subject: a solitary bare tree

(mas-luka)

c.kane resort10

(christopher kane resort 2010)

this dress is the bomb.
i should be a dad because my jokes are so corny.

I A M T H E D O C T OR !

blood, pt. II

o brave new world!

polaroid: mohawk comrade

captured: 06.22.09

guaranteed to get all the ladies

(via facebook/friend)

can i have one (not a lady, a wolf/hat/scarf/pussy catcher) too? though i might play it safe & not wear it at the beach. i imagine that it would cause me to overheat....from being too sexy!

simple teetoe

i kind of really need new sandals. my favorite sandals are starting to die. i originally purchased them for a few bucks at tj maxx because they were one of the few non-leather sandals they had & until last summer i didn't really own sandals. (unless you count the pair of flip-flops that i used to wear every day, every time i showered because i used to live in a dorm & had to share the showers with way too many girls & i did not want to get their feet fungi...sorry, tangent.) anyway...i was really pumped to find these sandals because they not only look just like my favorite pair of sandals, they are vegan, eco-friendly & just an all-round nice sounding company. take a peek at their manifesto. less>more - i couldn't agree more with their entire method to making shoes...simple look, sustainable approach. the only thing i don't like (& it's a very minor complaint) is how the uppers are cotton eyelet. couldn't they have made them more simple & just used plain black cotton? oh well, my reasoning is that most people won't even be able to tell unless they are really up close to my sandals. as soon as i make some money (how many times have i said that now?), i'm going to snatch these babies up real quick.

mohawk

here's one of the last pictures of me with my old hair:

but that was then this is now:
captured: 06.2009

ifb links à la mode: 06.19.08

• A Typical Atypical – Thrifting – how to thrift with success – a step by step introduction for thrifting newbies
• Awakened Aesthetic – Ever have those utterly feminine, against-the-trend days? From lingerie to accessories, Jennifer Nicole goes ethereal
• Bonne Vie – Parasol Party Review
• Breakfast at Saks – Es Trella
• Denimaniac – Best Denim Shops | Denham
• dramatis personae – Plus-Sized Eco-Friendly Fashion: A Myth?
• Fashion Matchmaker – Awesome giveaway, enter to win a beautiful, summery Love Quotes scarf!
• Fashion Pulse Daily – Get the summer blues by entering for a chance to win a pair of Current/Elliott boyfriend jeans!
• Felicia Sullivan – Interview: Entrepreneur and CEO at 24, Lindsay Phillips on Interchangable Flip Flops, Manufacturing in China, and Discovering Your Ideal Business Partner: Your Mom!
• in-mode.com – 4 weeks. bikini. ready. (week 1).
• Independent Fashion Bloggers – Get Real: How to Beat Blogging Perfectionism
• Individual Chic – Best bras for big girls
• Meilily – Fitness Shoe Skepticism: FitFlops & MBTs Glorified Platform Sandals & Sneakers?
• Pursed Lips Magazine – Documentary Teaches Never Let Our Daughters Model |
• Retro Chick – 5 Ideas for Summer Days Out
• Style Symmetry – Seven Question Interview with The Clothes Horse!
• The Bare Skinny – Fifty Fierce Shoes for the Rocker Chick
• THE COVETED – Tye Died
• The Demoiselles – From the Birds: A Body Mantra
• the nerdlings – Men Have Style Too: Adventure Through The Photo Lens
• Unfunded – L.A. Fashion Market Wrap Up

where did all the fashion go?

honestly - i've just been too busy living to look at various fashion related things like runway shows, online shopping, etc. that's why i've just been posting pictured lately. hanging out with my friends is just about the only thing i do nowadays. sorry. maybe i'll find the time to more fashion related posts in the future. but right now it's hard enough trying to remember to post just the pictures that i've been taking lately.

(brooke candy

captured: 2008

pool hall

(photos #1-2, 5, 8 by lauren stitt, photos #3-4, 6-7 by me)

captured: 05.2009

that's pretty much me in disguise

disposable: nature walk

captured: 05.2009

disposable: nocturnal animals

captured: 05.2009

ifb links à la mode: 06.11.09

(brick my lane)

• 39th and Broadway – What the end of an era of fashion excess means for the industry
• Bobbins and Bombshells – Celebrating first anniversary with a beauty of a give away! The prize: Pin-Up Cosmetics!
• BRICK MY LANE – How to give shoes a rock’n'roll edge using simple DIY ideas.
• CUTEMESS – How Trevor the horse and an Australian Kangaroo Paw flower came to rest on a Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent dress.
• Debutante Clothing – Interviews celebrity favorite vintage costume jewelry maven Carol Tanenbaum
• Decline Designs – Defining Your Personal Style, Part Three: Using Your Inspiration
• Dirty Dirty Laundry – KABLUEY! Check out my venture into the world of blue monochromatic fashion.
• Fashion Grail – Love the way Chloe Sevigny perfectly combines the elegance of a scalloped Chloe blazer and cut off shorts.
• Fashion Hippo – Three lucky readers will receive this tee as a prize. Loved by Kate Moss and many other celebrities. Ends June 18th.
• Hong Kong Fashion Geek – Update your look for less – Resort 2010 looks for recessionistas
• Independent Fashion Bloggers – Giveaway sites for freebie junkies.
• MissRedLips – In Defense of Brooches
• Pursed Lips Magazine – The CFDA Fashion Design Awards Promotes their Photoshoot, with None of the Women Nominees. Is something fishy?
• Retro Chick – Mary Queen of Charity Shops – The Review
• Style on the street – Alison Stephens, the new it model
• Style Symmetry – Vintage Snakeskin Bracelet Giveaway!
• Super Kawaii Mama – Meet Aleshia Brevard. A Vintage Style Icon you’ll never forget!
• The Capitol Fashionista – Fashion Nostalgia: The Beautiful Covers of British Vogue
• THE COVETED – The perfect giveaway for vintage lovers… win at Rice & Beans Vintage.
• The Curvy Fashionista – The State of the Curvy Community Panel Discussion at Full Figure Fashion Week
• the nerdlings – The photo shoot started off well. But words were spoken that shouldn’t have been spoken and everything else just descended into chaos.

i can die happy

(jmh)

captured: 05.2009
i met tom robbins...awhile ago but still! i was so fucking happy. he's my favorite author of all time. i rode in the elevator with him & i was so excited i couldn't even speak or even look at him.

nobody but you

i want to say this to more than one person, but there is one person in particular that i'm thinking of. perhaps i should even say this to myself.


nobody but you

nobody can save you but
yourself.
you will be put again and again
into nearly impossible
situations.
they will attempt again and again
through subterfuge, guise and
force
to make you submit, quit and/or die quietly
inside.

nobody can save you but
yourself
and it will be easy enough to fail
so very easily
but don’t, don’t, don’t.
just watch them.
listen to them.
do you want to be like that?
a faceless, mindless, heartless
being?
do you want to experience
death before death?

nobody can save you but
yourself
and you’re worth saving.
it’s a war not easily won
but if anything is worth winning then
this is it.

think about it.
think about saving your self.
-charles bukowski
(via gala darling)