seven nation army

Sedate, boring day. The most exciting thing that happened was me listening to my friend ramble on about how he has to take a drug test on Friday, but because he stays in the green zone, might be screwed. Bye bye, internship! That sounds really mean. I don't wanna be mean.

************BREAKING FOOTWEAR NEWS***********



The most perfect-beyond-perfect brown lace-up boots exist at Topshop. The price for indulging in a shoegasm? $145. Pfffffft. That's why sales were invented. The only other shoes I've ever purchased online were my Docs, but these boots are making me wanna pull out my credit card.

************BREAKING SWIRL NEWS***********



Justin Bieber was seen looking pretty shacked up with this chica. Also to note in this picture. . . his awesome Supra sneakers.

****************OH WAIT. NEVERMIND.**************

Alright, that's his publicist, but come awwwn, she looks like she's his age! Oh, well. He looks like he likes 'em. Justin was pretty gung-ho about getting to meet Rihanna on 106th & Park, and he's said a few times that he thinks Beyonce is hot. Hmm. . .

Spring break is soon. What are you guys doing? Shots? Nothing? Both?

tourist

Tomorrow is hump day. Therefore, Friday is soon, because Thursday comes right after hump day. Which would then mean that spring break looms over the horizon. I can just taste it. . . and it tastes pretty sweet. Like a strawberry smoothie from Pepe's, the little Mexican joint by my house. Or the delicious fro-yo from Coco Mero that I sampled when I visited my friend from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Yum.

So here are the things I plan to do over break:

- Plan a much-needed trip to the Orland Mall (basically the 'good' mall because the one by my house is notorious for its lack of ANYTHING and constant threat of becoming the site of a shootout) with a friend. Things to get include clothes, odds and ends, and the occasional sex toy. *giggles*

- Plow into homework that was completely put off because a week of home chilling calls for procrastination.

- Read the new NYLON with Zoe Saldana on the cover, provided that it comes this week. Come on, postal service, don't be a bitch.

- Think of concerts to go to! I'm torn between Warped and Lollapalooza just like last year. Only problem is that the only people I want to see at Warped are NeverShoutNever! and Bring Me The Horizon. Lollapalooza seems promising, but honestly, until the list comes out, I'm only stoked for Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon, and Hot Chip. Whatever. Maybe the concert fairy will give me a break for missing Fall Out Boy (six. fucking. times.), Vampire Weekend, and Hot Chip, and just bless me with. . .

:)

wuthering heights

A week without fashion is like a week watching re-runs of your favorite show when the new season is available online...and you have a laptop. Okay, lame comparison, but I'm pretty sure you get the idea.

I'd been meaning to wear the tough biker accessories like a vest and sweatshirt with something girly for a while. So I decided to pull out my H&M ruffled mini-dress (which is one of the fashion staples of spring), toss some tights underneath, throw on a pair of Docs and just rip it. Love the earrings, too. They're from some random store by my house.

By the way, the reason why I generally never say where I get my clothes from is because

a) They're from cheap stores that would warrant an eyebrow raise if I ever even mentioned it. I'm talking about stores like PayHalf, Bare Feet Shoes, and stores of that nature that are usually only identifiable to the people who live in that neighborhood.

b) I can't afford to buy clothes from nice places like Express, American Apparel, etc. Sue me.

c) It's really not the designer, but it's how you wear it. Why do you need know where I got my dress from? The point is that I styled it in a way that looks good, and that's all that matters. Most of my clothes are cheap, but I make them work. Who said you needed a closet full of Prada, Gucci, and Alexander Wang? (though I will admit, Wang is beasting it out, and I wouldn't mind one of those hot little distressed bags, or his drapey tanks)

Also! Great big news!



It's about damn time. NYLON has never had a black woman on the cover (here come the arguments that she's Dominican and not black) and Zoe Saldana is perfect. She's been everywhere lately, and this is one issue I will take pride in flipping through. Can't wait until April!

mercy me

image from Topshop

I don't know why, but this picture is inspiring me on this late night/early morning. Sorry for the lack of posts. I just wrote a fashion article for my school's newspaper. Maybe I'll kick back into the swing of things soon.

That is, if mother nature doesn't decide to flip me the bird when I finally get ready to wear skirts again. Ugh, FML. It's supposed to snow this weekend. Such good days of warm, beautiful weather, only to get snowed on again? In the words of Eric Cartman, "GODAMMIT!"

designer spotlight: hussein chalayan

Images from style.com

My boredom induced me to check out style.com (a site I don't even frequent that much because I'm too busy perusing fashion blogs) and peep what was happening. I stumbled upon Hussein Chalayan because I remember that Lady Gaga wore this awesome bubble dress by the famed up-and-comer.

What I really dig about Chalayan is his command of all the trends that are going on right now.

• Ruffles
• Hoodies (part of the outerwear trend)
• Sleek tailoring
• Oversized menswear
• Minimalistic femininity

All of these trends are done up to a tee, and it looks absolutely breathtaking. Not only that, but it can be done in real life. Anybody can layer a hoodie underneath an oversized blazer and get away with it. No extra-special Hollywood frills here!

In other news. . .



Me and my friend Autume peeped the Attack Attack! show on Friday. Let's just say, for one, that I learned a very valuable lesson after being sandwiched between hot people for about two hours.



Faux leather (or probably any leather for that matter) is a bad. wardrobe. choice.

But other than that. . .



Me and this vanilla scoop named Devin Oliver (lead singer of I See Stars, one of the openers) managed to take a pic together. It was. . . bliss. I still can't believe he's only 17. Jailbait!

To get a taste of what Attack Attack! sounds like, check below.

************************WARNING: LOUD SCREAMS AHEAD***************************

mcfearless

The weather was kind to me yesterday. Though there was snow on the ground, I decided to say 'fuck it' and throw on lace tights and a dress just because I haven't worn them since at least October.

Not only that, but I swear, I feel like I'm living in my Forever 21 leather jacket. I feel so confident in that jacket, it's like my personal bullshit shield. Not to mention, I might have caught the attention of a certain guy I've been crushing on who is afraid/unwilling to speak to me these days. Though he did not say 'hi,' he did cough rather obviously into his friend he was walking with. Hmm...

By the way, I felt like this was going to come up eventually, but I am a huge fan of interracial dating. Two of my friends are involved in the swirl (hehe) and it just makes me so happy to see interracial couples, but it's hard as hell to get in on the action as a black woman. So whenever I see a cute BW/WM couple, I rejoice inside.



They don't go together, but they'd be so cute if they did!

xoxo, gossip girl

Monday's outfit consisted of a "Gossip Girl" inspiration. Takes me back to a time when that show wasn't so damn lame. Why do the writers always have to ruin such good things?

I was also inspired by a little blog named Fashion Diaries. This girl is amazing. She's only in high school, but her style is so cool! I think she most definitely has the potential to be one of those 'it' bloggers. This is the outfit I thought of when I put mine together.

Does anybody else think "Gossip Girl" is getting lamer by the episode? Do you long for the season one and two days when the plots were actually watchable and the show was interesting? *deep sigh*