i want: christian louboutin double noeud

4 inch heel.  leather.  beautiful light brown color.  bows.  my ideal shoes!

meet the christian louboutin double noeud sandals...

goooooorgeoussssss!

*buy them [for only $995!] here

wedding wednesday: tara keely by lazaro

i came across this dress on the great wedding blog, the bride's cafe, and immediately fell in love. the designer is tara keely by lazaro and the rosy detailing is just lovely. i adore texture in gowns - depth, intricacies, layers - and this dress is a perfect example of how to do texture properly.

up close details... and a beautiful bow ~

and of course, the blushing bride in her masterpiece of a gown ~

{ photography by marie labbancz }

gorgeous!

some more gowns from the collection ~

wedding wednesday: andie mcguire bridal

[yes, i know it's actually thursday.  i meant to post this yesterday but time got away from me when out at dinner with my favoritest (ex) assistant.  we even accomplished the impressive feat of being our waitor's first and last table!  so anyways, sorry for being a day late, please forgive me?]

i stumbled upon this lovely bridal designer on the blog, the bridal wishlist.  i looked through all of her simplistically beautiful designs and instantly fell in love with this dress, adeline.  with its corset-ish bodice and flouncy tulle-filled skirt, it's pretty much perfect. 

but wait!  i kept looking and found that there's another similar yet even more "kait" of a dress!  it's the same cut as adeline, except with a pink sash replacing the silk leaves as a waistband.  and the back's huge bow?  wow... love!  just look --

short, simple, & sweet.  my post and this dress.  just how i like it!

~ check out andi mcquire's etsy shop full of beautiful bridal dresses ~

wedding wednesday: vera wang spring 2k12

colors!  draping!  layers!  ruffles!  texture!  bows!  volume!

if you can't tell already, i'm pretty excited about this collection.  vera is a true artist in that she never stops venturing out into new styles and is constantly reinventing herself in these innovative collections, while still staying true to her basic aesthetic.  as different as her spring/summer 2012 collection may be from the lovely, organza heavy, all-white fall 2010 collection i last posted about, it's still very vera.

runway pics ::

some detail photos ::

{because the backs of these gowns must be showcased!}

(my most favorite)

dear vera wang,
thank you for always keeping bridal fresh, innovative, and anything but simple.  

sincerely,

a fan

*i hope you enjoyed these gorgeous dresses as much as i do!  on a completely unrelated note, i have much appreciated your input from the question i tagged onto a post a few days ago on whether i should make a second blog or incorporate more personal posts into this one.  it seems the general consensus is to incorporate, so incorporate i shall!  i especially loved megan's response that: "...your blog should be about what you enjoy and since I'm a big reader I think books are 'pretty things.' "  agreed.  thank you!  expect more personal, intellectual, and otherwise completely random posts in the near future.  if you read it, great!  if you skip over to the pretty pictures... well then that's great too!!

xx,

kait 

*photo credits: runway pics from brides.com; detail photos from brooklyn bride [from verawang.com]

wedding wednesday: adorable vintage dress

"adorable" is truly an understatement.  and the bow?  perfection.

the bride got her dress from a local san francisco vintage shop, ver unica.  i'm madly in love with it, and the addition of bright yellow j. crew pumps!  love, love, love.

discovered on martha stewart weddings -- check it out to see more of the adorable wedding details!

fashion: forever new a/w 2011

confession time: i had never heard of the australian brand forever new before i came across their autumn/winter 2011 collection on fashionising.  i immediately felt very in the dark because my-oh-my this style is my style!  what a treat!   i mean, the show started with ballerinas!  if that isn't perfectly "kait-esque," i don't know what is!

but anways, on to the main show - the fabulous fashion --

and the TWO looks i most want (usually i can narrow it down to one... not this time!) --

 ~ ONE ~

that neckline!  that belt!  that silhouette!  whoooah baby...

 ~ TWO ~

 pretty sure i need this soft rose jacket in my life.  i mean, that back tie-bow?  perfection.

head on over to fashionising to see much, much more.  

truly - i just skimmed the surface of this collection's loveliness!

side note: also in love with the styling for the models.  especially the soft wave-curls.  woah.

* expect to see more of forever new here on pretty things in the future! *

-kait

friday faves: 2.4.11

what i'm loving right now...

~ happy models in b&w ~

1. elisa sednaoui in elle italia, feb 2011 [via]; 2. isabeli fontana in vogue nippon, may 08 [via]

~ this gorgeous photo ~

she looks absolutely stunning

way agency calendar 2011 [via]

~ bianca balti for blanco spring 2011 campaign by hunter & gatti ~

... because she just looks so naturally, effortlessly, beautiful.
see more here

~ doutzen kroes on this vogue nippon cover from 2007 ~

 everything about it is just beautiful.  [image via]

~ a chic leather clutch with a big bow ~

bag by Les Composantes [via]

~ karlie kloss opening for dior couture ~

wow.  seriously fierce.  [via]

~ innovative fashions by versace ~

bright & fun!  spring summer 2011 look book.
 see more here

~ beautiful blue outdoor seating ~

i don't know where this image came from but i like to think it was the scene of a fun garden tea party for a group of fun-loving and fashionable women....who are also super quirky.  what do you think?! [via]

~ zooey deschanel tweets ~

i don't do the whole twitter-thing, but i'm soo glad jezebel does, or else i would've missed this gem of a tweet by my girl zooey d :)

and....

last, but not least - i started a tumblr !
the main reason i did this is because i started developing a pretty elaborate dream where i open my own quirky little boutique, selling equal parts stationary, art, books, accessories, and maybe a sprinkling of clothes.  who knows if this dream will ever come to fruition, who knows if it will stay a serious aspiration for much longer... but until the day it dies down, i have started a tumblr to keep track of the types of items i'd like to sell.
hop over & take a look if you want, but i won't be offended if you don't :)
it probably only makes sense to me anyways!  (and there's a lot of overlap between the pretty things blog & the dream.plan.act tumblr)

have a great weekend all!