an { almost } romantic day

hi everyone! thanks mucho for your lovely comments on my sketch below. like i said i'll be posting art more frequently {until you get bored of it}

this day was a catastrophe of sorts, but a very funny one. it started out perfectly: the sun shining brightly, a nice breakfast, paris...what could possibly go wrong. well, decided to visit a beautiful garden near the bastille. it really was beautiful...the only problem is that i have SEVERE ALLERGIES and every tree and their mother was pollinating and there were bugs everywhere { seriously...it was like God released the plague of locusts all over again }. i spent the rest of the day barely able to see and sniffling. let's just say it ended with us buying a kumquat tree {ask me if i know what a kumquat even tastes like}

the outfit: to be honest, i felt a bit like doing some pliés in this because the fabrics were so delicate and girly i felt like a ballerina. i like mixing prints and fabrics {though this wasn't too much of a stretch} this skirt is one of my favorite new pieces {kind of obsessed} just because it's so beautifully made and fun to touch. the shirt is now one of my go-tos because it's so versatile. i can wear it with anything! also...im a HUGE fan of swatch watches...im wearing 2 in these pictures, but ill show the other one later. i have some "serious" watches, but as an artist i love most things fun and creative. i can never leave the swatch store without buying at least one thing.

♥ MIMI

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my idea of relaxing

jumpsuit- h&m, lace tank-james perse

we hopped on the TGV from paris to provence and after a whirl-wind birthday party with over 30 bottles of champagne, too much dancing and singing, meeting some of arnaud's childhood friends for the first time, singing lady gaga all night, did i mention too much champagne? walking over pebbles in 5 inch heels (i eventually gave up and went bare-foot because honestly.....pebbles? thats def dos muchos for this girl) and staying out until 5am. i slept until 2pm and decided to nurse my wounded spirit with a day exploring avignon. ALSO i entered a t-shirt design contest for H&M HERE. you literally just have to give it a rating and its done { 2 secs at the most i promise }...if you like it obviously. thanks!!

the get up: with my brain temporarily on vacation i grabbed the easiest thing i packed...a jumpsuit from h&m covered in birds. and thank the lord because it was a million degrees outside. i really love pieces like this because they are comfortable, easy to wear and dont require that many accessories to make you stand out. what statement pieces do you guys love?

♥ MIMI

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nothing but flowers

cardigan- ONLY, blouse-milly, skirt-ASOS, flower belt-anthropologie, flats-repetto, bag-Céline

so so sorry for the lack of posts! im sure you were all waiting on the edge of a cliff ready to jump but don't worry, im back. ive been so so busy and havent had much interaction with le computer. j'adore paris! everything seems so magical and new in this city and one really can be and do whatever they want. dont want to bore you all now so i will tell you more about it in later posts. i literally think my skin had forgotten what the sun felt like until we got here and to celebrate i got dressed with bright colors and 3-D flowers around my waist. as you may remember from an earlier post j'adore Céline and i finally got to tote around my new boston bag! hope you enjoy the pics. ill be back with more later. what's everyone been up to?!

♥ MIMI

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a night with chekhov....and sequins

sequined sweater- h&m , shorts and belt- zara, shoes-ASOS

hi people. hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. i am feeling so much better and cant wait to show you what i wore during these days :) a few of us went to see 2 plays by chekhov last week at this gorgeous mansion like house...i couldnt resist taking a few pictures in this place

{ though it involved ninja like activity and ended up being much trickier than i thought }.

can you tell that i love sequins? seriously, you could put sequins on live poisonous snakes and i will gladly wear them around my neck. the ones on this sweater really are done so beautifully { as you see in the closer picture }. to me they look a bit like armor.

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simple things

blazer/vest-UO, top-marc by marc jacobs, skirt-american apparel, bag-max mara, shoes- ASOS

what an amazing day! it was super sunny {though the wind almost blew me away} we took a mid-day trip to the kennedy center... and i wore my new shoes from ASOS! { which i adore } i can't wait until it's fully warm outside and i can break out the dresses. i have a huge weakness for vests and blazers in general { seriously...i think i have over 25 vests } and this blue one is for sure one of my favorites. the cut is so perfect...it makes me look a bit like a stewardess...but hopefully a very stylish one....

what are the MUST haves in your closet?

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margaritas and moonwalker

white tunic-james perse, skirt-american apparel, blouse-vintage, flat-repetto, sunnies-DKN to the Y baby

these pictures were definitely taken before i thought it was a good idea to meet up with a friend for one "harmless margarita" on a sunny sunday afternoon....a day that started out innocent enough, but quickly evolved into me having half a glass too much, and ended up with me making the boyfriend watch michael jackson's moonwalker { best decision of my life...must admit it made me dream in sequins and shooting stars }

for the outfit itself. i find that i have a lot of really crazy, hard to wear items in my closet so i also have solid basic black and white pieces i can always pair them with. this red blouse is one of my absolute favs that came to me magically on the back of a golden unicorn { or in a vintage store in NYC...either way } i jumped at the chance to wear it again.

it was super sunny outside so apologies for the lack of smiling in these...the sun was in my eyes most of the time!

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polka dots and metallic

well, we can all thank "i love lucy" for putting polka-dots on the map. i am a huge fan ...to the point that i realized i had a bit of a problem when i looked in my closet and realized more than half of my clothes had polka dots somewhere on them. { this was actually a great discovery bc i convinced myself it meant i had to go shopping in order to restore the fashion balance in my wardrobe.}

after declaring a polka dot fast for the last 4 months....i finally caved when i saw these!

{ i also discovered the retro filter on photobucket! someone stop me now....actually please dont. i happen to be enjoying myself. }

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wine and flowers

what says tuesday better than 3 frenchies, a ghanaian girl, a beautiful view of the city and copious amounts of wine? some friends were in from geneva so we took them under our wing and got them drunk. ok...so maybe only i was drunk by the end of the night...and the next morning.

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walkiendo in the park

lace top-h&m, heels- steve madden, bag-cynthia rowley, pants-zara

i love mixing different patterns...hence the lace and the tweed. and im usually not a fan of this cut of pant but i must say i adore theses { the boyfriend actually suggested it....guess being around me so much is rubbing off on him } i love the soft girly-ness of the shirt and the "let's take over a company" feeling the pants give me whenever i wear them...