Kiki de Montparnasse/Shopbop Giveaway

A another giveaway? This time it's Kiki de Montparnasse, a designer I'm rapidly falling for.

Good news: 1) I have one $100 Shopbop.com gift card, ready to send to the person who leaves the best comment below. 2) This giveaway is all about underwear! Just let me know which piece of Kiki de Montparnasse lingerie from Shopbop.com is your favorite and why. Best comment wins, so get creative! You have 10 days to enter.


Feast your eyes on these yummies!



What is Kiki de Montparnasse?

Kiki de Montparnasse is a line of lingerie with famous boutiques in New York and Los Angeles. But, don't call it a high-end sex shop. According to the owners, it's a "luxury lifestyle store surrounding romance and intimacy."






So who is Kiki?

She's not the designer. Kiki de Montparnasse (the label) was actually started by Jennifer Zuccarini and her partner Andrew Pollard. After realizing that the fashion industry was using sex to sell everything, except for actual sex products themselves, they decided to get to work. Pollard named the brand after Kiki de Montparnasse (the person)--a famous French model and artist from the '20s who was known for her free-spirited yet sophisticated ways.



Which Kiki de Montparnasse item is your favorite?


Let me know! It's time to release your inner Kiki and leave a comment. Just tell me which piece you'd choose and how you'd wear it. One lucky winner will receive a $100 instant Shopbop.com gift card goods towards anything in the store. Remember, best response wins, so have fun!

Fairmont Cemetary Shoot

This photoshoot has been a long time coming, but April and I just couldn't get it together until now, what with snow, vacation, and on and on.
I wish I'd done it sooner. We went to the Fairmont Cemetary in Denver and it is a truly exceptional place. The diversity and intricacies of such an historic place were riveting and provided ample inspiration.

Fountain

I had so much fun with these fountain pictures. I think I'll have to go back and try them in better light.




Dress: ABS Allen Schwartz
Necklace: Express
Earrings: The Limited
Bracelet: Forever 21
Boots: Urban Original

Worst Conference Ever

I went to the world's worst Response to Intervention/Differentiated Instruction conference today. The most horrible part about it was that she was an elementary teacher and most of the people there were elementary teachers. They were chanting and doing cutesy activites. Myself and two other middle school teachers from my school (one math and one science) just sat there silently with eyebrows raised thinking "Yeah, my kids would punch me in the face if I tried that on them."
To ride the coattails of an ancient cliche, we were the goth kids at the pep rally.
Anyway, the conference was held at a hotel and I remembered my enchantment for hotels.
I've not spent a ton of time in hotels and those that I have were not extraordinarily glamorous. I love imagining why the occupants are staying there, I love the classical music playing quietly, the clean smell of the bathrooms, the crazy carpeting, and the free crap they give you.
That's all I like from today... Oh! And my favorite math teacher sitting next to me who kept making deprecating, sardonic comments all along the way.

Dress: Ross
Jacket: Express
Sunglasses: Plato's Closet
Shoes: Dolce Vita (shopbop.com)
Gloves: Target
Necklace: Gift from Host parents in Denmark

Earth to...

Man, this harness is my new favorite garment.





Skirt: Secondhand from Saver's
Tee: L.A. Made
Harness: Norwegianwood via etsy
Shoes: Chloe (yoox.com)

Mew is a Danish band (instant love, right there) and their indie vibe reminds me of bands like Bloc Party and Minus the Bear.

Working Girl

Today was my last day in the demonstration classroom, I'm back in my classroom for a day and then off to a Differentiated Instruction conference on Thursday. I also think I'm getting sick. Yuck!




Shirt: Express
Tank: Old Navy
Skirt: Target
Necklace: Unknown
Beret: Target
Shoes: Aldo

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