Gypsy Girl's Best Shoes

4.7.2011

2011-04-07T23:57:00.000-07:00

i love this skirt! i got it from asos.com for like nothing on sale. when I hold it open like that it resembles one of those paper streamer strings that you make of little people when you're a kid...know what i mean?

haven't worn these shoes in awhile. they felt must less stilty than i remember

i have a lot of love for my ring collection these days. should probably give my nails a little love as well..

sunglasses: retro superfuture
top: ModCloth
skirt: asos
shoes: sam edelman
rings left to right: ModCloth, ModCloth, Adina Mills, Vintage, Adina Mills
nails: china glaze teal crackle over orly's goth

open the door

2011-04-06T22:57:00.000-07:00

seriously though. i really want to start posting here more. i'm having too much fun right now to use something as silly as "not having time" as an excuse to not capture/share it on here.

this picture is from a recent buying trip to Chicago for a tradeshow. i felt like a doll in a dollhouse posing in front of this random painted wall in Logan Square.

lovely sidenote: i almost died on the way there! okay maybe i'm being a tad dramatic but it really felt like it! we were stuck in a thunder/lightning storm that never seemed to end. i've never been shaken so hard and seen lightning that close to my head. anyway, within 36 hours it was super duper sunny and the sky was gorgeous.

like i said, i'm going to TRY to write more, but can't make any promises. thanks for stopping by!

mitsuwa

2010-07-06T17:20:00.000-07:00

some great product pics snapped last week at mitsuwa marketplace, an old fave for snacks and amusing packaging.

basically just what you see here: butter, eggs, salt. verdict: yeah, weird.
loved these containers so much. especially right next to each other (!!) i want to hug those moomins!
no idea but possibly delicious
if i thought the candy inside would look like the pastry outside, i would have bought it.

loved the packaging here...i just didn't trust myself with that much candy.
can't even handle this at all.
?????
favorite chips!! 1. heart shaped. 2. veggie flavors. 3. waffle texture. 4. no msg. 3. SMILEY VEGGIES ON PACKAGE

uhm, no.

dear vintage platform shoes with heart cutout:

2010-06-29T20:55:00.000-07:00

why must you exist and be in my size and be $100?

the stuff dreams are made of

2010-06-23T20:12:00.001-07:00

once upon a time, there were the most gorgeous swoon-worthy miu miu pumps. they were satin, printed with delicate sparrows and even fit perfectly (hard for a girl with a size 5.5 foot!). sounds perfect right? there was only one issue: the price tag. i had never made THAT much of an investment in anything (except a trip to japan?) so i tried to forget about them...key word: tried. a few days passed and i couldn't stop dreaming about them. and to make matters worse i continued to google them furiously and all i kept reading about was how quickly they were selling out!

in the middle of this whole shoe-dream fiasco another fantasy was beginning to come to life: i found my dream job and applied immediately! i was lucky enough to hear back within 24 hours that they wanted to meet with me! I was seriously on cloud nine! as I'm sure all of you know, it's extremely difficult to find a job right now, let alone the perfect job with the perfect company in YOUR city! as shocking as the whole situation was to me, i also had this extreme intuitive feeling that i would in fact get the job. is that weird? i guess i just felt it was too perfect for me so i knew it had to be mine...kind of like the shoes!

SO, i had this crazy idea: to buy these shoes for my future self as a reward for getting the job. i realize it sounds crazy (because it was) but it felt so right! the next day i marched over to nordstroms and bought the shoes (on my credit card) i had lusted over for weeks and had tried on repeatedly (yes this situation slightly resembles the guitar purchase in wayne's world-"it will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine"). next came the hard part: not wearing the shoes until i had the job (i actually pretended i would return them if i didn't get it-HAAAA). i got home took them out of the box, cleared off a shelf and put them out on display. this display served as a huge source of inspiration in so many ways for the coming weeks. i don't know what was more amazing- the fact that i actually owned them or how gorgeous and impeccable they were!

two months later and here i am! i did it! woohoo! i was offered/accepted the job on friday and i start in just under two weeks as a Designer Relations Manager at ModCloth and I couldn't be more excited!!

maximus

2010-06-23T09:53:00.000-07:00

My name is Samantha, and I'm addicted to vacations. Everytime I go on one, even just for the weekend, I get caught up in the romantics of it all and begin to dress and act like I'm on vacation. It's really not a bad thing I suppose. Until I start booking various cruises and safari trips...

