what i'm up to: paris, here i come!!

Yes, that's right... yours truly has finally gotten the BIG NEWS!! I've been accepted to Boston University's Paris Internship Program for the Spring '10 semester!! Found out this afternoon. While I was fasting for Yom Kippur. If I had been freaking out just a bit more, I'm sure that I would have passed out from exhaustion. So clearly I am SO STOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now that it's official, I don't have to hold back from posting more pre-Paris plans. (Like I actually held back before today? I sometimes struggle between superstition and excitement.)

First step: How to dress in Paris?? What do I have, what do I need, and how am I going to pull all of the looks together? (This is EXTREMELY important, people!! If any city in the deserves a planned wardrobe, it is Paris.)

Here are some photos of some fashionable ladies in Paris-worthy looks taken over the past year or two from Style.com, Garance Doré and The Sartorialist. They will serve as my initial inspiration for my own Parisian look.










Have:

• Perfect chic winter coat
• Rag & Bone leather jacket
• Whimsical floral printed jacket
• Blazers galore
• Go-to black wool Phillip Lim skirt
• Printed dresses
• Great jeans
• Pretty and fun blouses
• Yummy cotton t-shirts, both printed and basic
• Leggings for comfortable travel
• New black high-top Converse
• Chanel black patent leather flats and oxfords
• Heeled grey suede booties
• Sexy black heels
• Tall brown leather vintage Ferragamo boots
• Statement jewelry and accessories
• My trusty Ray-Ban aviators
• Beanies and berets, both practical and decorative (blue sequins!)
• Scarves, both practical and decorative
• Assortment of handbags and clutches
• Thick black tights
• Lots o' makeup and nail polish

Need:

• "Pardon My French" tee from Urban
• Stripes!! long-sleeved and short-sleeved, sweaters and cotton tees
• Black leather boots (see post on the amazing Tory Burch boots)
• New chestnut lace-up mocc boots (mine are so dead)
• Huge cross-shoulder roomy leather bag
• Dark grey knit stockings
• New camera (this one is wishful thinking...)
• A super-cute umbrella for those rainy Parisian days
• And once I get there...a bike!!

I don't think that's too much to ask for! I already have most of what I need, which is really great. I think if I could, I'd pack my stuff up right now and head to the airport. Counting down the days.......!!!!!!!!

Peace, Love and Neon,
Marisa