how we dress in california pt. 1

I just threw this together quickly. embarassing to my blogging skills but I just want to get it out before refining it. especially since I dont feel as though I write enough. It is almost winter here in New York and I'm learning how to layer, in a sad attempt at keeping myself warm I can't help but compare the way my friends and I dress back in California and the way I dress here in New York with my new friends from school.


Here is california in the summer and early fall. This is just how everyone dresses everyday. I guess i would say i miss my wardrobe being so carefree and casual

that is a substantial piece of jewelry.
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November 4th.

The only thing I ask of everyone reading is that you make sure you voted!

DUH.

Super witty poster by Casey Brooks. Election Day is next Tuesday! Please make sure you and your loved ones vote. I already sent in my ballot!

Get Hyphy.

Hyphy (pronounced /ˈhaɪfiː/ HYE-fee) is a slang word created by Bay Area Rapper Nicolas Fenmore which is used in the San Francisco Bay Area that literally means "rambunctious".

i need more studs in my life

my next studding project are these babies.

I grew up in the costume dept.

LA company Costume Dept. is giving Amer. Appar. a run for its money with their patterned and glitzy leggings. The line launched in March makes its leggings from random fabrics sourced in downtown LA's garment district. That means that these leggings are limited editions. Make sure you check back each month for new designs. Plus these babies are totally reasonable in comparison to pairs of 50 dollar plain leggings from AA.
Buy them here, and do it fast!




Here are some of my favorites

Ice cheetah

Chain Reaction


Kenya Chic


I can't actually decide what pair to get! too bad I found out about these after buying leggings from AA, or else I could splurge and get the Kenya Chic ones.

Alphabetize me.

Initials are back, and they are BOLD.



These alphabet bags are all over the blogosphere (I think that's what this place is call). Quickly snatch one up before they are no longer cool.



The new wave of American Apparel shirts...with writing on the front can be purchased here. Look out for the letters "E", "K", "Z", "R" and "G".

also I enjoyed this little PSA from AA:
Please Note:
Rather than waste garments with small yet interesting imperfections, our creative team goes back to the drawing board and comes up with solutions that makes them even more unique. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and each style is made in very limited quantity. Be on the lookout for the next round of designs.

college procrastination. day 1

I love socks. I want these along with a pair of knee highs with zippers up the back.

Freshman dorm rooms can disappoint.

I started college and have been in the adjustment period, trying to get used to my new surrounding and trying to meet new people and make some friends. I have barely had any time to check my email let alone update! Sorry to let you all down. This week, after being here two and a half weeks I finally decided I should put some shit up on my walls. Let me tell you now, I have very very LITTLE space to work with. I am practically sleeping in my roommates bed, that is how small our room is.

My bed is the orange bed spread closest to the camera. I'm also thinking of moving to a nicer dorm at some point, and I am barely even in my room at this point either.




We have a view of lower Manhattan.
We also have a view of the East River and Brooklyn.

Best chair in the world.
This is the common area...it needs some help.

bringing you more from the selby.

Actress Krysten Ritter's home is by far one of my favorites on the site so far.

and he came to california

I really wish Todd Selby had been able to go to Kime's pad on his recent trip because he documents people's amazing spaces to share with people like me and you.

Cali who owns Hope gallery in echo park & Jenna from Mika Miko's apt.


I am slowly working on getting enough photo booth strips to run across the length of the wall above my bed at home.

These belong to LA designer Brian Lichtenberg, I think the bathroom at the smell should be repainted to look like this, although it wouldn't stay clean for long.



pt. 2 later.

I love...tacky nails

I CAN'T GET ENOUGH.
and I don't think I should be deprived of them.

I have had this photo saved for awhile, it makes it hard to look at now that the damage done from my acrylics have fully grown out.
Long trashy nails gold glitter nails may you rest in peace.

How LA kids are making the switch to the east coast in violent gangs.

I was kindly liked to this article and I'm not going to lie...Its true, at least i hope it is. We ride together, we die together.
Manhattan Transfers
Just wait there is a whole fresh batch of LA kids coming in the next 2 weeks...

on a semi related note since this article concerns Gabi and I...
the FMS is serious business, seriously.

My August Podcast

I guess I forgot to post this but go listen to my podcast for some end of summer jams!
The Gospel

a morning message

How sweet are these embroidered curtains. Just a simple stitch in a cursive handwriting and you can customize your curtains with whatever message you want to get across.

Learn how to make them over at Design Sponge.

i wish it was spring!

I want to make these super cute fairytale dreamcatchers.
or they can be found on One Good Bumblebee

ATTN LA

obviously the place to be guys!

Dorm Room Concepts

We are going to college! my dear friends please don't fall for the stereotypical dorm room look. Don't buy into it!!!! So I have decided to try to bring you all dorm concepts or how to bring your own touch into something that has always been pretty cookie cutter.

1. Pick a color theme. Don't go overboard like buying everything in all the same shade of red or all bright colors, but try to keep your linens in the same color tones so they work together.2.Personalize your side of the room. make it yours, but keep in mind your roommates taste.
3. keep your walls simple and get bright, colorful and most importantly COMFY quilts or duvets.
This duvet cover here is infact the one I plan to use in my dorm. It can be found at Ikea. Don't be afraid to have more than one quilt or duvet cover, and an extra set of sheets is highly recommended by all.
4. Don't just hang things from the walls, especially if you have like cinder block cement walls, see of you can hang things from the ceiling like these colorful paper orbs available through Martha Stewart's line at Michael's.
5. This is probably the first time some of you have control of what gets hung on the fridge since you were little. My parents have been kind enough to let me be in charge of what gets put on the fridge, so just think of it as a collage space that can constantly be changed and added to. My fridge is more cluttered than this but they have the concept down.