distracted. (from music, fashion, food)

or focussed rather, on travel. past travel.

EGYPT. a year and a half ago.

beautiful.

complex.

enlightening.

delicious.

hot.

mind blowing.

welcoming.

awe inspiring.

compassionate.

curious.

proud.

humble.

amazing.

heart-capturing.

i feel for its people. i want them to have the freedom we do to elect the government they desire.

below are a few photos from both cairo & alexandria. my prayers are with you, egypt.

as well as a piece of my heart.

love,

sunlovey

Khan el-Khalili

alexandria

awaiting sunset at hotel osiris, cairo

my fave falafel ever, at felfela, cairo

love is... a camel hug

realizing a dream

my last night in egypt, spent saving its splendor in my mind & heart

An omen a day, either way... just caught boys noize's thudding spin on feist's my moon, my man on hipster runoff's blog radio this afternoon. but of course it references a moon. and man does it make me ready for the incessant thudding that is ULTRA music festival. mondays are for music.
love,
sunlovey

love.
february is feared and loathed by many because of one little love-based holiday. to me, that's freakin' nuts. this day mustn't revolve around those enraptured or enslaved in committed relations. instead, let it be a day full of spreading love to EVERYone we love.
and EVERYthing. on feb. 14 and through out the entire month, try uttering only love-based thoughts and words to everyone you come into contact with (yep, hard as hell, but try). reach out and tell someone you haven't spoke to in light years how bummed you are that you've lost touch, that you love & miss them this month. send your parents a card. your coworker. hell, your dog. i crafted and am sending out valentines to all my faves in the world, the people that define love for me.

why don't you:

buy a box of those silly kids ones & pass them out.

or a multi-pack of conversation hearts to give to your beloved coworkers. ;-)
all you NEED is love

remember?

spread the love.
happy february.
love,
sunlovey

♥♥♥

just haven't been myself as of late...

haven't indulged in a ton of sparkling in months.

i have erratically lopped off all my hair.

flown into crazy moody fits of madness

and my shopping habits have changed quite a bit. but most

importantly, i can't find a freakin' new order onesie ANYWHERE.i did find a cure one, a morrissey one & a depeche mode one. yep, am debuting a mini-sunlovey in late july. pigs are flying and hell hath officially frozen over.and the bottom line is, a sunlovey offspring MUST be well appointed in iconic band onesies. thus, i snagged the ones below on ebay.

i suppose that's enough news for now.

blog may change JUST a bit. ONLY when absolut ely relevant, hope you're having a way more exciting weekend than i....

love,

sunlovey

Addendum:
@the_real_debbie & @oneofthedevout encouraged me to design my own new order onesie, and so i did:

then, low & behold, another friend pointed me to SmokinChix on etsy & holy mother load! killer onesies gal ore.

blooms POP black.

probably was this exact time last year. when i banned myself from black for two whole weeks. will never ever do that to self again. what i will do is inject head-to-toe black (or, what happens even more frequently, head-to-toe grey) with a vivid blast of color. it's a must. thus this ode to spring-inspired metal blossom necklace. do it with a scarf, a belt, a pair of shoes. you'll feel less high school gothy instantly. ;-)

oh oh oh, more from mackintosh braun (who i 1st heard on #gossipgirl a couple months ago) via one track mind over the weekend = #love. such love. j'adore. you will too.

