Make your own flower crown

However you may feel about Lana Del Ray, there's no denying that flower crowns have become a huge trend. I'm really excited about this--flower crowns are beautiful, bohemian, fresh, and are a great way to celebrate the seasonal reemergence of the sun!

That's why I was so excited when I found this DIY video on Refinery29--and it's less than 2 minutes! Surely even a non-crafty person like me can handle this! Highly recommended.

Here are more photos of flower crowns, because they are beautiful (the photos and the flower crowns!):

All from bridal musings, not that you need to be a bride (or even be musing on bridal things) to enjoy this!

DKNY Resort 2014

How is it that we're already doing resort 2014? Goodness. However surprised I may be, I am also quite excited.

Want to know why?

DKNY Resort 2014 is really stylistically-inspirational, and the styling tips and look of the collection are by no means restricted to resort wear.

Take a look at some of my favorites:

Classic, and perfectly androgynous

Again, super classic--and good for f/w!

I'm rarely a fan of gold, but this is just so cool

Love the outfit on the left. Those pants!

Extra sporty/punky twist on Le Smoking
is well-appreciated.

My favorite pair of looks! Love the pants/shirt/jacket
combo on the left and the tulle/baseball cap combo
on the right. 

I can't wait to get my hands on these!

(photos from Refinery29)

What do you think about these shoes?

Sophia Webster summer '13: pretty crazy stuff. 

Okay, I like this. This is looking good. 

Alright, this could look good with the right outfit. 

A bit ostentatious; not really my style, but still cute.

Um, interesting; maybe little bit too much for me.

If someone styled this the right way, I'm sure it could contribute to an interesting outfit.

Hey, look at this! It seems so wearable 

Okay. It's in pastels and patent leather. Okay. Let's just keep looking

I GIVE UP

Here's the whole collection if you want to take a look. Jokes aside, there are several pairs I like a lot, and I do appreciate the commitment to design (although it can be a little overwhelming seeing them all at once). I can't wait to see them IRL--it will be a special challenge to style them, but I bet there's a big payoff when it's done correctly. 

On Portia's New Haircut

Okay, so I'm a little over halfway through the new season of Arrested Development. I was thinking of something to write about, and, not that this is what I pay attention to while watching One of The Best Shows Ever To Be On Television (no sarcasm), but Lindsay/Portia's haircut... Gorgeous!

This whole outfit looked super chic to me, even as ostrich-farming/"dumpster-diving" wear. Here she is again, looking fabulous. And can we just talk about how adorable she and Ellen are? I think Portia just looks so much happier when she's with Ellen (from the photos I've seen, anyway). And that's great.

Tziporah Salaman

I love this photo. Tziporah Salaman is a New York style icon, frequently photographed by Bill Cunningham and Ari Seth Cohen of Advanced Style. Last year, she modeled for Lanvin.

I think there is a lot to learn from Salaman's story: first, think carefully about what you add to your wardrobe; and second, don't give a damn about what other people think. Clarification on the first tidbit: it by no means is encouraging "practical," conservative dressing. Tziporah dresses like she is "making a painting" with the clothes and her body, and won't buy something unless it passes her criteria: “Each item has to be as good as all the other items, and it has to pass my criteria of ‘Do I want to travel with this item for the rest of my life?’ If the answer is no, I don’t buy it.” Once, she spent seven years coming up with an outfit. And more on the second: growing up, she used to feel a little self-conscious when she was "ornamented' with unusual hats and pieces. Once she completely owned it (after her rabbi said she was like Hod in the Tree of Life), she never looked back. I think there's a lot to admire about this quotation: “The Doyle Auctions are always great because they have great hats and I have no competition. Most of the women at the Doyle Auctions are Park Avenue ladies who love to play it safe. They’d rather get those Chanel earrings to show everyone. You might as well just put dollar signs on your ears. But then I have all the hats to myself.”

I'm going to try and be a little more like Tziporah, I think. 

Look at these gorgeous photos

Ava Gardner, 1943

Veruschka, 1968

Keira Knightley, 2007

Linda Cristal, 1958

Susan Strasberg, 1961

From The Cut's slideshow 30 Bombshell Babes in Modest Swimwear. I had no idea Keira Knightley's classiness was up to this level. Dang. I wish I could pull off a bathing cap. I'll do it when I'm old. You can pull off eclectically-classy stuff like that when you're old.

It's Arrested Development

Here's (some of) the cast of Arrested Development, reunited:

I love how Jessica Walter looks like a (much) nicer version of Lucille. I also love Alia Shawkat and Portia de Rossi's looks. But really, how cute is this bunch? Look at Michael Cera! Aww. But really, Alia Shawkat is gorgeous, and has a great sense of style. 

Ahhhh three more days!!!

Summer lovin'

Summer lovin' by sartoriallysnappy featuring shopping totes

What if: Cannes 2013

What if: Cannes 2013 by sartoriallysnappy featuring pointed-toe pumps

Maeby We Should Be Seeing More of Alia Shawkat

... because, turns out, she's a pretty cool lady! She's been kind of MIA since Arrested Development ended, so it's fun to see how she's grown up into a well-spoken, beautiful, confident young woman. Also--I absolutely adore her jumpsuit! I would say that it's pretty bold, but the way she wears it, you can tell she actually does not give a flying fack what you think. She pulls it off quite well; so well, in fact, that I'm suddenly quite interested in jumpsuits. Well, that was a freebie! (Well, no, it really wasn't, but I had to make at least one AD/Maeby reference.) (And no "Her?" jokes, guys. I can hear them coming from around the corner. They're wearing tap shoes. [That was a Pushing Daisies reference. Speaking of PD, isn't time we get the follow-up we were promised? So many loose ends! SUCH A GOOD SHOW. Damn you, the system!])

Michael Cera is also making some bold fashion choices. On Facebook/YouTube/whatever I have seen a good number of comments that were quite critical of his outfit. Come on! Just let him be. We have got to do something about that boy's self-esteem... Just cool your Japanese jets, everybody. He looks ready to be Mr. Manager to me.

Riccardo Tisci + Opéra Garnier

Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy's first stage collaboration is with Paris's Opéra Garnier, for the ballet Boléro.  Tisci says "Boléro is all about intensity! The music has such an intense feeling. I wanted the dancers to feel naked somehow. The costumes express two sides of me: darkness and romanticism."

I think the costumes are absolutely beautiful. The two aesthetics they represent--"darkness and romanticism"--come together beautifully (as they do in most Tisci creations--which is why I love them so much).

Here they are in action:

Wow. 

(http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/olivia-bergin/TMG10035063/First-look-at-Riccardo-Tiscis-foray-into-ballet.html)

Ooh la la

Vivienne Westwood will be designing airplane uniforms for Virgin Atlantic. And it sounds like it's going to be très chic.