fashion

Little Italy

January 27, 2015

Hi readers! It feels like it’s been a while since I put up a post, since I’ve been posting pretty consistently these last few months. I am currently feeling pretty under the weather. I attended a hackathon last weekend and I’m pretty sure I’m sick from staying up until 6am working on front-line design. 🙁 Hopefully I will get better soon before my birthday…it is next Monday 🙂 This beautiful scarf was a Christmas gift. Presents from special people are the most valuable things! These photos were shot by Ed Tran at Little Italy.

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Kitsune

January 16, 2015

Shirt Forever 21/ Cardigan Charlotte Russe/ Jeans Hollister / Bag Tiganello

This is one recreation of my favorite outfits from freshmen year. ( Ancient Youtube video here!) I was really into the whole Japanese fashion scene after my second trip to Japan, where I did a ton of people watching, doodling, and shopping in the Harajuku and Shibuya districts. Although it might not show through as much in my style now 🙁 , I have been a Japanophile for as long as I can remember! If you want some hilarious entertainment, I actually recreated some looks from pages of my Japanese magazines and photoshopped me and my friend Tiffany into the pictures on some old blog posts! Here is the link to the first post and the second post. In case you are wondering, “Kitsune”, the title of this post, means fox in Japanese. I picked this phrase because I think the leopard scarf and sharp makeup give this outfit a somewhat fox-y feel! (Photos by Ed Tran.)

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Daytime Downtown

January 14, 2015

Sweater Urban Outfitters / Skirt F21 / Necklace F21

This post is actually from ages ago!! Almost the beginning of the semester, which is a good number of months back. I wanted to post it because I finally got around to making a Youtube video on this outfit, which I had shot some film for. This skirt was one of my go-tos for a few months because it is so easy to pair and has the cutest print. Polka dots for the win. 🙂 My dad bought me this handmade leather bag as a souvenir from one of his trips to New York. He got my sister a leather journal with the same print. So adorable. <3 I love strolling down University Avenue during the day, and stopping along the various stores on the side to get cute sweets. As you can see in my video, I ended up getting two different types of ice cream!

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With Love

January 9, 2015

Dress Tmart / Tights Gap / Heels Forever 21

I was learning about the economics involved in historical pigeon-overcrowding in Trafalgar Square last Tuesday morning. Who would’ve expected that just a few days later, Trafalgar Square would become home to vigils for Charlie Hebdo, its contributers, and its editor. In retrospect, my in-class introduction to Trafalgar seems like an eerie foreshadowing, or at the very least a biting coincidence. Every person lives through a set of international tragedies in their time that shake the world. Through these events, we learn more than just how we should adjust systems. We learn (exemplified by citizens, cartoon artists, and Charlie’s supporters around the world) that people stand in solidarity.

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