Belated May Day

I wanted to post something yesterday in honor of May Day, but it was cloudy and I was sick, so there was no posting to be done. But today I am feeling better and the weather is a little nicer, and more appropriate for some flower posting, so I'm having a little belated May Day celebration!The goregous white roses that are blooming in the front yard right now...

And I see you, you're walking 'cross the campus...

Days like these are my favorite days to be walking around the university; the sun is warm and shining and there are students out everywhere enjoying the lovely weather. I feel like such a college student when I walk among the other students lounging on the lawns with friends, taking naps, and studying in the shade of trees. It makes me smile and want to listen to fun, bright music. So, in the spirit of sharing this feeling with any one who might not be experiencing such marvelous weather, play "Campus" by Vampire Weekend and enjoy these pictures of people enjoying the simple pleasure of relaxing in the grass :) Marie Antoinette, one of the most aesthetically beautiful movies ever... provides the perfect imagery for a lovely spring day.

I love daisies :)

from lastnightsparty.com... while this isn't the particular attire that most of the students are wearing these days, I love this photo too much to not include it. Nights like these are the ones I live for, and therefore makes this photo an appropriate addition ;)

my favorite part of spring is...

Having a (good) excuse to buy clothes! I was thinking about spring arriving soon because today when I was walking to class I couldn't help but notice and rejoice in the fact that there were leaves starting to bud on some of the trees. This, obviously, got me on the track of thinking what I wanted to buy for the upcoming season, especially because I am going vintage shopping this evening with Kate and Christina.
Right now I'm particularly interested in finding some fun floral dresses, inspired by The Virgin Suicides, which happens to be one of my favorite movies. I'm rather infatuated with the dresses that the girls wear to the homecoming dance, as well as Cecilia's wedding dress. I'm hoping to find something along those lines; I'm also considering going as Lux as one of my Halloween costumes (I'm also going as the Mad Hatter; my cousin is being Alice, and we're going to try and convince a few more people to join us as other characters), so it would be nice to have a dress on hand if the opportunity arises.

I absolutely love the colors of the dress on the left, and the white belt. I really like the full skirt and puff sleeves. (photo from deviantart.com)

I love the color (pink! absolutely the best) and the vintage style: tight bodice, full skirt. The reason I love going to vintage stores is because, when you get lucky, you can find such marvelous things. (photo from deviantart.com)

I love the fabric on this dress; the rose pattern is absolutely adorable. I'm not a huge fan of the scrunchy top style, but the fabric alone would force me to buy this dress. (photo also from deviantart.com)
And this peice, well, is not really Virgin Suicides inspired, but I still really really want a romper. I'm not sure if I would be able to pull off the look, but I still think they're awesome (photo from streetpeeper.com). I found some photos of my mom wearing them back in the 70's... they're really rather funny. She also had some of the full jumpsuits, which I think are absolutely ridiculous however; she told me that her mom actually made all of them for her!

So, there is a small snippet of my fashion inspiration for the upcoming lovely spring weather... if I happen to buy anything lovely while I'm out shopping, I will make sure to post it in the upcoming weekend. Muah darlings, and happy spring dreaming!