love,

sunlovey

good sound friends
i make no secret about it, i consider the glow kids of pop glow some of my faves. thus, some might say it's a conflict for me to blog about them (yep, have been inadvertently told that by a wanker-ish type) but screw it. their latest release, 'Keep Love Around' IS #love.
and it'd be jacked of me NOT to talk about it. strangely enough, i find it to be what i crave when i actually go to the gym and do cardio these days. it makes my endorphins flow. granted, it conjures up a lot of additional emotional stuff i'm somewhat perplexed by. trust, next time i run into josh, aaron & ronnie i've got questions. at times it feels a lot like the lyrics are giving us carte blanche to peer into their soul, some tracks actually cause my eyes to well up. and my heart to feel a little tugged at. on the whole though, this collection of sound results in a deep seated desire to dance about. it's like a multi-faceted dose of e. check out 'can you love?' here and 'just like i'm in a dream' over on the hated myspace. you can find pop glow's entire release on itunes.
my utmost faves: keep me close, dreams come true (formally disco), just like i'm in a dream
perhaps you'll want to skip: still here
Can You Love? by Pop Glow

keep love around,
sunlovey

Luna, Love,

feeling FREE

love glows bright by the light of this brilliant night light.

a most stellar gift from an amazing person i've never even met...

...My first dalliance with twenty8twelve, yep, the racer-back tank the german was certain featured lego characters this a.m. ...ha.in actuality it's totally regal & pixelated.

;-)heart the ♥ . wore it with my striped rugby cardigan, victoria's secret plaid trousers and ancient miu miu loafers. my twist on preppy i suppose...

score!

free people boutique on hautelook.com today & i fell madly and deeply -instantly- for this vivid red top... brain's digging bright, flowy tiers. will be just magical with my fave skinnies.

why can't it be friday?

fashion sustains me.

love,

sunlovey

mirrors = #love.
the band is from brighton, england. they're no doubt inspired by early '80s synth pop &
there's definitely something white lies about them, but with far more electronic tangents.
i dig. check out mirrors' new vid for "Into the Heart":


love,
sunlovey

looking back:
I'll stop the world and melt with you...
so if you follow me on twitter, you know i've been reading Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, which has been most fun thus far. I was a wee kid in the heyday of brilliant new wave '80s sound but my GOD, i love it. #love the era & compare every single bit of new sound i encounter to '80s new wave. while some chapters focus on tracks i'm not in love with, the whole experience has got me spending an immense amount of time delving deeply & endlessly into all the '80s sound on my ipod. have found myself utterly stuck on my Just Can't Get Enough Genius Mix. And wanted to post some vids from tracks on it for your Friday enjoyment. Have a smashing weekend, loveys. Me personally? I'm going to Miami to check out Small Black = dancing = #YAY. (p.s. if you give them a listen & dig, their latest release is only $5 on amazon.com RIGHT NOW. this will change, so don't screw around) OK, back to fun friday '80s new wave...dig in.
love,
sunlovey

Yes. I still listen to #MUSIC in '11.
so far, in '11 i've only rambled on about fashion here on sunlovey forever. have been told by a male friend that he feels ostracized when i do that. so kids, here's a little sound for you on this fine #musicmonday. the 1st thing out of my mouth when someone says "check out [insert band name here], you'll dig them." is "what do they sound like? who would you compare them to?" that perplexes people. it perplexes me too. but the questions come from the gut and out of my mouth instantly.

sometimes a band just feeeeeels like another band. they don't per se, sound like them. and sometimes i feel like i can say well if you like [insert another band name here] then am positive you dig this.

i came upon the two tracks i'm touting here on my morning commute. best part of my day. i must say. but loveys, that says a lot. because music rules the world. check them out.

destroyer - kaputt
something about this track reminds me of the pet shop boys = love. it has these underlying reflection-triggers. cool sound that makes you lose yourself in thought. melodic. and even melancholy.

the get up kids - shatter your lungs
and this one, feels like does it offend you yeah and shout out loud's cousin = love also. right out of the gate it's like caffeine. high energy, fun. likely to get stuck in your head. and that's not a bad thing. listen and/or download both with these clickable links. do tell me what you think.

la la la lace = love too.

and that's why i didn't hesitate to snatch up the pale blue frock i'm in above at edge city, jacksonville. even though it was scandalously unlined. thanks to shopstyle.com and revolveclothing.com i came upon the PERFECT grey slip to wear underneath. cardigan is anthropologie. boots are boston proper.

