wingandwell

hair (blonde ambition)

hair (blonde ambition)

blonde3

Shopping at the Whole Foods on Houston this past Monday, I saw the most perfect Anja Rubik-lookalike buying Greek yogurt, dressed all cool in a muscle tee and Converse All-Stars, and I just stared there fantasizing about stealing the hair off right off her head while blocking everyone else from the milk display. It’s true, I think, that when you have short hair you can’t help but check out every other babe rocking the same do.

This Whole Foods Anja Rubik, who was not the real Anja Rubik but most definitely a model with Anja Rubik-like hair, has inspired me to dye my own locks blonde, and maybe eat some more Greek yogurt too. I’ve started testing these waters by sloppily photoshopping the color onto my head and then placing this image next to my brunette evil twin for comparison (please see above).

I’m hoping you all will weigh in with your hard-hitting opinions and facts so I don’t have to make this decision all on my own. Stay brunette or go blonde? For the record, Wes is pro-blonde, but I kind of get the feeling he’d love me regardless and that just won’t do.

So what say you… blonde or brunette? Sound off in the comments!

listen to (Sinkane)

listen to (Sinkane)

Ahmed Gallab – previously of Caribou, Yeasayer, and Of Montreal – is now onto his own project, Sinkane, which I’m really digging at the moment. The music is soothingly rhythmic and soulful, and completely worth checking out if you’re anywhere along their tour route.

Listen to Sinkane in this gorgeously graphic music video below (NSFW).

get (a leather jacket)

get (a leather jacket)

Balenciaga classic leather biker jacket

 Get a leather jacket.

Feel armored.

Feel invincible.

Never remove this shell.

smoking Balenciaga leather jacket

|ABOVE| Balenciaga classic biker jacket

tomboy perfected (the denim jacket)

tomboy perfected (the denim jacket)

tomboy fashion

I’m falling hard for this Acne denim jacket – to the point where I’d almost buy multiples, and suffer the cartoonish closet consequences, just to ensure I can wear this perfect jacket for the rest of my life.

westward leaning wintermute sunglasses

Perfection is square shoulders and a carefully nipped-in waist, a collar that pops effortlessly. Perfection is a denim jacket that makes me feel all James Dean. I want to be a bad (tom)boy, don’t you? Skip class, drive fast, break hearts…

I’ve paired mine here with a favorite from the guy’s closet – a Wallace & Barnes printed shirt that I’ve knotted and cuffed – a look that has easily found its way into my weekly rotation. I’m also wearing a pair of Acne high-waisted ‘needle’ jeans, which are not quite new, but I’m still not sure about having so much of my stomach covered and corseted in denim. My cameraman, however, seems to approve.

tomboy in denim

|ABOVE| Acne light vintage washed denim jacket, Wallace & Barnes printed shirt (similar here), Acne needle high-rise skinny jeans, J.Crew emmett leather boots (similar here and here), Westward Leaning wintermute sunglasses (also seen here)

spring (tease)

spring (tease)

spring is a wet psycho bitch

I’m going to slip back in here like I was never gone. Sneaky-like, just start putting up new content and hope you all can forgive (and forget) my extended absence.

Spring, spring, spring, you’re such a fucking tease. A couple days I spent in wild abandon – bare legs and a jean jacket, chasing the sunny side of the street – and then the next, my umbrella was inside out, a veritable bowl above my head (though it did keep my hair dry). I’m living in skinny jeans and an army jacket these days, too many versions of the same chambray shirt. “If you’re bored, you’re boring!” they say, to which I reply “How would you like this nice umbrella?”

Where did we last leave off… well, I still haven’t found a new purse, but don’t think it doesn’t haunt me every single day. I had an easier time finding a husband. It isn’t all doldrums and dark clouds though – there are some promising new options, things I can’t wait to share with you all here. I’ve been rabidly flipping through fashion magazines and scanning the racks at my favorite stores –  desperate  attempts to satisfy the itch that begs, just one more thing. It’s a symptom of Spring, I think. Now here is what’s currently on my list.

springwishlist

|ABOVE| Marc by Marc Jacobs zora umbrella, Zara combination poplin studio shirt, Acne vintage washed denim jacket (similar here and here), Alexander Wang leather bralette (similar here and here), By Malene Birger ticcal striped crop top