Moody Blues

Sunglasses/ Giant Vintage Sunglasses, Skirt/ Sun Thrift, Shoes/ Ego and Greed, Shirt/ Sun Thrift.

$up lovelies,
Over the weekend I did a shoot with a girl named Rachel. She is living in my halls and she is from New York. She is only here for the semester, but she is super nice and super talented. We went to this laundry mat just down the road from us. It was kind of a dark dingy day which showed up in a sort of magical way in the photos. I really like the way they came out, they look very raw.

These glasses are another pair from Giant Vintage Sunglasses. I absolutely love the way they look. They are modeled after the Miumiu Glasses, but they are super affordable and comfortable. I am so happy to add them to my glasses collection. The shirt and top I got at Sun Thrift but at different times. That is one thing I really miss about being back in LA is my many trips to Sun Thrift. The shoes I got at Wasteland in my last trip up to oakland. I miss my Oakland friends a great deal, I am really happy that I was able to take that trip up there. This is the last time I am going to be able to wear my hair like this, because this weekend I am getting it cut. I don't know exactly how short because it isn't up to me (I got picked to be in a hair show), but it's going to be fun and exciting.



Lately I have been obsessed with mood rings, so I decided to only wear mood rings. I really like the look of them because they are always changing colors, but they are never the same color. I think it's my body's way of saying, "hey, your really confused!" Not to say I am depressed of anything, but just being away from home and I guess not fully on my own two feet yet, I have had so many mixed emotions. It's weird to feel so many different, conflicting things all at one time. I know things will get better of course, but for the time being, it's fun to have something like this.

Music- Labyrinth Ear, Navy Light.

Tacky in the Slightest

Glasses/ Giant Vintage Sunglasses, Dress/ WEWA, Shoes/ Jeffrey Campbell.

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The weeks in Uni are slowly progressing. We are still in the induction process and will probably be finished in another week. I had forgotten how much I loved being in an artistic environment. It's slightly different this time around, but it's still great. I think last time friends came easier because I wasn't looking so hard for them, I was looking for creativity and that came, but with huge cloud of self judgement. This time I got really bummed out in the first couple of weeks that I didn't have any friends or really anyone that I wanted to be friends with and then I realized that I was searching to hard for the right people and not letting it all come naturally. In this past week at Uni, I gave up my search for friendship and just started doing my own thing. I have been having the best/ most creative ideas for shoes, clothing, art and just everything. I have a lot of things right now in the works. The first full day I was here I ran into a woman on the bus and we were talking for a while. I was on my way to the doctors because I felt ill, and she could tell my energy was really anxious and upset. She told me to let life take control and I have been doing my best to let life lead me. I haven't been this happy in a while and it feels really great. Letting life lead the way has been working out so well and so many opportunities have presented themselves to me and I am so excited to see what comes next. It was difficult at first but I think moving here has been the best decision that I have ever made.

How darling is this dress? I found it at the Camden Market this past sunday. I went with Justin and this American girl that moved in on my hall. She actually lives in California about an hour from where I used to live in Oakland. It was pretty fun, we got crepes and some cute clothes for super cheap. This dress is made by a company called WEWA, and they are located in the Electric Ballroom in Camden Town every Sunday. The maker is a 70 year old woman and she makes really wonderful pieces that have all these really cool patches on them and then they are colored over with some kind of sparkly fabric paint. I loved the print on the dress and the angel is so tacky in the best way possible. I am sporting some Giant Vintage Glasses that are really pretty and pink. The shoes are Jeffrey Campbell and they are a hunk of junk. I have maybe worn these shoes six times and they are all broken and falling apart. I've had them for a couple of years though, but they haven't been worn very many times. I have been doing this sort of Edie Sedgwick/ Twiggy eye make up lately, and I actually really love the way it looks, I get some pretty weird stares from people when I am walking on the street though, but hey, I can deal with it.

Music- Baths, Aminals, 2010 sounded so good );

Doh

Skirt/ Ebay, Top/ Ebay, Shoes/ Sun Thrift, Hat/ Nobody Los Angeles, Glasses/ Giant Vintage Sunglasses.

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This Bart Simpson get up is a Jeremy Scott knock off that I got on ebay for a really good price of 40 dollars. I love Jeremy Scott, but I don't have the money to drop on his clothing. I found this almost a year ago and I thought it was perfect, I had to have it. I love patterns like this, its not something you see to often. I know being a fashion follower or a blog fiend you notice a lot of people wearing clothing that is really patterend and people clashing patterns really well (or at least thats the kind of stuff I see a lot.). I tend to think a lot more people actually dress like that, then there actually are. I almost never see people walking around wearing all patterns. I mainly see people wearing black or grey or things from higher end retail brands. It's a little boring sometimes and it got me thinking:

Fashion is a form of self expression and I think it is so much more fun to dress crazy and colorful and different, life is to short to wear boring clothing. I think it's better to stand out then to blend in, so be bold and daring!

