california girl.

as of this afternoon, i'm a (san francisco) california resident, after a nearly six hour flight.
i'm not sure what to make of this yet. will report back later concerning this matter.

i already miss nyc and lots of people there (and shoot, everywhere else i've moved from, while i am at it).
had a big crying jag saturday evening about leaving NYC, as it started to rain, after drinking more than my fair share of belgian and german beers (with my love pete and friends nicole and aaron) and i also did some drunk bicycling around manhattan in high heeled boots. that was rather dangerous (i know) but fun.

(photo by nicole fineman...don't hate me for stealing it, nicole!)

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on to matters of street fashion:
streets #3, nicole
my good friend nicole (the photographer of the photo above and friend mentioned above), looking sassy, just outside of my favorite belgian beer bar ("vol de nuit") in the west village, NYC. love how she paired the black and metallic gold paint-splattered-look jacket with the white tee with metallic gold cats. totally fresh and cute.

if ye are of nappy, natural hair or admire such hair, check out her afro fabulous community, nappy co!:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/nappyco/

and...another quick and dirty street shot:

streets #2

interesting deconstructed texture and rainbow of colors on this gal's skirt. quickly snapped in union square.

i'm not at all over the moon about the rest of the outfit...not sure i would wear that long of a skirt myself, or pair it with those particular pieces, but that's what personal style is about..."right" or "wrong"

anyway, love the texture and mixture of colors, and would love to maybe fool around with that and incorporate into some of my own designs in a more controlled, modern manner, in perhaps tighter color schemes or in certain areas (within a yoke, a pocket, and the like) or on a skirt or dress in a completely different shape. that sort of thing.

Tucci Blume interrassisch GeschlechtLesben NackedGranny fucking Fettteen Russisch Minderjährigepic Mädchen Bilder nackt Minderjährigepissing Frauen BehaarteMädchen tity Ebony BigAmateur-Swap-Fraufuckers Dildolaktierenden Brüste die Männer, saugen

back in black.

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.

told you so.

from nylon magazine dot com: told you so.

see, i'm not the only one who's convinced that acid wash just may be back... :)

besides pondering the return of acid wash (TOLD YOU!), i've been doing some thinking about other old things that be due for a resurgence:

-shoe clips -clip-on earrings -grandma shoes -leotards -jumpsuits -overalls -circle skirts -rompers -bonnets -berets -suspenders

yes, some are already coming around again...

tell me: what do YOU think is poised for a comeback, or something that is currently flying under the radar and should or could come back that hasn't already done so?

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and a random addendum:

alison kelly

pete and i saw alison kelly of project runway 3 walking down prince street near broadway, heading west earlier this afternoon.

many disagree with me, but personally, i really liked her. i felt she had amazing personal style and was, in my somewhat (?) educated opinion, shafted. the whole show is going to hell in a drama-filled handbasket. boo on bravo for making the show kinda suck. they better not oust michael now, damn it. i wish i could say i won't watch anymore, but ugh, you know i will. :P

anyway, it was random, interesting.

damn, i'm going to miss living in NYC. :(