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!

Beach Getaway

Totally looking forward to my Cancun vacation in 2 weeks! Stoked!


Beach Getaway by lurob-lareskiwan featuring rhinestone bras

Rhinestone bra
etsy.com

Deena Ozzy backpacking bag
urbanoutfitters.com

Alexis bittar bracelet
alexisbittar.com

Sunglasses
unifclothing.com

Pier One Artificial Phalaenopsis Orchid Stem
pier1.com

DIY Denim: Stud Muffin

As a total "outcast by choice" in high school, I always wanted to out do my classmates with weird and wacky clothing. Because I had a minimum wage job as a hostess at a small restaurant, the clothing I so desired wasn't exactly accessible. So I resorted to what has become one of my absolute favorite pastimes- DIY vintage. I'm so excited that tons of the trends I'm into this season are completely doable with some thrifted or vintage items tweeked just enough to give them a new edge. DIY is so much fun because a) you get to have complete control over the design, b) it's cheaper and c) it's more fun, duh!

This week I decided to work with denim! I recently purchased this acid wash cap (actually a F21 buy) and a pair of oversized mom jeans (soon to be cutoffs) from a local vintage shop in Oakland called Mercy Vintage. I purchased a pack of studs on ebay, grabbed a beer and put on Dazed and Confused. I was ready to get down! 

There are several types of studs you can buy online- some easier to use than others. One kind of stud has four legs with sharp edges that can easily pierce thin(er) fabric. I bought a different kind that just has a single spike in the back. These require a bigger hole (which I cut with a combination of a WAY sharper 1" stud and a knife) but I do think they'll last longer because you have to screw them in for the last bit so they don't easily come out. Also, depending on how good (or not good) you are at eyeballing space, grab a ruler or measuring tape to space out your studs evenly. Or not, as I did with the cap. Depends what look you're going for.

It takes a bit of time, and my hands were quite sore, but voila! Excited to rock some new stuff!

Outfit: Hawaiian Crop Top- Vintage; Skirt- H&M 

Rainbow Brite

Happy beginning of another work week to you all! I'm am hoping to fix my "case of the mondays" by flashing back to this weekend (one of the best ones I've had this year!) and of course lovin' this amazing bay area weather. 

As an LA to SF transplant I deeply desire to wear shorts and/or skirts pretty much 90% of the year. (Pants?! Who needs them?) So as soon as the fog rolls its gorgeous but freezing self over those luscious hills back to the ocean, I am ready to celebrate with some leg. I have been super stoked on the 90s rainbow look thats so fiercely back in my life and decided to pair it with my favorite oversized, acid wash "Hi, I look like the Olsen twins in Full House" jacket. (The lucite shoe detail that is popping up all over JC and Unif is also amazing-hence the illusion of no shoes in the above photo).  This post is also special because not only did I get to spend my Sunday with my lovely bestie Jenn of fashionandfringe.com but we took a break from our usual photo taker boys and photographed each other! Blogger callab heyyyy.

Besides stripping my white legs for some time in the sun this weekend, I was pleased to meet Melody of Isobell Jewelry @ the 7 year anniversary party @ Pretty Penny in Oakland on Friday. She hand makes her line and I picked up these adorable daisy earrings! In love!

Rainbow sweaterdress- H&M; Denim Jacket- thrifted; Lucite Sandals- H&M; Daisy Earrings - shopisobell.com

Visitors from Mars

Crop Top- Declaredclothing.com; Maxi- thrifted; Denim Shirt- H&M; Pleather Jacket- H&M; Beanie- Gypsy Warrior; Boots- Doc Martens, Nordstroms

This shoot hardly counts... because I was basically en route for the best vegan dogs of all time- Rosemunde (well, in SF Bay, anyway). I brought along the camera and made mah man take some photos. So what, boo? 

Notes:

A) LOVE this crop top from declared clothing. I'm an alien so why not sport it??!!

B) Thrifting has been cool since before Macklemore (or wtf?) said it was. This maxi is pretty much a 4 day a week wear. Best 6$ I ever spent.

C) Beanies are hard to wear before they stretch out. Just an FYI. 

Have a fun week kids! My Monday went well- hope yours did, too!  xoxox