Another Rodarte for Target Dress

Dropped by The Association Bar for Amanda's bday the other night. The lighting is perfect inside, the lounge is a little small, though, overall. The ambience is really calm and the crowd is a bit older. Next door is a small gallery. You can see a figure through the window--he reminds me of the monster from Pan's Labyrinth with the eyes on his hands lol.



Wore this beige Rodarte for Target dress. The material is so flimsy and see through that you need to wear another slip underneath haha. A lot of people love the Rodarte lace dresses tho btw!



I want to try this dress with something softer like a white sweater, kind of like a ballerina look. Any thoughts?

lace dress: rodarte for target
studded vest: forever 21
belt: target
shoes: nine west
hand bracelet/cuff thing: bought in Harajuku, Japan

Also, saw these really weird hand and finger bracelets and rings by Delfina Delettrez. Kinda creepy but pretty intriguing. The cuffs are made with an 'opposable thumb' so you can clamp it onto your wrist...clever, huh? All available on Luisa Viaroma.
Found more of her jewelry...I really like these spiders on a web cuff and ring.

Not one, not two, but three skulls on a ring!

And obviously I'm a fan of this skeleton hand bracelet.

Free People Jacket + TuTu Dress

Dropped by The Edison in downtown LA the other night. The venue is actually underground with unique historical power & water machinery decor. Dress code (nice!), no dance floor (boo!), perfect for chatting in twos or groups. Too bad it was pretty filled up so we couldn't snag a table at the last minute.


Jacket from Free People. The high collar and ruffles make it a little Victorian, but its not too frilly and feminine with the military buttons.

Just love the rounded opening of the jacket too.


military ruffle jacket: Free People
lace dress: twelve by twelve from Forever 21
flower leggings: random

Anddd have you heard of Vika Gazinskaya? This Russian designer, with an insane haircut btw, that does really futuristic collections. All of her pieces are quite geometric and play dramatically with shape and volume. Most of the pieces have a cocoon shape to it, very high fashion-esque. Also, Vika's personal style is so versatile--pop, vintage, minimalistic, sophisticated, chic, she does all of the above.

Look at the shoulders...and the nude shoes!!! Perfect color combination.






In one of her own designs.


This dress by Vika Gazinskaya instantly reminded me of Fleet Street!!! LOL my uni peeps know what I'm talking about, right?!!?! It looks like a penguin suit!!!



Omgg I wish I was insanely tall for one day so I could try on this column dress. I love the roll in the back, a lot like a Japanese obi (taiko musubi?) Some of the pieces have a pop-cartoon-ish feel to them.



When I Google'd Vika, her name pops up under the suggested keywords with her BFF Miroslava's name..."Vika Gazinskaya and Miroslava Duma". OMGGGG wouldn't that be sooooo so cool if your name showed up with your bff as a search term???

Futuristic L'Incognito Sunglasses

I love the mono-lens on these sunglasses. GOSSHHH, don't laugh, I want to WEAR GOGGLES because of the monolens!!! I've been on the search for a reasonably priced substitute for the rectangular L'Incognito sunglasses by Maison Martin Margiela, and this is the closest I've found.

L'Incognito sunglasses by Maison Martin Margiela. Perfect name. Why I really wear sunglasses...makes you so very surreptitious and mysterious to onlookers, no?

As spotted on Jean-Paul (Stylist & Editor of Mykro Magazine) and Isolde Pringiers (Belgian interior designer).











plaid shirt: forever 21
sequin leggings: H&M
lace skirt: DIY
faux fur jacket: forever 21
sunglasses: bought in Los Angeles
spiked choker & rings: bought in Harajuku, Japan
bead necklace: bought in Hawaii
bejeweled sandals: Bebe

P.S. I wore this in Vegas, so it didn't feel totally out there!!!

Also check out the January Blogger of the Month interview I did with Tiff of I'm a Shoe Whore!!! Click, Click, Click

Giving in to Balmain

Succumbing to the Balmain frenzy for shaped shoulders!!! Added huge DIY pillows of fabric into my shoulders. Plus bejeweled sandals a la Balmain.



And spiked chain choker I bought in Japan!







My most trends-ter outfit I think!
Also thank you so much for reading my blog and all your nice comments! Off to say hello to all your blogs now!

leopard top: Forever 21 (DIY shoulder pads)
sequin leggings: H&M
spiked necklace: bought in Harajuku
shoes: Bebe

Rodarte x Target ... New Year's Outfit

Happy New Year!!! Very belated New Year's (Day) outfit post. At what point do you stop saying Happy New Year to people?

Idk if you can tell but I'm doing "2-0-1-0" in the first 4 pics. And I love this headband to death.








The 3 bows on the back of the dress got torn off by accident :( Overall the material is sticky, plastic-feeling, and inflexible, not to mention a very poor fit, but I'm a sucker for anything leopard and don't you just love mini dresses with long sleeves? It's all about legs not cleavage.

Huge oversized bow hair pieces are just killing me too. I wore this huge red hairbow around Christmas, but need more, seriously. Also, in my Spring 2010 trend report, I posted about huge hair bows at Milly, Erin Fetherston, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Betsey Johnson.

leopard dress: Rodarte x Target
silver boots: Forever 21
bow headband: Forever 21
rings: random assortment



P.S. How do people do those really awesome hair toss pictures?!?!?

P.S.S. More obnoxious hair bows. Crave.


The bows get bigger and bigger on Lady Gaga.


Katy Perry




Patricia Field


Nasir Mazhar Spring 2010, Photographed by Saga Sigurdardottir


Asos


Johnny Loves Rosie



OMGGG so delicious. Diane von Furstenberg's entire Resort 2010 collection features huge hair bows.



Also, and for those who asked, I used Photoshop to make the polaroids from this post and the last one!

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