Vintage T-shirt Nostalgia

This post is going to be slightly different than my previous. I've resisted the desire to be personal so far, but I think to better connect I'd like to share more about myself, not just my closet. 

This outfit was randomly selected, so I didn't really have any ideas about what to write. I shifted through the photos, did my edits, etc, and the only thing I kept thinking about was how long I've had this Cramps t-shirt. 10 years. It has since been mangled and destroyed as hardcore as any good vintage t-shirt can get. The side seams are completely destroyed and the rib trim at the neckline is breaking away from the body completely (hence the safety pins- stylish touch but in reality totally necessary). 

It's been a long time since I pulled this off the rack at Wasteland on Melrose. It's been a long time since I've set foot on Melrose. I moved to the Bay (first San Francisco, then Oakland) only 2 short years ago. I really do love it here- the community, the social activism, the seasons, it's all really wonderful. But the past few months I have missed LA, my hometown, very much. 

I always had a love/hate relationship with LA. The weather is amazing, but sometimes the people, well, aren't. But maybe that's because I was a different person then. I felt very alone sitting in traffic in a metal box on the freeway or sitting at a bar during happy hour with 4 strangers. It was just a weird time in my life. Now instead of the smog and hipster rich kids I think of vegan brunch (why hasnt the bay picked up on this!?!?) and shopping on Melrose picking out rad band shirts. 

Sometimes you can get so happy with your life, that you start realizing the things you thought could never satisfy you all of a sudden can. Because the light inside you, that contentment, it's within you not around you. Maybe I should keep that in mind.  Salud.

T-shirt- Vintage via Wasteland; Shorts- vintage with DIY studding via Mercy Vintage; Boots - Forever 21; Jacket - vintage, no label

Moody Mondaze

Hi there! Happy Monday! This is the first one I'm enjoying in awhile... After months of non-stop freelance work, I finally have two weeks off to catch up on some personal work and prepare for my trip to Cancun, Mexico next week! OMG I can't wait. Ready to get my tan on! (Wow, I haven't craved a tan in years! This hot weather is really messin' with my head) 

Rob, my full-time husband/hairstylist and part-time photographer, did my hair and took some photos of me in the Morcom Rose Garden in Oakland today.

First item I'm excited to mention is my first UNIF purchase- Moodys!! It took a lot of will power to not buy the rainbow colored ones but I wanted a pair I hadn't seen as much and these look straight up alien-like. I knew they were a good match for me! Second, I'm wearing a vintage floral jacket that my prima Mizz Linda gave to me last year. This is actually the first time I've worn it (shh don't tell her!) but I'm actually stoked now that I found something to wear it with. I paired it with a top I actually tie-dyed myself yesterday. It was a white, cotton top I bought from Gap (where I freelance). I bought some RIT dye from Amazon and did a semi swirl pattern. It didn't come out too bright, but I'm actually kind of into the way it came out. Yay!

Lastly, the shorts are an old pair of Levi leggings that I chopped into booty-shorts and the shoes were locally thrifted in Oakland. 

Here are a few of my must have items- a thrifted over the shoulder bag, MAC studio fix and lipstick (I'm wearing Myth) and Aveda Control Force hairspray cuz it truly is a force to be reckoned with!