MxMJ

I never really spend too much time looking at fashion show photos, and I've never been a big fan of Marc Jacobs' designs, but I am really loving his Marc by Marc Jacobs line! The clash of patterns is actually really appealing to me, something about it seems very tribal and reminds me of the photos my friend showed me of her trip to Peru and all the traditional clothes there. And I'm always a big fan of hair bows :)

Death or Glory

(the title is the name of my favorite Clash song at the moment)

I just ran my first cross country race ever yesterday...it was very tough, but very fun. I'm totally new to the sport; I've been a soccer player all my life and I wanted a little chang my senior year. But I've fallen in love with running, and slowly it's getting easier. I find myself spending a lot of my money on running gear now, and less on more fashion-forward clothes, but that's ok with me. I did find these great racing flats, I love the print and I need a new pair, so maybe...



Some other things I want:



I love this pretty embroidered blouse from Anthropologie, it's very feminine and the color is nice for fall.


This cupcake hat from fredflare.com is so cute! But I'm not sure I'd actually wear it. It's one of those things that's awesome to have just to say you have, like, "I have a cupcake hat!" But in reality, I probably wouldn't buy it :)

Some inspiration

Sorry for the slow-down of posting lately. These past two weeks have been really busy - I've gotten my wisdom teeth out, visited a few colleges, and I've been tutoring math a few days a week. And all the rain the east coast has been having leaves me with no energy! I'm going away for the weekend, but here's a couple photos of what's been inspiring me lately: the Minimarket S/S 09 collection. I love the bright color combinations, and the shoes are amazing! I definitely want a pair, but somehow I feel like I wouldn't be the right person to pull off that look.





first photo from elenita.no, second one...I forgot...sorry!

I want to ride my bicycle...

Somehow a bike seems to make everyone look more stylish. Photos from The Sartorialist.

Manipulation

I've been experimenting with some cool photo-manipulation sites like TiltShiftMaker and Holganizer.



This one I did on Holganizer, I took it in Chinatown in San Francisco.

 

 

These two I did on TiltShiftMaker. The first is the Bixby Canyon Bridge near Carmel, CA and the second is a marina in Monterey Bay, CA. They're supposed to look miniature, using blurring and focus techniques on the site, but I'm not completely convinced with what I did :) I like these ones from the TiltShiftMaker flickr group better (these are not taken by me).







P.S. I found this photo on The Sartorialist yesterday. Wow...this is the epitome of a great summer look. The red lips, torn jeans and quirky necklace are perfect. Usually I'm not too fond of fedoras (I'm pretty sure that's what this one looks like...) but it really completes this look for me.



The Sartorialist

"We're all laughing with God"

I absolutely loved this photo spread of Emma Watson in Teen Vogue! For a while I was really not liking TV; their cover girls were all Disney stars and the editorials were seemed tired and uninspiring, but this was a good issue and I loved these photos. The clothes are so pretty, I'm definitely planning on doing a toned-down version of this look for fall. Personally I love Emma and think she's a great actress...from what I've heard other people say, she's one of those people you either hate or love.

Regina Spektor's new CD is out! I haven't picked it up yet but I'm really excited to hear the rest of her new music, so far I have been thrilled with the little bit of "Blue Lips" that I heard on iTunes, and I've been watching this video for "Laughing With" a lot lately. I love this song, it's still her usual sound but the lyrics seem more contemplative than her other albums, which is a good thing in my mind.



If any of my readers have other good music reccomendations, please let me know, I'm always looking for new music to hear and I like knowing what other people are into.

Bold

I just had to post this photo from the Sartorialist - everything about it screams perfection to me. I love the combination of the bold patterned dress with the red lips and bag, it seems very modern but very classic as well, which is a look I always love.

Ethereal Romance

shot by Will Davidson for Vogue China, sometime in 2008 I think.

Relief.

I just completed a major art project for school, and it has been such a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders. I'm really satisfied with how it turned out, and it put me in a really great mood so I thought I would reward myself and just browse some of my favorite illustrators online. I found the site of Cedric Rivrain, an amazing fashion illustrator whose work is often in Nylon and Numero magazines. He really captures the color and movement in clothes and models, better than any photograph could. Here are my favorites from his work, but you can see the rest at cedricrivrain.com .

Time and time again

My birthday is coming up next week...just a few things on my wishlist I'd thought I'd share. It's not too large of a list, because part of my present is going to see The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway this weekend!







PS Isn't this photograph so striking? I had found it saved away and just came across it, the model's eyes are so frightening and beautiful at the same time, just thought I'd share it.




photo credit: Starbucks and Jane Austen

Character

There's nothing I love to wear more than jewelry, and vintage is my favorite - it has so much more character! I love finding my grandmother's old jewelry and thinking about her wearing it. These are some of my favorites from vintagejewelryonline.com .


I'm entering a photo contest in my region, so I'm planning on being out this week snapping some local photographs. If they turn out well, I may post some soon.

Reminders

This is a photo I took at this huge garage sale I go to anually with my aunt. I've been looking for the perfect pair of cowboy boots for so long, and garage sales are a great place to find them, but I ca never find them in my size so I have yet to get a pair. I love the look of cowboy boots worn with denim shorts or floaty dresses in the summer.

Sorry for the lack of posting lately, I promise I'll have some longer and more interestig posts coming soon! I've been busy lately but life is very good at the moment.

Preparations

Just some street style inspiration for my upcoming trip to California...which reminds me, I need to pack :(






photos from the sartorialist, facehunter and style sightings

Uninspired.

Why is it that some days I am so inspired and filled with motivation to write and be artistic, yet on days like today when it is my job to be imaginative, nothing stirs my creative mind?