HOLY SHIT

HARRY POTTER FAN FOR LIFE.

I'm saving up my money for this.

Sweet Victory

So, I haven't posted in a week. Yikes! But for good reason. I finally found work, or rather it found me. And I can't tell you how fucking good it feels. Excuse my French, but I can barely contain myself. I'm someone who loves to work hard. I mean, I LOVE it. Pressure is the best feeling ever for a post-college kid whos been waiting for something steady for about 6 months. This year I am thankful for employment.

Also, I've never featured these crazy weird boots. For some reason Sigerson Morrison decided to design lush leather boots without the toes one day - and I'm so grateful they did. These are my prized possession that I scavenged for at the Barney's Warehouse Sale last summer. They automatically make any outfit seems much more stable and avant garde.

On another note. Rodarte for Target coming up seems epic.

Blazer/Target, Oxford/F21, Undershirt/Target, Pants/Zara, Boots/Sigerson Morrison

daul kim forever

what a time to leave this world

Put it on your Amazon wishlist

Nothing feels better than getting into a steaming hot bath with a cup of tea and a really good book that you can't put down. I like the type of book that makes you feel like your crawling in between the pages and sucking up vital pieces of information that sit like undiscovered diamonds in a cave. Well, the following books were certainly written in that spirit.

Not too long ago, I worked at a bookstore and everyday I would realize that there is just so much to be discovered. It was like I would shelve the business section and find 10 books that sounded completely deliciously interesting. I mean, why the hell would I wanna read something written by the Trump? I know he was whack hair, but he is successful for a reason.

Next on the list (in no particular order):

1. Think Like a Champion, Donald Trump

2. The Trump Card, Ivanka Trump

3. Bringing Home the Birkin: My life in hot pursuit of the world's most coveted handbag

One last thing. If you are reading this and are interested in a career in fashion you must read The End of Fashion. It is such a wonderful collection of important moments in American fashion - think Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. Even if you don't give a shit about those designers, its crazy important to know how they have impacted the fashion industry forever. Now get to work!

Rich Like Them

The End of Fashion

Made to Stick

Deluxe

Went to Zephyr Coffee in Pasadena with the boyfriend today. Excellent soy mocha and cinnamon bun. Love the atmosphere - its basically a whole house converted into a coffee joint.

The two of us discussed our top secret project "FFF." Thats all I'm going to say about that.

Sweater/Urban Outfitters, Undershirt/Target, Skirt/American Apparel, Tights/F21, Boots/Nine West

Luck is preparedness meeting opportunity

Currently reading Rich Like Them: My door-to-door search for the secrets of wealth in America's richest neighborhoods

This may seem like an extremely random read, but for me it actually isn't. After reading Deluxe: How luxury lost its luster (investigation of the luxury goods industry) and Made To Stick (instructional on making good ideas better).

All three books have been great, and extremely inspirational for a recent college graduate feeling grim about success and the future. Will photograph all three books for the next post.

Parka/Anthropolgie, Skirt/American Apparel, Shirt/Urban Outfitters, Tights/Target, Boots/Doc Martens

Wendy

The most unlikely heroine of a most peculiar, brutal and stunningly beautiful tragedy. As dominating and psychopathic as Jack Nicholson can be in The Shining, Shelley Duvall's character is the perfect compliment. A mousey weakness oozes out of this girl the entire film until shit hits the fan and suddenly she is thrown into survival mode.

There is something so delicious about the color in this film - one of the many reasons it is my all time favorite. The haunted Danny has a standout wardrobe, but I think Wendy takes the cake. At times its as if she has so many layers of clothes she might just keel over from the sheer weight over her twig arms. Regardless, I adore the retro colors, lumberjack prints and modest silhouettes.

All images property of Warner Bros.

girl from the desert, conqueror of her own world

"About eight years ago, I decided to live out my dream of leaving the city behind and hitting the open road. I was living in Williamsburg at the time. For weeks, I kept walking past a chain-link fence with a Ford Bronco behind it that had a "for sale" sign on the windshield. It finally occured to me that buying that beast and embarking on my own personal journey was the only way to go. I called the number adn met up with a Polish man who spoke very little English. I paid him a thousand bucks cash, and there I was: a girl about to take flight from the streets of Brooklyn to the interstates of America.

I got rid of all my personal belongings, with the exception of a couple of cases of CDs and some clothes. With that, I left down the East Coast bound for Florida, only to break down for the first time in North Carolina (one of my many breakdowns, which all make for amazing stories). In that car, I was free: I was the bearer of my own news, conqueror of my own world, and had a sense of freedom that I had not experienced.

I turned off my phone for what ended up being four months of cruising. Florida to Texas. Texas to Mexico. Mexico to California. Up the West Coast to Vancouver. I finally made the decision to head back to New York with a new perspective and a newfound feeling in my soul. A girl can find a lot on the roads of America when she just lets the wind blow through her hair."

-Erin Wasson

Nylon Magazine

November 2009

Image via Rack&Ruin

Happy 100th Post

She is so badass. Sometimes I wish I had as much money as these pop stars to put all of my creative energy into a 3 minute music video. And what puts me completely over the edge is that Lady Gaga is wearing two pieces from the latest Alexander McQueen collection.

MASSIVE EXPLOSIVE JEALOUSY ENSUES

CORRECTION: GAGA IS WEARING 8 FUCKING PIECES FROM THE MCQUEEN COLLECTION.

video from youtube: Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"

so translucent, so lovely

It seems that for the past week I've been feeling a lot of anxiety for the future. What's my next move going to be? All I can say is there will either be a lot of disappointment or a lot of excitment in my next few posts. I can only hope for the best!

P.S. Please excuse my funny sports bra tan. I love my dog so much that I'm willing to have the impression of a bra and socks burned into my skin every morning on our walks.

dress/American Apparel, jacket/vintage, boots/target

Get wrapped up in chains

Monster DIY jeans. Inspired by Brook&Lyn's chain jeans. I took a pair of Manny's old BDG jeans and slashed them up. Then I ended up sewing on small drapping chains. The final step was changing these blue jeans to purple.

These are for sale!!

$55.00 + Shipping

Email me if you are interested.

These are mens jeans (BDG) originally from Urban Outfitters. They are a size 32x30. I am about 5'6" and weight 120lbs so they definitely have a "boyfriend" fit.

Shirt/American Apparel, Jeans/DIY BDGs

i want to meet the wolves halfway

This is my pre-zombie getup. I was feeling a little industrial.

The sweater/jacket shown is an amazing find from one of the best second-hand digs here in L.A. called Wasteland. They were re-selling it for only 40 bucks! I don't know who would give up such an amazing piece. Total business in the front party in the back status.

Hope everyone had a great halloween!

sweater/united bamboo, tshirt/lux from urban outfitters, leotard/American Apparel, faux leather pants/h&m, belt/F21, boots/target

to awake and avenge the dead!

Best halloween ever. I was a dead zombie chick. Also attending the party was a werewolf, a waitress eating vampire, dead drama queen, dead punk rocker, zombie killer gone bad, dead mad scientist, skele-skateboarder, and one pink geisha.

It seems that for the past four years halloween has been super lame while I was at CalArts. I'm not down with stinky drunk artists. This year it was all about baking like crazy with Cristina (zombie punk rocker, I'm pretty sure she got shot in a mosh-pit). The menu featured pumpkin mini-cakes, apple pumpkin pie, cutest ever sugar cookies and mom's sloppy joes! SWEET!

thats my dog Nora.