July Fourth Outfit Inspiration

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsqUaevFl2hw-qkP1Iti4AB1Ny0kR6H1ocJ93p0X4xD9HnAiKpvxsCvN1-nb-nxNwFTkUfotb1uerIzQsXyfi4D28_gjchdkklGVDxCDvNCPc8Qq3XxKAVC8WuYe_RemlRd8kfPteSOA/s1600/Picture+631.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsqUaevFl2hw-qkP1Iti4AB1Ny0kR6H1ocJ93p0X4xD9HnAiKpvxsCvN1-nb-nxNwFTkUfotb1uerIzQsXyfi4D28_gjchdkklGVDxCDvNCPc8Qq3XxKAVC8WuYe_RemlRd8kfPteSOA/s1600/Picture+631.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/9s2erhe" target="_blank">striped top</a> / </i> <i><a href="http://www.zhush.com/Coral-Statement-Necklace-p/zad-2.htm" target="_blank">coral statement necklace</a> / <a href="http://rstyle.me/hsd59kerhe" target="_blank">sunglasses</a> /<a href="http://www.zhush.com/Murval-Wide-Canvas-Khaki-Tote-with-Sequins-p/murval-9.htm" target="_blank"> sparkly tote</a> / <a href="http://rstyle.me/hhuk83erhe" target="_blank">earrings</a> / <a href="http://rstyle.me/hgkskmerhe" target="_blank">sandals</a> / <a href="http://rstyle.me/hcj63merhe" target="_blank">shorts</a></i></div><br />With the actual July 4th holiday falling on Wednesday this year, I'm finding myself a bit confused.  We're still figuring out our plans...are you celebrating this weekend or next? One thing that I <i>am</i> certain about is what I'll be wearing (regardless of which weekend!) Updated classics are always a sure thing!</div>

July Fourth Outfit Inspiration

striped top /  coral statement necklace / sunglasses / sparkly tote / earrings / sandals / shorts With the actual July 4th holiday f...

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Pretty In Pink

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-lbiHa9Bfd1-kqdI441Z0LTLDdfC-0EKu-AJRLyXW_SdB9lMMx5fyqsD7W-dH2MEmjz5z4C9qQJxt5M24xTGpsAxxu5wyCJ1bfh_fldWkQTjfoxgAdYDJsVoa9hqEnoez5B8zmVBbMht/s1600/XXX_7974_1295986634_1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-lbiHa9Bfd1-kqdI441Z0LTLDdfC-0EKu-AJRLyXW_SdB9lMMx5fyqsD7W-dH2MEmjz5z4C9qQJxt5M24xTGpsAxxu5wyCJ1bfh_fldWkQTjfoxgAdYDJsVoa9hqEnoez5B8zmVBbMht/s400/XXX_7974_1295986634_1-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>With all the pink being shown for Spring 2011, doesn't Jackie Kennedy look so unbelievably current and yet classically chic at the same time?  I already know that I want to add more of this hue to my wardrobe, and now I find myself thinking about boat necks, pearls and even bows!  This photo, taken by <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=487511">Mark Shaw,</a> is part of a series on <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=487511">1stDibs</a>.  It's amazing to look back at all the fashionable people he shot during his career, and see how well classic design holds up all these years later.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeCKAKGcDbyU-fACG4VkfSkONHf_C6tOV04VOXyiibJXCyCbyBntTTtAfKE_CzfvwJHVnZGbXrYwhXCxjA37cAfQ5RJXd5JI_tUy9YiYcsqc0sIigMI5CMBGz4rZP3ww_eoa439TgGRYa/s400/XXX_7974_128806977.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMjMW_gyHbqxWvrG4LiAXoWp3bEzMzQ2MEkqgQ4DIvSkFwz2BFJoc9cIHaLAX3im8BmSvnWvMd2Jj2LIwa8RiK9HWoB8ek-jVDdND4H8cBMK2d7SAxTsaL_J039BwGq2emDx2gAXFO-h5/s1600/XXX_7974_128806984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMjMW_gyHbqxWvrG4LiAXoWp3bEzMzQ2MEkqgQ4DIvSkFwz2BFJoc9cIHaLAX3im8BmSvnWvMd2Jj2LIwa8RiK9HWoB8ek-jVDdND4H8cBMK2d7SAxTsaL_J039BwGq2emDx2gAXFO-h5/s400/XXX_7974_128806984.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUdkrz9TLkOW6OCqT-Azy2e-8OZ9lultVpAQmETY7MytwdB79yXzcKWaNbQuAqk3Vuv7iwrupyO_wioWaCr68iy2RmFKEmKgjMLgyY6TZRaKe6yyUHc4JB0R0bgpfyCzvwO10PYjq7aDG/s1600/XXX_7974_1297798564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUdkrz9TLkOW6OCqT-Azy2e-8OZ9lultVpAQmETY7MytwdB79yXzcKWaNbQuAqk3Vuv7iwrupyO_wioWaCr68iy2RmFKEmKgjMLgyY6TZRaKe6yyUHc4JB0R0bgpfyCzvwO10PYjq7aDG/s400/XXX_7974_1297798564.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7geq46LcV2MPx0SosxGGA1SRmpz3D2Z5BcWLnVAiYW6n7Ic5xlZEEwH3vkBs3T4EIqGMGwRKGSl1-Q54ufPmK9GdpukAhQgrOognLVxBw3mjOd2COZRQXQLZmTDZGOBuaODZD3uggOIS/s1600/XXX_7974_1295989043_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7geq46LcV2MPx0SosxGGA1SRmpz3D2Z5BcWLnVAiYW6n7Ic5xlZEEwH3vkBs3T4EIqGMGwRKGSl1-Q54ufPmK9GdpukAhQgrOognLVxBw3mjOd2COZRQXQLZmTDZGOBuaODZD3uggOIS/s400/XXX_7974_1295989043_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

