Timeless Advice From King Karl

"Don't drink when you wear stilettos. I can't advise you to get drunk at home to find out if you would be able to walk in them at a party"

and

"Better a split personality than no personality at all. If you have that feeling, it's a good sign. It means there is enough personality to split in two"

Yay Dumpster-Diving

Sorry for the bad quality!

Another "waiting for dinner to cook" creation. This time a dress from an old XL tee-shirt. Another find from my donation bin rummage: old Tory Burch black flats. Huzzah for free fashion.

Pretend to be a dancer in a music video as you perform mundane tasks...

Check out this list of 100 Things To Do When Your Upset from iCiNG. There's sure to be a few that put a smile on your face. Some of my personal favorites:
Order delivery food, just to bask in the glory of the fact that if you pay people, they will come to your door. With food. Warm, good food. What an age we live in, huh?

Write a ridiculous online dating profile & marvel at the people who come out of the woodwork. (“Oh, a threesome with you & your wife in New Jersey? Sign me up!”)

Grab a friend, dress up like tourists & go & do all the really schlocky things on offer in your city. Take LOTS of photos, & be sure to flash the peace sign in 70% of them.

Flirt with entirely inappropriate people.

Along a similar note, aka lists, this sight is...awesome?

Just, Yay

Jacqleen Bleu

To Create, One Must Destroy

Yesterday, while waiting for my dinner to finish cooking, I decided to annihilate some of my old magazines and add to the collage that is my wall. These are the results.

Here Comes the Sun, Pretty Darling

Hurray! The sun has returned. I don't think I can fully convey the impact this has on my mood. I had a very productive day in the studio - developed my renaissance-esque self portrait - according to my professor, I have a Mona Lisa smile? However, this is the man with Dragon Ball-Z hair (I have no idea how you really spell that) I also started my new assignment - its a self portrait from multiple perspectives and very abstract. We'll see how this goes...Also goofed off with my camera, as evidenced by the photo above. Sadly you can't see the best part..the shoes! All straps, and gold lining and green blue lizard. And yes...that is my grandma's scarf.
I have this thing about making my own clothes out of scarves - shirts, skirts and dresses particularly. I also wear tee-shirts as skirts all the time. I was incredibly proud of myself when I realized my scarf-dresses were way ahead of trend - think this springs BCBG MaxAzaria wrap/Grecian style. I know, I'm so cutting edge.
The cherry blossoms have also come out - beautiful but I dread the flood of tourists. Ah well, every coin has two sides. Stay fantastic darlings and pray spring comes quick!

Oh Emma, So Jealous

Emma's Closet

I definitely need this outfit...and that balcony. I adore that bag. It's the perfect combination of quality leather, beautiful color and doctor's bag shape. I would haul my life in it. The dress is too cute too. I am trying to slowly add more color into my life. I figure navy is a baby step from black. And do you see these shoes? Honestly, do I even need to say a word. She sadly doesn't give any designer information and the blog's in Spanish. But really, the picture are enough.
In general this chic is awesome. Some of it is in English and her photography is absolutely beautiful. She has a great eye for mixing shapes and layering. Plus I would kill for her shoe collection.
I am also craving ethereal, floaty pieces in nudes - tans, peaches, blushes and off-white. I want to feel like a mix of little girl, seductress and a Jane Austen character. With style. Stay tuned to see if it is possible to pull that off.

Because they make me smile...

Faking Fashion

The lighting in these are just...wow. It leaves me breathless. She looks so ethereal and sensual and innocent all at once.
In local news, it's another dreary day - have there been any other types lately? I am so over this weather. It makes for a very lazy KK. On the plus side, it is excellent napping weather. I've been splitting my time between the studio, coffee shops and bed. I have plowed through more of Nin's diaries - it makes me long for that time period, when there were more formal gatherings and dances. When people had deep conversations instead of electronics. It just seems to simpler. But everything has its pros and cons - can you imagine life without internet?
I think mostly its just that I've been lonely - everyone I know has been incredibly busy. I am longing for deep conversations and have had a million different thoughts in my head with no way of expressing them. Do you ever just become filled with various fantasies of things that could happen? I have a million contradictory dreams of my future. With everything all in upheaval with life changes, the economy etc I am very disconnected and unsettled. But this is probably good for me, as all my life everything has been very planned and straightforward. It's time to mix it up and try crazy ass things.

