tights, beraroque, $50

WHYYYYY are these $50? Why?

dress: H&M || shoes: Nike || bracelets: various places

Yes, this summer is really all about sneakers. K-drama’s hooked, it’s rubbing off on me, I’m acting on a once dormant fascination and it is probably going to be VERY BAD for my checking account. Anyways, I wore these yesterday and I can’t get these puppies off my feet.

Tried piling on bracelets again, only 3 tiers this time. Back in the day, it was at least 5 layers of bracelets. I was aiming for close to the elbows. It works better in the winter, but I forgot how powerful it felt to have gauntlets on.

I was a bit inspired to wear this dress with the sneaks by JCDC:

photos from tfs

Or maybe just Tao Okamoto. Yeah probably XD. Regardless, it was one of the only graphic/print-y dresses I own. Also, trying to find socks I own without holes in the heels is a no-go. Boo -_- What else looks good with trainers besides pants? Invesitigation continues…

This was the former name of my blog, so naturally I have a soft spot for it. It reflects my obsessive affinity for white, poof infused-tulle skirts. I want a closet full of ‘em.

photos from tfs, wwd, nymag, paper mag

shirt, sunglasses: UO || dress: Wet Seal || skirt: thrifted || socks, bag: gifts || sneakers: Nike

Pictures that K-drama takes of me always make me look super short when I’m standing. Why is he so tall?

photos from style.com

I’m crazy for the princess coats, son. How does he always manage to find that perfect shade of baby pink? That’s the color I want my future 1958 Convertible Corvette to be. Overall, this resort collection is very muted and more pretty than daringly Deacon. But I’m cool with that. Pretty is the new ugly anyways.

Speaking of ugly, Pixie Geldorf’s face really annoys me here for some reason. It looks super squaty with that wig, which is unfortunate because I don’t mind her normally.

tank: Mossimo || shorts (w/ suspenders): BCBGirls || suspenders: Walmart || shoes: Puma, Nine West || military paraphrenalia: my brother’s

A little photo shoot for weardrobe’s 4th of July contest. Mostly though, I was bumming around without all the gear. The magazine (thing that holds the bullets) is for nerf bullets, so don’t flip; that’s a snowboarding helmet + goggles; and the shoulder pad…is…I don’t know to be honest. Air softing probably. Usually when I enter weardrobe contests, I’m generally very style conscious, which is dumb, but I can’t help it. So this time I’m just gonna have fun. Maybe I should do all of them like this. Dressing/gearing up like this in general is what I miss the most when summer/lack of inspiration drags around. I love piling accessories on.

BTW, I bought the shoes. Yeah, I really shouldn’t be spending money (I dropped like…more than 50% in NYC) but I can’t help it. They’re THE Melissa + Vivienne Westwood “Lady Dragon” pumps. I don’t know why they’re called that, anyone know? Anyways, I bought them from I Don’t Like Mondays, they do free shipping and returns! I feel like a dope because last week they had a 20% coupon. That’s ok, I just need to buy these and feel good. It was hell picking between yellow or blue though. I mean, blue has that charming red heart! But in real life, the blue is much duller…like a dolphin blue. But the red heart!

Well, if I change my mind, I can always exchange! God I’m so wishy washy, I’m making myself nauseous.

I’m really digging Kanye West’s collab with LV.

photos from Racked: NYC

Those tassles, the thick velcro straps, the highlighting punches, damn they’re a handsome bunch. Maybe it’ll only appeal to a pretty faced sneaker collector (I’ve heard some trash talk from the Nike crowd who prefer something more legit and say these are all looks and no game), but that’s just my type of thing. They say they’ll be out “late 2009.” Well done Mr. West!

Anna Sui for Target, Sept 13-Oct 17 [NYmag]

Ok so the last one looks goofy in the waist (read: preggers), but you know you wanna try it on for the spikey collar. Or at least I am. Again (here I go using the whole “I usually don’t like blah blah but” line), not a big print person, but it’s Anna SUI so I can’t really resist. NYC regret is filling me again, tried on this GREAT black balloon-esque jacket that sort of fit like a garbage bag EXCEPT with frilly details on the trapeze sleeves and it was fabulous all over. Yeah, I should’ve dropped the $157 on that one right? Right.

Anyways, back to this collection. It’s a bit off on some…like the super 70’s inspired bit and whatnot…but it’s Anna’s style (the print, the hippie, the…60s/70s woodstock vibe) so it’s true to that, if not to Gossip Girl. Blairs dresses were nice and prim though, spot on! Serena…not so much, could you really see her in this?

Yeah…no. It’s got “FOB” written all over it in Mao colors. But it is cute though. Yes, it goes in the try on pile at least.

But GUYS: the white dress the white dress the white dress. It’s all about that white dress and if the thing fits, you bet I’ll be dishing out full price/fighting some hipster girl for the xsmall/small.

My dad goes to a lot of Comp Sci conventions and he often brings back goodies. This was a Microsoft promotional puzzle, but I saw instant necklace potential in the poly methyl methacrylate (mahahha nerd speak). However, you can’t just glue the little beasties together; you have to do some plastic welding. Here’s a vid that explains it all and more.

I ordered some acrylic cement from Rideout Plastics, which had the cheapest shipping ($7.95) I could find for the product and a brush. I can see why it’s so much though, they do take very good care of the chemicals.

Shipping took forever (more like a week) but it was worth it. The stuff gets pretty messy and dries SUPER fast. Like the vid said, it only sticks to plastics, though contact with clothing is annoying (I wore my lab coat, teehee). I goofed a bit from from the messiness, but it’s hardly noticable when worn.

necklace: DIY || dress: H&M || blouse (worn as vest): Ann Taylor || belt: Ellen Tracy || socks: borrowed || shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

For now, I’ve tied a cord around the top hooks cause I couldn’t wait to wear it, it’s so boss. I still need to drill holes for a chain/ribbon, then it will be complete!

Lately I’ve been an internet troll and combing around looking at online/free magazines. Here are three that have piqued my interest.

1. I <3 Fake is a fairly decent zine, thought it tends to be excruciatingly pretentious, as most youth-based zines tend to be. The artsy fartsy photography is pretty great at some points, but in excess, it just looks like a lot of teen smut. Nipples does not make masterpieces. I do love the energy though and any kind of injection I can get, I’ll take. Each issue has a neat theme that they follow to the T and I’m a sucker for themes. Parties…editorials…the whole 9 yards.

2. Prim,  I love Prim. Kristin, editor-of-wonder, totally pushed her zine to evolution from tadpole DIY to public contender. I can’t wait to see what she makes of it in the future. She’s inspired me to get my butt moving on my own projects. There are fashion spreads GALORE in here, though still very haphazard, as if the young crew was so excited and full of ideas, that they just fabricated them all without filtering first. Keep up the great work Prim, don’t ever be proper.

3. Clear’s fashion spreads are the most pro out of these, but only in styling (the others start to look like the same disaffected, half-naked waifs). Picture wise, they prefer a crisp, clear take, much like those of their contemporaries. Prim and I <3 Fake go back and forth between that style and the softer, fairy tale-esque blur, so looking at Clear is a nice break from the other two. Also, their covers always have an evolution of the final, from model shoot, to intermediate anaphase, to what you see here. It’s pretty clever. The other articles I’m not too keen on, they stick to the same collage work, which seems amateurish, despite the “clearly” adult text.

These are all bimonthly, digitized zines that are totally in the ZONE. I want to be apart of that. I can’t wait till July 7th, when I finally get to talk to the Dean about issuing my zine on campus. For now, I’m just writing down every idea that pops into my head.