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Birthday Ramblings

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Today, I thought I would revisit this post I did on my Birthday last year...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSKIGzN-vGYImoVAjegrRo4ECCFUGyfAQJHAUxRuLqdayAhC2qdSCoqNNPVZ49KENWEENIYBLas3XE4ER_OJMKxNp-kVHFr3CQMgiiSXbfhCLj0Pm5-ojupYqj9RUaWU0dCcQ-UNMLzg/s1600-h/2612849238_f5e5bb8255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSKIGzN-vGYImoVAjegrRo4ECCFUGyfAQJHAUxRuLqdayAhC2qdSCoqNNPVZ49KENWEENIYBLas3XE4ER_OJMKxNp-kVHFr3CQMgiiSXbfhCLj0Pm5-ojupYqj9RUaWU0dCcQ-UNMLzg/s640/2612849238_f5e5bb8255.jpg" width="441" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">I'm feeling quite nostalgic.  Looking at images of design and fashion from the decade I was born, the Sixties.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhav_lR0Ovs0wIsrKcv9rXaNEJU-b6X3Ru8Uxri3a_2c9GzhOYq3xQQ3oots70vuiUbGvdCdXvn-3EV7VBXaFNvfjugo9r1gb2L-I-qIZHpzGW5xhceEwPaoFiORJRoqyLEL6W9UiSYQ/s1600-h/sixties-chair-credit-md.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhav_lR0Ovs0wIsrKcv9rXaNEJU-b6X3Ru8Uxri3a_2c9GzhOYq3xQQ3oots70vuiUbGvdCdXvn-3EV7VBXaFNvfjugo9r1gb2L-I-qIZHpzGW5xhceEwPaoFiORJRoqyLEL6W9UiSYQ/s400/sixties-chair-credit-md.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> Good to know that I'm younger than this Terrence Conran Habitat chair.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBd5B4-ShDRTXK_pIJc9daQyAPltuR_RvgezoGYWR5qQhwDsCZGQDWOy02XdksvtzGNPghMprmon_EOVlzkz3NyJQ096F0lBqcPCjVWffPRfKhn7PLqmfezLBBfbQchNa6lBSt7hQk_E/s1600-h/Twiggy-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBd5B4-ShDRTXK_pIJc9daQyAPltuR_RvgezoGYWR5qQhwDsCZGQDWOy02XdksvtzGNPghMprmon_EOVlzkz3NyJQ096F0lBqcPCjVWffPRfKhn7PLqmfezLBBfbQchNa6lBSt7hQk_E/s640/Twiggy-1.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Tonguechick.com</i></span> <br /></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> And, one of the first "Super Models", Twiggy.</span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Once I started this trip down memory lane, I couldn't stop...I started to look up design and fashion elements from The Seventies. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQtqKjh8cOgf_0qjICL8vr7_JXr-lyb4Ww29K7_JQOzu4sxnLPQTbFK0WPWgwWOD9_F6gqKSzz3z7sXxhRYUt6qa_iqHHtX2XlKquXgGg5OlwMGuoAY1wQ_pVImp3D6wIk1J0sYUDdVU/s1600-h/page_po_fashion_70s_01_0706041803_id_32471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQtqKjh8cOgf_0qjICL8vr7_JXr-lyb4Ww29K7_JQOzu4sxnLPQTbFK0WPWgwWOD9_F6gqKSzz3z7sXxhRYUt6qa_iqHHtX2XlKquXgGg5OlwMGuoAY1wQ_pVImp3D6wIk1J0sYUDdVU/s400/page_po_fashion_70s_01_0706041803_id_32471.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Taschen.com</i></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">These photos really take me back, to a time when Levi's were sold at the Gap. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV2mookkMfo2O_V8O9nlRovbr7hbmalgOk-bhCooO0Ium8uiq7M_j9AeeWkhNN4ou1mYPOQNvGNOnr0CKVSfHtsEF8QNBLDZU1jnjymIzTKIOixWwRJQCNMBOT7vTwF9R0PkLe95oUX8/s1600-h/tb0476babysoft1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV2mookkMfo2O_V8O9nlRovbr7hbmalgOk-bhCooO0Ium8uiq7M_j9AeeWkhNN4ou1mYPOQNvGNOnr0CKVSfHtsEF8QNBLDZU1jnjymIzTKIOixWwRJQCNMBOT7vTwF9R0PkLe95oUX8/s640/tb0476babysoft1.