"I'm a little bit [desert], and I'm a little bit rock 'n' roll"

Although New Orleans is a little too rainy to fully channel the desert, the last few days have had me thinking (wishing?) of Santa Fe, Burning Man, and Jim Morrison fueled nightmares (in a good way). Tribal has been in all spring and summer, but bringing a good mix of Navajo designs, "runway  tribal", and maybe a leather accessory (or two) will make you feel like you aren't dripping in a swamp.

wish list
1. Osbon/Shoes- Black Candela Jazzie ( $98.00) 

2. Jason Christopher Photography

3.  Topshop Necklace ($210) &  Bangles- Diane Von Furstenberg  ($40-$60)

4. New York Magazine Street Lookbook

5. French Connection knit Dress ($170)

6. Mosley Tribes Sunglasses hand-beaded by Jenny Dayco ($695) -amazing-  , Shoes-Mosley Tribe Lookbook

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Now, if the items above are too expensive for you (me!)- here are some less expensive replacements

1. Zalo High Leather Boots Etsy ($96)

2. Zoe & Zac for Payless Agave Ring Sandles ($9)

3. Need Supply Co. Dotted Pattern Tank Dress($42)

4. Vintage Jewelry at eCrater ($25) 

5. Urban  Outfitters shirt ($28)

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As for my insatiable love for the beaded Mosley Sunglasses--I'm thinking I could buy this pair and glue an old friendship bracelet on the sides. 

Another DIY idea is to screenprint some zig-zags on a dress, - and spray paint the design on these adorable forever 21 yellow boat shoes

Fashion sidenote-

DO NOT OVER DO THIS LOOK. You will look like a hipster-halloween party. And you can't pull this off-- Andre Benjamin barely did.

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If you do want to overdo it-- email Jen and ask if you can make this into a shirt

to wear at the same time.

"I don't know if its good or bad, but I know i love it so" (The Osmonds)

sno-balls

So after-work, or after a bike ride, or before spending long amounts of time outside during a New Orleans summer-- I like to get a sno-ball. You may think you have had a sno-ball (I'm talking to you, my dear-east-coast-friends), but you have probably had a sno-cone.

A sno-ball is made with shaved ice...not crushed

 ( image from Kathy Price,  I believe)

 and comes with gummy bears, or condensed milk, or soft serve, or just by its glorious self.

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The other day, I stopped at Snoballs on Piety,

 before going swimming at the Country Club (that fun is a whole other post). 

and I thought I would share the delicious sno-balls, wonderful Airstream trailer, and snoball-color-matching-graffiti with you ~

 

don't ask me why

yes please

d a c e Spring 2010 videolook from André Pinces on Vimeo.

Mafiosos and greenery

At the Preservation Resource Center's Renovators' Happy hour in Central City...look

and then the Cinco de Craft Mafioso

I showed a few minutes to late to be one of the lucky ones with a gift bag ~

 but I am going to have to buy one of these for my phone

 at Miss Malaprop's store

and these, hopefully as earrings! and in emerald green!

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all in all, it was an inspirational afternoon

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i want to send a polaroid postcard too

@ photojojo

psst..and i want this camera~~~

this just sold

and if i had bought it, i would live here

in an open, warehouse floor plan

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with rugs like this

hung from the ceiling as room dividers

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    and furniture like this and

and my room would be right behind the sign