spring bling

i walked into the gap for the first time in well over a month. i had not been moved to set foot in there as a result of their big campaign (scroll to bottom of page) for beige. bleh. spring is full of pops of color and lightness, not heavy cargo pants and safari inspired tops. however, i went in today, on a whim, and was thoroughly impressed. shots of cobalt blue and evergreen were contrasted with shades of creams and steely greys. stripes, light cottons, and layering pieces were in abundance. with all of that in mind, i was immediately drawn to these bad boys...

i've been looking for a pair of white slip ons and these are perfect. unfortunately, vans does not make half sizes after twelves, so i thought my chances of comfortable white slip ons were non-existent, but much to my surprise these shoes fit and have a greater attention to detail than the vans. i love the touches of chocolate and bamboo color in the contrasting stitching around the shoe and the palm print on the inside of sole. they're comfortable and exactly what i had in mind.

i also couldn't help but to indulge in their blow out sale. i picked up a white short sleeve henley, periwinkle and gunmetal grey striped t-shirt, crew neck t-shirt in dandelion, and a heather grey and butter horizontally stripped v-neck t-shirt. i am generally in love with heather grey in any form, but i especially cannot resist it when paired with the right color and any shade of yellow just seems right for spring. my lovely and oh so stylish friends at gold digger noticed the beauty of mixing the neutrality of gray with the sweet jolt of yellow. i also noticed it a while back after stealing inspiration from the casual coolness of proenza schouler designer jack mcollough (pic left).

although he's doing it in white and yellow, i think you catch my drift.

i managed to get all of these pieces for under $40 and i was allowed to bop along to beck's 'new pollution' and the shins 'sea legs' during this surprising and satisfying shopping excursion (kudos to the music supervisor at gap, inc. as both songs have a warmth and ease to them that evoke thoughts of spring).

now, if only it would warm up a litte bit.