color me red

So I finally got a pair of leather shorts...okay well these aren't real leather but nonetheless. They fit great and I got them for $24.00 on ebay. I was looking for a while for some vintage ones..but I'm not one for the ebay fight...sweating as the seconds go by wondering if I'll be outbid. Give me "buy it now" any day of the week. So instead of vintage, I got new. Which is absolutely fine with me!
Enjoy!
tee-F21, jacket-F21, blazer-necessary objects, leg warmers-H&M, boots-bamboo, tights-F21

THE OLD MAN IS SNORING

It finally rained today... A LOT! It's suppose to rain all week, I'm so flippin excited. I think people seriously have NO idea what to do when it's raining in Southern California. They LITERALLY drive 5.5 mph on the freeway...and then complain about being wet and cold. I don't know about you but I am so lovin it!!

skirt-F21, jacket-Zara, sweatshirt-F21, tights-American Apparel DIY, boots-Charlotte Russe, shirt-Urban Outfitters

The bougainvillea in the backyard looked perfect in the sunlight that was around for about 5 minutes today.

Ever get a craving for donuts at around 10:32ish...pm?? Uhhhh yeah I did last night. Too bad we had to hit like 4 stores before we found a donut store that was open. If I only eat a donut once a year..that's okay..right?

LA LA LA

On Saturday we went to L.A. to shop and...eat of course. I bought a couple pairs of shoes. I had such a blast! Eventhough I'm only about 40 minutes away I don't get up there as much as I would like to. We started off in the garment district and ended our day at The Village Idiot on Melrose. It's a quaint pub very reminiscent of the ones you would find in England. The food is simple and not stuffy but it definitely has a sophistication to it. And the ambiance is wonderful.  It's my favorite place to get a burger and a Gin Gimlet while in L.A. If you haven't been there and your in the area you gotta stop by. 

I hope you enjoy the pics. 

Oh, I'm going to start posting my Rose Bowl buys starting tomorrow...so stay tuned...same bat channel...same bat time. ;)

Jacket-Thrifted, Shorts-Target, Shirt-Vuori DIY , Socks-Target, Tights- American Rag DIY, Boots-Aldo, Bag-L.A.M.B., Glasses-Marc Jacob

Love Hate!

So I'm definitely having a love/hate relationship with my hair. I feel like I can do a lot more with it now that it is short because when it was longer I wore it up EVERY day....but then I just get stuck on the fact that I like my hair longer. It just seems more feminine. I think that might just be the pressure of the magazine world I seem to be surrounded by. Do I seem to gravitate towards those magazine spreads with the tall, waif like models with their long flowing manes or to the more edgy spreads wear the girls are in leather sporting cropped dos like Agyness Deyn. To be honest I like both......aargh! I guess it was good to make the change...who knows if Ill keep it! Decisions, decisions!Shirt-Silence and Noise, Skirt-F21, Tights-Target, Leather Jacket-Zara, Combat Boots-Military Store in SF

Beam me up Scotty!

I was so exicited when I picked up this dress for ONLY $12.99 (I know, could'nt believe it myself!). I really like the zipper detail on the back and the little extra "spacey" shoulders. About the necklaces,  3 years ago my mom let me dig through all of her old jewelry and I literally found bags of necklaces that she had from the 60's and 70's. I felt pretty fortunate because my mom and I, DO NOT have the same taste. She is a Harley Davidson Biker mom to the bone! And not the cute leather and studs one either. Nonetheless I love her to death and was excited to get a little piece of her youth to wear around. To bad she didn't collect Chanel like all those other moms I hear about. Maybe cause she was toting around a baby at 15.   Dress-Poetry, Shoes-Charlotte Russe, Tights-Target, Bracelet-F21, Ring-H&M, Clutch-Thrifted, Necklaces-Good Ol' Mom

How Do I Do Rodarte?

So, I was utterly shocked when I arrived at Target yesterday at 7 o'clock..um...PM not AM...to find some Rodarte garments left. I was even more surprised to find the one dress I wanted (screenprinted leopard lace) in a size 3!! Without trying it on I grabbed it and ran....only to stop in my tracks and grab this mustard yellow lace cardigan as well. Out the door with my recycled bag in hand with the biggest grin on my face...much to the dismay of the holiday shoppers with the look of utter confusion on their faces.

Then....I got home. As I type, I remember the sadness that befell on me at 7:30PM yesterday evening. I stepped into the leopard dress admiring the cute bows so ingenuously sewn onto the back...perfectly centered. Only to be let down by the ill tempered zipper! Oh it worked fine.....it's the bust area that wasn't working for me.....a good 7 minutes later I got it zipped. I thought to myself, "I don't need to actual move in this right?"...Nah! Then when I looked in the mirror, I realized how ridiculous I looked. It was entirely too tight on the top and too loose.....way too loose on the bottom. Well at least I have the cardigan right?

MY RAIN DANCE

It rained 3 WHOLE DAYS last week, can you believe it? Neither can I. When I woke up this morning and saw the beautiful blue sky...I said to myself, where is the rain? There comes a time when you are just ready for the gloom.

I seem to try and incorporate animal print into my daily life. Hence my zebra print end table
and these oh so warm (not that its THAT cold..yet) tights.

An oversized longsleeve shirt I bought at the Thread show in San Francisco.

Yeah, it was THAT cold. I dont know how they endure it, I think that I'm spoiled by the southern California sun....

I'm so thankful for leg warmers!