stereotypes.

1. the hippie (the janis joplin): scarf, vintage / glasses, ragstock / necklace, mom's / dress, thrift / belt, gift / pants, f21

2. the charlotte gainsbourg: tank, gift / bracelet, gift (pixie market) / jeans, ?

3. the prep: shirt, urban outfitters / shorts, f21

4. the grunge rocker: flannel, ragstock / jacket, dad's / thigh-highs, target

5. the punk: blazer, thrift / vest, thrift / dress, f21 / docs, gift

6. the american apparel girl: tank and skirt, american apparel

7. the street goth: body chain, ? / tank, gift / leggings, black milk clothing / coat, gift (zara)

8. the blogger: romper, pixiemarket / necklace, urban outfitters

just for laughs because i have a veritable dress-up box of clothing due to all of the things i've cycled through and don't wear very much anymore.

all for now!

creepin' weird.

               

bow, american apparel / tank, t.j. maxx / bullet belt, etsy / leggings, black milk clothing / creepers, gift

just kidding, so i have these shots left to post before i go home for a bit. the cemetery where i took these photos is a strange one for me. i had an assignment for my old photography class where i had to find a familiar and an unfamiliar landscape, and i couldn't decide if this cemetery was familiar or unfamiliar to me: it reminds me of a place near my house.. turned californian. there are all the gravestones and the mausoleums, but they're spiked with palm trees. so it's my familiar-unfamiliar island in the middle of a totally foreign land.

the belt i'm wearing is a piece that's been sitting around my dorm the entire year, and a friend of mine just helped me learn how to use it. the concept is so weird; i thought i was going to mess it up by breaking a part of it off, which was, i guess, the thing to do to fix it. i figured out a way to just step in and out of it, though, so i can always leave it closed up and not have to worry about snapping pieces on and off.

also, i love that this tank looks like gold foil, but it isn't so over-the-top that i can only use it around new year's. it's versatile. and, of course, as long as i keep my top pretty simple, i can wear my crazy-sistine-chapel-ceiling-print leggings from black milk. always the most comfortable bottoms-- i'm planning on wearing them on the plane ride back to the midwest with my trusty docs. i adore these creepers, but my docs practically gravitate towards my feet for flights. immediate badassery for those hours in the sky.

but enough for now! more later,

music: should i stay or should i go -the clash

christmas sweater season!

it's ugly christmas sweater season again!

ragstock is selling their christmas sweaters, and they've got all the good ones. i'm lucky to be from the midwest; my parents packed my warmest knits and sent them my way. this one's my latest buy, and i'm going to be wearing it a lot. the polar bear has a tiny jingle bell on its scarf; that's what makes it count the most.

button-down, mom's / sweater, ragstock / leggings, black milk clothing / socks, gift / boots, doc martens (gift)

see, look at how happy he is! aw.

i'll probably be updating next from home unless i post a drawing or two while school finals are going on.

hugs and frank sinatra and jingle bells and stuff,

music: come fly with me -frank sinatra

happy halloween!

i am a galaxy.

my roommate is a raccoon.

and i have no idea what i'm doing still for halloween.

except maybe going trick-or-treating,

and then giving my candy to some little kids or something.

or maybe i'll do nothing.

have a good halloween, everyone!

sweatshirt, mr. goo goo and miss goo / leggings, black milk clothing / shoes, dsw / alien glowstick necklace, cvs

october end.

this isn't my halloween costume, but i really needed a break from studying.

happy halloween weekend!

till next time,

music: w -mr. oizo

picture overload and a giveaway!

picture one: bracelet, karmaloop

picture two: black milk leggings

picture three: romwe bra

picture seven: jeffrey campbell, doc martens, crown vintage, etc. shoes

picture nine: drop dead clothing tag

picture twelve: twinne shirt and tote

picture thirteen: necklace, thrifted & modern

picture fifteen: urban outfitters sunglasses

i only took an extra week to finally get around to my first free giveaway!

all you have to do is follow through blogger, then leave a comment on this post with your email and why you want these cat-eye sunglasses this august! giveaway ends next friday!

sneaky stuff.

i love the hype that sneakers are getting lately. converse especially seem to be kicking off, with ads everywhere that seem to encourage the wearer to go off-road biking and then straight to a party, loving life all the way.

my take on the sneaker trend was of course to opt for something with height, and i was feeling inspired by my old coworker's outstanding high-tops, so i bought these deena & ozzy wedges. not so wonderful for off-road biking, but good for having a great time? i think so.

also, i'm a firm believer that leggings are not pants. jeggings are even strange, and leggings... just aren't pants. i never wear them with crop tops, though the leggings may be high-waisted. i'm pretty sure that's considered a Fashion Rule, but i'm not concerned with that-- i just think leggings as pants look bizarre. notwithstanding, i wore these lovely leggings with a blouse that wasn't terribly oversized this evening, and i have no regrets. no weird wardrobe malfunctions were had. i've decided it's because the print is just so well-placed that these guys pass as bottoms on their own, and i'm completely all right with the result.

pussybow blouse, sugarlips apparel / leggings, black milk clothing / sneaker wedges, deena & ozzy

oh, and that wristband in the first picture? i went to lollapalooza, and it was a grand old time, and there was a lot of rain and mud and good music. i especially enjoyed the givers and, of course, the red hot chili peppers. i really wish i could have been there tonight to see justice, but i'll just have to wait to see if they come to the music scene in california sometime soon!

much love.

music: midnight city -m83 (trentmoller remix)