musings of a born socialite

just a quick update

2010-02-20T08:00:00.000-08:00

i haven't really felt like blogging much lately... and i've been really bad about returning comments. sorry, guys. :( but i have a million ideas for photoshoots bouncing around in my head and i'm getting my new dslr this weekend, so you'll probably see some of those soon.

okay, now onto my promised review of aussie 3-minute miracle deep conditioner. it really did make my hair super-soft, the only not-so-great thing was it sort of killed my waves. oh well. it smells really fresh, and when you first put it on it has an almost-overpowering grape smell, but that mostly goes away when you wash it out. it also comes in this nifty little squeeze bottle that doesn't even need a lid, which is pretty handy. so i would recommend it. (haha, pretty comprehensive review, right?) (that was sarcasm, by the way.)

and i know this is a crap post, but i can't come up with anything better. so, to sum it up, probably a slow-down on posting (but no blog-quitting or anything, don't worry!) but i'll try to keep up with all your blogs. deal?

*the photo up there was from my latest batch, but i used my point and shoot (which is literally dying), so a lot of them had random purple/green/orange pixels in them? if you want, the rest are here.

your lucky numbers are 20, 35, 14, 45, 39, and 19

2010-02-15T14:26:00.000-08:00

happy valentine's day to you all! <3 i've never really understood why people hate valentine's day so much, but if you're one of those people, happy chinese new year! (especially to any of you who are tigers. ;))

my fortune said, "many admire your social and physical appearance." haha? and i picked up some deep conditioner, this weather's made my hair super-dry. expect a review soon! and i also grabbed some pocky. yay! :)

i wore this to go out to lunch. we went to this chinese place we've been going to forever, it's sooo good. the lady who owns the place gave me some money in a little red envelope for luck, to say thanks for coming so much, ahaha. ;) (she also gave each of us a lollipop.) very sweet, no?

dress (worn as skirt), target; tank top, gap; cardigan, target; necklace, italy!; tights, ???

i tried to make things more interesting for you guys, but you can see how well that worked...

heh heh heh.

if i could, i would give you all a slice of this cake (cos your all so amazing and deserve some valentine's day love!):

(manda2177)
edit: this was supposed to post yesterday, but for some reason it didn't? oh well...

2010-02-13T08:46:00.000-08:00

we don't live in a black and white world

2010-02-11T15:38:00.000-08:00

the other day, my friend was explaining to me how she had her entire life planned out until she was 35, where she was going to college (m.i.t.), the age she was going to get married (27), her career (psychology), and the number of kids she wanted (7). then i realized nothing scares me more than the idea of knowing what to expect for the next 20 years. how boring must that be? and what if something doesn't work out? maybe you don't get into m.i.t., you don't find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with... what then?? when she asked me my life plan, she started freaking when i told her i didn't really have one. when she pressed me, i said something along the lines of, "hmmm... go to a design college i suppose, then maybe move to new york and become a graphic designer or photogrpaher or something where i could be creative. i'm not sure... oh, and i'd also like to travel the world a bit." you should've seen her expression. priceless. i love scaring the narrow-minded people. ;)

but really, i feel like i've been thinking about the future a lot lately... mostly since soon i'll be making decisions that will seriously impact it. as in, bigger decisions than i've ever made before. which kind of scares me, but at the same time, makes me so excited i could burst. i definitely don't want an office job, or one that ties me down/that i'd hate going to everyday... yeah. sorry to dump all of that on you. since you didn't come here to listen to me ramble, here are some pretty pictures to make up for it:

(lissy elle, olivia bee, elenikoletsos, emily c, laurence, allie reed)

p.s. i love flickr. <3

p.p.s. i might be getting a new dslr this weekend, sooo excited...

the higher they fly, the harder they fall

2010-02-07T08:19:00.000-08:00

i know last post was all happy-happy-joy-joy, and i wish i could be like that all the time, but it's kind of a tradition with me that a really good day has to be followed by a crappy one. (i'll blame my bipolar gemini personality for this.)

so basically, i'm bored out of my freaking mind. i've been trapped inside for the past three days (thanks mother nature), and i can't take it anymore. there are things i should be doing, but can't bring myself to, and i can't seem to remember everything that seemed so important before... and sorry for the huge burst of negativity. i'm just going a little very stir-crazy here. trapped. in. my. house. ok, we need a topic change...

how about rainbow hair? sounds good to me.

dear tavi, you drive me craaazy sometimes. why? because of this. and arabelle. really, guys. teaming up on the rest of us like that? not fair. and then there was chanel, selina, olivia, and of course, gala, queen of unnaturally colored hair.

(source), (source), (source)

at first i thought pastel hair was cool, but, you know, not for me. then i started seeing rainbow hair everywhere. and i mean everywhere. (i think flickr is the guilty party here.) and then i started thinking... (of course, that's when all the trouble started. ;)) what about just a few strands? not the whole head, and therefore no roots to touch up, either. and easily hideable, in case the need arises... much more reasonable, no? soo... i think i'm ready to jump on this runaway train. ;) now i just have to determine exactly how dead i'd be if i actually dyed my hair blue...

ok. one decadent breakfast, 2 best friends (who are good at talking me off the edge), and a few hours of a little bit of flickr browsing later, i feel so much better. less like the world is trying to suffocate me. <3 i hope all of you who are wishing for snow right now know what you're getting into! haha.
xoxo

radical self-love, hello february

2010-02-04T17:31:00.000-08:00

i'm so excited for life right now, it's such a great feeling. <3

right now i love...

photoshoots with balloons, sequins, late-night conversations that don't make sense the next day, being addicted to flickr, karaoke parties with stress fractures (cos they're so much better that way! ;)), delicious sleep, fresh, hot bagels for breakfast, teen vogue, deserted greenhouses, the trailer for alice in wonderland (march 5th!!), planning for spring break already, colored pencils with adorable little monsters printed on them, laughing insanely, all the time, whether there's something funny going on or not, the color yellow, finally learning my condition has a name, polka dots, spending hours chatting on the phone, my newly discovered tripod, pastel hair, classes that are canceled due to vast amounts of snow, cute accents, proving to myself i can actually pursue my dreams, the best hot chocolate i've ever had, and not having to be perfect.

finally, i have no idea what this is. but it makes me supremely happy:

they don't love you like i love you

2010-02-03T15:38:00.000-08:00

no classes today, as we got hit with mounds of snow. :) a very productive day off, if i do say so myself. (after getting an extra 3 hours of sleep and eating pancakes. cos what are snow days for, anyway?)

just threw this on, because it makes me feel (slightly) more presentable than pyjamas.

jacket, old navy; top and "jeggings," target; boots, totes.

also, i got the teen vogue handbook the other week, and have finally gotten to paging through it properly. i would definitely recommend it as a must-read to anyone interested in a career in fashion. (i pretty much bought it for the photography section.) i felt like the big, overwhelming lesson was that you don't need to go to a design/art/fashion school, but the willingness to be an assistant/intern really helps. however, there is a handy little section in the back with a mini-overview of a lot of the aforementioned not-totally-necesary design/art/fashion schools, which i thought was very nice of them.

and finally, i had some fun with some lipstick i got from ulta. ;) (i think i made the bottom lip too wide, though. sadface.) and if you've never smeared your lips with concealer, it's a very creepy experience, to say the least. psst. it makes you look like a zombie.

hahaha! hope you all had as much fun as i did today...

xoxo

a wintry tea party

2010-02-01T18:54:00.000-08:00

you're all invited!

are you coming?

*slurp*

white dress, forever 21; black (under)dress, target; tights, ???; sweater (underneath), target; hiking boots, stolen from friend (and a lovely 5 1/2 sizes too big); black boots, totes.

as you can probably tell, i'm on a bit of a photo kick, and i have to say, i rather like it. :) and surprisingly, i wasn't actually that cold when i took these. (or maybe i was just delirious...) oh! and about halfway through, i found out we own a tripod. a pretty decent one, too. i was so excited, you should've seen my happy-dance. (...or maybe not. i like the number of readers i have now.)

you can see more on flickr!

flickr-ers anonymous

2010-01-31T10:58:00.000-08:00

little update of how my 365 project is working out: well, so far i've taken about 1,000 pictures this year. buuuuut (and there's always a "but," isn't there?), i haven't been keeping very good track of what pictures go with what days. which is pretty much the entire point of the project. so, i suppose it did what it was meant to do: get me to take more pictures. i've actually started a flickr, you can find me here. (add me! right now i'm kind of lonely. ;)) also, i'm kind of in this funk where i hate most of the pictures i've taken, even especially the ones i used to like. ugh.

on the other hand, flickr rrrrrocks. i really love olivia bee. she has all sorts of really lovely images. i'd also like to point out the fact that she's 15. (the only reason i'm pointing this out is because how amazing will she be in 5 years? or 10 years?)

and this has to be the coolest flickr group ever... just look at their pool:

(ben dayhoe)

(tinflower)

and re: last post: lowercase lovers of the world unite! ahahaha...

q&a

2010-01-29T18:52:00.000-08:00

this is my 100th post... wow, i never thought i'd get this far. thanks for all your support! to celebrate, a few posts back i asked if you had any questions about me/my blog/the meaning of life... well, here are the answers:

what do you aspire to be when you're older?
being a photographer would be my absolute dream job, but i'm not sure how that'd work out. being any type of fine artist would be amazing, actually. i know your supposed to get over that sort of thing by the time you're 7, but i never did. i suppose my "practical" job choice would be graphic designer, or maybe something related to psychology? i'm not sure...
what's on your wishlist right now?
like you can see on my sidebar, right now i'd really like a pair of oxfords and floral tights. i'm so ready for spring right now... a pair of geek glasses or wayfarer-style shades would also be nice.
do people know about your blog?

no, no one in "real-life" knows about my blog. my friends aren't really into the whole runway/dressing crazy thing, plus i think it'd be a little embarrassing... cos really? a website filled with my rambling and pictures of myself. like, egotistical much?

what are your hobbies?
hobbies... hmm... doesn't that usually include having free time? ;) although when i can, i love to draw/paint. i'm not very good at either, but i like expressing myself. and also read loads of books, when i have spare time.
any secret talents?
haha, i wish! although i do make a mean chocolate cake.
what is your hair like naturally?

left to its own devices, my hair is very wavy/messy. although a year or two ago i had it permanently straightened, which is now in the process of being grown out. it's light/medium brown, but gets blonder in the summer and sometimes even looks orange!
favorite food?
ravioli! i love anything in a cute little package... cupcakes, dumplings, you name it.

who's your inspiration?
hmmm... where to begin? well, there's all you lovely bloggers out there. ;) really, people on the internet are amazing, with flickr and blogging and everything. and of course there's gala darling (i know i mention her all the time, but she's fantastic!), and other various photographers and illustrators.
what made you want to get a blog?
after reading a few other blogs for a while, i realized, hey! i could do that too. i'm much too opinionated just to be content with commenting anonymously. and like i said before, none of my friends are really into fashion the same way i am, so i guess it just became my place to talk about it all...
what's the story with your entire blog being in lowercase?
i just think lowercase letters are more visually appealing... it actually kind of runs in the family. (my mom and aunts do the same thing. ;))
what do you like to do in your free time other than blog?
mess around with friends, watch movies, make collages, run, draw mustaches with eyeliner, talk on the phone, visit art museums, listen to music constantly, take excessive amounts of pictures, and of course trawl the internet way too much for it to be healthy. ;)

there are no words for this

2010-01-25T17:32:00.000-08:00

prada s/s '10 fantasy lookbook = love.

