smitten with... late nights

for starters, i will be having a new outfit post soon. i went shopping for my birthday, really shopping, not just in my closet, and got a lot of great stuff. three new pairs of shoes, which i love, some of those new jean leggings (jeggings?) and earrings. i also have to post up the outfit i wore shopping, which is one of my favorites.

but second of all, i've been staying up late recently. not ridiculously so, but around 2 or 3, which is late for me. i've been watching all that trashy late night tv, which only encourages the insomnia, but i love it. and buffy the vampire slayer reruns, which are addicting. but the clothes were just... ew. early 2000s? not a great fashion decade. i much prefer the 50s. and 20s. and 40s, and 60s, and 80s. they're inspiring. 90s? not so much.

i couldn't really think of anything to write about, but i want to make sure i keep up with the blogging. i don't want to start out with a bang, then get busy and start dropping out. like all my other blogs. thus, this post. which i consider a filler post, but it'll pass time. so i'll leave you with some of my inspirations of the moment...

i love nylon - it's my dream to intern there one day. but living in seattle (which you'd think would be more updated) i can only find it in the downtown bartells. but the music is great, the fashion is really cool and chic (not to use such an overused fashion word) and i feel like i'm really interested. that doesn't exactly make sense but with a lot of magazines my friends read (seventeen, teenvogue, glamour, etc.) you don't end up with much for your money -- the articles aren't too interesting and it's mostly ads.

like i've mentioned, i love the 20s. it's inspiring, all that culture. and the women were so comfortable with their sexuality. the amazing jazz, dancing, everything about it. poetry, too, and a greater african american influence. people were hopeful, with all the new, modern inventions. they were shedding the tradition of the late 1800s and early 1900s. women finally had the right to vote. the chrysler building. it was all pretty inspiring, don't you say?

queen rania of jordan. she's passionate, committed to education for all, especially women, and beautiful. i recently wrote a report about her, and i find her amazing. she started out with so little and has done so much for the world. she's truly an inspiring person.

here's her website

alright, i'll find something more interesting to write about tomorrow.

thanks for reading!

xo sophie

smitten with... closet shopping

so, it's my birthday. whoop-dee-do. yeah, 4/20. hitler's birthday, national let's get high day, columbine. what a great day. in honor of it, i went closet shopping. i raided the back corners of my teeny tiny closet and found some new fun stuff. also, it was sunny today! so i got to pull out my shorts and flip flops (hooray) and one of my tshirts (it was mislabeled and i purchased and XL instead of an XS. i would have returned it but i like the new effect.) and have fun.

oh, and i've got a lunch with my mom today, so i've got to figure out what to wear. and then post pictures. hopefully it'll be sunny and i can do an outdoor photoshoot. (too bad i'm missing a photographer. hm.)

also, you know what spring means? cutoff short time. i haven't worn most of my jeans in months - i'm in a skirt phase right now - so i'll be cutting most of them up. and maybe doing an acid wash on one or two, i might put up a tutorial later in the season.

but here are my finds from closet shopping:

for starters, i found this new necklace, which i really like, and these bangles, on my bedside table. i've been more into gold lately, which is weird for me - i tend to think silver's classier. it's easier for gold to look tacky. but when used right, i really like gold.

these platform sandals, which i really like, too. the colors nice, and i love the braiding on the side. my only issue is walking in them, but i'll master that eventually. and the heels are a little clunky for me, but i'm trying to get used to thicker heels.

on a recent second hand shopping and found these at crossroads, on broadway (to clarify, this is seattle we're talking about.) they were seven dollars, and i'm in love with them. i love the embroidery detail, and they have detachable buckle-tie-things, which are really cute.

i also found these at crossroads too, for fifteen dollars. i like them because at least from the top, you can't really tell they're heels. most people think they're moccasins, or something of the like. and for a short (ie; 5'0".) girl like me, cute, hidden heels are basically my savior. also, i like the sixties vibe.

outfit for the day - shorts, one of my comfy tees, those gray heels and the chain necklace. sorry for the awful camera quality (working on it!) and lighting. and sorry the pictures are so little.

oh, and i found this eraser. it's a little bowl of noodles, with some fried shrimp and beans. my birthday present to myself.

well, happy 420.

smitten with... the postal service

i just bought the postal service album give up, and i'm in love. i'm thinking about ordering it in vinyl, for our new turntable. it was released in 2003, but my brother just now introduced me to them. i'd heard such great heights (which rolling stone named the 27th best song of the decade) before, and liked it, but i'd never quite taken the time to listen to the whole album. now that i have, i find it's not even my favorite track. i prefer nothing better, sleeping in, brand new colony and we will become silhouettes. i mostly like the lyrics, which really sum up some of my feelings right now. (thus making this the perfect time to discover this album.) especially nothing better:

"tell me am i right to think that there could be nothing better,

than making you my bride and slowly growing old together.

don't you feed me lines about some idealistic future,

your heart won't heal right if you keep tearing out the sutures."