It's no secret that I'm a long time fan of Jeremy Scott. Last season my love for him multiplied x 1,000,000 when he presented an internet inspired collection. I mean, seriously? There is literally nothing else I can imagine that would be more up my ally. Owning something from the collection wasn't an option, it was a must. On a recent trip to Montreal I made a visit to the Adidas Originals store and found this shirt from his collaboration line with the brand. I can't think of any other designer who could design a rainbow print keyboard shirt and present it to the masses with a huge company like Adidas. That's what I love about him. Fearless design that's unapologetic. And while I've got you, why not give the Jeremy Scott x Adidas Originals video a look. So into it.
So Jeremy, keep doing what you're doing and I'll keep following.
Tis the season where the menswear fashion weeks wrap up, and every single blogger gives you their two cents about what we all just saw. Why does my opinion count over any one elses? Well I haven't decided that yet... but here's what I think. Now listen.
The Jil Sander show gave us some serious leather, and I mean serious seriously. Who doesn't love a patent leather long sleeve? This show single-handedly shot "all leather everything" to the top of my list of looks I want to create/DIY. Lord knows everyone and their grandmother is going to DIY the leather lunchbag from this show but it won't be me. I'll leave that one for someone else to butcher.
A DIY I might try is this metallic sweatshirt from the Neil Barrett show. Simple enough, but a great laying piece. Into it.
I know, I know. Nicola is ruining the Mugler name, blah blah blah. A step back from some of the ridiculous pieces in the show and I can honestly say I really like some of the silhouettes. Whatever. I don't have to justify myself to you, leave me alone!!
I've been super into kilts/skirts lately, and I was just waiiiiting for the Comme Des Garcons show, because I knew I could rely on the line for some skirts. Just knew it. Not feeling the Kristen Stewert hair, but I'll let that one pass.
When looking at a show like Walter Van Beirendonck, you really need to take the show at face value. It will usually be ridiculous, it will usually be unwearable, but you need to find the pieces that can/would work. The monochromatic looks were the strong point of the show, and the multicolored layering was pretty genius. I'm a fan.
I'm not going to pretend that the Raf Simons show was their best because, I mean... it wasn't. But daaaamn, I always love it. I can always point out about half of the line that I would kill to wear. The stand outs for me were the mesh-like sweaters layered over a white shirt & black tie. Simple but awesome.
Alright. Person at Ann Demeulemeester who is lurking my DIYs and passing them along, make yourself known. Okay, obviously I know there isn't anyone over at the Ann team reading my little ol' blog, but damn this is a coincidence. Those of you ~long time readers~ may remember my DIY from April 2010 where I made these exact jeans. Haven't worn them much lately but maybe it's time to whip them out again!
T-shirts over jackets? Shorts over pants? T-shirts over sweaters over dress shirts?! Cardigans over suit jackets? The Acne show was nearly too good to be true. Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to layer! Now where does one find a thick t-shirt like that... Hmmmm.... EDIT
How did I nearly forget Juun.J?!!! Arguably my favorite line evvvver, I always look forward to this show. I think shoulders are the biggest trend to follow this season and Juun.J delivered simply the best in exaggerated. Love it.
Hat - SSUR / Sweater - Thrifted / Necklace - Thrifted
I know what you're thinking. I haven't blogged in forever. Well Comme Des Fuck Down, alright?! Here I am!! I've had a super crazy holiday season with all the visits from out of town friends and family events. What ever happened to the good old days of being in elementary school with no job and no commitment? When you could actually enjoy the break. I don't want to complain though because the past little while has been crazy - but also crazy good!
I've done some major online shopping and this hat is probably the most amazing thing I've found. Images of it have been floating around all over the internet (mainly tumblr) and I knew I had to somehow get my hands on it. Every lead I seemed to find to this sold out hat ended in a dead end until I happened upon the original online shop page for it. In big red letters it read "SOLD OUT" but, for whatever reason, the order form was still usable. I tried my luck, sent in an order, waited a week and a half, then got a conformation that it was sent out. How lucky am I?!! What the hell!!!!!!
So, the moral of the story is - online shopping rules and continues to be the best invention ever.
Hopefully the new year brings some new free time for me. I'm feelin' good about getting back into the swing of things in the blogging world. My weekly on MTV Fora is back up and running so make sure to be checking that every Tuesday & to also follow me on Twitter!
I thought I would share some of my must-haves I've acquired over the summer months. In short, these are a few of my favorite things! Thrifted Mamiya Auto-Lux 35 Gifted change purse from Greece (thanks Katina!) Marc Jacobs Bang fragrance Gifted Jeremy Scott for Swatch watch (Thanks Freya!!)
And what would summer be without some good summer jams? Here's a handful of my favorite songs at the moment.
