MERRY MERRY

source : Paper Source

label of love : Shakuhaci

I first stumbled upon Shakuhaci while poking around the boutique scene in SoHo last year around this time. Since then, I have seen this label popping up everywhere. It's like when you  get a new car and suddenly you notice your car twins all over the place... catch my drift? Back to Shakuhaci, this Aussi-based brand is self-described as being for the sleek-limbed supergirl, as unashamedly 90's as giant blow-wave hair, jangling gold earrings or a perfectly placed beauty spot. Amen to that.

 

 

retro-active : Off-the-Shoulder

These off-the-shoulder frocks have me all sorts of nostalgic for the power super model looks of the late 80s and early 90s. Check out some of my favorite shoulder-bearing trappings.

one. Motel Ame Cut Out Midi Dress in Black

two. Three Floor Vida Vida Dress

three. Hybrid Body-Conscious Dress with Contrast Lace Skirt

four. Three Floor White Out Dress

five. Nicholas Stripe Off the Shoulder Top

six. Herve Leger Boat Neck Dress

80s & 90s Model Inspiro

source : blackmotherteresa

Carré Otis  - Photographed by Barry Lategan
source : 80s-90s-supermodels

Naomi Campbell
source : kelvinatorx

Photograph by Barry Lategan
source : 80s-90s-supermodels

Claudia Schiffer for Chanel - 1995
source : 90s Haute Couture

out and about : Nutcracker Market

Even though Black Friday is technically the beginning of the holiday shopping season, in Houston, the Nutcracker Market is a must-do for holiday happy shoppers. I am (clearly) not shy to the shopping scene and made sure to go opening night of the Nutcracker Market a few weeks back. Reliant Center was filled to the brim with aisles and aisles of visiting vendors from all across the country. We browsed through everything from outrageous Christmas decorations (we may or may not have been at the North Pole), artisan jewelry, housewares, holiday sweets (testers? yes please) and, in typical Texas fashion, ANYTHING with your name, monogram or school logo on it (really... ANYTHING.. cups, pillow cases, cookies, picture frames, toilette paper... so necessary). If it helps, the event benefits the Houston Ballet (it's called philanthropic shopping).

This is not your mama's craft show...

“I’m singing… I’m in a store and I’m singing… I’M IN A STORE AND I’M SINGING!”

every house could use a little hide.... 

and more hide... 

In true Southwest fashion : Native-Inspired Textiles

How else will people know where you went to school?!

Quarry heist...