fashionmonth

i would love to go to school (in the mainland) dressed like this.

rag&bone FW10

dapper

Just got my first gilt groupe purchase! A super cute pair of Boutique9 oxfords. I love them!!! Oxfords are officially my crazy new obsession. I'm into that Lauren Hutton, Diane Keaton, Katherine Hepburn, bitch-i-can-do-anything look. But more importantly, they can pull off literally any type of men-inspired piece with a feminine attitude. That's my girl.

Trying to nab these Marais oxfords next. I actually love all their shoes, but their oxfords are by far their most classic pieces. Their whole concept really just speaks to my American pride (*Parisians are snickering right now*). I'm sure my closet can use a little patriotism, haha. Check out their shoes and site out here.

Off to join the working class society now.... grumble grumble.

firstfridays

A couple things: I got a kickass new phone (nexus one) and I LOVE it. I've always been stuck with prehistoric phones my whole life and I now realize the power of unlimited texting and web-browsing. It's dangerous.

And this is sort of my first street style post. Some girls and I went out to First Fridays in downtown Honolulu, which is when they open up all the art galleries at night and all of main downtown turns into a zoo of artsy farts (like me) and club-goers.

I got to meet this girl in a great pair of harem pants which looked amazing with all that hair, those sandals, and killer accent. Made some new friends, Kela and Sean, who by the way was wearing a kick ass shiny blazer with puff sleeves (yay for puff sleeves)! I wore my favorite altered-vintage dress with my vintage snake belt and my peruvian gold cuff. In the end, it's all about the shoulders, baby.

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