Archive for October, 2009

* New Age Hippy

Posted on October 27th, 2009 by iru. Filed under Outfit Posts.


Bodkin wool jersey dress

Bodkin wool jersey dress

Just the kind I like.

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* All right, Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up.

Posted on October 15th, 2009 by iru. Filed under Shoes.


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The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are  the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven’t had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there.

- Yves Saint Laurent, 1983

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* To Broach

Posted on October 3rd, 2009 by iru. Filed under Accessories, Vintage.


a brooch, une broche, many-a-brooch:

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Clockwise from top: thrifted mosaic pin (handmade in Italy), a very thoughtful gift from Banana Republic many years back, thrifted dragonfly, vintage fish à la Haight Street, yet another thrifted Italian blessing, a lovely something inspired by an art nouveau Fabergé egg (quite embarassingly from the Met Museum Store) and something of a lie (as this green heart is definitely not a brooch)

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