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razors and raisins are not the same thing

2010-01-22T18:50:00.000-08:00

i'm so insanely happy right now, part 1 of my math midterms are over. which were not as bad as i thought they'd be. *insert crazy grinning that stretches my face so much it hurts* also, i've been very inspired lately, so expect loads of photoshoots and such. (i'm thinking about making a zine... with all my copious spare time, of course. :p any thoughts on this?)

also, i'd just like to say i'm totally envious of all the bloggers out there who "partner-blog," as in there are two people posting to the same blog. (i.e. if the sok fitz, pigtails and blushing cheeks, the wearing times, ect.) it'd be nice to have someone who'd pick up the slack when i can't post and help take outfit shots, plus being able to share the whole love of fashion bit. (none of my friends are into fashion the way i am, i don't even think any of them know who alexander mcqueen is. i love them anyway, though. <3) then again, i'm kinda o.c.d. about my blog layout--i want it to be exactly how i imagine it, no compromises. ;)

do any of you partner-blog? what's it like? and those of you who blog alone (yeah singles!), did you ever wish there was someone you shared it with?

inside we're all the same

2010-01-19T16:37:00.000-08:00

may i present an outfit post, for your viewing pleasure: (haven't had one of these in a while, hmm?)

not too interesting, but i liked it, plus it was still light out enough to take pictures when i got home.

(yes, i had fun editing the hell out of them too. ;))

helen: everyone's special, dash.

dash: ...which is another way of saying no one is.

here you can see my dog... he's a cutie, but not too fond of paparazzi. ;)

top: peeps store, blazer: thrifted, "jeggings": target, flats: thrifted

i'd just like to say two things. one, this may be the comfiest outfit of all time. (according to my mac, "jeggings" isn't a word. who decided that?!) and two, did you know they actually have stores where they sell nothing but millions of little marshmallow peeps? fortunately, they also sell t-shirts, which is where i got this little beauty. (it says "inside we're all the same.")

alice's mad tea party

2010-01-16T20:19:00.000-08:00

as it turns out, i have not actually disappeared off the face of the earth. (i was just hiding. ;)) life's been busy lately (then again, when isn't it??), but hopefully now i'll be back to a more regular posting schedule.

i swear, i think my friends and i have gotten into every "off-limits" place our school has to offer. (we're very good at not getting caught/talking our way out of trouble...) personally, i'm rather fond of our greenhouse full of dead plants. it ranks right up there with construction sites and laundromats on my list of best places for photoshoots. i'm thinking about sneaking back with some costumes/props. wish me luck! <3

oh, and btw, these are all unedited...

the color tuesday

2010-01-10T19:57:00.000-08:00

hey guys... sorry for disappearing for a while there. :/ some things just came up... and are not likely to go away anytime soon. bleh. anyway, today i officially got addicted to flickr. i'll prolly set up my own account soon... let me just point you towards abigail.claire, she's sooo inspirational. (and look at this girl's hair. i want it.)

and thank you for all the lovely comments last post. <3 i'll try to respond back asap!
p.s. i feel like a lot of bloggers are getting (or at least discussing) tattoos recently. has anyone else noticed this?

and p.p.s. i love isabel's new f-hole tattoos, i think it's such a creative design... plus it reminds me of that quote, "a body is like a cello, it's your job to work out how to play it." forget where it's from, though. anyone care to refresh my memory?

cheesecake: the dessert of supermodels

2010-01-05T17:21:00.000-08:00

dress: h&m, tights: payless, shoes: thrifted

could this *gasp* be an outfit post?? well, maybe, if you accept badly lit pictures* of what i wore on n.y.e. i didn't do much, just hung out with some friends. no going out for me. of course, i decided to dress up anyway. ;) but what could those things on my head be??

mouse ears: disney world ;)

mouse ears, of course! inspired by gala darling. (and what would new year's be without a few sequins?)

i know i'm behind (5 days, in fact), but what did you guys wear? something sparkly, i hope!

*but really, sorry for all the shadows. none of my pictures turned out the way i wanted, so i'll leave you with this one even though you can't see my cool houndstooth tights... just pretend it's supposed to be a silhouette shot. much better now, no?
and don't forget to keep asking questions for my q&a post!

outliers

2010-01-03T12:35:00.000-08:00

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i think i know what i'll be doing tomorrow... or what i'd be doing, if i didn't have school tomorrow. unfortunately, today is my last day of winter break. boo. who knows. maybe i'll suddenly get a mysterious illness and not be able to make it. ;)

anyway, here’s how to do it: (according to the coveted)

materials: box of rit dye, salt, detergent, pantyhose (light colored, or flesh color is fine).

1. mix your dye bath… i usually use my mop bucket in the shower.
2. rinse & wring your pantyhose, the gradient will be easier to create if the material is damp.
3. dip the dampened pantyhose into the dye bath, don’t submerge them in the dye, but dip half way or or however you would like to have colored.
4. hang the pantyhose in the shower for an hour or so, maybe two… this will allow gravity to pull the dye to the bottom creating the gradient.
5. rinse the excess dye, and hang dry.

and don't forget to keep the questions coming for my q&a post!! :)

french-kissing 2010 hello

2010-01-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

happy new year to all my lovely readers! i hope 2010 will be just as amazing as 2009... and i feel the need to mention i just watched yesman again (possibly one of my favorite movies of all time), which is now on my list of must-watch movies on new year's eve. :) i swear, allison is like my life-role-model.

also, happy blog-birthday to me! ;) it is officially musings of a born socialite's one-year anniversary, and i can't believe how far i've come... thank you all for supporting me! hugs and kisses all around. <3
and in celebration of my blog-birthday/almost at 100 posts (yes, it's taken me a year to get that far... i'm not a very consistent blogger!), i've decided to maybe do a q&a type post? so if you have any questions about me/my blog/the meaning of life (delete as appropriate), just ask away in the comments!

wearing a tie wouldn't change who i am, having no piercings wouldn't make me nice...

2009-12-29T14:59:00.000-08:00

i just was to say, i saw sherlock holmes yesterday, and it was brilliant. :) if you haven't seen it yet, i suggest you get yourself to a theater asap...

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wow... it's nearly the end of 2009, i can't believe how time's flown, but at the same time, how so much has happened. i started this blog, started attending a new school, and finally really started developing my style, along with so many other wonderful, amazing things that make me who i am now. :) when i look back on some of my resolutions for this year, i'm so happy and can go check-check-check on most of them. some others, well... 2010's a new start, isn't it? i love new years, and the whole feeling of starting fresh. and all the new possibilities of course. <3 here are some of my resolutions for this year:

~get a polariod camera. take pictures.

~take more pictures period. my goal is to try to take a few everyday. (i've been thinking about participating in the 365 challenge...)

~look more into vegetarianism--i've thought about it a lot recently, and i think i'm ready to take the plunge...

~keep a moleskin with me at all times--for when inspiration strikes. (and to keep more organized!)

~learn french.

~wear fabulous underwear-everyone knows how important a good foundation is. ;)

~make life an adventure. <3

hopefully i'll be able to make some plans for the 31st... and no matter what, i'll be wearing something crazy. (and preferably sequin-y!) sigh... sometime i'd really love to be in new york and be able to see the ball drop in person. and of course have someone next to me to kiss at midnight. ;)

what are your resolutions/goals/dreams for 2010?

"all i see are spots!"

2009-12-27T02:02:00.000-08:00

eat your heart out, cruella de vil.

merry christmas! <3

2009-12-25T09:30:00.000-08:00

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i hope none of you are actually reading this today. you should be off celebrating, not sitting at your computer. but, y'know, if you just couldn't help checking, well, i can't blame you... anyway, i wasn't planning on posting today, but guess where i'm typing this from? my new macbook!! :) i'm so super-excited about it... hope your christmas is as wonderful as mine.

and to those of you who don't celebrate christmas, happy hanuka/kwanzaa/atheist day!

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i love the traditional green christmas tree, but i have to say, i'm also rather fond of the silvery-white variety...

cupcakes make people happy

2009-12-23T08:13:00.000-08:00

today, i saw a bit of a kids' christmas movie, all the characters were going, "oh no! christmas is ruined!" except for one. when the rest asked her why she wasn't freaking out, she said, "oh, i celebrate hanuka, so i already got all my presents. but yeah, oh no, poor santa." best. response. ever. :) and christmas is coming, so of course that means christmas wishlists! right now i have my eye on:

~an adorable calendar
~urban decay eyeliner (i would never spend so much on eyeliner myself... but hey, it's the holidays! ;))

~plain moleskins-perfect for doodling!

~something sequined <3

~inspiration books, like one of tim walker's books

~a new camera to replace my super-out-of-date one. i love it, but sometimes it just frustrates me so much! i think this may be my x-mas gift to myself. does anyone have any suggestions for good cameras?

hope you all've been good this year, with no one getting any coal. ;) what do you want to find under your tree the 25th?

the closet is not a fun place to be

2009-12-20T14:40:00.000-08:00

still no camera, but today was the release of......... rodarte for target! of course, i went directly to the site, and found a few amazing pieces... like this nude lace cardigan, (p.s. it also comes in black), which would be perfect for spring. :)

i am also pretty fond of this skirt, which i've already seen on a few fashion bloggers... ahem tavi and kori.

finally, i really like this mesh-y top, i think it'd look great under a dress or something for that fake-lace-collar look.

on the other hand, they also had some really generic stuff, like a plain grey t-shirt (whaat?) and all these bikinis. sorry, target, but it's december, and and have absolutely no inclination whatsoever to buy swimwear. well, that's my mini-review. so, what did you think of the collection? will you be buying anything from it as an early christmas present to yourself? ;)

i'm not paralyzed but i seem to be struck by you

2009-12-19T16:45:00.000-08:00

my camera's been acting up (so no outfit posts), but please accept this video instead:

the song is one of my favorites and i love the simplicity of the all the colors... real posts coming soon!

i want to get away, i want to fly away...

2009-12-12T17:28:00.000-08:00

my friend is making 1,000 cranes for her ex-bf, i think it's one of the stupidest things she's ever done...

i need to learn how to make paper cranes... and i've noticed that whenever i see a post titled "fly away," i always think of the song with the same title by lenny kravitz...

falling in love in a coffee shop

2009-12-10T07:59:00.000-08:00

this week i am in love with...

my new red coat, the color cobalt, sending someone a singing telegram and watching their face when they get it, warm, buttery pretzels, book-flavored dreams, the album dreaming out loud by onerepublic, which has been on constant repeat on my ipod for the last couple days, dark lipstick, snow <3, chocolate biscotti, planning christmas presents for everyone on my list, dressing up like a ninja, strings of pink christmas lights, last-minute surprise birthday parties, and technicolor nailpolish.

what's been making you happy? share! :)

all fall down

2009-12-07T03:46:00.000-08:00

i saw this at a store, and i just couldn't resist. i didn't expect much, considering it's... well... black lipstick, but i really love it. i think you just have to be careful not to wear too much black/leather/studs with it, and you'll be fine... by the way, this is wet n' wild. (as in, very cheap. good if you just want to try it, without much investment.) i'm not sure if it'll ever make it outside my house (i'm not sure i'm quite ready for that), but i wanted to share with you guys. ;)
p.s. it's snowing!! yay, now it finally feels like december... <3

my inspiration: doe deere debuting styletto, ???, and hannah elizabeth (from gloria's jeans)

as the music dies, something in your eyes calls to mind a silver screen and all those sad goodbyes...