Truth is a prismatic illusion...

Le Smoking

Hello Darlings,
Sorry I have been so lazy lately - super crappy weather + busy schedule = very bad girl. Anyway, instead of being productive, I have been curled up reading Anais Nin - one of my all time favorite authors. Her way of expressing herself and conveying feelings/senses/people is unreal. I am currently reading Vol 2 of her Linette diaries (1920- 1923) and her novel Ladders to Fire - both fantastic. Ex: "When all around me is still I can hear my thoughts whisper to one another, laughing very sweetly, very softly at me" - 7/10/1920 and "Anguish was a voiceless woman screaming in a nightmare" - Ladders to Fire If you have never read anything by her, I definitely suggest it. For messy passion, read from her time with Henry and June - so wonderfully messy!

Scary Things Happen When I'm Left Alone With A Camera

When Animals Attack!

Oh Piggy!

My Ballet Slippers - One of my favorite things

I am a complete loser...

Nothing can be more loved or hated than a little brother...

Today I am really missing my little brother, who passed away last February. Ryan drove me absolutely nuts but I loved him to bits. So in his honor, I am including several things that remind me of him.

Google images

He had size 12 feet and insisted on wearing giant red converse sneakers!
A portrait I drew of him
He loved dogs - This is my puppy when she was a baby! (I know she's the cutest puppy to ever live and I am of course not biased) I got her after he passed but he would of loved her.
Halloween!

Thanks for indulging me!

With Love for With Love

Versace; Emillio Pucci; Matthew Williamson; Alexander McQueen; Roberto Cavalli.

Karl Lagerfeld; Versace; Alexander McQueen; Chloe; Chanel; Balenciaga
Pollini; Emillio Pucci; Matthew Williamson; Christian Lacroix; Antonio Berardi.
John Galliano; Gucci; Versace; Dolce& Gabbana; Alexander McQueen
Givenchy; Zac Posen; Chanel; Elie Saab; Valentino; 3.1.Philip Lim.

All With Love

I have just discovered the blog With Love and can I say...fantabulous! These images are from her picks for Spring color trends. I love the images she has selected - even though they are uncharacteristically soft and colorful for me. I hope to break out of my black and grey rut for spring...at least with some neutrals! It makes me want to go shopping and break my strict spending ban. Sigh... Definitely worth checking out her blog!

Bat-Shit Crazy

Had brunch with my girls today - It's so easy to forget how great goofy conversation with friends can be. I've been so unmotivated lately that it was nice to get out and about. I worked on my self portrait some and even went to the grocery! Big progress... One thing that arose during brunch was the phrase "Bat-shit crazy". It just so perfectly sums up a way of being that I can't get it out of my head. And yes...it does apply to me. But I embrace it. I've been so bored lately with life. I just feel like doing something ridiculous. Instead I'm stuck killing time and trying to force myself to do what I'm supposed to. If wish I had the courage to just leave it all behind and do whatever the hell I want. It's so easy to get trapped in a cell of your own making. I need toman up .

Bloodisthenewblack.com

I just found this tee-shirt line and it kicks ass! It is completely designed by emerging artists and such an amazing idea. You can check out the entire line at their site - I am totally getting a million!

