This is hot. So many updates!

First of all, I am loving this look.

found here.

the leopard print+the long coat+the shorts+short boots=perfection. also, the complete effortlessness of her hair and fresh face illustrate a sort of attainability for those of us who don't look like supermodels.

i recently bought a pair of shorts from forever21 that i will post a pic of soon. i am very into the idea of shorts in winter. i think they're adorable.

secondly, i recently went to IMA-- Indianapolis Museum of Art-- and I fell in love with this piece.

The artist is James Casebere and it's titled "Yellow Hallway #1." I love the creepiness of it and how it makes you kind of think about what could have happened to create this scene. I also like the juxtaposition of this beautiful interior and how it's in a state of complete destruction.

THIRDLY, my friend sent me a link to Out of Print which is an amazing site that creates t-shirts with famous book covers on them. that's not a very articulate description, but it's an amazing website. as a literature major, i'm completely obsessed. i ordered the catcher in the rye shirt and i wore it for the first time last night. it is such a nice shirt with such a cool graphic and when you buy a shirt, they send a book to an african community in need. i would totally buy another shirt from this site (despite the steep price..$33). i justified it by saying that it's the concert tee of literature. they have new merchandise up and i am totally coveting the bell jar t-shirt. ahhhhh. maybe i'll buy that for myself for xmas.

okay, that's all for now. more updates to come!

Corporate Musical Background

so this morning before heading off to my 12-9 shift, i read this article: "Some Venti Tunes to Go With That Latte." it got me thinking: who picks out the music for marshalls? the company marmaxx also owns tjmaxx, home goods, and one other store that i'm blanking on right now. well anyway, the person who chooses the music must be slightly masochistic as the frank sinatra tune "when you're smiling" plays about 3 times an hour-- which gets really irritating over the course of a nine hour day and a 32 hour week. one of the managers mentioned that the song is played as a way to remind workers to smile. i have heard that song so many times over the course of one month, i think that if i hear it outside of work, i will scream. i want to scream at work, but i just can't. don't want to get fired.

on top of the sinatra overdrive, the music compilation also contains ALL of taylor swift's hits. and some songs i had never heard prior to working at marshalls. she must have some kind of deal going on with the company. i mean she is kind of taking over the world.

out of curiosity, i asked the manager on staff tonight where the music came from. she didn't really answer my question as she said, "it's piped in and we can't do anything about it." i suppose she took my questioning for a complaint, but really i'm just wondering WHO is putting these mixes together. because they also have a thing for rob thomas and any song that was popular 8 years ago. but i suppose her explanation is as good as any; the music results from some phantom composer.

i'm temped to contact corporate and ask: too far? like i'm just curious what they think the demographics for their stores are and why they choose the music they do....

Designers

working at marshalls has afforded a few luxuries. i do get a discount on merchandise and i get to see all the new merchandise before regular customers. i have also become introduced to designers that i had never heard of before. recently i have been coveting the work of Cynthia Rowley. We have two pairs of shoes designed by her that are just divine!

it won't let me upload photos, but check out the website:

http://www.cynthiarowley.com/

I want it!

i saw a customer with a chanel purse today. i want one so bad. too bad they are so ridiculously expensive; i guess that's part of the mystique though. ahhhh. i envy you alexa chung-- for many reasons.

found here. and here.