Corks and Caftans

[Backporch loitering, waiting for the hotdogs to cook up: J.Crew vintage linen tee + True Religion shorts + by Malene Birger key pendant necklace + Club Monaco earrings + Michael Kors huaraches.] Part cat escape narrative + part jewelry post + part recipe. I’d advise you just scroll down to the part about the hotdogs.

Was emailing with the lovely Citrine by the Stones peeps the other day and they were kind enough to send along the line sheets for their current collections. I didn’t get too far beyond all the glorious fringe of the Balagan collection and had to share. So much fringe I can’t handle it. Need it [...]

Every groovy lady who’s laid eyes on the YSL Ovale ring wants one. And she cannot be blamed. It is chunky, Laurel Canyon-soulful, exotic, and wildly affordable. Oh—and sold out everywhere. [Rumi and her YSL rings, image courtesy Fashiontoast.] The adorable Heather over at Heather in a Candy Shop nudged me over the parapet with [...]

[70s jewelry designers, Alex & Lee courtesy style.com.] Groov-normous! Fringe-adelic! Look at these dudes.

My top 5 ring picks. To be added to birthday list bonanza. [Gara Danielle gold-filled turquoise ring, $126.] I am a huge Gara Danielle devotee. Most of my earring collection hails from her tiny corner of the Internet on shopbop.com—big hoops adorned with chunky stones, pearls, and beads. This ring is absolutely stunning. It’s chunky without [...]

[Stolen Thunder Girl w/ Balloons brooch, £21.] So eerie, but adorable. Reminds me of my favorite artist, Austin-based Alyson Fox, if her artwork were turned into jewelry. I’d have to change out some of my mainstay vintage political pins for this little darling… on a tattered jean jacket, or the new navy wool tuxedo jacket [...]

[Cool Change linen caftan, found on ebay, and Alkemie chain necklace from shopbop.] I love this necklace; awesome art deco accents. And the caftan is one of my favorites—it’s really moody and impractical. When I first wore it a few years ago, my dad asked me if I was dressing for my graduation. It’s ok; [...]

I have to have this harness—but before you think I’m talking about some sort of swing apparatus, behold this. This belongs over every one of my A Wang t-shirts for the rest of the season. However, I’m looking down at my torso wondering if this is at all possible or, if I take a deep [...]

Got a lovely little note from Jessica about my Bing Bang by Anna Sheffield blog… she said Carey: I work with Anna Sheffield. This is a fantastic piece! Thanks for it. I want to let you and your readers know that we are having a sale at Bing Bang! bingbangnyc.com/sale50% off! So… you don’t need [...]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Meredith Kahn. The sale section at Made Her Think never disappoints… and I got to further my pyramid stud obsession. Isn’t she lovely? -Carey p.s. the skull rings are still for sale… for $15! For more Made Her Think… Blake Lively digging in to the [...]

Via ELLE News Blog: Gossip Girl and Mercy star Michelle Trachtenberg was on hand to support her longtime friend, wearing a Steven Alan cardigan and shoulder-length Made Her Think earrings (“a ShopBop purchase”). SHUT UP! She shops at shopbop, too? I wonder what her wishlist looks like… Here they are: [Made Her Think Crystal Marquis earrings, $165.] Serena [...]

I’m such a fan of Anna Sheffield’s line called Bing Bang. I’ve been snagging her stuff off of shopbop for years. I wear these little Bing Bang gold turtledove drop earrings all the time; they’re totally staples of my lobes: [my Bing Bang Turtledove Earrings] Great little studs that work overtime are hard to find. [...]