I usually am apathetic towards Spring. I enjoy Spring LIFE (tulips, bunnies…), however, I hate stuffy noses and ceaseless strings of sneezes. But if there’s anything that can get someone more excited for Spring, it’s Lula Magazine.
What was once a magazine of questionable existence to me (I used to cross my fingers that liebemarlene would post about it, since she seemed to have better luck than me at finding a copy), Lula is now mine! It appeared at the Borders near work on the exact date that the distributor gave me as its release date (yes, an embarrassing amount of effort to obtain a magazine). Although we are technically in the last month of Spring, thus making the previous anecdote irrelevant in a temporal sense, the Chicago Spring hasn’t kicked in yet. It’s the second week of May AND I am sitting on my back porch AND my nose feels like a dog’s AND I am wearing heattech tights AND legwarmers AND a scarf. Sustained warm weather, where art thou?
1. I like to imagine that Madewell is J.Crew’s rebellious little sister. I am excited for Alexa Chung for Madewell this fall (she’s fantastic!), but for now a Spring dress. That even has “Spring” in its name. Spring Garden Dress from Madewell, $145
2. The secret notes I write in the Spring have to be in pastel, otherwise someone else will deem me to have a frosty, unapproachable soul. Pastel pens for Spring! And they write on plastic! Pilot Latte Gel Ink Pens Pastel Color Series from JetPens, $18
3. If someone was picking my brain to find out what I consider to be the perfect swimsuit, they’d find a picture of this. Even though this is more of a “SUMMER” item, perhaps you people who live in warmer areas can put this to use RIGHT NOW. Perhaps it’s a good thing that I won’t be receiving mine until June (oh additional warning: it’s back ordered because there must be some global consensus that it is a perfect swimsuit). Natalie One-Piece from Anthropologie, $148
4. This reminds me of Little House on the Prairie, and how much I disliked The First Four Years, the only other Little House book that I owned. The Joyous Dress from ModCloth, $75
5. REALLY ADORABLE. I came across these when searching for new plants that I could buy-and-tend-to-and-love (R.I.P. lemon basil plant named “Cutlass”). Petit Coco Casserole Pots from Brooklyn5and10, $13
6. Is there a yellow equivalent to “nantucket red” and “cape cod blue”? Yellow Newport Cordones from TOMS, $69
7. A SECOND QUESTION: Will someone teach me how to properly ride a bike so I can go on bike adventures? Velorbis Studine Classic from Copenhagen Cyclery, $1300
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8 Responses for "Hello, Spring!"
YAY! You’re back!!!
Yay! What a nice post. I have been thinking about swimsuits lately, and about how terrible they are, but this one is cute and sexy and cover-y.
I have also been thinking about floral dresses. I might have bought two yesterday.
As for bikes, YES. I have one now, but I am very timid. I ride around in circles. I am waiting for someone to swoop in and give me some confidence / lessons.
Elle Sees- :D Thanks for reading!
Maria- Where you go to grad school, the weather is more agreeably warm, so I can understand your consideration of warm-things. Like swim suits and floral dresses and bikes. I’m also not one to dwell on swimsuits (I think most swimsuits in existence are hideous and not because I’m an old lady conservative. Have you ever seen a monokini with a hole in the middle for a belly? Worn on the street? Disgusting). If you are still looking for a swimsuit, modcloth has a lot of them (I have a friend who has one and she really adores it).
Are there a lot of road OBSTACLES in virginia, that would be explain your biker worries? Chicago has a lot of pot holes, which worries me as a novice biker. I’m expecting Baltimore to have even more pot holes or other foreign distractions.
Hey Lady, I actually just passed by because I had to do a research on band posters, but since I am obsessed with bikes n need the spring urgently, i sticked to your post, thanks for that but i gotta admit that actually your copenhagen velo is linked to the shoes but you might also fall in love with these beauties: http://www.vivabikes.com/ – Daniela
Daniela- ! I’m glad someone reads or pays enough attention to catch my failure of copying and pasting. I love the bikes that you sent me! Thank you for sharing! I wish they were sold in the US. ho hum.
My sister and I will teach you how to ride a bike when you come to San Diego! We rode bikes everyday when we were little. Also, I want that swimsuit now… thanks a lot.
at least you have semi-bike skills. i have NONE! no i cant ride a bike . i wish i could cause the one you posted is so cute!
Kristen- Is this the same little sister who is nine and probably can play the ukulele better than I can? I hope you all have beach cruisers. Order the swimsuit now, and you can get it in June?
morosepoet- really?! not at all?! if it makes you feel better, i barely have any bike skills. i attribute fault to my parents only allowing me to ride in circles in the driveway. womp.
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