The Holes of My Sweater

Since it's fall, I gotta open this post with a song lyric from Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood. I figure that everyone in the fashion and life blogging community loves fall...right?! Because sweaters and artsy photo opportunities with leaves:

See? Anyway, we do only have one month left of fall, but I feel that finally, the weather (at least in SoCal) is finally changing! Coming from Hawaii, these crunchy leaves are pretty intriguing. And the chilliness! Yesterday, it actually RAINED....rain in California. Wow. I didn't see it, but 

everything outside was rainsoaked (if that isn't a word, it is now) and the sky was that clear sort of blue that accompanies rainy weather so nicely. It's too bad I didn't get pictures of the dewey roses. Another great thing about fall is pumpkin flavoring...on everything. I'm not super into it, but it's a nice seasonal flavor, like mint is for winter. My mom baked a pumpkin and chocolate pound cake, which was very seasonal. 

Halloween has just passed, but that was spooky and nice...I did do the thing where you go out looking for grocery store candy that is handed out to children...trick or treating is painful for your feet. If you'd like to see my costume, that's 

on instagram. I enjoyed visiting the popular costume shop, 

Aahs!...

It featured typical cheesy halloween shop items, but was really big and had some interesting things, like this wall of masks!

Also in Halloween spirit, I tried black nails for the first time... and they're great. They make you look very "bad" and "rad" (mmmhmm I'm a cool kid). Plus, when thy cip, it doesn't look gross, it loos edgy. Black nails have a very teenage aesthetic.

Another typical fall staple for many people is a creepy movie...but I am not partial to horror in the least bit...however, the movie adaption of Gone Girl should be 

sufficiently creepy and shocking. I loved this movie, which I'm sure you've heard a lot about. It's a longer movie with a really interesting plot, and an interesting greyish look throughout the whole movie. 

amy dunne *entertainment weekly*

" When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. Like a child, I picture opening her skull, unspooling her brain and sifting through it, trying to catch and pin down her thoughts. What are you thinking, Amy? The question I’ve asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions storm cloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?"
-Gilligan Flynn

   I shall now close this post with some lovely pics. 
Some cheerful pumpkins from the grocery store, and my shoes with some adorable flowering weeds.

How has your fall/Autumn been?

Roman Holiday

Yep, I've finally watched an Audrey Hepburn movie! I, like everyone, love her style and classy look, but I've only just now watched somethhing of hers! I watched Roman Holiday and it was quite good...black and white too!

*fanpop*

But really, what I ought to adress this super long hiatus...I'm supposed to post once a week, and boy did that fail. But blame it on school!! I've had so many school outfits, and I do my hair much nicer now, and I need to photograph, but it's very hard to find time. Anyway, though I'm not really sure what I want with this blog...you know, how to improve, what direction I want, the style...I'm going to post more. My next post will be an art post! Yes, the art that I rarely post yet talk about a lot....and I really have been drawing a ton! So please "stay tuned", dear followers! 

I do have something a bit funny to say...the title of this post goes with what I REALLY set out to talk about...my very recent trip to The Getty Villa! I have an application for an art program (maaayybeee I'll get in) that needs some submissions so I went to see this replica of a Roman villa sort of thing. It has some small gardens and a cafe as well as an artifact museum inside. The garden was super hot, but the photos came out with nice and clear lighting. There were so many tourists, a bit too many people milling about to be honest! The cafe has a great chocolate croissant, by the way!

Inside the actual museum...find the airplane!

The scene I was drawing

Fun fact: the statues were to represent the people that these secluded rich people could never meet (they were very protected and isolated)

Lots of mint:

tank-f21

dress-Genius Outfitters

Flower headband- by moi

socks-gap

defalt shoes lol...ps. Photos of new shoes soon to come

Ew dorky pose?!

Have a nice day, I hope! STAY TUNED TILL NEXT POST(very soon!)

Submarine and Random Shenanigans

So, I watched the British 2010 movie Submarine, directed by Richard Ayode....finally, after hearing so many good reviews, I rented off Amazon. 

loooook at this design, wow, amaze...I'm sounding like the doge meme, now

"At once a self-styled social scientist, a spy in the baffling adult world, and a budding, hormone-driven emotional explorer, Oliver Tate is stealthily nosing his way forward through the murky and uniquely perilous waters of adolescence. His objectives? Uncovering the secrets behind his parents’ teetering marriage, unraveling the mystery that is his alluring and equally quirky classmate Jordana Bevan, and understanding where he fits in among the mystifying beings in his orbit. Struggling to buoy his parents’ wedded bliss, deep-six his own virginity, and sound the depths of heartache, happiness, and the business of being human, what’s a lad to do? Poised precariously on the cusp of innocence and experience, Oliver Tate aims to damn the torpedoes and take the plunge."

- an Amazon review (couldn't have said it better) 

Basically, I really recommend it...it's really relatable, with Oliver trying to find "his thing" and going through various phases and such, and has really nice scenery(though at one

 point, Oliver says he doesn't quite believe in scenery...). I'm 

sorry that I keep starting posts by mentioning a movie, but as it's SUMMER, watching movies has been a main pastime.

In other news, I was too lazy to take a real outfit shot, so I took...selfies....

Blehhhhb...oh, and whaddya know, I'm not wearing a hairbun( signature style)

shirt- Forever 21

Pants-Old Navy

Hairbow- again, f21

Also, I've been reading...as usual. I finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower a while ago, which was perfect...you should really read it if you haven't...it's not only about teenagers, but life, and love, and all of that. Another book I 

juuust finished was "Every Day" by David Leviathan. It has a really unique concept! 