you did a fab job surviving monday. go you!

love,

sunlovey

oh, infamous tights.

tights, tights, i love you so. every where i go, when i see you, i am drawn to you. however, once i purchase you, you tend to be a royal pain in my ass. if i don't jack you up just removing your packaging & such, i tend to scar you whilst pulling you on. if i make it through an entire day without destroying you it's a bloody miracle. why can't you be stronger? more resilient? the pair i just wore on NYE were slaughtered by my sequin trench that night. RIP american apparel opaque shimmer tights.
this very a.m. i threw a mini-fit getting these babies on. note: glitter nail polish and lacy tights are sworn enemies. my sparkling toes were doing their best to wreck you. i almost threw in the towel. because, romantic and lovely, whispery periwinkle tights, i covet you a bit too much. and had you gotten injured in the process of putting you on, i might have gone into a fit a rage. thankfully, you came out unscathed. but it's still early. i kind of can't stand how much i adore the way the florescent pink elastic band at the waist (betsey johnson, you are love) of these particular brats contrasts with the soft, pale blue hue. you really are fabulous. Nevertheless, you irk me.
Loveys, do you get in fights with your tights?
p.s. here's how i wore them.
truly, i do love them. and we all know love takes work.
dress, "ancient" forever 21.
sweater, free people.(trying not to wear it everyday)
boots, steve madden.love,
sunlovey
p.s.
I GOT ULTRA TICKETS.
i sold my left arm in service fees.
but oh well,
am seeing cut copy, chemical bros,
erasure, royksopp, empire of the sun,
holy ghost, !!!, simian mobile disco, CSS, chromeo,
etc., etc. in miami in march! #YAY.

if you emit sparkle.

sparkle will be magnetically drawn to you.

definitely seems to be the case for moi.

received the card above for my birthday. glitter was everywhere.

oh & this sequin star top? a neighbor's birthday gift for me, see?

(forever 21)

these glitzy little sling backs made their way to my desk(and immediately onto my feet) today because a coworker thought they were "so me." YAY!

(shoes, menbur)

and look who received a completely sequin-encrusted handbag for christmas! show the world you want to sparkle & the world will shower you with glittery awesomeness. yeah, the skirt's blue sequin too, what can i say?

(bag, coach. skirt, forever 21)

shine on, loveys.

love,

sunlovey

EFF
the plain white teewhy ever be basic & boring? whilst snatching up xmas gifts between piperlime, gap, banana republic & old navy online, this fab little tee set me over the free shipping threshold, for a whopping $5.99. total love. promise to layer it better in future. on this particular morning, groggy, grumpiness prevented creativity.
oh & happy new year.
sorry for lying about posting from my trip. that was a lofty goal that = a fail.

trompe l'oeil

proportions are everything.

a chubby faux fur vest works

wonders for example. offsetting

any little bit of worry one might

have about the size of their bum

or hips. black leggings don't

hurt either. nor do heels.

have been eating my way through

this holiday season & yet, i do

what i must so as not to feel

like a lard a$$. by playing with

proportions. exaggerated accents

might just make everything else

appear on the diminutive side.

trick the eye, baby. trick the eye.

love,

sunlovey

cold snap.

it's not every december that us girls in FL get to play winter dress up. we've had a couple such weeks this year thus far though. and that creates a new level of fashion challenges and choices. am getting to be a pro at concocting eclectically matched looks that serve to keep a lovey warm too.

i ♥ layers.

long sweater tunic - victoria's secret

plaid rosette cardie - boston proper

dark wash skinny jeans - forever 21

oh oh oh! & the southern kitchen & fab decor galore christmas road trip is set! west palm beach >>> savannah, georgia >>> asheville, north carolina >>> charleston, south carolina >>> jacksonville, florida >>> west palm beach. i vow to blog from the road, kids. stay tuned.

