Accessorize like Anne

One of my all-time favorite books is Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. I grew up reading the series and fell in love with the made for TV movies as well. Anne embodies everything in a woman which I admire. She is independent, headstrong, yet utterly romantic and spontaneous. I also adore her Victorian Country garb. I wish I could get away with her beautiful period costumes in my everyday life, but seeing as fashion trends are not leaning that way, I may just want to stick with some touches of Victorian here and there.

I've been eyeing some vintage straw boaters and have concluded that I need to possess one by springtime. This picture also makes me want to ride my bicycle.

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Cameo brooches and granny boots add the perfect amounts of Victorian flair.

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Anne's carpet bag is perfect for toting around romance novels.

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Anne Shirley: Another girly-girl who isn't afraid to get dirty.

"It's not what the world holds for you, it's what you bring to it."

- Lucy Maud Montgomery

My Rip Roarin' Twenties

With winter in full swing, I can't find more cozy and practical fabrics than those used in menswear, which is why I believe I am so drawn to the warmth of wool, flannel,tweeds, and leathers these days. It doesn't help when you have beautiful movie stars like Diane Keaton and Katharine Hepburn looking gorgeous and independent in their masculine, yet super chic and feminine get-ups, tempting you to want to look just like them.

I just bought some flannel gray high-waisted trouser pants, which I am currently obsessed with. I'll have to share soon!

And yes, I'm already excited for spring! The pic above is from Ralph Lauren's Spring Rugby Line a few years back, but the timelessness of these girls outfits will work for every year to come. I want the pocketwatch and those spectators like woah. Must be that I'm on a F. Scott Fitzgerald binge, I re-read The Great Gatsby a few months back and now am reading This Side of Paradise. Ahh to be living in the rip-roaring twenties. Oh wait, I am in my rip roaring twenties ;)

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"I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."