DEAR INTERNET No. 17

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The menswear shows have finished up and one of my new favorite things I'm seeing is the giant necklace that's basically a talisman, as seen here at Givenchy pre-fall. Also, men in skirts!

I love love love these desk "tablescapes" by Betsy Burnham (top) and Lizzie Bailey (bottom) for Lonny. I've lately had orange, lacquer, desk chair pillows, trays and decorating with candles on my mind, and if my weekend shooting goes well you'll see the results of all that brain juggling next week!

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Oh, hey there Martin Margiela tote that is perfect. How you doin'?

Milan Vukmirovic is obviously my style soulmate - mondo chest action, check; aviators, check; a thing for pared down sophistication, check (sort of - I have a debatable track record in this department, but big dreams.) Also, I think I'm going to have to make suede happen soon, and buttoning just the top button of my coat is definitely something I did this one time that is now a "thing".

Photos via here and Tommy Ton for style.com

Lana del Rey is so hot right now, but I can't just blog about any old LDR song since that would be so two months ago. Instead, I bring you an awesome remix of her single, Blue Jeans. In my dream life where I'm a DJ/Balenciaga brand ambassador/sexy gardening activist I'm totally killing it on the dancefloor with this number.

Happy weekend!

JESUS PIECE

My mom and I went through a bunch of her old jewelry this past weekend and I took the opportunity to stock up on relics of her Catholic upbringing, including a black-beaded rosary and a cameo of St. Christopher. Have I mentioned before that my great-uncle was a priest in Brazil? No? Well, he was! This inimitable cross was part of his vestments, or maybe he just slayed vampires with it or...IDK. Either way, I’m really excited to pair it with a plunging V-neck and lots of black.

P.S. It's HUGE. I don't know if you can tell from the picture. Think Flava Flav. (Ok, not THAT big, but still!) Like this post? Be sure to follow me on Instagram @xoxofruitpunch to peep all of my favorite finds!

JUST DON'T CALL HIM ALEJANDRO

How people find blogs and get information on the internet is beyond me. I usually just click through the links on someone's blogroll and bookmark whatever strikes my fancy. Twitter helps, but apparently there are whole new web technologies out there to make the process less work. Alas, I am set in my ways, which is why it took me so long to find Pelayo Diaz (actually found from a BoF instagram that mentioned Pelayo's Twitter handle. Sleuthing!)

Pelayo's blog, Kate Loves Me, is totally awesome. I love that he's le total babe, but dresses like the boy Susie Bubble, i.e. not in a conventionally sexy way. Here I've honed in on his predilection for statement necklaces bcuz I love me some statement jewelry(z) and I think he always makes the eccentric pieces work (you'll notice in four out of six pictures he's wearing a simple white button-down: note to self). Aside from jewelry we also have the Spanish thing going, except that Pelayo is actually Spanish and I'm what I like to call a, "Cameron Diaz Latina" - so pretty much not at all. But people get confused sometimes, so I roll with it. Puerto Rican? Sure! Cuban? Why not!?

Keep your eyes out next month for my Pelayo-inspired outfit (Yes, it's planned that far out in advance. That's totally normal, don't question me.)