2010.

Happy New Year!!! I know that it's a little late, but I've been super busy. I hope you had a great new year and totally capitalized on the chance to dress up like you're going to the ball. I, however, didn't. I didn't make plans to do anything until about 9 o'clock, which didn't leave much time for getting ready...plus my room was a MESS which makes it even harder.

I pulled something simple together and put on a little extra eyeliner...then we were off. I rang in the New Year at a friend's party that was pretty low key, which was nice. I believe there to be no better way than to begin the year with an outfit update, so here it is...

black turtleneck- Mossimo

pink footless tights - HUE via TJMaxx

turquoise skirt - Dana Buchman via thrift store

(found this beauty on half off day with the Macy's tag still attached [i.e. never been worn]. original price $168.00 thrift store awesomeness $5.00)

black slouch boots - Payless

white mini purse - thrift store

white "wilma" necklace - thrift store

I'm starting the new year with a few resolutions and I'm really looking forward to getting things into gear this year. Of course I want to lose some weight and eat healthier (who doesn't), but I also want to start saving some money, create short and long term goals constantly, get out the Roach Motel that is my rented duplex, become a better sewer and many, many others.

Meep-wise I'd like to allot more time for posting and outfit creation...I'd like to do more dying and personalizing on my clothing...and maybe even work on starting my own little stylist/outfit organization/consulting type of side project.

I guess we'll see how it goes, and, as always, you're invited along for the ride. I promise it will be cute.

plastic island.

so, i recently discovered an amazing clothing line called Plastic Island. their stuff is super functional but still a little edgy and i pretty much love everything they have on their site right now. go there and look at all the pretty things. surprisingly a shop in my city actually carries this line. will check that store out asap.

looks from Fall 2009 collections

looks from Spring 2009 collection

japan.

so i've always had an interesting obsession with japan: the culture, the food, the fashion, etc. sanrio originated there, so maybe that's what started it. i've always wanted to take a trip there, and i will someday, but until then i use the internet to satiate my obsession.

here are some looks from recent collections of my favorite japanese designers. there is something to be said about japanese fashion. they live in a different world. trends are important, but there are so many people there who choose to create their own style and express themselves through clothing, which i admire immensely. the designers from japan also drum to a different beat. the colors, looks, fabrics, and draping techniques are brilliant. many of the looks can't be translated into an "american style" so it often get overlooked, but i think the creativity and beauty generated by japanese designers is so much more imaginative and exciting. while i think all fashion designers are artists in some way, japanese designers may be more artist than designer, in my opinion at least.

Issey Miyake Spring 2009 RTW

Kenzo Spring 2009

Comme de Garcon Spring 2009 RTW

i frequent a website called style-arena.jp. this website features trends, street styles, and store bios from different areas of japan. i could spend years just looking through all of the interesting stuff they have complied. some of store bios are written in japanese, but a picture is worth a thousand words. Here are a few pictures of some stores i've found on that website that i must visit before i die. again, the creativity and the affinity for individualism just touches my heart. maybe i was born in the wrong country, maybe i just need to learn the language and relocate.

Women's clothing store SOL

Vintage/Antique store CARBOOTS

Antique Boutique called Grimoire

(p.s. click the link in the store name to see a few more pictures, trust me, you want to see this. one picture just can't do them justice.)

socially accepted.

while scanning through my daily blog readings, i came across a new brand i love (and can't afford). here are some of my favorites for spring 2009, although everything was completely beautiful. thanks just my cup of tea for this formal introduction to my new obsession.

cute.

fall rtw 2k9.

so, i realize that this is a little behind and all the fabulous fall rtw shows have already happened. i enjoy taking a few days out of my life and going to style.com to look at every single look, for every single designer (of course, considering that i don't hypervenilate with excitement or my eyes don't fall out of my head from looking at the screen for so long). All in all, after completing the daunting, but strangely fulfilling task, i would normally sit and think about all the beautiful shoes and interesting dresses, etc. But now that I have a blog i'm going to place my favorite looks here.If you think about it, it makes sense. what if i win the lottery just in time for fall? i'd only be able to shop up my favorite looks by using this lovely post as a guide. so, onward and upward. there were a few collections that I just loved the entire thing and could not create room for....but that does mean that there are still over thirty looks i couldn't resist! Enjoy, if anyone is out there reading this.

Alexander McQueen (i have a love hate relationship with this man. his clothing is so outlandish and crazy, but then he always comes along with one or two pieces in the collection that i love more than anything I've seen from any other designer. That piece in this situation is this dress. i'm absolutely in love with it, and absolutely certain about that.)

Anna Sui (awesome colors, go to the whole collection and look at all the boots, brilliant!)

Betsey Johnson (Dorothy eat your heart out!)

Blumarine (mary kate olsen will probably wear this as her New Year's Eve outfit.)

Blumarine

Blumarine

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum

Chanel (ohmygod, can i please just touch that?)

Chloe

Chloe

Dior

Dior (jumpsuit, yes! bright yellow, yes!)

Dior

Dsquared2 (perfect colors, perfect look. i love D2 because they always do something completely ridiculous...hence the starbucks cups. please go check out this whole collection. loved it!)

Hermes (i love, love, love the old school pilot hat. but this collection had its ups and downs for me. there was a chunk of pieces toward the middle made of the worst looking brown leather ever! this dress is perfect though...whoa keep the metallics coming.)

Hermes

Lanvin

Lanvin

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton

Missoni (this whole collection was amazing. i don't usually like furry purses, but somehow i loved everything about it anyways. She even included the metallics into the soft style. brilliant.)

Missoni

Missoni

Miu Miu

Valentino (love the color and the hem of the skirt. they should have put a red head in this outfit for the runway)

Victoria Beckham (loved this look but the rest of her collection just looked like she opened up he closet and a picked out a few styles to make.....in other words BORING. There was a beautiful purple on some her stuff.)

Vivienne Westwood (those shoes are sick, they look super human.)

Vivienne Westwood

Zac Posen

Zac Posen

Zac Posen

Zac Posen (i love the hand warmer and the color of that coat!)

so, trends for this fall are some of my favorites. i would even venture to say that the two dominant looks in all the shows are possibly my two favorites! it's just all so exciting. metallics are coming back (thank god! nothing to spice up november like a gold dress!) and i'm almost positive i saw metallics in about 80% of the shows i watched. an eighties punk look was everywhere. bright colors, big shoulders, leather, big chains/studs. there was also a beautiful 70's, Moroccan laid back look in some of the shows with girly colors/prints, and lots of flowing fabric. anyways, enjoy all the pretty pictures. (oh, and jumpsuits! i just love jumpsuits!)

it seems like i've let myself get a little out of control....i'm ending my post on jumpsuits.