i plan on wearing it for every holiday for the next 10 years. it will never go out of style. i went to nyc this past weekend. i had a horrible time. i saw kevin federline, went to a rave in williamsburg, and had no luck finding the perfect winter coat. but i did stumble across a diamond in the rough. with no agenda in my second favorite city, i was wandering around brooklyn with some friends trying to find the cool shops that we had googled. we were actually trying to find another store, when the creative visual merchandising next door caught my friend adam's eye. (the other store was too bourgeois and was playing frou frou, but i did take the free candy). built by wendy. amazing. from cute minidresses, up the wazoo to clever men's graphic thermals to jammies for little hipsters in training. wendy's claim to fame: guitar straps. she has designed a line of guitar straps for every kind of rockstar (ultra suede, canvas, tweed) - there is something for everyone. i forgot my credit card in virginia, so i couldn't buy everything in the store, but i wanted to. everything about built by wendy made me a believer. sales associate: cool. playing t rex: cool. offering simplicity patterns: cool. yes, the designer of this store recently wrote her own sewing book and simultaneously released a line of home made patterns, so that you may DIY. i strongly urge everyone to check this designer out. (she only has 3 stores: nyc, brooklyn, la, but go online!) finding this gem was the most exciting part of my trip. even more exciting than bad rap and glowsticks.
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whoa. i was just thinking the other day how penguins are IT right now. bravo!
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