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If you're a long time reader of my blog, you may recall a certain plush cat my mom and I picked up last summer in Tokyo. Her name is Nao. 

Our trip to Tokyo is only three weeks away! I am so excited, I can't stop day dreaming about it. Nao will be really happy to visit her hometown again too. I just found out my friend Ronnie will be joining me too! Now the trip is going to be twice as fun. When I was in Tokyo last year, I got Ronnie a cat from Kiddy Land. Her name is Dori. Dori is coming on our trip too. Here is a picture Ronnie took of Dori when she went on tour with him.

It's been a while since Nao has gotten out of the house. I thought it was a perfect day to take her to get some nachos at my favorite mexican restaurant. Mom snapped some pictures of us while we were out.

Wearing a vintage Michael Morrison studded belt with a vintage ahnk necklace and vintage Razza ram necklace. Gold chain bracelet from J. Crew.

The dress is from Feathers Vintage in Austin…I got it a few years ago!

 

Wearing Gucci wooden platforms and borrowing my mom's Prada bag…what do you call bags like this?

 

 

Yesterday I headed into Dallas with my mom to pick up some things at Antiques Moderne. It's one of our favorite vintage furniture stores.

Mom snapped my outfit while we looked around…I wore a vintage band jacket with a Quail tee, J Brand cargo pants, and Givenchy patent pink pumps.

I walk really, really slow in these shoes. I brought ballet flats as backup.

(No, I wasn't buying an iPad! Haha. I don't even use a Mac.)

We had veggie enchiladas outside at Chuy's….the weather has been so incredible lately.

While we were on our way to lunch, I saw this old hotel covered in greenery and wisteria. It was so beautiful, I felt compelled to take some pictures out of it. So I pretty much leaped out of a moving car to get these shots…thankfully I wasn't wearing my heels when I did this!

I spy a left-over Easter egg!

Spring is in the air! I never realize how depressing winter is until spring rolls around…and it looks like it's going to be an especially beautiful spring this year.

Last week my mom and I met up with fellow blogger and shopping buddy Tina, one half of the Bag Snob. We had a delicious Columbian lunch at La Duni and finished with chocolate bread pudding…we were celebrating my mom's birthday. :)

 After lunch we dropped into Grange Hall. Well, 'dropped in' makes it sound like we were window shopping but in reality Tina, my mom and I spent two hours obsessing over the Natalia Brilli selection.

I think Grange Hall is the coolest shopping experience you can have in Dallas. It's like a Victorian apothecary with a heavy dose of voodoo magic. I was so excited to photograph the store…unfortunately my pictures don't do the store justice. If you ever have the chance to check it out..you definitely should.

Yikes! Careful with this chair.

I fell HARD for this pearl necklace…

I love all of the animals in Grange Hall.

  

Look at all of that Natalia Brilli! Grange Hall has the largest selection of Natalia Brilli in the US.

For more information about Grange Hall check out the website.

My aunt Karen made this beetle belt buckle-it's part of the new jewelry and belt line we are launching soon. You may have seen it over at my mom's blog. I've been really excited to show you Karen's work! (You may also know her as the brains behind Plastic Animal a Day) Karen has a background in entomology…and as you can see, she likes her bugs super-sized. Mister Beetle is nine inches long. He was cast in solid bronze, hand finished, and weighs about a pound. The beetle will retail for about $600. If you're interested in ordering a beetle belt, please contact us .

I wore my beetle with a Dries van Noten pleated skirt my mother purchased in the mid eighties from Stanley Korshak. The skirt was from one of Dries van Noten's first collections. Stanley Korshak had just picked him up here in Dallas. This skirt is very special to me. Worn with lucite bracelets purchased from Neiman Marcus a long time ago and a silk shirt I got somewhere in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The wedges are Givenchy.

This is one of my mom's modeling head shots from when she was about 20 years old. I love this picture of her.

(I remember the first time I saw this picture, I thought it was me for a few seconds. Freaky! )

I have never worn this fanny pack
on my blog before! Which is crazy. It's very practical…I wear it a
lot to concerts when I don't want to lug around one of my enormous
purses. But functionality aside, it's one of the most bad ass things I've ever found.

I found it in Tokyo at Le Grand Bleu last summer. I like it because it reminds me of some of my favorite post apocalyptic animes. This belt/bag looks like it could have come off of the pages of some of Tatsuyuki Tanaka's illustrations. His illustration and style are so breathtaking…here are some examples of his work. Most of these are from his book Cannabis Works.

I wore my L.G.B. belt satchel with a Guess dress, Zara lamb fur vest, Barney's Co-Op over the knee boots, and vintage 'barbaric' necklace. 

The bangles are from Elements here in Dallas.

Wearing Junya Watanabe aviator jacket from Fall 2006, silk pink scarf, Madewell jeans, and Martin Margiela Marfa boots.

Wearing a vintage Chanel jacket, Y-3 wool pants, Zara scarf, and Chanel wedges.

I love these Chanel wedges, a bit of a Schiaparelli feel, don't you think?

What do you think 'Fancy Pony Land' is? I never found out.

After a long day cruising around town, my dad and I checked out one of the two bars in Marfa…it's called Padres and it was a cool place. Excellent people watching. I will also note that there are some pretty hot guys in Marfa-that was a pleasant surprise.I ate moon pies and pickled eggs while I watched the cowboys mingle with the art types from out of town. A wonderful way to end my day in Marfa.