I love when my passions collide. When Pizza Hut came out with their stuffed crust pizza I practically passed out since the crust and the cheese are my two favorite parts. My heart stopped when a pink dolphin was spotted swimming in Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana (I actually made a sculpture of a pink dolphin my senior year in college. He now lives at my brother’s apartment). And when Carven sent Bosch printed skirts, shirts and dresses d0wn their Fall 2012 runway, my head started spinning 1000 times a second. Dizzy.

But since this is a fashion blog and the last thing you want is to hear me talk about my makeout session with a stuffed crust pizza, I shall focus on the art printed fashion that tickles my fancy. Carven isn’t the first label to send art printed pieces down the runway – who could forget the famous Mondrian print YSL shift dress ca.1965 – but it’s really the first time that I’ve started to look at works of art as potential textiles. For example, how amazing would a pair of Pollock splattered pants be? Or what about Botticelli’s Primavera printed on a blazer? A colorful Matisse printed on a structured dress a la Mary Katrantzou? Whoa beans. I’m by no means a fashion designer, but what I wouldn’t give to design a pleated Toulouse Lautrec skirt!

Check out some real life art printed pieces below!

Carven F/W 2012

Rodarte S/S 2012

Yves Saint Laurent 1965

{ Last weekend in the Hamptons }

It’s finally starting to feel like summer! Instead of jumping from 50° to 80° in a matter of 24 hours, things have been pretty consistent. Me likey. I’ll be spending most of this weekend outdoors at the Googamooga Festival (I have a love/hate relationship with that name), so hopefully I’ll work up a good tan. Are any of you going? If so, make sure to say hello!

As for this week, it totally flew by! I didn’t have a single night or day off and for the first time in awhile I actually enjoyed it! We all know how much I love an evening with my couch, but this week’s evening activities were a perfect combination of work events and fun with friends.

Have a good weekend!

{ Another look behind the scenes at my Revlon shoot }

{ Things I never leave home without }

{ Straw fedoras lined up and ready for summer }

{ Swirly cobblestones on the Upper East Side }

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I have some very exciting news to share with all of you that I’ve had to keep tippy top secret until now! Earlier this week I headed into the studio with Glamour and Revlon (!!) to shoot an advertisement that will come out in October!

Makeup artist Claire Bayley gave me an amazing cat eye (how fitting, right?!) and orangey red stained lips, while hair stylist Greg Bitterman emphasized my natural waves by taming out the gross frizz that comes with this season’s humidity. Then it was onto the set with the amazing photographer Sarah Silver who not only made me totally comfortable in front of the camera (sometimes I get nervous) but she also had me meowing and hissing in between shots. Purr-fect! I also went outside with street style photographer, Patrick Butler, but since it was raining we got to hide out in this cool furniture store while simultaneously doing some shopping! Suffice it to say – I had an amazing time!

Here are some behind-the-scenes photos from the day. A huge thank you to Glamour, Revlon, and the entire team for covering up my pimple and making this one of the funnest days yet!

I call this the Louis XIV meets Marilyn Monroe

One of the final looks

After shoot treat!

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{ Rubirosa pizza for my best friend‘s birthday }

Have you ever eaten so much in one night that four days later you’re still full? That’s me. Right now. My best friend Erin‘s birthday was this week and being the food lover that I am she is, she ordered enough food at Rubirosa to feed 40 hungry bears. I ate for about 30 of the bears and have been ready for hibernation mode ever since. Great way to kick off bikini season Sonia, really.

And speaking of bikini season, I’m off to the Hamptons this weekend for some fun with friends before coming back on Sunday to spend a very special Mother’s Day with my mom who just so happens to be in town on this very special weekend! Here’s to more eating!

{ Hoping that bringing my summer dresses out will bring the season as well }

{ A new console table via One Kings Lane }

{ Barbie pink toes on a slippery banana! Watch out! }

{ Finn demanding that both he and his toy come to the Hamptons. They both are. }

As much as I love a high-waisted skirt, the whole high-waisted pants thing has never really felt “right” for me. For starters, all I can ever think about is that scene in Dazed and Confused when the girls have to zip each others pants up with pliers (for those of you who don’t know this movie, well, I’m sorry). And the other factor in my high-waisted pants debacle is that they can sometimes make me feel too, for lack of a better word, womanly. Hubba hubba.

Having said all that, this marvelous pair of extra high-waisted, extra long, extra red Alice & Olivia pants are a whole other can of hot pepper high-waisted worms. They’re almost too long for me (I have to wear at least 5 inch heels with them), they’re almost too high for me (they fasten well above my belly button), and they’re almost too red for me (I wore them on New Years and was heckled “thats a lot of red…” it is, creepy heckler, it is). But despite all that too much crap, they happen to be one of my most beloved pairs of pantalónes in my closet. Along with being the closest thing to pajamas in fabric, they make my legs look like they’re a mile long which, let’s face it, is never a bad thing. Unless you’re actually a Daddy Long Legged spider in which case, I am going to squish you. Too da loo.

{ Elizabeth & James blazer, Esprit tube top (too old for words), Alice & Olivia pants, Topshop heels, Emily Cho bag c/o Bib & Tuck }

// photos by Emily Malan (duh!)

{ My cacti looking out the window on a rainy week day }

I am tired. I have no reason to be, but I am. Though absent from the usual back-to-back evening events, this week felt long and exhausting which, for me, means epic bags under my eyes. Pretty. Anyone have any handy dandy makeup tips for those evil suckers?

This weekend’s curtain raises with a friend’s birthday party tonight, has an intermission of margaritas tomorrow for cinco de mayo, and closes with a completely blank agenda on Sunday. Brilliant. Here’s a little look at this week’s happenings.

Have a margarita-filled weekend!

{ Freshly painted walls (raspberry pudding!) and a fun new slipcover for my couch! }

{ Favorite reading and re-reading }

{ Fuerza Bruta show in Union Square (image via) }

{ Fun new Erdem skirt patiently waiting for some real Spring }

{ Found a new favorite yoga spot in Brooklyn! }

I have a love/hate relationship with maxi skirts — not to be mistaken with maxi dresses for which I am always a fan. Being a girl with a toosh, I’ve always been a little self-conscious that maxi skirts only emphasize the area that I usually try to cover up. And then this salmony Sena skirt landed in my fingertips.

Due to my fear of the maxi skirt posterior enhancement, I was initially a bit apprehensive about wearing the silky number. But then I put it on. Rear fear went out the window. Flattering silhouette came billowing forth. A new favorite has entered my wardrobe and it’s not in the shape of skinny jeans, ankle boots, or anything black. Sound the alarms! 

And if that’s not interesting enough for you, then perk those ears forward because Sena is offering one of you readers a skirt for your very own sidewalk trotting! Oh, but it gets better. If pink isn’t your color then perhaps you’d like to choose from the nine other colors it comes in!? You lucky duckies! Here’s what you gotta do to enter to winny binny.

1. Like Sena on Facebook.
2. Show me some Like love, too.
3. Leave a comment below with your favorite TV show growing up.

{ Zara blazer, vintage shirt, Sena skirt c/o, Forever21 sandals, Proenza Schouler bag, 2Bandits bracelets & ring c/o }

// photos by Emily Malan

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

CONGRATULATIONS SARAH! You won the Sena skirt! Please email me with your address, size (2-10), and color choice!

Thank you all so much for participating! I have now watched so many throw back tv shows on Netflix. I think my favorite was Hey Dude or Care Bears, which I’m not ashamed to admit I continued to watch well-through middle school.

More giveaways coming soon! STAY TUNED!

I’m all over the place when it comes to inspiration. From the outfits I wear to my interior design choices, I’m like a raccoon barreling through garbage cans until I find something that looks tasty enough to use. Most recently, I’ve been inspired by the colors in foods – which my also be because I’ve been eating my face off, but that’s a whole other can of garbanzo beans.

Just this past Saturday I painted my living room “Raspberry Pudding” (no joke, that’s the name of the paint), and I wore a citrus inspired outfit consisting of lime green, lemon yellow, and blood orange red to a dinner last week. And while it’s kind of a gross concept to think about, you can’t deny that the crispy brown of a perfectly roasted chicken is a magnificent hue for a pair of shoes.

“Oh my gosh! I love your boots!”

“Thanks, they’re roast chicken brown.”

Ha!

So, to start your week off with some hunger pains, here are some yummies currently inspiring me in my everyday life.

// photos via pinterest

And I’m back from Miami without any semblance of a tan or sunburn thanks to a day of endless rain and thunderstorms that let up just in time for the wedding ceremony. The wedding was so beautiful (and emotional!) and as for the reception? I don’t think I’ve ever danced so much in my life! I’m not one to cut a rug, but there was something about being with my best friends and adopted family that had me throwing all inhibitions out the window and tearing up the dance floor until it was time to go home. The dress you guys picked out for me also played a major role in my dance-a-thon. All that billowy fabric served as a major asset to the dance moves I didn’t even know I had in me. But let’s keep talking about the dress…

When it first arrived I was so skeptical. It was a total tent on me and looked more like a nightgown than an evening dress fit for a Miami wedding. But after some trial and error I cinched the waist with a red belt that ended up adding a nice pop of color to the breezy look. I completed the outfit by matching my lipstick to the belt, keeping things neutral on my feet, and going for some much needed sparkle by way of my clutch.

Now the next challenge is making this dress casual for a summer day in the city. Thank you all for picking something so beautiful for me to wear!

{ Tibi Dress, J.Crew belt, bangle & shoes, Mikkat Market clutch }

//photos by Gillian Smelick

This week sucked. I felt stressed from the time I woke up in the morning to the time I went to bed, I had a full blown tears meltdown yesterday, I have a zit on my face that warrants it’s own zip code, I burnt the roof of my mouth on quinoa — basically I’m worn down.  So, as you can imagine, a weekend in Miami with two of my best friends for a friend’s wedding is just what the doctor ordered.

Here’s a little look at moments from this week that didn’t suck – a preview of my new favorite jewelry brand: Charming Charlie, playing cat with my friend Sevan, and finding the perfect pair of vintage Gucci sandals to go with the dress I’m wearing tonight.

Have a great weekend and I’ll be back on Monday, hopefully with a sunburn tan!

{ Gorgeous necklaces at the Charming Charlie preview }

{ Picking out colors for my living room }

{ Must-have fall boots by Ecco }

{ Photo not included in yesterday’s post: me flying through the air like a cat }

{ Shoes and necklace ready for Miami! }