Freedom is a waterfall

Freedom is a waterfall, is pacing
linoleum till dawn, is the right to
write the wrong words. and I done
plenty of that...

Patti Smith, April 1971











Hedi Slimane / Jaco van den Hoven / Hedi Slimane / Daria by Mario Sorrenti / Hedi Slimane

I smell you on my skin

Helmut Lang x Jenny Holzer


Ryan McGinley (?)


Mystery Train, dir. Jim Jarmusch


Juergen Teller


Unknown


Hedi Slimane


Peter Lindbergh


The Dreamers, dir. Bernardo Bertolucci


Vivane Sassen


Annie Leibovitz


Helmut Lang x Jenny Holzer

You get so alone at times that it just makes sense pt II

Tokyo Boy Alone by Eiki Mori


Juliet Fang


Rinko Kawauchi


Tokyo Boy Alone by Eiki Mori


Vivre sa vie, dir. Jean-Luc Godard


Hedi Slimane


Daul by Beau Grealy


Happy Together, dir. Wong Kar-wai

DREAMIN' OF YOU DREAMIN' OF ME

Well, life has been beautiful lately. Got my new macbook, which I've wanted for so long. I named her Kiko, (big surprise) after Kiko Mizuhara, what a babe. Got a cover and stuck Takashi Murakami stickers on it, but it still needs more decorating. Started my new job at Urban Outfitters (my first retail gig) and I like it a lot. Transitioning well into my new position at LYRIC. And my outfits are so easy to put together now because I basically wear variations of the same 3 things I really like. I'm feeling better and better every day.


Kiko Mizuhara - is this ♥?

Yesterday I saw a picture of Smith Westerns and realized what a BABE Cullen Omori is. Oh, one of my favorite things is calling people babes now. Cos there are so many of them. And I thank the universe for that. Another update, I've probably crushed on a new person every 3 days. I should probably stop. But there are just so many BABES around. Life is rrraaaddd.


Smith Westerns - Weekend


Cullen's the one in the denim jacket. BABE

Now, time for self-indulgent pictures of myself, which will now probably come in bundles, courtesy of Kiko...

Sorry, my default picture face is :-| and I'm bad at smiling if I don't mean it. I didn't buy a shitload of clothes when I was in LA, but the pieces that I did buy are basically all I've worn since I returned. This cardigan is from Opening Ceremony's men's line and the tank top is Jil Sander (!) my first.

I bought this amazing TOGA Archives flocky print cardigan at Opening Ceremony. I regret not buying more there. It was my first stop during our Melrose shopping day and I wanted to save some $ for other stores, but the selection at OC's the best. The blouse is from American Apparel--I purchased it in downtown LA when I realized that all the clothes I had packed were too hot, and I basically lived in it for 4 days.

I've been obsessed with Yves Klein blue nail polish, I've had it on for a month and I just got it redone again yesterday. This is OPI's Dating a Royal.

Oh yeah, my SF native pride's at an all time high and I got a Giants cap. I want to dress like Winona Ryder in Night on Earth. But probably with red lipstick, because I'd feel weird being too butch.

Btw, while I was taking these photos, I was jammin to Smith Westerns and Toro y Moi. Thank GOD(DESS)? for musicians. I need to go to more shows...

Peace
x

Where there's smoke

press play





















The other day I was thinking. Forget peer pressure. Forget "fitting in." My cigarette smoking is completely cinema's to blame.

In so many of my favorite films, in any given scene there's bound to be a cigarette between the actors' fingers... I don't know, I guess it's a big influence on me. I'm a sucker for its appeal. I will admit, in the end, it's all about image and aesthetics...

Has anyone ever looked as cool as Jean-Pierre Leaud in Masculin Feminin, tossing cigarettes in between his lips? With his intent gaze upon Chantal Goya? And his smartass remarks...

Can you imagine being in the front row of the theatre, the film 30-feet tall facing you, a beautiful stranger lighting your cigarette...

When I imagine this, the stranger is always Louis Garrel. Mmmh. No wonder it's a daydream I'm so fond of...

You get so alone at times that it just makes sense

Lighting new cigarettes,

pouring more

drinks.

It has been a beautiful

fight.

Still

is.

Charles Bukowski

Coffee and Cigarettes / Unknown / Charlotte Gainsbourg
Sen Mitsuji / Nana

Influence

I've definitely seen a huge change in the way I dress over the past several months--I'm on a rotation of the same few button up shirts, sweaters, cardigans, and chiffon skirts. I've also been living in a pair of bleached cut off denim shorts I bought in downtown LA.

I splurged on a few pieces this past month (including one Jil and a Toga piece), so it's back to strictly ogling clothes until sales time again. I saw the Dries van Noten Autumn/Winter 2011 in person the other day and I am completely enamoured by it. I hate the thought of waiting until December to get my hands on a piece, but the full price hurts my eyes...

Here are some things I've been into lately, and some directions I'm hoping to move towards.

Okay, everyone who follows me on tumblr knows that I'm "into" Pascal (of Fashion Bits And Bobs) in the sense that I have a ridiculously huge crush on him (in the futile internet crush sort of way...) but I'm also really into his style and the brilliant way he puts his outfits together. I justify my many purchases on American Apparel button up shirts because of him. Tip for dudes, dress like Pascal and you'll probably be irresistible. I'm actually on a mission of finding his San Franciscan doppelganger. No luck so far.



Every day my hair is veering more and more towards "normal". By that, I mean that I'm coming to terms with saying goodbye to my rebellious, choppy, voluminous cut I had for years. It's not long enough for me to do anything with yet, but I'm really into the hair at Dries van Noten Autumn/Winter 2010 (Dries just has such an impact in my life right now.) I think I'd like to keep my asymmetrical bangs, but I love the texture, the messiness of this style.

The other day, pictures of this amazingly beautiful girl popped up on my tumblr dashboard. Her name is Olivia Lebefre and the photos were taken by Katherine Louise Lowe. Because of my short hair I'm not sure that I could pull off the look without just looking like a boy, but I've always loved girls in men's clothes. And for my new job at Urban Outfitters, this is the look I'm thinking of... I just want to shop in the men's department!

I'll have to write another entry detailing my current inspirations that are a bit more outlandish / cosmic because I've actually put an effort to make this entry somewhat cohesive. I could also add photos of Sofia Coppola to this entry, as she'd fit in perfectly... but I'm sure I could do about 10 entries on her alone. Love that woman.

Until next time! Kisses! (Charlotte and Gael in The Science of Sleep)



Vanessa