mr. rabbit and the lovely present

There are some children's books so evocative that, decades later, you remember them not as a story or a title, but as a feeling. I had a lot of those when I was a kid. One was Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, written by Charlotte Zolotow and illustrated by Maurice Sendak (of Where the Wild Things Are).

I scanned a few pages of my tattered old copy the other night, and thought they would be a good excuse to fool around with Polyvore. The book has for me a quiet lushness that I'm curious about how to capture.









Lately I'm getting more interested in hats, and I love this kind. Fedoras are sexy, but I'm getting a little tired of seeing them worn that way. These flat, sort of nerdy hats really appeal to me, especially with a loose shirt and lots of decolletage. Another thing I could use more of is fruit jewelry. So thanks for stoking that desire, Mr. Rabbit!