Tell me I'm your National Anthem...

Hello y'all! I realize that this is a very late 4th of July post-11 days late to be exact-but late is better than never, right? And considering this is my 2nd favorite holiday of the year (1st is Christmas, of course!) I had to blog about it. So here it is, in all of it's red, white and blue glory. I started prepping for it 2 weeks in advance by making my own flag shoes. I was inspired by one of my best friends, who purchased a pair of plain white Toms look-alikes at a Rite Aid of all places-and customized it with her own art. I saw a picture of the actual Flag Toms selling on their site for $70. Absolutely did not want to spend that much money, so I took a red and blue sharpie to the plain white ones I got at Rite Aid, and there ya have it! I was pretty friggin pleased with the result. 

Kate had her annual 4th of July party in their beautiful backyard, and I was beyond excited to see that she had put up her huge flag, just for me! Needless to say, it created a wonderful backdrop for a lot of our pictures. And the food...omg, the spread was beyond amazing. That was pretty much all I did at the party- was eat. 

Could you tell I was going for a very retro feel with my look that day. My curls had died by the time I got to the party. But I was super inspired by Lana Del Rey. Especially after seeing her National Anthem video. 

Hope you all had a lovely Independence Day! Can't wait for next year! Xo.

Vintage Levi's distressed shorts/ Cotton On sheer white button down/DIY shoes

Tell me I'm your National Anthem

To say that I'm obsessed with Lana Del Rey would be a huge understatement. Ever since I heard her sing about 6 months ago, I knew she would be one to watch. Not to mention, look at that face! I've always been a fan of the retro Lolita look. Then, all of sudden her first single "Video Games" started playing on the radio-and now she's become a bona fide international superstar. Granted, her first national appearance on SNL, was a tad embarrassing ( I blame it on thrusting her into it way too early)...her new album definitely makes up for it. There is no denying the girl is friggin talented. I've never heard so many rhythmic changes in my life, until I heard this album. Consider my mind blown...I've probably listened to it about a million times since I got it last Tuesday. 

xoxo

Eyes on Fire

New Header!!! Courtesy of the boyfriend. He made it for me last night, and I was very pleased. All in all yesterday was a very good day. I went for a walk. I found a Franco Sarto patent leather handbag for $15! I baked yummy double chocolate chip brownies. And Geo and I created an impromptu photo shoot inspired by the Alexander Wang cut out sweater, everyone and their mom seems to be getting except for me. Well, for $595-it's a little ridiculous for me to be spending that much money on a sweater. Perhaps I'll wait for it to appear on ebay. The photoshoot pics can be seen on my flickr account, bouncing around on my side bar <------

Alexander Wang sweater

Franco Sarto Handbag

Yeah, mine pretty much looks exactly like this, except in forest green, and not in this nasty brown/mustard color. I love it. It's very retro. I think my sense of style is being inspired lately by watching too much Mad Men. It's very early 60s chic. But I am so loving that show-and their costumes are to die for!

P.S. I went to Starbucks yesterday, before my shopping day, because I definitely needed an Iced soy chai latte to get me going. I payed with a ripped dollar, and the girl wouldn't accept it. In fact-she scoffed at me! Geo told me that just as long as it's 2/3 intact-then it should be acceptable. I didn't want to get into it with her. But I gave her a glare, and didn't tip her. :p