lastly, i still feel like i need to amass mas gifts this christmas. i love the thrill of the 'this is so perfect for him/her' hunt. have you satiated your own desire to play santa? i can't stop...

hope you're reveling in all this festive chaos.

i leave you with Ultra Music Festival's initial line up (3/25 - 3/27, 2011). am mad for it. have bolded faves:

TIËSTO

DEADMAU5

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS (LIVE)

DAVID GUETTA

CARL COX

EMPIRE OF THE SUN

CRYSTAL CASTLES

CUT COPY

RÖYKSOPP

TRENTEMOLLER (LIVE)

ERASURE

MSTRKRFT

BOYS NOIZE

CHROMEO

FERRY CORSTEN

STS9

KLAXONS

CSS

BENNY BENASSI

RUSKO

SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (LIVE)

STEVE AOKI

WOLFGANG GARTNER

!!!

CLAUDE VONSTROKE

SANDER KLEINENBERG (LIVE)

SKRILLEX

HYBRID (LIVE)

GUI BORATTO

MARTIN SOLVEIG

JORIS VOORN

MR. OZIO

NERO

CHRIS LAKE

HOLY GHOST!

TINIE TEMPAH

SUPER MASH BROS.

AFROBETA. 

happy weekend!

love,

sunlovey

sparkling & baking

toss on a total-sequin dress & no matter how under the weather you're feeling, you'll shine so much people won't even notice (was sick as dog in this photo, sequin dress & glitter shoes saved the day).
in other holiday frenzy news, i decided i'd throw my hat into the cookie baking ring this year when i got inspired by a self magazine article. so far i've whipped up coconut orange stars and peppermint-iced snowmen & trees.

the cookie dough recipe

(get out your cookie cutters!!!

have none, get some.)

you'll need:

2 egg whites

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 tbsp softened unsalted butter

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/8 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

soooo...

combine flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt in one bowl.

combine butter & sugar in another, whip it, whip it good. then add egg whites and vanilla whip that up too.

add flour mixture to butter/egg mixture slowly, stirring stirring stirring.

roll this fab dough into a log, wrap in wax paper and chill for three whole hours.

once three hours has passed, take out dough, half it, roll it out and start cookie cuttering. bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.

the icings (so easy)...

orange/coconut

1 cup shredded coconut (lightly toasted)

2 tbsp orange juice

zest of one orange

a ton of powdered sugar

mix OJ, zest & sugar until lovely and smooth. dip each cookie top side up in icing then, dip iced cookie in coconut 'til it's nicely coated. let cookies set and then prepare for orangey, coconut heaven.

candy cane icing

four candy canes beaten to a pulp

a bit of water or skim milk, you're call

a ton of powdered sugar

mix sugar and water/skim milk 'til smooth. again, dip each cookie top side down into icing then into crushed candy canes, let set. then prepare for minty loveliness.

love,

sunlovey

hello, december!

this month is hectic, a flurry of activity. non-stop go go go. thus, the blog suffers. so sorry, loveys. i thought the least i could do was catch you up with some of the things i've been wearing amidst it all.

POPS

of red & plaid

ruffly top, forever 21. plaid shoes, betsey johnson.

if i lived in colder climes? i'd add tights and a major faux-fur coat.

PATTERN PLAYS

& over-the-knee boots

dress is forever 21, tights are anthropologie, boots, shoes.com.

CABLES & STRIPES

am living in sweaters, even on my legs! striped sweater leggings from H&M ('cuz yeah, we HAVE H&M now = YAY!) long cable cardie is boston proper, metallic stripe fingerless gloves: forever 21.

GOLD GLITTER

sparkle-encrusted hot damn-ness doesn't come easy... you're looking at at least six coats of OPI's twist of fate. hope your holiday season is ruling the world. give love.

cherish your family & friends.

listen to killer sound all the while.

this saturday's my wine & cheese party.

can. not. wait. to show you what i'm wearing.

love,

sunlovey