What's Up?

Wow, what a boring title. New blogging goal! Make better titles! Anyway, this isn't a very interesting post, but well, I felt like making a general life post about "what's up", hence, the title. Well, here's another collage, similar to the one a few posts earlier, made on procreate.

Left to right: "eye selfie", Christmas sweater socks and my f21 flats, lace detailing on my mint top also from f21, outfit, a cool mural- does this look like "the glow cloud"?...that was a ref. to Welcome to Nightvale, lemonade at The Georgian 

hotel, limone gelato from Ugo glowing against my black skirt, pattern mixing! From an outfit I wore, the remains of an English Tea Latte from Urth, look at my tattoo! Just kidding, I drew flowers on my hand with pen..., outfit shot at the park featuring my awkward posing!

Summer's Whispering in My Hair

Hey All! For your information, that title was NOT a song lyric, it was just something random I wrote down describing the eager hope wrapped up in this most glorious season, the season of teen dreamers...SUMMER! Now, I realize it's June, so in my book, it's totally Summer, but not everyone's out of school yet, so, just letting you know~ My Summer has been only a couple weeks, but I aim for greatness. Here are a few of my own, most summer-y photos thus far....

lovely flowers amongst the grass...summer park visits~

aren't many things that scream summer louder than a sundae...classic Fosselman's

Now, a quick jump to an outfit that I thought was very "Summer"...at least for America, when we have 4th of July, with red, white, and blue!

sweater- Gap

skort- Genius Outfitters

flats- Old Navy

accessories- once again, misc.

details

this sweater is really warm and has a vibrant look!

Now back to Summer....I think we all feel the need for that special Summer experience...long walks, lazy sun-dappled days reading, late-night movies, fireworks, icy treats, breezy dresses...*ahhh, sigh*

A List of Some Summer Endeavours:

-go to a music event

-watch tons more movies, and at least one series 

-find a pair of jellies, aka, in my opinion, THE summer shoe

-diy and flower crown making sessions

-bake a successful dessert

-go fruit picking

-buy a disposable camera and go on a photo walk

- paaaiiinntttt

-learn to skateboard

-create a book of pressed flowers and leaves

- new hairstyle

-swim

-flea markets

ETC :)

summer requires lemonade...the people at Hot Dog on a Stick hand-pound theirs in a bucket!

*rawrrrr says the California bear!*

this time, lemonade is iced...Universal Studios snack time~

The Pier!!!

Now let's have a great Summer <3

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

Signs and Lettering

I'm a fan of lettering for advertisement and graphic design,so I love cute, preferably vintage looking signs! 

left to right: from a really cute corn dog and lemonade shack, Soda Jerks sign (a classic soda shop), a Motel sign with fun lettering and neon designs, a sign for a good cafe called Novel, the Bates Motel sign from Universal Studios(!!), a motel called Hotel California(that song used to totally creep me out), a liquor store sign, Santa Monica Pier sign, a random sign with Gatsby-ish lettering, a cute coffee shop(shoppe!) sign....

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 ~

Unif! 

Hello? Sorry for the telephone-selfie!

I found a great drop-waist dress at The Buffalo Exchange. It has a cute school-uniform-ish look with a pleated skirt and collar. Turns out, it was from...Unif! Of course, I was excited, because it cost about 25 dollars, when the originals are often in the hundreds! 

The only downside note is that powder, like flour or chalk from a bench will snag onto he fabric, which can be easily 

brushed off with your hands, however.

                                                        Creme colored collar ....alliteration

pleats

creme laser cut forever 21 flats

Excuse my awkwardness

*note: paired with silver bracelet, velvety headband, gold hair tie

On a side note.....

Breaaaaaaddddddd... And olive oil with balsamic~

Bread's a nice post closer, right?

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*