2009-12-03T17:07:00.000-08:00

i am insanely grateful for fall break. and black friday sales. ;) if you weren't out at 4 am, let me tell you, it was absolute craziness... (p.s. watching people fight over a toaster totally made my week. ;)) but anyway, let me introduce you to the new love of my life:

the reason i took so long to post is i had some internet issues, and i couldn't take pictures. i wanted to take these by these woods near my house, but it's been raining all week. so you get crappy indoor pics. sorry. :(

remember when i gushed about it here? well, i found it at old navy, from $69.50 to $29.99. yesssss. :) i never want to take it off, and am telling everyone around me how how much i love it. oh well. there are worse things i could be doing...aaaaand the outfit underneath:

not terribly interesting, i know. v-neck, thifted; skirt, marshall's; tights, ???; necklace, made by me

also, i've been thinking, and i'd like to make a tumblr where i can dump all my favorite pictures (instead of randomly posting them here). when i started this blog, i always thought, "oh, i blog for myself. not for any readers, and not just to get comments," but i feel a little more obligation to post quality stuff now that i know people are following me? my tumblr would definitely be more like a random inspiration thing, and not as much rambling... as of now i'm just trying to decide on a good name.

finally, i've been thinking about getting bangs again? either that or coloring my hair a bit reddish/orangish... any thoughts?

hope ally my lovely readers had a yummy (late) thanksgiving... xoxo

gobble gobble gobble

2009-11-26T16:44:00.000-08:00

> i hope all my american readers had a lovely thanksgiving. ;) this is
> just a short post, as i'm actually on my phone, trying to do the
> whole "email-to-blog" thing. (i hope it worked...) anyway, my friend
> and i have scouring the circulars, apperantly there's this place
> nearby that gives extra discounts if you come at midnight in your
> pajamas... can you guess what we'll be doing tonight? haha, wish us
> luck. ;) i've never gone at 12 on black friday, so i'm rather
> excited. ta-ta for now, hopefully i'll be able to show you what i
> got soon!
>

to kiss a fish <3

2009-11-20T17:16:00.000-08:00

i love the light in these pictures. and i just found out that i will be spending spring break in a place with turquoise water, which makes me unbelieveably happy... :)

save luella!

2009-11-16T17:23:00.000-08:00

i'm so depressed about what's happening to luella. :/ i love miss bartley, i can't believe her backers are pulling... and this is going to make me seem very uninformed, but can anyone explain to me if they're closing forever or just this ss '09 season?? i've heard rumors she's getting new backers soon... either way, i wish it wasn't happening.

on a lighter note, i finally installed something that counts the number of visitors to my blog, and i have about an average of 30 readers a day. i think that's crazy. (i know 30 won't seem like a lot to some bloggers, but when i think of 30 people reading this, it scares me a little bit...) so if i have any ~~lurkers~~ shy readers that look but don't comment, feel free to write away! i don't bite, promise. <3

...and outfit posts to come, promise!

le jeudi

2009-11-12T19:18:00.000-08:00

i decided to do my own t.i.l.t. this week, so here we go...

this week, i love are wearing stacks of bracelets on each arm, learning french, guys who do sweet things for you (apology brownies anyone?), rose print everything, mylifeisaverage.com, getting my passport renewed (!), wearing running spandex around the house since they're even warmer and comfier than leggings (if that's possible), the song "somebody told me" by the killers, to write love on her arms day, having cool criss-cross shoelaces (thanks to my friend with crazy skillz), lady gaga's amazing music videos, finally discovering who tim walker is (but he deserves his own post), going to the local playground for a photoshoot with my bestie and getting strange looks from the parents of toddlers, paper plate awards, super-delicious pizza, and having curly hair again.

altogether, it's been a good week. :) what's been making you all happy?

why kids are so damn cute

2009-11-07T12:23:00.000-08:00

“love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” - noelle, age 7

“love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” - karl, age 5

“i know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” - lauren, age 4

“when my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. so my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. that’s love.” - rebecca, age 8

when you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” - karen, age 7

“you really shouldn’t say ‘i love you’ unless you mean it. but if you mean it, you should say it a lot. people forget.” - jessica, age 8

maybe peter pan had the right idea...

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i love to run.

2009-11-05T14:45:00.000-08:00

that is all.

roaring 20's

2009-11-03T11:43:00.000-08:00

happy halloween!! i know i'm way late, i've been a bit sick so no posting for me... :( i still dressed up anyway. priorities, you know! i was a flapper...

dress: h&m, pearls: dress-up box, shoes: thirfted, unfortunately, i seem to have lost my boa... :(

oh. my. god. ok, so i finally get around to putting my costume back on, only to find i've lost my boa. and my camera. so my iphone pics aren't that great, and you can barely see my costume. bleh. i'm sorry, guys. once i find everything, i promise i'll take better pictures...

i never understood why people stopped dressing up after they stopped going trick-or-treating... i would never give up the excuse to dress up as someone else.

but since i was sick, i stayed on the couch watching scary movies and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. i have come to the conclusion that i think the corpse bride is one of the most beautiful movies i've ever seen... tim burton is a genius.

i love emily... and her name is just fabulous. ;)

so, what did you all dress up as? anything exciting happen while i stayed in?

1 day...

2009-10-30T13:46:00.000-07:00

is everyone excited yet? i can't wait... what are you all planning on being? my next post will be about my costume, so check back soon!

(source: teen vouge, i believe?)

2 days...

2009-10-29T14:22:00.000-07:00

can you say disturbing? still, i rather like them... and i don't know which is scarier. i don't particularly like the scary, ugly side of halloween, complete with horror movies and gross decorations-- i much prefer the dressing up part... do you think maybe we could turn october 31st into a giant masquerade party and leave it at that? oh, with all ghosts welcome, of course. got to keep the spooky atmoshpere up somehow. ;)

3 days...

2009-10-28T19:02:00.000-07:00

"if my calaculations are correct, slinky + escalator = everlasting fun"

2009-10-25T12:30:00.000-07:00

my mum bought these over-the-knee boots the other day (from target, i think?), so, of course, i had to "borrow" them for a little while... ;)

top: h&;m

shorts: levi's

boots: target??

anyway, yesterday we went to this thrift/vintage store that i've never been to before. it's huuuuuge. (and i know my local thrift store is rather small as it's run by the church across the street, but still...) i scored two skirts, one from h&;m and one from old navy, a floor-length velvet dress in the prettiest burgundy color, a floral-print cardigan thing with crazy shoulder pads, a pair of rocketdog ballet flats, and 2 pairs of keds.

this is the only semi-halfway decent pic i got of what i bought, all the other pictures turned out terrible cos of the bad lighting... they didn't look all that great on the hangers anyway. :/ i'll show you what they look like when i wear them in an outfit.

the cardigan-thingie is actually from the vintage section, and my mom swears it's the ugliest thing she's ever laid eyes on... which makes me love it so much more. <3 i'm planning emergency surgery on it and the floor-length dress, to make them a little more wearable than they are now, if you get what i mean...

the flats also have this funky criss-cross thing going on (like ballerina shoes!), so it took me a few tries to figure out how to put them on, heh heh heh. i've never thrifted shoes before, but i'm rather pleased with the pairs i got. there was also this amazing pair of spectator shoes, but they were a bit pointy for my taste so i didn't get them. no regret... yet.

altogether a good use of a rainy saturday, i'd say. :)

guys are sweet, but so is sugar

2009-10-24T12:41:00.000-07:00

here are some pics i took of some flowers i got ~~the other day~~ a while ago. (if you couldn't tell ;)) they're for my photo class, and are supposed to represent mortality/permanence vs. impermanence in general. i'm layering them with a few other pictures i've taken to create a sort of montage... maybe i'll post the final product too, if i think it turned out well enough. i promise loads of outfit posts too, esp. since tomorrow is saturday and i'll be able to (finally) schedule some during the week. :) plus i'm going to this new vintage store i've never been to before tomorrow, and it's supposed to be really good. :) i'm so excited!!

(upside down-i know)

i just kind of liked the contrast between the (dying) flowers and the brick/concrete/metal...

tutu mania

2009-10-18T14:41:00.000-07:00

i've had these pics saved in my computer forever, so i don't remember where they're from... but the viktor & rolf collection made me think of them so i dredged them up from the dark recesses of my inpiration folder. sorry for the lack of posts, i've been really busy plus we just got a super-cold snap so while adjusting to the new freezing cold temperatures i've mostly been wearing a lot of sweatshirts. bleh. :/ back to real posting next week! (whatever that is, anyway...)

so ta-ta for now, lovlies! thank you for not abandoning me like i have you. i'll try to return comments asap!

edit: i've been told the first one is by bec parsons, thanks pigtails and blushing cheeks!

tights binge

2009-10-12T09:01:00.000-07:00

teal tights=love

in an effort to make outfit pictures more interesting... may i present jump shots! well, balancing-on-one-leg-while-wearing-heels shots, just as difficult and should therefore receive the same applause.

yes, i think we all agree balancing on one foot in heels is hard.

aaaaand the obligatory close-ups.

tank top: target
skirt: marshall's
tights: lord and taylor
cardigan: thrifted (originally american eagle)
necklace: made by me
shoes: square 12, originally "bronze" dyed black by me

for some reason i felt very gossip-girl-esque in this. it's not even really that preppy, either... and i think having teal legs may have been one of my subconscious life goals (you mean you don't have those? ;)). i just felt so accomplished when i wore them. and speaking of tights, i went on a tights buying spree, which resulted in these, some really pretty black sheers from lord and taylor (thank you, fritha louise, for proving once and for all sheer tights are for daytime too), and then a whole bunch from payless.

from the left to right, argyle, houndstooth, and plain black. i bought plum ones, too. unfortunately, they had a hole when i took them out of the package. which, when i decided to wear them anyway (never said i was good at judgement calls), expanded into a giant gash on my thigh. :(

oh, and i know i haven't posted in a while. but i'm going to skip the whole "i'm such a bad blogger" thing (even though it's true) cos i hate it when other bloggers apologize for having lives. (and i'm not saying that bloggers don't have lives! i just meant that sometimes it's more important/crazy/fun/interesting to be in the "real world" instead of in front of a computer screen...) anyway, last week at our school was homecoming, so lots of school spirit, dancing, dressing up, ect! very fun. :) pictures will be posted at a later date, i promise. *this is where you roll your eyes and say "suuure you will" in a sarcastic voice*

and i forgot to include this in the fashion week post, but i loved the entire viktor and rolf collection. it was totally insane.

i thought it was funny how their theme was "cutting back," and instead of going the recession-friendly route, they took it in a more literal way... :)

and i just collaged my notebooks (using my copiousspare time while i avoid blogging) (just kidding!!) which turned out better than i expected them to. here's a teaser, as i'm rather pleased with them and you can expect more pics soon!

i have a 3-day weekend so i'm especially happy..... :D hope all your weekends are lovely too!

snap-happy

2009-10-04T11:27:00.000-07:00

i mentioned before that i was taking a photo class, and so far it's kind of eh.basically we've been working a lot with photoshop* and talking about concepts like unusual perspectives and lighting. here i was just playing around during lunch with my friend's water bottle and the (unused-since-cellphones-were-invented) payphone in front of my school. (and sorry if this post is a little blah, i'm super-tired from a late but totally fun and crazy and awesome night last night. hopefully it will appear in post-form any day now...) and i know this has nothing to do with fashion, but last week my camera died, and i haven't been able to fix it yet........ so how have all your weekends been?!