The book and a tiramisu cheesecake...

Otherwise, yesterday I just went out to eat and such, and 

skyped a friend...nothing exciting....but if ya want, you can check out her tumblr blog....http://soliecoco.tumblr.com...she posts primarily about anime and cosplay, and it's a really cute blog~

Guys, guys...hey...look....

Is this a cute tissue box or what? Sorry, that was weird, but 

the design seems kinda Scandinavian! It's just Kleenex, but I read the box, and Isaac Mizrahi, who is a designer, made the pattern....designer tissue boxes at your drugstore :p 

hehe, that was random!

Well, have a nice day, be a good person(what am I saying...), whatever, bleh...

xx

Marie, the Girl with the Most Cake?

I'm sure that many of us have watched Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, her 2006 picture on the life of the Versailles  Queen. Filmed on location, he images are gorgeous and delicate with soft lighting, which I only recently got to witness when having an iTunes movie session! The style is gorgeous, of course, everyone decked in pastels....Kirsten Dunst even gets baby pink hair as Marie at one point! 

Gorgeous periwinkle

http://buttercupbungalow.blogspot.com/2010/10/sofia-coppolas-marie-antoinette.html

Movie poster from France

http://www.impawards.com/2006/marie_antoinette_ver2.html

The queen has a love of shoes

http://www.stylebubble.co.uk/.a/6a00e5508e95a98833017ee7022c92970d-popup

Many dresses are displayed 

http://autumnsky.typepad.com

http://vivelareine.tumblr.com/post/995697355

Marie Antoinette seems daring and sultry, yet young and bored 

My only issue with the movie was...lack of scripting, resulting in dragging pace. The few conversations are short 

and whispered, and I'd like to hear more dialogue....of course, I've heard that this was a common complaint!

Interesting however is how the princess turned legendary

 queen was portrayed. She was shown as, first, a young teen girl, bored and grudgingly moving from her home. She has blond hair worn down with a small ribbon, but once handed to France,she is done up to be the elegant Parisian princess, who must leave behind everything with a few tears in her eyes. She is judged and then accepted as she gets accustomed to life with her husband, who is also not that 

into this royal life they've been thrust to. With not 

much to do, Marie confidently does as she pleases and buys shoes and dresses and cakes and feathers, but all with an air of lazy teen fun, appearing as the decadent queen we know, different from the young girl at the start with her much plainer hairstyles ( plainer than pink updos, alright) Later though, politics show turmoil in France and towards the end

 of the film, the nobles even shun her, as she is being held accountable for the distress of the people. She sticks with her husband and deals with the drama in Versailles as long 

as can be stood. When danger is posed to the children, the leave in a carriage, but we all know what happens. The film shows that she really didn't say "Let them eat cake."

http://www.neverunderdressed.com/people/news/a-fashion-tour-of-sofia-coppola

Marie Antoinette historically

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/marie-antoinette-134629573/

Sofia agrees with the idea that Marie Antoinette was caught up in the circumstances of her life. I find her to be a very interesting historical figure!
In addition, nowadays, Marie Antoinette's stories have spawned ideas of an extremely decadent French character, representing lust and and lackadaisical enjoyment...she's 
even a figure of cuteness in a sense(think macaroons, pastels, small french dogs, flowery dresses)

http://www.nonsolokawaii.com/choulachou-london-scarves-and-fairytales/

From weheartit

So, as I was inspired, I wore a flouncy dress, and flowered leggings with a velvet headband...to capture a girlier look.

dress-purchased in Genius Outfitters

Belt and Cardigan- Gap

leggings-forever 21

shoes-Old Navy

accesories- misc.

Photographed with rosy lighting and roses!

I have a little stone necklace on here

Close up rosy leggings

choco/strawberry crepes... see the French theme in this post?

baby pink milkshake....pastel like the dresses in the film

what screams France and Queen Marie like macarons...of course they ARE Laduree

from my trip to NY last year...Laduree is the mother of all macaron

Hope you have a good day ~

Moving, Visual, Audial, Inspiration

I've been watching movies/films...whatever you'd like to call them. I guess I'll summarize in a few sentences the most recent one I've seen.

Frances Ha

Watched via Netflix. A simple and comfortable movie with awkward charm. The black and white may or may not have been necessary. About living life as best as you can.
 I enjoy the fact that the story really embraces platonic love. Sometimes you get tired of love songs, love stories, and l'amour in the air.

Frances speaks in a really honest and erratic way that's awkwardly enough, sort of poetic. 

I know that not everyone enjoyed the movie, and I can see how the pacing could be a little iffy, but to me, it really deserved at least four stars. I like Frances. She dances in the streets and doesn't forget to keep believing in change for her 
own sake.




I've also been reading BOOKS,per usual, in addition to movies.

Cupcakes and Perks

I'm currently reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
I saw the movie, which I quite liked, so I went to the library for the book, as I'd seen some great quotes lying around on Pinterest and tumblr! which I admit! I frequent periodically!

Cuuuuuuppcakee....Cookies n cream!

Food is totally inspiring. I said it once, I'll say it again.

Ink sketch(excuse the quality) based on Russian Vogue Dec. 2012....saw on Pinterest 

Victorian collars, pixie cuts, and cross earings....like a queen who came to the present and became a chic hipster.....

                        http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/russian-vogue-december-2012

Been lazing about, though ...It is summer after all...*sigh*