ONTHEINTERNET

2010-09-07T20:13:00.002-05:00

ARCHRAF ARMIRI
Slowly becoming my favorite graphic illustrator/weird fashion drawer

2010-09-05T05:54:00.001-05:00

ACT DA FOOL.
FOR PROENZA SCHOULER
BY HARMONY KORINE

2010-09-05T02:43:00.002-05:00

BLACK LEATHER GLOVES- COSMETICS

IxC999- WHITE RING

NIGHT- ZOLA JESUS

oOoOO- NO SUMMR4U

2010-08-30T16:15:00.002-05:00

////"SKULL CRUSH" and "ARIZONA"

/MAN-E

CROW SKULL

2010-08-27T17:16:00.002-05:00

////CROW SKULL NECKLACE

/MRSOLES

I typically don't wear jewelry mainly because I always end up loosing them but there was this one piece I've always wanted, this crow skull necklace. Originally I wanted the PAMELA LOVE one but her online shop is down for maintenance and I couldn't find another online store that carried it. So I went on a hunt for a recreation and ended up on Etsy. I've never bought anything from there but I always see people buy things from Etsy with great reviews so I said why not.

This necklace is a cast of a crow skull made from cold marble tied with a leather string. The vendor also has many different variations of this skull from different metals in varying colors to glow in the dark paint. I wanted mine to look like real bones so I went for the marble.

One of the reasons I've always wanted this was because of the movie GINGER SNAPS. And how B and Ginger always wore theirs. Don't judge me.

STYLE LIKE THEM PT.2

2010-08-25T20:26:00.003-05:00

////SHAUN ROSS

////HANNAH MARSHAL

////NOMA HAN

////PAMELA LOVE

////ZAMARI GRAHM-SMITH

////JENNY SHIMIZU

////NIKKI MOOSE
Posted before, (Not that I care or anything)

////CARY TAUBEN

INTERIOR|EXTERIOR

2010-08-23T11:22:00.006-05:00

John Pawson, Hegia, Richard Ostell, Mell Lawrence, Artek, and Blasen

KIND OF MOVING BUT NOT REALLY

2010-08-17T21:34:00.003-05:00

HOMMEMADEBLOG.BLOGSPOT.COM

I've been working on this blog for a while now (which is why I haven't been updating recently) so most of my time will be spent there. I'll continue to post things here but I think I'm going to take it back to my roots and use this as an inspiration only blog again. Thanks so much for reading and commenting y'all. I think my other project will interest a lot of people since I get so many questions about my DIYs anyway!

GHOST TOWN

2010-07-21T07:34:00.005-05:00

////RODARTE FW10
/STYLE.COM

Kate and Laura's newest collection referenced the "dreamlike landscape" of Juarez Mexico, saying they were inspired from a road trip they took to El Paso Texas and were heavily influenced by the maquiladora workers in Juarez. Makeup artist James Kaliardos also threw in words like "sleepwalkers" and "spirits" when describing the collection. But did anyone throw in words like "murder" "rape" or "death"? Doubt it.
Actually have been in Juarez myself, I can tell you there is no dreamlike quality about its landscape. The impoverish factory town next to the boarder was anything but dreamlike when I went to visit. Family there told me not to dress like you had money otherwise you'd be at risk to get abducted, robbed, and killed. Much like the fate of the maquiladora workers living there.
Juarez is the worlds most dangerous city excluding war zones and many women have to get up in the middle of the night to work at the factories. This was Rodarte's inspiration. Mixed matched pieces being layered on top of each other giving a "dressed in the dark" aspect to the look, ghostly pale skin, candles being lit at the beginning of the show, and the collection glowing in the dark to represent spirits of the dead workers were praised by many, but left a bad taste in other people's mouths.

I would have understood if they have just said their inspiration was sleepwalking spirits but instead they made up this dramatic and quite controversial description of their inspiration. How could you glorify the horrible lives some women have to endure everyday then produce $4,000 dresses as a result of it? Rodarte has pulled inspiration from the most obscure places (Japanese horror films and "luxxe woman dying in death valley and being reborn as a condor") "But there's a huge difference between aestheticizing fictional violence and aestheticizing real violence." says JEZEBEL.COM And they're completely right.
I'm not saying I'm appalled, as a person with Mexican heritage I'm not even offended. I just think they could have chose to leave the factory working women dying theme out of their description. A little tasteless Rodarte, just a little.
Rodarte even has a COLLABORATION WITH MAC coming out September 15, 2010, naming their products with things like "quincenera, factory, badtown, and juarez". Although, Kate and Laura did say some of the proceeds from their collaboration with MAC will be given to help the people from Juarez:

"We understand that product names in the M·A·C Rodarte collection have offended some of our consumers and fans. This was never our intent and we are very sorry. We are listening carefully to the comments posted and are grateful to those of you who have brought your concerns to the forefront of our attention. M·A·C will give a portion of the proceeds from the M·A·C Rodarte collection to help those in need in Juarez. We are diligently investigating the best way to do this. Please be assured that we will keep you posted on the details regarding our efforts. " Says a MAC representative.

