Her Octopus Garden

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Hope Ammen
A lot of rich people spend a lot of money on a lot of ugly things. Now if f I was a millionaire, I think I would buy only beautiful things. I am not a millionaire. However, there is a satisfaction in simply finding beautiful things. It's nearly as fun as having them. Just less expensive. So rather than filling my shopping cart with all these beautiful things, I will simply put them in Her Octopus Garden.

Cause when you're tall, you might as well play it up

Saturday, January 8, 2011

I've been seeing high-waisted jeans around for a few seasons now. It's one of those things (kind of like straight-across bangs) that I adopted in high school, and now, about three years later, I'm seeing everyone else finally getting the guts to pull them out.

haha, that sounded conceited. But I'm completely serious. This was over 2 years ago people:

But, you know, apparently some things need a little more time to catch on. And apparently, 2011 is the time to seriously invest in a pair of high-waisted, wide leg, straight from the 70's jeans [although I would definitely hang onto my skinnies]

What I think I like best about these jeans is the fact that they work perfectly for people like me: tall girls. I'm pretty sure I'd like to throw these babies on with some killer heels and make my legs appear, ehh, approximately 5 miles long. Or like a clown on stilts. Either one.

And yes, they do have them everywhere now, and if I were to really get a pair I'd probably just check out a pair at Gap. BUT, since we're just talkin about "the garden" here, where I can have anything, I'd say I'd probably go with these, from Derek Lam's Spring 2011 collection, fresh off the runway:

Clown on stilts?
Maybe. But I don't care.
This look is chic.

I Covet At:

Urban Outfitters Anthropologie Etsy Free People Mod Cloth Fossil Tiffany&Co Chanel Louis Vuitton World Market Mill Crest Vintage JCrew The Selby Remoldista Lonny Mag Refinery29