The Blue and the Gold

My swim team colors growing up were blue and gold (see there I am in my speedo) and aren't they the California colors as well? Why yes they are. Pairing the two bold primary colors has always seemed appropriate when it came to flags and athletic teams, but not much else. Right?

Until now that is — this season I have been seeing the traditionally sporty and patriotic pair popping up all over the streets and the runways. Despite my initial ingrained hesitation, I am actually pretty into it. And if the color block combo is too bold for some, the mustard yellows and cobalt blues on their own are doing it for me as well. How do you feel about the blue and the gold? 

Sonia Rykiel and Chloe via WWD

My dream shoes at Dries Van Noten 

by Facehunter

via That Kind of Woman

above and below by The Sartorialist

Now That's What I am Talking About

Just spotted this photo on Facebook of my friends Caty and Simone at a wedding over the weekend, and I have to say, their color scheme got me all excited. It is so vibrant and fun, and I am loving the unexpected blue and red combo with an orange flower and yellow purse added in for good measure. Lovely ladies!


Photo by Katie. 

A Color Cocktail...One For You and One For You

Last week something changed in me and all of a sudden I was all about color. First I blogged about red on red, and Rihanna's color block ensemble, then my mom sent me a photo of her looking amazing in a pair of red trousers in the 70s, then I went and saw You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and Freida Pinto's character only wore red and then everywhere I looked I was seeing splashes of color. In a fashion world that has been soaked in a sea of camel and gray for so long and a real world that is blanketed in snow and cloudy skies, these visions of color are a refreshing change and a perfect mid-winter (oh I mean beginning of winter) remedy. I mean who needs the sun when you have clothes this bright?

My mom wearing self-made red wool trousers 

by Mr. Newton

via So Much to Tell You

NY Times Style Mag via Fashion Gone Rogue

by Jak & Jil 

by Chasing Heartbeats 

    

by Stil in Berlin and Glam Canyon

by All the Pretty Birds

Roger + Peach via Material Attention

Weekend Roundup: My Thanksgiving!

FOOD

AND FUN

I did it you guys! I successfully cooked my first Thanksgiving, turkey and all, see there it is. Yes yes, I know it was over a week late, but that is the amazing thing about living abroad, that just doesn't matter. Of course you don't get the day off in Germany and the weekend after was no good, so Saturday night we had 7 people over for a late feast, 5 of whom had never stuffed their faces with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the works before (or been forced to play charades and tell everyone what they are thankful for against their will. Sorry about that guys....) Apparently not only have I turned into the type of person who does such aggressively cheesy things, I have also become the kind of person who obsesses about dinner parties. I spent the week before preparing, gathering recipes, treking all over Berlin in the snow to find all the not-so-common in Germany ingredients and laying in bed at night thinking about my turkey preparations. Weird I know, but the truth is I enjoyed it, such a project got me through a week of brutal cold nights that began at three in the afternoon. I mean, I truly don't think there is anything more fun than a good old house party, so a little obsessing can't hurt too much, right? But the real question is, what will my next project be?

Anyway, it is unfortunate that I did not take any photos of what I was wearing as I was running around preparing stuff until my friends arrived — just that awful one up there where you can just see a bit of the sheer below-the-knee dress from the 1970s I paired with vintage maroon flats. I am really loving the unexpected pink, red, orange color block combo that Rihanna (minus the hair) has been doing so much these days, so maybe there was some subtle inspiration there. I topped it all off with a gold belt and a gold floral headband that I only seem to wear on birthdays or special events, because you really can't be a host without dressing like a princess or a 1950s housewife, not in my book.