Alberta Ferretti is so Witch House

When did Alberta Ferretti become so witch house? I am not going to say that I didn't doctor this image to enhance the truly witch house quality of this look buy I am also not going to say that it was my photoshopping that makes this look seriously witch house. While you are contemplating the witch housey elements, or how many times I write the words witch house in this post, here is a witch house playlist Jordan put together of witch house songs that we like. And while we are on the topic of witch house, Urban Outfitters sells crucifixes now. In more than one style. Personally I am not into the whole wearing crosses thing, but I think it is cool if you are, in fact I have a little DIY project that can bring your cross necklace to a whole new level of witch house. All you have to do is take your cross necklace off of the chain/cord/etc. and with a hot glue gun, glue the eyelet of a hook-and-eye closure to the bottom of the cross so that there is now a loop coming from the bottom. Wait until the glue is completely dry and re-string the cross from the new loop. Omg you will be so witch house!

1. oOOoO - No Summr4u
2. Lake Radio - Chant
3. Holy Other - Touch
4. oOOoO - Burnout Eyes
5. Nicki Minaj - Massive Attack (SELVA OSCURA Remix)
6. Gucci Mane - My Shadow (Salem Remix)
7. RITUALZ Ghetto Ass Witch Ft. GVCCI-HVCCI (Blind Binings Remix)
8. Horse Macgyver - Spit Shine















nicki minaj-massive attack (selva nerve rework) by Selva Oscura

Cheap Monday DIY Shorts

The other night we took a drive to some of the most beautiful places you could ever imagine. I sometimes think I live in one of the strangest most vibrant parts of the country, where it is so beautiful and untouched that you can go crazy from it. If I could take a photograph that could show you how wonderful and beautiful this place truly is I would, but until then I will just have to tell you about it. We did get pictures of my outfit. A t-shirt from Blood is the new Black, a pair of denim shorts that I made out of this silver pair of jeans from Cheap Monday and my Jeffrey Campbell Litas. Later!

Top: Blood is the New Black; Shorts: Cheap Monday; Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell;

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;

DIY Monday: Fringe

DIY Monday was not actually scheduled, and I may have done this on Saturday if not Friday. I did not make the diamonds, nor do I own them... Thanks Harry Winston, you are forever an inspiration! 

For DIY Monday (not going to make a habit out of this one) I made a fringe shirt. I have been wanting something new fringe for awhile now and after my recent DIY mindset (closet oriented only) I decide to take matters into my own hands and do it myself. 

I am sure you already know how to make a fringe anything, but at the risk of knowing that there could be one person out there who does not know (and I cannot let that happen) how I will explain what I did.

To do this take a shirt, I bought a long sleeved black shirt from H&M, and put it flat on the floor. Measure how long you want your shirt/vest/skirt to be and mark it with a pencil. With a pair of scissors cut strips in the fabric. If you want to be precise I would suggest marking everything out with a ruler. I made the front shorter than the back but you do not have to. There you go!

Dress: H&M;

Stockings: Agent Provocateur; 

Wedges: Jeffrey Campbell's 'Mariel' wedge;

DIY Friday

For this weeks DIY Friday my inspiration came from two pictures, which I find to be so beautiful and delicate. One is a picture of soft ballet themed garments and the other is a picture of Siri Tollerød. I think both of the pictures came from either Fydez or Holly's Tumblrs.. (I need to start writing this down).

The total cost of this DIY project is only about 18 dollars and it only involves scissors (a dream come true, no?).

On Thursday I stopped into H&M and picked up a sheer pink tank top for five dollars and a long sleeve shirt for twelve dollars. I bought them both a couple sizes too big so that the tank top would be long enough to be worn as a dress and the top would be loose enough to hang freely.

When I got back to my apartment I put the shirt on over the tank top and marked out where I wanted to make the cut with a pencil. I took the shirt off, I put it on the floor and made an even cut across. That is all!

 All photographs taken for this blog (unless otherwise stated) are taken by Jordan Romanoff. He is a lovely photographer (in fact his whole family is photography talented, you may have noticed both his Father's photographs and his sister Zan's photographs in our last issue) and his blog has pictures from coast to coast.