*oh, and by the way, all thses pictures are in their unedited, pre-photoshop from.

fashion weeeek!

2009-09-28T18:01:00.000-07:00

yes, i know i'm way late. however, as they say, better late than never! ("they" being my bus driver. i have gotten to first period exactly once on time. :p) anyway, here are my favorite collections after a quick browseabout at style.com. (which, incidentally, is where all the pictures are from.) in no particular order, i liked...

1.) betsey johnson

betsey johnson was one of the first designers to get me into runway collections, and i think think her s/s '10 show was the perfect mix of crazy and elegant. ;) plus, her headpieces were fabulous. i mean, who wouldn't want to walk around with a giant piece on neon tulle on their head?!

2.) luella (<3!!)

luella is one of my absolute favorite designers of all time. possibly my #1?... but let's not get too crazy here. but it literally took every ounce of self control i have not to put every single look from the collection here. it's just all so perfect... the neutrals, sometimes soft and sometimes graphic, mixed with neons, polka dots, patent bows, and crazy eyeshadow... i want it all.

3.) marc by marc jacobs

i felt that the mark by mark jacobs was pretty much a huge mishmash of different things, not much of a unifying theme or anything... but i'm totally fine with that. :) the hairbows are cute but i adore the glasses. (click for a bigger picture of you have to. it's sooo worth it.)

4.) zac posen

i don't really have much to say about zac posen except that i liked the colors. and i think that's a pretty decent reason, don't you?

5.) temperly london

in the total opposite direction, i liked temperly because of the lack of colors. the tophats were a nice touch, too. i just really like the androgynous feel of this collection.

6.) moschino cheap & chic

yes, yes, and yes. again, i had a lot of trouble choosing which pics to include. everything's just so perfect. this collection pleases my inner girly-girl. but my outer girly-girl likes it too. ;) all in all, my favorite collection in addition to luella!

7.) house of holland

yeah, i just thought the whole "house" thing was too clever. :) nice change from the normal old circular polka dots, in my opinion.

after a comprehensive study, i conclude that bows will be big this spring. and polka dots. you'd never guess that just from looking at the pictures, though, right? ;)

i also usually really love rodarte and d&g, but this time i thought they were a little disappointing. :( (what's with all the denim?!) and, of course, the alexander wang collection was all well and good, but shall be remembered for one thing alone: the wang braid.

i also saw a ton of collections i liked on other blogs too, none of which i can remember at the moment. which bothers me. bleh.

and totally switching topics, i tried bubble tea for the first time yesterday! the place i went had all sorts of flavors, from red bean (?) to strawberry. (i got sour green apple.) it's really weird, cos the tapioca bubbles and all squishy and chewy. and i thought the "tea" part would be, well, more like tea. or at least like a smoothie. instead it's more like a slurpee... but still, really good. :) if you've never tried it before, you definitely should!

who knew plastic wrap could be so classy?

2009-09-23T09:58:00.000-07:00

the fabulous coco rocha

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sparse post, i know. right now i'm trying to catch up with ny fashion week, expect a list of my faves soon!

school, sports, homework, sleep, rinse and repeat...

2009-09-20T11:18:00.000-07:00

i miss blogging so much... ugh, i hate being busy! school is seriously eating into my blogging time. :( my teachers are against students having social lives, i think... either that, or i just suck at time management. (speaking of which, my dad sent me this youtube video on time management, and yesterday when he asked if i watched it yet i said no. when he asked why, i said because it's over an hour long! how ironic...)

here's what i wore today. yes, today. not yesterday. not last week.really, actually, today. i'm quite proud of myself. :)

i had the idea for this outfit in my head pretty much since i bought the sweater.

this picture shows the color of my sweater best. i used to avoid orange a lot because i thought it was super-unflattering, but now i think the burnt orange looks good with my hair color, if i do say so myself. ;)

sweater: marshalls, skirt: target, i think..., tights: ???, shoes: childhood closet (seriously. i've had these forever.)

also, i have the occasion to get more-than-usual dressed up for a thing in two weeks (ooh, suspense!), and i have my heart set on a one-shouldered dress. if anyone know where i can get a cute one for not-too-expensive (preferably under $100-$150), please let me know... i'd love you forever! ;)

taylor swift in her fabulous dress...

p.s. i updated my blogger account thingie, and everything works so much better now! i didn't know i could update, so if you haven't yet, be sure to do it. :) look! ~~i can do strikeout!~~ hee hee hee...

p.p.s. i just had an idea! i think i'll write posts on saturday/sunday (when i actually have the time) and schedule them to post during the week. so it's like i'm actually posting regularly again! genius, right?

p.p.p.s. (yes, i know this is getting kind of ridiculous.) can you guys see my sidebar? i've been messing around with the html and sometimes it just randomly goes away, even if i don't change it. verrrrry strange... and i'm updating my blogroll hopefully sometime this weekend! in case you were interersted...

shutterbug

2009-09-12T05:40:00.000-07:00

ok, first off i'd like to say i'm sorry for not responding to comments/posting! school just started for me, and i've been super-busy. i mean, i barely have enough time to finish my homework and then sleep is all i can think about. this means i might not be blogging as much for the next few weeks, but don't worry! i'd never totally abandon my blog. :) and i'll try to keep up with all of yours. deal?

anyway, this semester i'll be taking a photography course which i'm really excited for. we won't be doing as much darkroom stuff as i hoped, but maybe (hopefully?) blog pictures will improve!

(this would've been my camera if we were doing more film work. :( it's a 35mm nikon f65.)

rewinding to the back-to-school thing, i'm very proud of myself. i haven't worn jeans at all since school started. (this is a big deal for me. i used to live in my jeans.) i've been dressing more creatively, and people have actually come up to me in the hallways and told me something like, "yeah, i've seen you a few times this week, and you have awesome style!" :) which makes me go all, "aww, thanks!" and everything. but (and there's always a "but," isn't there?) i didn't take any pictures. not any worth posting, anyway. sorry 'bout that. :( i'll remember next week, i promise!

p.s. last post you guys broke my comment record! yay! (it might have something to do with the fact i haven't updated in like a week, but i'd just like to think you all actually like my blog and are patiently waiting for me to post.)

well, i have to go! bio homework's calling! and don't forget to check back soon for some more interesting posts. ciao!

wintergirls

2009-09-06T10:33:00.000-07:00

(all pictures stolen from lovely girls' weardrobe accounts... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

i want one...

(women's wool-blend cadet jacket, $69.50 at old navy)

(military buttoned jacket, $37.80 at forever 21)

(military vest graphic tee, $10.80 at forever 21)

no other words necessary. now i think the only question is what color?

taggidy-tag

2009-09-04T09:43:00.000-07:00

the lovely laura from kisses and curls gave my this tag! thankyouverymuch. :)

i'm supposed to list ten facts about me, so here they are:

1. i'm a leftie. i guess that doesn't matter much on the internet, most people are surprised when they figure it out. i have no idea why.
2. i can fly in all my dreams. my "superpower" would be flying, no matter how cliche it is! :)
3. if i can help it, i only write/type in lowercase. (i.e., on this blog, not on school papers, ect.)
4. when i was three i decided i was going to be the tooth fairy when i grew up. please note my mother did nothing to dissuade me at all from this plan.
5. i am not a morning person. at all. my family has learned this the hard way. ;)
6. i still don't know how to ride a bike. :( i feel that this is like some type of important skill i'll need later in life, but it's so hard! esp. since i never learned to when i was little.
7. i think i'd like a tattoo on the inside of my wrist/lower arm, but i'm not sure exactly what it would be. i'm not good at making decisions that i'll live to live with for a long time... literally.
8. i used to be so fluent in spanish i would dream in it. hee hee, not anymore, though...
9. i love reading books (and blogs!) written by people from the u.k. since i love the way they say "loads" instead of "lots," and "crisps" instead of "chips" and things like that.
10. i have 3 sets of double letters in my name (middle and last), which i think is pretty cool. (if this doesn't make any sense at all, i mean double letters like the two o's in "book." yeah. three of those.)

it was hard to choose just a few of you to tag, so even if i didn't tag you feel free to do it too! (and if i tagged you and if you've already gotten it/don't do tags, i'm sorry. :( ) anyway, i tag:

dreaming spires and old car tyres
girl with the bow tie
lisa's likes
hipster musings
magpie girl

p.s. for some reason, my sidebar is at the very bottom of the page. does anyone know why/how to fix it?? thanks!

my life as of 11:19 today

2009-09-02T06:30:00.000-07:00

<3 i got back from my vacation last week, and am still trying to get through all the posts on my bloglovin' account. so i'm sorry if it takes me a while a comment on all your wonderful blogs. :( <3 yesterday the weather (finally!) got cooler, it feels like fall is actually here now! which makes me sad as i don't want summer to be over yet, but at the same time i want to wear tights and jackets and cardis and such that can only be worn when it's cool out. <3 this outfit is from before the weather decided it was time for fall:

tank top: target
skirt (really strapless dress): marshall's
belt: also target
shoes: stolen from friend (hence, the slightly too-big-ness)

i think we all agree that outside outfit shots are better. by a lot.

<3 i got a tag from laura (www.kisses and curls.blogspot.com), and i'll be getting to that as soon as possible. <3 i found small town fashion (http://smalltownfashion.tumblr.com/), now one of my new favorite blogs, through weardrobe. it's a tumblr blog (i.e., not blogspot) and for some reason it won't let me comment? i don't know why, can anyone help me? i'm a bit tumblr-impaired...

go check her out, she has awesome style!

<3 i want some of this neon goodness. i'm kind of leaning towards the yellow one...

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'till next time! ;)

edit: some some reason, my html thing is going all screwy, so sorry if this post is sorta messed up. i have no idea what i'm doing, but i'm trying to fix it!

taking pictures of bubbles is a science

2009-08-31T01:00:00.000-07:00

k, so last post i was all about my amazing cinnamon-steusel muffins, so last night when i was gonna get together with some old friends, i was totally, "yeah, i'll make some cookies, i'm on such a baking kick!!" well. let's just say they did not turn out as well as the muffins. baking cookies = epic fail. :( anyway... moving on.

the other day, we were amusing ourselves by blowing bubbles with dawn dishsoap and wire coat hangers. (how recession-friendly!) i tried to take pictures of them, but i eventually figured out the trick is to push the shutter button as you blow the bubble, before it has time to pop.

more (fashion-related) bubble pics...

