WEIRRRRRRRRRRDDDDD! We had similar outfits on the same day!

I just went on Kim Kardashian’s blog and I saw she put up a picture of herself in a very similar outfit that I had posted

Its so weird. Obviously its not identical, what I wore was far more street and edgier than her interpretation of it but I was shocked to see the similarity. Then again, unless your a total radical, you’re probably going to find someone wearing something similar – such is fashion.

 Anyway, I just thought I would post this because there are some people that love those jeans and others who aren’t very sure about the look of it. Of course I absolutely adore them!

On another note , seeing Kim’s long hair has got me depressed ….I really miss my long locks

Sigh!

Dinosaurs and Alexander McQueen

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I just finished my last exam…THANK GOD I got through it. Well here is a little update, I’ve been so super busy because I now work two jobs and I go to school. Things are really looking up for me, I feel like life is finally turning around.  I got a promotion at my older job and I got a new job working for a place that I’m so excited about. Even though I’m stressed beyond belief, its so exciting and so far I’ve been able to keep up with school. Don’t worry, I won’t neglect this blog! It’s my baby!

On another note, I was looking at Alexander McQueen’s Spring 2010 RTW collection and he still manages to shock me everytime. The whole theme reminded me of futuristic dinosaurs and reptiles walking the runway. I’m not even going to dedicate this post to the clothing or accessories (even though they’re worth talking about). Right now I’m focusing on the shoes.

Lets say, at first the shoes I was seeing looked wearable and then all of a sudden I started seeing dinosaur stumps. Just take a look at the pictures and you’ll understand

WARNING: These shoes are NOT for the faint of heart.

So, I looooooooooooove the shoes I just showed you guys. It’s different and edgy.

Now, here’s where it starts getting a little questionable…….

Now, these shoes I’m not so into. There’s something about it I love and then there’s something about it that I hate.

WAIT!!! I’m not done yet….now here’s when it just gets out of this world…..

YEEEEEEEEEEEEA, you’re just as confused as I am, aren’t you? Then again, fashion is art, isn’t it? SO……..YAY for DINOSAUR FEET!!!!

photocredit: style.com

MIDTERMS = DEATH

I’ve got midterms coming up so I won’t be able to blog because I have to seriously focus on studying for the next week. With that said, Sid’s hijacking my blog and taking it hostage till I’m done my next two midterms.

Bye till next week

IF….

One more thing before I hit the sack. Did I ever tell you that I love Janet Jackson? I went to her concert last summer and it was AMAZING. Yesterday I was jamming to one of my favourite tracks on repeat while getting ready for work and I thought I’d share it with you today. I hope you enjoy the video I posted cause I FREAKING LOVE IT! By the way, I know the photo has nothing to do with this post BUT I thought the colours matched Janet’s video pretty well!

OH BTW

Janet’s in this month’s issue of Harper’s Bazaar. She comes off as such an elegant woman.

Military Acid

 

 So I decided to wear my acid wash jeans again. (Ryan, if you’re reading this. I decided to go with a rough and edgy look again because I wanted to show you it can be done without the HEELS…but don’t worry I’ll have that up soon. ) I feel like recently I’ve been going for the more relaxed rock-n-roll look…not too sure why. I’m wearing one of my favourite jackets – its black and military inspired with brass buttons. I also got one of my funkiest chains on – its an owl…I think I got that back in ’06. I can’t remember, I had to retire it for a while because I broke it but thanks to my homegirl Naomi, I got it fixed and now its back. Those boots are going to be retired soon, they’re probably going to fall apart (although I hope not – I love them dearly) but they’ve definitely served its purpose…Once again, thanks to Sid for taking these photos.

 

 

Now this is totally off topic but on my way home on the subway I turned my head to look out the window and what I saw made my day. I took a photo of it and I’m sure people on the train thought I was nuts cause they couldn’t really see what I was doing but oh well. I love TORONTO…thanks to whoever wrote that message. It put a smile on my face.

Plaid Rock n Roll

These photos are about a month and a half old and I only saw them today. Sid finally just sent them to me. He took them on his BB Tour when we went shopping on Queen Street. They’re actually pretty good quality for a camera phone don’t you think?

Anyway, that day I decided to go for a more relaxed outfit with a bit of funk. So I grabbed my favourite plaid shirt from TNA that I bought in 2005 and paired with an H&M purple loose fitting tank. I wore it over my faux snake skin tights to give it a harder edge. I decided to use my boom box bag I bought in some random store in NYC back in ‘06 and I wore a pair of patent tuxedo sneakers that I got at another random store in P-mall. My favourite part is the earrings. Unfortunately, these photos don’t really display them well, but don’t worry they’ll resurface again.

 

 

 

 

Learning to Be Me Again + Candy = Happiness

 

A Photo Taken 2 Summers Ago w/ a Close Friend - I'm in the gold blazer -> loved that outfit!

Okay, so I had a great day today! Well, it wasn’t amazing or anything but I’ve been trying to get BACK into the habit of being positive. I went through a really, really, really tough time last year and what I realized is that it had sucked the life out of me. My crazy, positive, and quirky nature basically went underground. I became pessimistic and I felt like I had completely lost myself. And trust me, when negative things come my way I’ve always been able to overcome it. I’ve gone through some things in life that other people haven’t (and I would never wish this on anyone) but I’ll leave that out of this public forum for now, instead, I’ll give you another life long issue I dealt with…..