Sometimes I go back and forth on this though. A lot of the time I don't care what other people think and I dress the way I feel. Sometimes even dressing a certain way will improve my mood. Every once and a while though I feel like I just want to dress "normal" to be "pretty" to the rest of the world. It's a strange feeling really. I feel like that is a common feeling for a lot of people and I think it's because everyone has this little part of them that almost needs approval of others. I can admit that sometimes I feel like I want other people's approval but most of the time it doesn't matter to me as long as I can make myself happy. In the end the only person you have is you, and you need to be able to make yourself feel good. Love yourself for who you are, and others will love you.

I guess those are my cliche words of the day..

Music- Architeq, Birds of Prey (Fulgeance Remix)

London Homies

Sweater/ Oakland Goodwill, Shirt/ Salvation Army, Leggings/ Target, Shoes/ Vagabond, Hat/ Camden Market, Glasses/ Giant Vintage Sunglasses.

$up,
This past weekend has made me feel so at ease because it seems like things are finally starting to fall into place. I have started my course at Uni, and I am excited about something for the first time in a long time. Today we went over the course load and our time tables, and I feel a little stressed but mostly just excited to learn and really show everyone what I am made of. I have this overwhelming feeling that I am going to wow my professors, and it feels so good. I finally feel like I am in the right place at the right time. I have never felt that way before.

Over the weekend I met up with this Wonderful photographer studying at London College of Fashion named, Tish Jarrett. She contacted me via email to colab for a shoot. I was super stoked because I have these awesome new glasses from Giant Vintage Sunglasses that I wanted to have captured for my blog. We went to this really cool courtyard of an apartment complex that was entirely filled with graffiti. I would have liked to get some more pictures there wearing different outfits, but the inconvenient thing about living in London is you can only bring what you can carry. I did however get to sneak in one more look that I will be posting tomorrow! Tish was a really nice girl and a really talented photographer. If you want to see more of her work you can look at her site here.

Music- I haven't really been on the look out for new music which bums me out a bit, but I will be scouting for some next week, so I can give you some new stuff to listen to! Face to Face- Daft Punk.

Quake

Shoes/ Ego and Greed, Skirt/ Sun Thrift, Shirt/ DIY, Jacket/ Rose Bowl Flea Market, Sunglasses Giant Vintage Sunglasses

Sup,
Today was my first day at Uni. I don't think I had really high expectations, because I was having a lot of trouble getting pumped up to start my course. I didn't really have fun the first day, it was disappointing really. I arrived to my first orientation type meeting and there were a lot of different kinds of fashion students there. Some of them seemed really cool, but others just seemed like the type of fashion students you hear about, rich and bitchy. I almost feel like there were less people that had their own personal style which I was pretty bummed about. I met someone that was pretty cool though.

When we set off into smaller groups I met everyone in my course, and I remember just thinking "Where do I belong in this course." I am so different from everyone else, not just by appearance but the things that I am in to. It actually made me feel really upset. I love being different, and I love to stand out, but sometimes you just want someone to get you. I know it was only the first day and it's stupid to think that your going to automatically have friends on the first day of class, but I guess I am just super out of my element. I know things will get better, and I will eventually find my crowd, but it's frustrating that it isn't instantaneously. ugh, life.

These glasses were part of my care package from Giant Vintage Sunglasses, aren't they awesome? I figured it would go well with this skirt. I think the jacket really ties it all together. I got this jacket a while back at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. Thats something I really miss about LA. I will definitely be making a stop down there when I come back for winter break. I topped off the whole outfit with my Ego and Green platform sandals. I fell a couple of times today wearing these shoes. I swear the cobble stone roads are going to be the death of me.

Music- Coco Rosie, Lemonade

Oh Beehive

Sunglasses/ Giant Vintage Sunglasses, Shall/ Sun Thrift, Dress/ Topshop, Shoes/ UNIF.

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How awesome are these sunglasses? I got a package the other day from Giant Vintage Sunglasses with some awesome different pairs of sunglasses and these were one of them. I love how there is a comb on the side of them. If you have never herd of Giant Vintage Sunglasses, seriously check them out, all their glasses are pretty affordable, comfortable and well constructed. They have a huge variety of glasses from the 1970s- 1990s and then some styles from the 50s and 60s here and there. Check them out here.

Usually sunglasses are a last minute accessory because sometimes sunglasses can be quite the investment, but this time I tried to plan a whole outfit around these pair of sunglasses. I went with a black and white look, because it fit with the theme of the glasses the most. To me, the glasses screamed 60s, so I decided to do the 19060s style beehive with some flowers in it. It was a little hard to do, because I don't have a lot of hair to do it, but I kind of accomplished my goal (I wish it was a little taller). I wore my skeleton dress from Topshop, because I thought it would put a spin on my 60s look, and with the white knitted shall it brought it all together. Of course I had to wear my UNIF platforms, because platforms = my life. I am still getting my London legs so there were a couple of almost wipe outs, but I didn't actually fall, so I am getting there.

Some friends and I took a trip to Brick Lane for a Sample sale, which we didn't end up actually finding. It was pretty fun, the weather was better then the previous week. Brick Lane on a Sunday is pretty fun, but I think it's better once and a while, I had gone 2 times in a row, which was a little much. I did have a good time with the people I went with though. Next weekend we are going to go to the Camden Market which should be fun. This is a picture of the people I hung out with, crewin up.



Music- Help Me Lose My Mind, Disclosure. Seeing them in Paris soon <3