Here at PBH we believe in embracing your inner style superstar ( Anna Wintour, Heidi Klum etc.) One important aspect of achieving your style potential is understanding your very own "niche" sense of fashion and style. What does this mean?
Perhaps a few examples to clarify the point:
Diana Kleiner= Uber stylish, Sophisticated Roman intellectual= tons of appropriately black European-ish togs, high waisted belts, bold accessories, killer boots, and scarves.
Angelina Jolie= Angsty, St.John, soccer mom earth goddess= her almost religious devotion to all black or all white ensembles.
ljg ( as titled by our bestest back in high school)= preppy eclectic/ slutty librarian= an amazingly pulled together mishmash of stayed preppy classics, boho chic accessories, vintage inspired pieces, pearls, a few nods to cutting edge fashion, and an added little European flair.
CBG= sporty-boho-preppy chic= like lgj an eclectic ( though less polished) mixture of styles- the main unifying theme being comfort=lots of jersey, plenty of prep, a little boho chic...simplicity reigns supreme- but there is always and element of surprise and fun.
ksw= California surfer prep sophisticate= a hodgepodge of totally so-cal pieces with a decidedly preppy twist ( um we do go to an Ivy afterall) and a taste for quirky fun pieces
(sometimes homemade)... always worn with a hat and sunglasses.
So what does this mean? Essentially-one must recognize , embrace and appropriately title her own unique style.... this allows one to shop and build a wardrobe that is cohesive and versatile. When shopping look at a piece and consider how it will fit into your greater style ( The Grand Strategy of Fashion so to speak)....
Thus I am craving some new cute yoga pants, cashmere sweaters, a yellow blazer, and a cute navy jumper....
but not lusting after booties or colored jeans.
I am really, really craving some new yoga pants...
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
weekend warrior
Finally its the weekend, that shining beacon which gets us through the week. The problem with looking forward to the weekend so much is that its hard not to get your hopes up. Friday night as you lay in bed and all the people who don't have to get up at 6:30 are out reveling, you console yourself by conjuring up images of how awesome Saturday night will be. Fingers crossed.
Anyway, discussing the weekend brings me to another topic and that is (surprise!) attire. The weekend requires a different dress code than the week. I personally believe in dressing down on the weekends, looking too quaffed signals that you have too much time on your hands, you care too much about how you look. The weekend is about being carefree, yet busy (a paradox, i know) and therefore the clothing one wears should reflect that. i only where tee-shirts and jeans on the weekend, in attempt to look more laid back (which i am not). On Sunday i wear my glasses which have two effects:
1) I look like I must have had a good time the night before because I was too tired to even put on my contacts in the morning. If everyone thinks I partied hard the night before it must be true, right? Even if I went to bed at 12:30( see: last Saturday), people assume I am cooler than I really am (or so I hope).
2) I look more studious. This is of course in direct opposition to number one. The glasses allow people to read into them what they wish. Am I a crazy partier or studious library dweller, no body knows.
(Also, imp. to add that the New York Times just featured glasses as the next big trendy accessory in their style section. Obviously, me and my Dolce and Gabana glasses fit right in).
My weekend to do list:
Anyway, discussing the weekend brings me to another topic and that is (surprise!) attire. The weekend requires a different dress code than the week. I personally believe in dressing down on the weekends, looking too quaffed signals that you have too much time on your hands, you care too much about how you look. The weekend is about being carefree, yet busy (a paradox, i know) and therefore the clothing one wears should reflect that. i only where tee-shirts and jeans on the weekend, in attempt to look more laid back (which i am not). On Sunday i wear my glasses which have two effects:
1) I look like I must have had a good time the night before because I was too tired to even put on my contacts in the morning. If everyone thinks I partied hard the night before it must be true, right? Even if I went to bed at 12:30( see: last Saturday), people assume I am cooler than I really am (or so I hope).
2) I look more studious. This is of course in direct opposition to number one. The glasses allow people to read into them what they wish. Am I a crazy partier or studious library dweller, no body knows.
(Also, imp. to add that the New York Times just featured glasses as the next big trendy accessory in their style section. Obviously, me and my Dolce and Gabana glasses fit right in).
