bits and bobbins

while i was checking out at manhattan’s kinokuniya bookstore this past weekend, i stumbled across a little display of bags from (brooklyn’s) maptote. lookin’ at ‘em, it’s so clear that they vibe with that whole current design trend that’s all about cities and maps and showing some city love/pride, no?

lately i’ve been aching to be back in NYC! i felt moved to show a little love to my favorite locale, so i snagged a NY maptote for myself! it’s officially my favorite new bag: it’s this perfect middling shade of denim, and the ink is poppy pencil yellow. cavernous enough to carry the essentials and maybe a little more. yay yayness!

more fun with hipstamatic.

in soho, manhattan. spending the day walking around in the city. my favorite way to spend a weekend day, hands down.

all about the orange & blue contrast today, oh yes.

-gap orange denim jacket: thrifted, altered by me (ohio star block added to back, made with thrifted fabrics)
-orange canvas dress: handmade by me from a 1970s pattern
-orange splatter painted tee (unseen): thrifted
-dark denim jeggings (haha!): h&m
-blue cowboy boots: frye, from nordstroms rack in chicago
-silver animal pin: thrifted @ thrift town in SF
-orange tote: marc by marc jacobs
-gold digital watch: timex
-tortoiseshell glasses: some random shop in the jacksonville, florida airport