bits and bobbins

on my way to one of our favorite thai resturants, that happens to be in the theater district/near 42nd/broadway. thought it would be humourous to do the cheesy tourist shot, as an homage to my leaving this great town. normally i avoid 42nd street like the plague!

-kimono sleeve tee: old navy
-grey skinny jeans: old navy
- tan vintage yves st. laurent heels: thrifted in florida for $3 (!!!)
-gold cresent necklace: beacon’s closet
-grey snakeskin earrings: thrifted
-labardorite cocktail ring: NY adorned (tattoo/piercing jewelry store in the east village/LES where i got my tattoo done in march)

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and now, for random strangers! a new thing in this blog!

my first ever street fashion shot.

i saw this nice looking guy waiting for the L train this evening and thought he was rather cool, casual and stylish in his plaid pants. vintage, perhaps? i also loved his neatly kept dreads and the way he layered his shirts. so great to see guys really make an effort with their personal style.

from here on out i’d like to tote along a little tape recorder or pad to get their information and also want to give them business cards. basically, i’m going to make this a regular thing in the blog…

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only a few days left now. keeping busy…

…and packing up the last few this-es and thats.

the yo-yos above (with hundreds of their friends that haven’t been made yet) will probably be made into a huge curtain or wall-hanging, methinks. easy, mindless hand-sewing. i love the idea of hundreds of things repeating like that, and the idea that each one was fashioned by hand into a whole. (conscious, careful, intentional) handmade is love.

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i want to take the time to say goodbye to everyone i met here in new york (if you happen to be reading). i met so many wonderful people here…i had such a crazy time here, school took up so much of my time. i am ridiculously happy that i even had the chance to even live here. living in new york city was my lifelong dream. when i first got here, i gushed, “i feel like i was meant to be here my whole life.” living here was the first time i EVER felt at home. this is where my soul feels most at ease. this creative place, so open to anything and anyone, so diverse.

i’m finally done with school, and whoosh, i’m leaving. i love you, new york. i feel like we barely had the time to get to know one another, and just as i was getting to know you on a deeper level, away i go.

thank you to all of you, teachers, colleagues, fellow students at parsons, friends…thank you for being in my life. please keep in touch, and visit me on the left coast if you like.

suffice it to say, i’m ridiculously sad about leaving. i’m actually trying to hold back tears now; i’ve been pushing them off for weeks in straight up denial. i’ve been trying to put myself mentally in san francisco already in order to not be upset at the thought of leaving.

it occurs to me that my leaving new york is like a breakup or death…i have been (privately) going through all the stages of grief.

anyhow…

here’s hoping my experiences in san francisco will be as amazing as my experiences in new york have been. i’m committed to making the most of the city by the bay, and of myself once i’m finally there.

life goes on.

contrary to possible popular belief, i’m not a rainbow-clad one trick pony.

even i have been somewhat influenced by some of the trends forecasted of the next several seasons (which favor beiges, LOTS of greys, black, lipstick hues, among others), and while i may not be into some of the major trend offerings (like grunge-redux: not for moi) i am especially inspired when it comes down to matters of color.

i’ve been having a bit of a love affair with greys and beiges of late. i LOVE color, especially true, saturated, bright hues, but as i’ve mentioned before, i rather love the idea of mixing those bold hues with neutrals in a studied, intentional way. i can’t see myself dressing from head to toe in ALL neutrals, but a touch of them here or there works for me and my personal style statement.

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quite recently, i thought it might be a good idea to add a good, somewhat basic black flat to my shoe wardrobe…not surprisingly, black is not well represented in my shoe wardrobe at this current juncture!

it’s increasingly important to me that any brand new shoe i deign to purchase from here on out must look and feel well-made. if i’m going to make the investment, the shoe has to have good bones to start off with.

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some favorites, from zappos.com:

sigerson morrison:

love the polka dot cut out pattern here. simple, chic.

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dolce vita:


cute triangular & other geometric-shaped cut-outs this time around, and the ubiquitous peep-toe, a staple or cog (to borrow style bubble’s recently coined term) in my wardrobe.

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DKNY:


i’ve been noting a lot of black ballet-style flats with floppy fabric bows surfacing a lot this fall. i’m not much for the frilly, or romantic…instead, i really favor the look of the bold, structured, rigid, modern “bow” on this DKNY flat shown here.

tribeca (kenneth cole):

simple. a bit sexy, with the slingback and the peeptoe. practical (with the low wedge). a shoe like this is quite chic and modern on it’s own, and would also let a flashier outfit stand out without stylistic competition.