Shining light on the actual collection though, I thought it was repetitive with the knits but I did enjoy it. I was actually impressed by the pieces glowing in the dark. I wasn't impressed by the very 2006 looking ugly pointy pump though.

Do you think their efforts in creating a faboosh collection this year was tacky and controversial? Or do you not care about my peoples* and loved it?

*not actually from Juarez y'all.

REST IN PEACE?

2010-07-01T07:01:00.004-05:00

As if. I've abandoned this blog for far too long! My apologies y'all.
No, I haven't been on an amazing ten year vacation, or started some life changing event, I've just been uninspired (as always it seems). Plus it's the summer now so my wardrobe has been reduced to a shirtdress, a pair of shorts, and some boots, and that's really groundbreaking to blog about, I know. But a good thing about it being summer is time. So back to blogging I go!

WEDGE HUNT

2010-04-19T14:10:00.005-05:00

Ugh just fucking ugh. For the past month I've been on a lookout for any leather wedge boot that can come my way. I sure have the best of luck because sadly, I can't find any.
A friend of mine e-mailed me instantly when he saw these wedge booties from ALDO, but of course they only carried them in a 35. Okay I wear a men's 11.5, so I have such a hard time finding anything remotely attractive when it comes to footwear. And let me assure you, I don't wear sneakers. Apparently no one shows any of us big girls some love in the shoe department. I'm about ready to just make my own ala luxirare.
These are on my radar. Regardless of size, I will own one of them.

////JEFFREY CAMPBELL
/LEATHER PIXIE BOOT

////ACNE STUDIOS
/ATACOMA WEDGE

//// STELLA McCARTNEY
/WOODEN WEDGE BOOTIE

////FINSK
/PONY WEDGE

////RICK OWENS
/WEDGE ANKLE BOOTS

////YSL
/STUDIO WEDGE BOOTIE

STYLE LIKE THEM

2010-04-13T16:16:00.004-05:00

////ANDREW MUKAMAL
/KELL ON EARTH/STYLIST

////NIKKI MOOSE
/DIRTYFLAWS

////ZANA BAYNE
/DESIGNER/GARBAGE DRESS

////HIRAKU MORILLA
/STUDENT

Just some of the people who's wardrobe I want to rob blind. Not that I will or anything, just sayin'.

AMY WINEHOUSE x FRED PERRY

2010-03-12T05:51:00.006-06:00

////AMY WINEHOUSE X FRED PERRY
/WWD.COM/80sPURPLE.COM

Amy Winehouse has teamed up with Fred Perry to debut a 17-piece collection in stores October 2010. Some say she fell off the map, but she's clearly hard at work. Hopefully this doesn't stumble into into Lindsay Lohan territory and become a huge failure. Which I doubt because her cheeky wink to Fred Perry's original designs already have me hooked. With the color scheme being mostly pink and black she's also pretty adamant over the proportions and fit. And since Amy has always been a loyal supporter of the brand, I'm sure whatever she'll create will still be true Fred Perry but with that wine-o appeal. Make that money boo boo.

MAC'S LIBERTY OF LONDON EVENT

2010-03-03T21:04:00.022-06:00

////FAGUTZ AND I AT THE MAC EVENT LAST NIGHT.
/blushes not part of the collection, sadly.

Okay, last night went pretty well for the most part. Thankfully I already knew the girls working there so I didn't have to wait too long but the entire event was kind of lackluster. The "live music" was this really creepy man playing an acoustic guitar around the already cramp store. He would have been nice if he didn't sing to me while I was putting shit on my face. And I obviously couldn't drink so that was a downside in itself but anyway, lets get to the collection.

////TEMPTALIA.COM

I really dislike the packaging for the products in this collection. Its too Lisa Frank sticker for my taste. I'm not a fan of white plastic anything especially with multi colored flowery decals on them. But I guess some other people are into that kind of look. Moving on,

BEAUTY POWDERS

////LEFT: SUMMER ROSE////RIGHT:SHELL PEARL

Summer Rose is the better one of the two. I thought Shell Pearl was way too frosty and wearable. Because lets face it, there's nothing worse than natural makeup.

BLUSHES

////LEFT: DIRTY PLUM////RIGHT: PRIM & PROPER

Dirty Plum probably being one of my favorites from this collection because its a true plum color and is almost a matte finish (almost because it did have a tint of shimmer in it) but Prim and Proper was way too boring to even swatch. So i didn't.

EYESHADOWS

////LEFT TO RIGHT:BOUGH GREY/DAME'S DESIRE/BIRDS & BERRIES/FREE TO BE
Cool, boring, boring, boring. Okay moving on.

LIPSTICKS

////LEFT TO RIGHT: BLOOMING LOVELY/ EVER HIP/ PETALS & PEACOCKS
Blooming Lovely is another one of my favorites for being the most unwearable lipstick in the bunch. A+ in my book. Ever Hip was boring and dupable. Petals & Peacocks was good too, but I'm never a fan of bright pink lipstick. I recommend Blooming Lovely.

