$35 Rush Tickets

How amazing is this 1972 performance in Central Park? Miss Carly is so fab, and I cannot wait to see her Monday night!

For those of you in the NYC area: I just thought you should know that a limited number of Rush Tickets will be available for Our Time's Benefit Gala Honoring Carly Simon. Here are the details:

$35 each

Time to Purchase: Monday, 4/19, from 5pm-7pm

Location to Purchase: Skirball Center for the Performing Arts' Box Office (566 Laguardia Place, New York, NY 10012)

*** NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE HELD FOR RUSH TICKETS. Please do not call or email to purchase rush tickets. At-door sales only. ***

Crankypants

Ohmygoodness, LOVE!!! Above is the Monster Booty style, and below, Classic Sock Monkey Crankypants. Available here.

Note To Self

If ever we make it across the pond to Cornwall, remember to stay here, for what looks like the cutest camping experience ever invented.

How To Really Love a Child

I love this quote/image so much. Discovered on Everything Fabulous, which is just fabulous!

Reinventing the Rain Boot

If I had these, I would want it to rain every day. Via Manolo's Shoe Blog.

Wedding Fabulousness

How rad is this posse of bridesmaids? Apparently bridesmaids vibrantly expressing their own unique style is the next big thing in wedding trends. I have to say, I'm a fan. What do you think?

Photo via Erin. Ever. After, via Lovely Little Things.

My Parents Were Awesome

Enough already about the super-coolness of babies and the wonders of marvelous kiddos! This fun blog celebrates the awesomeness of parents back in the day (in a completely fabulous, sweet, un-ironic way). I can't get enough of the styles! Via Have Degree Will Travel.

Milkstars

Well, I think THESE are just the coolest-looking nursing tops I've ever seen! And hooray for cute, hip, non-fugly styling in nursing-fashion! Bravo, Milkstars...

Pregnant Fashionistas

Two Paris Voguettes and model Jourdan Dunn are expecting, and they're still rocking Fashion Week, bellies and all! Dunn even walked for John Paul Gaultier's runway show in a custom bustier that harks back to Madonna circa Blonde Ambition. I think it's nice to see bellies cropping up amongst the high-fashion crowd -- and these three wear them well :) I can't wait to see them babywearing in a few months! Photos via Jak & Jill and The Cut.

Kid Beauty on Garance Dore

Beachy kid gorgeousness on Garance Dore today. Twirly ballerina skirts make me happy :)

What I'm Watching Now...

I know that this video has already made the blog rounds and the song is super-popular, but I've just been loving the pairing of this Grizzly Bear song, Two Weeks with footage from the classic film Le Ballon Rouge, and I can no longer resist posting it here.  It just makes me happy and gives me goosebumps.

Love You Baby

I think I just found the best baby-clothes site ever:  Love You Baby has the most rad little outfits, modeled by the most scruffy-cute kids!  They also sell kid-sized Bensimons and these awesome baby parachute pants.  I kind of want a pair for myself!  Check 'em out.

Caravan of Dreams

I am totally smitten with this incredible little gypsy caravan that I spotted on Desire to Inspire.  Isn't it just pure magic?  Go here to see tons more captivating photos of this unique home.

Boho Fab: Backyard Gypsy Caravan Playhouse

I am swooning over this DIY project that was constructed using almost only materials that were recycled/found/given.  Heck, I can't believe it's a playhouse -- I would totally live there myself!  Check out the whole story here.

I Pity The Drool

Love love loving this Mr. T onesie from Bambinamia.  Found here.

Fun Press

I thought you might enjoy reading this press about the Our Time album release, which includes tons of great photos of the event (and the co-hosts)!  Photo by Peter James Zielinski, via Broadwayworld.com.

Marvelous Giveaway: Good Day Sunshine Earrings from Good Girls Studio!

This week's giveaway features a pair of beautiful, one-of-a-kind, handmade earrings from Good Girls Studio.  I am totally head-over-heels for this recent Etsy discovery!  You must check out the entire line of salvaged, deconstructed vintage goodies reworked into heirloom pieces by the amazingly talented Johanna.  Here are a few more items that caught my eye...

I mean, how fabulous!  I encourage you to check out all of the amazing eye candy for yourself. 

To enter to win the earring giveaway, please hop over to Good Girls Studio and then leave a comment on this post with your impressions.  Entries will be accepted until 11:59 PST on Monday, June 29th, and I will announce the winner the following day.  

BONUS:  Earn up to three extra entries by spreading the word via link backs on Twitter, Facebook, or your own blog post (one entry per type of link back).  Don't forget to include your email address in the body of your comment, along with the URL(s) of your link-backs.

Good luck!

Street Fashion on the High Line

Style.com just posted this awesome collection of photos by Craig of the always-awesome street-style blog, Altimira.  It shows the bona-fide fashion scene that has cropped up on the High Line in the week since its opening.

When I visited the High Line earlier in the week I was as struck by the superior caliber of people-watching that was clearly possible there!  It's really fun to see that professionals are already documenting the trends and flavors that are on display at the new hot spot.  Enjoy!

Away We Go

Today, Taro and I went to see Away We Go.  We were really excited about checking out the film because of the amazing writers (Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida) and director (Sam Mendes) notto mention the incredible cast.  However, we must admit that the reason we were most anticipating the movie was that it features our niece, Isabelle Moon Alexander, in her big-screen debut!  

Well, we thoroughly enjoyed the film.  We were completely entertained and touched by the story and characters and are SO SO proud of Isabelle.  There is a reason the Kiddo idolizes his cousin:  SHE ROCKS!

I have to note that one of my favorite parts of the movie involved Maggie Gyllenhaal's portrayal of an over-the-top attachment parent.  I was practically unable to catch my breath I was laughing so hard during the scenes that showed her character zealously tandem-nursing, babywearing, and bedsharing.  Her stroller-forsaking, midwife/doula invoking portrayal was a pitch-perfect caricature of self-righteous new-agey-parenting-gone-wrong.  Knowing that in real life Maggie is an enthusiastic breastfeeding, attachment-oriented mom made her hilarious sendup all the more endearing.  It's always nice to be able to laugh at yourself :)  

Have you seen the movie?  What did you think?

The Belly, Week 29

Today I am 29 weeks pregnant!  I'm still feeling great and the baby is as rambunctious as ever.  The Kiddo has taken to giving me the sweetest, most adorable belly rubs while he's nursing, which just makes my heart melt and gives me hope that he's getting excited to meet the baby too :)  He even hugged and kissed my belly once last week when I said something about the baby!  That was amazing.  

I am wearing a dress that I got yesterday at the Butter by Nadia sample sale.  The sale was amazing and I ended up getting several pieces that I'm really excited about.  I am just in love with the flexibility of the designs and the fact that they are so versatile that I can wear them now as well as after I've had the baby.  Here are a few more ways that I can wrap this particular dress for different looks:

 

The clothes are super comfy, too, with just a terrific weight and drape to the fabric.  I actually got to meet Nadia herself at the sample sale, since she was there roving around, helping customers experiment with the myriad of options contained within each dress.  She was absolutely lovely and really took a lot of time to show me all the little tricks and tips and ways to finesse the garments.

Riki and the Kiddo came too -- it was quite the outing to Red Hook -- and we all had a blast together (Riki wound up with a nice little collection of pieces too!).  I'll leave you with a shot of the Kiddo taking a break from running around the loft showroom, twirling through the rainbows of fabric: