a peek into your room

I've been meaning to do something like this for a long time... ever since I started getting comments that read, "It looks like you live in a hotel room." I used to laugh, because I honestly live in borderline squalor. At any given time, it can look like my room threw up on itself. So, consider this a good day.

P.S. That is not my entire shoe collection. I have resorted to throwing them in a pile on my closet floor. It is quite unpleasant.

who's the one who smokes barefoot contessa?

So pictures from tonight's adventure were a kinda disaster. They were entirely too small. Like really embarrasingly small. And we didn't get a single lewd comment. What is the world coming to?! What happened to those days of yesteryore when all I heard on Buford was, "Heyyyy, mamacita, como te llamas"??? Maybe I'm losing my touch.

Since everyone's pinching pennies these days, I thought I should share Amazon's rather impressive collection of free mp3s. I've been stocking up for the past few days. On Sunday, they had the Motown Collection for $1.99! Can't beat that.

What are you spinning right now? I've been listening to "Momma's Boy" by Chromeo.




shirt. Uniqlo. skirt. Diesel. sweater. Zara. jacket. Smythe. jewelry. various.

surprise! it's round.

I'm not dead. I swear. Just a little busy. I bought Lady Gaga tickets this weekend. I'm embarking on an adventure tonight. It involves boots, grilled chicken, and salsa. It might even involve lewd behavior (from other people, not me) and some cheesy pick up lines (mamacita). Expect a legit blog entry in about... five hours.

This is currently the first picture on the New York Times webpage.



Who would've thought former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle, would take fashion tips from Who What Wear? Lurve it.

catchy eyebrows

I've just spent the past ten minutes watching this commercial over and over again. It's got to be one of the best things I've seen this year... next to the Alexander Wang black mesh dress, of course.

My job stifles a lot of my wardrobe's potential creativity. Sometimes, I hate waking up in the morning because I hate what I have to wear. It's worse than having to wear a uniform. At least with a uniform, you can buy 1 and wear it everyday.

What's your default outfit? Mine's a white shirt with a black skirt. (How boring.)



credits: google images

supermarket sweep

I hope everyone had a good Chinese New Year. I don't celebrate the holiday, but I did have a lot of fun looking up my horoscope for 2009. I'm an Ox myself (and so is President Obama), so hopefully this will be a good year. (Because 2008 was a STRUGGLE.)

I met up with the girls from Asian Cajuns on Sunday for brunch. They are super, super sweet, and you should definitely read their blog if you haven't already. (Also, this may be your one and only chance to see what my face looks like... without the sunglasses.) We had a nice discussion about fellow bloggers (we mostly said nice things - don't worry) and fashion in the ATL.

I love playing Supermarket Sweep, although I mostly play it at Target's One Spot. But if my fairy godmother were to grant my Supermarket Sweep wishes at Net-A-Porter, this is what my cart might look like...



Clockwise from top: Balmain Leather Vest, Chloe Suede Wedges, Roberto Cavalli belt, Preen 'Cordula' lace-up dress, Giuseppe Zanotti sandals, Carrera Jet Avaiator Sunglasses, Preen Tailored Pants

Total: $11,495

out of the water

During my first semester of college, I ran out of bras + panties at the most inopportune time: in the middle of finals week. By the time I got downstairs of my dorm to run the laundry, I realized that everyone else in my 10 floor building decided to wash their clothes at the exact same time. Desperate times called for desperate measures. I dug through my wardrobe and wore swimsuits for the rest of the week.

So when I saw the swimsuit in the Alexander McQueen for Target collection, I knew that I was going to have to find a way to get more use out of it than just at the beach.



I came up with two options.

1. This sheer lace dress by With Hearts in My Eyes from Bona Drag. It would take a lot of balls to walk down the street wearing just the bathing suit underneath. But if that's too much, you could always wear leggings or tights underneath. It could also double up as a cover up on the beach.
   
2. For the faint of heart (or less daring), having the top peek out from underneath this Alexander Wang tank would be great, too. Just enough sexy and just enough cover up to avoid sheer horror running into your dad's golf partner at the grocery store.
   

credits: nitrolicious, bona drag, eluxury