Friday Random Ten

1. The Theme From The Neil Miller Show - Lambchop
2. Simple X - Andrew Bird
3. Allo Allo - Les Sans Culottes
4. Love Comes To Me - Bonnie "Prince" Billy
5. Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
6. Restless - Langhorne Slim
7. You Have Did The Right Thing When You Put That Skylight In - Arthur Russell
8. Yeah - The Telescopes
9. Bucky Done Gone - MIA
10. A Space Boy Dream - Belle and Sebastian

Dusty Rose

Essential to any Midwest Diva color scheme. Especially in the living room.

Shelleys

Why do I always confuse Shelley Duvall with Shelley Long?

Friday Random Ten

1. Our Trinitone Blast - Stereolab
2. The Fitted Shirt - Spoon
3. Holla Back Ames - Leslie Hall
4. Folk Jam - Pavement
5. Lord, Help the Poor & Needy - Cat Power
6. Wait for Me Please - Kleenex Girl Wonder
7. Tina's Gonna Have a Baby - The Red Krayola
8. Stanton St. - Gang Gang Dance
9. The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Johnny Cash
10. Deaf Kids - The Books

This week was kind of a dud.

Quote of the Day

You know, my hesitation to fully embrace Vampire Weekend might stem from the fact that if you take preppy yacht rock too far, you end up back at Jimmy Buffet.

--Carrie Brownstein

And speaking of yacht rock...

Knotty by nature

I do believe scarves are the world's most perfect accessory. So stylish! So sophisticated! So versatile! An ode:

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Row 1: Single knot (long), Loose, Cowl, Belted, French twist, Square knot
Row 2: Bandit (knot in front), Bandit (one-end knot), Pleated knot, Shawl, Single knot (short) aka the Cowboy, Funnel
Row 3: Incognito, Side-shawl, Hippie, Shawl (square knot), Cowl (side knot), Bandit (no knot)
Row 4: French twist (no knot), Head bow (floppy), Fold-over, Loop, Bandit (knot in back), Head bow
Row 5: Ascot (no tuck), Multi-knot, Ascot (tuck), Bandit (with bow), Floppy bow, Small bow

Plaidness

One night last week I binged on every My So-Called Life clip that YouTube has to offer. Even though I remembered Angela having some signature plaid items, I was shocked to notice just how much plaid there was in this show. I mean, it's everywhere! Sometimes she wears several plaid items layered on top of each other. And just look at the amount of plaid in this one clip alone. Everyone is wearing it.

With that as inspiration, I think it's time to start layering different plaids. Here's some inspiration:

Clockwise from top left: Scarf by Urban Outfitters, trench by Walter, dress by In God We Trust, cotton tunic by Chloe, blouse by 3.1 Phillip Lim, dress by Forever 21, wool cape by Hayden-Harnett, panties by Steven Alan, skirt with matching bra top by Tibi, tank by Delia's, shirt and shorts by Staerk, rain booties by Go Jane!, gown by Ralph Lauren ready-to-wear