Daily Grind

(Shirt/leggings/necklace - H&M, fuzzy cardigan - Lost & Found Tokyo, JC for LF wedges)

This is what my brain produces at 5 AM when it's still pitch black outside and my boyfriend is still warm in our bed. I've been feeling really lazy lately, and reaching for anything buttoned down and/or black is what's easiest. Help! I'm in a slump and I can't get up!

P.S. I've started a Tumblr due to the influx of photos ever since the new lens..I'm obsessed.

C'est Moi!?

As soon as I spied these on Knight Cat yesterday, I knew I had to have them! I've been dying for a pair of gray wedges forever, and now here they are! Thanks, Jeffrey Campbell (and Cat!) :-D

In a few minutes my boyfriend and I are leaving for the MOMA to see the Tim Burton exhibit! I'm wearing my cloud tights from Japan today, the ones that make me think of the Stella McCartney '09 capsule collection/collabo with Sir Peter Blake. I wanted something, anything from the Island collection sooo badly..

If you can't handle the heat, get out of the (kitschen)!

(Top/leggings/skirt - H&M, fuzzy cardigan - Lost & Found in Tokyo, necklace - vintage, bag - vintage from Tokyo, boots - Alice + Olivia for Payless)

This cardigan is one of my most favorite items I purchased in Japan - it's fuzzy and cozy but also lightweight and lined with satin. Even better? It was on sale for 1500 yen! (Roughly $15)

One of my biggest pet peeves about winter is the fact that I am getting to work when the sun is just rising, and leaving when the sun has already set. After work, I barely leave the apartment and end up going to bed waay earlier than usual - hellooo, winter blues!

P.S.



How amazing is this image, taken by Hanneli?
This girl has some seeerious cojones!

What's Old is New..

(Silk tunic - Forevs)

I've been trying to purge my wardrobe ever since returning home...I currently have about 3.5 garbage bags filled with things I can live without. I love it!

However, sometimes I come across things I haven't worn in so long that they somehow become new again - like this Forever 21 silk tunic, for instance. I wore this years ago for Halloween (Miss Piggy!) the proper way, deep v in the front. Looking at it today, I thought - why not turn it around?

Experiments such as this really make me double think buying new items on a weekly basis - who knows what other treasures I have buried in the depths of...my other piles of clothes?



My Saturday night consisted of avoiding going outside at all costs, making Dirt in a Cup, cupcakes, and watching nonsense YouTube videos.

(i.e.)



Oh, JT <3

Velvet, crushed - not stirred.

(blouse/bow headband - H&M, velvet blazer/velvet pants - Vintage, wedges - JC for LF)

My boyfriend and I decided to wander the city yesterday as tourists, enjoying the lessened crowds and darkened stores. The fact that I made it through 7 hours without one complaint about aching feet is testament to how insanely comfortable these wedges are!



I think my bf looked pretty fly <3



Also, I paid $1 to get a picture taken with my alter ego....the Cookie Monster! Even though he's a supposed 'vegetarian' now, I believe in my heart of all hearts that he has a secret stash of cookies hidden somewhere...

Sugar addicts 4 lyfe.

A name with no face...

(Silk shirt - vintage, Faux fur coat/skirt/beaded cardigan - H&M, necklace - Hanjiro in Harajuku, JC for LF wedges)

Wednesday night was my unofficial 'Welcome back!' night, seeing as the official was supposed to be NYE. This did not turn out to be the case, but that is another story...

Today's plans include: wandering around the (hopefully) deserted streets of the city, taking touristy pictures, drinking in the Christmas decorations before they are taken down, drinking in some amazing hot chocolate, and then re-creating the NYE that never came to be...

<3 Happy 2010! <3

You'll shoot yer eye out, kid.

(Vintage shirt, blazer, pin, Dad's pork pie hat)

I stopped by my Dad's house tonight to pick up a winter coat and came across this hat he bought for himself - amazing! I think I might have to pick one up for myself...

Also, I found this pin at one of my favorite consignment stores at home over the holidays. The charms hanging from the camera are too much - flash bulb, roll of film, tripod(!)

Holidaze

(H&M dress, Forever 21 skirt, Calvin Klein shoez, necklace from Harajuku)

The holidays were a whirlwind, mainly because I arrived home from Japan on Tuesday morning and my internal clock isn't set straight quite yet..

All that mattered was coming home to a beautiful tree my boyfriend had set up, filled with ornaments from a crane machine in Japan and finally getting to see my Tiggles (kitty!) after a painful separation :-(

Jeffrey Campbell for LF wedges and a new lens for my camera were by far the flashiest and most drool worthy presents received, but the most sentimental and unexpected present came from my boyfriend in the form of a Babysitter's Club book...

Priceless <3

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and best luck in the New Year!! This blog is on my Resolution list for sure.....

Clouds in my coffee

(Velvet tunic, long peach blazer - H&M, cloud tights - Poco a Poco, ring - Etsy)

I adore the love for tights here - they're out, they're proud, and they're LOUD. My most prized ones are these cloud tights, a pair with Troll dolls all over them, and a similar pair instead they are covered in cats! Ugh-mazing.

I only have two weeks left here in Japan...it is truly bittersweet. I miss home so much but I know I am going to miss it here dearly. Nothing compares to the personal style I have seen since being here...everyday is an inspiration. I'm also going to miss the amazing hospitality, the sweets, and not being able to understand anyone. It might sound terrible, but everyone just seems so much nicer when you have no idea what they are saying. I will definitely be back to visit, my little home away from home...

Blinded by the light

(Blazer - thrifted, Skirt - thrifted, Belt - Vintage)

This blazer is one of those pieces I never knew was missing from my life until I discovered it...

...at Goodwill for $7.

I cannot believe I can still rock bare legs towards the end of November...global warming what?

Fashion Snap!

(Dress - H&M, Blazer - Urban Outfitters, Tights - Tokyo, Boots - Vintage, Bag - Urban Outfitters)


One of the areas I frequent the most is Omotesando (just a stones throw from the Harajuku District). This is the red carpet for the everyday girl - street style blogs clutter the sidewalks, searching for the next big thing. In Tokyo, this is not hard to find so imagine my surprise when one of them stopped me!

Fashion Snap is a street style blog that captures not only Tokyo's elite, but also reports on the up and coming trends and ongoings in Tokyo. They were doing a feature on watches and I was chosen to answer some questions on which watch I picked, why, and what I look for in a watch. There were so many questions, I ended up giving mostly one word answers and probably came off sounding like a dumbass, i.e. "Old-fashioned! Vintage! Big face!"

Oy.

A ticker-tape parade

I stopped into Zoe today and discovered Kimberly Ovitz - soo good! Androgynous and tailored, with the slightest whiff of Alex Wang.


This vest is amazing in person..ugh.


As is this sweater!



P.P.S. I passed on the most amazing pair of short brown leather boots today..kicking myself :-(

Bead it!

(Beaded top - thrifted, Silk pants - thrifted, Boots - Urban, Dragonfly clips - H&M, leather bag - thrifted)


I've been in a seerious fashion slump for what seems like forever-ever but the change in weather and the change in my hair has had quite an effect! I dyed my hair about two shades darker and chopped off more than a few inches and it feels soo good.


I adore this hairstyle! (image via Style.com)