what i'm listening to... we are golden by mika

there is a ginkgo tree right outside my window that is turning the most amazing shade of golden yellow, and every time i look at it i think of this song.  "we are not what you think we are... we are golden, we are golden!"  

a really fun, happy song to kick off the weekend :)  hope you all have a good one!

xoxo,

lesley

street level paris

i've been doing a lot of reminiscing about my time in paris, so i thought i'd share some more photos from my trip.  here are some of my favorite images of everyday life in the city of light...

to see more of my paris street shots, visit my paris flickr set.

xoxo,

lesley

flickr favorites... 'roid week 2009

it's polaroid week on flickr... yay!

1. sniderswinagain  2. tsillipines  3. ailupo534

4. little family callanan  5. isofoto  6. buttonmooon

7. j a r r o d  8. revivify  9. clspeace

show your love for instant film by checking out the rest of the amazing work in the 'roid week pool.

xoxo,

lesley

fashion finds... fringe benefits

{maximum fringe necklace by norwegian wood}

hope everyone had an amazing halloween weekend!  check out this week's fashion finds by clicking here.

xoxo,

lesley

perpetual paris

check out this ahhhhmazing photo collage slash perpetual calendar made by nichole and evan of little brown pen.  they spent months in paris photographing letters and numbers on houses, license plates, chalkboards, and monuments... and now you can hang all of them on your wall!  isn't it just fantastic?  a little bit of paris every day.

click here to purchase the calendar.  also be sure to check out evan's super cool making-of video!

xoxo,

lesley

fashion finds... happy halloween!

{photo by lifelovepaper}

this week's fashion finds are all about celebrating one of my favorite holidays... halloween!  click here to check them out.

xoxo,

lesley

i heart blik

i'm going to assume you've all heard of blik (and if you haven't, you seriously need to get over to their website and check them out right now).  i've been obsessed with their "wall graphics for the commitment phobic" for years, and their designs just keep getting better.  here are some of my latest favorites...

i used these flock decals in my bedroom when i lived in brooklyn... my red decals made the bubblegum pink walls look a lot cooler.

these classic chair back decals are genius. plus, two of them are shown on my dining room chairs! i must have them.

...and i'm pretty sure these lacy sunday decals were designed specifically with me in mind.  it's love.

xoxo,

lesley

stuff i want... clé usb

prettiest. flash drive. ever.  

from by:amt, the design geniuses behind the original acrylic "diamond" ring.

xoxo,

lesley

fashion finds... tell me about it, stud

{studded sunglasses by a-morir}

in case you didn't notice, i've been really into studs lately... so that's what this week's fashion finds are all about.  click here to see my picks!

xoxo,

lesley

shoes as art

i've been perusing spring 2010 runway show photos for a couple weeks now, and i've been really inspired by everything.  it seems like this season designers have been paying a little extra attention to what i consider one of the most important elements of any outfit... the shoes!  the latest trend is definitely form over function... shoes as art.

here are some of my favorites... i probably won't be wearing any of these any time soon, but they sure are lovely to look at!

colorblocking, mismatched patterns, and architectural platforms at versace

fierce spiked stilettos with matching socks at 

louise goldin

...and the most insane/amazing/ridiculous shoes ever at 

alexander mcqueen

i watched the live stream of this show and i only saw one girl stumble the whole time... impressive!

xoxo,

lesley