brilliant city slickers

benetton bold solids
classic trench shape with a top knot twist
large lapels and mod hardware
cat eyes and colorful leggings
amidst the wettest spring in nyc
we rejoice at the opportunity to wear our trenches
i myself own too many for just one lady
but i still miss a spring when every day didn't make my hair frizzy
mist up my glasses as i walk about town
and make me damp all over every time i come in from outside
rain, rain go away
come again another day....
my summer wardrobe wants to come out to play.

dress for success

not knowing what tomorrow will bring
is paralyzing
uncertainty if i have what it takes
to make it through
is haunting
its conjures a deep dark monster
so deep in my soul
stirring in my core
rumbling fear of being
whole
fulfilled
complete
i forget he is there fighting my every move
my movement toward
action
happiness
success
if life were as simple as my mother's old adage
you are what you wear
i would have been my dream
long ago
but slaying my demons
my anxiety of acheivement
attainment
accomplishment
grab me in a choke so tight
i cannot breathe
ominous whispers is my head
'she isn't good enough'
'she can't do it'
trepidition of self
i agonize over strength
of character
confidence
and capabilities
all the while knowing, it is
in me
reality just strains
the very torsional properties of purpose
channeling energy
yearning for more
discontent is always my first step to progress
patience is a virtue
focusing my appetite
on the craving that never ceases
knowing i may not feel the power
letting the calmness wash over me
peace swirls in my head
quietness returns to my heart
revelation of truth
it is there
i have been wearing it
all
along

grateful for everyday

read this on a friend's tumblr this morning
and it stopped me dead in my tracks.
how true.
how often we forget to take a moment
and be grateful.
for it all
for our education
for the clothing on our backs
for the country and freedoms we take for granted most days
its is a fluke we were born where we were
in a non-war torn country
with 'change' in our pockets
with access to healthcare and education
take a moment
and please be grateful.
many are not as lucky as you....

Trullie Amazing

former model, LES DJ, artist fashion muse extraordinaire.
hip new music's cover queen
alto and raspy.
rock'n'roll at her core.
she oozes style
and i covet her haircut, desperately.
some fab photos of why this downtown hot pant clad girl is trullie
the cat's pajamas. meow.
[p.s. going to see her at glasslands tonight. yes.]

She Said

Boy Boy

Self-Taught Learner

Lissy is Money.
and always Ready for the Floor.

What's that sound?

I like that sound.
I love that sound.

It's the sound of my shoes.
Funky shot from backstage at Dolce&Gabbana this year.
The colours.
The textures.
The jewel tones.
Oh those ankle straps!
Swoon.
Seriously shoes always take my breath away....
if you haven't be to the Swide Mag site for D&G you have missed out....
Great articles and fashion. SO infrequently I plug a site. But this one is quality, its like a true glossie but online, it still retains some of that grand old 'timeless' quality of magazines...that the internet is slowly stealing away from us.

......these shoes stay on my feet.......
i heart Tiga. As well as D&G

desperately seeking cute hair

my hair is grown out now. and i can't decide about it. its making me impatient, because it's begun to curl and be a poufy wave again. i forgot how thick and wavy it really is. having boy short hair that you have to cut constantly like a gentleman will do that to you. i don't know if i even like long hair anymore. i have loved short short hair. but i feel its time to drift back.
i want style. i want to be able to style my hair. thus i need hair to create.
bubble cut?
bob again....
or shall i be very patient and grow it at least shoulder length....
hmmm
only time and the distance i can keep from a hair salon will tell.
finger crossed
i want something cute and new.
a change is in order.

you're so editorial

some days you just feel like a model.
that day i tried.

[compliments to the amazing and talented mr. caluya! more to come in my set...]

only amongst the ladies

after a lovely ladies day out
just wanted to post a favourite pic from the sartorialist
beautiful and simple
a moment between friends
switching shoes
makes me smile everytime
[and i love that little run in her stockings, so real.]

Versace, and Pucci, Oh My!

Shop Housing Works.com! - Pucci Sweater Turtleneck Dress









Shop Housing Works.com! -Versace Couture Shift Dress
These dresses are major
stunning
bold
vintage
geometric
mod
yet futuristic
those the details, like ELBOWS!
and the money goes to a GREAT cause !!!!
(and in directly pays my bills)
sometimes I think it is a cruel punishment, that I work for a company with high-end thrift shops