Why I Love my Dad:

Herb is awesome. Weekend Quote of Note:

"Pineapple, the other yellow sugarfruit"

My Favorite Summer Shirt.

This Fashion Sunday post is dedicated to my absolute favorite shirt.  Thank you, American Apparel for the unisex Oxford Long Sleeve Button-up Shirt.  Fun for boys and girls.
And sorry, blog-readers for the short post... I'm trying to learn wills and secured transactions.  Obvi, I'd rather be shopping.

Missing.

I miss this view from my London walks to school:

But, I love being able to re-create the walk via Google Maps :)

Not Just for Hippies.

The New York Times has just reduced to writing a belief I have held near and dear to my heart for the past 5 years: 

Birkenstocks are NOT just for Hippies (or lesbians).

In this article, Guy Trebay looks at all the ways these wonderful shoes can be worn and all the different kinds of people that wear them.  Characteristically worn by those who oft prefer to hug trees and drive volvos, Trebay tells us that Birkenstocks are now being worn by NYC fashionistas and many male celebrities.

Pause for Hooray!

Better yet, after Birkenstock execs saw that their shoes were gracing these kinds of feet, they got inspired to design:

“It was never a goal of ours at Birkenstock to be fashionable with capital F,” said Shelly Glasgow, the director of product development for Birkenstock USA. “But when we saw pictures of male celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Usher wearing Birkenstock products that we hadn’t in any way placed with them, we didn’t want to let that go.” And thus the company decided to raise the ante on design."

I've owned this pair since my romp in London and even though some friends, and others who had been a bit late on the fashion train, constantly mocked my wearing these shoes, I still wore them with a deep affection for their undeniable and classic style.

Visit the Birkenstock Website for more styles.  I think that these may be my next sandal purchase (Patent Black Sydney)

Thank you, New York Times, for bringing light to these sandals that every boy and girl should own!

SALES ABOUND

....AND second post today.

Who doesn't love a good sale.  While my mother and I have exceedingly different meanings of the word "sale;" for me, any discount is something to be celebrated.  When I saw, therefore, that net-a-porter was having an end-of-the-season sale, I quickly scrapped my idea for a second blog post based solely on my absolute and deeply-seated hatred for plastic flip-flops for a blog post that would highlight the best of the best of this sale.  (note: many of the bags featured in my "tote post" a few days ago are on sale!)

First things first: the LINK for the sale items.

Secondly: A few of the amazing bags and accessories that are on sale:

Emilo Pucci Bean-Shaped Clutch!

Maison Martin Margiela Large Canvas Hold all: (The rest of the outfit is pretty amazing, too: Here are the editor's notes: Maison Martin Margiela's large light-gray canvas holdall is a chic and practical choice for weekends away. Wear it with off-duty casual separates to travel in style. Shown here with Vince pants, T by Alexander Wang top, Proenza Schouler blazer,A.P.C. shoes and a Burberry scarf)

Fendi Twins Woven Raffia Shopper: V. Cute Summer Bag that also has a quite-perfect air of professional. 

Retrosun's Vintage Paloma Picasso Sunglasses. 

and,

Oscar de la Renta Beaded, Flowered Headband! So perfectly cute and on SALE!

Enjoy this little taste of and all of Net-a-Porter's Sale!

Summer Reading

As one who is new to the commuting life, I am slowly finding my daily travel routine.  Initially, I was going to include barbri practice questions during my to and fro, but quickly learned that I lack the requisite concentration.  Thankfully, I have a stack of books I've been meaning to read for quite some time and I have found that they fill the time quite efficiently and wonderfully.

Last week I started the recently-published Scalia biography by Joan Biskupic.  It is phenomenal and absolutely fabulous.  Whereas "celebrity" biographies can be either hit or miss (but rarely hits) this one is thoroughly entertaining.  I am slightly convinced that this has nothing to do with Ms. Biskupic's writing (although fine), but everything to do with the person that Associate Justice Antonin Scalia is.  I am only 100 pages in, but am already so enlightened as to why Scalia is such a larger-than life figure and why he has decided some cases the way he has decided them.
Bottom Line: it's a great read that I encourage you all to buy!

Suits!

Confession: One of the things that drew me to the legal profession was the attire.  I admit it: I love suits.  I'm a suit-a-holic.  I crave an amazingly tailored women's suit.  I can't walk past Brooks Brothers without getting a little excited.  I just read this article at instyle.com about Victoria Beckham adding "tailoring" to her fashion line and got inordinately happy.  Here are some highlights from the article:

Lately Victoria Beckham has traded her favorite day dresses in for tailored suits on the red carpet, and now we’ve got the inside scoop on why:  “I’ve started a capsule collection of tailoring."

“Coming from London, I looked at Savile Row with stars in my eyes. And so I worked with a men’s tailor in Savile Row.  [Tailoring] is about structure, getting the right shoulder and right waist. Everything is handmade and super flattering. It’s been a tricky thing to do, but a lot of fun.”

I'm sure that I won't be purchasing one of Ms. Beckham's suits, BUT I can't wait to see what she does with the classic lines and tailoring of women's suiting!