Let's Make Pride Year a Thing

Did you know this month is LGBTQ Pride Month? Just when I thought I had to wait until July for my next holiday, I find out that the entire month of June (to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall riots) is a parades-parties-and-festival filled celebration of the impact LGBT people have had in the world. Leave it to the LGBTQ community to 1) win the we-know-how-to-party-better-than-you-do award and 2) make me feel like I've been taking an extended stay in la la land (not the good kind). You know it's bad when the Library of Congress knows about Pride Month ("the purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally") and you don't. I mean, yes - the LOC amasses much more info than I could ever retain, but for it to know of a party before I do? No bueno.  

BUT in all fairness to moi, I didn't realize that June was the month. We can go into what this says about my news/life resources, but let's not. Instead, let's talk about how just this morning GQ published an article that discusses how pride festivals are becoming the new vacation itinerary, due in part to their temporal frequency: "you don’t have to limit yourself to June; you can hop from Pride to Pride every single month of the year". So maybe it isn't Pride Month anymore, but Pride Year. All it takes is a second to reflect on the immeasurable impact members of the LGBTQ community have had on my life to make me consider writing to the Library of Congress to tell it what's up (whose schoolin' who now?!). And I don't need to mention how good a years-worth of rainbow-clad festivities sounds, do I?

Beaded Rainbow Earrings - Etsy// Rainbow Sticker - Anya Hindmarch// White Dress - Mara Hoffman// Straw Bag - Kayu// Rainbow Cork Heels - Sophia Webster// Rainbow Aviators - Gucci// Crochet Rainbow Earrings - Venessa Arizaga// Silk Top & Skirt - DVF (Top, Skirt)// Sequin Rainbow Tote - Ashish// Sequin Slides - D&G// Rainbow Sunglasses - Agatha Ruiz de la Prada// Sequin Rainbow Dress - Daisy Shely// Beaded Clutch - Santi// Rainbow Slide Heels - Alice & Olivia// Acrylic Rainbow Earrings - Jennifer Loiselle// Stripe Dress - No. 21// Furry Slides - All Things Mochi// Rainbow Cloud Clutch - Les Petit Joueurs// Pink Rhinestone Earrings - Shourouk// Heart & Star Stickers - Anya Hindmarch// Terry Stripe Jumpsuit - La Double J// Rainbow Clutch - Milly// Feather Heels - Charlotte Olympia

Binging on: Binge Knitting

What is Binge Knitting? Oh it's just the brand I discovered this week that makes handmade luxury knitwear and accessories in Monterrey, Mexico and also happens to be the name behind my new favorite summa-time accessory. No biggie. 

The label prides itself on adhering to an "upcycled process" whereby they gather the "waste" generated by fashion textile factories and take these clips and fibers to a recycling center, where they in turn are repurposed into the unique yarns used to make the affordable, sustainable and high-quality knitted totes and clutches. If you can't tell, I pride myself on finding these tasseled eco-friendly pieces that would compliment your beachwear/mexican top/white-jeans-with-something uniform perfectly. The bags come in a variety of styles and fun colors, providing that extra pop of something you've been needing. I know what you're thinking - say no more, woman, I'm sold - so I'll just zip it and send you here, where you can shop your little heart-in-need-of-a-knitted-something away. 

Knit Bags - Binge Knitting// Black Ruffle Skirt & Top - Jill Stuart (Top, Skirt)

Do You Know a Better Flag to Wave?

Happy birthday to Old Glory, who turns 240 years young today. Leaving my audience with some patriotic rah-rah is better done by the experts, so I'll leave it to them. Give the flag her due by reading the following quote while listening to Born in the U.S.A. and tell me you don't feel like a better American already:

Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be. - John Wayne

'Merica, baby. 

Crochet Dress - Anna Kosturova// Red Beaded Earrings - Bibi Marini//Striped Speaker - Sunny Life// Red Embroidered Slide - Tabitha Simmons// Monkey Basket Purse - Tory Burch// White Collared Dress - English Factory// Navy & White Tassel Earring - Suzanna Dai// Crochet Bikini - Anna Kosturova//Navy Smocked Bikini - Lisa Marie Fernandez// Bow Slides - Frances Valentine// Blue Beaded Earrings - Bibi Marini// Red Dress - Ulla Johnson// Anchor Bag - Soraya Hennessy// Red & Blue Espadrilles - Balenciaga

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Today's post is inspired by none other than the "feels like 96°" weather we're having in Houston today and the spicy cocktail yours truly will be craving at approximately 4:59 this afternoon. Now would be the appropriate time to tell you all about that chili-infused margarita recipe I've perfected, but alas, such is the stuff of my wannabe-homemaker dreams. So instead, I'll encourage my fellow Houstonians to take a jaunt downtown to visit The Pastry War, where one can (visit me! and) find yummy micheladas with chile pequin salted rims and a jalapeño-infused cocktail that goes by the name of the Pelirojo. Tuesday boozeday, #amIright?

If at this point you're asking yourself: "does this girl ever think about anything else besides happy hour and shopping?", I'll just clear the air and say no, unless you count good plans for future weekends, good theme ideas for future parties, good names for future flat-face cats, good itineraries for future vacations, and all of life's mysteries as worthwhile ruminations. 

Bamboo Clutch - J. McLaughlin// Red Button Top - The Reformation// Red Eyelet Skirt - Lisa Marie Fernandez// Cactus Mules - Katy Perry Collections//Glass Chili Earrings - Auden//Off the Shoulder Gown - Temperley London// Red & Hot Pink Heels - Kate Spade//Green, Red & Orange Earrings - Ullallabijoux// White Crop Top - T by Alexander Wang// Orange Shorts - Alexis// Red Mochila - Soraya Hennessy// Chili Pepper Anklet Heel - Charlotte Olympia// Off the Shoulder Striped Dress - Misa Los Angeles// Hot Stuff Clutch - Sarah's Bag// Beaded Chili Pepper Earrings - Etsy// Red Strap Heels - Bella Marie

Green Day

It's Monday and after mucho trabajo my brain is having itself a semi-fried kinda life (baby, baby). So we're leaving today's post in the hands of Michel Pastoureau, French professor of medieval history and author of Green: The History of a Color, in which he lists the complicated symbolic meanings associated with the color vert:

  1. The color of destiny, luck, and fortune; of money, of chance, of hope
  2. The color of nature, ecology, hygiene, health, freshness
  3. The color of youth, of the sea that raises, of liberalism
  4. The color of permission, freedom
  5. The color of the Devil and of the strange
  6. The color of acid, which stings and poisons 

I like lists, I like knowing weird, useless information, I like the color green, and I like being able to say (with authority now, thanks to Mr. Pastoureau) that when one wears the color green one figuratively and literally dons a fresh-to-death look with devilish vibes. Time to add some more vert to your vestido - good thing I did some leg work for you with the looks below. 

Green Flower Earrings - Ranjana Khan// Yellow Dress - Need Supply// Round Sunglasses - A.J. Morgan// Malachite Basket Purse - Cult Gaia// Black Flower Heels - Rochas// Yellow Flower Earrings - Ranjana Khan// White Top - Tibi// Sequin Pants - Ganni/ Yellow Mules - Gianvito Rossi// Flower Clutch - Ashlyn'd// Yellow Beaded Earrings - Tuckernuck// Yellow Sunglasses - Allyn Scura// Green Dress - Whistles// Woven Clutch - J. Crew// Palm Slides - Dolce Vita