live, love, laugh...now

everything moves so quickly. the year's almost over. we're almost
another year older. the seasons are changing quicker. its nice to sit
for a second and not think about the future so much, and just enjoy 
the present. do we ever? 


my friend maya gave me a set of questions to answer a little while
back for her blog, and i loved them because it forces you to think 
about what you're doing at this very moment, so i decided to try this 
again...


I'm listening to no doubt- tragic kingdom
I'm buying less
I'm holding on to my glasses
I'm excited about going to yoga regularly                
I'm spending time organizing
I'm eating shrimp pad thai
I'm drinking hot chocolate
I'm reading the richest man that ever lived
I'm shopping at estate jewelry shops
I'm watching coco before chanel
I'm hanging out at cafes [the above is at epistrophy]
I'm giving up laziness
I'm collecting lipsticks in different shades
I can't live without my sisters and real friends
I'm traveling to chicago

what would your responses say about you?

dress h&m. tights norma kamali. grey cable knit thigh highs D.I.Y. boots michael kors.

denim day

i love to dig in my closet and find things that i forgot i owned, like these suspender pants. it's a cute concept that you could do to any pair of jeans by sewing on buttons, or just go the easy route of trusty clip-on suspenders. cute D.I.Y either way.


bodysuit donna karan intimates. jeans h&m. watch swatch. shoes sergio rossi.

kaiser

I love leather.

which is something I definitely get from

my mom, who would wear head to toe leather

ensembles...so old school. she bought me

these leather shorts when I was about 16

years old from wilson's leather store [not

sure if they're even still around] and

occasionally she'd find purchases like this

that I would agree on.

I had an epiphany when I put these on for

the first time in a while for a summer friday

roof top party...this is why people hold on

to pieces forever! I appreciate the shorts

now, more than I ever did back in high school.

that's the beauty with classic pieces, even

though it's a bit of a non-traditional classic

[if that makes sense].

and of course the karl lagerfeld aka "kaiser"

t-shirt is timeless without mention.

least expensive - karl lagerfeld for h&m t-shirt

most expensive [but priceless] - wilson leather

shorts from mom

boots dr. martens.

out of africa

a couple of years ago a good friend of mine,

baze mpinja brought back some amazing fabrics

from a trip visiting her family in congo. I

had plans of making chic dresses and tops for

us, which I unfortunately never got around to.

until one hot day the fabric re-surfaced when

I needed a bandeau, it was perfectly put to use.

blazer zara. bandeau africa. harem pants h&m.

hoop earrings guenevere rodriguez. watch swatch.

ring tiffany & co. wedges aerosole signature.

hair john masters organics shine on & pomegranate

nourishing oil.

a brand new day

whether we like to acknowledge it or not,

there is a conscious effort put forth by

everyone when getting dressed in the morning.

whether they look good or not, that's subjective.

but I appreciate all of it, the good, the bad,

and the ugly, because it's what creates personal

style. a fraction of fashion is simply that, an

appreciation of the art of style and what inspires.

love it, leave it, or just look away.

dress vintage. sunglasses balenciaga. handbag &

shoes prada. watch swatch. hair wen. nails essie

really red.