Urban Summer

Blaziing

Recently I was shopping and dressing my usual fare of baggy oversize with a vintage blazer. Yes even if it's 80s degrees out. A French girl complimented me (I can't recall the word), my style in France would be called a tomboy with a feminine twist. I was flattered and wish I ask what the word/phrase was.

Vintage Diffusion Europa men's premium blazer.

Goodwill goodwill goodwill, now say it 3x fast

Vintage jacket with leather piping and real wool for only 10 bucks at Goodwill. Can you say W O W momaaaa.

A drizzle of black and white with a hint of blue romance.

Ready for change

and going to re-invent my blog and become more active on the social media front.

The image is supposed to be a GIF but it's not working and driving me insane.  

In the last 5 years, my style has gone through world wind of change and not being able to make up my mind about it. The latter has not change much but my taste as with age definitely has refined and polished in the more recent years. Refined and polished in the sense of practically not brand with the exception of shoes which are worth the investment. I am still lusting after certain Alexander Wang shoes that are waiting to jump into my closest. Believe it or not I don't have a massive spending budget I can easily live under $1000 a year. Shocking right? I know I am shock too.

Happy New Years!

shirt Catherine Malandrino and plaid skirt 1982

Love, drugs, and dresses

 The only time I would post a Rihanna music video because of Agyness Deyn opening monologue. My favorite part of the video at 4:15 when she leave the loser and kicks him. Fast forward if you must. haha

A listener a trait I carry and luckily for me I have good confidantes who listen to me. Or my cranium would explode from the amount of information I'm bombarded with though I listen with the most sincerity. If I had written a book about these stories it would make one cry from broken hearts, cheater, rich to poor, poor win lottery, deaths, murder, compulsive liars, emotional and physical abuse, acceptable, loneliness, harsh parents, drama with work or friends...The worst pain of all is a broken heart. Love is the worst kind of pain and addiction. I strongly believe majority of the males population are the inferior gender and even God himself appease men's ego by fooling them to think they're superior. Without their ego men lose the very definition of themselves. Studies have show that females are adept emotionally and live a longer healthier life compare to our counterpart. And when the wife pass away prior to the husband, men usually follow suit shortly due to their lack of emotional of coping mechanism.

Recently, a friend approached me on the verge of tears in finding out a love one has deceived, lied, manipulated, minimize one's love and presence, cheated, and everything this person stood for was false. This supposed lover was good looking, attentive, and sweet for a minute duration of the relationship. Much to my dear friend who was honest, patient, genuine, also good looking, sweet, and good human being. One would of been honor to be with my friend and presence because the very presence was good spirit and loving. In return, being expolited and emotionally abuse by a lover jilted by jealousy, alcohol, drugs, cheat, many fake repentance of change, horrible past relationship, compulsive liar, emotional abusive, disrespectful...How dare this person blame my friend for being naive, manipulatable, and my friend was the catalyst of this sociopath issues? Issues which are deeply rooted prior to the relationship. My friend was too in love and emotionally blinded to see the sociopath traits. Majority of relationship in similar situation one person is more at fault. Fault meaning choices bear responsibility that leave lifelong scars not pointing fingers. Scars that first bleed and sting and oozes, scabs dries up and fall off, and eventually leaving a mark. Perhaps the mark will faded but it will be with you the rest of your life. The person will be forgotten but the scar remains. Unerasable.

You are all probably saying this is the wrong topic for a fashion blog. Incidentally, I agreed at first but change my mind quickly. Fashion consumers is dominantly women and on a daily basis there are millions of women online shopping for the form fitting dress, bra and undies to enhance our body part, and most purchases are made to attract the opposite sex. There is nothing wrong making these purchase for the right occasion. The fashion industry fail to teach women to dress for individualism, character, respect,and clothes at the end of the day are only an extension of you it doesn't defined you as a women.

As a consequences when we are window shopping online or on sunny Saturday at the local mall we often make the wrong choice in our purchases. It might sound like a far stretch but evidently it could lead to us attracting the "wrong men." The wrong men and even wrong friends who lead you in making decision that put you on the path of biggest detour of your life. How do we make smart purchase? I will get to that point.

Keira Knightley, a style icon with minimalist taste with layering. Click on the photo to see more of her style from the website. When I look at her I see a women with character, style, creatively, and class.

 On the other hand, Kim Kardashian wardrobe emphasis on her body parts only. Despite her being all over the media I do not know a darn thing about her except her skills in making homemade video...oh and eating big Carl Jr. burger. Sorry Kardashian fans she's a horrible "celebrity." Click on photos for more photos from website.

It is perfectly okay to wear skin bearing dress but do not forget who you are when the cheeseball guy compliments your dress while looking at your chest and how perfect and beautiful you are. Look past the empty hallow words that emphasize your exterior.