NAIL LACQUER

////LEFT: BLUE INDIA/ VESTRAL WHITE
Blue India was my favorite of the two. But neither of them made me want to buy them. I'm eyeing the Matte Black nail lacquer from the Riveting collection.

*ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM TEMPTALIA.COM

Also, If you want to I guess you can find me HERE because I love being all over the internet. Obviously.

McQUEEN DIES

2010-02-11T17:51:00.003-06:00

Tragic news, (Lee) Alexander McQueen was found dead at 40 this morning at his home in central London. Though it is still under investigation, it is pretty clear that his death was ruled as a suicide. Found hanged in his London property, only after days of his mother's death, the police are not going to treat his death suspiciously.
Unfortunate news and only a month before his showcase at PFW. He will be truly missed.
Rest in peace Lee.

You can read the full story HERE.

FOREVER SATANIC

2010-02-02T13:43:00.003-06:00

F21 is blowing my mind. I relentlessly made my way over there knowing that this store loves to ruin potentially good pieces with tacky unnecessary shit like bedazzled decals or cropping everything in sight. So It didn't take long before I was walking right back out. But then these caught my eye. They were laying on a messy table under owl necklaces, bamboo bracelets and other...well crap, so I inspected these rings for a deal breaker (as most of F21's pieces have) and to my surprise they were just plain two fingered rings with crosses on them. No sparkles or hearts and flowers etched into the metal. I was hesitant to get them at first because they didn't look that great sitting next to plastic costume rings and white plastic pearls but then I remembered that WILLIAM from the ever so inspiring BLACK LIST made a POST about these rings not too long ago. They looked good on him so I gave it a shot. Thank you William for jogging my memory in times of doubt. ;)
The only downside to these rings, for me at least, is that they are obviously made for dainty fingers. I'm a big bitch, so It took me half of my life to take them off.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY

2010-02-01T19:59:00.003-06:00

ITS MY BIRTHDAY Y'ALL!

How will I be spending tonight you may ask? Party? Dinner? Being with the people I love? No, fuck that, I will be spending it with RuPaul's Drag Race.

FASHION WEEK (CONTINUED)

2010-01-23T20:56:00.003-06:00

DIOR HOMME

ANN DEMEULEMEESTER

BLAAK HOMME

JULIUS

I don't even know what to say. Everything that's been shown thus far has been so blah up until Julius. This is right up my ally. I loved every single look from the show. Check it out HERE.

////GQ/THEFASHIONISTO.COM

FASHION WEEK (CONTINUED)

2010-01-22T17:08:00.004-06:00

VIKTOR & ROLF
What the hell was that? Disappointed.

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER

I tried to like this, but the whole boxing theme put me off. There were some pieces I liked though (black kilt, PVC? paneled trousers, boxy suit) but as a whole I thought it was too kitschy for my taste. Also, I know it wasn't planned but the makeup was so similar to Dsquared. Which was...odd.

DRIES VAN NOTEN

The first look reminds me of the Moschino trench Daryl Hanna wore in Kill Bill. And I have always loved fitted sweatpants. They don't look so gas station mom, definitely on my radar.
(This wasn't supposed to have commentary, but what can I say I just have a lot of feelings.)

YVES SAINT LAURENT

RICK OWENS

KRIS VAN ASSCHE

JUNYA WATANABE
I liked the collection, but I'm not really big on the "smart" way of dressing. I'm more of a scumbag "my clothes looked tattered and trampy" kind of guy.

JOHN GALLIANO
I don't even...

GIVENCHY

FASHION WEEK (CONTINUED)

2010-01-19T17:11:00.004-06:00

DSQUARED

Because we all know what the best part of the show was. Bill turning it out, as always.

WHO DID IT BETTER?

2010-01-19T08:54:00.003-06:00

////POS/BALENCIAGA

I see what you did there PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND, BALENCIAGA PRE-FALL 09 did it better. Just sayin'.

FASHION WEEK (CONTINUED)

2010-01-19T08:17:00.004-06:00

VERSACE Not a huge fan of Vur-sayce, but these didn't suck. (If you didn't get my Nomi Malone reference then you have no soul.)

ALEXANDER McQUEEN

FASHION WEEK

2010-01-17T21:38:00.004-06:00

JIL SANDER

COSTUME NATIONAL

BURBERRY PRORSUM

BOTTEGA VENETA

////MILAN FASHION WEEK
/MENSWEAR FALL 2010/GQ.COM

JOSH BEECH

2010-01-16T09:56:00.002-06:00

////JOSH BEECH
/NOTION/TFS

ON MY RADAR: MICHEAL TINTUIC

2010-01-14T22:17:00.007-06:00

////DENIMOLOGY/MAFIAHUNT
/MICHAEL TINTUIC

DO IT YOURSELF: MARGIELA

2010-01-12T05:49:00.009-06:00

////MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA SPIDERWEB WAISTCOAT/BROWNSFASHION.COM

I need this in my life. As impractical (and maybe slightly overrated?) as a spiderweb waistcoat is, I think It'll fit perfectly into my wardrobe. But as a firm believer of doing it yourself, I think this is pretty manageable. I'm saying this of course because I don't have $345.87 for some pieces of viscose.________

And speaking of doing it yourself, the human hair jacket I said I was going to make will probably never get done. Realistically thinking, human hair isn't at all cheap. Even synthetic hair is pretty pricey. And for the amount that I would need to cover an entire jacket would be pretty ridiculous. So here's to a failed project. But I do have one that I will be working on soon enough.

