alexanderwangadcampaign

alexander wang's first ad campaign. holy hotness.

pretty minimal.

I came across CALLA digging through Alexander Wang's background (because I HAVE to know all about my favorites, of course). Apparently the designer, Calla Haynes, collaborated on designs for prints with big-name-designers such as Alexander Wang and Erin Fetherston. She worked under Olivier Theyskens at Rochas and Nina Ricci for almost five years which clearly shows through in her work. I love how I can see her style of prints within her own work mimicked throughout Alexander Wang's seasons where he included tweed and marble prints. For more information go here! I'm totally going to start braiding my hair that way now. New outfit post coming soon, I promise!

gams galore.

I have to admit, I'm a leggings type of girl (for good reason though!). God just decided one day to say "Hey, let's make this Chinese girl abnormally tall for her ethnicity, and while we're at it, slap some large thighs on her for good times' sake." The problem becomes this neverending search for the holy grail of all jeans. I'll know when we meet because it will be a heavenly union of butt, thighs, hips, and denim and all the angels will be singing "Hallelujah!"

Anyway, I love the look of paneled leggings lately especially these because the cut on them can just totally redefine your legs! Definitely something I need. They're also totally the way to dress for the future, you know? Don't get me wrong, I love retro throwbacks and vintage notions but we're also in 2010 now and we can't forget to look forward! The leggings here are from OakNYC, Rag&Bone, H&M, and BlackMilk, aren't they HOT?

Photo Cred: Style.com, BlackMilk.com, OAKNYC.com, Fyndigt by Frida

minty fresh

I'd like to conduct a room in mint green christian louboutins.

photo cred: inside amlul's closet

dream night

Unfortunately, my RentTheRunway dress wasn't sent because they don't ship outside of the continental United States! I WAS SO SAD! There should be no reason why the 50th state of the United States of America should be treated any differently. It's so unfair. Anyway, since they only called on Friday for my SATURDAY event, I had to make a mad dash Saturday morning for a replacement dress. Found this one at bamboosky! I don't own anything one-shouldered so it was a nice change. So here's me laughing at renttherunway for the fabulous business they lost over the weekend. BAHAHAHAHA....

o-flux dress from bamboosky, f21 shoes + earrings, vintage snake belt, peruvian gold cuff

istillreallyneedapairofgreatpants

I'm feeling the cool-prepster laid-back style lately. Fits in with the weird sunny-gray skies today. Not sure what tomorrow will bring...

Clockwise from top left: TbyA.Wang one-shoulder tank, LaGarconne tapered trousers, Mulberry Alexa satchel, mytouch3G, Ioselliani earrings, Noir pyramid ring, LaGarconne fishtail tee, Chloe lace up boots, random braided belt.

renttherunway

Refinery29 revealed the super cool site where I could rent designer dresses for a tiny portion of the price. Since I'm a student, I can only dream of monthly black-tie events where a $600-$2000 dress would be consistently useful. Unfortunately, my resources go only so far and renttherunway is my way to somewhat fulfill that satisfaction. I have a big event I'm attending on Saturday and a rental would be perfect! So I rented this Robert Rodriguez dress with cap sleeves and a swirl print. It's conservative enough for the affair with black tights and cute shoes. Can't wait for it to come in the mail (AND I get an extra size, just in case, free of charge with a complimentary garment bag and fit kit)! Cool right? It'll be like Christmas all over again... hehe.

Rent the Runway

element of color

During this winterbreak I had the opportunity to collaborate with a good friend and style another photoshoot! It was amazing! I was inspired by an editorial that photographer David Bellemere had shot and wanted to put together a concept that really exploited Hawaii's beauty as well as the local fashion we had to offer. The end result was... well you can see for yourself. I'm super happy and super proud of the team we put together. Thanks Justine(model), Toni Farley(make-up and hair), Shannon (photog assistant), bambooksky ( providing wardrobe), and shirakiphoto(photog) for the best experience ever. I can't wait to work on my next projects! HAPPY 2010 EVERYONE!

Sorry for the crappy quality. For the full high res pics, please go here.