Today I ironed these bad girls out and added them to the collection. I got them from Shareen Vintage in NYC, a diamond of a store that Gala Darling took Kat and I to a few weeks ago when we were in town. The price was right, but the amazing employees made it unforgettable. I can’t wait to take my partner Sarah there when we go for market this Fall!

1: Striped cotton dress with pockets and button back. I love the neckline and red lining on this, and the length is perfect.

2: Yellow cotton tennis romper with pockets. It looks like a shift dress, but there are shorts under there! I love the buttons down the front, too.

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meg

Here are some of my favorite pieces from my closet that I’m adding to my rack of basics (grey t-shirt, black pencil skirt, etc.) to create amazing new looks for the new season:

Tomorrow I’ll clean my closet out and add all this stuff to the rack of clothes in my bedroom! What colors and patterns are you excited to debut in the coming months?
xo
meg

Today we finished a pencil skirt, a pair of shorts with a pretty coral print, and a cape! We’re doing a small five-look collection this season and we’re really just having fun with it. Making pieces we would want to wear. Diving in and tackling it.

Shirt: Old Navy (SO old…I wore this in college)
Skirt: Tagless, I got it at Scout this week!
Tights: K-Mart
Shoes: Anne Klein

xo
meg

Alice is so fun to have at CAMP now. She takes a nap for a few hours every day. She draws on the markerboard. She eats a snack. She helps me sort buttons by color–she says “Wed, gween, lah-low, boo, peenk, pohpoh…”

So here’s what I wore to meetings today. This is how I do power-lady.

And Alice slept on my shoulder like a sack of potatoes while I answered e-mail all afternoon.

Dress: Alyx from JC Penney
Sweater: Moth
Tights: Hue
Shoes: Ellen Tracy
Necklace: Forever 21
Sunglasses: Fred Flare

The best hairdresser in the world Rebecca Forsyth gave me this process at Bungalow//8 Hairdressing, a lovely salon that has been great to me over the past year. I loved sitting under the hood dryin my hair, flippin through magazines, (I always wanted to sit under one of those!) and the results were just awesome.

So this is my hair now. If I wake up and I haven’t showered and do nothing to it (like I did today), it looks full of body and movement–a style I would have spent half an hour doing before. If I take a shower and scrunch in some curl cream, I have lovely waves. Deep side-parts and hair combs are my new thing.

I’m contemplating trying something even curlier later this year. I’m so addicted to curls now! Big hair is the big thing.

T-Shirt: Forever 21
Skirt: Worthington
Tights: HUE
Socks: Target
Shoes: Dolce Vita
Coat: Target
Bag: Miss Albright

1: Mama’s outfit and Alice’s outfits from our plane ride today. 2: On our way to the airport. Alice wears those glasses everywhere. Now we have two pairs. 3: Fancy shoes and Dave’s indie video games. 4: Nap. 5: Playing her new iPad game, Animal Alphabet. (She said “Yak” today!) 6: Notes passed back and forth between me and Dave on the plane. 7: Napping across our laps. She slept for over an hour this way.

Top: Left of Center; Jeans: Joe’s Jeans; Boots: Henry Ferrera; Bag: Kinies; Lipstick: Hazardous by The Elixery; Alice’s Bag: Skip Hop; Pullover: American Apparel; Polo: Circo; Pants: Carters; Shoes: Pediped

See more details about today’s outfit on my Polyvore page.

xo
meg

1: Mama’s outfit and Alice’s outfit from today. 2. We went to the Waffle House for lunch (we don’t have them in Omaha) where we saw a real cowboy with spurs, and we danced to the Waffle House song that played over the tinny speakers. 2 & 3. Watching little Piper airplanes take off and land at the Deer Valley Airport near Phoenix. 4. Matching sunglasses.

See more details about today’s outfit on my Polyvore page, and I’ll post a more detailed recap of our trip after I get home and upload all of my good photos!

xo
meg

1: Today’s outfit. (Plus gummi bears, which I was all about today. We used to buy them in bulk by color!) 2: Alice making soup in the tub. 3: My love. 4: Explaining plans for our whiteboard at CAMP to my brother so he can buy materials. 5: Alice and I at Johnny Rocket’s tonight.

See more details about today’s outfit on my Polyvore page, the best tool ever for compiling imageboards!

xo
meg

I’m contemplating not doing a new line this spring. The next one I do will be totally in-house, patterned and sewn by me–a look very different from what we have put out in the past. My plan was to use that collection of samples and then start manufacturing the new line for wholesale using a small, ethically-operated overseas manufacturer. I need more time to refine my strategies for executing this goal, and maybe more time to look for partners or possibly investors. I really hate doing things poorly, so I’d rather put this project on hold than rush the process. If I don’t do a new line, I won’t participate in Omaha Fashion Week as a designer, which would be a disappointment to me. So right now I am just trying to weigh all of my options. I could do a smaller, more experimental line for OFW Spring 2012. I could scrap the whole project and instead focus on fundraising and connecting the organization with other influencers in the fashion industry to help support other local designers. I could do nothing and focus instead on my book, CAMP, and current clients. It is hard when you don’t know what the right answer is.

Shirt: American Apparel
Coat: Lauren Moffat
Skirt: Worthington
Tights: Hue
Shoes: Bobbi Blu
Purse: Miss Albright

xo
meg

I was also makeup-free today. I have been wearing hardly any makeup lately–my beauty routine has changed a lot in the last few months. I want to let my skin breathe, and I want people to get to know me without a veil of powder and concealer between us. And I have to tell you, it feels wonderful. I don’t miss the long daily routine, and when I do wear makeup now, it is a lot more fun.

Lipstick, however, will forever be an important part of my routine. It’s part of my identity, and I love it. You twist the bottom of a beautiful shiny tube, pure pigment emerges from inside, and instantly you feel a little more special. Lipstick is hardly makeup, anyway–we all need to wear lip balm. Lipstick is just more colorful.

I discovered my favorite lipstick last August during Omaha Fashion Week–it’s made in Minneapolis by The Elixery, and it’s incredibly smooth and highly pigmented. Before I started using this lipstick, I was a MAC devotee, but now I prefer Elixery lipsticks because they are just as saturated with color, but smoother and very moisturizing. I don’t have to apply lip balm before using them. Even better, each lipstick is vegan and cruelty-free. Sometimes I forget to pay attention to that stuff, so it’s really nice to use a product that is totally guilt-free. They also taste great, with natural ingredients like vanilla, castor seed oil, avocado, wax, and aloe extract. Elixery also offer a flat rate of $5 shipping on all orders from their website. It’s a great product and I hope you try it. Seriously!

Here I am wearing Hazardous, a bright, oversaturated orange, over Twee Pop, a super pale pink. (They are similar to MAC’s Vegas Volt + Snob but not drying at all.)

xo
meg

Shirt: Left of Center
Sweater: Moth
Jeans: J-Brand
Shoes: Dolce Vita
Bag: Miss Albright
Lipstick: Hazardous layered over Twee Pop, The Elixery