My weekend to do list:
- laundry (ksw??)
- successfully draw some Gothic windows
- go for a run, and check out the leaves
- get an extra workout in on the dance floor
- read the NYtimes at a cafe for most of Sunday morning
- do something brave 9this is an ambiguous goal which resurfaces almost every weekend)
Thursday, September 27, 2007
epicurious
... and seventies finger foods.
ok, so 20 points to the person who can tell me what epicurious means; blogspot-spellcheck doesn't even know its a word.
still have not done laundry-- i almost, no that's a lie, i thought about doing it today only to realize that i have one and a half more days to go until reinforcements come in, reinforcements who promised to help me with my laundry when they visit. get excited. until then my outfits will be getting creative, which i think is not a bad thing. it's good every now and then to be forced to think outside the box. perhaps i will take channel L tomorrow and rock a skirt.
did everyone catch the article about rowers/swimmers/runners in thursday style? We at PBH appreciated it. Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/health/nutrition/27Best.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=style&adxnnlx=1190945646-kmgQm2kCO2dtPn16iAwYLQ
Personally I grew up a swimmer and believe that all children should be put on a competitive swimming team at an early age: it cultivates a healthy lifestyle and competitive attitude, good time management, gives you great back and shoulder muscles, and it gives you a great base for whatever other sport you decide to do later in life.
ex-swimmers of note
ok, so 20 points to the person who can tell me what epicurious means; blogspot-spellcheck doesn't even know its a word.
still have not done laundry-- i almost, no that's a lie, i thought about doing it today only to realize that i have one and a half more days to go until reinforcements come in, reinforcements who promised to help me with my laundry when they visit. get excited. until then my outfits will be getting creative, which i think is not a bad thing. it's good every now and then to be forced to think outside the box. perhaps i will take channel L tomorrow and rock a skirt.
did everyone catch the article about rowers/swimmers/runners in thursday style? We at PBH appreciated it. Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/health/nutrition/27Best.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=style&adxnnlx=1190945646-kmgQm2kCO2dtPn16iAwYLQ
Personally I grew up a swimmer and believe that all children should be put on a competitive swimming team at an early age: it cultivates a healthy lifestyle and competitive attitude, good time management, gives you great back and shoulder muscles, and it gives you a great base for whatever other sport you decide to do later in life.
ex-swimmers of note
- Lance Armstrong
- Johny Weismueller-- original Tarzan, also a multiple olympic gold medalist
- Buster Crabbe-- original Flash Gordon (kind of like an Indiana Jones for the Baby-Boomers), another olympic gold medalist
- Wesley Clark
- JFK
Random thoughts on a thursday evening
skirt again today, after a brief relapse into madras yesterday.
spotted some cool things on Gossip Girl yesterday....
Things that make me pumped on a Thursday:
spotted some cool things on Gossip Girl yesterday....
- the black girl and the asian girl wearing Prada turbans
- jenny wearing a cute dress with a thin belt and a knit sweater (definitely copying this look).
- electric blue dress of blairs, given to jenny this is definately my favorite color, esp. when paired with black.
- ok, i get product placement. but sending your models shopping at OLD NAVY? and saying thats how they can look like models?? half the girls put on tanks and gross ass skirts, not cool.
- also, i love when tyra gets "political". the aftermath of smoking was hilarious, i enjoyed the girl who got all burned up b/c of smoking, and the one with the traceotomy= awesome.
Things that make me pumped on a Thursday:
- The return of the Office
- Friday, four square?
- looking forward to brunch on Sat.
- hopefully with oatmeal from the world's greatest brunch place
- Target run? Alice Temperly???
- sober dancing on saturday night. yessss...
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Why do laundry?
I would like to preface this next post by saying Abercrombie and Fitch men's fleece (and probably woman's fleece too) are very soft and warm. If you are looking for a good, warm sweatshirt you should go to abercrombie.com and order one-- I am sending you to the website because I cannot in good conscience send you to the store to get your eardrums blown out. I guess I am at heart a middle-aged women.
