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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

It’s nearly Saturday, and all I want to do is bundle on the couch in a velvet blazer, and wool trousers. I’m inspired to stock up on some faux fur, and make a roadtrip out West. Anything to escape the chill. Yet we’re still snuggling together in high collars, and clean button-downs, all before we can finally put the coats in the back of our wardrobes to whip out the babydoll dresses and bare legs. Spring, I’m excited for you to finally roll around and show your colors. For now, I’m seeing black and white.

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A Blue Winter

(Vintage Nifty Thrifty coat, H&M scarf, Rugby by Ralph Lauren boyfriend jeans, Marie Turnor “La Rue” bag, “Natalie +  Dylana Suarez x Modern Vice” VINTAGE BENNI’s)

Some winter days are meant for extremely oversize boyfriend jeans, and boxy coats, because guess what, it’s THAT cold. Slipping and sliding through the ice, I had just come out of a shoot, and honestly, after anything revolving around posing in little dresses, all I want is to throw on something HUGE and cozy right after. Plus, I left on the killer cat eye the makeup artist did on me…if only I could do this every single day and perfectly, but I’m getting there! Anyways, I was that blue dolphin chick on a pizza hunt in my neighborhood of the East Village. I love my new home. Our new apartment is so so so cute and cozy. I’ll try to have images up soon somehow, but we’ve still got loads more decorating to get too. Work weeks, combined with weekends doing mooore work always get in the way! It’s all worth it though, lots of really cool features and work coming your way in the coming months. For now, I’m still on the hunt for that perfect bedspread.

Don’t forget to sign up to my vintage heaven, Nifty Thrifty, where I scored this killer coat in their Brooklyn warehouse. I can’t wait for my next visit. 

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Taper Jeaned Girl

I gave in, I’m now wearing tights under my skinniest of jeans during the day, yet trying not to give in to hibernation at night. I can feel the chill down to my bones! Anyways, I’m become a sucker to the cropped camo jean (well, cropped on me), and little oxford shoe. Say hello to our newest creation, the VINTAGE BENNI shoe, aren’t they rad?! Every step feels that much cuter in them. Lord knows we’ve got some cool things cookin’ up at the factory. Paired with a western fringed blouse, and brown toned coat, I feel like driving out far away to the mountains or something, to huddle by an outdoor fire. A girl can dream right?! Anyways, it’s back to the NYC grind just before what is lookin’ like a crazy busy February (oh, and fashion week). Bring it on. 
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Rock n’ Roll Love

Photography by Kelsea Kosko
My boyfriend and I rarely have images together, and so my good friend and brilliant photographer, Kelsea, thought why the hell not bring us into her studio and get the deed done. All styled by both Jordan and I, it was a quick and killer shoot. Jordan is a rockstar on his own, now isn’t he?! Being one of the brother-duo masterminds behind Modern Vice, he brought along all of our latest MV JETT collection shoe designs to pair with vintage frocks, destroyed denim boyfriend jeans, and numerous hats. The flared jeans just happen to be my favorite…I mean, I had to throw in some hippie love! So there ya have it, my first couples shoot. I love seeing Jordan here, looking so high fashion, when he really is a complete goof. I can’t wait to get these in print! And it’s true, all you need is love. 

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