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2010-01-05T12:33:00.003-06:00

////DIOR COUTURE SS2006

I was going down memory lane and forgot all about this collection in which I was obsessed with for so long. I loved how they walked down to bible verses and how the clothes are blood stained. To this day I'd still do anything for those giant crosses.

////STYLE.COM

And since I'm picking favorites, Givenchy FW09/10 was my absolute favorite of last year.

////GIVENCHY COUTURE FW09/10/STYLE.COM

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2010-01-04T09:00:00.004-06:00

////CHRIS GARNEAU "FIREFLIES"

////CHAD VANGAALEN "MOLTEN LIGHT"

////PEARL AND THE BEARD "TWICE TODAY"

////MARY AND THE BOY "MILKSHAKE"

////MOSES CAMPBELL "NO.5"

I haven't done a music post in quite some time now but these are the songs I've been listening to on repeat. I'm generally not that "into" music so I just listen to the same things over and over and lately these are it.

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2010-01-04T08:01:00.002-06:00

////BILL KAULITZ/TH_STYLE/TFS
////ANN DEMEULEMEESTER RTW FW09
////DIOR HOMME 17.5 STRETCH JEANS
////DIOR HOMME FW09
////RICK OWENS SS09

After talking to a friend about Bill Kaulitz from TOKIO HOTEL, specifically his wardrobe, I was pretty reluctant to post about him for such a long time because I didn't want to talk about celebrity influences, but after further looking into what Bill wears I started liking it more and more. There's no doubt that he throws himself out there. And any man who's willing to wear heels is a friend to this blog. So here's to living victoriously through Bill's wardrobe.

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2010-01-01T16:17:00.007-06:00

These are just some of the best (and worst) things to happen in 2009. Trends, tragedies and (tragic) haircuts. From the infatuation with the half shaved head to the mess that is Lindsay Lohan, this is my review for 2009.
Auguste Tomasuite crying at Jil Sander fw09, the Birth of GodGa, the death of Daul Kim and Estelle Getty, Big ass fucking shoulder pads, The twinks of fashion,
Lindsay Lohan's tragedy, sky high heels, team Rihanna,
London's street trash (also known as the "socialites"), grey hair, the shaved head,
Blackface in fashion, Fashion Bloggers sitting front row, and Bleached eyebrows.
Just some, in no particular order, of the things 2009 had to offer.

Happy new year guys, I hope y'all had fun.

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2009-12-25T21:35:00.002-06:00

////ANNA NICOLE'S MERRY CHRISTMAS

I hope everyone had a happy Christmas (and related) this year.

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2009-12-22T04:51:00.002-06:00

////RAD BY RAD HOURANI

What left an impression was certainly not the clothing, but the odd but beautiful way a no name, no face body just twists around and projects a haunting display of shoulder bones and skin.

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2009-12-19T13:31:00.004-06:00

////MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA/BALMAIN

Even though this trend seems to be dwindling down, I still wanted to be tacky and ride this one out. See, I don't mind trends as long as you can restyle them or take them to the next level. But for this particular trend I liked it as is so for the past couple of days I've been hard at work trying to come up with a shoulder pad solution for my shoulder lacking wardrobe. And by hard at work I don't mean running out and buying a couple of ready made shoulder pads. Nope, I couldn't be bothered with that (like many things...), so I made my own from scratch.

////BEFORE

////AFTER
They're not the prettiest of things I've ever made- Okay they look rather shit, but they are going to be hidden inside of jackets, shirts, etc, anyway so I wasn't really worried about the aesthetic of them.

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2009-12-13T14:13:00.002-06:00

Ashley, we needa talk...
The first fifty times was kind of funny, then after a while it got to attention whore status. Now you're just that drunk girl who stumbles into the room with vomit breath making out with any-and everyone. We get it. But this time I ain't mad at cha.
What I do want to know, however, is who the hell is always there taking these pictures of you macking on these guys? Demarchelier? Meisel? Terry Richardson? We all know he's down for some bromance.
Either way, gurl you are getting too much. Enough with the random make out seshes. Class it up a bit.

