Friday, August 20, 2010

Edible Luxury

Proenza Schouler
Alexander McQueen
Proenza Schouler
Balmain
Prince!
I remember when I was little I would always see those amazingly pink barbie cakes at the grocery store, and every time my birthday rolled around I would long for one of my own.  Back then, I didn't think they could get any better, but it seems I was terribly wrong.  Claire Thomas over at The Kitchy Kitchen has given the classic dolly cake a serious upgrade by creating her own couture versions!  It all started when her friend was having a Bachelorette party, and Claire made a doll cake that looked like the dress.  From then on out she has been creating these sartorial goodies for everyone from the girls at Who What Wear to the Rachel Zoe team.  You should definitely go check out her site, which is overflowing with super yummy recipes and great videos.  Oh and Sam and Dad, in regards to the last cake, oh no she didn't, OH YES SHE DID!
p.s. a BIG thank you to all of my gorgeous readers and followers!  Your support and comments are so important and greatly appreciated! 
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Rachel



Thursday, August 19, 2010

Shake Off The Dust

Behold the MANIAMANIA Dust collection!  I've previously written about this incredible jewelry line fronted by a powerful duo of industry friendly ladies here.  How amazing is our beloved Bambi in this video?  Well, so amazing that I am inspired to suddenly turn the focus of this post not just to her, but her eyebrows.  Yes, those perfectly full, permanent accessories topping off her mug.  I am jealous.  
Ooo, ooo! and what about Camilla Belle?  Her brows are amazing too!  *sigh*
(via oyster mag, fashion beauty)

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Country Roads Take Me Home

(via we love it, ryan mcginley, stylecaster, daily mail)

First, an apology. I have been a bad, baaaddddd blogger!  I originally said I would be out of town for just 8 days, but that 8 days turned into something more like 2.5 weeks!  After our whirlwind tour of the Olympic Peninsula I returned home only to find that it was time to move out of my college apartment in Bloomington, IN.  This very lengthy process took 3 days and was followed up with a trip to Indianapolis to help Sam move into his new house, where there was no internet :(.  So I was essentially without internet the entire 2.5 weeks, making it impossible to blog.  I'm sure you can just imagine the state of my Bloglovin' feed when I returned, it was so overwhelming that I was compelled to simply press "mark all as read" and be done with it.  Sooooo in short, I apologize for my extensive absence from the blogosphere, I am still madly in love with every single one of you and hope that you will not hold a grudge! 
This short collection of pictures all have one thing in common; upon first seeing them they all stirred up serious emotions and memories directly related to my lifelong romance with summer camps.  I attended various sleep-away camps for over 14 years, and had a very serious attachment to one such camp for over a decade.  Nothing can really sum up the impact camps had on me, but these photos do a pretty good job of embodying some of the best aspects of the experience.  How about a good camp fire with amazing friends?  Faux woodstock celebrations with tie dye, bohemian garments, and ridiculous dancing?  Arts and crafts and, of course, the ever so important counselor early night out featuring reckless driving down abandoned country roads?  To put it simply, perfection. 
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