Moving on
Why do laundry when there is a jCrew located between where you work and your room, and when that jCrew is offering an extra 25% off of all sale items on the very day when you ran out of clothes to wear? It was like some supreme power was speaking to me today as I walked back from work in my jeans, thinking how bummed I was that all my shorts and skirts were dirty and how hot and miserable I was going to be today in jeans. For some unknown reason I turned left at the corner instead of heading straight back to my room, and then I walked into jCrew when I was very aware that I have no money (hence I was at work). So I walk into jCrew and look around (they changed their stock, again) and I was drawn to the sale section, were (I swear angels started to sing and a light shown down on this woman) a helpful sales woman told me all sale items were an extra 25% off. Amazing.
one pair of shorts + three tank tops + cute pajama pants < $45
reasons to never do laundry
Moving on
Why do laundry when there is a jCrew located between where you work and your room, and when that jCrew is offering an extra 25% off of all sale items on the very day when you ran out of clothes to wear? It was like some supreme power was speaking to me today as I walked back from work in my jeans, thinking how bummed I was that all my shorts and skirts were dirty and how hot and miserable I was going to be today in jeans. For some unknown reason I turned left at the corner instead of heading straight back to my room, and then I walked into jCrew when I was very aware that I have no money (hence I was at work). So I walk into jCrew and look around (they changed their stock, again) and I was drawn to the sale section, were (I swear angels started to sing and a light shown down on this woman) a helpful sales woman told me all sale items were an extra 25% off. Amazing.
one pair of shorts + three tank tops + cute pajama pants < $45
reasons to never do laundry
- invariably the washing machine and dryer will conspire to eat at least one article of clothing
- you will always forget to pull out your favorite [insert here: shirt, skirt, dress, pants] before drying thus [insert here: shrinking, fading, loosing] it
- takes way too much time
- the guy you have a crush on will definitely be using the machine next to you when you drop your oldest/most like a kite pair of granny-panties on the floor and being the nice guy he is will stoop to retrieve them for you
- lugging it down to the basement is way not fun
- forgetting about it only to remember hours later after someone has removed them sopping wet from the washer and placed them on the dustiest, dirtiest open flat space in the laundry room
- it just sucks
- jCrew (or A&F as I am sure they have great ones too-- just not in between where I work and live) sales
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
while on the subjet of listing favorites
TV Shows!!
The OC: season one, beginning of season two-- then Mischa Barton got way whiny and annoying, but we (or at least K) continued to watch it faithfully only to find that while stupid, she was critical to the show for after her death really stupid shit started to happen (Summer getting kicked out of college for freeing bunnies? wtf). Anyway point is that before those unfortunate events transgressed it was the best show ever.
Gossip Girl: the child of the OC, takes place in New York rather than Southern California so expectations were originally low, but it was amazing. Who would want anything more than teenage sex, drinking, smoking, near rape, and puppy love? ok put that way sounds super bad (heh heh-- pun perhaps intended... ps PBH believes in always intending the pun) but it was amazing
House: older Brit pretending to be American with mad sex appeal who is brutally honest and brilliant and therefore always right-- genius.
The Office: L or C will add at a later date
ANTM: Trya is crazy and loosing it. So great. This cycle is shaping up to be better than ever.
Project Runway: Heidi is the cutest person every. Even pregnant she was beautiful, and super cute. Plus we get the added bonus of Michael Kors (who is a clone of his mother) and fashion runways once a week
ok have to go do something
more later
The OC: season one, beginning of season two-- then Mischa Barton got way whiny and annoying, but we (or at least K) continued to watch it faithfully only to find that while stupid, she was critical to the show for after her death really stupid shit started to happen (Summer getting kicked out of college for freeing bunnies? wtf). Anyway point is that before those unfortunate events transgressed it was the best show ever.
Gossip Girl: the child of the OC, takes place in New York rather than Southern California so expectations were originally low, but it was amazing. Who would want anything more than teenage sex, drinking, smoking, near rape, and puppy love? ok put that way sounds super bad (heh heh-- pun perhaps intended... ps PBH believes in always intending the pun) but it was amazing
House: older Brit pretending to be American with mad sex appeal who is brutally honest and brilliant and therefore always right-- genius.