Fresh off our weekend getaway to Palm Springs (such a great time) I found myself replicating outfits I wore last summer in Maui (this outfit is one of them). I love it there so much and hopefully one day we can have a winter home there. For now, I'll just wear festive maxis and pretend I know the hula.

speaking of completely unrealistic birthday wants

2010-06-16T22:06:00.001-07:00

(chloe sevigny for opening ceremony, image courtesy of stylefrizz)

yeah i'm gonna need these bow shoes in either mule or ankle strap version

pretty please

2010-06-16T17:11:00.000-07:00

if you happen to have some extra cash laying around and haven't gotten me a birthday present, here is one thing i really want. thanks so much!

xoxo

last year's model

2010-06-16T16:59:00.000-07:00

what better way to celebrate my impending birthday than to wear my birthday dress from last year? actually i think it might have been from 2-3 years ago but whatevaaaa. joe bought it for me at one of my fave stores in new york, pixie market (we lived there at the time) specifically to wear on my birthday!

about to go off to a shoe tradeshow for work…..heaven.

xoxo

habitat

2010-05-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

snapped a couple of pics of some cuteness around our apt. i definitely would have to say my favorite is the newly christened girly girl shelf with my lula mags, perfume bottles and my miu miu sparrow pumps.

gonna dress you up in my love

2010-05-26T17:47:00.000-07:00

for some reason it's easy for me to remember to post on chictopia, yet I always forget to blog 'em. here are some of my recent outfit faves. enjoy!

among the poppies in a vintage vest and top and camilla skovgaard shoes

cuddling with georgie in a betsey johnson dress

sparkley accessories

monochromatic ensemble from asos and vintage shoes

love this cotton candy-inspired top & pants from forever 21 with miu miu pumps

got this craycray print vintage dress in hawaii last summer. worn with jc alexas and golden retriever socks (!)

spring shoes

2010-04-07T17:48:00.000-07:00

kind of obsessing over some recent shoe purchases. really feeling the wooden 70's platform sandal situation in case you couldn't tell....likeeey?

vintage Kenneth Cole slingbacks

jeffrey campbell charli clogs

vintage bare traps ankle strap platforms

desert fun

2010-04-03T10:43:00.001-07:00

antique mall

2010-03-19T18:58:00.000-07:00

last weekend we went to the antique mall in orange. not only was it the first day of "spring forward" but the sun was shining extra bright and hot so it felt exactly like a lovely summer's day. i snagged a few vintage tops, dresses, cups and trinkets, but the real fun was just looking at all of it. the "mall" we were in had 125 different stalls of beyond amazing goodies ranging from silverware to toys to clothes to furniture. some in pristine condition and some pre-loved. joe snapped a few pics when we were walking down the sun-drenched streets after the shopathon and right before our spanish feast...

oops...

2009-11-03T21:09:00.001-08:00

hmmm three months without a post. can't say "i'll never do that again" because i probably will. for now, there are some things to share! i stopped taking pictures for awhile. mainly because work was getting hectic before i went to japan, and then once we got there took so many pictures of beautiful things/people that nothing else seemed to matter for a bit. don't think i don't love my life, because i do, i just really like a world where everything is clean and beautiful, people are respectful and kind to each other and all i have to do is shop and eat. ha.

homemade sesame chicken from scratch. so damn good. i patched together 3 or 4 recipes i found online that didn't call for deep frying the chicken and it was still just as tasty. it's all in the sauce and the sesames!

reorganized my nail polish on halloween when i was trying to find an excellent purple to match my grape costume. didn't realize i had so many bottles...

new favorite shoes. i don't even think i can admit to myself how crazy i am for becoming obsessed with shoes you can only get in sweden, finding someone on craigslist to buy them and ship them to me and paypaling him the money. and it actually worked out. i am crazy. i'm sure i'll somehow find out that you can actually buy din sko shoes somewhere here but for now, it was worth it. thanks leo giertz, wherever you are!

georgie floating around the remnants of my grape costume. so presh.

a delish salad i made tonight. ahh honey mustard dressing is so vital to a good salad.

the only way to end a post, georgie style. goodnight!

