Acid Alice

I've entitled this post after Tarina Tarantino's line of jewelry featuring original illustrations from the Lewis Carroll childrens' classic, Alice in Wonderland, and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. It's actually the second of three different releases of Tarina Tarantino jewelry featuring Alice, the first being Vintage Queen Alice which had a Victorian jewelry kind of vibe to it. Acid Alice was second and had a new colorful twist. The illustrations were decked out with psychedelic colors, mushrooms, and cheeky quotes like "eat me." It was the coolest thing I had ever seen. I read Alice and Wonderland and Through the Looking glass when I was around the tender age of 9 and loved it. I adored how Alice came across the craziest characters, and wanted to meet every wack job she met, including the annoying ones. Now that I'm older I'm hesitant to re-read the piece of literature I treasured so much, mostly because I'm sure that if I did I'd find that my eccentricities are the product of those strange novels. Oh and I forgot to mention I did manage to get a hold of a piece of jewelry from that line, a lovely orange beaded bracelet featuring colorful mushrooms and the words "eat me." I'll probably be incorporating it into an outfit sometime soon and when I do I'll be sure to get a close up of it.

It probably seems like we've just been talking about nothing in particular, but since this is a post by me and not by someone else, what may seem like mere ramblings is actually a tangent that connects to something I had in mind. And so, if you look to my latest outfit you'll see that I'm wearing a really crazy, colorful floral skirt. How does it relate to Alice? Well, remember the Disney animated version of the story? You know those talking flowers? Yup, that's my connection. Pretty far fetched I know, but that is how my mind works.







ivory chiffon headband - forever 21
beige polka dot blouse - thrifted vintage
crazy floral skirt - H&M
ivory and sky blue saddle shoes - BDG from urbanoutfitters

Sonic Love

And no I'm not referring to falling in love at the speed of sound, but instead it was a geeky reference to the Sega game character Sonic the Hedgehog. It was when I was browsing the compulsive buyer bins at forever 21 that I came across these adorable chartreuse socks with blue hedgehogs all over them. Needless to say, nostalgia for that blue, quick-footed creature kicked in and now they're on my feet. In fact I'm so obsessed, I'm contemplating buying another pair just in case I murder these with wear. The rest of the outfit is pretty simple, because literally, all I cared about was the socks. haha







motion bllluuuurrr, quick feet!





i adore blue hedgehogs

bronze headscarf - vintage
gray cotton vest - LA made from urbanoutfitters
yellow and gray striped top - lucca couture from urbanoutfitters
floral skirt - kimchi blue from urbanoutfitters
chartreuse hedgehog socks - forever 21
nude wood heels - delicious

From Granny with Love

Once again, please excuse my absence for this time instead of experiencing another work out related injury, it was my immune system that took a hit. And because I've been feeling under the weather for the past two days I decided to take a little break from taking photographs of myself. Bear in mind a little insecurity has also made me a little camera shy, mostly because undoubtedly all the pictures would show me breathing through my mouth, and my nose would stick out as brightly as Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer. However, to encourage my immune system to fight the good fight, I still have been keeping up with my morning runs, which I started not too long ago to train for a marathon. Maybe this week I will post a running outfit, because though I usually run with a basic sweatshirt and black leggings, some days a cute outfit is the only thing that will get me in the mood to run a few miles. For now I leave you with a photo of me from happier, healthier days and hope that very soon I can start running around in my colorful, vintage, eclectic outfits!



marled crocheted jacket - vintage
striped long sleeve - forever 21
puffy red hello kitty bow - DIY (made by yours truly)

Neapolitan Ice Cream

Finally an outfit post. This reminds me of the famous frozen tricolor treat







I am making a face because taking pictures makes me uncomfortable, especially when I'm usually the one behind the camera.

vintage tricolor stripe blouse - thrifted
lavender lace skirt - forever 21
dark gray knee high socks - hue
brown penny loafers - urbanoutfitters
light magenta faux fur collar worn as fascinator - DIY

M.I.A.

