April 25, 2011

beach town

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sunglasses - thrifted / tote - forever 21 / button-down - custom-made / wood & brass bangle - vintage, thrifted / ankle-zip leggings - Style&Co., mommed / brogues - Primark

Apologies from a very bad blogger - we moved to a new apartment this weekend, and while the move itself wasn't too bad (pack bags, get on metro, transfer, transfer, transfer, get off metro, fifth floor walk-up with spiral stair, ugh), our new place has a kitchen. Like, not just a sink, hotplate, old steak knife and one frying pan with the non-stick surface scratched to hell, an honest-to-God kitchen. For the first time in months, I have good knives (plural!), and loads of pots and pans and spices, and a real oven. As a result, I have spent the last few days cooking everything in sight (mustard roasted potatoes! hash browns and fried eggs! salade lyonnaise! quiche lorraine! gusburgers for the mister! I'm carmelizing a mountain of leeks right now!), beating the heat in our hammock with a cool glass of white, and not so much blogging. So, yeah..... sorry about that.

Fortunately, I am slowly but surely creeping up towards posting pictures a bit more 'in the present,' and should soon be sharing our current idyll with you all. We took these photos on our last 'real' day in Venice (I don't count days spent at airports). We didn't stay on one of the islands during our stay, but across the lagoon in Mestre, so while it wasn't a long bus ride to Venice, every visit felt like a bit of a day-trip. We joked a lot about getting ready to 'go to Disneyland,' but in many ways, those visits felt more like quick trips to the beach. The abundance of water, sunshine, tourists, and gelato shops give the city a very beachy vibe, one that calls for simple, easy dressing and a lovely packed lunch - hence the tote bag in all my Venice photos! I don't wear this button-down all that often, in part because the length awkwardly wound up somewhere in-between 'top' and 'dress,' but paired with leggings it made for an easy warm-weather look. While our budget didn't really allow any boat-rides during our visit, these lovely wooden motorboats definitely reignited my love for little boats - I've love to have a small boat someday to toodle around in and have picnics on the water!
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17 comments:

Archives said...

HOORAY for a real kitchen!!! as much as i loathe cooking, i think id go a little nuts with eating out or hot plate options every day for months!

Fashionforgiants said...

Hello - I am a new follower and I just wanted to say how much I enjoy not only your personal style, but your writing style. Your blog is just lovely.

Gracey

Erin and Caroline said...

Such a great outfit. The perfect beach outfit for a lovely beach town. =) And I would totally love to have a small wooden boat to have picnics on. That would just be the life. =)

-Erin (keepcalmandstyleon.blogspot.com)

Santina said...

I can certainly attest to the fact that beach life calls for easy dressing. I love your take on beach casual. I quite like this button down, but I know I have a few that fall at awkward lengths on my body. Sometimes a belt does the trick for me!

Mmmm, gelato...

NodToStyle said...

so envious of your days!! sounds like heaven right now...

(L) said...

Your shoes! SO cute. Also, totally jealous of your location - just beautiful. :)

- Lauren
logicandlemondrops.blogspot.com

emily said...

There have been a loooooot of sandwiches up 'til now, and a lot of kitchen heartache when things I've cooked hundreds of times successfully just didn't turn out due to crappy equipment or odd ingredient substitutions. Fortunately sandwiches and failure have been replaced by roasted mushrooms and sauteed haricots verts with garlic chips, hooray!

emily said...

Thanks Gracey, that's so sweet of you to say. :) And welcome!

emily said...

Sadly my only miscalculation with this one was my shoes - it turns out my brogues become ridiculously uncomfortable in hot weather! So now I'm on the lookout for some more summery footwear.... and maybe some more boating opportunities. :)

emily said...

You know, this top actually has belt loops and a matching fabric sash, but for some reason I always end up wearing it loose like this - maybe I ought to give it a try again soon with a sash or belt to give it a little more structure!

emily said...

Haha, thanks - it is a pretty seriously luxurious lifestyle. (And I suspect I'm going to have a hard time readjusting to 'real life' in the fall, yikes!)

emily said...

Thanks! I absolutely love these cheap little brogues, and I've been wearing them to death the last few months. I'm hoping to find a good pair of sandals soon though - these guys are hot when the sun is shining!

2Anchor said...

The buildings in your pictures are gorgeous! Congrats on a kitchen! I would cook everything in sight too!!! Looks like you're having a blast:)

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PinkSunDrops said...

Love this scenery and the outfit!

emily said...

Thanks! I am occasionally having to remind myself to, you know, go out and do things rather than just cook (and eat!) all day. :)

emily said...

Thank you!

anna said...

Honey, honey, honey... leggings aren't pants!! Your outfits are generally pretty cute (and so is this one, from the waist up), but leggings as pants is a no-go. :)

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