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The Necessary Parka

January 11, 2016

Hi readers! Today I shot some pictures of a new parka that I bought from Abercrombie a few weeks ago. (It was a purchase long overdue.) Even though I live in California, the weather still gets too cold for my liking at times. And this year, El Nino effects have been hitting pretty hard. From going to Los Angeles back to the Bay Area, I can definitely feel a spike in the cold temperature and I decided to buy a parka when I was out shopping with my best friend in San Francisco. This one was 40% off during one of Abercrombie’s holiday sales, and I bought one in a navy color- I’ve been buying navy a lot recently because I feel like it complements my hair color well.

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Forever Young

January 7, 2016

I’ve been feeling an increasing pressure these days to grow up

to define myself

to achieve independence

The challenge is certainly fun at times, but most of the time it’s stifling because there’s a quality to the essence of youth that I’m addicted to. If I could, I would be a naive and carefree child for the rest of my being. I’m in love with the idea of no responsibility, because that means all the time in the world to explore my surroundings and chase my creative visions. I can sit in my minds garden in a white sundress and happily water the sprouts. I’m in love with that thought of sitting in a field, with the blue sky around, listening to music and feeling as if time is inconsequential. But slowly, we must to learn balance

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donut be afraid

January 4, 2016

I’m tougher now, I’ve changed. I went from hating being alone, to slowly accepting the mundane reality of it, to transforming it into something healing and soothing. It’s cold outside, and there are always lonely moments, but I let myself drown in work and the processions of the day-to-day- and looking back, it’s not so bad. My heart is free.

This outfit is dedicated to those edgy pieces that you find here and there. When I see something like this, this kind of thought process goes through my head: “….Wow. Well, I’m not really sure if I could pull that off….. but honestly I love it so imma just do this.”

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the girl, the dress

December 27, 2015

If any of you have undergone a drastic hair change, you might have experienced the slight wardrobe crisis that follows. It’s those moments of sadness here and there where you realize your favorite shirt doesn’t look as killer anymore with your new hair shade, or where things actually start clashing when they used to complement. Of course, most of us can’t just run out and buy a new set of clothes for our closets. My advice would be to repurchase a few things that really make your hair look amazing, and then work around with your wardrobe and see if you can find some new pairings or pull up old clothing that you’ve forgotten about. And these photos are taken by Ed Tran, one of my favorite Bay Area photographers 🙂 Check out his link!

In my case, I saw this dress at Kate Spade which I believe was part of their November 2015 collection and eventually decided to buy it, It’s got a beautiful navy skirt which I think really makes my hair really stand out in the best way. I also love the texture of the fabric and the shape of the dress. I obviously won’t have that many opportunities to wear it out, but when I do I’m sure it will impress!

Some clothing pieces you just have to go for 🙂 Until next time!