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and this was the reason i was all happy-happy-joy-joy in the last post, i got to go horseback riding for the first time in forever! yipee! :)

this is lucky girl, she's 22 (!) and super-sweet (usually she works with disabled kids!). :)
and wow, do i looks small in this picture or what! and in case anyone's interested, shorts, levi's; t-shirt, junk food; and shoes, converse.

so we went to visit our friends that live on a horse farm, they actually live in a loft about a stable! which is awesome, because (as you can see the from the picture above,) horses can stick their heads out of the bottom of your house. how cool is that? (and it's a fully-furnished house, don't worry, not some icky hay loft or something.)

and of course, being a horse farm and all, everything was equestrian-themed: the mailboxes, the benches, and there were all these statues of carousel horses. (photo-op!)

and this is cowboy, the vegetarian dog. i think he deserved some recognition too. :)

it was loads of fun. :) and on a totally unrelated note, i kinds want a pair of cowboy boots. this pair from wetseal (or maybe this pair?), to be specific. which has nothing to do with the fact i've been spending a lot of time with horses. really. and i prolly wouldn't wear them with jeans (or-god forbid!-a plaid shirt!), just dresses and things like that. see?

cowboy boots by born socialite featuring American Eagle Outfitters

whew! that was a loooooong post. if you made it this far, thanks for listening to me ramble about my life. kisses! <3>

the culinary adventures of muffingirl

2009-08-29T20:08:00.000-07:00

today, i think, has been one of the best days of my life. :) really. more pics (and details) to come later, but i wanted to share these pictures right away! i made cinnamon-streusel muffins, but don't be too impressed. i made them with a box mix. shhhhh... that can be our little secret. ;) they smelled absolutely delish the entire time they were baking, too. always an added bonus. we were going to take them to a barbecue, but somehow they got left behind (?), and by the time we got home, some had ants on them! ugh. :p i tried to salvage them, but haven't actually tasted one yet. fingers crossed for that they taste as good as they smell!

let me tell you, even at this point they smelled amazing. *sigh...*

ice cream scoops are actually really helpful in muffin-making!

out of the oven and onto the cooling rack. haha, get it??

i tried to make pictures of muffins more interesting... did it work? i have no idea as to what i'd like to be when i'm older, but lately i feel like i'd love to be a photographer...

close-up aerial view of muffin #7.

i made a mess icing them, but from below i thought it looked like modern art. :)

yum! the finished product! :) (pre-ant invasion)

you know you've been spending too much time reading fashion blogs when...

2009-08-28T06:20:00.000-07:00

you start to see things in shops and such and think, that is definitely something so-and-so would wear...

like when i saw these shoes for instance, i immediately thought of the clothes horse.

(paige maryjanes, $19.99 at delias, although unfortunately no longer for sale.)

and to me, this dress = somewhere here (formerly known as vintage tea)

(damask leopard print dress, $22.80 at forever 21)

a.) both these girls have awesome style, go check them out if you haven't already, k?

b.) i'm sorry to either of you if you think i've pegged your style wrong, sorry!

c.) i would really love to own that dress... :)

hmmm.... maybe i could do this as a feature type thing, where if you wanted my to make you an outfit on polyvore (or something like that), something i think would be your style, kind of like a personal stylist/shopper? just a thought... contact me and let me know! (my email is born dot socialite at gmail dot com)

let's play a lovegame, play a lovegame...

2009-08-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

i was bored the other night, so... ta-da! my very own lady gaga-esque hairbow made out of real hair. :) yes, i am very pleased with myself. it was actually pretty easy, i used this video (i found it through pigtails and blushing cheeks, go check them out!), and just adapted it my for own purposes. hint- you should have at least shoulder-length hair if you want to attempt this. or, y'know, you could just buy one. whatever.

(the one, the only lady gaga herself!)

please note: flash is not my friend. my hair is not really this dark. :p

and i figured out how to get the header picture bigger! it involved much trolling of the icing archives, which i recommend to anyone trying to put something off. very handy. :)

finally, please note this is a timed post, right now i should be laying out on a beach somewhere reading magazines. hopefully. so i might not post till i get back on wednesday. ta ta for now!

charmed

2009-08-20T16:00:00.000-07:00

dress: american eagle
t-shirt (underneath): thrifted
shoes: payless
charm bracelet: gift

i felt very preppy all day, with my stripe-y dress and charm bracelet. :) (and i tried to get a good close-up of the charm bracelet, but my crappy camera just made it all blurry...) i just got this t-shirt a few days ago when i stopped by my neighborhood thrift store. let me just say, i never knew houndstooth suits were so popular.... *happy sighhhh......* thrifting = <3

also, i'd just like to say thank you to everyone who commented on my last post, your comments are very appreciated. :) blog "renovations" have started, beginning with this outfit post! (and you'll probably see more when the weather cools down, during the summer i just usually wear as little clothing as possible.)

p.s. the new header is a pic i found on icing, although i don't remember the original source... i don't know if i'm keeping it, as it's awfully small...

i looked lonely in this picture, so i added a few doodle-cats to keep me company. for some reason, they seem very interested in my shoes... ;)

p.p.s. i tried to post this days ago, but my computers been slow and freezing up a lot. i could make up some excuse like i'm contemplating the new direction of my blog, yada yada yada, but i won't. sorry for the delays. :/

deeeeeep thoughts

2009-08-14T18:04:00.000-07:00

soooo... i've been thinking a lot about this blog, mostly ways in which i'd like to change it. i want to make it more personal, y'know? i try to make it interesting, but sometimes i feel like i'm just re-hashing what everyone else says. at first i considered just completely starting over. a new blog, where i actually knew what i was doing... i was never really too fond of the name of my blog, either, i just needed something so i could start blogging. plus, musings of a born socialite is kind of a mouthful...

but then i started re-reading some of my old posts, and decided no, not a new blog, but a blog makeover instead? new name, header, ect. a fresh start.

what do you guys think?

(here's a pretty picture to look at while you think, but it's mainly here because picture-less posts are so boring... i believe it's from some online magazine called betty? also, i'm in love with her jeans. the flowers are pretty cool too.)

space-alien legs!

2009-08-12T07:23:00.000-07:00

don't you wish the whole lam-ay (no clue how to do the accent bit) leggings trend had caught on in colors other than boring old black??

this outfit has been in my "outfit inspiration" folder forever. from the fabulous dreamecho.

and how amazing is this picture?! i want to put it on my wall, but that might be kind of creepy... i mean, i want shiny blue tights!! :( (no idea as to where's the pictures from, sorry...)

jailbird

2009-08-06T06:00:00.000-07:00

i promised i'd show what i got shopping, soooo... ta-da!

the grey-and-white striped top is from h&m, and the red bag is from laila rowe (i don't usually shop there, but they were having a going-out-of-business sale so i thought why not?) i wore them together yesterday, i just couldn't help showing off my new purchases. :) i felt very paris-chic all day...

(shorts are cutoff levi's. i prectically live in them in the summer. :) )
(please ignored the way chipped nailpolish.)

i tried to take a picture in the natural light (y'know, with me being an extremely professional photographer and all), but instead it turned out kindof scary...

a close-up of the shirt. (which, by the way, is very soft...)

and a closeup of one crazy-awesome bag, which is a really intense red color. the picture doesn't truly show off its awesome-ness!!

i got this dress from american eagle. i already have a few plans for prospective outfits (which is why i'm not actually wearing it).

then we have the mandatory close-up. (i think you can click for an even closer close-up, but i'm not sure...)

by the way, all these pictures were taken by moi, in a little alcove-y part of my bedroom. in case anyone was wondering.

and prepare for a serious number of posts, people. i have like four, but i'm trying to space them out so i don't post 5 times one day, and then disappear for a week. so stay tuned!

500 days of summmer

2009-08-04T11:40:00.000-07:00

no, i haven't seen the movie (although i think i have talked about my love for the fabulous miss zooey). this photoshoot from teen vogue just made me think of it...

(source)

to me, june is like friday: for the first bit, you have school, then you're free for the weekend/summer. july is, of course, saturday. but august is just a month of sundays. i know i still have a whole month of summer left, but it seems like school is right around the corner...

on a happier note, yesterday i went shopping, you'll probably see the spoils soon! :) i'd never been to a h&m before (although everyone seems to love it), and i think it may be one of my new favorite stores. also, urban outfitters in person is magical! the website is eh, but the actual store... well... you'll have to go and experience it yourself. sorry for the gushing! expect outfit posts soon.

what's up, doc?

2009-07-30T12:39:00.000-07:00

doc martens: the ugg boots of the fashion world? really, think about it. to fashion bloggers everywhere, uggs are the ultimate sin against individual style. people who do wear uggs defend them saying, "i know they're not the cutest, but they're soooo comfy and warm!" bloggers who wear docs say they're huge and clunky, but super-comfortable. am i the only one sensing a pattern here??

now, for the longest time, i thought doc martens were some of the ugliest shoes to ever roam the earth. but now there are more colors/designs than ever, and i think my resolve might be weakening...

the forever 21 knock-off ($24.80),

and the doc marten being knocked-off ($115).

(i have to say, i kinda like the f21 ones better... and not just because of the price!)
plus there are other pretty colors to choose from...

they even come in cool designs! (the pictures are links, btw.)

i'm not sure if i'd wear them or not... does anyone actually own a pair of docs? could you vouch for them? how do you wear them? i guess if i did have a pair, this is how i'd wear 'em:

doc martens by born socialite featuring Marc by Marc Jacobs bags

(details)

a frilly dress, pastel colors, ect... probably a girlier dress than this, but i really love this one. too bad it's $2,588...

(you can read more about them here, like a history, ect., but it's written by gala darling, so you know it's good...)

this made me laugh

2009-07-25T07:06:00.000-07:00

who knew all those amazing street-style folks had this secret strategy up their designer sleeves?! ;)

(source)

i'm ba-ack!

2009-07-20T14:07:00.000-07:00

ok, since i've been travelling non-stop the past few weeks, i decided to write a guide for packing for you all. then i realized i suck at packing and that you should just figure out what works for you. my personal strategy is squishing everything i might conceivably ever want to wear into a suitcase. then tossing in some undies and my toothbrush. whatever works, right? ;) anyway, my one piece of real advice is this:

avoid the dreaded tourist look at all costs. why do even the most stylish people sometimes start to totally abandon any pride/self-respect when travelling for the sake of "comfort" or "practicality"?? they might wear something they wouldn't be seen dead in at home. i say do the opposite: you might never see any of these people again, so make a good impression.

(available at etsy, $16)

and as for suitcases: i say vintage all the way!!
who wouldn't want to carry around something like this?
(hint: for really good vintage cases, search etsy. it's a goldmine, i tell you.)

if they aren't really your style (or just plain too small) lesportsac.com is a good place for cute (modern!) luggage.

(runaway duffel, $120)

i'm partial to the "artist in residence" ones, but there's plenty to choose from.

(extra large weekender, $138)

just think, you'll always be able to tell your suitcases apart from everyone else's boring black ones! :) finally, if your trip will be longer than a week/you have to go through an airport, get luggage with wheels. just save yourself the agony.

anyway, i know the summer is already half-over, i hope you all get to go on a (stylish!) vacation!

happy 4th!

