read the fine print.

ok, i was thisclose to calling it a night and getting to sleep. then i stumbled across this site and fell in crazy love.

not because the site is so charming and cute but also because it makes me ridiculously envious of the mastermind behind the label.

[sidenote: she seems adorable! do see. also, the model is so cute with her pin-curly hair and short red nails. i want to be her.]

so, locher's... it's so saccharinely subversive, therefore one of my all-time favorite greedy girl finds.

[via coquette.]

cute little fuckers* top
locher's, $79

*just reporting the news, m.

keep calm.

the pink is sold out, but they have three new colors to choose from. i still like the pink. i'd hang it in the dressing room that is yet to be established to mellow me out in those moments of panic when i realize i have nothing to wear.

from the site...

‘Keep calm and carry on’, a message fly-posted around Britain during World War Two, in order to prepare the public for invasion! These hand-pulled silk screen prints have been produced as a modern tribute to that statement.

limited edition print
keep-calm, £25

hurry!

new things at port2port press!

no money to buy this time, though i welcome any sweet notes you want to send my way. [no, really... ]

golden card set
etsy, $18.50

dinnertime.

i think these would be fun with a type of more traditional dining table... antique even. something big, solid and dark.

but the chairs... i love, love, love the color.

urban chair
ikea, $40

red hot.

bcbgirls gion
piper lime, $89

so pretty...

and not just because it's green.

caroline short halter dress
j.crew, $215

call me... (a la blondie)

a fun (and super easy) way to turn your flickr photos into tiny calling cards (or invites or announcements or notes of any kind, i suppose).

a hundred different photos, or one photo a hundred times. you make the call.

beware: you might quickly find yourself addicted.

flickr mini cards
moo, $19.99 (box of 100)

bag of my dreams.

... at this moment anyway.

it's that putrid yellow i can't get enough of.

marc by marc jacobs luxy satchel
zappos, $300

jellyfish = beach = summer, please.

this has to be the cutest necklace i've seen in a while. definitely not your typical bird, horseshoe or deer pendant.

thank you to shani for the tip. this site is full of some beautiful things. [about the bike: it's just a cruiser that's sold pretty much anywhere in the states. i'm not familiar with what you've got in the uk, but here's a rundown of where they're sold.]

jellyfish necklace
odette new york, $172

sorry...

to have disappeared on everyone.

i was crazy busy this week (by this, i mean work and sleep consumed much of my time). i'll be in dallas for the weekend, hopefully getting my shop on, so i'll report back bright and early monday morning. ...or sometime in the afternoon or late late that night. you'll see.

summer, please hurry.

i'm working on my male fanbase with these vs posts, you see.

i'm a big fan of this suit. it's very similar to the dkny suit i had last summer that didn't see nearly enough play. this one is tempting, though. i'd choose black.

dkny ruched one-piece
victoria's secret, $96

dresses.

just getting excited about dresses at this point...

knot-front halter dress
victoria's secret, $78

tubetastic part two.

more dress.

p.s. i lied about no more yellow.

tiered tube dress
victoria's secret, $88

tubetastic.

the weather her today was absolutely beautiful for the first time in what seems like forever. so now i am ready for warm, sunny days. i'm even more ready to dress for warm, sunny days.

(this comes in a thousand colors. green is where i would start.)

tube bra top dress
victoria's secret, $38

springtime = bike time.

i've searched high and low (bike aisle of target) for a cute basket for my bike, and now i've found one.

i would throw my dog (this is all hypothetical) and a loaf of bread in the basket and ride about, like i live in paris.

my bike is blue. and i like this green. and i like how the green really wouldn't make any sense on the blue bike. i like that.

this is my bike, by the way. it is cute.

basket via oh joy!

carrie bike basket
design house stockholm, (no idea on a price)

what would we do ... without us?

sick still, and i think i've watched more tv in the last three days than i have in the last three years. family ties, though. what a riot. i was happy to catch that today.