Please excuse this long absence of outfit posts. I recently injured my back while being lazy during one of my workouts and so I've been walking around like the hunchback of Notre Dame for a few days. It could have been an interesting style post, and I'm sure if the excess amount of movement I require to put together an outfit did not cause as much pain as it did the past few days, I would have willingly put together an outfit that would allow me to stand comfortably (or uncomfortably) in my awkward, "avoid pain" stance, and still exude an unique sense of style. But the pain won over style, and so I decided to take it easy for a few days. I'm feeling better today and so we might have a new outfit post by tonight, but if not, for sure tomorrow. For now I leave you with two of my latest purchases and hope you find them as cute as I do.



vintage 80s peter pan collar plaid blouse - persephonevintage on etsy



Ditsy Daisy Dress - forever21

veni, vidi, vintage

Today was slightly chilly and overcast and so this vintage houndstooth sweater dress kept me warm and itchy (I'm assuming it's a wool blend). I'm usually not a fan of high collars because it leaves me feeling as if I'm being strangled, but this dress is so darn cute that I wear it anyway.









I got distracted by a poor, dead, fuzzy caterpillar that lay outside of the Frank Kimball Museum.

History kills.

wearing:
pork boy hat - urbanoutfitters
vintage houndstooth sweater dress - salvation army/thrifted
black opaque tights - navy exchange
brown penny loafers - urbanoutfitters
vintage brown purse - my mother's closet

Funny story about the dress ... I was carrying the houndstooth dress to the register at the Salvation Army when this old lady got a hold of it pulled on it (taking me with it), looked at the fabric and was trying to find the tag. I said "excuse me..." and I tugged back and quickly purchased it and left. Remember, thrift stores are battle grounds.

Why Hello Kitty

I awoke and found that I had survived the previous day's festivities with nothing more than smeared eye makeup and four leaf clover impressions on my wrist, from my tacky, but cheap, luck of the Irish bracelet. Here's to hoping you found yourselves in similar high spirits. Pardon the pun for as my sketch comedy writing professor always reminded me "a pun is the lowest form of comedy," and yet I find myself vocalizing every pun my immature mind can come up with. What can I say, it doesn't take much to amuse me, which explains my regular bouts of maniacal laughter. Anyway...because I felt especially bubbly today I felt the need to take my 50th Anniversary Sanrio Dr. Martens for spin. To keep the spotlight on the Sanrio fest on my feet, I decided to keep it girly and preppy with my clothes.



i love trees!









blurry and confused, my trademark





wearing:
red cardigan - forever 21
beige and white bib tank - brandy & melville
gathered waist skirt - forever 21
magenta tights - target
50th Anniversary Sanrio Dr. Martens - dr.martens
vintage handbag - my mother's closet
DIY white eyelet bow - handcrafted by yours truly

Lastly, I can't help but share this picture I snapped at a pan de sal (Filipino rolls) bakery I was visiting to get my carb fix. This is a signed glove from the Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight back in 2007, and being a Pacman fan it's only natural I would geek out. However, what ended up being what I was most psyched about was that the glove was barely being displayed in this tiny bakery, hung on a bread rack, and covered in the same saran wrap that's used to cover the baked goods. :sighs: Pacman and bread, these are just a few of my favorite things ... (sung in the tune of the song from The Sound of Music).



cool!

Happy St. Paddy's Day & the like

First of all I'd like to wish you all a very happy St. Paddy's Day! Let the green beer binging begin!

And lastly, I'd like to formally welcome you to my closet. Literally. Okay, not literally, but I'm sure you get the idea. I guess you can say I'm STOKED WITH STYLE! (get it?!? ... yea it's a really bad pun) ;]







photos by: my sister


vintage plaid blazer - salvation army

lark & wolff gray collared shirt - urbanoutfitters

kimchi blue floral skirt - urbanoutfitters

gray knit tights - target

cobalt beanie - forever21