Current Summer Wardrobe Favorites

Acne Bonny dress, Opening Ceremony shoes (seen in this post, this post and this post) and some new magazines I picked up recently.

Mango sweater dress (seen in this post); Juicy Couture top; Ever tank top;

Makeup and Makeup brushes;

Acne and T by Alexander Wang;

Top/Dress and T-Shirt: Acne (seen in this post); Long Sleeved Top (seen in this post), Short Sleeved Top (seen in this post) and Grey Jersey Skirt (seen in this post): T by Alexander Wang; T-Shirt and Flats: Marc by Marc Jacobs; Tank Top: Ever; Two T-Shirts: H&M; Jeans: J Brand; Denim Shorts: William Rast; Black Knit Shorts: LF; Snakeskin Textured Bottoms: Miss Hoe; Pink Denim Skirt; Ankle Boots: Stevens; Shoes: Opening Ceremony;

LnA bra top bought at LF; American Apparel bra top;

American Apparel clutch (seen in this post).

If you can remember my post 'Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry' I mentioned how packing for the East side allows me to see what my favorite items of clothing/shoes/accessories are. With the exception of my current favorite accessories other than the clutch and the DMM bags (or Dress Me Bags if you are into bad word play), here are some of my favorite items in my wardrobe right now. Now that we are currently in a heat wave the sweaters are not getting as much attention as the other garments which are light and soft.

Acne Dress and Snake Skin

I finally found a pair of lightweight, almost transparent, snakeskin textured leggings at Miss Hoe while wandering around with Jordan the other day in Nolita. Unless I am relaxing/cold/making a short trip I am not really into wearing leggings, especially the faux leather kind; however, the idea of snakeskin textured leggings excites me. I paired them with the Bonny shirt turned dress from Acne.

Dress: Acne; Pants: Miss Hoe; Shoes: Opening Ceremony; Clutch: American Apparel; Leather Bracelet: Hermès;

LF Top William Rast Shorts and Opening Ceremony Shoes

Lately my wardrobe consists mostly of basics with the exception of a few more formal but still lightweight garments like this top from LF. Today I paired it with my favorite pair of denim shorts from William Rast and shoes from Opening Ceremony.

Top: LF; Shorts: William Rast; Shoes: Opening Ceremony; Clutch: American Apparel;

Acne T-Shirt Frye Ankle Boots Bag from Accessorize

Today I had a meeting with the lovely people from Accessorize, they were nice enough to gift me this bag that I had tweeted about! Thank you to everyone from Accessorize, especially M! 

Later in the day I went back to their store with Jordan and picked up another ring and some bangles. The store is at the corner of my street, this might become a problem...

Dress: American Apparel; Shirt: Acne; Ankle Boots: Frye; Bag/Ring/Bangles: Accessorize;

I am sooo indie... just look at my American Apparel (Independent [Independence Day] Fashion)

I am done with summer classes! So exciting! Now that I am done with exams I can finally do an outfit post (even if the title is a mixture of bad puns thrown together to make an even worse joke)! Even though I spent the holiday weekend studying I did get a chance to wear a 4th of July outfit when Jordan and I went to get breakfast at around 8 in the morning. Holiday outfits are actually not my sort of thing and I am not a fan of garments with flags on them (unless it is from Balmain),  but why not show off my DIY American flag tanktop (that I actually wore in my Saturday and Elin Kling outfit post) on the one day where I can wear it and not feel like a poser version of a 'cool-kids-cant-die' girl from Australia? Seriously, they wear American flags better than any American and they have been doing it for ages/do not look offensive because they are Australian so it is not associated so much with that whole American Apparel-Urban Outfitters hybrid (I am not against either of AA or UO, my cardigan is from UO) meets NASCAR look. I hope everyone had a lovely holiday weekend wherever you are from! Later!

Top: DIY; Shorts: Mine; Cardigan: Urban Outfitters; Ankle Boots: Frye;

Juicy Couture Black Leather Vest and Vintage Belt: Easy Rider Meets Cyborg

Yesterday, around midday Jordan and I decided that we would wander over to the High Line later in the afternoon so we could see the second part.

