A cup of tea

A Cup of Jo is a darling blog, and she always showcases the cutest, quirkiest things on there. So when this popped up on my reader, I fell in love.

I drink lots and lots of tea, and this submarine tea infuser would be so fun to have!

The written word

While going through my google reader the other day, I came across this post made by my lovely cousin. She brought my attention to a movement dedicated to keep the printed word alive.

With the advent of the internet, the kindle, and now the ipad, newspapers, magazines and books are having a hard time. This makes me so sad! My parents subscribe to 2 newspapers that I at least flip through everyday and read in depth on Sundays (LA Times Image and Travel sections - I love you!) Plus I subscribe to 10 magazines (yes, 10!). And on top of all that, I adore reading. Always have, always will. I go to Borders so often, I think some people think I work there. (Side note - I read online (how ironic) about the fact that Borders is in serious danger of closing soon-ish. I hope not!) So while I think the internet is amazing and I use it often, I really hope books never become a thing of the past. I don't want to be describing to my grandchildren how there used to be things called libraries, and they smelled amazing, and how good old books used to crack a little when you opened them.

So therefore...

Best dressed

I'm sure you've all seen this dress by now, but it's the first one I've been really obsessed with this award season. Diane Kruger can do no wrong in my book.

[Image: altfg.com]

The Sartorialist

I just love this picture recently posted on the Sartorialist. The cuffed skinny jeans, the pushed up sleeves, the belted jacket, the scarf and the super high heels - love.

[Image: The Sartorialist]

Latest purchase

I'm obsessed with bags, so much so that my mom calls me "the bag lady." I'm currently loving small cross strap bags and ostrich print bags and this combines both! I saw it online, hunted it down at my local store, took it home, then tried it on with a bunch of different outfits. I love it.

[Image: forever21.com]

Hitchcock

I don't know where I've been, but I'm just discovering this Hitchcock editorial from Vanity Fair (from 2008). I LOVE Hitchcock movies, both because they're great suspenseful films, and because they always feature amazingly well-dressed heroines (Grace Kelly was a fav of Hitchcock's).

To Catch A Thief

Vertigo (my fav of all his movies!)

Strangers on a Train (I just watched this for the first time last weekend - very good! The climactic scene at the end involving a carousel...well I won't ruin it, but it was awesome, and even more awesome upon learning that it didn't involve camera tricks)

Rear Window

Dial M For Murder

[Images: Vanity Fair]

Vogue

Today I stumbled across a website called myvintagevogue.com. Jackpot! It has tons of lovely vintage editorials, advertisements and photos. I can already tell I'm going to be visiting (and probably posting about) it a lot. In honor of the huge storms that are currently hitting CA, I picked out some umbrella shots as inspiration.

[Images: myvintagevogue.com]