2009-07-04T13:50:00.000-07:00

ahh, there's nothing like coming home after a week at the beach only to log into bloglovin' and find you have 150 new posts...

anyway, i just figured out that i'll be away for the next two weeks too, so i apologize in advance for my extended hiatus. expect only (maybe?) sporadic posting.

anyway, to try to make up for it, i will leave you this link to an amazing jewelry website, marquis and camus. i esp. like their "victorian romance" collection. for some reason, the whole getting pics from the website/putting them here seems to be not working, but trust me, go check it out! there's some crazy-good eye candy. too bad it's so far out of my price range....

and i also feel obligated to post about the uniform project, which, according to fashion bloggers everywhere, is the amazing-est thing since carl lagerfeld. now, i think it's great that she's doing it for charity and everything, but i'm not as impressed as everyone else seems to be... please don't call me a hater! :(

well, that wraps up the randomness for today. as always, hope you guys are having awesome summers so far!

...except less sexy and glamorous

2009-06-27T13:40:00.000-07:00

this is what it looks like when my hair's been in a bun too long.

(source)

and i'm going to the beach for a week (i'm leaving today!), so i probably won't post anything until i get back. thank you for all your kind comments on my last post, and i hope you all have fun this summer! :)

my very first outfit post (so please, don't point/laugh!)

2009-06-26T13:29:00.000-07:00

here's what i wore on june 16th (my birthday!). i've wanted to try tights with denim shorts forever, and am glad i did this day because it got really cold later on...

wow, do i look like cousin it or what?

t-shirt: junk food
shorts: old levi's i took the liberty of shortening

necklace: vintage, a gift
shoes: converse
cardi: forever 21

i really have to take a close-up of the necklace, as i think it's absolutely amazing...
anyway, if you read the title, this is my first outfit post. i know it's not very creative, but still. thoughts? comments?

p.s. this was supposed to post a few days ago, i have no idea why it didn't...

teasers, pronounciation guides, and super-easy d.i.y.'s

2009-06-23T13:52:00.000-07:00

*hah, that kind of rhymes! :)
**is it just me, or are the post titles getting longer and longer?

i love love love summer, i'm so glad it's finally here! first things first, i have a few outfit posts in the works (eeeeeee!!! :)), but in the meantime, here is some awesome randomness (random awesomeness?) for your enjoyment:

i just got into designers/runway collections a little while ago, and have no idea whatsoever on how to pronounce their names. thank you, jessica, from keeping me from embarrassing myself in front of people who actually know what they're talking about. :)

the easiest d.i.y. in the world. no, really. it even says it in the title.

how to make your very own circle scarf: the easiest d.i.y. in the world
materials: one (1) large t-shirt in the color you want your scarf to be, and one (1) pair of scissors
time: about 1 minute, although it also depends how fast you can get your materials together.
steps: decide how wide you want your scarf to be. (hint: make it wider than you think it should be.) measure that far up from the bottom of the shirt, or just eyeball it. at that point, cut across both the front and the back of the shirt.

and ta-da! there you have it, your very own circle scarf. who says scarves are just for winter? though depending on how much shirt you have left, you also have a brand-new crop top! talk about recycling! and seasonal appropriate-ness! i even made an instructional diagram:

i guess this is why i have a whole section of my blog labeled "i change my mind a lot"

2009-06-14T14:58:00.000-07:00

i swore i would never, ever be tempted to wear a romper/playsuit/bodysuit/whateveryouwanttocallit. i mean, i understand the draw of a one-piece outfit, but isn't that what cute dresses are for? why settle for an ugly romper-type thing when you could just throw on a cute little sundress instead? esp. because most rompers would look better in dress form anyway. however, let me present exhibit a:

(ripple effect jumper, $69.99, modcloth.com)

i could totally imagine throwing this on instead of sweatpants, or maybe an a cold, rainy day. or whenever. i admit it... if it cost any less, it would be mine right now. (by the way, my birthday's in two days, and if anyone decided to buy me this, i would be a very, very happy fashion blogger... ;))

then we have exhibit b:
an etsy seller called imyourpresent. she has the best rompers i've ever seen. in. my. entire. life.

(metallic gold playsuit, $75.00)

(floral short sleeved playsuit, $72.00)

she even offers a custom-made option, where you can choose whatever fabric you want.

now try telling me rompers are a lost cause.

where i blab for a while, then show pretty pictures

2009-06-13T13:30:00.000-07:00

i just realized that my last post was my 50th. whoops. i meant to do something special, but oh well. ;) anyway, classes are almost over, so i'll be able to post more often. (final exams have really kept me busy these last couple weeks.) i think i'll also end up posting a lot of inspiration-type stuff, because i've actually saved so many pictures on my hard drive my computer's running out of memory. hee hee hee...

anyway, here are some alice in wonderland photoshoots that i thought were really amazing...

(source: ???)

lauren also did an alice in wonderland photoshoot for her photography final, where she portrayed the characters as if they lived in the modern world, which is awesome.

the white rabbit is an angry commuter:

alice is a sleepy student:

the caterpillar is a high school dropout/pothead:

one of the queen's cards is a minimum-wage worker:

and the mad hatter is a psych patient:

i know i promised posts...

2009-05-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

but for some reason my computer's been acting up, as in all my bookmarked pages for possible post ideas suddenly vanished, and my polyvore account won't let my log in. ugh!!

to apologize, though, for my lack of anything interesting, here's a little something to make it up to you: remember that post titled "i don't even remember what shoes these were a knock-off of..."? well, i figured it out!! :D

they're chloe sevigny for bass. thank you to musings of a teen fashion addict!

my first award!! :)

2009-05-25T08:21:00.000-07:00

yay! thanks so very much to rosie unkown, who had given me my first blogging award!

here are the rules:
1. accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
2. pass the award to 15 other bogs that you've newly discovered. remember to contact the bloggers to let them now they have been chosen.

ooh, 15, that might be tough. i'll do my best, though. so, i hereby pass this award onto...
elle victorie
fashion cappuccino
mermaid in a manhole
too sexy for my shirt
fashion handglide
taghrid

you guys all have awesome blogs, even though i just started reading them. :)

(i'm sorry if you already got this award! just think of it as you're so awesome, you had to get it twice.)

tracy feith for target

2009-05-22T13:02:00.001-07:00

i know this collection's been out for a while, but i since i actually looked forward to this collection (i admit, i didn't totally get at first why everyone was getting all riled up about alexander mcqueen for target. i have seen the error of my ways. ;)), i decided to blog about it. to start, i just like the... sweet-ness of all the pieces. but what i really love are the exposed zippers. which appear on practically everything. :)

this is probably my favorite piece. i mean, just look at it!! plus, there's the added benefit of being able to wear "underwear" as actual clothing. (tracy feith for target bloomer short-ebony, $29.99)

this dress reminds me of this miss selfidge dress, only without the hitched bottom and cheaper, too. (gotta love tar-jay prices!) (yes, i adore saying it like that, even if it annoys other people.) plus, i think that the exposed metal zipper contrasts nicely with the eyelet lace at the bottom. (tracy feith for target strappy dress-ture white, $44.95)

this is actually a convertible dress (there are straps you can attach), and don't you love how it poufs out at the bottom? the pattern is very cute and vintage-ish, unlike the other brighter-colored *ahem*sometimesgarish*ahem* pieces. (tracy feith for target floral strappy dress-wave ecru, $39.99)

this skirt is just so bright and cheery, it's hard not to smile when you see it. the pleats are awesome, but i can't tell if it's already crossed the line into too much pink... though once again, we have an little zipper in the front! :) (tracy feith for target print skirt-crazy daisy, $29.99)

this mystical jacket appears to be the most popular piece in the collection, since apperantly it sold out in hours online and didn't even make it into some stores! i've been looking for a jacket like this for a while, so that's too bad... (tracy feith for target leather bike jacket-ebony, $139.99)

these were my favorites (as they suit my style the best), but there are also some tops and swimsuits, on the target website. what are your thoughts on this collection?

(and i will get back to the "spring trends" series soon... i haven't posted for the last week, and really wanted to post about this, so... expect trend posts in the next few days!)

a vintage summer

2009-05-08T13:29:00.000-07:00

i saw these high-waisted shorts on the forever 21 website, and immediately starting thinking of ways to wear them. (i have no idea why polyvore would only clip the image of the back of the shorts...) this is what i came up with. not too shabby for my first polyvore, right?

it's been all rainy and miserable for the past couple days, but today was nice and warm and sunny, just like spring should be. i can't wait for classes to be over...

also, i got my first mention on another blog! thanks, dirtylaundry! :)

i don't even remember what shoes these were a knock-off of...

2009-05-06T16:58:00.000-07:00

all i remember is that i saw them on some site that got them from jak and jill. but i *do* recall they were so high, it literally looked like your feet were vertical, and had tons of little buckled straps to keep your foot in. *sigh....*

hand it over actually has a pair that reminded me of them.

she said they were from nine west, so off i went to the nine west website. i found a few similar ones, which i put below:

1.usman ($89.00)
these are the only flat (if you can call it that) ones, which (i think) are the ones hand it over has, which would definitely be easier to walk in. but... they don't have that same wow-her-foot-is-almost-vertical thing going on, which i think is essential to the look.

2.bolero ($99.00)
exactly like the first pair, just with a heel. again, compared to the next one, these seem easier to walk in. just to add, i chose pictures of all these shoes in black, just to be able to compare them more easily, but these actually look decent in the other colors, too. (unlike some of the others.)

3.vivacity, boutique 9 ($129.00, sale)
these were originally my favorites, but have a decidedly more polishedl feel to them... of course, these are the most expensive.

then, forever 21 jumped on the bandwagon.
zaar reptile cage pumps ($28.80)

too bad theirs are faux croc/shiny/have this huge chunky heel, because they're waaaay cheaper than any of the others.

so, which pair do you like the best? and does anyone know what shoe these is a knock-off of?

old people in spandex.

2009-05-04T14:37:00.001-07:00

very scary. not something you want to expose a young child to. unfortunately, my dad was a "serious" biker, and had all the gear, trained, and rode races and such...which exposed me to a lot of... ahem... older folk clad in helmets, biking jerseys, and spandex shorts. *shudder* but anyway, moving past my personal scarring, let me introduce trend #2...

bike shorts!

starting with the runway:

source (i think there's miu miu, alexander wang, and prada...)

then here we have dreamecho:

and flashes of style:

hmm... i think bike shorts are much better when they're made out of lace. or holograph fabric. take your pick. i think the way to pull these off is to either make them not look like athletic wear (like with glitter), or pair it with something girly like a dress or a pair of heels. i might not take part in this trend (a little too close to home...), but i would love to tell my dad, "look! i just bought these new lace bike shorts yesterday!" and watch his eyes pop out of his head. ;) plus, they seem like leggings (with the whole help-with-modesty thing), but shorter (i.e. cooler for summer).

p.s. you can buy some very brightly colored ones here, and holo ones here. (lace here and here, then just plain black.

p.p.s. happy mother's day to all the moms out there!! :)

sheer genius, i tell you...

2009-05-01T12:46:00.000-07:00

now, as you could probably tell form the title of this post, the first trend (although the order is only based on which posts i wanted to do first, not importance, or anything) of spring 2009 is...

sheer-ousity!

that's a good word, isn't it? and don't tell me it's not a word. say it out loud and tell me it's not a real word. it reminds me of the disney version of alice in wonderland, where she's going down the rabbit hole as says, "now dinah, remember, curiosity often leads to trouble...ouble...ouble..." (as she falls down the rabbit hole.) sheer-ousity often leads to trouble too, unless also paired with something more opaque, if you know what i mean. ;)

but anyway, i think it's perfect for spring, it being all floaty and everything.

obligatory runway pics:

image courtesy of flying saucer... and sea of shoes (it's comme des garcons, btw)...

sea of shoes again, isn't her outfit just lovely?

image courtesy of already pretty... and this picture is a hint for another trend coming up... it's not thigh highs, can anyone guess what it is??...

