sunday the crowds were slim, easy to move through, the museum grounds still awash with tourists running up the steps and posing as 'Rocky'. I love watching it from afar, all those tiny people with their arms raised victoriously. If I can cajole Chris into running with me, we're absolutely running to the museum to do just that, you have to at least once, right?

I've been living in various versions of this look for the past few days. Perfect vintage Levi's (a rarity to find in the thrift stores lately), the breeziest tank that I'll most definitely be buying multiples of (go up a size if you decide the same -- and I recommend it, they're under $10 and so soft), and the coziest sweater coat known to man. A winter uniform.

Get the look: Free People sweater jacket - on sale! // Aeropostale tank (c/o) // thrifted vintage jeans (similar) // vintage hat (similar) // MTNG boots c/o Lulu's (similar) // Self made crystal necklace (similar) // Black Crystals seas urchin necklace (c/o) // vintage bracelet