a case for frivolous pursuits

decor accents as unnecessary as they are perfect

Is there anything worse than getting what you need? I’m a fan of the Coldplay song too, but when it comes to gifts you give, to others or yourself, I firmly believe you should inverse the lyrics and let the melancholy notes play out over that concept: when you get what you need (see: a vacuum), but not what you want (see: a vintage Celine bag)…

images via @hauteville_paris, Emma Ranne via Cultured Mag, @GilbertKann

Aesthetic choices aren’t about practicality. Sometimes we use practicality to justify aesthetic choices (cost per wear, it already goes with half of my closet, it’s for the kitchen, etc). But these are the choices that should defy common sense, that draw you insatiably to them and linger in your mind for days or months if you walk away.

For Christmas this year, I desperately wanted this Sherman Field necklace (more on Danielle’s jaw dropping jewelry in a later post). My husband asked, quite sweetly, if he could buy me sweatpants because the ones I wear often are old.

(Aside: I wear old sweatpants. There is little joy in buying sweatpants. Sweatpan…