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">katnip.com</span></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not to mention...Love's Baby Soft!  Even though this ad is disturbing on so many different levels, I had to include it.  It was my first perfume, and I wore copious amounts of it everyday.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1GcW6r-jGT3zIHRbBZzXeQRNPbeIWJBa6kc1bCT8a40ksm3BSlXfPbnUnFfQ0JvdBvPANGaB08LQZYDUPNjtCSTURBRdbg_p-ChLl582toV5ut9WhamFGhNSA_QL44CNOxQJc9vp4Og/s1600-h/euro08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1GcW6r-jGT3zIHRbBZzXeQRNPbeIWJBa6kc1bCT8a40ksm3BSlXfPbnUnFfQ0JvdBvPANGaB08LQZYDUPNjtCSTURBRdbg_p-ChLl582toV5ut9WhamFGhNSA_QL44CNOxQJc9vp4Og/s400/euro08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmFjyQUXk-od1HDiEZ0xfiK2CJ0_oRKpiq4n4veEWd4Cadm3vISqQGYF_RVaSSHx8W4bb76RfAXA4-4CgMG210L9Rgn3NdtvDEwHYnSUKi3cdTghGNk4CCfsngqyenQzrT3XEU19e0LU/s1600-h/euro01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmFjyQUXk-od1HDiEZ0xfiK2CJ0_oRKpiq4n4veEWd4Cadm3vISqQGYF_RVaSSHx8W4bb76RfAXA4-4CgMG210L9Rgn3NdtvDEwHYnSUKi3cdTghGNk4CCfsngqyenQzrT3XEU19e0LU/s400/euro01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then, I found <i>these</i>, on Eurobad.com.  There was so much to choose from....I couldn't pick just one.  But for me, these two really sum up seventies interiors quite nicely.  That phone! The colors! Those hairstyles!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Which naturally brought me to The Eighties. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kDUvlPqv8DCjvMmQazPHKekpgXV-0M5uUS8FoGCPchIccemK74nQJzB9atQRHY86GWz97ZjucBEumTq6KeVlKhQmIQlQ8gRQ5wQzww8wjT41YvBwaiUjcEMj4FTFqA0pefdrJ2SDVjg/s1600-h/decoration-and-design-for-the-80s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kDUvlPqv8DCjvMmQazPHKekpgXV-0M5uUS8FoGCPchIccemK74nQJzB9atQRHY86GWz97ZjucBEumTq6KeVlKhQmIQlQ8gRQ5wQzww8wjT41YvBwaiUjcEMj4FTFqA0pefdrJ2SDVjg/s640/decoration-and-design-for-the-80s.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>highvalleybooks.com</i></span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> All that Aztec style stuff, and mauve, green and gray....yikes!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEJZVS0Fkd1bIKnvDW3hM2vu_0INWFmnccWiunbhJhYEIfDk6Lps2-QgOUD3XVN9VbDzxdsvDzoX-HfNdSRs15Z9omuKE8JW9DcxPgg4x7muBxywTHJlqezLjhICIpAFq56PJrQMR6_g/s1600-h/phx80sdecor1987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEJZVS0Fkd1bIKnvDW3hM2vu_0INWFmnccWiunbhJhYEIfDk6Lps2-QgOUD3XVN9VbDzxdsvDzoX-HfNdSRs15Z9omuKE8JW9DcxPgg4x7muBxywTHJlqezLjhICIpAFq56PJrQMR6_g/s400/phx80sdecor1987.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>uglyhouse.com</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As for fashion and style, for me, in the eighties (or at least the early eighties) it was all about HER! </span><i> </i></span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQfMowd3UGLvtO9gCeWn4BzR2vPbccENxhcYXwuDiTK_5VV0aL8VmDBW54ydYaKccIsBVVUh4LzZgyfvI7G1Xha0Tcj82fTcsw3hGFH3MMD7rxbFvb2AZY36NyUJzjTUDsSJWycQOanw/s1600-h/80s_fashion_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQfMowd3UGLvtO9gCeWn4BzR2vPbccENxhcYXwuDiTK_5VV0aL8VmDBW54ydYaKccIsBVVUh4LzZgyfvI7G1Xha0Tcj82fTcsw3hGFH3MMD7rxbFvb2AZY36NyUJzjTUDsSJWycQOanw/s400/80s_fashion_3.jpg" width="355" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">fashionpolice.net</span></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moving