Once Upon A Crime

Fashion currently has ran it course and overly saturated in designer it's difficult to narrow down any household name or signature style. The media is not a big aspect of my life or artistic inspiration if at all possible I avoid it. I am not a movie buff nor do I like watching people eyeball get mutilated because someone was being picked on in highschool. Excuse my insensitively to the matter but as a society we are overly sensitive using it as an covert excuse in how we conduct ourselves. Which brings to my point I'm rarely inspired by the media Sean Young, who played Phoebe in "Once Upon a Crime" got it right. It was difficult to find the exact image, to portray moment and inspiration from the movie.The scene where she landed in Rome with no money and on the pay phone with her very last American dollar to contact her love.

Phoebe's attire is not fashion forward nor trendy but it's how she wear it that inspires me. It was as she woke up with such passion and exhume passion in that outfit. The outfit says I'm Phoebe and I'm going to get on the very next plane and chase after the love of my life. The jacket, hat, and dress is so effortlessly thrown on but display her very character. That my dear is should we all dress with individuality, character, and confidence.

Post 4 in the Morning

top 1982, undershirt/bra American Apparel, pants Vintage, heel Forever 21

Do you see what I see?

If you been a follower of my blog plus know me on my personal level. Effortlessly, there is no question follow by how schizophrenic my style can contrast from a week ago or even within a same day. Quite often I'm peering over the popular bloggers and admire them for their consistency in style making it much easier to do a blog. Shortly inspired by the momentum for consistency sure enough curtails by old-so-ever schiz0phrenic closet.

WELL RIGHT NOW I'M FEELING THE "PAN AM" WITH A MODERN TWIST. BTW it's a new tv series I watched once...not a big media frenzy individual usually. This one was fun to watch given the light-hearted mood.

top 1982, skirt/skort vintage silk, belt 1982, heels Cathy Jeans.

No need to say my heels aren't from Alexander Wang but Cathy Jeans, a regular pit stop at the local mall I've picked up 5 years ago. Because the heels been majorly SCUFFED I been hesitant to wear them, which explains the angle of the photo. All in all I want to show fashion is the eyes for details and don't let the marketing fool you.

Meanwhile, I may not have the heart to spend more than $100 for a pair shoes. Even with the $100 price point, the shoes would muster the talent to sing a song & walk for me or I'm horrendously in <3 with the shoes. I do have space for household good since I spend more time gazing at these things rather than my closet. My Waterford crystal ring holder, Louie keychain, and a antique ring I scoured at a local treasure shop. When I say treasure shop I mean antique/vintage shop. I know...weird language I have.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

These are a few of my favorite things

top image Topshop Unique show SS12, bottom image Emilio Pucci show SS12

Inspiration and what my closet would revolve around these day. A bit of a wild gypsy who wear pants sometimes or the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland. Or mix them up and hope for the best?

Beetlejuice would laugh

Off with her head!

top self-made, dress Urban Outfitter

I am in the chiffon, sheer, silk, and like-silk anything clothing these days. It feels right for the mood and the weather. I personally made this top myself and is available for sell on etsy at a very reasonable price. I love summer too bad it's being chased away by fall.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82364199/sheer-light-day-evening-top#categories

Color me vintage

dress/shirt Even9 (custom made by friend), belt Even 9, bag Misuka

Summer is nearly escaping us and we are about to hit August and like a bad night of booze winter is creeping upon us. Before we know it's the year 2012 and we barely existed in 2011.

Dirty can be good too.

samples

guerrilla style shoot more to come....all courtesy of Graham Dunn.

The Wall in my room

I have a new found appreciation for the white wall in my room. It officially has become my mini studio for shoot or my art studio. Check out the images my friend and I whipped up on a whim. Clothing courtesy of 1982. I did my own makeup what you all think?

Let's take a moment

Hair, dress, and makeup all by 1982. Isn't he one amazing and talented dude? I told you I go blonde.

The amazing team are at it again. Mvesvm, 1982, and moi of course creating magic with our creativity. I love our latest shoot.

These are my personal favorite perhaps I'm biased because I styled myself from head to toe. I'm so happy with the results.

Uninspired Inspired fashion

I been in a blog writing rut and for that I apologized. Since I came back from Spain I been jetlag and adjusting to normal life and hauling ass at work. Nothing inspires me and I miss the feeling of renewal. Renewal and the nostalgic feel that only traveling can bring me. With that said since I'm not inspired by art or fashion I'm glad to see my friends are.








Aren't my friends just fabulous?

Send me back!

Orgasmic

I think I am in love with everyone of these items. Alexander McQueen's Pre-Fall 2009 pieces are phenomenal and wearable. Who would like to sponsor me and donate these to me? haha

Tada, a good photographer finally in the field.

Need I say to say more www.antoniomarcone.com work speak for itself and oozes talent. Boy, do I wish I can be photographed by him... ;)