Your best friend,
ONTHEINTERNET

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2009-12-12T15:54:00.005-06:00

////VIKTOR&ROLF FW01/STYLE.COM

We all know that I am in love with severe looks and V&R is a perfect example of what I mean when I say all I want to do in life is scare children at first glance.
With that said, I'm going to tackle yet another project. Since I don't have $3000.00 to piss away on a monkey fur coat I've been hopelessly wanting for almost a year now, I've decided to just make my own coat. Monkey fur would be ideal but I think that's illegal or some bullshit, so I will be using human hair.
I've already worked with HUMAN HAIR before on a later project but this time it will be a FULL COAT.
Obviously this will take a huge portion of my time so don't expect anything soon. Maybe I'll finish sooner than I thought or maybe I'll just scrap the idea all together. Who knows.

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2009-12-12T14:51:00.002-06:00

////GARETH PUGH/MERCEDES BENZ SLS AMG/NICK KNIGHT/SLAMXHYPE

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2009-12-12T14:32:00.004-06:00

////MARGIELA BARBIE/FASHIONINDIE

"Around 50 designers will be designing signature looks for the “Barbie Show 2009" event including Karl Lagerfeld, Maison Martin Margiela, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier and Sonia Rykiel."

How incredibly insane and ridiculously amazing is this Margiela Barbie? Every girl needs one...or boy.

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2009-12-05T02:17:00.005-06:00

Can we talk?

This could have been taken as a joke because lets face it, they do look like they're kind of drunk. Or this could be 100% serious. We never really know with Ash, do we? I Don't really know the details of who the other guy is, or where these pictures were taken. All I do know is that these pictures deserved a spot on the pages of this blog. Not to mention that I feel like a breaking news reporter right now.
We all know Ash is a bit SEXUALLY CONFUSING and we never really know when he's being serious, but real talk, did he have to choose the dirtiest guy in the room? BB, I think all of us do not approve with this one.

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2009-12-02T02:55:00.003-06:00

////INTERVIEW HERE

Rad Hourani and his SS10 video in 160g Magazine.

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2009-12-02T01:58:00.007-06:00

////DSQUARED FOR MAC/TEMPTALIA.COM

I know I'm about ten years late with this, but I still wanted to write my review about this collection. I was really excited about this collection after reading the description on SPECKTRA.NET:

"This collection brings us to the Ziegfield Follies by way of Grey Gardens, a bit dishevelled, a little Girl Interrupted, both dramatically hip and dangerously sexy. It starts with a strong, sooty, blackest-ever wild-child eye...a new Greasepaint Stick also in blue and violet versions, and Pro Gloss to create it. Neutral and perfected skin will get more drama with highlighting and low lighting from Sculpt and Shape Powders and the 165 Tapered Cheek/Highlight Brush all the better to achieve it. And finally, the totally nude Pro Lip Erase does its stuff, followed by a light Lipstick and Lip Conditioner to put the lilt and lift back in."

Now... I love myself a glossy dark eye, a nude lip, and a floating head on almost everyone. But just looking at the promo pictures I became a bit hesitant. The end result looked a bit sloppy? So I decided to try them out before I started judging the entire collection based on one photo.

-I didn't really need the help of Dean and Dan to make my eyelids glossy when I could just slap on some clear lipglass over them myself. I don't understand the gloss texture creme at all really, if it would give the eyes a glossy shine but prevented creasing then I'd be all over it, but....it doesn't. So I stood clear from that.

-The nude lip erase was next on my agenda seeing as I've been on a nude obsession since October but when I went to put this on my lips, it instantly felt like I was globing on concealer that was two shades lighter than my skin tone. Not to mention it didn't condition my lips at all. If anything, it made my lips even more dry. I have Studio Tech in a color that matches my skin and I have Siss lipstick, so no thank you.

-I had such high hopes for the Studio Sculpt since I'm crazy for a contoured face, but...no. This one didn't do it for me either. Accentuate was too shimmery for my liking since I'm not a fan of shine to begin with, and Sculpt was too light for my face. I had to go with Blunt in their permanent line which wasn't as exciting as a new collection.

And everything else I didn't really care for since I prefer the 138 and 168 brushes over the 165 brush. Pretty disappointing in my opinion. All in all its a pretty dupeable collection. So if you missed out when it launched, don't worry, save your money. You're not really missing out on anything amazing.

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2009-12-02T01:46:00.002-06:00

////SONIA RYKIEL FOR H&M SHOW

Too adorable for words. Sonia's shows always look like so much fun to be at.

////SS10/SS09/SS08/STYLE.COM

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2009-11-29T04:04:00.002-06:00

////DAVID GOMEZ

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2009-11-27T14:09:00.005-06:00

/ANN DEMEULEMEESTER FW2008
/RICK OWENS FW2006
/GARETH PUGH FW2009
////STYLE.COM/GQ.COM/

I've been so inspired by these three collections lately. I love the mix of gypsy witches, pseudo street goths, and dramatic ink silhouettes behind a contrast of an all white background this winter.
...Typical I know.

I've also become obsessed with matte flesh colored nail polish. I'm still trying different brands so I don't have a favorite yet. But so far I really like Illamasqua's Verbal with Matte-Astrophe by Manglaze as a top coat. If there's ever a random fact you need to know about me, it's that I hate anything shiny.

