Alice in Wonderland

Doesn't anyone else seem to think there's just this whole Alice in Wonderland theme going on? Perhaps it's just because I always dream about having a Alice in Wonderland theme tea party. I always think that it's such a wonderful idea, and then enthusiastically tell a friend-who is usually equally obsessed with tea-my brilliant idea. Most times, I am not met with the "YESS! LET'S DO IT! BRILLIANT! YESSS" that I was expecting. Instead, many a times I have been met with, "what does that even mean? Do you dress up in a blue dress? A cat? I don't get it. Why don't we just have a normal dress up tea party?" I thought about their point and recognized they were right. How would you dress up for Alice and Wonderland theme? LAME...I don't want to dress up as a Cat. (Although I do have some inspirations photos for how to do it coming below...oooo.....aahhhhh.)

More importantly Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie coming out in March (which is relatively soon). I'm rather excited. It looks insidious. I mean, Johnny Depp is in it. It'll be MESSED UP. Some of my friends don't want to see it, they're scared it'll ruin Alice in Wonderland for them. But don't you want to see Alice in Wonderland all grown up and matured? I don't know. I think it'll be sick. PLUS Alice is Mia Wasikowka. I'm a fan. She was my favorite patient on In Treatment (HBO). She looks rather sickly in this movie.

And here are some images from Vogue's Alice and Wonderland spread from December 2003. It's beautiful! There are more, of course, but I'm going to put on a million because I am incapable of deciding and love them all!

nt to wear this to my tea party. If only....

Senior Citizen

My yearbook page was due today. It wasn't exactly my greatest piece of work. I liked all the pictures fine, but I didn't really have many key people. More importantly, my layout was BLAH. It was clean this year, but nothing special. If its clean, it should at least be creative right? Whatever, I didn't really want to obsess over it. Hopefully I manage to turn it in, because I don't have a USB and it's a total of 4 MB over gmail's attachment limit. Putain...Right. So in my yearbook, seniors can choose a partner they can match with. In the end, my partner and I didn't match very much, but we attempted with this little photo shoot we had. Neither of us really used the pictures so I decided to post them here. You know, make them work a little. Work for their memory space. I make myself crack up sometimes. The sad thing is that anyone actually reading this probably didn't even understand that joke. Dommage.
We went to Altza Plaza Park. Well actually, we went after "decorating" the student center (my school's excuse for a cafeteria) with 2010s, Xs, streamers etc. It was freezing. Definitely not my best set of photos at Alta Plaza. I blame the fog. You know, just the normal and average climate of San Francisco.

Want to know who to give the photocred to? Well you probably don't but I'll tell you anyways. All the ones of me on the seesaw were taken by Olivia. However, all the ones with the two of us. Taken by no one. Self-timer. Olivia refused to ask any of the nannies at Alta to take a picture of us or any of the people who watched us take pictures of ourselves like dorks. Whatever.

Outfit: Sweater:Wilfred from Aritzia, Grey Shirt: Nordstroms, White Shirt: Unknown, Jeans: Cheap Monday, Boots: Urban, Necklace: H&M

PS. I just have to note that I'm wearing jeans in these pictures. I realized that I've been wearing a lot of mini skirts with boots. Therefore, I'm going to try to get to pictures wearing some pantalons (I wanted to say that in a Spanish accent and then I realized I have no idea how to spell that).

Adventures in Chinatown

hey,

Long time no post...

So my host sister came a little while ago and I decided to show her chinatown. We went to get dim sum at City View, which was quite an experience for her. I guess dim sum in those restaurants is a pretty peculiar thing. When else do ladies push carts around a restaurant, constantly asking "do you want this? this? this?" It's a weird situation, but I just love Dim Sum! After we did a little adventuring around Chinatown. I don't really hang out much around here. It's a tad too touristy for me, but she enjoyed taking pictures of all the colors and stuff. I guess for a French girl, all the colors in San Francisco is a little overwhelming and unique.

We wandered around a bit more, towards the financial district, and found this little garden. I love the apartment building in front. The brick, the clothes hanging. It must be weird for the people living there though. I and some other guy were taking pictures and he just kept on staring at us, as if he was wondering what the hell we were doing in his backyard...

Outfit: Coat: 21, Sweatshirt/Sweater thing: Urban, Dress: AA, Tights: AA, Boots: Zara, Headband, AA

Wow...it's funny how this is quite the AA outfit, but it doesn't really look it.

Davies.

So...I'm very very very very behind on posts. So far behind, my dearies, that I'm actually doing a (pre) Christmas post. yes. you will see a christmas tree in this post even. yea i know. this is SUPER LATE. but i've been having some technical difficulties this past break so....here we go anyways!

So way back to break, there was this wonderful concert at Davies' Symphony hall. What concert you may ask? Well of course the annual SF Girls Chorus Christmas Sing Along with all your FAVORITE carols sung by your favorite little girls--they are adorable.

Here's what went down....

sorry it's blurry, but it's my best full outfit picture

we were running back to Davies frantically. We actually ditched mattie on the way because she was being too slow.

