levis.

levi’s marketing campaigns are just consistently amazing/incredible/haunting. i blogged about this one last year. here’s a new spot by amazing photographer mikael kennedy:

theskinny.

skinyties by taylarose on Polyvore.com

so i’m totally feeling skinny ties at the moment. i know it’s not hot news, but i love this trend on guys (and ok the new jcrew catalog didn’t hurt). and they even have a little tutorial for those of us who may be new to the art of the necktie.

steak.

guess who ate the steak?

(this girl.)
at palace cafe new orleans.

hahahahajk.

scoutandcatalogue.

i love the leather loop. genius.
from scout and catalogue.

dirtygold.

via 2or3thingsiknow.

ahoy.

nautical necklaces from madewell make my little heart go tha-dunk.

portlandgeneral.

i have had a huge city crush on portland, me ever since b took me there some this summer and then in october, i experienced fore street for the first time (they make their own chocolate there, enough said). i bought this aftershave for b and it smells delicious.

comingup.

this lip balm:

this rose plate:

and this rosy cashmere yarn:

myoffice.

when these desks fill up, there’s glue everywhere. i tried gluesticks but they were even worse. i’m so lucky to have a wall full of windows at work, especially on rainy days like today.