Before we left I changed into a tight black dress from American Apparel (a little too blatant as just a dress, I prefer it as a foundation piece if anything, but it can work from time to time if I pretend I am wearing a dress from Wolford), and I threw on a beaded vintage belt (that my Mum's lovely friend was kind of enough to send me) that I have been wanting to wear since I got it. After slipping on a pair of black Suede ankle boots from Stevens I realized that I was still channeling Easy Rider (if you can remember back to my Easy Rider post) and I decided that my feminine-yet-structured black leather vest from Juicy Couture could only add to the look so I unzipped it off the hanger and let it rest on my shoulders.

When we got to the High Line (which looks a little like a scene from a science fiction novel) I began to feel more like a cyborg than any character from Easy Rider. Instantly I had slipped into my new persona and when we reached the end of the High Line I was ready to shoot my outfit. We found this building that had gold paneling and decided it would make the perfect backdrop.

Dress: American Apparel; Vest: Juicy Couture; Belt: Vintage; Shoes: Stevens;

I thought I would mention that Jordan does not follow me around with a camera, in fact usually I am following him around while he takes pictures of things that are not related to me. Ever since I have met Jordan he has been taking photographs with his 1,000 cameras, it was not until last summer and the start of the magazine (and then the blog) that he actually even started really taking pictures of me. You can see his lovely photography on his somewhat new photo diary: Mindless Carbonation.

Kut Out (outfit inspired by Ksubi's film Kolors)

On Sunday Jordan and I went to the Opening Ceremony sample sale. I picked up some white nylon leg wear from the Japanese brand Toga Archives. I am a little obsessed with them (beyond obsessed). They were the perfect touch for my Ksubi inspired outfit. 

Top: American Apparel; Pants: Citizens of Humanity; Socks: Toga Archives; Ankle Boots: Steven by Steve Madden;

Kolors by Ksubi:

Friday

IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE READING A LONG DESCRIPTION OF FRIDAY HERE IS THE ABRIDGED VERSION: We went out to do a shoot and it turned into a long walk all over lower Manhattan. I stopped and changed into a black maxi dress from American Apparel and I got a slight tan.

THE UNABRIDGED VERSION: On Friday we headed out to do a quick shoot for the magazine, but being us we somehow ended up doing something completely different. We ended up going on one of our usual unplanned walks. I will tell you where we went: First we walked through Nolita and into China Town. We stopped into Opening Ceremony (the red staircase) along the way. We walked through China Town almost to the west side, then decided after all of that craziness that we were in no mood for Soho madness and we kept walking south. We found ourselves in Tribeca where we decided to head East to the Brooklyn Bridge because I have never actually visited it (I know I know I have lived here for three years now, but it is a little out of the way). We stopped in the Bridge Cafe to get drinks and fries, and then headed to the South Street Seaport because we were practically there already. We walked along the water for a little while and then headed back. The pictures are posted chronologically and if it not a picture of Jordan then he took it. 

Because we were shooting I stopped into American Apparel along the way to change out of the shoot clothes and into a black cotton maxi dress. Unfortunately I think I am going to age 20 years now because I was not wearing sunscreen on my arms and I got a little color (I have not stepped out into the sun without sunscreen on since I was 15 so we were both a little shocked). 

Being weird is always in style

I forgot to post this before I went home, Jordan took these pictures the evening before I left I think. Either way, like everyone else in this world I am weird (which I think means being weird is extremely stylish... except if it is the extreme make other people uncomfortable weird) and I have a problem where I never find the time to take off my shoes when I get home but I also find it extremely disgusting when people wear their shoes while they are on their beds. I love my bed and you will usually find me sprawling across my bed with my feet (probably in ankle boots) hanging off of the side, or laying on my stomach with my feet up, or sometimes I get really out of control and I just lie on my back with my feet in the air (I am weird I know). Here is an example. The grey cashmere cardigan is from Club Monaco, the lace shorts are from American Apparel, and the ankle boots are from Steven by Steve Madden.