tech and fashion

Some shots I did for American Apparel, and look! no bangs. After coming back from the shoot I promptly got online and ordered both the riding pant and the fisherman's sweater. They are truly some major staples I recommend from AA. Some different news on the boy front. Turns out everything is going to take a little longer than expected. Oh well, give me time for my APs and the fall play. Updates to come. Photos by Taghrid Chaaban for American Apparel.

Wow. In a city of camel coats and marble gray sweaters, I am literally dying with this editorial here. Really, so much inspiration going on. The fabrics may scream spring/summer, but I think this would all be brilliant for fall- maybe layered under said camel coats and marble gray sweaters. But then again, in Los Angeles... "seasons" ? Currently listening to Bill Joel's Best Of and marveling at the turn of events of the last few weeks. I wish I could launch a blog about it but then it would just get too personal, too fast. But after everything is settled down I'll try to write about it. Either here or in a novel. Too many options. Vogue Nippon March 2006

At the end of August I was in Oregon waiting in a parking lot and heard Johnny Burnette's You're Sixteen come on 70s on 7 xm radio. I wouldn't be joking when I said a video flashed before my eyes. This is it. As far as further inspiration, I wanted it to be like you were eating a cupcake, looking at vintage photographs and watching a girl who just turned 16 dance out her joy. It was just by chance that a car was in the local that I wanted to shoot it at, so now it kind of looks like a Sweet 16 car commercial. But we'll say it's all on purpose. Or as I was trying to convince a boy this weekend: everything happens for a reason . The outfits are basically all of my favorite 60s/70s vintage pieces, except for the shoes which are a mix of Marc by Marc Jacobs, Moschino Cheap&Chic and more Marc by Marc Jacobs. The leather hair bows are American Apparel, and the hot pink jacket is H&M. The dancing is a mix of being completely seriousness and completely making fun of

Bought these amazing Shakuhachi suede shorts on sale this summer, love the mini pocket detailing. This jacket I bought last spring from a vintage store in Silverlake. Its sooo beautiful, I think it was a costume piece. This was actually my airport outfit when I went to Oregon last week... I definitely got some looks. I am actually so embarassed that it took so long to blog. Ive been busy with starting school and coming back from Europe etc. etc. By the way I started a tumblr this past summer. I talk about boys and high school and post inspiration photos and so on. Check it out here , if you want. Vintage jacket, Yellow fringe tshirt courtesy of Wild Fox Couture, Shakuhachi leather shorts, Same Edleman boots, Jcrew x Timex watch.