The Office: L or C will add at a later date
ANTM: Trya is crazy and loosing it. So great. This cycle is shaping up to be better than ever.
Project Runway: Heidi is the cutest person every. Even pregnant she was beautiful, and super cute. Plus we get the added bonus of Michael Kors (who is a clone of his mother) and fashion runways once a week
ok have to go do something
more later
Recommended PBH reading
Here is a selection of books recommended by the PBH editorial staff in order to truly expand your understanding of the PBH lifestyle:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Francie rocks, she's smart, likes to read, is self-aware, and gets the boy. Makes us wish we lived in the early 20th century. We like trees too. And we totally would have told them that our name was Mary in order to get a doll too.
Model Student: Another bold heroine, this one is a model and a student (duh) at Columbia (though the author went to Yale). Juicy fashion info a plus.
The Perfect Mile: Roger Bannister is a god (and L has a weird love of skinny men), and the story of how he trained to break the four minute mile is the sickest thing ever. You cannot read this and not be inspired. Makes you want to a) run and b) go to England and marry a mile-running medical student.
--for more hot runner guys in print, and a dash of inspiration see Running With the Buffaloes
-- Lance Armstrong is also skinny and inspirational, so is Its Not About the Bike
--Running ultra-marathons is pretty tight too, K will kill me if I don't give Ultra-Marathon Man a shout out
Gone With the Wind: The most amazing heroine ever. Scarlett O'Hara is the pearls and a baseball hat girl personified, with maybe a little less bitchiness (though only a little...if we were facing the collapse of a civilization we would have been a little snippy too. but we would have told Rhett we loved him after we fell down the stairs...we hope. Also, we would have known Ashley was a dope).
Pride and Prejudice: Ok, when we said Scarlett was the best we forgot Lizzy Bennett. We love her. Other than the fact that Keira Knightly effed her up forever because of her crazy pout and emaciated chest, we totally commiserate with Lizzie's penchant for judging people (and the wind-swept dirty hems look). We rock at that too. Plus, dancing is our favorite pastime after rowing, and blogging. And we'll take stare-downs and witty repartee with tall, brooding gentleman any day.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (and the The Masque of the Black Tulip): Another Eli author. These books combine romance and history. The modern-day heroine is a little lame and needs to jump the hot guy she is hanging with soon before we all get mad, but the Napoleonic era plots are right up our ally. The equation (if you hadn't gotten it already) includes
an outgoing if somewhat judgmental heroine+ hot gentleman
they won't get along at first and will fight until the fight turns into a make out session. love ensues.
OUR NUMBER ONE BOOK, IF YOU READ ONLY ONE BOOK OTHER THAN GONE WITH THE WIND OR P&P READ THIS.
TAMORA PIERCE'S ALANA: IN THE HAND OF THE GODESS: Ok, so maybe you are reading this and thinking...shit, these girls are too boy crazy. We will say a) you are right and b) it is only because we read these books in our impressionable tween years and are now historical/romance obsessed. Alana ranks up there with Scarlett and Lizzie, she rocks the whole cross-dressing deal with narry a near Lesbian encounter in sight. No, she gets to hook up with Jonathon, the fantasy world's hottest prince. The scene in the garden is our number one hook up scene ever. This book changed our lives, and probably set our expectations for romance wayyyyy tooo high. Also, we've always wanted to kick some ass (ask K about the self-defense classes).
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Francie rocks, she's smart, likes to read, is self-aware, and gets the boy. Makes us wish we lived in the early 20th century. We like trees too. And we totally would have told them that our name was Mary in order to get a doll too.
Model Student: Another bold heroine, this one is a model and a student (duh) at Columbia (though the author went to Yale). Juicy fashion info a plus.
The Perfect Mile: Roger Bannister is a god (and L has a weird love of skinny men), and the story of how he trained to break the four minute mile is the sickest thing ever. You cannot read this and not be inspired. Makes you want to a) run and b) go to England and marry a mile-running medical student.
