inspired by... rough trade records

after going through about 2 weeks (painful, i know) of need-to-find-new-music fever, i found rough trade records. i think a friend or a roommate told me about it before but forgot about it :( who knew these amazings were under one record label?

rough trade records youtube &  official site

basia bulat

emilia torrini

alela diane

michachu & the shapes*

:animal collective cover. taken by trees*

morning benders

edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros

[*new favorites]

MUST VISIT ROUGH TRADE

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inspired by... acne short

acne ciara shorts 

thrifted super high rise pants 

what do you think? im still not 100% comfortable wearing them, theyre a little poofy

inspired by... dolce vita candace crop

top + thrifted xl tee : diy-ed

bottom + thrifted cut-off short

boots + aldo

jacket + forever 21 motorcycle jacket

i am so super sorry for the poop photos. some of them are photobooth that i can't help but my camera is horrible!! ugh.

anyways hope you all like!

 love :30
'weighted down' by beck ft. feist

inspired by... bookmaking

update (July 4 2010): these are now being sold in atlanta's virginia highlands store, young blood

inspired by... recently

evam eva

prada sweater [from the sartorialist]

chung

shopnastygal.com

complex geometries

im afraid this was a blogger and I cant find who to credit them.. :( 

frances may | alexander wang

inspired by... georgia 2

"we're going up there? no, no, the sign says 'caution: very steep...death is eminent.' its written in red!" 

"...just c'mon!"

on the way up

im alive! and blinded

top + 'bdg'

shorts + thrifted and altered 

sandals + thrifted 'so...'

necklace + mom's from senegal

day 2 of georgia countrysides led us to the very bottom end of the Appalachian trail. Apparently, you can see South Carolina from this point. Its the highest in Georgia

inspired by... summer slack

oh how summer nights have left me lazy haha, im catching up on House, now that i'm left without Lost.
check out inside the actors studio: hugh laurie. its a really interesting interview!

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inspired by... georgia

UPDATE on this post:

 i just had a dream about someone commenting on my blog telling me my first few photos on this post looks like urban outfitters. i woke up and checked my blog not being able to decipher whether it was a dream or real life. [im actually constantly mixing up the two.. ever do that?] anyways im not sure what I should be worried about; that this actually looks unoriginal, or that im dreaming about my post like a crazy blogger.

how bizarre. haha :)

top + thrifted and altered

 mid-rise shorts + thrifted and altered

turquoise necklace + a gift from iran 

cylindrical locket + from iran

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tiny local fruits-veggies-home jarred honey-jams-etc. market

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a little road trip up the road north of atlanta is all this countryside! some photos are taken in alpharetta, georgia [the little market, and the fields] and some are in the historic part of roswell, georgia at the roswell mill. i've gone to this mill for ten years now and its getting kind of old to me actually, but its really great to go every once in a while when no one else is there..

Q: what little towns and countrysides do you all have around you that you love like these

inspired by... topshop crop top op op

avant

au cours de

apres

[sits funny on the hanger...]

my very favorite part. that line across the back :)

inspiration: topshop

 this was my interpretation of the topshop crop top! i used an old waffle knit long-sleeve shirt i found after cleaning out my room. 

 so, instead of doing that zigzag stitch, i chose to do a kind of inside-out look [my fashion terminology is ugh] and made cuffs on the sleeves longer. The length isnt quite as long as the topshop one becuase I made it the right length for these black shorts I have.

price = free!  

Pictures of it worn are coming! as well as for the green crop top from earlier, stay tuned!