"Even Anna Wintour cracked a smile" Burberry Prorsom Fall 2012

"Any woman who loves fashion loves Burberry"

For the finale, Christopher Bailey created a fuss with loud crashes of thunder followed by a beautiful downpour of faux rain at London Fashion Week to remind us all to grab our Burberry trenches when the weather permits.
The effect reportedly stole the show, and even made Anna Wintour crack a smile. The show was innovative, advanced, and showed how far Burberry has come and what is in store in the future.
Also my new favorite girl, Cara, was the final walker! Such a stunner.



The video is simply beautiful! I don't know what else to say. So inspired.




article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2103813/Burberry-steals-London-Fashion-Week-fake-showers-Hyde-Park.html

I'm such a blogger.....

One day in my Drawing/Painting 1 class, a nice girl came up to me and asked me if she could take pictures of my outfits for her blog. Her name is Minkyung Sung and is a very talented photographer. She asked me some questions and would take pics of me after art class.

I was unbelievably flattered and she insisted that I put the pictures up on my own fashion blog. Although I do think the process of posting pictures of yourself is rather narcissistic, it is nice to have a few pictures of myself to prove I don't go around wearing Uggs and sweatpants everyday.
So enjoy, I know I'm awkward in front of the camera, but it was a fun project.

Hopefully there are more to come!

I'm wearing
Brandy and Melville top, vintage Arizona cut-off shorts, and Deena and Ozzy oxfords.

Left: Heart print romper from H&M with a cropped Cheap Monday sweater draped behind my back.
Right: J Crew ruffled shirt (as a dress), American Apparel black circle scarf, and H&M green parka jacket.

Printed tee from H&M, leather jacket from Shipley and Halmos.

Lunarglide Wingtip

So anyone who knows me, knows that I love Nike.
It's Portland. It's cool AND athletic. It's simply the best.
Naturally, I was excited when they joined up with Cole Haan, Converse, and Hurley.

Finally the companies have combined their styles and literally made a perfect hybrid shoe that is equal parts Cole Haan and Nike: The Lunarglide Wingtip.

The shoe combines the classic wingtip of Cole Haan and added in the light, springy sole of the Lunarlon series for a modern spin on the old style.

I love all the colors they come in, and want to buy them for all the men in my life ASAP.

Navy

Tan

And my personal favorite, the grey with neon sole. And to all of you who know the boyfriend... I maintain the claim that if Alex were to die and come back to life in shoe form, this would be it.

Can't wait to see what the Cole Haan - Nike team has in store next.

Info from:
http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/articles/Lunargrand-Wingtip-By-Cole-Haan-Nike-Lunar/nike-lunar-wingtip-cole-haan-grey-1/

Infidele....

Sorry readers! I have been cheating on you.
I started flirting with Tumblr and now we are in a full blown relationship. I'm still working on perfecting the art, it is quite different than blogging on blogspot. But anyways, check it out here:
@ calleyfornia.tumblr.com
I like being able to add quotes, songs, and pictures. And following people reminds me of twitter! Anyways, I think I will still be posting a few things on here, but I feel guilty about leaving homebase. So I will keep this going as well as I can. I like to think of tumblr as more pithy and short, where as this is more like an article or explanation, but really it goes both ways.
I'll try to be as balanced as possible.

I have also been using Pinterest to help collect photos in one place instead of overfilling my hard drive with pretty pictures of fur and Kate Moss. My boards include
Hot Boys, Style, Girl Crush, Art, Cute, Coolness, Shoe Envy
and not surprisingly Girl Crush is the most full category...
Women are beautiful I can't help it!

Check them out by clicking
HERE!

Chic En Vert: Natalie Portman

The Black Swan star, Natalie Portman is known for her concern for the environment.

She is a vegan and a strong ec0-activist, but had a hard time converting these beliefs to the red carpet when it came to outfits.
coquette.blogs.com
In 2008 she designed a vegan shoe line for Te Casan. Here's some information about it:
Portman worked closely throughout to maintain quality standards and an exceptional design aesthetic. Dazzling, playful, elegant and free of animal products, each shoe exudes the starlet’s own personal style. All of Portman’s proceeds will be donated to the Nature Conservancy, a non profit that works tirelessly to protect ecologically fragile lands and bodies of water.
teenvogue.com
Now she relies on her stylist Kate Young to steer her away from leather, conflict jewels, and non-sustainable fabrics.
A dress from the HM line for Eco-conscious fashion put out last spring.

pics from dailymail.co.uk
Natalie sporting Aldo shoes.
There have been a few perks, like when Dior produced vegan clutches expressly for the star. She recommends labels like H&M’s new Conscious Collection for recycled-polyester and organic-cotton party dresses, Charles by Charles David and Aldo for leather-free pumps and strappy sandals, and Monique Péan and Tiffany & Co. for conflict-free fine jewelry.
We should all take a cue from this passionate star!

info from teenvogue.com and coquette.blogs.com

Style Icon: Kanye West

We always knew Kanye West was a style icon.
For me it was the moment he tweeted "I jog in Lanvin" and "Clothes are my drug" in July.
But what do we think now that his style has grown to incorporate women's clothing now?

Here he is seen sporting the ubiquitous Celine print from her spring collection. The print is everywhere lately, so what's the harm in a rap icon wearing it?

Here Kanye is rocking a knee length Givenchy leather skirt over his pants for a spin on the skirt over leggings look. I personally dig both looks. I think Kanye is a very talented rapper who exudes coolness, and can make anything stylish.
The only question is, when will Lil' Wayne be seen in one?

Faboulous Fanning Sisters

From W magazine's tumblr, my new favorite site for beautiful pictures and fashion inspiration.
I love these two girls! They dress impeccably, and remind me of myself and my own sister.
Perhaps because my little sister is taller than me too...