peaches & dream

closet tour - marissa's statement collection

hello, hello, my little peaches! here's another new style feature - i'm calling this one a closet tour! you know, like a house tour but instead of documenting the inside of someone's home i'll be documenting the inside of someone's closet! all of the yummy goodies that make me envious of my very stylish friends' wardrobes... and i couldn't think of anyone better suited to be my first tour-esse than marissa!

for as long as i've known her, marissa has had a very strong sense of personal style that is completely all her own. she is so beautiful and carries herself with such confidence that it's difficult to imagine her not turning heads, and her incredible wardrobe is stocked full of bold statement pieces that she pulls off in ways i feel no one else could. looking into her closet is like peeking into my favorite boutique - i just want to sit around and play dress up with all of her magical clothes!

marissa's collection of clothing ranges from pieces she has found at tjmaxx for $5 to pieces bearing far heftier price tags from small boutiques. everything she owns - from her jeans to her leather jackets (she has an impressive collection of them!), from her 5" spiked heels (see below) to her perfectly worn-in frye boots - is unique and classic, and each piece is absolutely and completely marissa.

outfit details

dress - $58, via minx

earrings - $20, via lexington avenue arts and fun fest

necklace - $32, made by michelle goni via custom boutique

porcelain skull ring - $38, via mixko

watch - $75, nixon via oxandrabbit boutique

silver cuff - $15, ebay

shoes - $180, sam edelman

click through for more of marissa's closet tour!

very exciting news...

i just wanted to pop in and tell you all to stay tuned for a new style feature that's going to debut on thursday afternoon! it's called a closet tour, and it will involve some photo documentation of one of my favorite collections of clothing i've ever seen! here's a little sneaky peeky for you all (and yes, that is a rebecca minkoff bag, and no, that's not the only one she has)...

viva deli - asheville, nc

hi, lovelies! i am back from vacation and in the real world (ho, hum!) and already missing my marissa like crazy! friday night we had dinner at this little jewish (non-kosher) deli called viva deli. marissa had the italia sandwich (prosciutto, sweet soprasetta, provolone, marinated artichoke hearts, tomato, & onion on fresh-baked ciabatta) and i had the francaise (oven-baked turkey, melted brie, tomato, red onion and raspberry mayo on foccacia) - so yummy! super cheap and quick, too. i also tried cheerwine for the first time which was created in salisbury, nc and is cherry soda, ALSO SO YUMMY! see here...

sunny point brunch & the dreamiest stuffed french toast ever!

so on saturday morning marissa and i went for brunch at sunny point cafe in west asheville. she first brought me here when i last visited 3 years ago and insisted that i try the savory stuffed french toast. needless to say, i have literally been dreaming about that stuffed french toast for the past three years. it was (aside from visiting marissa and meeting asa) the one thing i was seriously excited about doing while i was here. we thought we would have to wait a while before eating but it only took about 5 minutes to seat us... and it was a good thing, because we were pretty dang hungry.

marissa sitting outside of sunny point before breakfast

"the savory one"... the stuff dreams are made of...

THE TOAST, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND

marissa's lunch, the "b.l.a.t."

yummmmmmms!

see that face? THAT IS MY EPIC NOM FACE. dreamiest breakfast face. EVER!

that was so worth the three year wait. it was so delicious i can't even tell you. i need to try and convince someone around these parts that it would be the best idea to make this kind of delicious dish for me pretty much every weekend. any volunteers?

if you get to asheville at any point PLEASE visit sunny point and PLEASE try the savory stuffed french toast - i can personally promise you you will not be disappointed.