St. Patty's Night Out

Naven dress / Jeffrey Campbell Cosmic Lita's

Sadly, this is the only picture I have of this amazing dress by Naven. I've had this dress for a while now, and have been waiting for the right event to wear it to. And what better event than St. Patrick's Day in Hollywood? This probably explains why I only have this picture from that night by the way. But anyway, this dress was perfect for a night of dancing and night crawling with friends. It conforms to your body to fit like a glove, yet doesn't ride up when you walk or dance. Plus, no one really knew whether or not to pinch me since they couldn't tell if the top color was a light green or a neon yellow. 

Hope everyone enjoyed their St. Patrick's Day!

Blocks of Color

Urban Outfitters dress / H&M shorts/ ASOS sunnies / Make Up Forever lipstick / Jeffrey Campbell Lana's

I don't know what the universe is up to nowadays, but it seems like it decided to up and move a couple of my friends to different homes all within the same time period. And since they know that I have nothing else better to do with my time, they recruited me as a member of their moving crew/interior decorating squad. So on the off day that I wasn't lugging a full sized mattress up a flight of stairs or looking through the bushes for missing screws in the middle of the night, my friends and I decided to take a trip to Ikea to work on the aesthetics for their new home. I wore this, I guess you can call it a dress, to draw some inspiration for the motif they wanted to go for. Or at the very least inspire a theme they'd want to go for considering that at the time, they hadn't the slightest clue of what they wanted. I'm not really sure what to call this though. It has all the makings of a dress, but it reminds me of an over-sized poncho-kimono dress hybrid type thing with a bohemian vibe to it. Whatever it is, it was interesting enough for me to take the time to try it on which I'm glad I did since it's become one of my favorite dresses (I'm going to stick to calling it a dress). It has a very high slit on both sides of the dress, which is why I usually wear something underneath. Since this was one of those unusually hot days, I decided to wear a pair of denim shorts with it. I love how there are draw strings on both sides as well so that you can adjust the fitting of the dress to your liking. Actually, when both sides are loosened, the dress almost looks like a big, rectangular piece of fabric or a half of a curtain (I'll try to remember to take a picture of it in it's natural state). I get that comfy, homey, urban feel every time I wear this dress. I was hoping that it would exude some type of home decor inspiration. But sadly, it only inspired the purchase of black side table that I also got hoist up the stairs once we got back. At least I got some Swedish chocolate this time around.

Pastel and Pastries

Vintage top / Kimchi Blue pants / Jeffrey Campbell Lana's

 Although I often daydream about traveling outside of the SFV and LA, there's one thing that I know I can't find anywhere else but here: Porto's Bakery & Cafe. Like I've mentioned before, bakeries are my number one happy place. They just are. How can you not jump for joy at the sight of bountiful pastries all lined up waiting for you to take them home? However, it is dangerous for me to frequent there (both financially and not-being-able-to-fit-into-my-clothes-ly), so I try to limit myself to one visit a month, or find a "reasonable" excuse to go. Lucky for me, my friend came to visit from San Francisco, and they don't have a Porto's there! And herein lies my reasonable excuse to go. In anticipation of this joyous, yet fattening visit, I decided to wear my paperbag trousers that bunch-up when you tie it together, similar to the look of an actual paperbag when you clasp the top of it in your hand. It seemed appropriate considering that I was going to a place that I inevitably wasn't going to walk out of empty handed. And as you can tell from the picture above, I most certainly did not come home empty handed. No regrets though. It was a justified visit--all in the name of friendship. 

The Cats Meow

Cheap Monday sweatshirt / Topshop pants / Jeffrey Campbell Lana's

Have I really been M.I.A for a week now?! Wow, I can't believe it's been that long since I've been on here. Well, I'm putting an end to that now. 

While waiting to have lunch with some friends last week, my boyfriend and I decided to take a couple pictures around the neighborhood. He noticed a furry little something in the back of the shot, and when he looked up he saw this little guy. I've never ever been a cat person. But there are those lucky few that have been able to break through my "anti-cat" exterior simply by nestling up against my leg and purring very sweetly at me. He must've been attracted by the sunlight bouncing off of my shoes. He couldn't get enough of them (or maybe it was the afternoon scratches behind the ears he was getting from two generous strangers). He matches my outfit though, doesn't he?

Dance Magazine

All images via Dance Magazine

I had the pleasure of assisting with Dance Magazine's photo-shoot for their March 2012 issue, styled by BTFL People (the amazingly talented designers whom I've had the honor of interning for). For this shoot, they styled three of Lady Gaga's dancers and the most charming people I have ever met--Amanda Balen, Victor Rojas, and Mark Kanemura. I got to see how dance and fashion collided, making leotards and tights a stereotype of the past. They even said that BTFL People had changed the world of dance just by stepping in and lending their guidance on this shoot. This was a great project for me to be able to participate in and an overall great learning experience.

R.I.P

One of my favorite rings got decapitated recently. I'm so sad since this was one of my favorite  accessories that I constantly wore. This ring and my animal rings were part of my, what BabySister likes to call,  "Alice in Wonderland" accessories which, coincidentally, was my favorite Disney movie as a kid. I'm hoping to find another one like, or similar to, this one. Farewell my large, gaudy ring that made it difficult/uncomfortable to hold hands with my boyfriend. You'll be replaced.

Lady in red

Urban Outfitters top&pants / Romeo and Juliet faux leather vest / UNIF Hellbounds

Helping my mom prepare for her three week vacation back to her homeland has kept me really busy these last few days. But now that I know she's landed safe and sound, I have enough peace of mind to do my own thing again. When anyone flies (myself included), I always have these nervous, anxious feelings at the pit of my stomach that can only be remedied by calling them as soon as they've landed. It's odd considering how I often dream of traveling and taking trips to all of my bucket list destinations. Packing, of course, would probably take longer than the duration of the trip itself. My mom only packed ONE large duffel bag of clothes for her entire trip. I thought she was planning on backpacking through the Philippines for three weeks. I think that duffel would have only been enough to carry my shoes. One thing that I would have to bring with me when I travel is my red, high waisted pants. Like I've said before, I like to incorporate "loud" into most of my outifts, and what can be more loud than fiery, red pants? I especially love how these have zippers at the bottoms for the option of having them open or closed. A girl's got to have options, especially when she's traveling.