it's just a little rain...

I must not have been paying any attention to the weather forecast because the rain on Sunday caught me completely off guard.  I love the rain usually but since I spent the whole of last weekend in the snow, I was ready for some sun. hmm...sounds like a spoiled Californian, doesn't it! Luckily, I just reached for one of the Brit's plaid scarves, my trusty old wellies and an umbrella - then I went about my business. 

outfit details:
sweater: h&m
shorts: uo
wellington boots: shop in Cornwall
scarf & umbrella: borrowed from the Brit

You can't see them very well here but this sweater has cute little elbow patches and it's definitely going into heavy rotation!

Fingers crossed, I'll get my sunshine tomorrow...

musical notes: led zeppelin -- rain song

i follow rivers

 Yet another Itailian Editorial worth posting! This one is from Marie Claire Italia...

Trama Dark - Feb 2011
Auguste Abeliunaite - model
Taki Bibelas -photographer
Marie Claire Italia

Musical notes...New song/cool video from Lykke Li

my day in pictures - Sundance Edition

I'm back in LA now and finally have access to my camera cord which I accidentally left at home. Before I fall into a pile on my floor due to exhaustion and dehydration I thought I would share with you what one of my days at the Sundance Film Festival looked like via my camera (and iphone)...
7:00am

7:30am

8:00am

 9:00am

 11:00am

 12:00pm

 1:30pm

 2:00pm

 3:30pm

 5:00pm

 6:00pm

 7:00pm

 8:30pm

 9:30pm

 10:30pm

 11:30pm iphone died!

1:30am(bedtime)

There you have it. now multiply by four and you might understand why I need to sleep for 3 days straight now!

far and away

I hope to do another post in the next day or so from my current location (which, if you follow me on Twitter (@recklessdaughtr)you may already be aware of!). Meanwhile, I thought I'd pop in to wish you all a happy weekend!  And, while I'm here I may as well post some photos. This isn't exactly an outfit post, just a few silly photos the Brit took of me on his iphone down on the Santa Monica Pier last night...

 

(does this remind anyone else of the movie "BIG"!)

back soon!

stillness is a lie, my dear

My life is about to get a whole lot busier in the coming weeks... which is why, the fact that I am struggling to keep up as it is scares me a little. Some of it involves travel (which hopefully will be well documented here), some of it involves work, and some of it involves fun things I've been meaning to do for a long time. In the meantime, lets pretend the only thing I have to do is hang around in our garden and take photos. Pretend that a busy schedule isn't looming just outside of the gate!

This 1950s vintage wool jacket is actually part of a two piece set - it has a matching sleeveless dress. Wearing the whole thing together is really fun but it can border on Madmen/costume-y so I tend to separate them.  I bought this set way back when I lived in Seattle (5 years ago or more!) and I've been quite careful not to be too hard on it because I like it so much and it is in really amazing condition. Also, in all honesty, it is wool and I live in Southern California so there is basically a small two month window during which I can wear it without passing out from heat exhaustion!

(above is the most true to color photo - fyi)

Lastly, a Christmas present from my dear friend "Bean"...a little medallion with my blog's initials (DJRD) on one side and the date I started it on the other.  Isn't that so incredibly thoughtful!?  She's been ultra-supportive of my blog since day one. (thanks, bean!)

outfit details
jacket: 50s vintage
shorts & flats: UO
messenger bag: marc by marc jacobs

post title from this Sylvia Plath poem

DROWN the DOLLS

It has been far too long since my last art related post and I am a little bit ashamed about this fact. But fear not, I came across these oil paintings by Daena Tetle and I knew they were destined for a post.  I love underwater photos so why not paintings of people and things underwater! better yet, why not  paintings of barbie dolls underwater?!

more @ daenatitle

Have a  wonderful Weekend!

musical notes:

caution: girl at play

I've mentioned this before but sometimes feel my closet is starting to resemble that of a little girl's - albeit, a stylish little girl - but there is definitely an under tone of Lolita hiding out in my style, mixing with my other style quirks.  Baby doll dresses, florals, bright prints, bows, tights, mary janes and now...now I can add dog-print to the list! Ha. But really, how did I manage to resist that temptation until now?  I first saw the dress in question on online and when I saw it in person I had to try it on because I really liked the neck line.  It runs a little big in my opinion and it also wrinkles pretty easily  but I’m not too bothered about that because the cuteness factor outweighs those cons. Plus that probably adds to my disheveled mystique, right? Truthfully, by the end of most of my days I look like a kid who stayed out in the playground an hour too long! Luckily, I took these before that end of day look had set in completely...

And, I've finally gotten around to posting photos of my beloved glass slippers from Fashion Forestry! I have been wearing them to death for a few weeks now but never managed to snap a photo!

outfit details:

velvet blazer - vintage
dress - h&m
rhinestone Cinderella shell shoes - fashion forestry