Happy Friday! The past week was one of those laid-back and uneventful weeks that kind of slides right by. Aside from a few exciting happenings at the homestead (Lorelai and I are starting home-school preschool on Monday and we spent the week gathering a few last minute supplies) and submitting my application/portfolio for the studio (it's nerve-wrecking to have your work critiqued, no?), all has been quiet. I have a few things to wrap up for clients today but I've got quite the weekend of school preparations and hand-ringing on the books.

Here's what I've loved on the web this week:

Free People's look inside the world of Ruthie Lindsey
a San Francisco apartment tour to write home about
how to style denim with Refinery 29 and A View from the Topp
Sea Chant's cool studio
& the dreamiest Mes Demoiselles Paris lookbook

A longtime wearer of J.Crew, (I even sported the brand head-to-toe in Tuesday's post) I have to admit that I've fallen off the jewel-encrusted, half-tucked wagon lately. By the looks of her moody/minimalist inspiration board, it would seem creative director Jenna Lyons has too. As I evolve into a slightly more bohemian, easy style I've left a few things behind (i.e. statement necklaces and the trademarked "shiny pony" aka the extravagant heel in colorways like leopard and "neon flamingo") but I'll never forsake my beloved Jenna. Her sense of style is second to none and I'm lapping up any and all advice she has to offer. Thank God for this interview with Into The Gloss, now you can revel in secrets whispered only in hushed tones around the J.Crew offices. Whew!

What do you think? Did all of the blogger hype surrounding the brand these last few years kill J.Crew a little bit for you too? I have to admit, I'm still eying a few pieces from their newest crop of Fall must-haves...

photos by sleepy fox photography

j.crew hat, cami & skirt (on sale!) | vintage necklace

Maxi lengths are so easy in the Summer. Although I do love a great pair of shorts, I've been living in long and flowy dresses + skirts lately.... All the better to break into a nursery after-hours and go exploring with my best friend!

I mentioned a while ago that I was dying to start a little terrace garden for our apartment but I'm still just admiring nature from afar. I feel like I may have missed the mark this year. Is it too late to get a few herbs (I've got my heart set on basil, mint and lavender) going?

In other news, it's definitely not too late to shop J.Crew's sale! I didn't intend to step out in head-to-toe "j.crack" this weekend but it happens more often than I care to admit. I can always score great basic pieces on sale and I find myself reaching for them more and more lately.

shop my sale picks