BEND IT LIKE BON BON

Some of my last doodles from my FSH640 class.

Gender-bending in 70's disco fashion. Drawn from the images of Giles Larrain's 'Idols', 1972.

SHE WEARS SMART SHORTS

You have chic city shorts that you can wear for work, but want to take them out for a play day. You want to catch that cool vintage/indie vibe we are so well known for here in the city?

First I must say, vintage makes me so happy. It's a greatly misunderstood interest... often scoffed at because of it's bad rap of being old duds. But really, there are stunningly great pieces out there waiting for you to pick up. Vintage may be the most intimate forms of shopping because it's so one on one, you, and that perfect piece. Don't knock it till you try it! Ok rant over... and back to our shorts.

You can really work them many different ways if you want to, but my best suggestion is with decisive layering. For an indie vintage take on the look, style with sheer black tights, something tucked in up top, and a long boyfriend sweater belted just at the waist to pull everything together. Belt over the sweater, but leave it unbuttoned to expose your cute high-waisted shorts! Accessorize with old lockets or other long chained charms and low booties!

see by chloe boyfriend cardigan

vanessa bruno athé paperbag waist shorts

forever21 ruffle blouse

american apparel calf high polkadot socks

sam edelman ankle boots

multi wrap mini stud belt

dominic jones claw ring

marc by marc jacobs turnlock watch pendant necklace

deliahs cardigan

helmut lang draped twill shorts

topshop flower applique crop blouse

charlotte russe opaque tights

beny & hizzin vintage leather booties

aged leather bow belt

 multi pocket satchel

giles & brother small heart locket

rogan baby alpaca cardigan

vanessa bruno wool cargo shorts

vila ruffle shirt

american apparel calf high polkadot socks

house of harlow 1960 moccasin booties

silverlake belt

washed bowler bag

old navy metal locket necklace

HOLY JEANS

Dog chewed a hole in the back of the knee on your brand new designer denim? Ugh! Fix this bad habit with some easy solutions...

Work with it! Distress the heck outta your chewed-up jeans. Take them to any guy friends you might have that work with power tools and ask them to have at 'em with a bit sander or some oily chains. You will be happy with your "new" old jeans, and the guys will be happy for a bit of estrogen in the shop for once.

distressed denim: by pratt's @ freepeople.com

(Think of the old Levi's 501 ad "Easy" for a bit of inspiration.)

Also, a common suggestion I LOVE... the tights underneath idea - go with fishnets or something girly like tights with a heart-shaped swiss dot patterned on them. 

sheer swiss dot pink tights: urban outfitters

YA GOT PAINT ON YA FINGASS

This'll make you miss your fingerpaint sets. Erin Heatherton in "Paint Box" by Muse Magazine.

YVAN RODIC IS THE FACEHUNTER

I'm always looking to Yvan Rodic's photoblog for inspiring images in his eye-candy captures of  beautiful people and places. Here is something I doodled up in honour of his recent encounters at Coachella.

LIFE STILLS: REASONS I LOVE THIS CITY

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

Outfit I wore to the Spring Graduation Fashion Show in the tents at my school.

The show was gorgeous, I especially loved the menswear that was shown in an all-leather collection by Ashon Sylvester and neon formed plastic jewelry by Mariah Groves. After the show, boyfriend and I took a stroll at Crissy Field to do some people watching and kill time before our art mixer for Haiti benefit at Space Gallery! I bid on a piece of birdie artwork, but I have yet to hear if I won it. PS – if you ever make it over there, the bartendress is so nice, and she makes killer cocktails called “Strawberry Fields”… strawberries, mint, and lime muddled in a glass of rum and soda! Scroll down for the show....

 

I love the sheerness of this top from Kimchi&Blue..... at the Graduate AAU Show; I brought my chictopia+DannyRoberts bag to show my massive support.

Dr. Elisa Stephens welcomes us all to the show.

from Amelia Statler's collection.

from Ghazaleh Khalifeh's collection.

from Young Ae Koo's collection.

from Rinat Brodach's collection.

from Eunice Cheng's collection.

from Melody Bainter and Mariah Groves's collaborative collection.

from Andrew Wedge's collection.

from Ashon Sylvester's collection.

Later, at the party....

AGAINST THE GARDEN WALL

I liked my outfit today. This is my favorite skirt! It's a shimmery tweed woven in four colors, so it can go along with just about anything as a neutral!

white flouncy tee: target (omg)

shimmer tweed skirt

brown t-strap peep-toes: vintage

gold beadwork chain necklace with white satin bow

Today I tried a new eyeshadow duo by Estee Lauder; in a faint pink and gray. I like that it really picks up light and opens up the eyes — I was quite a keenly surprised to get such impact from a nude look!

YELLING AT MY SHOES IN THE HOT HOT SUN

Today was sweltering hot! I donned my favorite white blazer with the ruffled collar. I rolled the sleeves too, in attempts to cool off. 

white ruffled crop blazer: rampage

gray tee: urban outfitters

brown t-strap peep-toes: vintage

red seed bead necklace

glass ring

IN THE ARCHIVES, I CAN SEE RAINBOWS.

Just a little doodling assignment for illustration class. These are my old magazine archives, of which it is quite obvious I have an obsessive way of keeping. They are all arranged on my bookshelves... alongside everything else that ends up stashed in front of them.

Enjoy!

THE TEMPER TRAP

I swear BF finds the best music vids. Here is Temper Trap's latest video for "Love Lost", directed by Dougal Wilson.

If this isn't proof of my theory that life would be so much better with theme tunes playing and if all of us were thirteen and singing in the rain, then I don't know what is.