Penny Pincher

Okay, I want to shop Alexander Wang 24/7 just like you but I am now a graduate student on a stipend. This means making my dollar dominate the shit outta your dollar.

Inspirations:









via doppelganger, fashion gone rogue x 2/stockholm street style

I particularly love that last girl's outfit.

Now, penny pinching in practice. It's all about handmade, Etsy and eBay. Everything under $100.



That Rick Owens-esque beauty is handmade by a blogger and on eBay right now!





Both of these are from small-scale designer Audrey Cantwell. I have a sweater jacket from her Salem collection that I adore. Her stuff is available at her Etsy shop.



This vintage beauty is $46!





The suede panel riding leggings are $49 and the black leather panel shorts are $55, both from Leilanniland. All handmade.



Okay so this moto vest stunner is $120, but damn. Handmade at Mommy the Robot.

And because every girl in grad student needs a little bit of luck with that heaping helping of hard work...



Sterling silver, $14, 14k gold, $22, both handmade by Miss Ashley Lu.

Now how to blow all that money you just saved?



Sydney Evans, blackened white gold cross with diamonds. Available at Ylang 23, Dallas, for a mere $900.

Being broke ain't an excuse not to look good.

People + Faces

SoCal + Me = BFF

I walk everywhere. I eat In and Out burgers. I buy vodka from grocery store. I have an utterly beautiful apartment. I eat sushi and frozen yogurt. I read Interview mag on my iPad, which by the way is the antidote to productivity. I watch Breaking Bad. I swing dance. I saw The xx in West Hollywood last night. What a gorgeous show. Some bands just transfer to the live medium better than others.

Unfortunately I had to say goodbye to Texas, to warm summer nights and Peter Pan peanut butter. CALIFORNIA, HONESTLY. PETER PAN IS SIMPLY THE BEST. GET WITH THE PROGRAM.

Coming up is surfing in San Diego, seeing what the local music scene is like at Common Grounds, Surfer Blood and The Drums playing at The Glass House and next weekend is the b-boy block party in downtown LA.


via fashion gone rogue


via fashion gone rogue


Kid Cudi, my future husband.


Mr. Rager


Karen Elson via fashion gone rogue


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Lara Stone from Interview mag Sept 2010


David Agdodji, my second husband.


David Agbodji



PLEASE SEND PETER PAN CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER

Where the Wild Things Are

What do all of these photos have in common?











via studded hearts/le fashion/le fashion/studded hearts/fashion gone rogue

MOHAIR. Because I need mo' hair! I need a big, wild, fuzzy mohair sweater. I found a chick who knits them and has a store on eBay.. we'll see if she does commissions, because I want an oversized, tunic-y, V-necked one in a warm honey wheat color...

In other news,

I went from 120 thread count to 600 thread count sheets. There's no going back.
I have Sirius radio for two months for free. There's no going back.
I went from 1 to 4 tattoos in a week. There's no going back.
I move to California tomorrow. There's no going back.



Take my hand if you know where I'm going through/Take my hand if you know where I'm going/All you need is a dream and a lover

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The farewell bash happened, my apartment is still a wreck, people got wrecked, friends from Galveston, Midland, Austin, Fort Worth and from around the corner came out and made it an amazing night. I have a bank account in the red and am so rich in love.



I'm packing and moving. I strike out for California in 3 days. Yikes. This photo sums up the feeling of the packing process.



It's true.

via fuck you very much/fuck you very much/greatest hits

Everything is Amazing

Everything is amazing and nobody is happy. I'm in a very specific mood and these photos sum it up. I got my second microtattoo last night. Another little heart. And no, I won't show you where this one is. I want to graffiti something. A shame I'm no artist.

The most important thing I learned this summer-- was how not to care.



This summer I found out I love figs.



I learned to stop caring.



I learned how to have fun.



I learned to stop taking myself so seriously.



I want more humor.



I want to fight back.



I want to graffiti something.



I want these Ann Demeulemeester boots.



I want to turn this into a triple kiss by adding me.



I want to.



I want more biracial in my life.

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And as we phase out summer, I desperately want this Helmut Lang beauty.

Like Cotton Candy

Ripped white jeans, pastels, training bra-esque undergarments, gap teeth, rose gold, just because I hate sleeping alone, but never thought it would turn out like this?

S/S 2011 Stolen Girlfriends Club Lookbook:











I desperately need those ripped rose-color jeans.


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...Betty Beauty




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I need these. Or these.





Both by Lonely Hearts, available at La Dama



Or Alex Wang's...here.









studded hearts/fated to pretend/le love