some stuff i'm currently digging and thinking about...
Friday, February 1, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
the pointy toe diaries
so i know the pointy toe black pump has resurfaced with a vengeance (maybe it never left the scene?) as a wardrobe staple to throw on caajually and effortlessly to complete a look a la miranda kerr, but honestly, i just can't do it, folks. i can't get on the pointy toe bandwagon no matter how much i want to. i couldn't do it in 2003 and i can't do it in 2013, no matter how classic or cool it is considered to be. i've tried people - heaven knows i've tried.
but why not?? why can't i do it?? what do i have against this poor little pointy toe? what has it ever done to me? maybe i've just not yet met the right pointy toe? can it be so? and so began my research project. i began by studying many a picture and researching many a pointy toe to discover that yes, it is as expected, the most classic of pointy toes is indeed mr. blahnik's pointy-toe BB pump (the one often seen on ms. kerr's feet). maybe this one would feel different on my little cinderella feet? maybe these would feel right. maybe these would feel like all those other sub-par pointy toes were trying to feel. i needed to try these babies on.
in london for a mere 24 hours, i decided to accept my mission - i would not leave without giving the pointy toe a chance, a real fighting chance. and so i set out. to harrod's we go. "excuse me, where can i find the manolos?" "in the shoe boudoir, miss." will it be love? will they look as special on my little feeties as they do on miranda's? will they look chic and caaj classic? will they have my size??" so many questions. so much anxiety. yet... all for nothing.
in the end, i have to say...they just look so cheapo. i'm disappointed too, trust me. i can't explain it, but there is just something off. they are WAY too pointy, like wet seal-pointy. i don't know how miranda makes them look chic because i just don't see it. i need a little bit of a roundishness to the pointy toe. everything's better with a little roundishness around the edges, no? like a cute little chubby pointy toe a la louboutin. a nice roly poly one? oh man, what a waste! my hypothesis was correct - pointy toes will always disappoint me. i am never putting myself out there for another pointy toe ever again! my little heart can't take it - the dashing of the hopes again and again is too much for it.
alas, it is with great sadness that i report that the pointy toe is not to be endorsed by this cool and caaj blog. as much as i love mah girl miranda, i cannot and will not endorse the pointy toe trend. oh wait, what? miranda called and said she loves the styleruminative and how it really is caaj perfection? okay fine, i will endorse the pointy toe (miranda is the caajinista queen these days and if she likes it, then it must be cool), but i must state that these little size 5.5 footsies will not be sporting any, no sir! one must draw the line somewhere. if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything - they say (and i believe them).
note: don't be fooled by the above pictures. i know the pointy-toe doesn't look too extreme in the pics, but take it from me, i've tried and tested. i went on my mission so that you wouldn't have to suffer the same pain of disillusionment. save yourself!
but why not?? why can't i do it?? what do i have against this poor little pointy toe? what has it ever done to me? maybe i've just not yet met the right pointy toe? can it be so? and so began my research project. i began by studying many a picture and researching many a pointy toe to discover that yes, it is as expected, the most classic of pointy toes is indeed mr. blahnik's pointy-toe BB pump (the one often seen on ms. kerr's feet). maybe this one would feel different on my little cinderella feet? maybe these would feel right. maybe these would feel like all those other sub-par pointy toes were trying to feel. i needed to try these babies on.
in london for a mere 24 hours, i decided to accept my mission - i would not leave without giving the pointy toe a chance, a real fighting chance. and so i set out. to harrod's we go. "excuse me, where can i find the manolos?" "in the shoe boudoir, miss." will it be love? will they look as special on my little feeties as they do on miranda's? will they look chic and caaj classic? will they have my size??" so many questions. so much anxiety. yet... all for nothing.
in the end, i have to say...they just look so cheapo. i'm disappointed too, trust me. i can't explain it, but there is just something off. they are WAY too pointy, like wet seal-pointy. i don't know how miranda makes them look chic because i just don't see it. i need a little bit of a roundishness to the pointy toe. everything's better with a little roundishness around the edges, no? like a cute little chubby pointy toe a la louboutin. a nice roly poly one? oh man, what a waste! my hypothesis was correct - pointy toes will always disappoint me. i am never putting myself out there for another pointy toe ever again! my little heart can't take it - the dashing of the hopes again and again is too much for it.
alas, it is with great sadness that i report that the pointy toe is not to be endorsed by this cool and caaj blog. as much as i love mah girl miranda, i cannot and will not endorse the pointy toe trend. oh wait, what? miranda called and said she loves the styleruminative and how it really is caaj perfection? okay fine, i will endorse the pointy toe (miranda is the caajinista queen these days and if she likes it, then it must be cool), but i must state that these little size 5.5 footsies will not be sporting any, no sir! one must draw the line somewhere. if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything - they say (and i believe them).
note: don't be fooled by the above pictures. i know the pointy-toe doesn't look too extreme in the pics, but take it from me, i've tried and tested. i went on my mission so that you wouldn't have to suffer the same pain of disillusionment. save yourself!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
new style icon alert
caajkim has a new style icon - miranda kerr. everything she wears is so effortlessly chic.
that is all for now.
(no photos in this post - do your own google image search, caajkim is tired)
that is all for now.
(no photos in this post - do your own google image search, caajkim is tired)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
I work very hard to look casual. It's deliberate to look like you didn't try too hard, as my old boss Ralph Lauren would say.
- Vera Wang in 24 Hours - A Day in the Life of Vera Wang - Harper's BAZAAR
- Vera Wang in 24 Hours - A Day in the Life of Vera Wang - Harper's BAZAAR
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
just some caaj work looks
so since caajKim is now a working woman once again (movin on up!), she is forced to peruse the more office-appropriate looks featured on net-a-porter (n.a.p.) for inspiration. as a caveat, before i continue, "office-appropriate" as used on this blog is not relevant to you if you work at an investment bank, hospital, private equity firm, energy company, animal hospital - in short, if you work anywhere other than a fashion company or maybe marketing firm. perhaps what you would wear to dinner or for a night out is essentially what we would wear to work (within reason obvi!). while i wish leather and studs were work-appropriate even for me (well, actually they might be, but i figure i should wait the obligatory two months before expressing my true colors...) - for the time being, i think pencil skirts, slacks, blouses, etc. are much more in the realm of caaj office appropriate. below are some of my recent fav looks from net-a-porter...oh, n.a.p., why you gotta be sooo good!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
caaj cool outfit inspiration
what a caaj cool outfit with sneaks from net-a-porter! business on top, party at the bottom...
Friday, June 22, 2012
the most adorable of shoes
these lanvin bow-embellished pumps were so cute that i just had to post. and ohhhh the way that net-a-porter has styled these babies is just caaj-perfection! i am in love!
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