kitschin' kaboodle

I'm already nostalgic about Summer

and it's not even over yet.
I've been a little M.I.A. from the blog
this past few weeks.
Relaxing, refueling, reconnecting.
 So here's some LOVE!
 Enjoy this kitschin' kaboodle summer style.



I've been living in this bib necklace all summer.
I love the colors!
Target $14



My favorite summer pattern.
Ruffle shirt dress by Tucker.

Everyone always comments on this "vintage"
J.Crew tote I bought for $15 when I was in college.
Still adorable.

 

Summer reads.
Seriously!



Help! Don't let me buy one more striped T-shirt this summer!!

 

My favorite bracelet. I love the word charms;
Dream, Style, Believe, Create, Soul, Smile and Heart.
Amazing how wearing words can keep you focused?
Brighton $46

 

My pink star shirt from ZARA.
Make me feel like Jem from the Holograms.

 

My Chanel Chance.
Smells like men's cologne
and I like a clean smellin' man.
This particular Chanel smells just how my summer feels.

 

Sandals SO loved they must be retired.
I guess that's what you get when
you pay $17.99 at Target.
Currently auditioning for their replacement.

Have a cold coca-cola,

lay back in your Adirondack,

and enjoy the rest of your summer!

kat scratch: DIY red jeans

It all started when...

 I saw these red jeans on ZARA's website.

I fell in love.

I am obviously obsessed with RED

and I live in my jeans.

So, I figured I could DIY my own.

A little thing I call "Kat Scratch".

RIT dye 101:

Add dye to boiling HOT water.

Add salt.

Submerge material into the dye bath.

Agitate for 30 min.

Rinse and soak in COLD water with a few cup vinegar.

Rinse, dry, wear.

FABULOUS!

I love my red jeans!

I already wore them out to breakfast

with the boys at the Cowgirl Cafe.

Isn't that chic :)

And they go with almost everything:

kat's beauty icon: fashion inspiration (Part Three)

"Grace Kelly's look was effortless, elegant, classy, and most of all sexy....but not overtly so.  She always seemed  to glow no matter what she wore.  I like that she wore big name designers but she always chose classic gowns that are still 'in' today.  I saw a quote about her that said, '...a hybrid of elegance and sex.' "
Meredith Merriman

Grace Kelly

An icon of Hollywood elegance and beauty. 

Grace Kelly was an actress and model who won a best actress Oscar in 1954. While attending the Cannes film festival she met Prince Rainier III of Monaco. The two were married in April 1956 and Kelly abandoned her acting career to become Princess Grace. Though she lived the rest of her life abroad, she was noted for the manner in which she adapted her American ways to her lifestyle as a royal mother. It wasn't long before she won the love and respect of the entire world.

She was quoted saying, "I hated Hollywood. It's a town without pity. I know of no other place in the world where so many people suffer from nervous breakdowns, where there are so many alcoholics, neurotics, and so much unhappiness."

The Hermes croc bag named "Kelly" after the Princess herself.

Now costs around $17k

How to get Grace Kelly's swagger:

ZARA Dress $59
Shades $39

Purse $79

"I love Sophia Loren because she was sultry, and sexy, and ITALIAN!

She loved being a mother and a wife and being barefoot cooking in the kitchen. 

 She looked just as beautiful in an apron as she did in a gown."

Kat Kirk

Sophia Loren

 Italian actress, model, and film star born in a small province of Rome Italy to a single mother.  She lived through the poverty and uncertainty of World War two and was teased as a child and nicknamed "toothpick".  She went on to be an Academy Award Winner for Best Actress, Oscar winner, and international superstar.  Sophia was a wife and mother of two sons.

 After the death of her husband she was asked if she

would marry again Loren replied

"No, never again. It would be impossible to love anyone else."

Two of my favorite Sophia Loren Quotes:

"Mistakes are a part of the dues one pays for a full life."

and

"I am lucky. I had a very beautiful mother." 

      

This Dolce Gabanna ad from 2010 was created to capture the essence of this Time magazine article about Sophia Loren.

How to capture you inner Sophia Loren:



Dolce and Gabanna at Nordy's
Skirt $750
Top $750
Floral pumps $675
Satin heels $675
Bag $1,675