Jazz Age Lawn Party 2014

Oh yes, I always ride the subway dressed like this

It's time parasols made a comeback

Lovely

The scene is set

St. Germain

The art of picnicking 

Headband crown adorableness

Lemonade stain on your gloves? Don't fret, there are plenty on hand

May I interest you in a new hat?

Love these colorful vintage car barrettes 

The way photographs used to be taken

Beaded beauties

And the band played....and everyone danced merrily

MoMA and the Met Visitor Researchers and Evaluators....honing our people watching skills

Ephemera for the festivities

Jazz Age Lawn Party...if only every day could be like this!

Outfit Details:
Dress and blouse: Alice and Olivia (samples)
Slip: Uniqlo Airism
Boots: XOXO
Tights: Ellen Tracy
Magnifying glass necklace: New York Historical Society
Cameo necklace and earrings: ? (super old)
Hat: Lord and Taylor
Tote: Out of Print Books
Purse: MoMA Staff Sale 2013
Ruffled Socks: Hue
Gloves: Jazz Age Lawn Party
Scarf: Textile Museum of Canada

Flamingos Go with Fun Art

This is actually from a few weekends go but I'm a little behind on my posts and haven't been taking as many outfit-of-the-day type photos. Anyways, this was a fantastic weekend! I saw so much art and a lot of it had a very playful quality that I readily welcomed. I'm not sure that a pink flamingo sundress is ideal gallery hopping wear but I felt like it was appropriate for some of the works I saw which were incredibly FUN!  I especially loved Tara Donovan's installation (in the last photo)...everyone who saw it immediately lit up and broke into a big smile. The security officer was smiling at everyone's reaction and I asked him what it was like to see people's first reaction to her work and he said it made him really happy. It's pretty amazing how some works can really affect our moods and also how seeing and being around happiness can make us feel uplifted as well.

Outfit Details:

Dress: Eric and Lani
Cropped Denim Jacket: Marilyn Monroe
Sneakers: Suprega
Tote: Uniqlo and MoMA collaboration

Sunday Photo Challenge

The idea of these photo challenges is that you are supposed to take one photo per hour to tell a story about your day. Well, I didn't exactly take one photo per hour (vacuuming and doing laundry didn't seem worthy of photos) but here's a photo tour of my Sunday.

Breakfast! Berries, grapefruit, kefir and granola.

Finish up a post for Jackie Times on Tumblr.

Set out fresh dandelion greens and water for Crusader.

Pick out an outfit for the day. This one is perfect for work and play, plus I can wear my dance gear underneath.

Go for a walk to Madison Square Park to check out Rachel Feinstein's installations.

Dance it out in ballet class at Alvin Ailey!

Head into work and spend some time in MoMA Studio: Breathe with Me to conduct observations...and respond to a few prompts during the lulls.

Pack up and take home the ceramics I made in Allison Smith: American Pre-Modern class a couple months ago.

Check out all the Tony Awards action at Radio City Music Hall.

Stop in at the Amish Market along Ninth Avenue for some kiwi (5 for $2!).

Enjoy a refreshing slice of watermelon. Yum!

A little ballet practice.

Book + a big mug of tea 

Well, that's my Sunday. Hope everyone had a good weekend!

There's Something About Jeans and A Lace Top

This is from a few weeks ago...back when I thought summer was just around the corner but turns out we had a few more cold snaps to get through.  I love dresses but every once in awhile there's nothing better than a pair of jeans and a white lace top...somehow it always still feels very feminine.

Outfit Details:
Jeans - Dex
Blouse (so old!) - Suzy Shier 
Jacket - BB Dakota
Shoes - Suprega
Necklace - MoMA Design Store
Sunnies - Kate Spade