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2009-11-25T13:20:00.003-06:00

For my Americans, hope your thanksgiving is well.
For my Foreigners, consider yourselves lucky.

I'll be spending my night casually trying to ignore my ultra religious, carnivore family as they each take subtle jabs at me and beg god to strike me down where I sit.

[/overlydramatciteenagerant]

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2009-11-22T11:32:00.004-06:00

Fashion designer Gareth Pugh creates a dress in the Live Studio space. 20, 23, and 24 November 2009, 11:00-18:00 GMT HERE.

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2009-11-22T11:07:00.002-06:00

////TYLER RIGGS/H&M SPRING 2010/REDNYC

I need look number three and the denim vest in my life.

REST IN PEACE BABY DAUL

2009-11-19T19:30:00.005-06:00

I still can't believe what happened. Daul was my favorite model and not just for her looks, she had an amazing personality, a great sense of style, and an amazing taste in everything. You're an actual angel now, Daul, you'll be greatly missed.

Edit.
More information has been reported about Daul's tragic passing. It turns out that she was found hanged in her Paris apartment only moments after she wrote a post entitled: "Say hi to forever" on her blog.

You can read the whole story here.
Upon further reading her blog you can tell that she was lonely and really homesick. I wish something could have been done to save her, she was such a sweet girl with some inner turmoil we will never get to comprehend.

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2009-11-19T08:52:00.001-06:00

////TFS

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. I've been so uninspired these past couple of days it's really starting to bum me out. I've also let the holidays into my heart, so I've been shopping like a crazy person. Excuses, excuses...

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2009-11-14T00:50:00.000-06:00

DIY FEVER

////LEATHER VEST WITH "FUR" SHOULDER PADS////

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2009-11-14T00:37:00.002-06:00

////ASYMMETRICAL STRAP SHIRT VEST////SHREDDED SCARF////SHREDDED SCARF WORN AS A BELT////

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2009-11-12T10:14:00.003-06:00

////MATTHEW STONE

Heads up, MATTHEWSTONE.CO.UK is the new ~~OPTIMISMASCULTURALREBELLION.BLOGSPOT.COM~~!
-Just sayin'

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2009-11-09T18:03:00.002-06:00

////AVENUE ILLUSTRATED/NONSENSE IN THE DARK/PACO PEREGRIN

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2009-11-03T23:58:00.002-06:00

////MARCEL CASTENMILLER/LOVE IS THE DEVIL/WESTEASTMEN/BELL SOTO

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2009-11-02T21:22:00.002-06:00

////AMSTERDAM/LONDON/NEW YORK/PARIS/STOCKHOLM BOYS/JOLIJN SNIJDERS

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2009-11-02T09:18:00.001-06:00

////FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE/YOU GOT THE LOVE

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2009-11-02T04:55:00.000-06:00

////LUKE WORALL/COLE MOHR

I hope everyone had a good Halloween!

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2009-10-30T18:27:00.001-05:00

////JOSH BEECH/COLE MOHR/XIANG SUN

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2009-10-22T12:22:00.003-05:00

///INDIE ISSUE #24/STEFAN HEINRICHS/COLE MOHR/JOHN PATRICK DINE

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2009-10-22T09:11:00.002-05:00

////LADY GAGA/KATHRYN FERGUSON/DAZED DIGITAL

SEE THE VIDEO HERE.

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2009-10-18T04:18:00.003-05:00

////LOVE LONG DISTANCE/THE GOSSIP

I saw The Gossip at The Metro this weekend and needless to say Beth puts on an amazing live show. Everything about that night blew my mind, especially when she brought someone up on stage from the crowd after seeing that his shirt stated he was from the same hometown as she was. Beth is so down to earth, she breaks my heart. And not to mention the rise of her fashin idolization, (See: HERE,HERE,AND HERE.)
And in typical dumbass fashion, I forgot my camera. So you could imagine my devastation when I went to pull out my camera, only to find that it wasn't there. Ugh. But thanks to the lovely STEPHAPELVIS, She remembered not to be a dumbass and brought hers!

////HEAVY CROSS/THE GOSSIP

I expected her to come on stage in her one of a kind McQUEEN or HERVE LEGER but Beth, being a southern lady that she is, didn't need to wow us with her clothes. Her performance was more than enough.

And speaking of, now you can look like Beth with her new clothing line out in Evans! What can't she do?

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2009-10-17T03:20:00.003-05:00

////JOSH BEECH/MATVEY LYKOV/MATTHEW HITT/WILL WESTALL/GEORGE BARNETT/RYAN HOLLAS/VELVET MAGAZINE

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2009-10-17T03:14:00.002-05:00

////KARLIE KLOSS/JOURDAN DUNN/JOSH BEECH/ASH STYMEST/VOGUE ITALIA/EMMA SUMMERTON

All my babys working it for Italian Vogue. More here.

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2009-10-09T05:11:00.003-05:00

////SYLVESTER/UNIQUEMODELS

////THANK YOU TO THE WONDERFUL ALINE!
This is my inspiration for everything, just letting you know.