right along to the Nineties... <br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidj9gSUU66UOWyY-qXEhNBJ_sDd00U0Cj4cUUdvtt7DTj37zEdBiPoyZZkQ6FIsRP66lh2QRbrf2EyVnRcDJg58v0j43kwNZFBrNsAYDaRjCRYYrYdGolDObxDh8cKqi7NPDbmpW_Lqvs/s1600-h/0000001389_20060919145235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidj9gSUU66UOWyY-qXEhNBJ_sDd00U0Cj4cUUdvtt7DTj37zEdBiPoyZZkQ6FIsRP66lh2QRbrf2EyVnRcDJg58v0j43kwNZFBrNsAYDaRjCRYYrYdGolDObxDh8cKqi7NPDbmpW_Lqvs/s400/0000001389_20060919145235.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>theinsider.com <br /></i></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I really just wanted Monica's apartment, <br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKg6K0Yri53zfzThDe7DB85YhKkM8IyuawKVOhjKGpbLHpc0oh1SMUkH-etbnRWyMKTFtmJb9smxW2iOc6rRm-Grzk87Fk9XBZG0FBaE6GXgrj3cfYzrBumYBP7jPqiwljBaF0f9iTUM/s1600-h/Friends_2005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKg6K0Yri53zfzThDe7DB85YhKkM8IyuawKVOhjKGpbLHpc0oh1SMUkH-etbnRWyMKTFtmJb9smxW2iOc6rRm-Grzk87Fk9XBZG0FBaE6GXgrj3cfYzrBumYBP7jPqiwljBaF0f9iTUM/s400/Friends_2005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>theinsider.com</i></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">and, Rachel's hair!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-weJq4YWmNYHldODcfjoeppZj1jGbhuOQYEeg82FvuwIJIfk9pUBiU-p5lfmdqMTvKaXmiOKq3adBpe_7X2RmWvLoyM11t1-H6K2E4Wv0HD1xuZ82Vo4WbstVoVPJeu_PgzEX5H_lzo/s1600-h/41mY+k2v-9L._SS500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-weJq4YWmNYHldODcfjoeppZj1jGbhuOQYEeg82FvuwIJIfk9pUBiU-p5lfmdqMTvKaXmiOKq3adBpe_7X2RmWvLoyM11t1-H6K2E4Wv0HD1xuZ82Vo4WbstVoVPJeu_PgzEX5H_lzo/s400/41mY+k2v-9L._SS500_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i> amazon.com</i></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">In Manhattan, kate spade came on the scene.  I used to tote around my original kate spade black nylon boxy square bag...I still have it (somewhere). </span></span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM_w7yrYkF_nfK1LmeF1XdG0nXONVZmUPbag_x1zig62JSM-Eefca_vREIh7nHNJuQxxH4GvA4l-PscU6CNFO8Skj27WjmQ5s416oT6K9nT9DlXllQLcPH6coASheTgyYVVmmjnMqIEA/s1600-h/prada-backpack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM_w7yrYkF_nfK1LmeF1XdG0nXONVZmUPbag_x1zig62JSM-Eefca_vREIh7nHNJuQxxH4GvA4l-PscU6CNFO8Skj27WjmQ5s416oT6K9nT9DlXllQLcPH6coASheTgyYVVmmjnMqIEA/s400/prada-backpack.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">  <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>pradapurse</i></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">and, it seemed these things were everywhere.....</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">And now, the <strike>oughts, the oughties,</strike> the preceding ten years (still not sure what to call it)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">2000-2009</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4m2HqjRrZRNJr55C5_qH1gbSN9ZO62l5Q697tN3di2zmvWkqu6RsYJK73Fpr55_nBT25dzXnNlI3LAINzJR4tePZ3V9YChQ5_aS9lOZbxpN8zBFIlt2DqSEvJ1duvHVAHwWmr1CjNSU/s1600-h/Mary-Kate+and+Ashley+Olsen+%27+Influence%27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4m2HqjRrZRNJr55C5_qH1gbSN9ZO62l5Q697tN3di2zmvWkqu6RsYJK73Fpr55_nBT25dzXnNlI3LAINzJR4tePZ3V9YChQ5_aS9lOZbxpN8zBFIlt2DqSEvJ1duvHVAHwWmr1CjNSU/s400/Mary-Kate+and+Ashley+Olsen+%27+Influence%27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>bellavogue.com</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Say what you will, they have had a HUGE influence on fashion (and I kinda like them).