home for your feet...

I've slowly been getting out of my funk, its taking longer than usual. I think it slightly has to do with cabin fever. NEEDS TO GET OUTS DA HAUUS, i might go exploring today. 'Tis tuesday and the MCA has its free day today...we'll see, i'm not dressed for the museum. Do you still "get dressed" to go places these days? I do, maybe its my french and/or southern upbringing, but some places you don't go looking like a hot mess, and a mess of hotness I am today. So i think I'll make an effort to go to the Art Institute on Thursday...

Music has definitely been my vice this week. Music and films. I rarely take time for myself to do absolutely nothing. I always feel like I'm working, whether it be personal projects or at work work. I rarely have time to paint my nails. So I took time to watch Whip It again. I really like that movie. It made me cry. Movies about mother daughter relationships always make me cry because as much as your mom makes you outraged, you'd do anything for her.

Not all has been "bad" or "sad" or "meh" I did get new shoes. I really needed new shoes, desperately. The steve madden combat boots i have had are dying dying.

They have wholes in the bottom, and etc. They aren't talking but something happened to the bottom where it makes my arch of my right foot numb. IDK...so new shoes it is!

Luckily I found these bastards at UO for $20, not bad for real suede, they are one of my favorite colours (oatmeal) and have that tomboyish look. They did have them in magenta which the old me would have liked but this new me was like "too loud" and I want something to go with all my coordinates. I cannot wait to wear them with my knee highs scrunched down (sorta like this look in VIVI 3/2011)

I need to suede prep them before I really wear them, so in the meantime I've been wearing another pair of torn boots that don't at least hurt my feet. I hope these new ones will last until the big snow fall of 2012. I want some really nice leather boots, but I don't have enough money to drop for it right now, so these are a great shoe for the meantime, and they are kinda springy as well. I think so.... (my mom would disagree.....)

ps. i believe its time of a new mixtape. full of beach house cause beach house is perfect escaping music.

When a black cat, crosses my path

It's almost time for Halloween, so you know what that means..

NEW SHOES

wait, no...it's clearly Kwanzaa that means new shoes, sorry I get my religious holidays mixed up sometimes (learn sarcasm)...

Anyway, for those of you who religiously follow my prophetic tweets (not really) YOUD KNOW THAT MY MOM WAS IN TOWN YESTERDAY...well she's never not in town, we just live 30mins from one another but...anyway...

SHE BOUGHT ME THINGS..which at 23, that's pretty exciting. Most of my money goes to food, bills, comic books, and urban outfitters, ya know-the necessities, but I rarely just get to buy stuff cause I just want to. It was fun I felt 12 again buying back to school clothes. At first I felt a bit guilty, I'm not one to indulge, but after a while I was like "WELL IF YOU INSIST..."

Which brings me to the point of this post...MY NEW SHOES, I try to keep my blog fairly educated, sometimes polticial, always internal, but sometimes I just want to be a girl and take about materialistic crap CUZ IM AMERICAN

The first two she bought the last one I actually got a while back but I never showed you. She also got me those nordic tights, and brown victorian-esque leggings, I bought the batty socks which I'm also very much into right now. I want to rock them with everything.

Regardless she did take me shopping because I was sick for a while and to bribe me to help her design some stuff for her, which I'd gladly do for shoes (sucker is born every minuet...)

She also got me some new clothes and make and etc, which I'll post later, today felt like a day to celebrate mes pieds!

I also want to leave you with a mixtape. I've been inspired Zoraida she makes some awesome mixes as well...is it *as* awesome as this one...well..let you be the judge...

ps cover art brought to you by sara mari via lisa frank, "got to have it!"

60S TSUBASA

come on admit it, when you saw this, you were pretty excited too...

I am so so so happy that gal fashion is getting more and more into 60s and retro fashion. As soon as I saw this in the Oct popsister, I flipped my wig!!

Then I quickly researched the brands used in this brand story

Rojita & Dazzlin

Lets start with Dazzlin since its the firts product used in the first page of the story...I love that jacket Tsubasa is wearing...