so, anyway, family ties. you can't help but love that alex p. keaton.

family ties, the complete first season
amazon, $27

bag o' the day.

spot shoulder bag
flight001, $138

corky.

christian louboutin slingbacks
saks, $660

bleh.

i'm sick and just want to feel pretty again. oh, also, if it wasn't 15 degrees out... that would be nice, too.

that said, this blush intrigues me.

smashbox o-glow
sephora, $26

c'est la vie.

because champagne, cake and jason schwartzman never go out of style.

on dvd today.

sofia coppola's 'marie antoinette'
amazon, $18

denim.

i'm on the quest for denim but won't commit until i drop two sizes. these are a nice incentive.

paige premium hillhurst high waist wide leg jean
olive & bette's, $210

more pretty.

sorry, i'm not feeling wordy today.

leigh bantivoglioclara soiree jacket
olive & bette's, $230

pretty, pretty!

helen cherry princess dress
elizabeth charles, $114 (on sale!)

bangles...

at first glance, i thought, wow, i'd like to slip that on my finger. but, in fact, it's actually 12 different bangles.

susanna gulanis bangles
fragments, $550

fake & tasty.

because amy sedaris is funny, and cake is good.

fake cake
fred flare, $75-100

lovin' spoonful.

measuring cups
fred flare, $12

a slower day ...

love the fur.

from j. mendel.

caroline cares for michael kors.

though i wasn't crazily impressed with yesterday's shows, what i saw from michael kors got me pretty excited ...

one, tons of gray (with yellow!); two, it was all very wearable; and, three: though i suppose they're nothing new on the runway, lots and lots of huge sunglasses.

and i can't tell if i like that first shot for its adorable jacket or if it's because anouck lepere looks so happy and cute.

more fashion week fun, part three.

this is me in my pretend life.

from bill blass, fall 2007.

more fashion week fun, part two.

a lot of times betsey johnson is a little too over the top for me, but i love these three looks.

betsey johnson, fall 2007.

more fashion week fun.

from chaiken.

i am so lost.

i keep seeing promos everywhere for lost, and i am so behind. i haven't been caught up on tv since around november, and my dvr is so backlogged. at this point, unless i'm stricken – blessed – with a bout of mono (wouldn't that be nice? sleepytime and weightloss), it doesn't look like i'll ever be catching up on it.

grey's anatomy keeps trying to lure me in with all this talk of drama on the set, but i refuse to watch it until i start where i left off (sometime in december). 24 has only been on a month, and i still haven't been able to watch.

you'd think i'd be able to handle a three-hour-a-week commitment.

i think having a more ideal entertainment setup would solve this problem. when i say 'entertainment setup,' i don't mean an obnoxious entertainment center with 18 speakers, a huge tv and dvds stacked all over it. i can't stand that.

something like this sideboard would be perfect. plenty of hidden storage for all that crap that's ugly. with a couple pretty books and a vase on top, i think it would look quite right.

[this is the point where my mom offers up her similarly designed piece for $3,000 less.]

sussex credenza
design within reach, $2,798

hats.

is it a cop-out to say what i liked best in marc jacobs was the hats?

marc jacobs, fall 2007.

fit for a princess.

one look at this, and i want to be a master of my sewing machine.

from marchesa, fall 2007.

yellow again.

i promise there will be no more talk of yellow after this. i just thought this was the sweetest little suit, and, really, just a sweet picture.

from the chris benz fall collection [sidenote: cute web site].

black & white.

i'm always a fan of the strapless dress, and these are just so nice, especially with the wide banding at the bottom.

from lela rose's fall 2007 collection.

monday afternoon shoe time.

i want these really,really bad. they are so cute. usually i'm kind of opposed to any cutesy bullshit, namely ribbons and bows, on shoes but these are priced just right to make it ok.

na na daya ballet flat
piperlime, $60