FEATHERS AND FRINGE

I just love this top. I always feel like dancing when I have it on but since that will probably have me committed, I have resorted to just skipping around when I have it on.  Enjoy...

Zara top, Phillip Lim Pants

Earrings from Ylang Ylang and bracelet from Francesca's

Hat from Zara, Brian Atwood shoes, and vintage bag

Have a great week everyone!
XOXO

Hallelujah!! Let the eggs hatch!

And let's say hello to Spring
LV store front on 5th Ave

Say good bye to puffy clothes and winter blacks

Or in the case of Houston's winter, say goodbye to a light sweater and a jumper from American Apparel

And pack your bags for a spring get away: car, train, plane, donkey, whatever; just get some fresh air.  And if you are one of the lucky lots that own a LV travel luggage, let's hope you are also lucky enough to have collected some friends with PJs (private Jets) over the years--  these babies are not meant for coach or the conveyor belt of a commercial flight...

Scarves, sunglasses and red lips-- three things one must not forget on any vacation, especially a spring one!

XOXO
Ava

On the Ocean Waves We Dwell

all dressed up with nowhere to go

it hurts like the open cracks in my heels

let's go for a ride through love's forest of regrets

forget about "strawberry fields", i'm submerged in a field of one-nighters, cancellations, and aches

it feels so good that it's sure to be over in the morning

come tickle my toes and let's see where it takes us

don't ruffle my feathers, come ruffle my heart

it wasn't meant to last forever, were you not warned?

my knees buckled, my heart sank - there was nowhere to go but to the ground

the perfect day cannot be without waking up in your nook

give me vodka, give me tonic, but know that none is stronger than your spell on me


love, sex and drugs - none is more toxic than love


Written by Christiana Ajele Duodu

Swirling in the grass!

My sister (Mes Reves photographer) and her best friend, Seun, are highjacking my blog for the week... say hello to their first post.  This is Seun on her way to dinner...

Damn hippie kids and their bikes, I am like Frasier and Niles (did anyone see that episode?)-- I just cannot get the hang of biking but it seems Seun is a pro, even in a dress. Show off!!!!

Scarf is from a flea market in Paris

Dress-H&M

UP, UP, AWAY SHE GOES
XOXO
Ava

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Dress

I bought this dress a year ago.  And within months of debuting it in public, one of my BFs, Christiana, put in an order to own it.  So after months of her calling and begging, I finally let her have it...  and it fit her so perfectly! Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you our Sisterhood of the Traveling dress: a magical dress that fits each of us so perfectly, no matter our differing sizes, and allows us both to feel fabulous once we wear it-- or so say's the synopsis of the movie I borrowed this blog title from :)  

All the same, all you Christiana fans, enjoy!  

You can see my original post here: http://avadrake.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-bday-ms-k.html

Happy spring everyone!!

XOXO

Ava

Hello 90s...

I've been in the 90s mood lately and it is definitely showing up in my dressing.  This was my attempt at  the minimalist look that evaded that time: 

Cher's Dad:  "Cher! come here.  What are you wearing?" 

Cher:            "A dress"

Cher's Dad:   "Say's who?" 

Cher:             "Calvin Klein, daddy"-- (Clueless 1995).

American Apparel dress

CL pumps; Vintage bag from Housing works, Chelsea

I call this my carpet bagger coat, purchased it at Nordstrom's about 10 years ago

Ode to Fiona Apple--- just imagine me being half my size

XOXO
Ava, hope you are enjoying the Oscars!!!

Slip into embroidered luxury...

This was one of my favorite looks of Nnenna's-- I absolutely adored the simple elegance of the bedroom slip mixed with the exquisite detail of the embroidered coat.  Sometimes fashion can be that non-fussy.

Coat by Nanette Lepore, nude pumps are Sergio Rossi

 Slip by Eres

XOXO
Ava

BTW for those of you who are not aware,  Nnenna Agba hails from America's Next Top Model cycle 6