library of congress and flickr

arrest of a suffragette c.1910-15

Melrose, Louisiana. June, 1940

Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas. Jan., 1942

Malaria poster in hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dec., 1941

The Library of Congress has apparently joined Flickr. They also have a blog. (thanks David)

twenty-eight

we're off to southern new hampshire and mt. monadnock
have a happy martin luther king, jr.'s day weekend!

menswear by impulse

new at impulse.

steven alan shirts

somehow i missed the new steven alan website. oh how i love his shirts, especially the plaids. i would wear them every single day if i could.

ruffle shirt, now $95

silk reverse seam shirt, now $138

gathered shirt, now $109

but what i really want is this gathered silk shirt dress
available at rare chic for $138 (additional 20% with 'toutie')

stephanie congdon barnes: love notes

"periodic mini-collections based on a theme"
available jan. 22

some things aren't meant to be

i bought matthew this mociun striped t-shirt first, but i liked it so much, i wanted one for myself.
but now i'm feeling a bit silly. people already make fun of us for dressing in similar outfits.
is anyone interested in taking this off my hands? originally $84, asking price $58. size small (loose fit). SOLD!

sigh. this one makes me particularly sad. i've coveted these rachel comey clog heels all season.
but honestly? the other day i nearly twisted my ankle in my dankso maryjanes (1" heel).
there's no way i can ever learn to walk in 3" heels. plus, matthew kind of, sort of, hates them.
originally $250, asking price $170. size 38 (runs slightly large to true-to-size).

i bought both these items on sale and only want to make back what i spent. the mociun tee is from impulse and is non-returnable. the rachel comeys can be returned to raye in houston, but only for store credit.

if you have something that you know i might like (crafts-related items), i would be willing to consider a much reduced monetary amount plus that something else.

worse case scenario, i keep the shirt and return the shoes.

update:::the shoes went back to houston.

a proper mail day

5-year diary by tamara shopsin
(via lena)

isabel marant jabar dress from Impulse

mociun striped tee from Impulse

dachsund by sian keegan
(thanks for the scallion!)

i ordered a bunch of things last week, and they all arrived today. my birthday isn't until saturday, but it's always nice to receive things in the mail (even if they're presents to yourself!).

i have one more thing arriving soon. renee has them, and jenny was equally smitten.

camera phone photos

taken by matthew

too many coats

dace rain jacket (spring 07)

paul and joe raincoat (spring 02)

burberry trench (fall 07)

built by wendy (fall 03)

marni twill hummingbirds coat (fall 02)

martin grant smock coat (spring 05)

anna molinari twill peacoat (fall 02)

edward an herringbone coat with detachable tulle skirt (fall 04)

opening ceremony short-sleeved flare coat (fall 06)

lyell peacoat (fall 06)

you can't have it all

"Doctoral students who want to have or adopt children will now receive financial support from the [Yale] University.

In a major change from existing policy, both male and female students can remain registered as students and continue to receive their financial aid packages during the semester during or following the birth or adoption,

....

Butler said the new procedure is one part of the University’s larger goal of supporting students who choose to have children, including the Graduate School’s decision last year to cover medical insurance for doctoral students’ children.

....

Butler said the new policy is similar to those that have been implemented at many other graduate schools — including Stanford, Princeton, Cornell, and the University of Pennsylvania — although whether or not the stipulations apply to both female and male students tends to vary from school to school.

Princeton University released a relief plan early this month offering 12 weeks of paid maternity leave to female graduate students having children and Stanford also has a similar system of paid time off. But Harvard still suspends all financial support to graduate students while they go on maternity leave."


jumping on the bandwagon: M.I.T., but down the road, it's a different story. guess which school i attend? they plead 'limited funds.' perhaps they missed this news?

the analog days

knitting

i've been knitting these pixie hats because my sister in law is due in a few weeks and i've yet to come up with a decent present. i've been using debbie bliss' baby cashmerino, but my friend margaret gave me a skein of chunky yarn from argentina, so i tried to make one for myself. i'm not completely satisfied with the results, but i'm off to a good start. i think the cashmerino is better suited to this type of hat. my ultimate goal will be to replicate my crocheted steven alan alpaca aviator cap, which they no longer sell.

a.p.c. sweater sale

so we went to nyc on saturday to see the seurat drawings and martin puryear retrospective. i wore my frye boots for the first time, which was a bad idea (blisters). but they look awesome, and i expect good things from them.

we went to the a.p.c. sale, where i toyed with the idea of buying lots of things, including skyhigh platform sandals. then i settled on this practical cashmere pullover, which had sold out on the website. whatever one may think about a.p.c.'s recent output, their cashmere wears incredibly well. this one is apparently called 'the birkin.'

a little bird (A) tells me that an a.p.c. surplus store is opening in williamsburg later this month. i am very excited. mostly because i missed out on past seasons.