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Setting the Mood: Why I Autumn….

By Kirsten|September 12th, 2011|Setting the Mood|

I’m really getting into the autumnal swing of things… even though fall doesn’t officially start until September 23rd this year. If you want to get all technical, we still have another week and a half of summer left. To me, fall symbolizes quality time spent with family and friends. There’s nothing I like more than getting cozy with a group of friends for a rousing game night complete with warm cocktails and yummy comfort food. This is the perfect occasion for a soft, fuzzy blouse, snuggly scarf, and killer boots. Just because you’re staying in, doesn’t mean you have to dress down.

xx,

WhyDid

Shirt: Etoile Isabel Marant Glen Checked Woolblend Shirt, $385

Boots: Chloe Leather Platform Ankle Boots, $995

Scarf: Vivienne Westwood Knitted Wool Snood, $215

Setting the Mood: Black or White

By Kirsten|August 25th, 2011|Setting the Mood|

I always say that most things in life are incredibly black and white. I don’t really like dancing around in the grey area. In my experience, that leads to nothing but trouble. There’s something so magical about black and white photos. The playing of shadows against the subject. The contrast. Sucking out the colors to nothing but black and white can take your average photo from amateur to amazing. The same can be said about your clothing as well. While some might associate black and white with waiter wear, I think wearing something so simple conveys confidence and understated glamour.

Just a perfect examples of how opposites complement each other.

xx,

WhyDid

Lingerie: Agent Provocateur Sidonie Floral Lace Briefs, $170

Blouse: Joseph Peter Silk Crepe de Chine Blouse, $395

Shoes: Brian Atwood Lolita Ankle Strap Sandals, $1,165

Bracelet: Diane Kordas 18 Karat Rose Gold Diamond Bangle, $1,910

Shorts: Rag & Bone Crawford Hight Waisted Stretch Shorts, $275

Setting the Mood: True Blood (Red)

By Kirsten|August 16th, 2011|Setting the Mood|

Alright, well I don’t watch True Blood or Twilight or any of the other 35,000 shows about vampires, but all that blood leaves me seeing red– in a good way. There is nothing more sexy or chic than a really saturated red. You may opt to deck yourself out in the hot hue, or just punch up some neutrals with a pop or crimson. Even just a red lip can add a little something to the average outfit. I can’t wait to pick out the perfect shade of red to lacquer up my fingers and toes. There is just something about a little bit of red that can get you all fired up. Vampires or not.

xx,

WhyDid

Handbag: Alexander McQueen

Shoes: Dolce & Gabbana

Ring: Solange Azagury-Partridge

Chemise: Rosamosario

Allons-y! Pourquoi pas?

By Kirsten|August 9th, 2011|Setting the Mood|

Speaking of Paris, why not be inspired by the magnificent city? I have never been, but in my head it’s the only city that might rival New York. There is just something, that je ne sais quoi if you will, that makes Paris so sexy, so chic. Maybe it’s the French women and their no frills beauty or the French’s ability to be both self entitled and nonchalant at the same time. Whatever it might be, I have always been intrigued by this magical city (the whole country to be quite honest) and some day I will “bon voyage” there.

Having studied French all through highschool (Spanish was full) and college, I still barely speak a lick (un petit peu). I even got Rosetta Stone a couple of years ago and swore that when I finished I would pack a bag and head on over. Somehow, that just didn’t happen, so I’m going to have to go with the “immersion theory” and just dive on in. I do, however, know how to say “window shopping” (leche vitrine). That’s gotta count for something, right?

xx (bisou bisou),

WhyDid

Shoes: Givenchy

Earrings: Marie Helen de Taillac

Jacket: Isabel Marant

Handbag: Chloe

Setting the Mood: Hallucinate a Heatwave

By Kirsten|August 2nd, 2011|Setting the Mood|

Mark Twain once said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Well, he certainly wasn’t kidding. One would think living in California is all palm trees and sunshine… well, not so much.

After returning from the east coast this week, I realized how much I miss a real summer. You know, the almost unbearable heat that lingers long past sunset and the humidity that can curl even the most perfectly coifed ‘do. While it rarely dips below forty in California, the summers are never as warm as those of the east coast. It never, ever feels like summer. “They” tell me it gets warm starting in September, but I don’t buy it.

These bright brights are just going to have to get me through the mild California summer. Perhaps wearing something bright will radiate its own heat.

xx,

WhyDid

Lingerie: Deobrah Marquit

Bracelet: Tom Binns

Shoes: Miu Miu

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