fashionbater

11.05.2011

fashionbater on my style canvas

if you blog or follow blogs you know Sabina of my syle canvas as an inspiration, an eye for the next it piece, and an insanely talented illustrator. when i first came across her blog i immediately knew that Sabina in all her mystery(i find her to a bit mysterious...this all knowing fashion guru with talent supreme who only on occasion posts photos of herself...hello pin up beauty)was one to follow to keep on point.

i would be lying to you if i didn't say this:

when Sabina posts gorgeous illustrations of bloggers, i kinda secretly fantasized that one day i would inspire an illustration. yes, i am a nerd.

so when she casually imbedded a link in a comment she left on my last post- to this illustration of me???!!!! yes, me!! you can imagine how it turned my hectic work day into a dreamy breezy day.

in conclusion, i am truly flattered and very inspired to post regularly with a clairvoyant fashion gusto that hopefully inspires others.

11.01.2011

halloween

my inspiration

his inspiration

10.20.2011

silverfox salvage

we visited one of our favorite new curiosity shops called silverfox salvage

its full of decorative things that interest me

architectural elements to spruce up live spaces

gorgeous textural materials

darling taxidermy

we decided to get a few distressed tin tiles for our ceiling

earrings- vintage
dress- Ya Ya nom de plume
platforms- Jeffrey Campbell

10.16.2011

hologram

hair band- made by mom

sheer dress- Christian Dior

belt- thrifted

ring- vintage

mesh boy cut panties- Cosabella

boots- Gee WaWa via Spanish Moss

10.12.2011

taste a bit like me

clap your hands say yeah

samantha and my sam (haircut!)

frank lurking behind me...creepy pup.

knit striped pullover- Zara
romper- vintage, it was my mom's
tights- Target
boots- Squaresville
necklaces- vintage
earrings- vintage
rings- Marc By Marc Jacobs, vintage, Target, antiqued
bracelet- Forever 21

this passed sunday was perfect. the weather was gorgeous and there was plenty to do. earlier in the day i went to cicLAvia. 7.5 miles of city streets were shut down and turned over to cyclists and pedestrians! sam was busy building stairs to our chicken coop- so i rolled solo. i rode my bike around the downtown la area, ran into friends, ate from food trucks, drank arnold palmers on the bar patio, and took a few photos with my film camera.

later we hit up the Toyota antics block party (music fest) in echo park to see clap your hands say yeah. we met up with our friend samantha and danced and hung out for a bit. then sam and i decided to stop and get some vegan ice cream at sage. we felt piggish so we got a pint of salted chocolate caramel and a pint of clean green. i'm not a huge sweets person but this ice cream is so amazing. it doesn't taste artificial or overly sweet. just refreshing and delicious! when we got home we dug into our ice cream while watching boardwalk empire...gluttons!

10.10.2011

pepper tree

hairband- melrose flea market
hooded faux fur vest- vintage
knit fringe vest- Forever 21
slip- Etienne- thrifted
wide friendship bracelet- bought at a music fest
yellow beaded necklace, shell & bone earrings- antiqued
woodpecker skull- Ria Charisse via Gold Bug in pasadena
leather moroccan bag- thrifted
boots- Fiorentini and Baker

sam and i have many rituals. one of my favorites is to walk our property with our dogs while making plans for future garden projects. today we admired the glorious pepper tree. she has grown so much since we freed her up from the strangling weeds. one day we want to build a tree house. for now, we enjoy throwing down comfy blankets and relaxing on her mature limbs.