…..Up until highschool I was an outcast - chubby, frizzy hair, big glasses, braces, book worm, and my quirky and friendly nature was seen as being “weird and annoying”. So I definitely had some hard times making friends but it built me up into who I was. It forced me to believe in myself and be confident even when I was the brunt of people’s cruel jokes or even if people judged me by what I looked like. This was something I dealt with for many years. Prior to me moving to Canada, I was accepted by my peers and I never felt ostersized but when I moved here when I was six, I felt so lonely and I just didn’t belong. My father told me I use to cry so bitterly because I had no friends and people would tease me. Somehow my sister integrated fairly well but I was always treated like some what of a “loser”. After years and years of that, I basically grew a thick skin and I refused to change who I was just to fit in and I forced myself to be positive in all circumstances. Something like that could either break you down so that you have zero self esteem or it could teach you to be proud of who are and learn to treat EVERYONE in a humane and friendly way no matter what they look like…..

 

….Anyway, back to what I was originally saying. I’m no longer who I use to be. After going through that one horrible experience last year, I felt completely destroyed and depression and negativity just consumed me. Eventually I realized I couldn’t be that person anymore, I didn’t want to lose who I was all my life. I loved the hyper and funny side of me. I loved that people enjoyed being around me because I made them laugh and helped make the day go by faster. I KNOW that I’m stronger than that and things may never be the same but I didn’t want to lose that happy side of myself. I wanted to go back to believing in myself again and knowing where I was headed.

SO as of recent I’ve made a serious effort to think positively, to smile, to crack jokes and go out and meet people – just like I use to. One thing that I do everyday now is listen to music that energizes me and makes me happy. Doing that helps me to set the mood for the day and keeps me upbeat. Now you might think I’m a COMPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEETE dork for posting this but I adore the song CANDY by CAMEO. It’s old school pop/r&B ( which I love to death). I know the song is really old and video is completely corn ball but doesn’t that make you smile too?

 ON A SIDE NOTE:

Sid, this post is dedicated to you for many reasons . So put your hand up, and put the ring finger and the middle finger down, turn your palm towards you. Remember that? Love you!

And as I promised – SHOUT OUTS TO RYAN DRAKES!

Benny, I didn’t forget about you….your segment is coming! Love you jerk face.

A Ransom for Sandra Dee’s Pants

This Friday I attended Ransom’s FALL 2009 launch party. It was an intimate in-store event with a wonderful ambience, fashionable crowd, and great music courtesy of DJ P-Plus and DJ Spoonz. Ofcourse, the free drinks are always plus.

For those of you that don’t know, Ransom is a menswear store that is tailored towards the urban street fashion market. Its been on the come up for the past little while and has been getting quite a bit of attention. Its on the corner of Richmond and Spadina in downtown Toronto if you want to check it out.

Take a look at the short video (posted above) of the crowd that I randomly recorded while at the event.

Side Note: Thanks for the invite Andrew, you did a great job hosting the party!

My Homeboy from Highshool - Sammy and I ---> NGC!

 

Me Taking a Photo with My Personal Photographer, Sid.

On another note, as I mentioned earlier. I wanted to make this blog a little personal. With that said, Sid took a few photos of me in my Grease Bad-girl Sandra Dee  “disco pants”. YES, I finally got them….but not from AA. I got a slightly different one from Talula’s Fall/Winter ‘09 collection. In my opinion these pants have far better fit than the AA disco pants. AA only sells them in S,M,and L while Talula has theirs in size 0,2,4,6…etc. Other than comfort and fit, its hard to tell the difference between the two brands except that the back pockets are different in their placement on the booty and also the shape of the pocket itself.

 

I’ve Been Gone for a Minute Now I’m Back at The Jump Off!

No I didn’t die or quit on you guys. I’ve been so busy lately with school just starting, interviews, and couple of projects I’m working on, that I haven’t had much time to blog. Anyway, I’m back again and I’m thinking about changing stuff up. After talking with various people, I realized that majority of them want something more out of my blog. They want something personal: more of what I think and do and what I have to say. Now, the only thing that worries me is that this is a public forum and I don’t want any crazies taking a look at this and misconstruing my words and/or photos but I will defintely do my best to put more of myself out there.

Today I have a major headache so I can’t be near the computer much BUT I will post some photos of an outfit I threw together, but first let me give you a break down of what happened that day. After prancing around downtown in my corporate clothes - silver heels, a high-waisted pencil skirt, and a satin magenta blouse - I decided I was bored of what I was wearing and I went on an impromptu shopping expedition. I really shouldn’t be spending money seeing as I really need to save up but I lapsed into the momentary bliss of  shopping.

I decided to pair acid wash jeans with a light blue jean blouse. YES! I did jean on jean and I love it. To give it an edge I bought a pair of black studded oxford shoes. Talk about 80’s revival!

 

 

I Love Men in Perfectly Tailored Suits

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