Sameness

Spring is in the air with the gorgeous days bestowed on us this week and everyone is already thinking of spring looks, but I couldn't resist this hat and these colors. First, I love hats, all hats, most hats. I would rock them all day, all year if I could. Second, this color combination, can I say LOVE. As a matter of fact, this has been my season transitional colors. My awesome Lara Miller (ecological sensitive designer) asymmetrical ruffle coat from her Fall 09 collection in that exact hat color and my army green pants.

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Heritage

My first love is watercolor, it's the first media that I became proficient at to express the stuff going on in my head in a coherent way. Whenever I see photographs that have a watercolor quality I am mesmerized, I actually start seeing brush strokes and color drips. Okay, I know that sounds crazy.

This Korean fashion spread was photographed by Kim Kyung Soo. It's so beautiful. I also feel a connection to this as a Korean, growing up wearing these traditional Han Bok for Korean holidays. I remember being stared at as a girl in an all caucausian neighborhood. They had never seen anything like it. A few years later, the neighborhood started changing and you started seeing women wearing saris, men in turbans, men practicing tai chi, cheongsam at the market, then I stopped getting stared at.

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Eye Opener

This took my breath away with the shock of the red in an unexpected way.

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Sheer Pleats, Ruffles Galore

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Sheer Valentino S/S 2010

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli have brought a more youthful appeal to the Valentino house with all that leg baring, sheer, pretty, sexy looks. The colors are swoon-worthy.

Britches gettin a little big for ya?

I'm totally digging the look, oversize trousers, the leopard print flats and jacket, plus that big belt. There seems to be a theme going on in here with this oversized trouser look and this leopard print. This combination, love it! She also has an Audrey Tatou-ish look about her.

S/S 10 Fendi

This reminds me that I need to brush up on my lingerie sewing skills.






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Cheap & Chic...outta the mouth of The Sartorialist

Love this look, love that it's casual and she looks so relaxed in this look. What's interesting is that if someone had described this look to me, I would've thought that it sounds awful and silly. Imagine, an eighties style shoulder padded, double breasted stone color jacket, what appears to be a warm gray vest with white t-shirt underneath. Black baggy pants with the crotch hanging down practically to her knees with black Converse to finish the look. Yeah, it sounds awful and so dated, but on this girl, it looks fresh and chic.

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Casual Fierce

There is something fierce about this look and at the same time casual. Though those heels are by no means casual, they kick up the heat factor in this look. I love that she makes this looks so easy breezy, like she woke up and threw this look together in no time. I have been a fan of leopard print forever and ever, as long as it's not actual animal skin. Though I have been a huge fan of animal prints, I, myself have never worn it. In fact, I don't think I have single piece of animal print in my closet. Might have to change that after having seen this look.




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