I am a Bird Girl

I am currently absolutely obsessed with this song - I think I've listened to it like ten times in the past hour. Plus this girl is gorgeous. In other news I've been an absolute waste of space today. Besides class, I've basically just loafed. My excuse is that its incredibly dreary and rainy today. After class I wandered down to the tattoo parlor in the rain, stood there for 2o minutes and chickened out - I have such commitment issues but I keep getting hung up on the whole permanent thing. I think it's gonna happen eventually though cause I can't stop thinking about it.
In fact, I've been feeling kind of down. I can't quite put my finger on it but I think this week has just worn me down. Little things have been going wrong and I just feel off and schluppy. Plus I'm just plain tired. Yesterday my computer crashed and I spent hours in the computer lab praying for a miracle. Nothing is more stressful than a technology emergency. It happens to me too often (I have the touch of death for electronics) and am WAY too dependent on my laptop. Anyway, its fixed for now but I have a sickening suspicion that it's only a matter of time.
I also discovered cigarettesandhighheels today. It's fantastically superficial and dramatic. It kinda makes me feel like I could be that way and just not care. I overthink everything way too much. It's really a problem and makes me rather boring. But I'm sure all of you are sick of hearing me bitch and most likely have stopped reading a long time by now. To make it up to you I've posted some fantastic pictures... Enjoy!

Via Photodecadent

Too Classic

"Love is too weak a word for what I feel ... I lurve you, you know, I loave, I loff you, two F's, yes I have to invent, of course I - I do, don't you think I do? From Annie Hall, 1977, Woody Allen

Yes Please!

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Lazy Days

Lalo Gonzalez

This is how I really look when I'm having a lazy day in my room...oh wait, sub in sweats and my brothers giant sweatshirt.

Balmain..Sigh

Via Fashion Chalet

Okay, I know everyone has posted to death over the Balmain show since, well, of course it was amazing. However, I just had to post these photos. If I could only have one outfit, which would be a dream but also like picking your favorite child, I would have to go for the simple top middle. While some of the dresses have left me breathless - I love the beautiful minis -the perfection of the cropped black pants and intricate cut of the jacket are too much. I would wear this everyday, everywhere. Anyone spare a few thousand dollars to fulfill my fantasy?

Happy St. Patricks Day

I am so not Irish...Oh well

I Couldn't of Said it Better

Via Balmain Bazaar

Wow, this work by Francesca Sorrenti is great. I love how Mistakes is repeated throughout. While the desires are cliche/sexist whatever, it still does something great, underlining the silliness that is life, especially youth.

I Don't Wanna Grow Up

We're All OK

Via Knight Cat

I was a HOT MESS today. Seriously, out of control. Late, unprepared, unfocused and all over the place. Plus I totally got my ass kicked by my professor. Oh well, these things happen. I've recently begun to accept that it's okay to be messy.
I used to think I had to be perfect all the time and was so scared of making mistakes that I just did nothing at all. It wasn't about personal failure but the need to be what I thought everyone wanted me to be. However, I've recently discovered that all the things I denied in myself are the things I love and want. I am sensitive, crazy, creative and unrestrained. I am imperfect, unpredictable, and unstructured. These traits were always considered negative in my family, where responsibility, structure and control are imperative. Emotions were not discussed or shown. I'm not trying to make my family sound cold - we all loved each other but went through some hard times which called for stoicism. I have grown a lot since then and am resolved to be myself and truly embrace every quirky, dysfunctional "imperfection".
Doing what's expected and accepting is B-O-R-I-N-G. The best things come from experimentation and mistakes - Hello? Remember Penicillin? Anyway, I don't want to get to touchy-feely with you all nor am I quite sure how I ended up writing on this tangent. Oh ya - my hot mess of a day. Anyway, just a friendly PSA: Fly your freak flag!
In this spirit, I invite anyone to post the insanely, quirky things they do. You know those secret habits that everyone teases you about but you refuse to stop. I know you all have them and I bet they're not as strange as you think.

Just Really Looks Like Fun

tallulah morton
photographed by mark hunter
source: the fashion spot