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2009-10-06T19:56:00.003-05:00

////ALEXANDER McQUEEN SS/10/ FULL SHOW HERE

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2009-10-01T15:41:00.003-05:00

////ALL PHOTOS VIA LUXIRARE.COM

Molecular Cuisine, in this case fruit juice "caviar." All thanks to a process called spherification. I've never heard of this process before so I thought I'd share.
Again, Luxirare never ceases to amaze me.

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2009-09-26T16:48:00.000-05:00

////THEJOSHBEECHDOSE

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2009-09-26T11:26:00.006-05:00

////MAC STYLE BLACK COLLECTION

On Thursday I made my way over to MAC for the launch of their style black collection. I have been eagerly waiting for this collection since I heard about it almost two months ago on Temptalia.com. I didn't try everything on, but what I did try on was interesting.

-The mineralized eyeshadows are nothing special by themselves, with some fix+ they show their potential by being intensely dark with a hint of glitter, but on top of the grease paint stick the shadows were just glitter. Not my favorite. I'd say for best results, spray your brush with fix+ first then apply.
-There was nothing special about the penultimate to me, just your run of the mill black liner.
-The grease paint, however, caught my attention. It leaves a shiny finish to the eyes by itself and it could also be used as a base.
-Smolder is just a typical waterproof black eyeliner. I didn't really need to try it on.
-Black Knight is this true black cream lipstick. Alone, it adds a sheen to the lips. This could also be used as a base to darken other colors as well.
-The Mattene lipsticks were my favorite. I didn't care for night violet because it was this plummy old lady kind of color that I hate. But Midnight Media is much more exciting. But maybe that's because I love anything matte? I would highly recommend lining your lips first because all of the lipsticks feather after some time.
-I only tried Blackware Glimmerglass because the other two weren't as special to me. Blackware has such a pigmentation to it (unlike the other black gloss rip offs like Kat Von D.)I'm not a huge fan of gloss (or anything shiny) but I really did like this one, and I'm not crazy about glimmerglasses either.
-The cream colour bases are just like what you'd expect. Creamy, and boring. You can find dupes of these everywhere. Or just use Urban Decay's Primer Potion.
-I didn't try the Volcanic Ash face products or the nail laquers because...well you can't. You would need to buy those in order to try them out.

So all in all I didn't fall in love with any of the products, but I wouldn't throw them out either.

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2009-09-21T09:19:00.008-05:00

////RAD BY RAD HOURANI/MODELS.COM

In a world where women have the best shoes, how do men recover? Most of them, Like Rad Hourani above, push the envelope and create heels for men. But some people weren't so pleased:

"Rad Hourani put his male models in high heels (which he himself wore) at his runway show yesterday. They awkwardly stomped down the catwalk as if they were wearing their mothers' chunky platforms from the seventies. With the proliferation of man girdles, meggings, and men's Spanx, when is someone going to say enough is enough?"-NYMAG.COM

Enough is never enough, fuck you New York Times. I don't see why in order for men's shoes to be "edgy" they have to be watered down versions of woman's shoes. I say bullshit to it all. People like Rad, Jean Paul Paula, Thomas Tait, and even Marc Jacobs wear heels (And look beyond amazing in them.) So why does the fashion world seem to view this idea so ridiculously? I say wear them, go'head. My logic is; wear what you want as long as it pisses someone off.
I would imagine they would accept such a trend with open arms, but apparently not. If men walking on the runways (Or streets, I don't judge) causes such judgment, I wonder what the fashion world has to say about an all black cast via PPQ at LFW09?

So in order to prolong such a ridiculous and insane idea, my next purchases will be these Acne HEELS. You know, just to stick it to the man.

////SHOP.ACNESTUDIOS.COM

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2009-09-19T15:20:00.001-05:00

////ASH STYMEST/ANNA SELEZNEVA/SYSTEM AW10/KARIM SADLI

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2009-09-19T15:12:00.001-05:00

////KATE LANPHEAR/ZANA BAYNE/JAK&JIL

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2009-09-19T04:48:00.003-05:00

////ILLUSTRATOR/PHOTOGRAPHER/LIFE CAPTURE-ER/JONATHAN REID SEVIGNY

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2009-09-17T22:25:00.000-05:00

////LOU DOILLON FOR GIVENCHY/RICARDO TISCI/KARIM SADLI

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2009-09-17T01:07:00.001-05:00

////JACK MANNIX/VICEMAG

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2009-09-16T07:41:00.002-05:00

////LIGHT BULB LAMP SET/SERGIO SILVA-OYULE/TRENDIR.COM

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2009-09-16T00:38:00.004-05:00

////RODARTE SS2010 FULL SHOW
Overall the general silhouette isn't very surprising. It's very Rodarte; shredded, torn, sewn back together. I loved the black maxi and the long fringed dresses. The shoes were a bit of a miss, but how could you recover from the Louboutin's of FW08? Kirkwood did good though. Nonetheless, I understood their concept and where they were going. And the finale? Chiiild.

