back to black: nighttime.

back to black, again.

this collar was given to me as a gift by a friend my freshman year of high school, and while i've barely worn it, i love that i own it. i don't know that i would have attained it by myself, and it's a definite conversation piece.

this is just another post of all clothes i've owned for years, taking my style back to my core. it's a little more drastic than i usually go-- i don't wear loads of black makeup daily-- but it's fun to play around every once in a while.

as always, i'm trying to build up my stamina for school-- i spend so much time napping sometimes that i really get afraid for how i'm going to handle having classes every day of the week. i've been hula hooping almost daily and working out again, working, walking, running errands... just moving. it's a struggle. on the upside, i just received my class schedule, so i can at least prepare a little more for what's to come!

... terrifying.

until next time,

collar, gift / tank, gift / skirt, american apparel / ring, vagabond imports / all makeup, urban decay

music: fantasy -battles

my goodness.

crop tee, forever 21 / crossbody bag, thrift / skirt, american apparel / shoes, m.i.a.

music: shoulda known -atmosphere

ebay thingy things.

hey, folks! so my ebay store, chickadee's closet, is going strong, which is so helpful for all the saving i'm trying to do for school! it's only been a week and people have already been bidding on my clothing, so i'm really happy about it. i've decided i'm going to try to put new items up every week, so check back every weekend for new garments and accessories!

i've just added four new items, although i'm going through a process with ebay so i can list more items at once. hopefully it works!

until next time, here are some outfits out of what i'm selling.

music: kiara -bonobo

one year and one day!

i started out my friday morning with an appointment at my favorite hair salon, a wonderful place by the name of shear chaos, to bleach out my hair. it was time to say goodbye to my cherry locks and hello to something a little more... summer strawberry.

in addition to dying my hair light pink on a whim, i also decided i wanted to dip-dye a suit of sorts. i've seen all sorts of rorschach-type prints on bodies sauntering down the runway lately, and it made me want to try something. i wanted to do a dye job à la dries van noten, only instead of bleaching the denim, i wanted to turn it black. i wanted to make the black meet in the middle of my body, like a rorschach print. i haven't gotten the fabric quite to black yet, but i have gotten it much darker. i'll process the fabric a second time tomorrow, but for now, here's the before and after of both my hair and my clothing!

also, happy birthday to my blog! this little guy has been up and running for exactly one year and one day today. it's amazing what changes i've been through since i started everything here. i never thought i'd have a job. i never thought i'd be preparing for college, or spending proper time with my friends. i never thought i'd be drawing and reading and focusing on real things.

even though this is a record of my creative endeavors, this blog really does track my whole life. here's to another year and more!

... and as a last note, my ebay store is now officially open!! check it out!

music: maliblue -darius