Its so loverly, even though it is just a tweed jacket, the use of colors is simply FAB...the whole dazzlin lookbook is adorable. I took some of my favorite coordinates. Everything is all knee highs, sweet hats, and adorable details like bowties, and suspenders.

Aren't the pictures just as sweet as macaroons? I really need a newsboy and some grey knee highs. Plus suspenders!! Great thing about labor day is all the thrift stores in Illinois do half price days!! EVERYTHING HALF PRICE...i'm definitely going to find some vintage good in recreating these looks!

Also isn't that coat TO DIE FOR? (no not really) and those shorts are very sweet as well, but with my big booty i dont think sweater shorts are a smart choice...but they are still sweet! Plus, does anyone know this models name? Ive seen her a lot used in Mini and JILLE, and her make is PERFECT, be in the looks of me recreating it :D..


NEXT IS ROJITA...


I really loved both brands, If I could I'd buy it all (but both brands are CRAZY expensive) Rojita was mainly used on the next page of the brand story...

I feel in IMMEDIATE love for the dress in the lower left. It is perfect in every way, I might get this as my birthday gift :D it will look great in winter and fall, I have OTK boots and the visilia hat will be adorable with it as well!

I also spotted this mod dress too. I wish I could try things on first too, they are so expensive I'd hate to buy it and then it doesnt fit DX..so adorable though!

Perhaps I will try mbok, see if i can find them used and CHEAPER...everything here is like 100 bucks at least!!

Anyway, I'm so glad I discovering more about these Brands, it makes shopping easier, when you have brands you love, like Sara Mari with tutuHA. Iwant to discover more. I really like it when brands have a certain look and does not try to apply to everyone. It also makes life easier on the pocket when you have a definite style then trying to buy every look. I'm not saying don't experiment, but you get more coords when you have one look than trying to be rock, mode, sweet, boho, pop, agejo...@_@

anyway, on the final note because I'm really not feeling too well, and I need to sleep more, I got food poisoning, but I'm not surprised. My family and I went to a buffet in a romantic ideal that it would be fun because we havent been in several years. But now we know why we dont go to these gross depots of depressing americana obesity....

YES THAT LIGHTER NOTE...SHOOOOES:

I just got these two pairs! And where both more than 50% off therefore they were both less than 20 dollars each XD!!

The second pair really remind me of the Glify shoes Mitsu hated, but I LOVE THEM! I don't mind that she doesnt like them, everyone has their own style :D (the Gilfy ones are a little snazzier, but i'm sure they wont have my size 40 shoe size..>:( )

Anyway, I'm really tired so, ttyl loves :D

SHOE HAUL

Well, I FOUND A PLACE, but let’s keep our fingers crossed because there’s an application process…and..yah kno..(o_o)…

So a did some shoppin’ a while back and I never showed you alls that I got! I’ll do the clothing a little later. Today is all about the SHOEZ.

I bought these dominatrix style shoes a while back. I really liked them at the time, but I needed some more convincing. After 2 weeks of just (never going to wear these) and being over 6 feet tall, (towering over poor panda :D ) I decided ‘no’ on the shoes…AND INSTEAD….

GOT DEES:

Glamor shots!!

I love the studs, so rocker and mode, the other ones (which I have no picture of) took the look from mode to hoe…and I try my best to not look like a hoe, fo sho…

I also was able to get TWO for the price of those hooker shoes!

I really like the sandals I was wanting some like that my old gladiators were going down so I definitely needed some new ones for putzing around in mexico! I got both of these shoes at the Korean mall :D

Plus I got these too with my first purchase…

NUDE LOVE!

So Now it’s time for the coordinates…here’s an idea for each…

Wei Does rocker/mode so well (this is wei right..:/) Cute Black bowler or cancan, boyfriend jeans (which are still on my must find list!!) Crop top (got mine from Kitson LA XD) and a tank, simple, chic, just sexy enough…

And here’s my take…(I don't believe in ironing..haha, I'm not wearing it yet, jeez!!)

Wei (my new love obviously) Rocking the nudies, with s simple T dress and a demin shirt.

