black and white and floral all over

top. buffalo exchange (thrift)

shorts. thrift

leggings. tutuanna

rings. betsey johnson and h&m

earrings. betsey johnson

necklace. forever 21

hairband. hanjiro

Today I went to visit my old school for a portfolio exhibition, it was nice to see my old teachers and see what the new students were working on.  I remember doing the same portfolio project in my year, and honestly it seemed like a waste of time.  The format they made us use was so boring and it really didn't leave much space for us to arrange it to our brand's image.  My portfolio is still at the school being shown at the open campus events since I don't really have use for it at the moment.  I should pick it up eventually and re-do the whole thing.  Back to the drawing board for me.

She Sells, Sea Shells

vest. thrift/diy

dress. h&m

leggings. ???

watch. handmade

bandanna. wasteland

earrings. betsey johnson

Today was a long day at work.  I've been getting a good workout lately using a lot of muscles I often never use (or knew existed).  So pretty much my whole body aches, I better be hella ripped in a few months!  I have tomorrow off so I grabbed drinks in Shibuya with my friend then we walked around looking for street food but found no luck so we went to a convenience store and bought some fried chicken and ate it on a quiet street.  Later on, some dude randomly sat a few feet away from us and opened a beer and came over to say cheers.  We thought he was some creeper but he was actually just really bored because he had to wait two hours for his friend to arrive.  Been there, done that, I feel you man.  So we let him join our little street picnic and it turns out he used to be a hairstylist and now works at a vintage store in Harajuku (been there, done that too).  It's funny how you just meet random people in Tokyo.  All in all it was a good day.  I'm really glad I got to see my friend and it was good to go out after a stressful day, we actually work for the same company and I met her at the interview, but I don't get to see her very often because we work at different schools and also she is quitting soon.  Very sad, but I might actually see her more after she quits since she will have more time off!  Yay!  I was thinking of going clubbing tonight but I know that whenever I mix lack of sleep with alcohol I pass out and wake up on the street.  I think I learned my lesson from the first few times.  Even now my eyelids are drooping.  The dude we met is actually going to the same event I wanted to go to tonight, Tokyo is really small.  I kind of love it.

Salmon

sweater. bulle de savon

dress. h&m

tights. ???

earrings. betsey johnson

hair accessory. h&m

The past few weeks have been pretty hectic for me.  I quit my job as a vintage clothing buyer and started working at a gymnastics center for kids.  I still can't explain why I quit my old job, I love vintage clothing and the people were really nice.  Something just didn't feel right and I felt stuck, maybe because all this time I imagined myself working some job related to fashion and didn't consider any alternative option.  Since I can't figure out what I want for the future I figured I should just start with a job that I could enjoy and see where it goes.  I like working with kids and I love singing and dancing so my new job let's me do a lot of the things I love.  I still have a lot to learn but I'm finally getting the hang of it.  It feels nice to have a fresh start!  Oh and I turned 22 last week!  I want to be in Vegas!

Wednesday Addams

top. rote rose

pull over. diesel (thrift)
pants. fcuk

coat. fcuk

scarf. h&m

socks. tutuanna

camera. minolta hi-matic af2

These are from Wednesday. I got my film developed so I went and picked them up that day, I'm finally getting the hang of taking film pictures. This was my mom's old camera but I adopted it since it was just lying around our house picking up dust. My mom got this camera to take pictures after I was born, it's pretty old, but it still works great, the winding self timer is rusty and broken but besides that it is perfect.

Friday the 13th

dress. hanjiro (vintage)

sweater. h&m

coat. fcuk

tights. tsumori chisato (gift)

hat. handmade

pin. ciseaux (at tokyo design festa)

backpack. hanjiro (original)

My hat is back out of it's box! I made this back when I was in school, it's reversible but I think I did something wrong and if you flip it the other way it looks like a shower cap...

Also I got a new wool dress from Hanjiro for the winter. The pin I got last November at the Tokyo Design Festa. It reminds me of the Finnish flag, and I love flags. As you can see my backpack has the British flag. And I used to have a bandanna of the American flag but I lost it, such a bummer. My teacher in design school gave it to me during a school festival to show everyone I was American... it was actually very annoying and I refused to wear it then, but it became my favorite bandanna. Come back my darlin'!

New Place

button up. urban outfitters

sweater. grandma's old sweater

shorts. thrift

leggings. gift

rings. pink - h&m, others - random store on haight

i moved to my new apartment in march and yet i'm still taking pictures on my bed. i have a nice corner that's a perfect background but there's a big pile of boxes in front of it so my bed will have to do until i clean! (which will probably not be soon...)

oh, and i painted my nails last week~

i was inspired by coral and the ocean, crappy resolution though

in the Navy

jacket. h&m

skirt. thrift

tights. tutuanna

tassel earring. handmade

bag. fcuk

today was a national holiday in Japan, so no school for me~

here is what i did today ;)

10am - took a personality test for the company that i will work for next year

11:30 - headed over to Yotsuya station to meet my friend

12pm - ate lunch at Siddique restaurant (yummy Indian food)

1:30 - headed over to Sophia University's festival, walked around the booths and campus

2pm - watched a really long dance performance

2:30 - watched another dance performance by G-Splash which was awesome!! (also long)

3:30 - left festival to fill up on caffeine from Starbucks

3:45 - drank a Gingerbread Latte

4pm - headed over to Shinjuku

4:30 - did some shop research at Hanjiro (where i will start work soon)

5pm - friend came to meet us

5:30 - another friend and her twin sister came to meet us

6pm - headed over to eat some Malaysian and Turkish food (cheap and good!)

7:30 - headed over to friends house

8pm - drank pearl jasmine yakuruto tea, yum!

8:30 - watched tropic thunder

11pm - headed home

11:59 - arrived at dorm (barely made curfew!!)

oh and i painted my nails last week, adding some fall shades to my silhouette

"Look What I Made!!"

one piece. axes femme

stockings. tutuanna

cardigan. urban outfitters

hair bows. h&m

neck and foot accessories. handmade

i had my final interview for a buyer's position for this Japanese company today. it was very nerve racking since it was an interview with the head of the company! but i think the interview went pretty well, i stumbled on words a few times but they were very patient and nice. i said what i had to say, and now all i have to do is wait for the results!!!

i chose this outfit because red is my power color :)

oh and i made these accessories during the summer~

i was inspired by traditional Hungarian clothing and embroidery~ i really want to travel to Hungary and Russia and Swiss and Finland and Scotland and so many places!!

i wish some magical job opportunity that allows me to go all over the world to eat and dance and be surrounded by all these cultures would just fall upon my doorstep.