(as for the bad pun of a title-i'm sorry, i just couldn't help myself. :))

coming soon to theaters near you...

2009-04-29T12:42:00.000-07:00

firstly, i'd like to say thanks to everyone who leaves comments for me! i love reading all of them. :)

anyway, i know it's a little late, but i've decided to do a mini-series on spring trends and such. (not one big post because i'm lazy and that takes too long, plus i like the instant gratification of typing something then immediately hitting the "publish" button.) it'll probably span the next few days/week.

just to clarify, to me, there are two types of trends. there are trends that are flaunted as the "hot new thing" of the season in all the magazines, which are usually toned-down versions of what we see on the runway. most people don't know that, or even know which designers/collections the original idea came from. the other type, what i think of as "fashion blogger" trends (as i see very few people in real life wearing these), which are exactly what was on the runway, but in a do-it-yourself type way. an example would be this lego hair pin thing...

a la marc jacobs spring runway show circa 2008...

a la fashion blogger is mental:

if you want to know how to make one yourself (and don't trust yourself to be able to do it on your own-but seriously, how hard could it be?) (those are famous last words, i tell you...) she has instructions here. hmmmm.... can you guess what i'll be up to this weekend? i give you 3 guesses...

it's like a secret message to other people who follow fashion closely- strike that, almost obsessively- saying something like "hey! i'm not a sheep either!" of course, it might get you a few stares from the mere mortals who aren't in the know, but isn't it cool knowing you're almost part of a secret society? ish...

anyway, check back soon for more! ;)

walk like an egyptian...

2009-04-25T12:02:00.000-07:00

i admit it: i am cheap. especially when it comes to makeup. the only time i have ever considered spending more than $10 on makeup was for the guerlain terracotta loose powder kohl liner. (and $33=waaay more than $10. so it just wasn't goin' to happen.)

so thank god for the knock off version, by l'oreal, hip kohl eyeliner. (it costs $13=only a little more than $10.) (also, the photo on the website totally lie. the brown is much closer to black, and the blues aren't nearly as bright.)

also, yay for the sale going on (went on?) at cvs: buy one l'oreal eyeshadow/liner, get another one free. as you could probably tell, i am now the proud owner of two little vials of colored kohl, in black and in teal. i think i also need it in burgandy... remember that post?

go to apocalypstick to learn more about them, how to apply them, ect.

here is my review:
these kohls are really great, and highly pigmented. watch out, though, for all the fallout. i recommend tapping the wand on the edge of the tube before applying it and lots of q-tips. i wear contacts, but they didn't bother my eyes at all. :) they last a long time, but again, they can be kind of smudgy. the only other problem i had with them is that apperantly you can just apply it to your bottom waterline, blink, and transfer it to your top waterline. that doesn't work for me, so i have to apply it to my top waterline, too. one last thing: removing can be a real bitch. again, say it with me: q-tips!! ;) i would definetly recommend it, though, becuase you can either use a little in your lash line for a really clean look, or use more for a more party-ish look. it's amazing for tightlining.

btw, if you haven't heard of tightlining, here's what it pretty much is (and it totally changed how i apply eyeliner.) you color in the little space between your eyelashes, and it instantly makes them look tons thicker! if i don't feel like usuing eyeliner, sometimes i just smudge a tiny bit of mascara at the base of my lashes for the same effect.

p.s. i know this is a "fashion" blog, but i also think that hair/makeup make a huge difference in the way you look, so i include those types of posts, too.

return of the "cage skirt"

2009-04-22T12:18:00.000-07:00

btw, this is basically the first ten results google comes up with when you google "cage skirt." availible for sale here.

i first i was like, that seems kind of weird. what good is a skirt you have to wear another skirt under? but then i kept seeing them in the most amazing outfits...

then i saw this.

holy shit. how amazing-ly awesome/gasp worthy is this?! a cage skirt that's actually a bird cage.
i mean, isn't this what fashion is supposed to be?? "wearable art" and all that? plus, you can make one yourself in only 25 easy steps!

who i want to be when i grow up...

2009-04-19T16:48:00.000-07:00

alternate titles:
"queen of the self-portrait"
"kamikaze dressing room photography"

how can you not love this girl?!...

eye candy!

2009-04-18T09:17:00.000-07:00

this photoshoot is called "bollywood dreams," and i want to say it's from vouge or something, but i'm not totally sure...
**edit** thanks, fritha louise! this ed is from vogue india cia 2007.

just wow. look at those feathers!! look at those pearls!! kinda grungy, but glamorous at the same time...

i love the pic where she's sitting on the trunks. :)

this just might be one of my favorite photoshoots ever...

the paradox of the blue tights...

2009-04-16T13:36:00.000-07:00

source: lebonbonmulticolore

i wonder if she made the t-shirt based on the tights/shoes, or created the outfit around the tee.
but really, what's not to love?

why you really should watch yesman

2009-04-08T07:05:00.000-07:00

zooey deschanel. oh, and the costumes. and the insane laughter that's bound to happen during the first 5 minutes of the movie.

yesterday, i watched yesman for the first time, and i have to say that i loved it. it's a totally hilarious movie (jim carrey is great), but my favorite character by far was allison, played by zooey deschanel. and then there were the costumes. *sigh......*

warning: do not read ahead if you want to see the movie and haven't yet, as there are some minor plot spoilers.

so, the first time we see zooey, she's on her scooter, being very safe and all with her helmet and her helmet is just so... so... like something a five-year-old would wear, except she can totally pull it off.

this was the only picture i could find of the first jogging scene, but as i was watching, this was exactly what i was thinking:
hmmm... very touching scene, blah blah blah. maybe i should get some ice cream... wait!! omigod, look at her outfit!! it's absolutely perfect. why can't i look like that when i run?!...

but seriously. i would love that outfit.

allison is also in a band, and comes out on stage in ensembles that could only be described as... interesting. still, of course, very cute.

and then, when allison and carl get on a plane to nebraska (or something like that), zooey wears this amazing navy coat with red piping that seems so prim and proper to me, but fun/playful at the same time.

so, overall impression of the movie? funny, good moral, ect. but the costumes were to die for. i would recommend it. :)

happy april fool's day!!

2009-04-01T14:23:00.000-07:00

no pranks for me this year (but god, the stories i could tell!), but some of my favorite bloggers did some specially themed posts to celebrate the big day. check out doe deere blogazine if you want to laugh your ass off, and angie really scared me, too. it took me halfway through the second paragraph for me to realize she was joking! so, hope you all had fun today. :)

yes, the one the only... (ok, maybe not really) shirt skirt!!! :)

2009-03-31T12:05:00.000-07:00

ahh, there is nothing better than blogging while eating a frozen milkshake with a spoon. *sigh...* :) anyway, i know it's tuesday, which is not usually considered part of the weekend, but that's life. so, may i now present the long-anticipated (kind of) shirt skirt!!

ok, i understand. bad, blurry pictures. well, at least i warned you...

here are two slightly better pictures, and if you're wondering why i'm wearing jeans in the first picture, well, i just didn't really take off what i was wearing before before i started experimenting. i probably wouldn't have paired it with a black tank top, either. (oh, and in real life, my legs are all one color and actually match my arms. stupid camera.)

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detail shot. i basically just tied the cardi around my waist, like how you tie a sweatshirt around your waist with the arms when you don't feel like carrying it? yeah, just like that, except backwards.

here i tied it in the back, in a cute lil' bow. ;) i probably wouldn't wear this in public, unless a.) i could figure out how to make the back even/stay shut (safety pins, anyone?) and b.) wear tights under it, cause wow, this "sweater" is pretty damn thin. here's a picture of it, so you get a better idea of the color:

it's from american eagle, but i got it thrifting for like $2. it was brand-new, though, with the tags on and everything!

oh, and sorry if these pictures are kind of anticlimactic... :/

i did try a (button-down) shirt skirt, but it didn't turn out too well. too big, and i couldn't figure out how to tie it properly, either. whoops.

oh, and if you check out the comments from the last last post, dirty laundry left a link to a post she did on men's shirts, which is way better than anything i ever did. so go check it out!

if you could only wear one color for the rest of your life, what would it be?

2009-03-30T16:46:00.000-07:00

that's hard, isn't it?
i couldn't ever pick just one (have you seen my "i change my mind a lot" tab?), even if i only had to stick with it for a week. so to me, it's mind boggling that someone would actually do it by choice. this article was really interesting to me, so here i've highlighted 5 people in new york who wear one color everyday (by choice!), and it's not black. (i stole that from the title of the article. catchy, right?)

1.valeria mcculloch in blue

read the interview here.

i think wearing just blue would be the easiest of colors, with blue jeans and all, plus you could wear all blue and not have the first thing people think when they look at you be "wow, she's wearing a lot of blue today, isn't she?" if you say, wore all pink or even all black, that would definitely not be the case. (not meaning to take any kudos from valeria, that is!! electric blue is a different matter entirely.)

2. rebecca turbow in grey (yes, "grey" not "gray")

read the interview here.

like rebecca, grey is my favorite "non-color" (and i didn't steal that word from her, either!), more so than brown or even black. (not always, though. see above.) grey can be super-casual--look at all those heather grey sweatshirts out there!--but also really dressy, like when it's silk. i think it's interesting that previously she wore turquoise for 8 (!) years before switching to grey.

3. karim rashid in white and pink

read the interview here.

i know there's a slight deviance here, but i think he should extra points for being a guy and wearing pink. (not meaning to stereotype, but that just takes guts.) plus, wearing all white might by vaguely creepy. (think scary mad-scientist-type person.) he says he carries around tide to go all the time, and boy, i practically need to do that too, even though i don't even wear white everyday. let's not make fun of the clumsy people...

4. elizabeth sweetheart in kelly green

read the interview here.

ok, first things first: don't you just love her last name? ;) and her commitment not just to one color, but to a specific shade of that color takes determination. dyeing her hair green too just catapults her into single-color dressing hall of fame. and doesn't she remind you of st. patty's day, the one day of the year you can wear every green garment you own and not stared at?? *sigh...* i love that holiday...

5. stephin merritt in brown

read the interview here.

finally! someone who understands! black isn't foolproof, it annoy me when people think that. stephan says he also likes matching (brown hair, eyes, ect.), and even though you might not look twice at his outfit on the street, i think it's important to see that you can only wear one color without looking like you just wear one color all the time, if that makes sense...

another fascinating thing was that everyone (except maybe i think the last guy) wears whatever color they do because they feel messy/can't fall asleep/insert other reason here if they're not wearing a specific color. i think rebecca even wondered if there was some type of disease for it... most of them also said that they've only had positive experiences wearing their color. i'm really glad that's the case, 'cause people can be cruel sometimes...

so, would you be able to do this? do you do this, to some extent? have you ever considered it? and if you had to, what color would you choose and why?

yes, this is a filler post...

