my summer playlist, thus far...

I posted a video of one of my favorite songs for this summer, and here's a playlist of what I'll be listening to as of now...

glastonbury babies...

Style.com had some images of concert festival goers at the Glastonbury Music Festival in England. One day I'll be able to attend one of these faboosh music fests I pine over...one day. Until then, thanks Style.com for keeping me updated on what to wear :)

songs of summer...

Here's one of the songs on track to be a part of the soundtrack to my summer*...so fun!! And who knew Leighton Meester could actually sing?!

*The rest being a mix of Lady Gaga, the HAIR cast recording, and lots more :)

happy monday...

It's Monday. Enough Said. :)

the most important message in this one is 'Let the Sun Shine In...'

although the rain is much needed in Michigan

I've been to NYC multiple times in the last 6 years, even lived there for 2 summers...and I only recently found this statue...

-xoxo, anna sui

Anna Sui is the next designer on deck for Target's lower price point collections, but this time there's a twist. As I understand it, starting with Sui's collection, each designer will have to pick a specific client in mind for their looks. Anna chose a subject--or rather, group of subjects--close to my heart: the Gossip Girl ladies. She came up with 4-5 looks for each of the four leading characters: Blair, Serena, Jenny, and Vanessa. While I liked the designs for "Vanessa," I felt they 1) didn't gel with the rest of the collection very well at all [they were all brown and orange!] and 2) didn't really embody Vanessa's Brooklyn/hipster vibe. I like a lot of the "Serena" looks, but again, not so 'Serena.' I think the "Jenny" looks definitely have the right vibe, they aren't my favorite things. I think the "Blair" collection is the most true to the character, but again, [in my opinion!] there are some things that I just don't see Blair wearing [although this dress to the left, so fab!] I'm hoping they're more impressive in person. The collections did get me excited, because for once I feel ahead of the game. For my Independent Study this past semester, I designed 3 collections using watercolors, and each one was very loosely based on a Gossip Girl character, combined with a touch of my 3 favorite musicals, and a bit of a location. Blair had elements of 1890's 'Spring Awakening'-esque feminine touches, and hints of Moscow. Serena encompassed the free spirit vibe of 'HAIR', and dashes of London. Jenny went a bit more alternative combining 'RENT' with a grungy bit of Seattle. The Blair and Serena collections were my favorite, but the Jenny collection I really let myself experiment with color combos and design elements. I've posted Anna's interpretation of the characters, along with mine...

"Blair"

"Serena"

"Jenny"

"Moscow"

"London"

"Seattle"

poppy field

I'm not usually a fan of Coach. I just don't see the need for the letter "C" all over a product when it doesn't stand for 'Chanel.' :) That being said, I'm kind of enjoying Coach's newest endeavor, a off-shoot line titled 'Poppy.' It's a fresh, flirty, young take on some of their more classic silhouettes. I am in love with a lot of the jewelry, the vibrant colors, and styling of the ads. I also like the wristlets, that instead of being covered in "C's" are stamped with a funky font, and foiled in gold. Here are some of my favs!