Not To Be Rude But...

Shakuhachi "Floral Frilly Cami Dress" - $208 at Bona Drag
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Nicholas Kirkwood "Cutout Ankle Boot" - $1,185 at Nordstrom
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Dannijo "Bramley" Necklace - $595 at Dannijo
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Why do people say it? "Not to be rude but..."? "Not to be rude but you look awful today." "Not to be rude but that dress looks like shit on you." "Not to be rude but who did your hair this morning?" "Not to be rude but why are you here?" Um, I am pretty sure that when people say "Not to be rude but..." or "No offense but..." they are in fact being quite rude and offensive. And actually, I am usually offended before they even finish the sentence. Just the phrase "No offense but..." is so annoying that it offends me even more than any of the words that follow it possibly could.

Could the combination of these dress and these shoes offend anyone? Is this necklace rude? I don't think so. All three work so harmoniously together that they are so non-offensive as to be desirable. So maybe when describing the look one could say, "Not to be complementary but..." or better yet, "Not to be jealous but... ."

Not to be rude but...
Until next time,
The Gatherer

Road House

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Vintage "Army Sweater" - $195 at Les Nouvelles
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Chloe Sevigny For O.C. "Cut Off Leather Shorts" - $625 at La Garconne
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Marsell "Lace-Up Ankle Boot" - $1,o00 at Barneys
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RGB Nail Polish in "Oxblood" - $14 at RGB
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Oh yes. I mean the Patrick Swayze movie.

Don't you have those moments when, even though you love your partner so excruciatingly and so dearly, you just want to give them a roundhouse kick to the jaw? Like when they forget something rather important and when you remind them of it, they act not apologetic but rather as if you are the crazy one who has imagined a scheme that never truly took place. As if, because they forgot it, it never actually happened. In the words of "Cathy": Aack!

If you are in the mood for roundhouse kicks a la Swayze, get these boots on and begin. They are sick. Pair them with leather shorts for ultimate mobility as well as sex appeal. Follow up with a military style sweater to show that this is no laughing matter. "Oxblood" nail polish couldn't be any more fitting.

Road House.

Until next time,
The Gatherere

In Love

Those crazy boys. Always able to make my heart swoon in the most incredible of ways...

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Apartment Walls

3.1 Phillip Lim "Burnout Dress" - $275 at La Garconne
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Giuseppe Zanotti "Platform T-Strap" - $595 at Barneys
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Proenza Schouler "Medium Leather PS1" In Khaki - $1,595 at Barneys
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Made Her Think "Mesh Gauntlet Ring" - $552 at Made Here Think
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Deborah Lippman Nail Lacquer in "Tiny Dancer" - $16 at Deborah Lippman
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Urban Outfitters "Blossom Tree Jewelry Stand" - $78 at Urban Outfitters
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The walls in my apartment are painted bone beige and the crown moulding is white. Of course, most people would view this combination as bland, boring, and cause for painting. I don't. What is so wrong with non-pigmented things? Aren't albino tigers some of the most beautiful animals on the planet? Beauty is not found in pulsating hues alone.

I dig these shoes hardcore. And what's more, I am still obsessed with this bag (though I thought I wasn't until I walked by the Chicago Barney's windows and knew that I still was). The ring, though only one neutral color, kicks most other rings squarely in the ass with its sickness. Slightly less neutral is this necessary jewelry tree. Dying to set it up on my dresser as part of some kind of diorama. And a lady musn't forget her nails!

Beige.

Until next time,
The Gatherer