Behind-the-scenes Natalie Portman's Vogue shoot

When it comes to fashion, I have always been super inspired by ballet. I even created a set on polyvore inspired by the new film, Black Swan. If you love ballet fashion too, check out this awesome behind-the-scenes video of the shoot Natalie Portman did for Vogue, also inspired by the film, Black Swan. But hurry; it'll be up for a limited time.

Home decor aesthetic

When I daydream about what I want my future house to look like, there are a few things I'm certain of: small garden, walls of bookshelves with rolling-track ladders, wood floors. But there is also a vague sense of a general aesthetic, the desire to feel warm and for things to be somewhat worn and rustic. I feel like barn wood and peeling paint should be involved, and that a worn brown-leather chair should be in a corner somewhere. Also, pale blues should be around, enveloping the house in a subtly oceanic aura that makes me feel like I might be in a beach house on a rocky cliff somewhere in Maine.

This vague sense of the home decor aesthetic I like can be hard to explain in words (as you can tell by the job I did in an attempt above), but the other day at Hobby Lobby, I saw a couple pieces of furniture that hinted at it. I took photos...

With the fishnet, paddle and everything, this one is a bit too campy, but I would like to do something with an actual old rowboat. I saw an episode of a home-makeover show once where they made a children's play area out of an old row boat filled with pillows and it was amazing.

Here are some more pictures I found that give the idea as well:

Trend report: polka dot dresses

Lately, I've been seeing short black and white polka dot dresses popping up all over Lookbook.nu. It's such a cute and versatile look.

Here's some inspiration:

New Years outfit

Unfortunately since New Year's Eve was a little crazy, with the Underbelly show and all, I didn't get but a few not-very-thorough pictures of my outfit, but you can see the dress in more detail in this post.

Here are the photos I did get:

The lighting here is awful, so, if you can't tell, the gloves are gold and sparkly.

April had a great outfit too (this bow dress with black tights dotted with hearts)

What I wore today 12/31/2010

This is what I wore during the day before changing into something fancier to go out for New Year's Eve. It was unseasonably warm, so I was happy to roll up my jeans and show of the oxfords I got for Christmas.