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2009-09-14T21:29:00.004-05:00

////MARTIN COHN CLOSING THE ELISE ØVERLAND SHOW/STYLE.COM/J&J
WORK

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2009-09-12T17:46:00.002-05:00

////JOSH BEECH/SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL/RYAN MICHAEL KELLY

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2009-09-12T17:41:00.002-05:00

////JOSH BEECH/LUKE WORALL/PULL AND BEAR OXFORD STREET LAUNCH PARTY/MUSIC/ DUCK, HUSH AND BE STILL/VETO

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2009-09-12T17:24:00.002-05:00

////RANDOM BACKSTAGE SHOTS

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2009-09-11T20:29:00.001-05:00

////JOSH BEECH/MEGHAN COLLISON/LEVIS 501

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2009-09-11T17:48:00.002-05:00

////A SINGLE MAN/A FILM BY TOM FORD

Okay Jon Kortajarena AND Nicholas Hoult? This should be good.

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2009-09-10T23:19:00.003-05:00

////DOODLE FACE ASH/ DRAWN BY ME

I've been feeling so uninspired lately. Everything I've been looking at has been so mediocre its bumming me out. I have a closet full of clothes but I can't seem to put an outfit together to save my life. I actually dread when time comes to get dressed. I want to walk out of my house wearing a long tent and sunglasses. But alas, I don't have a tent nor do I have decent sunglasses for that matter.
I have some kind of _____'s block going on. I have everything block, actually. I feel so sloppy when I'm not focused or organized. Even this novel is annoying me because it's basically one huge run on sentence with no structure. And with that being said I'm finished. Maybe my ~juices~ will come back and I'll feel more inspired to post new things. I'm tired of posting the same shit over and over.

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2009-09-10T19:18:00.000-05:00

////ASH STYMEST/METAL #17/JM FERRATER

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2009-09-09T22:02:00.002-05:00

////TYLER RIGGS/DANSK MAGAZINE/KEVIN MACKINTOSH
The rest here.

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2009-09-08T21:24:00.003-05:00

////WARL/SHOT BY MIKE CRUZ/JUSTIN WU

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2009-09-08T21:09:00.002-05:00

////RYAN KONING/BONDAGE WARRIORS VOGUE HOMMES JAPAN/STEVEN KLEIN/VHJ BLOG

I didn't edit the last one. lol@the censorship here.

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2009-09-07T00:59:00.008-05:00

////ASH GETTING HIS MACK ON

Since I know a lot of you are big Ash fans, I though I'd share this with you. Go beat her ass.

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2009-09-07T00:51:00.002-05:00

////COLE MOHR/ASH STYMEST/FUCKYEAHCOLEMOHR

PRECIOUS.

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2009-09-02T12:58:00.003-05:00

////THE MACHINIST/BOY A

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2009-09-02T12:31:00.004-05:00

////JETHRO CAVE/ALICE DELLAL/PEACHES SOMETHING OR ANOTHER/THECOBRASNAKE

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2009-09-01T12:58:00.003-05:00

////FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE/COLE MOHR/STELLA GREENSPAN/COLIN DODGSON/CONTRIBUTINGEDITOR

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2009-09-01T12:40:00.004-05:00

////LE FREAK/NICK W/ERIK ANDREW/JAKE BOYLE/ZEPH O'HORA/RANDY LEBEAU/TAKASHI GOTO/COLIN LANE/CONTRIBUTINGEDITOR

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2009-08-30T23:35:00.003-05:00

////SHOES ALL DRAWN ON MSPAINT BY YOURS TRULY

////CHANEL
////RODARTE
////BELENCIAGA
////ALEXANDER WANG
////NINA RICCI
////GARETH PUGH

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2009-08-30T18:44:00.001-05:00

////SOURCE UNKNOWN/POSTED BY WARTIMERECESS

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2009-08-30T18:05:00.003-05:00

///TYLER RIGGS/DAN FELTON/LYLE LODWICK/SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL/RYAN M. KELLY

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2009-08-30T17:42:00.002-05:00

////ANN DEMEULEMEESTER F/W09 ACCESSORIES/HYPEBEAT.COM

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2009-08-28T06:29:00.005-05:00

////NORAN BAKRIE

Check her out. These two really caught my attention but maybe that's because I'm infatuated with ghosts and unmade beds at the moment.

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2009-08-28T01:25:00.002-05:00

////ASH STYMEST/COLE MOHR/ENIKO MIHALIK/BARNEY'S PREMIUM DENIM 09'/MUSIC BY TOKIO POLICE CLUB

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2009-08-27T14:46:00.006-05:00

////"MUDDLES" DRAWN BY ME ON MSPAINT

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2009-08-27T00:35:00.003-05:00

////JAK&JIL

Mr. Louboutin, I can finally die happy knowing you now make men's shoes. Ever since your creations for Rodarte I became so jealous that only women were able to wear your shoes. But not anymore, time to start selling myself or maybe some drugs to afford you now.