happy birthday, sassafras!

today is sassafras's 1st birthday! it's lovely to think of all things that have been chronicled here, and the satisfaction of pushing my creativity and seeking things that inspire me everyday. not to mention the wonderful people i've met in the blogging world.

i'm home visiting my family for "spring break" this weekend (is 1 day off really a spring break? especially when it erupts into a wintry blizzard while you're home) and my mom wants to make no-bake cookies for sassafras (i don't like cake), and to have a little birthday party. does that mean that i get presents?

thank you to all of you who read sassafras - i'm looking forward to many more years of blogging!

xoxo,
amanda

crazy coco

i love this kooky, witty editorial shot by tim walker for vogue uk/nov 2006. the experimentation with the proportion of accessories is so creative, and i love the overall visuals created by each photo. coco's a perfect model for this kind of concept because she has such a tangible personality. she really balances having a life/self within the "models should be seen & not heard" world.

images: trendland

sassafras: the book

on friday night, my friends mark and shawn had hanukkah party. we had a grand time eating latkas, drinking wine, taking pictures, and generally basking in fabulousness and all things jewish-inspired.

but without a single doubt, the creme de la creme of the evening was when my friends bestowed upon me this gift:

a published book of sassafras from conception to present - complete with a beautiful forward written by erin, and an about the author. i literally had no words, and still don't, really to convey the magnitude of this absolutely perfect gift.

when i started sassafras, i was looking for inspiration. and now, as i put off a very important final paper for grad school, and think about where my love for fashion has taken me in the past ten months, it's kind of incredible. i've such a deep love for this blog, and for all of you who read it, and i'm so excited to continue blogging and writing and exposing all of the fabulous gems fashion has to offer.

much, much, much love, my dears - here's to great friends, great fashion, and living life fabulously.

xoxo - sassafras