My take: added a little more nautical flair :D

My dear gladiators will always look cute with a maxi dress or a bohoskirt w/ a character top :D

My take: Not exact but still using key summer trend piece, like the crochet vest

If you follow my tweets you would of saw me say my closet is going from tomboy to fab gal. My first pair of shoes (when I stopped being a dork and wearing sketchers) was a pair of zebra chucks. I LOVED THEM they had rainbow laces and wore them through high school. In college I graduated towards wearing combat boots and rocker dog slip-ons. My mom is so happy I’m wearing heels! And with styles these days it’s so hard not too! Not saying I won’t throw on a pair of chucks or too, but I think I’m finally growing up (NOT!)

I am still not done with my collection, I’m still lusting after some lace ups, colored heels, sabots, cute trainers, docs, & mini boots. And some really cute comfy flats for sooching around! These WC boots are pretty fierce I'm excited to see the rest of the fall collection XD

plus some cute pink heels from yesstyle, but i can't remember where I found them DX

I really love Shibuhara and I think if it weren’t for Jenny I would still be figuring out what I want to do. I simply cannot be a full time 109ner Jelly gal, and Ame-kanji would make me look like I lost my mind and started channeling my inner 6 year old. Shibuhara lets me explore my inner 6 year old without looking nuts and my cheeky side without feeling overexposed. Plus it helps me>make up my mind, I can go from mode to mori in minuets! I really want to thank Mistu, Jenny, Sara, Hana, Miruku even Tori for making want to say “what the hell, BE A GAL!” Heehee~

(btw, I changed my header AGAIN, I know, I’m so wishy washy..again, Shibuhara is for the wish and the wash :D)

happy friday :D

it's beginning to look a lot like....

(a skim white mocha and zipper mag, of course!)

CHRISTMAS!

Looks like us kids in Chicago got our first snow, yesterday, here's a pic of the damage so far. Not too bad eh? I'm glad, I'm scared how bad it's going to get especially when you commute via public transit.-_-"

Therefore, I felt the need to get new boots. The ones I have are trusty, but they are also dusty and sad. I love them to bits but people frown when I wear them around! So with some of the commission I made through my mom's showcase (which I'll post more about that later, but btw it was a GREAT SUCCESS) I made a little trip to the Belmont Army Surplus and Marc by Marc Jacobs....needless to say I got these little numbers

I really like them and they weren't to pricey. Just enough PIZAZZ without looking decora..heh. The shoes at Belmont Army were a FORTUNE and I KNEW they wouldn't protect me through the snow. I really wanted galoshes too because the suede and leather boots get TORN UP in chicago, I see girls kicking around in some suede shoes or ugg that look like they came out of a refuge camp. No thanks! I wanted something that would just wipe clean! I'm also going to invest in some rain boot socks, so my feet stay cozy and warm through below temps. :D I was so excited to get them that I walked out the store with them on! Hee hee! It was so hard though to go to go to Marc Jacobs and only leave with the boots! XD

So with my new boots I am super set on winter stuff! I have my new coat from last year. Its an army green wool trench with a fur trim, similar to this...but it has a fur trim and it's like a wool tweed. This one is from yesstyle's style berry

and I also have THESE

PAAAAAAAANDAAAAA MUUUUUUFFFFSSSSSSSSSS

Cute right?! They were a gift from my panda--whom I miss dearly! I have talked to him in weeks because of his finals kicking his butt because he graduates this month! YAY! And he also didn't pay his phone bill soooo he can't call me either. siiiigh, I miss him so much, but I can wear the panda muffs and think of him!❤


Other than that all things are cool here in Chi-town! I finished my finals today (weeeeee!) And the test was totally easy I know I got an A or a B at least and I only studied for like and hour. Oh and here's a funny side note, before the test began the professor showed the cutest little panda picture on the projector! It was like panda was cheering me on! I know he's always around, even if I don't see him


Soooo, that's it really, I promise to blog almost everyday now that I have free time, I'm going to make a list of "to dos" over break, but for the rest of tonight I'm going to rest! What are your plans? (btw like the new layout? I felt like being festive, maybe it's my roomie's christmas music and Jenny's inspiration!)