Ankle Boots: Steven by Steve Madden & Elizabeth & James

DIY Friday post for Monday

I know I am not as stylish as Alexander Wang's niece:

but that takes a well thought out wardrobe and a selection of child sized fur jackets/a selection of Chanel bags. But it is not like I am not trying, in fact I am taking things into my own hands: For DIY Friday (do not hurt me for making a habit out of this) I decided to do my variation on the modernist/minimialst all white maxi dress. Pejoratively speaking, I think the terms modernist and minimalist kind of get thrown around a lot in fashion when something is either all black/white and does not fit into any another place, but I must say I do like a lot of the looks. My inspiration was taken from the Calvin Klein, Alexander Wang, and The Row's S/S 2011 shows. 

I did a little research, and by a little I mean I went to American Apparels website and found that they had an all white tank-top maxi dress (I do not know how I got the idea of tank top, but somehow it got stuck in my head). So on Friday evening Jordan and I walked over to the American Apparel on 6th and Bleecker and I picked one up.

When we got back to my apartment I put the dress on and with a pencil I marked where I wanted to cut the dress (which was a little shorter than midway down my thigh). I took the dress off and marked how I wanted the cut to fall down the middle of the dress. With a pair of scissors I followed the pencil market line to cut a panel of the white fabric out. Viola! Complete!

I made this ridiculous image in photoshop for you.

Open Cardigan: LF

DIY

I had a DIY Friday evening. DIY seems to be like the thing to do now, but I do not associate myself with the term and generally try to stay away from it. I do not mean to sound disrespectful to the many talented and loyal DIYers.

Even though I try to pretend like I do not know what DIY stands for secretly I have always been a crafty, Martha Stewart loving person to some extent. I know how to make perfect hospital corners, I can do my hair, code a website, while I teach myself how to silkscreen as I knit a scarf all at once, and I secretly have a power drill Estate Side. That was a little obnoxious sounding but I feel like I should be honest about my Stepford Wife side (which is a good thing and in my head I think Donna Haraway would approve of all of my abilities and consider me a cyborg feminist). 

Either way, I made something that I never thought I would ever in a million years, even if you payed me, make. An American Flag tank top. I know the idea of an American Flag tank sounds beyond icky and I am sure you are thinking of all those blogs with double finger cross rings but mine was inspired by Balmain.
I picked up an inexpensive white tank top from H&M and using inkjet printer transfer sheets I printed out a page of stars, a page of stripes, and a page of clouds. I ironed them to the shirt and after it cooled I peeled off the sheets. I wanted the transfer to be a little rugged (not in the Balmain way) so I was not too careful about if the transfer cracked or anything. To be completely honest it started out as a joke but I ended up liking it. I printed clouds on the back, which was somewhat inspired by We Are Handsome.

Fake tattoo and a shirt with no side...

On Sunday evening Jordan and I decided to randomly silk screen some white t-shirts from gap. Here is the result of mine. I would never wear this outside mum, I swear!

Red Lipstick: easy application tips

Step one: Buff your lips with a tooth brush (some people apply a lip moisturizer like Aquaphor to their tooth brush or lips first). 

Step two: If you are like me and just simply buff your lips or you like to use the moisturizer while you buff, after you have finished step one liberally apply Aquaphor (or a similar product) to your lips. Leave it on while you do the rest of your make up.

Step three: When you are finished with your makeup and are ready to put your lipstick on take a tissue and wipe off the Aquaphor. You lips will be nice and soft. You can apply a thin layer of lip moisturizer again if you want to. Aveda Lip Saver is a nice product because it has SPF 15 in it. 

Step four: Apply a light foundation base. I find that using a dab of  concealer from a concealer stick from Yves Saint Laurent works well.

Step five: To make your lips pop, using a highlighter like the Touche Eclat from Yves Saint Laurent, your lips and blend. Also, for even more definition trace your lips with a white pencil. Some people like to do this at different points in their processes so do this step whenever you think works best for you.

Step six: Apply lipliner (some people may like to skip this part but I think it is necessary). I like the lips stick pencil/brush from Shiseido. 

Step seven: With a lipstick brush or just the lipstick, apply the lipstick. 

Step eight: Blot your lips five or six times.

Step nine: With a lipstick brush (you do not have to but I think it is a nice tool to have here because this is the most serious application part) reapply your color. 

Step ten: take your finger and wrap your lips around it (that sounds oddly sexual but it will prevent the lipstick from getting on your teeth.

You are ready to go!