muse · SPRING!!

it's the first day of spring!

yaaaaay!

 

not only does this promise warmer weather (ok, ok seattle, I know we may not see the sun for a few months yet) but hopefully we'll start seeing brighter colors on the streets, as well.

 

because i'm getting a bit tired of the black jackets EVERY WOMAN has been sporting around here.

 

i'm not kidding.

 

we're wearing our black jackets while...

 

waiting for the bus...

 

 

heading to starbucks...

(nice tights though!)

 

 

walking our dogs...

(oh? doesn't everyone walk their dogs on train tracks?)

 

 

travelling in packs...

('scuse the thumb in the picture but 5 women ALL in black jackets? thankfully we've got a red pants and red purse sighting!)

 

 

yes. i'm ready for bright colors.

 

AND, now that it's warming up, my social freeze will start melting and i'll once again begin stopping people on the street to ask for their pictures.

i mean really.

these stalker photos have to stop. ;-)

 

Happy Spring!

 



muse · from dirty bird to fashion inspiration

it's working right?

Photo: Donegal Browne

you're completely inspired by the animal above and are now compelled to create something beautiful?

no?

ok, me neither.

but Briar Bates was. 

and through crow inspiration, this was born.

i came across this loveliness during a recent exhibit at Vermillion.

and though i may not have ever been inspired by a crow, inspiration FOUND with this dress!

anyone want to lend me $3000?!

friday find · old haunts bring new hunts

once. nyc was my home for a time.

now. it's my favorite trip to take.

annually.

or when coast to coast flights are reasonably priced.

(grrr)

this time, since thrift stores have become a bit of a hobby, there was a new kind of shopping to be done.

and now i have a new·old comfy sweater.

and rockin' it transports me back to brooklyn heights.

even if just mentally...or just for a moment.

just a(nother) thought...

the other day i was in the office kitchen refilling my water and i ran into a statuesque co-worker looking for the refill supply of paper cups. she found them in the highest cabinet.

 

as she stretched her 6-foot frame to reach them, i smiled, "it's great to be tall, right?"

 

she met my smile with a frown and in an exasperated tone said, "no! it's not!"

 

cut to me: surprised.

unsure what to say.

awkward silence.

 

apparently when she was younger, she was much taller than her siblings and friends and 'blah, blah, blah' never quite fit in.

 

cut to her today...in her 50s...still hating her height. hating her body!

 

now me: sad. where is the fun in simply fitting in?

 

when i was younger, i was nearly the same age as my brothers (my stepmom's kids): one year younger than one, nine days older than the other. i was taller than both of them...and LOVED it. 

though i never reached my dream height of 5'11" (just 2-inches shy), i now rock the highest heels to make up the difference.

 

cut to me today: 4-inch heels, baby.

 

 

so here's what i think.

 

don't fit in. it's boring. booooooring.

 

and whether you're short, tall, slender, curvacious, young, old, triple d's or single a's: love love love your body!

 

oh and rock rock rock your own style. (and if i see you, let me snap your picture!)



muse · oscar's edition

the Oscar's: they came. they went.

i was wrong on nearly all of my predictions.

went out of my way to see the best picture noms this year (missed Lincoln and Amour).
told everyone that my fave was Argo but, 'of course we know the media darlin' Les Mis will pull out the win!'

bummer on me. right?

but now i'm adding my own category to the biggest award show of the year:

best personal style (one character)

i love to highlight stylish individuals here at be·muse.
why not stylish characters in movies?

so (in no particular order), i give you my character style nominations for the past year of movies!

Effie Trinket
The Hunger Games

  

Django

Django Unchained

 

Katy Perry

Katy Perry: Part of Me

(love it or hate it - you gotta admit it's her own style)

 

Princess Merida

Brave

(that hair!!)

Selina (aka CatWoman)

The Dark Knight Rises 

 

Evelyn Greenslade

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

(when i am 70+, i will have super chic hair and wear flowy outfits and accessories!)

 

so who should win? would you add anyone to the list? or maybe you want to argue about anyone i put on the list? (i'm up for a friendly debate.)

muse · i live here

it couldn't have been more than 35°F.

i'm not saying that's so unbelievably cold. it just might not be the preferred weather for walking along the pier.

that is, of course, unless the pier you live near looks like this one.

i absolutely love seattle.

when we tell you we have mountains in our backyard.

we mean it. 

don't let the rain deter you.

or do. 

that's alright.

more for me.

friday find · seek what has already been sought

i cheated.

here's another thrift store find...only, this time, i didn't quite find it. 

find it first, that is.

it was thrifted by a friend of mine. and then she turned around and sold it online.

to me!

romper clothing. 

(all i'm sayin' is don't be afraid to cheat: let O do the digging for you.)

wait for it... 

yes, i'm rockin' a super hip olive oyl on my sweater!