McQueen's Geometry

Today I wanted to feature this dress from Alexander McQueen's 2010 Resort collection:


It's just so different from other dresses I've seen. Parts of it remind me of an insect's exoskeleton, and other parts remind me of art deco-era detailing. I love the transparent/cut-out sections! Negative space is always key in any art piece, including fashion. McQueen conveys this fact perfectly with this dress.

*swoon*
Paige

Mellow Yellow

Just as the meteorologists predicted, the rains have returned to Seattle. And just as I had predicted, my mood has definitely been affected. Perhaps my pouting is just hormonal (sorry, gents), but I had really started to think that the constant sunshine the past week or so was a sign that summer was near. Sadly, this rain has washed away my optimism like sidewalk chalk.

Yesterday evening, while waiting for the bus, I tried to cope as best I could by taking in a good dose of color: standing under my bright yellow, duck-handled umbrella, savoring my last piece of yellow candied ginger (left over from my disaster-turned-delicious cupcakes last week), and hoping I would get just a peek of some yellow sun through the cracks in the clouds.

It helped a little, but I would have preferred to have looked down to find myself wearing these yellow lovelies. Yes, I know these would definitely cheer me up instantly:


*swoon*
Paige

1. Zac Posen sleeveless picot-trim dress
2. Diane Von Furstenberg Tasha tunic dress
3. Jason Wu silk embroidered shift dress
4. Twenty8Twelve Monette A-line silk dress
5. Catherine Malandrino cotton petal-detail dress

Looks from Life - Daffodils

I didn't get home until around 9pm last night, but as soon as I walked in the door, I noticed two daffodils in a vase of water on our coffee table.

The boyfriend had picked them for me on his way home from work (this is where you either awww or throw up a little).

They were the cheeriest yellow; so yellow that the color alone almost made me as happy as the fact that he had brought me flowers.

That yellow got me thinking...

Searching for more daffodils...

Like these, from Flickr photographer Monika Jansch.


I had forgotten how many different shades of daffodils there actually were, that the spectrum is far wider than simply yellow!

...which inspired me to make these various looks highlighted with the other colors of the famously yellow bloom:


Which is your favorite look?
Which is your favorite springtime flower?

*swoon*
Paige

Look #1:
J.Crew blouse
Yellow skirt (via Forever21)
Miu Miu heels

Look #2:
Lanvin t-shirt dress
Frye Fundamental flats (via Anthropologie)

Look #3:
Coral blouse
Woven cream tulip skirt
Yellow court shoes (via Debenhams)