Rolling in the Deep- John Legend (DJ Skeet Skeet Disco Remix) / Que Que - Dillon Francis & Diplo feat. Maluca / Everyday Everynight - Russian Red / Pie IX - Suuns
Alright. A bit of a followup on my last post. Unfortunately I didn't win the H&M Fashion Blogger contest, but if you follow me on my twitter you probably noticed I was still lucky enough to go to the Much Music Video Awards. I wasn't covering it for H&M, I just went to watch the show and it was awweeeeesoommmeeeeeee. Which brings me to this post. I've been working on this DIY project for literally months. You'll notice I'm not including step by step instructions for this project. There's one huge reason why; I had no damn idea what I was doing. Not a clue. I've loved the idea of a suit jumpsuit for a while and I figured I'd just have to make my own. I picked this suit up at Goodwill for $8 and went to town. I honestly wouldn't even know how to explain how I did this, so I won't even try. (Sorry, excuse the un-pressed hem on the shorts) As I was making this, I always wondered when and where I could actually wear this. As the MMVAs approached I realize this would be the perfect outfit, so I frantically worked to get this together. With a little help from Kylie (of Nice and Shiny) after my sewing machine broke, I was able to do it! I'll likely go into more details on my Toronto trip later. I had some great eats, good shopping, and met some really incredible people. I miss you guys already, if any of you are reading this!! I'll definately share some of my purchases and other fun stuff frop my trip in the coming weeks.
Shirt - Unconditional courtesy of I Don't Like Mondays / Shorts - American Apparel First things first; MY HAIR. Such a drastic change! One interesting thing with being good friends with your hairdresser is they can convince you to do crazy things. In my hair post a few months ago I spoke very poorly of the last time I went blonde, but I figured it was worth another shot. Luckily Chelsea, my hairstylist, knew exactly what she was doing. The process took fooourrr hours, but it turned out exactly how I wanted it. I thought people were lying when they said bleaching your hair was painful but lord have mercy I know I'll never say that again. Suffer for fashion though, right?
Secondly, how incredible is this shirt? Unconditional has been on the top of my "wish I could own more of" list for a while now. Not too long ago I scored some Unconditional drop crotch shorts on ebay, but this top takes the cake. Maaaaan, I looove this. There is nothing like the feeling of a well draped t-shirt. Plus the fabric weight is perfect for summer. Make sure to check out more Unconditional on I Don't Like Mondays!
Anyone who follows my blog know there are two things I live for: Sunglasses and Boy London (Okay, maybe three things... Jeremy Scott too). I nearly fell over in my chair when I came across these dead stock vintage sunglasses on ebay. Seriously, I went into panic mode. Luckily they were 'buy it now' so I didn't have to stress for days about whether or not I was going to get them. These are almost too perfect though. Metal frames, classic eagle logo, shattered effect? I can't even process these. And the best part? I had this photo saved in my inspiration folder for months. Who would've thought I'd one day get my hands on a pair?! Certainly not me! So. Let this be a lesson to all of you. Checking your favorite ebay searches religiously actually can pay off. Persistence, people!!
Sorry, sorry, sorrrrrrry! I was on a blogging role for a while, but I'm not sure what happened since I got back from my trip. Got a little lazy, I suppose. But I'm alive! Here I am!! I've been searching for the perfect black hat for a while now. I knew by summer I needed to find one but had no idea where to start looking. Alas, leave it to Jeremy Scott to have some cosmic connection to my fashion woes. Here's Kanye West at the Fall Winter 2011 Jeremy Scott show. I saw this hat and was obsessed, but had no idea where I'd be able to find it. Next in line of the cosmic connection was through the blogger world. There was a post on Is Mental pointing me in the right direction. But I figured that was the end of my black-hat-lucky-streak, because the hat was sold out. I kept checking back every week, hoping that it would come back in stock. I had to, right?! Well waiting paid off because it finally came back in stock!! K, JUST SAYIN, but I think my bff Freya and I have a bit more #SWAG than Kanye, no? Platforms? Yeaaaaaaaahhhhhh.
So let this be a lesson to everyone. The internet is awesome. Bloggers are awesome. Jeremy Scott is awesome. Kayne West is awesome too. Actual Pain is fuuuuckkkking awesome.
Check out their web store (more than just hats, amaaaazing tank tops/t-shirts/sweaters) ACTUAL PAIN
Shirt - Boy London / Kilt - vintage / Sunglasses - vintage I'm back from my trip, safe and sound. Being away from the internet for so long was harder than I expected, but here I am! I'm alive! My google reader basically exploded while I was gone. I'm still not even close to caught up. Oh brother, the pains of traveling.
Anyways, the shopping on my trip was what I expected; crappy. I did manage to find a few good things that you'll probably hear about soon, but in the mean time there is something else I am far more excited about. My BOY LONDON SHIRT!!!!!!!!!! Alright. Here's the story. I've been so into everything and anything BL for the past year or so. I've been trolling ebay auctions daily, reaching the depths of google and google image search, and using any other means necessary to try to get my hands on something new or old from the brand. I'm serious guys, this was a serious problem of mine. In one of my late night google scans, I came across a blog post of a London based store called Sick, but realized I probably wouldn't be in London anytime soon so forgot about it. Then, when I heard my good friend Kylie of Nice & Shiny was taking a trip to London, I HAD to ask her to find Sick for me. Well... she found it alright! She was nice enough to bring me back this shirt and I can't even express how excited I am about it. AHHHH!!!!! Finaaaallly! Thanks again Kylie!!! I owe you big time!