--for more hot runner guys in print, and a dash of inspiration see Running With the Buffaloes
-- Lance Armstrong is also skinny and inspirational, so is Its Not About the Bike
--Running ultra-marathons is pretty tight too, K will kill me if I don't give Ultra-Marathon Man a shout out
Gone With the Wind: The most amazing heroine ever. Scarlett O'Hara is the pearls and a baseball hat girl personified, with maybe a little less bitchiness (though only a little...if we were facing the collapse of a civilization we would have been a little snippy too. but we would have told Rhett we loved him after we fell down the stairs...we hope. Also, we would have known Ashley was a dope).
Pride and Prejudice: Ok, when we said Scarlett was the best we forgot Lizzy Bennett. We love her. Other than the fact that Keira Knightly effed her up forever because of her crazy pout and emaciated chest, we totally commiserate with Lizzie's penchant for judging people (and the wind-swept dirty hems look). We rock at that too. Plus, dancing is our favorite pastime after rowing, and blogging. And we'll take stare-downs and witty repartee with tall, brooding gentleman any day.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (and the The Masque of the Black Tulip): Another Eli author. These books combine romance and history. The modern-day heroine is a little lame and needs to jump the hot guy she is hanging with soon before we all get mad, but the Napoleonic era plots are right up our ally. The equation (if you hadn't gotten it already) includes
an outgoing if somewhat judgmental heroine+ hot gentleman
they won't get along at first and will fight until the fight turns into a make out session. love ensues.
OUR NUMBER ONE BOOK, IF YOU READ ONLY ONE BOOK OTHER THAN GONE WITH THE WIND OR P&P READ THIS.
TAMORA PIERCE'S ALANA: IN THE HAND OF THE GODESS: Ok, so maybe you are reading this and thinking...shit, these girls are too boy crazy. We will say a) you are right and b) it is only because we read these books in our impressionable tween years and are now historical/romance obsessed. Alana ranks up there with Scarlett and Lizzie, she rocks the whole cross-dressing deal with narry a near Lesbian encounter in sight. No, she gets to hook up with Jonathon, the fantasy world's hottest prince. The scene in the garden is our number one hook up scene ever. This book changed our lives, and probably set our expectations for romance wayyyyy tooo high. Also, we've always wanted to kick some ass (ask K about the self-defense classes).
Fashion II
Skirts are my new "thing". They are way more comfortable than pants, especially now that we've started lifting again and my thighs always grow and make my jeans just that much tighter. Plus, skirts add an element of surprise, and make people think that you put an effort inot your outfit, when in reality you might have thrown it on on your way out the door, in a hurry because your roomate was still asleep in the room and you had to get to class. Anyway, today I was inspired by both France and Spain (in a red floaty chiffony skirt from Anthropologie and a le petit bateu striped tee, zara cardigan and my insnane spanish flats...don't forget the tooled leather Spanish satchel as well). I was channeling a sort of French teacher. Last week, in a kilt and yellow sweater I was rocking a 1940s school girl look (pin a number on me and I could have been one of those evacuee children out of London).
Inspirations:
the 1940s
France, esp. French women who look effortless chic
Spain, esp. Madrid
teachers
anyone windswept
the British (who mismatch better than anyone)
Coco Rocha
Inspirations:
the 1940s
France, esp. French women who look effortless chic
Spain, esp. Madrid
teachers
anyone windswept
the British (who mismatch better than anyone)
Coco Rocha
"You Never Know When You Will Meet The Father of Your Children"
As a female rower- I know that I am not the most feminine of women- I'm taller, heavier, and more muscular than half the male population at this lovely Ivy Institution. Oh and my hands look like they were attacked by a cheese grater.
But, whatever I'm over it.
However, I take great pride, and for that matter I think all of us here at PBH do, in dressing well. Ok, I don't necessarily buy into my mother's nagging belief that " You will never know when you will meet the father of your children" ....however I do believe that I owe it ( at the very least) to myself to look (moderately) good and fashionable every day.
So even on days, when I have pulled myself out of bed at 5 in the morning, rowed a kick butt practice in the rain, and run to 9 am lecture, I make damn sure to put on my favorite skirt and top... my body may feel like it was run over by an elephant... but at least I know it doesn't look like it was splattered by a stampeding animal.
