20101215

RIPPED TO SHREDS







Horace sweater overtop Rick Owens cropped cardigan & Obesity and Speed "Stay Sick" tank top, Chanel lucite heel silver & black leather booties, Chris Habana hinged cage ring, "the prophet" oxidized brass owl claw pendant courtesy of Blood Milk, Mandy Coon leather bunny bag.




I love this ridiculously destroyed, loosely-knit Horace sweater ... the "knit" is basically just like looped, thin yarn with a shit-ton of hanging pieces. Lots of things get caught in the knit (rings, jacket buttons, my son just grabbing a string and pulling), and that makes it look even better IMHO. Layered over my Rick Owens cardigan, it was surprisingly warm today in the freezing weather the Philadelphia area has been experiencing recently.




With the gray in the sweater, it was obvious I needed to pair it with my silver & black Chanel booties. God, I adore these shoes. AH-DOOR. Thank you, Jayne!




I was so stoked when I found this Chris Habana hinged cage ring on I Don't Like Mondays. They had one left, and I had to have it. I've admired Habana's work for awhile now after seeing an amazing necklace styled by Zana Bayne. This piece is actually very easy to wear due to the hinges. My husband thinks this ring is completely ridiculous -- he calls it my "Hellraiser ring." Considering Hellraiser is in my top three favorite horror movies of all time (a very close second to Videodrome), I take this entirely as a compliment.



More soon &hearts

32 comments:

inkarlcerating said...

goody goody! i looove the boots!!! everythingggggggggggggg

fashion clocked said...

hal you look phenomenal..the cage ring shredded sweat and lucite heel boots....and you hair is awesome. Katie.x

Cristy said...

Hal,you seriously blow my mind girl. The shoes the jumper the ring(WHICH I NEED RIGHT NOW)the hair..everything is perfect. Im not sure where you took these pics but the setting looks really neato. Your such a breath of fresh air from all the booooring same old trendy blogger chicas. I luuuuurve when you post. Keep it up and never change! MWAH xxx

Anonymous said...

holy moly u got expensive taste but at least u look good. if u or ur husband or who ever can afford it good for u! im enjoy the blog bc u do seem very real and no bs. ill come back. all the best from portland,we all love pentagram here haha

Unknown said...

man you're the queen of jewelry and shoes... love your taste.

in her stilettos-an austin fashion blog

Anonymous said...

great sweater, great bag, great ring, great necklace. Perfect outfit.

Anonymous said...

all pretty damn brilliant!

Paint it Black said...

you have got the most fierce accessories on in this post totally love them and that sweater is perfection love your style xoxo

Unknown said...

Your jewelry are insanely fabulous!

Emily Bleak said...

Love Hellraiser too, but that ring reminds me so! much! of the weird little mechanical gloves that they put on Tom Waits in Coppola's Dracula. Too cool.

Big ratty jumpers like that are so versatile, you're right about them "breaking in" by getting more and more loose-knit and stringy with wear. At first I thought it was the THEM Atelier Mineral Creep, but the different colors and yarns knit in actually give the Horace a lot more interest than that one.

Morgaine said...

jumper and necklace are dope.
i really want a smaller bird claw necklace, there's one on etsy i'll most likely get.x

Rebecca said...

love the ring not sure about the boots but then again i'm fashion handicap but cute sweater.

STOP IT RIGHT NOW said...

Oh I almost got the tunic version of that sweater. Much better on you. I'm so glad the boots went to a good home :) xo I wish that bag would hop on over my way.

Elisa B said...

I don0t what best, shoes, ring or dog purse! You definitely rock!

Clara said...

Aah those boots are amazing!!! Loving horace right now too.

Jen said...

love this look, especialy the sweater. those shoes are delicious too.

annabel said...

i regret not buying that brace ring when it was still in stock. so awesome!

Fashion By He said...

awesome blog the pictures are amazing!!! hot heels, the ring is real cool too

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Anonymous said...

Absolutely love the sweater.

ray said...

girl i'm trippin out over your hair right now! it look so thick and shiny! did it get really long during pregnancy?? this look is the tits - those booties look good on you!

cecylia.com said...

Wow your claw is amazing!!! I want! I need!

Anonymous said...

amazing,amazing love your style!Very soho&boho )

wobblinbetty said...

Cage ring is fucking awesome!!

Maryjane said...

Great shoes and what a hot little bag! Great blog!

Maryjane xoxo

Julia said...

Gorgeous photos, and yes, those may be the most perfect shoes in the world....

Hope you're well and Christmas is fabulous with your little one.
xo

Anonymous said...

wow. just wow. that ring is amazing.

Anonymous said...

hal its sara! you look great and the blog is fantastic. hope you and your family are doing good. much love

Mia said...

you rock. plane and simple. and that necklace is fucking amazing.

Taylor said...

I love the ring! Also love "getting the last one" of something. That necklace is really amazing and I was forced to look at their ETSY shop that you linked and droll over everything. It is incredible.

FASHION SNAG said...

I am in love with that sweater and I really like how you did your hair here! x

Fashion of Philly said...

Dear Hal:

My name is Brittiny Stewart, creator of fashionofphilly.com, a fashion blog abut style, fashion, and other related topics and events in the Philadelphia area. I was on lookbook.nu looking for individuals from the Philadelphia area with unique style and came across your page. I was wondering if you would be interested in being featured in my new Stylist of the Month section on my blog, as a guest stylist to show off your favorite looks and answer a few questions about your personal style. Please feel free to check out the site to get more of a feel for what it is about.

If you are interested please send a reply with your name, age, and current occupation status (student, freelance photographer, designer) to stewartbrittiny@fashionofphilly.com. Then I will later email you with the questions. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you for your time.

Best Wishes,
Brittiny

Nadia said...

All of these photos are amazing! Love your outfit. Boots are sweet!