Slash Tights

Okkkk so I finally succumbed to the slashed tights trend, and made some myself. I love them, they're so goth and ferosshh, but they seriously are not very slimming. Haha



You can't really see the little safety pins, but I added a row of safety pins to the sides of my skirt. Anyways, I walked thru the mud because I didn't feel like walking all the way around the yard, and now my over the knee boots are so dirty blahhh.



The hardest thing about over the knee boots is trying not to look like I'm going to a club. I try to pair it with something sleeved and some tights/stockings/pants.

I'm wearing an old shirt that was part of my school uniform, random black pencil skirt with safety pins (not too clear in the picture though), my DIY slashed tights, Steve Madden over the knee boots, Abercrombie braided belt, and Forever 21 chain/charm necklace.

Playground Full of Leaves

Happy Thanksgiving!!!



It's always tricky deciding what to wear for family dinners. I like to pick something that has a longer hemline, covers the shoulder, and doesn't require wearing a jacket throughout dinner.



Vintage usually fits all the requirements, so just add in some hair acessories, like a feather headband, and you're ready for family dinner!



Anyways there was a huge pile of leaves outside my dorm. Don't you just love the crinkling sounds when you step on crunchy leaves? I'm in this facebook group called "I go out of my way to step on that extra crunchy looking leaf".



So much gratification when you step on a really crispy leaf. Silly I know!







I'm wearing a vintage dress, belt from Primark, and gladiators from Forever21.

Bunny Bow & DIY Staple Pumps

I feel like a bunny in this headband! I like fainted when I saw this big bow headband on the Forever 21 website!



I'm actually wearing two skirts. A little trick--when your skirt is too short, layer two skirts for length and added texture to your outfit. The longer lace skirt underneath is one of my DIY tutus. If you have no sewing skills, like me, skirts are probably the easiest thing to make. Yeah, funny expression in the next picture.



What do you think of the shoes??? There's been this huge craze around metal details--studs, spikes, zippers--which Marc Jacobs thinks is so passe. I happened to be reading The Skinny who blogged about using staples as embellishments so I decided to break out my black Enzo pumps and make them my first victim.



Closeup of my DIY shoes!



The really neat and ordered staples on these DIY shoes remind me of the studded Pigalle pumps by Christian Louboutin.



[[Update 12/02/09]] I've lined the inside with pieces of suede so they don't scratch and they're totally wearable!



I'm wearing Forever 21 sheer top, random tank underneath, Forever 21 black skirt, DIY lace skirt underneath, DIY stapled shoes, Nordstrom leather biker glove, and Forever 21 bow headband.

Rock Fashion Week

The second night of Rock Fashion Week featured Tristan+Trista, Boy Meets Girl, the Pink Dress Collection, and Biatta Intimates.



I met the very, very sweet and talented designer behind Tristan+Trista. Not only are her amazing outfits beautiful and very well crafted, each design has a story. More on Tristan+Trista in a later post!



Boy Meets Girl featured contemporary wears like denim, shirts, light jackets, and patterned stockings. There was edge to the collection but definitely still a very wearable.



The Pink Dress Collection featured the works of many designers. The fashion show was hosted to benefit the Susan G Komen foundation's efforts to cure breast cancer. Cool thing was a whole bunch of the models weren't stick thin!



I didn't really take pictures of the Biatta Intimates collection cuz it felt so awkward taking pictures of girls in skimpy lingerie. You should have seen all the guys, ugh, taking pictures the whole time. Butttt they did give away awesome gift bags with lingerie!!!

And what I wore for Rock Fashion Week...




The sheer dress is vintage with a lace applique on top and lace panels around the bottom of the skirt. I bought the jacket in Japan from Sly. It was called the Napoleon haha because of the military buttons, gold edging, and high collar.



With my friend Alicia! Detail of the skirt below.



And Sierra!



Anyways, when I have events like Rock Fashion Week, I try to put together outfits by mixing my favorite vintage items with modern pieces. I don't want to look like I came out of another time period, but I don't want to look like everyone else so I'll add something really "trendy" like this military jacket over a conservative dress like this one.



And now going to say hi to all of you on your blogs!

GenArt Fresh Faces

---Recap of the GenArt Fresh Faces fashion show in Los Angeles from a couple weeks back! ---

Gen Art's Fresh Faces in Fashion event on October 29 was the opening night of Rock Fashion Week in Los Angeles. White tents at the Petersen Automotive Museum played venue host to the Spring 2010 runway collections of Leyendecker, Seneca Rising, MG Black Label menswear, Valerj Pobega, and Rory Beca.



For the event I ditched my recent shopping buys and pulled out my favorite vintage pieces. I'm wearing a vintage embroidered vest by Sue Wong, vintage lace skirt worn as a dress, fur collared zip-up hoodie by DKNY, feather hair piece from Japan, and black pumps by Enzo Angiolini.



First in the lineup was Leyendecker. I loved the leggings in the third picture. DIY??



Closing walk of Leyendecker.


The Seneca Rising collection was simple casualwear. My favorite part was the socks plus sandals though I don't think these strappy sandals go with the light and airy rompers and jumpsuits.



MG Black Label is one of the few menswear collections I've seen recently. If you ever wanted to see how the leggings plus shorts combo translated for men, just check below! It works in the third picture where the shorts meet the knee, but not so much in the second picture where the shorts hit mid thigh. I thought the mullet hair in the first picture was awesome.



Valerj Pobega was the most avant garde of the group like punk/goth meets medical supplies experiment. The colleciton, which featured deconstructed dresses in sheers and charmeuse, kimono sleeves, and long ropes dangling naughtily, left me with an eery feeling. To top off with accessories, all the models were fitted with jaw retainers made from ropes and dark eyes.



Closing the night was Rory Beca. Definitely something I could imagine myself wearing with it's mix of indie casual and sweet cocktail chic pieces. The running theme of the collection was the red soled Louboutins!



Also, snapped a few of the best dressed attendees. Here's Chelsea's outfit. All vintage and inspired by Japanese lolita fashion. A very structured wired skirt, splattered patterned stockings, square box purse, and little hat from Japan!



Carmel, left, was wearing a beaded military style jacket by Chanel and studded Louboutins. Kendra, right, is wearing Luella.