Yeah I love the school pride- and sweats sure are comfy...but why be average? I aspire to greatness on and off the water- why shouldn't that extend to fashion?
At the moment I know I am preaching to the choir (L and K I adore your fashion choices)- but whatever... embrace your inner fashion icon!
Enough with the ranting- now for my fave things at the moment:
But, whatever I'm over it.
However, I take great pride, and for that matter I think all of us here at PBH do, in dressing well. Ok, I don't necessarily buy into my mother's nagging belief that " You will never know when you will meet the father of your children" ....however I do believe that I owe it ( at the very least) to myself to look (moderately) good and fashionable every day.
So even on days, when I have pulled myself out of bed at 5 in the morning, rowed a kick butt practice in the rain, and run to 9 am lecture, I make damn sure to put on my favorite skirt and top... my body may feel like it was run over by an elephant... but at least I know it doesn't look like it was splattered by a stampeding animal.
Yeah I love the school pride- and sweats sure are comfy...but why be average? I aspire to greatness on and off the water- why shouldn't that extend to fashion?
At the moment I know I am preaching to the choir (L and K I adore your fashion choices)- but whatever... embrace your inner fashion icon!
Enough with the ranting- now for my fave things at the moment:
- key lime gelato
- Greek ( the TV series- oh Cappie why can't you be real????)
- Kersh knit sweaters
- Gossip Girl
- Atonement- the book and the movie- not the act of....
- And for that matter James McAvoy
- Heirloom Tomatoes
- Audrey Hepburn
- Project Runway
- omeletes
- Venice and Madrid
Fall on Campus
Fall in New England is always a pleasant time. A new school year has begun, and the weather is temperate (unusual for any place that is not Southern California). Everyone is undefeated at this time of year. Every rower believes she will stroke the JV or be the powerhouse of the varsity. The washing machine has not yet eaten half of your socks, and the bright colors of this season have not yet faded out of your favorite dress.
As juniors we finally have an idea about how life here works. We know who the best professors are and what classes they teach. (Roman Art anyone?) Stopping into J-Crew on your way to the gym is a must because they do an excellent job rotating their stock. That a race ensues even before leaving the locker room to be the first girl to change out of her jeans and into spandex-- all hoping her effort appears effortless. And that style.com is so much easier to navigate than nymag.
Things I'm super excited about
- new your times crossword
- going fast
- ralph lauren's eliza doolittle inspired collection (after rex harrison makes her over, of course)
- apple picking
- pumpkin muffins
As juniors we finally have an idea about how life here works. We know who the best professors are and what classes they teach. (Roman Art anyone?) Stopping into J-Crew on your way to the gym is a must because they do an excellent job rotating their stock. That a race ensues even before leaving the locker room to be the first girl to change out of her jeans and into spandex-- all hoping her effort appears effortless. And that style.com is so much easier to navigate than nymag.
Things I'm super excited about
- new your times crossword
- going fast
- ralph lauren's eliza doolittle inspired collection (after rex harrison makes her over, of course)
- apple picking
- pumpkin muffins
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Fashion I
Things I want this fall:
- booties
- colorful stove pipes
- black tights
- scarves
- Flapper style
- menswear
- Head of the Charles
- running through leaves
- cider
The Pearls and Baseball Hat Lifestyle
The Pearls and Baseball Hat girl:
- Lives in the real world, juggling school and boys and friends and everything else.
- sometimes seemlessly, sometimes with a couple of rips and tears.
- Lives for
- Long runs (or rows, or bike rides)
- The Thursday and Sunday style section of the New York Times
- any meal
- especially one with friends
- Gossip magazines
- unabashedly: People and US
- secretly: Star and Life& Style
- TV shows
- ANTM
- the office
- A good book
- Saturday night
- Isn't afraid to talk about Roman history, heiroglyphics, Ictheology, Otto Von Bismarck, or furniture.
- Likes to judge, but admits she likes it maybe a little more than she should.
- Loves sports, from four square and football to triathalons competed on a Sunday morning after a long evening out.
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