Why the hurry? We went to get coffee and like dinner...with 20 minutes before the concert. Let's just say that WASN'T A GOOD IDEA.

after we went to this lovely French resto, jardiniere, for coffee and desserts. It was a GORGEOUS restaurant. I really really want to go back.

We got two platters of their sample desserts. Best one? hands down the eggnog creme brulee. I still haven't had eggnog....maybe next year?

camille. the lovely photographer of then night. thanks my dear.

Outfit: Red Cashmere Sweater: Bloomingdales, Skirt: 21, Boots: Urban, Hat: H&M

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die

So I'm a pretty big BLUE fan. There was actually a period of my life where almost every shirt I wore was blue. No joke. Now a days, I'm all about the black, greys, whites etc, but the only color that really makes a normal appearance?? You guessed it: BLUE. But I'm not the only one who loves BLUE....

Valeria "ValBlu" McCulloch was featured in a New York Magazine article on 5 new yorkers who wear nothing but a single color. She says she wears nothing but Yves Klein Blue which isn't entirely true...but you can't get that shade perfectly every time...

I know it's pretty intense. She actually has to PAINT her shoes BLUE. That's called dedication to the color BLUE.

Oh wait you don't know what Yves Klein Blue is? You don't know who Yves Klein is? Actually? He's the "Blue Guy"...

he legitimately created his own shade of blue (International Klein Blue or IKB) which he copyrighted and everything. He died, but now his wife owns it.

LOVE IT!! BLUE never looked so good...

I was looking through my Vogue Spring/Summer '10 collections book, and came across Giorgio Armani's collection. There was ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL BLUE. And not just any blue, but a beautiful shade and usually...in a silk (right?) material. I have a blue silk shirt and wear it ALL THE TIME. It's one of my favorite shirts...Soooo here's some lovely looks from Armani's show in Milan...of course featuring BLUE

And since it's the title reference...here's the I'm Blue Video...CHECK IT

the Art of Fashion

hey, so some of you have complained that I started the new year off a little weak. I am in accordance, but my bro is in LA and he took the camera cord with him, so I can't upload any of my pictures (I still have my xmas tree pics to post!) But when he comes back, there will be a wave of catching up posts! ALORS T'INQUIÈTE!

I personally had a lovely new years' eve. I threw an impromtu party (b/c no one was really having a party) at my condo downtown (st regis heard of it?) It was a lot of fun, quite an intoxicating evening as one of my friends put it. Party pics do not exist b/c one of my friends literally stole my camera and hid it, freaked out about parents and colleges seeing it. Pity. My outfit was cute.

Soo...I decided to remind us of the art of fashion. Now a days fashion editorials, spreads in magazines look quite artistic. Believe it or not, it wasn't always so. William Klein changed the style of fashion photography. Think before Klein it looked like Forever 21, after it looked like ART (as it should). Look up this influential artist and you will be amazed. CHECK IT.

Woman in Chicken Hat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1948-49

Hat + 5 Roses, Paris (Vogue), 1956

Smoke and Veil, Paris (Vogue), 1958

 

Vestido de Dior en Vogue al principio de los años 1950 

WOW tons of smoking pictures. I'm thinking of picking up the habit...Bad Idea?? Probably....

Fashion by Capucci, American Vogue, April, 1960

Epic #1

French Vogue, April 1961

Epic #2

Broadway and 103rd Street, New York 1954-55 (Became a symbol of gun control)

He also made videos....CHECK IT.

There's more parts, but thats just two parties. CHECK OUT THE REST!

So by now I'm sure you guys are incredibly impressed by Mr. Klein. He really changed the world of fashion, without him, your magazines, well wouldn't be nearly as important. We have to remember that fashion is more than just a simply outfit. It's an art form. It reminds me of that lovely speech that was in the Devil's Wears Prada (i'll post that some other time)...Sooo I invite you to dare a bit with your style this year. Don't think of it as just an outfit in the morning, but a statement, an piece of art. WELCOME TO 2010.

ALSO. Small Note to Some Haters that have arisen. If you don't like the blog, DON'T READ IT. Thanks to all you guys who are reading my blog for real!

ONE OH!

Every year new years comes along and I always feel like I have to make this next year better, because the year previous was slightly disappointing. As usual, I took this persona, ready to rise from the ashes of 2009. But although all of the Best and Worst Programs on TV say that 2009 was the bottom and we can't go anywhere but up...I must say I LOVED 2009! Let's name some things we did...
-Started with new years in le MARAIS, PARIS. pas mal
-Wandered around Rennes, France...not to mention Marseilles, London, Paris, Nice
-Celebrated my bday with some of my favorite girls ever in Nice
-Came home to America and rediscovered the beauty of SF
-Started this BLOG
so in more honor of 2009 here's a mash-up of all the songs of 2009. Honestly, its a tad overwhelming and you'll remember songs you've forgotten. enjoy!

But now 2009 is over. BUT DO NOT DESPAIR! For as the countdown finished, every senior in America rejoiced (or was working on apps). This is OUR YEAR. 2010. LET'S DO IT! WE'RE IN SECOND SEMESTER AMAZINGNESS! LET'S HAVE THE TIME OF OUR LIVES!! yes...unoriginal i know. But come on, it's the truth.

the cobransnake