Tuesday, March 27, 2012

My Favorite Color



Don't pretend like gray isn't your favorite color. And if it isn't, it should be.

I wasn't always wise enough to appreciate the many shades of gray--cream pearlescence, metallic silver, charcoal, granite.... 

Over the years, in fact, I've experimented with colors on all sides of the wheel. In elementary school, I dressed my Kellys in dark purple because pink was too mainstream. Then I adored teal for awhile, because, what soulless person doesn't like teal? Somewhere in there, I swore my love to marigold. 

Anyway, after many years of soul searching and contemplation, I decided, one day, that my favorite color was gray. And so far, no hue has surpassed it yet--not okra, turquoise, or even navy blue.

Because whenever I wear slim, gray jeans, or a slate gray dress, I feel like a cloud.
Or a statue.
Or a foggy morning ;-)

In gray, I'm a shapeshifter---versatile, modest, and even quietly stunning on occasion.

InStyle Magazine, April 2012.

As we've seen from this year's runway and award shows, white, black, and red are en vogue, as they usually are and should be.

But let's not overlook the beauty of a light gray dress.


Jenny Packham, Fall 2012 (via)

What's your favorite color?

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Cool: 2005

Gwen Stefani - Cool‏ from morimoto shintaro on Vimeo.


When it comes to music videos, this one is my favorite of all time. The mix of high and low fashion and the eclectic prints provoke a sense of nostalgia in me for some reason. It's disorienting. And I love that I can't locate the time period that the flashbacks take place in. They just exist somewhere in the ideal past, in the old world.

What's your favorite, stylish video?