2009-03-28T10:40:00.000-07:00

how true, how true.

anyway, you know how i said i would try to make a shirt skirt last friday? well, i actually did!! and took pictures, too! just having problems with the blurry-ness, which i've been trying to fix, plus i've been busy, blah blah blah, you get the idea. so, hopefully they'll be up this weekend.

this week, you can also expect a couple of beauty product reviews, some stuff i got thrifting (yay!), and a couple other random other things that have been inspiring me lately...

i feel a d.i.y.(o.g.s.e.t.d.i.f.u.)* coming on...

2009-03-19T09:45:00.000-07:00

i know this picture is a little old (it's from the satorialist), but lately it feels like i've been seeing it everywhere.

so, with no further ado, may i present exhibit a:

the fabled shirt-skirt. apparently this girl made it by just folding one of her dad's button-down shirts, no cutting/sewing involved.
obviously, everyone in the comments is clamoring to know how she did it/demanding to see the back of the skirt.

for those of you who are looking for a challange, there are several people in the comments who claim to know how to do it. (me, i'll take good ol' trial-and-error instead of getting frustrated from other people's instructions, thank you very much.)

and i had this link where you could buy a patchwork version (of the skirt-shirt) for the very low price of $300, but it seems as though i have lost it. if anyone finds it, please tell me!

moving on to exhibit b:

everyone who's been in the fashion blogasphere for even a nanosecond knows susie bubble. she's practically a celebrity around here, right up there with marc jacobs and anna wintour. anyway, here she made a skirt by belting a grey cardi. to me, at least, this seems a little more do-able...

so here's a new challange for all of you who backed out of the harem pants dare (you know who you are!!):
*trupmet sound*
try to transform a boring old shirt or cardigan into a skirt!
(if anyone actually does this and sends me a photo, i'll post it in my next post!)

i'll be trying this one out this afternoon, so stay posted...

(wow, i just said "post" like 4 times...)

*for those of you who don't know, a d.i.y.(o.g.s.e.t.d.i.f.u.) is a do-it-yourself-(or-get-someone-else-to-do-it-for-you).

we've all seen the classic black smokey eye before.

2009-03-13T16:47:00.000-07:00

we've seen it in "trendy" blue and green shades.
every season. mmhmmm, very trendy.

i think it's time for a change. ;\

maybe something softer, what about brown? eh, it's been done. maybe something a little spicier... what about red? oh yeah, wait a second, who actually wears red eyeshadow?

ok, let's compromise... what about burgundy?

i just saw it in a magazine, and i think i'm in love.

i mean, look at it!

(from the modcloth homepage.)

isn't it divine?? (btw, don't you love that word? it just seems so greek-goddess-y!)

i usually don't wear colors on my eyes, but this seems sooo fun!

sorry for the lack of photos, it's harder to find proper pictures of burgundy eyeshadow than i thought. i'll try to scan in some of the pictures from the magazine, if i can find it.

so go out and get some to try it for yourself!

makeover!!

2009-03-10T12:54:00.000-07:00

yes, there is something different around here, thanks for noticing. (isn't it awkward when you see someone everyday, but only notice they got as haircut 2 weeks after the fact? heh heh heh...)

much less generic now, i think. :) like my header? in my opinion, it matches the name of my blog perfectly. (the pic is from either ellegirl korea or teen vouge korea...) the only not-so-great thing is that everything is now all uppercase. :( oh well. can't have everything, i suppose...

stupid me, i just figured out how to change the header. (don't laugh.) that's why it was the other pink background until now.

any thoughts/comments on the new layout?

the universally unflattering pants: the drop-crotch... or so i thought

2009-03-01T11:56:00.000-08:00

i know "harem" (or "hammer" or "drop-crotch" or whatever else you call them) pants have been popular for a while now.

by "popular" (lots of quotes, no?), i mean fashion bloggers raving over them and everyone else complaining about how terrible they are.

at first i was part of the latter group. how could pants that don't even look good on a model look good on a mere mortal? then i heard someone (i forget exactly who) mention cropped harem pants. "hmmm," i thought. "that actually might look ok!!"
so i googled it, and...

not so bad, right? i would wear those... so, to recap, what have we learned? normal harem pants=not so good, but cropped harem pants = yes!
although these metallic gold ones are pretty awesome too!

i hereby dare you to try on a pair. go on. you know you want to...

the magic of makeup

2009-02-22T11:57:00.000-08:00

paris vouge did a photoshoot a while ago where they used makeup, lighting, posing, and different hairstyles to make a 20-year-old model look 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60. the scary part is, it really seems to work!
i wonder what it would be like to see what you might look like in as a 60-year old... except in only a few hours instead of 40 years...
here's the youngest photo: 10 years old

and here's the oldest: 60 years old

crazy, huh?

see the whole thing here.

reasons i love bloglovin':

2009-02-21T15:37:00.000-08:00

1.) it's so much easier to follow all the blogs you read regularly...
2.) ...instead of checking each individual blog (*ahem*multiple) times a day to check for new posts, because all bloggers' who have blogs that i read sole purpose in life is too write entertaining posts for me alone. ;)
3.) you can register your own blog and see many people follow it. (you can also follow other people's blogs even if they haven't registered them.
4.) plus, it let's you save posts you really like, instead of bookmarking all of them.

bloglovin' really is my new favorite thing. every time i open it, it says, "oh, you have 9 new posts from all your favorite blogs!" i'm not kidding, it's like getting a special little present or something!and i know that other people have been doing this forever, but i just started using it, and can't believe i can't believe i didn't start using it earlier...

now you can follow musings of a born socialite, too!! i have 1 follower, which i'm very proud of, considering i don't think anyone actually reads this.

i loved pocahontas as a little kid...

2009-02-16T16:05:00.000-08:00

...the disney version, that is. ;)

i don't know about you, but i've been seeing moccasins everywhere.
not exactly your typical, native-american (must be politically correct!) version, though:

more of what i like to call the "grandpa's-old-slippers" version:

which i don't think looks that great on anyone (no offense, gramps).
unlike the grandpa/boyfriend cardi, i really don't like this trend. that was until i found these:

and then these:

who could resist these?!

yes, i might just have to re-think this whole trend...

(and yes, i do have a shoe obsession, did you really need to ask?)

happy valentine's day!!

2009-02-14T18:55:00.000-08:00

today i didn't do anything valentine's day related at all (except get a rose!! aww!!), but yesterday totally made up for it. ;) anyway, i had this really cool polyvore thingie, which for some reason no longer exists... strange...
anyway, i think the stylish wanderer had the best v-day outfit i've seen. ever.
so make sure to eat some chocolate, tell someone you love them, and do something crazy for me, k??

proof i really need a thicker skin

2009-02-13T18:03:00.000-08:00

especially, i guess, with a blog and all....
it just annoys me when people are like, "your wearing [insert thing that might be kind of unusual for classes but not *majorly* weird-something like bright lipstick or something]" and i'm like, "yeah. i know. so?" and then they're like, "uh huh...an-nd?" like i'm supposed to apologize for it or something. it especially pisses me off when they don't get the hint that the conversation is over and try to bring it up whenever they might see me again, anywhere from 10 minutes to a week later. sometimes i just feel like saying, "ok-i get the point. yeah, whatever i'm wearing migt be unique and you feel the need to point that out. constantly. i don't even know your name, so please stop telling me what you think of how i dress."
whew. i feel much better now. :) i needed to get that out of my system.
just a little incident today that made me snap.

retro vs. vintage: what's the difference?

2009-02-08T12:48:00.000-08:00

when i think of "vintage," i usually think of elegant, old clothing from decades ago.

when i think of "retro," i think of funky, brightly colored garb from decades ago.

what's the difference?

according to fashion in my eyes,
"a clothing item is considered vintage if it dates from 1920 to 1960. after that date, an item is considered to be retro, not vintage."

wow. ok... that actually makes sense to me.
so now i have a new question:
what's the difference between antique and used??

**stupid blogger won't let me use pictures right now, that's why this post doesn't have any. :( sorry. will try to fix that asap.**

you must live under a rock...

2009-02-01T08:08:00.000-08:00

if you haven't seen the ads for maybelline greatlash mascara:
the pink and green phenomenon sweeping the nation.

what a load of b.s.
i've been using it for a few weeks now (i admit it's just because i don't have a replacement yet), and wow, does it not live up to it's hype or what?! i'm not the only person to notice this, either. friends, other bloggers, even my own mother knew how crappy it is!!
it doesn't last, it's really clumpy, smeary, ect. grrr... especially with all the adds everywhere. you would think they might spend a little less on marketing and a little more on the formula itself.

i've been using blackest black (the washable kind) and it's highly pigmented, but that's really the only positive thing i can say about it.

so just take my advice: don't waste your money on this... this... pink and green monstrosity, ok?

...no matter how pretty the packaging the packaging is.

"quality before quantity" and other useless advice...

2009-01-24T14:23:00.000-08:00

we've heard all the cliches on spending on our wardrobes:
"always spend as much as you can afford on basics"
"quality before quantity"
blah blah blah.
if someone asked me, "would you rather buy three pairs of cheap, don't-fit-so-well jeans, or one pair of fabulous, super-flattering ones for the combined price of the 1st three, which would you choose?"
i can tell you in a second i would choose the three pairs of not-so-hot jeans. no competition. the thing is, i have really long legs (for my height), so it's kind of hard to find jeans, ect. that are long enough. so when i find any that are even halfway decent, i snap them up. even if they're not the most flattering jeans in the world. so right now, i have about 5 pairs of jeans, only one of which i think is actually, truly, flattering. not kidding. that makes me kind of sad. as in, i've spent all this money on jeans (which i wear practically everyday), and i know they don't look as great as they should, and i still wear them anyway.it's hard to be picky, especially when you think you really need something. so now that i have a (mostly) functioning wardrobe, i'm trying to buy only flattering things. (but there's a snowball's chance in hell that i'm suddenly going to start spending my whole clothes budget on basics. ;))

why multipurpose items r-u-l-e!!!

2009-01-19T08:22:00.000-08:00

when i heard about the american apparel circle scarf, i was like, "what's the big deal??" $30 for an oversize piece of fabric sewn in a circle? i didn't really like how cirlce scarves looked, either. but then i saw people wearing them in all sorts of cool ways, like as little capes and even skirts. on the website, they even show you all the ways you could wear them.

i especially like the doubled up, caplet, and halter top ones.

now i think i might just have to own one. i mean, i love multipurpose items, like skirts that can also be dresses. but this is what, 36 ways?!?!

i'm thinking either black or asphalt. :)

thoughts?

tomorrow's forcast: 35 degrees fahrenheit*

2009-01-18T14:09:00.000-08:00

i don't know about you, but where i live, winter doesn't really start until mid-january. sure, it's cold, but everything before christmas is nothing compared to the weather we get in january/febuary. so, naturally, this is the time all sorts of spring clothes start popping up everywhere. sandals, sundresses, bikinis, the works. and here i am, still dressing as if i'm preparing to face artic-type temperatures, dreaming about the fabulous things i should be able to wear, oh, in 3 or 4 months or so. :( i thinks designers just so that just to watch the rest of us with real, full-length winters squirm.

so, even though going outside without socks right now is practically foot suicide, here are some spring-y sandals i've been lusting over...

aren't they amazing?? *swoon....*

**forcast courtsy of weather.com