test drive...

So after months of refusing to give in, I finally did and test drove some harem pants today. While I'll admit, they are kinda cute, the pleats left me feeling a little pear-ish. Dave hates them. I'm on the fence. Although, my gawwd are they comfy!

thoughts?





oh and don't fret about me just yet - I dropped all of $6 on them at an EXPRESS sale :)

these stairs...

rock my world.
Haper's Bazaar, March 2008 via foto decadent

ps - the rest of the spread is pretty rockin too - love love looove the den-like colors.

gloriosas...

I picked up a few gloriosa stems at twig the other day and they looked so pretty, I just had to share... I think these may be one of my new favorite flowers :)

what goes around...

All these photos are by John Rawlings for Vogue in the 1950-60's... crazy how fashion really does repeat itself. The second one down is from 1945 - love the sandals, belt, cropped jacket...

a little lusting never hurt...

I just saw this bed over on This is Glamorous and it totally brought out the uber-girl in me. so pink. so girly. so comfy. Too bad Dave would never let me get away with this.

such grace...

via ffffound

solo star...

loving this lamp!

have some fun...

Any Fun - Coconut Records - Music Video


A little Jason Schwartzman always makes me smile :)

sail away...

I am SO over all this rain.
Luckily I'm escaping back to Costa Rica this coming Friday for some more surfing and yoga... don't miss me too much ;)

keep it cool...

love this color scheme.... mmmmn cool blues with red.
via ffffound

big surprise...

via fashion victims


really. more rain. wtf.

windows to the soul...

Love these photos by Karina
via Simply Hue.

today i want...

this little ensemble.
all i know are that the heels are balenciaga.
loving the bracelets too.
sigh.
via refinery 29.

terrific tapestry...

I just saw this post of Paolo Feliciano's photography over on Desire to Inspire and while the tapestry is what initially drew my attention (as you all know, I'm a huge elephant fanatic), I eventually found myself totally in love with this interior as a whole. The use of color and mix of textures are so inviting...








... kinda in love with the red light fixture too :)

whooga whooga...

This just in: the lovely folks over at Whooga have offered a special discount to all Daucus Carota readers!



Whoogas are unique because they use the finest Merino sheepskin for their inner lining, making them a longer-lasting, more comfy boot than their ugglier-named competitor...



I'm personally digging the tall grey ones :)



Check 'em out! The code, JESSICASUT will knock $30 off your order and is valid through 8/12/09... happy shopping!

xx

a daucus carota a day...

It's been a while since I've posted pictures of our namesake... so it's about time I got back to it :)
photo by Hans Edinger via flickr.

number one...

So we finally did it! We finally made it to the #1 spot on Facebook's Networked Blogs: Top 10 blogs of Boston!!!



Crazy to think it was just seven months ago that we were in the #7 spot!

Thanks to everyone who became a fan (if you haven't yet, click here) and thanks for reading this little outlet of mine as much as you do :)

xoxo
Jessica

the curious case of the missing summer...

Ok so today marks the umteenth consecutive rainy day in Boston. It's June. It should be sunny and breezy and my cute summer wardrobe should be making appearances all over the city...

This needs to end.
I want my summer.
I want THIS summer:







images of Betty Brooks and Patti McCarty at Catalina Island by Peter Stackpole via Life.

joon and june...

I just stumbled across the dual-portfolio of Kim Joonhyun and Minjoo Kwon, joon-june.com, and am blown away by their ideas... check these out:

precise stapler...



plant's earth (upgradeable soil planters)...


corner clips (!!!)...



flat bulbs (thicker glass + unrollable = unbreakable, flat design = less packaging)...


strike twice matches (duh!)...

i'm your air...

I must say that this site/music video is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen on the web. The song is called “Soy Tu Aire” which means "I'm Your Air" by Labuat.

What a stunning use of interactivity and music... Many props to Labuat and Sony for being so creative. Anyways, you MUST click and play the song through to the end.



A million thanks to the forever rad miss Kati for sending me this link. You truly made my Thursday :)

xx