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image via jamieshop.com

Those walls. That couch. The art. The brass. Agh! If only I can get my ducks in a row enough to get my home painted (or painted by B-Rad and I, let's get real here). All of this is exactly what I am into right. now. This wall color is specifically call soft grey. Apparently folks struggle with getting grey too dark or blue or purple or whatever. Just another reason for me to procrastinate putting it off. Anyone have a grey paint they recommend that will look as luscious as the above? I would be much obliged. 

image via TVatemywardrobe.com

Can you believe that this photo above is dated January 26, 1994? Just check out the top right hand corner of the polaroid if you do not believe me. Beyond the date can you believe that this aesthetic is back? The plaid, the shoes, the jeans... I am not one for the 90s look and I think it is because I wore it so badly then. I was all of 8.5 years old when this came out (anyone else born in '86?), but our mother fancied herself a fashionista and kept me stocked in Doc Martins, baby doll dresses, and the world worst shag haircut (the pics are too bad to share). I dressed like this and for that reason I will not be doing it anytime soon. Sorry grunge movement. Minimalist-downtown-girl-chic is the one for me. 

image via WWD.com

This image was captured at Yiping Yin's Couture Spring 2014 show in Paris. I love the cut of the coat and the color - that grey again! Plus the juxtaposition of the textures of the feathers, the shininess of the pants, and the fluff of the coat. I love that it is a cold weather crop top too. So legit. WWD said that this show was an interesting foil to the butterflies portrayed on the other Paris couture runways because it's emphasis was on the moth. Very interesting indeed.