Day 14

Oh!

I forgot to post on Sunday!

So I had to travel back in time to get a photo for Day 14.

I turned the clocks back to August 30, but found that - due to a shift in the space-time continuum - I was not a clumsy American named Lisa, but a graceful French ballerina called Lise.

I would have stayed and done Sunday bow-decked pirouettes forever, but had to come back so I could do Day 16.

Day 15

O.M.G.

Check out this dress Michelle Obama's wearing! It is all about the BOW!!!

Do you think I can send her a bow belt!? Could you imagine if she wore it!?

Day 15 ... half-way there!!!

Day 13

Oscillate Wildly!!!

“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”

“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”

“I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.”

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”

Day 12

Suspenders are super!

Today I've got two bows happening. The second is a necklace from Kimberly Bakery Jewelry, called "Blair" - I'm assuming Waldorf - which wraps a wish bone in a bow. Website product copy reads: "You wish you had her luck, wrapped in a big, beautiful bow. Now you can have it—take, take." That's cute.

I'm also obsessed with these Karen Walker sunglasses, which I picked up at totokaelo, which is AMAZING!

Check it out: www.totokaelo.com

Day 11

It was Coco Chanel's birthday last week (a Leo like me!) so I'm paying homage today. So many good Coco quotes:

"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."

"Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable."

"The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!"

"How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone."

Day 10

Day 10 - 1/3 of the way there! And - deep for 5am on a Wednesday - about 1/3 of the way through an average lifespan.

In the words of the famous Cher Horowitz, "It's like carpe diem, all right?"

Here's where I try my best to look ballerina-esque.

Day 9

Rainy day! Burberry gets a bow.

Since I don't have anything too insightful to say on a Tuesday morning, I was searching for something insightful that someone else said, and came across this funny thing from e.e. cummings:

"Listen; there's a hell of a good universe next door: let's go."

Day 8

Today presents a balance challenge! I have an incredibly large bow on the head and an incredibly large ring on the finger.

The pyrite ring was designed by the fabulous Erica Sheehan, of Hitchcock, in Madrona. It's incredible heft makes it rather difficult to type, but sometimes we must labor under the weight of fabulousness.

I watched the entire "Rachel Zoe" project this weekend, and her enormous jewelry inspired me.

Day 7

The right accessory can be totally transformative! Today I threw the bow belt over a few layers from UO and American Apparel. Nothing - not even the sneakers on my feet - cost over $35.

How amazing are Keds again? I think Dr. Martens are next!

Day 6

Saturdays are super. I got out of my pajamas at 4pm, took a bath, and then put them back on.

This tote is feeling more motivated than I am, so bow goes around bag strap.

You know you love the harem pants.

Day 5

Bowtiful! My mom thought of that. Isn't it great!?

I hope your weekend is bowtiful!

Day 4

Per yesterday's travels, our beloved bow held up beautifully at high altitudes.

It was put to an unexpected test when - at roughly 4:30pm - it experienced a head-on collision with a red velvet cupcake. Vanilla frosting wiped off magically. Good as new. Which is good. As we have 26 days to go!

Have a lovely one :).

Day 3

This morning we get to see how our beloved bow holds up at 30,000 feet (on an early flight to San Fran.)

Day 2

Today is a low bow on the side. Bangs are long so they get side-swiped, too.

Up early for work and working on this:

"The master of the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both."

- James a Michener

Day 1

I want to start by thanking Julie for her support, Piotr for his ingenuity, Gabriel for his imagination, Aidan for her mad sewing skills (as well as for her amazing mohawk), Sara for this blog, and Aaron for just being Aaron. And September for being bizarre.

We made this belt, which is a bow, which is cute! and versatile. I aim to wear it for 30 days straight to prove it's versatility. And to do some serious QA.

Previous to this, I've had essentially no experience in fashion, unless you consider making more or less constant trips to Barneys as experience. I read that "The Colonel" didn't start KFC until he was like 65, so I figure that now is a good a time as any to start something new. If not now, when? Or, as my yoga instructor says (shoutout to the Sweatbox!), "If you can, you must." So...enjoy!

Test Bow

Testing! 1,2,1,2!

Bow belt = check!

Camera = check!

Concrete wall = check!

The strange goal of wearing a bow around my waist for thirty days straight = check!