An education

Ridiculousness makes life grand. The concept (and price!) of this Rodarte pencil case is pretty outlandish and thats exactly what makes it so wonderful. Buy it for your nine year old niece. She's bound to be the classiest of her class.

For America

These lovely, young Americans remained decidedly neutral for

America's birthday celebration. So fresh and flattering.
Photos via MR. NEWTON QAL

Opening Ceremony

Those Betsy Johnson florals-as-second-skins belong to me. Its not a matter of if but when. They (and all other items above) are marked down and in my basket at http://www.openingceremony.us/

I belong there.

Go. Buy. Now

For summer's sake

An artful scarf could take us through the entire season.
via summer's teeth

It aint the man that matters

It aint the man that matters.

Its the shoes

London in Love

by Bruce Weber for Vogue Italia

via starbucks and jane austen

Launch well

Madewell launched their website this week.
Go !
Buy !
Now !
http://www.madewell.com/

A mix

Pretty, young, and all mixed up.
Our stylish and unlikely pairing of the week is
Florals and stripes.
The "right" way to pair?
Stick within one color scheme and add a solid piece (my pick was a cardigan)
for cohesion.
Happy Mixing!
via iphone

QAL

Getting religious

For the web's most artistic and humorous fashion collages, consult pyfling's favorite new blog
Holier than Now.
Its a religious experience.

Wear the beach to work day

"Bring your daughter to work" day is fine for the old folk

but we're trying to make it fun for the younger crowd

here at PYfling. When the warm weather returns,

we're hosting a "wear the beach to work" day.

We're looking to Band of Outsiders S/S 2010 line for

office APPROPRIATE styling suggestions.

Photos via style.

Man friend

Pyfling has a mostly fem readership but for the boys that follow

(read: Tom and Yan),

I thought I'd include some man tips for this week's installation

of Style Source.

These tips come from designer Tom Ford

via an article that is, at least, four years old.

Oh the things we find when we're clearing out our inbox.

So, without further ado--

5 things a sexy man needs according to Tom Ford

1. GOOD MANNERS
2. EXPENSIVE SOAP
3. A NEWSPAPER
4. A WELL CUT DARK SUIT
5. A PAIR OF DARK DENIM JEANS

Examples above include: NY Times, Levi's 501 straight leg jeans

, How to Be A Gentleman by John Bridges,

Wool suit by Hugo Boss and finally Kiehls facial fuel.

And finally, I found a great man style blog here

http://www.theurbangent.com/

Happy Hunting, handsome friends and thanks for reading!

Poison in a Pretty Glass

Dressing to my favorite tune by The Nationals, Wasp Net.
The girl he's crooning about is "poison in a pretty glass" and
this is what (I think) she'd be wearing.
She's a sassy Pretty Young Fling


(a.l.cbandagedress via browns
bonjourtristesse via refinery
reiss.co.uk skirt
ps1medium satchel
dsquaredboots)

Speaking of stripes

Breton stripes are all over the place but we need ours to have a little something extra.

Lets DIY some jazz on the stripes of the moment.

We're already owning the American Apparel crew neck (shown on left, courtesy of

http://www.choubelle.wordpress.com/) but we want to transform it to Olivia Palermo's

jazzier version (shown right, courtesy of British vogue)

But how?!

Blue Jean Baby

What to do with your chambray shirt?
Wear open over florals or stripes.
Pair with leopard tights if you're feeling feisty
style via songofstyle and stylorectic

That summer thang

(1)Apply eyeliner

(2)Add heat

Get the sexy smudge going on.

via yvan rodic

Bad Ballerina

When I've studied enough ballet to actually wear a tutu--remind me to pair it with an over sized tee or shrunken bomber jacket for my nights out.

via interview mag

Your hair is your glory

She hath more hair than wit, more faults than hairs, and more wealth than faults- Shakespeare

Wit, hair, faults, wealth: Be thankful for them all, in that order.

Photos via flickr: megan breukelman

Beyond the Wayfarer

Gimmie Gimmies never get these Alexander Wang Cat Eye sunglasses. The Fashion Spot says the wayfarer is passe and who am I to disagree? We're moving on up anyway with these golden glam goggles.

See them on a(n) (almost) famous face here or just buy them here .

QAL

A dozen roses.

My mother always said, "Its better to be a dozen roses than a rose among thorns". Keep pretty company, it feels nice. Stylist friends, Emily Current and Merritt Elliott (of Current/Elliott) complement each other's beauty and style so well. Let us all be blessed with pretty, well-dressed and (most importantly)UNCONDITIONAL friends.

Photo via luckymag.com