japanation

2009-08-05T19:29:00.000-07:00

super duper delicious candy i bought from a japanese market in hawaii in june

i've been waiting so long to open these two bags of candy i bought in hawaii becauase, well, they are just too cute which is why i bought them but then i of course didn't want to waste them so they just sat in a drawer in a kitchen for two months. but now (!) there is cause for celebration as we have booked our flight to japan this october!! i cannot wait to see my bro and also to buy more candies to replace the ones i am about to eat! hoorah!

two best accessories

2009-08-04T22:51:00.001-07:00

bodysuit and georgie!

also, stopped by this CRAY CRAY candyland event at royal t and saw the cutest lolita cotton candy cupcake ruffle princesses. so amazing. i admire all the detail they put in their outfits...every single piece is coordinated from their socks to their purse to their cake hat. yes, cake hat. they all had these little hats made of fake cakes on. while this may seem normal to those of you who know a lot about this culture, i do not. i did however try one on. i don't think it's the right look for me unfortunately...

there's a tortilla under there somewhere

2009-07-29T22:28:00.000-07:00

delicious "taco" i made with chicken, onions, garlic, black beans, corn, broccoli, avocado, tomatoes, cilantro and sour cream. YUM! paired with my lovely organic cotton/bamboo leggings by the battalion and a new vintage lace top.

first and only night this week i get to cook and stay in and snuggle up. i'm cherishing it. also, if i remember correctly i may have placed an order on topshop early yesterday morning after receiving an email about a free tote bag with a bow on it with any purchase? i'm such a sucker. hope it shows up soon!

waaaaaa

2009-07-09T18:21:00.000-07:00

i realllly wanted these shoes, but sadly, they were too big. one of my fave sites asos.com, had them on sale for a ridiculous $38 but since they are based in the uk, i had to order online and also guess on my size. since i'm usually a 5-6, i got the smallest size possible which was a 3 (sounds so tiny!). unfortchy, still too big. i even wore them for half of the day to try and "make it work". ah well. maybe i want them even more now because i can't have them? hmm...

bow boots & summer rolls

2009-07-07T14:12:00.000-07:00

fave part of this outfit is the boots

probably one of the best ebay steals in my closet

ate at blossom finally. pretty good veggie summer rolls, but i still prefer viet noodle bar. ignore my chipped nail polish

just snuck in a quick trip to goodwill after work. the first thing i saw when i walked in was a pastel pink giant kaboodles which is always welcoming. they closed soon after i got there so i didn't get to try on the rainbow of blazers i had scooped up. i liked that they had to come on the intercom and say they were closing 3 times and i was the only one in the place. ah well, next time :)

nobody walks in la

2009-07-05T15:38:00.000-07:00

originally i was obviously pissed about our car breaking down and abandoning it (until monday) but so far, sunday has been excellent by foot around the neighborhood.

finally found this slip that i couldn't find for like 8 months (it had been layered on a hanger under a silk nightgown?!) and quickly grabbed my lace dress that i've been dying to wear literally the entire time. comfy and sexy at the same time.

georgie and i strolling down 7th

a few months ago we drove past a mexican bakery and i must have been blindsided by the delicious cakes in the window because i forgot to make a mental note of its location. sure enough, i found it today accidentally and grabbed some of my most favorite cookies. yum. rainbow sprinkles on anything is good in my book.

fourth of july

2009-07-05T10:32:00.000-07:00

mmm lots of fun in the sun yesterday. i love spending an entire day in a swimsuit. also, days are best when they start with a homemade delish egg sandwich.

avocado makes all the difference

somehow this picture turned out like this even though it was taken on my iphone.

baked red velvet cupcakes with Liz for her family party and managed to sneak one away :)

2009-07-04T10:34:00.000-07:00

So I decided to start this blog for a few reasons. Number one is just to get me to use my camera more. It's unfair that I have been gifted such a lovely camera and always forget to take it with me places or just forget to use it. Number two, is to document things I love, especially that I may regret later. For instance, an outfit I put together that upon later inspection was actually hideous or genius. For the moment I love my wardrobe, but i'm constantly adding and subtracting to/from it on an almost daily basis. Maybe this will help me realize what works. Of course there will be other things included as well like food, friends and probably more often than not, doggies. Enjoy!