Jan 4, 2015

A grey morning

First, happy belated new year. I have no idea what 2015 has in store, but I'm optimistic and want to do bigger and better. January tends to be slow for me, allowing a good amount of time for more personal work, so I hope to take advantage of that and just kind of recenter myself after a busy Fall.

Though we've been seriously lacking in sunny days these past few weeks, there's a lovely moodiness to these grey days that I wanted to capture this morning. I'm beyond excited to have a dark wall again (it's Behr's Cracked Pepper by the way) and love the effect it has on this room now. I'm currently enjoying Lunch at the Shop by Peter Miller, and while the premise (the idea of making yourself a nice civilized lunch at your workplace) might not be directly applicable to my life since I work at home, I got it for recipe inspiration any way.





I've been throwing on this Acne sweater more times a week than not. It's super thick, petite-friendly with a bit of a cropped look in the front, and has this great side zipper detail. This particular pair of jeans marks my first foray into raw denim – I've been breaking them in since September and am looking forward to giving them their first wash come March or so. The added stretch helps them feel far more comfortable than the APCs I've tried on. Just don't wear them on any light-colored sofas!





I may have also found my new favorite orangish-red nail polish. It's 'Fire' by Dolce & Gabbana and so good. Just a bit more fun than a classic red.

Sweater / Jeans / Flats / Book

25 comments :

  1. This outfit is perfection! Adore the grey wall too...! Happy new year :)

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  2. Love the mood of these photos! Lunch at the shops seems really interesting! I will check it out:P

    Shall We Sasa

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  3. You have such a beautiful space!

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  4. Gorgeous photos! Generally just enjoy your posts, quietly, but had to pipe up to say how lovely these are.

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  5. i love your colour, i love your light!

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  6. you always have the best outfits, and you look so relaxed right now. happy new year!
    VISIT / 13 FRIDAYS

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  7. really, really beautiful, Alice. your sweater is so lovely; I've been on the quest to add more dark green to my wardrobe, it's such a surprisingly versatile color!

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  8. dreamy colour, light & atmosphere

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  9. Lovely photos and love the colour of the couch :)

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  10. Happy New Year, Alice! I wish you joy and happiness and a lot of interesting and inspiring projects! Love deep blue colour at your pictures!!!! It's LOve :)

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  11. These pictures are just perfect! Beautiful mood-setting, everything looks so peaceful in your shots

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  12. Probably one of my favorite posts. Stunning photos as always, Alice! Happy new year! :)

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  13. more of personal work please, Alice. big fan of your amazing work, as always.

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  14. ah. so beautiful. I love the mood in these pictures.

    xx Maria

    http://dejiss.blogspot.com

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  15. I didn't hear about jeans not suppose to be washed so often until recently! I usually wash then after every 2 or 3 wears!

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  16. hello Alice, do you keep 50mm f/1.2 after you get 50mm Zeiss Macro?

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    1. Hi Leon -- I sold that lens after I got the Zeiss!

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  17. Hi Alice, I didn't know where to look but are your Caribbean features with Conde Nast going to be published soon? I didn't see any previews on this site -- did you visit the Malliouhana on Anguilla (I gathered from the IG photos)? What did you think of it?

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    1. Hi Amanda -- It won't be out until their Hot List issue in May. If you have any specific questions, feel free to email me! alicetgao[at]gmail.

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  18. It's great post! Thanks for sharing!

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  19. Hello Alice! Thanks for these gorgeous photos! But where is Avedon the Cat? I did not see him/her in your photos for a long time.

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    1. Avedon the cat is cuddly as ever, doing very well and he will be back soon ;).

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