Palm breezin'

Right before the weather cranks up an octive, I've been trying to embrace my (accidental) gradient tights. The truth is, these tights had been worn to death and then retired. But after revisiting them, I realized that "hey, there is some magical elongating factor with these puppies and I'm finna twerk it." I would talk about this shirt because it has a great geometrical cut, but it is my mom's was a bit of a hassle to wear. This is me trying to relinquish my inner-California girl, or at least my latest attempt at doing so. What do you think?

creep shots

Finally started getting back out there with my pal Steven. It got dark and I was wearing a modern version of Cinderella's rags, but I like the turnout. There's no such thing as too much grunge.

movement & monochrome

Looking holistically through my incremental likes on Tumblr has made me see a transition through my moods and phases. I love endlessly scrolling through what seems like me creating themes without consciously knowing. I'm not exactly sure of the reasons behind it, but lately I've been drawn to the combination of two things: movement and monochrome. When a photo can absolutely tear down every boundary and call to your core with the minimalistic aesthetic of black and white, I can't help but click that floating heart and save the photo to my archives. A wave of calm just rushes over me when I see something both deconstructed and desaturated in photography. Sometimes, color is just color: a secondary level that fills in the gaps. And personally, I would rather leave some mystery between those lines. *All images found via Tumblr

Three Random Pieces

"Three random pieces. No complaining. Make it look good." That is what my sister said to me as she began tearing random articles off of their hangers today. Technically she styled this outfit for me, but mind you, I had to put it all together...which is a lot harder than it sounds. The lace top is actually a peplum so, I had to do some major tweaking to give the rest of the ensemble some shape. This is what I would rather do than slave away taking notes for my last final exam.What do you think?

Life in B&W

These are a couple of shots by my friend Ivan taken a few months back. I can't believe I never posted them, especially since my earlier days of photoshoots back in high school were spent with vintage toy and film cameras covered in dust. Often times I find myself imagining what it would be like to have only that outlet as my means of photography, and it seems more appealing than ever. I love how  shadows and texture come through with film, nothing can compare.

Loveeee

I felt like clashing today. Depending on a girl's personality, there is only so much girliness she can implement into her wardrobe. I decided to roughen up this striped peplum by layering it with a striped tee of a similar (but not the same!) scheme. I got a lot of strange looks when people saw that I was wearing sheer tights with sandals. But if you know me well enough, you will know that I kind of hate feet. Anyway, to top it all off I wore a more dainty crown by the amazing Tevin Vincent. He has been making even more fabulous floral crowns, tanks, and sunnies that are going to look wicked during this scorching summer.  Hope you're all having a pleasant week and good luck to those of you who are taking finals! xo

Follow me & Tevin on Instagram: @libertydenied @tevinvincent 

stndrd

Spent this weekend celebrating one of my main girl's 21st at The Standard in LA. We may not have gotten a rooftop view (thanks to some bouncers doing their jobs well), but it was still a fun (and obviously  blurry) time.