shirt [f21] :: skirt [laforet] :: shoes [thrifted] :: boots [9west] :: dresses [thrifted] :: bra [some japanese brand, victoria's secret]

AUUUUUUGGGGGGGGH, i so don’t wanna clean my room right now. opted for a photoshoot with new dresses/oxfords i got in austin. i actually wore the peach ruffly number today.

wei-chuan beat me to posting pics of our austin adventure on facebook and her tumblr.  she has so much initiative, i’ve always admired her for that. sigh.

limedrop aw 2010 [fashionising]

the last one is so wearable magritte. it’s the clouds that get me. as for the individual pieces, it’s the sleeves and the shirts. i love it how he can wear hers and she can wear his and everyone can be happy living in each other’s skins.

vogue korea may 2010 [tfs]

disregarding the ubiquitous ’stylish migraine’ pose, the energy is incredible. it makes me believe in the neo-tribal thing that editors have been trying to convince me to buy into for years and spanks me in the eye for not mixing prints in so long. or dressing up for that matter. i have some things i need to sort out, but i’ll be posting again soon.

oh! i got a nikon d5000 today. so you bet your ass i’ll be keeping my promises this time.

picked pics :: brooke nipar :: fashiongonerogue

trench [gap] :: tee [bdg] :: jeans [bcbg] :: shoes [thrifted] :: scarf [DIY]

pom pom tutorial

the scarf, if it is one, was inspired by an insert from one of my vogue nippons. this was pretty much my spring break uniform.

i can never do the cracked-out model look. i’ve given up and have just gone for goofy.

dress [abs, DIY]

sorry for the grainy pics = camera sucks + sucky lighting + pointless post production can’t fix it

i got this dress at Rags to Riches the other day with Gibson Girl. it was my go to thrift store in high school and is still proving to be awesome. originally, the back had a simple cris-cross lacing (see sketchbook, bottom R) but with 3 key rings and a few design attempts later, i am finally pleased with the result. i had to sew an extra loop at the bottom to tie it too, but you can’t even tell. the neckline (see top R) is simple and just asking for an edgy comeback.

i had gucci’s spring2010 collection in mind, with the intention of going full-metal circuit, but my mom convinced me to go with classy for the first wear and then experiment after wards. it sort of now reminds me of vintage versace.

please let rondolet happen so i can wow my date with this dress.

tush #1 2010, elle poland jan 2010 [fashionising]

aren’t those wolford tights fantastic?

i’m not sure why, but lately i’ve been particularly drawn to vintage lingerie, the rose pinks, the swedish polka dots, the high waisted hot pants/panties. something is just so sweetly sexy about that makes me want more. i recently bought a few high waisted panties at the Victoria’s Secret outlet that i’ll have to show you, and more.

it sort of ties into my mood as well i suppose. my post break-up sartorial choices are always the same: showing lots of leg. it’s not at all randy or remotely sex driven, on my part. it’s simply a matter of flaunting what he can’t have anymore and probably never will. it’s part passive aggressive revenge, part cheeky self expression.

Debra from Advanced Style.com

Shail Upadhya from Stylelikeu.com from Stylelikeu on Vimeo.

poncho [erynbrinie] :: dress [lucca] :: sweater [silence&noise] :: leggings, chain bracelet [f21] :: boots [9west] :: scarf [frenchconnection] :: watch [nixon] :: bracelets [misc]

to be honest, i had an incredibly awful day. i’m actually really glad i snapped these pictures before the crappiness rained in.

i woke up at 7:30 today for some reason, so i took my time getting ready. i haven’t felt this styled in a long time and it was a little strange, but it felt right.

this eryn brinie poncho is my latest Gilt buy and it’s lighter fabric-wise than i had expected, but i love it all the same. i can see it being an easy summer piece. i’ve been shrouding myself in basically 4 colors: white, grey, black, and pink. if my world was only in 3 colors, it would probably be void of black though.

i think Kelsey’s eyeliner completes this outfit. it transforms it from just being a bunch of neutral layers to an Inuit princess/urban Mononoke warrior type of look. the tribal look is definitely growing on me. my interpretation of it anyway.

oh and the watch was a v-day present from Kimo-kun. its perfect, plastic, white and i wear it all the time now. no he’s not japanese; i just like calling him that cuz the syllables work out.

dress [foley&corinna] :: boots [underground] :: bag [kimchi&blue]

today was one of those impossibly beautiful days. i went to the korean contemporary exhibit with Physics Awesome. he was nice enough to take today’s pictures and i loved every one of them; i had such a hard time narrowing it down. i generally try not to do more than 5 pictures for an outfit post because i myself stop caring after 5 and anymore i feel is overkill. but all of his photos captured moments rather than poses and i really like that. the slightly imperfect blurs, my mid movements, and the lighting…everything!

i bought this dress yesterday at buffalo exchange among other things. it’s actually supposed to be tied like this, but after some fooling around, i came up with this arrangement. there’s more to come, this dress is magnificent like that. it flutters like some sort of ethereal entity…a pixie…or a cuttlefish perhaps.

i actually debated for exactly 1 month before wearing these boots out. they were a love at first stalk sort of thing in the summer, but in real life, they were much different than the rest of my wardrobe, so i spent a lot of time deliberating and trying and going back and forth, thinking it wasn’t going to work out. but today, i just put them on, ran down the stairs, and didn’t look back.