Take Note: November's Blogger of the Month

After a little hiatus, Take Note is back! For anyone new around here, it's a monthly feature where I interview one of my favourite style bloggers to share with you. For my big return, I asked Julia from La Belle Oiselle if she would like to be my blogger of November. She is one of the best dressed women in the blogosphere at the moment and there's so much inspiration to be found in the outfits she puts together. 

So hello to Julia! 

How did you first get involved with blogging? 

I had always gone on The Sartorialist and Lookbook and such, but I
never really thought about actually blogging until I someone showed me
Hannah & Landon and I subsequently started reading other similar
blogs. Then I just sort of started taking pictures of my outfits and
posting them. 

Describe your personal style. 

Everything but the 70s (sorry, 70s!) with a hat on top. Or a top knot.
98% thrifted. And actually I take it back, there's some 70s in my
closet. 

Who are your style icons? 

Anne Hathaway in the Devil Wears Prada before she got the makeover. Is
this a joke? Maybe. 

Where do you get your inspiration from? 

Definitely other bloggers. And shapes. I think shapes are the single
most important aspect of any outfit.

How does where you live affect your style? 

Richmond (where I live) definitely has a unique style. It's an
artistic community, so I feel like I can wear whatever I want here,
whereas if I go to almost any other city in Virginia, I feel a little
suppressed (usually doesn't stop me from wearing what I want, but I'm
always prepared for stares). 

What's your favourite book, movie and band? 

For favorite book, I think it's a tie between Franny & Zooey and We
Saw Lincoln Shot: 100 Eye Witness Accounts (yes, I'm serious, and yes,
I'm really that nerdy). I think my favorite movie is West Side Story.
And some of my favorite musicians include: Laura Marling, Little Joy,
The Tallest Man On Earth, and Nina Kinert. 

What would be your perfect Saturday? 

Wake up bright and early, have a big diner breakfast, go thrifting and
vintage shopping, followed by a picnic and lounge fest on a sunny
hill. The day would end with a home-cooked meal, a glass of wine, lots
of blankets and pillows, and old episodes of 30 Rock. All of the
above with my better half and our beagle, Ivy Lou. 

If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would it be?

On a sunny hill in Switzerland. Or Morocco. 

What's one fashion faux pas you secretly love? 

I honestly don't think there are any fashion faux pas left because
almost everything has come back into style at one point or another.
But as far as "classic" faux pas go, I really like fanny packs. And
overall shorts. 

If you could live in one movie, which would it be? 

I'm going to stay true to my generation and say Harry Potter, of course.

Any tips for aspiring personal style bloggers? 

This is funny because I very much think of myself as an aspiring style
blogger. I would just parrot what everyone always says because it's so
incredibly true- stay true to yourself; inauthenticity is always
apparent.

Check out Julia's blog, La Belle Oiselle, here!