I'm excited to get back into blogging & commenting. Thanks for not forgetting about me guys!!
I've been humming and hawing for months on one of these guys. It's a strange piece to call a "staple" in a wardrobe but after much convincing I decided that it could be considered that in mine. It ended up being a valentines day present to myself as it showed up earlier today. As soon as I realized what was inside the package I ripped it open and started trying it on over nearly everything I own. And let me tell ya, was I ever right about it being a staple! It transforms the simplest outfits into a complete look. I'm worried I'm going to throw it over any/every outfit for the next little while and everyone around me will be so sick of it. Oh well!! Take a look at a few of my favorite looks. Worn here with Complex Geometries shirt Worn here undone with vintage button up Worn here with Comme Des Garcons SHIRT button up
I strongly suggest ordering one of these if you ever have the chance. The prices are really reasonable considering it's a hand crafted, custom made leather piece. I see big things in the future for this girl! Plus I think it's good blogger karma helping out a fellow blogger. ;) Check out her shop at the link below.
I honestly believed I didn't change my hair very much, but looking through some of my old photos I realized how drastically my hair changes. I thought it would be be fun to count down 10 of my favorite looks. Plus I desperately need a haircut so this might get my mind off of it for a little while!
#10 - "What am I wearing?" Apparently I thought this Hot Topic bow tie was a good idea. Not going to lie though, I'm kind of digging this super-short-on-the-sides, long-enough-to-tuck-behind-my-ears-on-the-top kind of look.
#9 "Purple." Speaking of hot topic, I picked up some purple hair dye there on my last trip to Minneapolis. It didn't stay in very long but I was kind of really into it?
#8 "Purple? Again?" I bought this strange drug store goop that temporarily turned my all my hair purple. I feel like I liked this look more than I should have...
#7 "Pee" Um... I think every ~fashin teen~ went through a phase where they thought blonde hair was right for them. Deciding to do it out of the box in my bathroom may have been my mistake, but this piss yellow mop was fun while it lasted.
#6 "No words" The aftermath of one of my most memorable Halloween costumes ever. (Michael Alig) I deemed myself appropriate enough looking to go out in public looking like this. Say what you will about me, but I commit to a costume.
#5 "Salt n Pepper" Some of you may remember my post about this do. Still one of my favorites. Can't wait until my golden years...
#4 "..." Nothing beats trying on your best friend's hair extensions! (right Jamie?) This photo along gave me motivation to grow my hair for at least 6 months. So much for that dream.
#3 "Bed Head" This photo is strangely one of my all time favorites of my hair. Took it on the way out out the house at 6:00 for work. Nothing beats rolling out of bed and having a completely natural quaff!
#2 "THE BUN!!!!!" Those of you who know me know that I worked on this bad boy for literally months. I kept my hair painfully long just in hopes of one day being able to tie it back in a knot. The most regretful part about it all; once I got it long enough I didn't leave the house wearing it. Not once. Uuuuuuugghhhh. That is the definition of regret.
#1 "The Braid Crown" I happened upon this look accidentally. One of my friends was playing with my hair at a party and this is how it ended up. I actually did this look more than once, but this is by far my favorite!
T-shirt and shoes - Jeremy Scott I sort of spoiled myself this Christmas. Both of these are gifts I bought for myself before the holiday season. Now now, I know it's not really in the true Christmas spirit showering myself with gifts, but how could I resist?! I've been eying the Jeremy Scott x Adidas wing shoes ever since the original release but my cheap ass couldn't afford them. How was I expected to say no when they showed up on Luisaviaroma for 50% off?! Impossible. And the t-shirt... Well the shirt showed up in my "Newly listed Jeremy Scott items" email I receive daily. That thing is dangerous too. Plus, now I have chic gym wear for my cliche "get fit" new years resolution. (I'm looking at you poliopoliopolio & CoaCD) Hope everyone had a great holiday/new years!
Hat - SSUR / Sweater - Thrifted / Necklace - Thrifted
I know what you're thinking. I haven't blogged in forever. Well Comme Des Fuck Down, alright?! Here I am!! I've had a super crazy holiday season with all the visits from out of town friends and family events. What ever happened to the good old days of being in elementary school with no job and no commitment? When you could actually enjoy the break. I don't want to complain though because the past little while has been crazy - but also crazy good!
I've done some major online shopping and this hat is probably the most amazing thing I've found. Images of it have been floating around all over the internet (mainly tumblr) and I knew I had to somehow get my hands on it. Every lead I seemed to find to this sold out hat ended in a dead end until I happened upon the original online shop page for it. In big red letters it read "
