Guess Who Just Joined Lookbook.nu?

Me that's who! I am trying to find ways to branch out and expand my blog, so I have joined street style website Lookbook.nu.  The site is a great visual source of aspirational fashion; self styled bloggers, fashion students and the like.  It's like being a new kid at school the little style cliches are already formed, they have heroine chic, glamour girl, emo kid and hipper than hip rocker covered, hopefully there's some room for some quirky, girly, retro style.

The Covetable Closet

In a previous post I talked about changing my "shopping strategy" to adjust my spending and to end up with a more well rounded wardrobe.  My new strategy is going to be to choose pieces that are classic and well made, pieces that I covet.  These French Sole shoes I are something that I coveted and finally purchased. Covet by definition means to wish for earnestly, so each month I will choose two pieces that I wish for earnestly.  Now I am not going to buy both pieces, I will post about the items at the beginning of the month and my readers (you guys) will help me decide which piece is more covetable.   At the end of the month the item with the highest votes will be deemed most covetable and will be added to my wardrobe.  This month's covetable contenders are...

Fashion Forward Bicycling Part 2: A Bicycle Ate My Pants!

Bicycle fashions from the 1900's

So we are back! No long weekend can deter my collaborator Thomas Griffin, of the Bicycling Gryphon, or  I from sharing essential safety and fashion tips when you are riding your bike.  In Part 2 of the Fashion Forward Cycling series (say that five times, fast) we will discuss the importance of proper attire while riding your bike.