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN1loZPsmooqMZfxA3yRW6hHc2ZVy0ZBERXz3UekCk_EszJAM9nC5MbK00FZ0Bm6X3a3P57ZEVXwY4EfV1nq6_0RaiiI64CL2R1oC3KlgiQE-KROOCPT5HccCBgstCnPk3IiLxohPofI/s1600-h/1278.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN1loZPsmooqMZfxA3yRW6hHc2ZVy0ZBERXz3UekCk_EszJAM9nC5MbK00FZ0Bm6X3a3P57ZEVXwY4EfV1nq6_0RaiiI64CL2R1oC3KlgiQE-KROOCPT5HccCBgstCnPk3IiLxohPofI/s400/1278.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>washingtonspaces.com</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlnXvpZyXwgGan_xpcQ9aR2sBqhyphenhyphenJ5hXhEjsyhfAQazdiliGiaImWNortBwyS-wCnKj7c_rePC45Ulozp8nQfcs-4Oy01sLNL4639XGVZ51xXGTVuGrNvfvGm-5Vyr9wzy2ss0bsEmJ4/s1600-h/Fairfax%20Kitchen%20Remodeling%20Contractor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlnXvpZyXwgGan_xpcQ9aR2sBqhyphenhyphenJ5hXhEjsyhfAQazdiliGiaImWNortBwyS-wCnKj7c_rePC45Ulozp8nQfcs-4Oy01sLNL4639XGVZ51xXGTVuGrNvfvGm-5Vyr9wzy2ss0bsEmJ4/s400/Fairfax%20Kitchen%20Remodeling%20Contractor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of course, it seems a little too soon to know for sure what will really depict these times as far as interiors goes...but I thought the above photos were a good start.</span><i> </i></span> </span><i> </i></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> When I first had the idea for this post, I thought I'd be depicting beautiful rooms and interiors through out the decades.  But, after looking at some of the truly greats, (David Hicks, Sister Parish, Mark Hampton), to name just a few, what became clear to me, was that a truly lovely interior stands the test of time. It's hard to know for sure, when in fact, it was "done".  Perusing the fabulous images of the stars of the decor world, it was hard to know (without the text)  what decade they were designed in.  I guess <i>that</i> is what truly defines a classic, it's timeless!  And, when it comes to design and style...isn't that what we are all looking for? <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AFHCpXfD-NYTrTx3CBR3Zq2dW1HfeKPfdJqAYacDZSo88Ky1oI1xjHH72dMZiSzw-UEfeOdkw49VMlz0TzVZZI6nJoRIGAskgces3Ne7i_ds-Z51KmtmRs8AWn2M5jVXQ4K5rHkPeXs/s1600-h/22265_251281654734_767824734_3298872_5739703_s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AFHCpXfD-NYTrTx3CBR3Zq2dW1HfeKPfdJqAYacDZSo88Ky1oI1xjHH72dMZiSzw-UEfeOdkw49VMlz0TzVZZI6nJoRIGAskgces3Ne7i_ds-Z51KmtmRs8AWn2M5jVXQ4K5rHkPeXs/s200/22265_251281654734_767824734_3298872_5739703_s.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, there you go.  Happy Birthday to me.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">{vintage 1967}</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>

Birthday Ramblings

Today, I thought I would revisit this post I did on my Birthday last year... I'm feeling quite nostalgic.  Looking at images of design ...

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