Rude, Lewd, Nude

On Saturday I met the most amazing models I have worked with so far.  It was wonderful to work with people in the actual business and that were so friendly.  I met them through a friend when we went down to LA, and they were kind enough to let us shoot them for free.  :)  These two people are amazingly comfortable in their skin, and a true inspiration to me.  Thanks to Kris and Kara.  You two are a great first experience.  :D

http://karaneko.tumblr.com/

http://kriskidd.tumblr.com/

I love these guys.  ♥♥

^ our catchphrase, courtesy of Bon Qui Qui.  =P

Fashions

The holidays are coming around.  That means parties!  Well the kind that I usually have with my friends involve going to someone's house, eating, and playing games.  I'm still only 20, and many of my close friends aren't in the drinking phase.  But usually around the holiday times, the girls in my groups of friends are always like, "dress up party!"  Usually that entails wearing old prom dresses or getting cute new ones.  haha.  This year I bought myself a nice cheap dress from Forever 21 and found some black, sparkly tights from Urban Outfitters.  I also bought some shoes from Lulu's (an online clothing site), some sparkly nail polish, and of course, a DSK necklace.  =P  I can't wait to wear the outfit! (and I will definitely post some pics later)

I never really used to be into fashion.  I never cared about what I was wearing, if it was stylish, I just liked to be comfortable.  But when I got a job at a thai restaurant when I first started my college days, I knew what it was like to have money, and haven't looked back since.  My style...I guess you could say it's urban/girly.  I love the urban look (like Hellz Bellz and Married to the Mob) but I also love floaty tops, flats and jewelry.  :)  Jackets are my one vice.  I have tons of them.  My mom is always getting on my case and telling me that I need to stop buying them.  But...I can't help it.  They're always so versatile. Plus, it's always nice to relax around the house with a comfy sweater or two.  :P  My favorite jackets right now have to be my Hellz Bellz Heartbreaker jacket.  It's simply a cardigan (no buttoning up) with half-length sleeves and an awesome grey color.

American Apparel (even though I think it's overpriced) has very comfy sweaters.  And I love that color with the white string and zipper.  The contrast works very well in my opinion.  :)  I own it in the orchid-like color, and the bright pink (kinda salmon-ish) color.  Notice in the picture, I happen to be rocking Steph's Bubbi Necklace and PH heart earrings?  ^_~

I also have a cheap (but still awesome looking) fake-leather jacket from Forever 21.  My best guy friend, Eddie rocks the punk style, and in the past year it has really been rubbing off on me.  If I could pick any style to emulate, I would want to be a badass punk.  haha.  Sorry if this is seeming to be a post of just pics of me... XD  I don't have enough time to go take some pictures of my stuff.  Maybe when I get home from my Spanish final today.  :)  What about you guys?  Have any vices when it comes to fashion?  Any favorite things to wear  or styles you like?

Headphones

I have a thing for headphones, especially really interesting looking ones, or really big DJ type ones.  I don't know why I love them so much...maybe it's because I've always  thought DJ-ing was really cool and that I wish I knew how to do it.  But I really love photographing people with them on too.  I think the main reason is because I love music so much.  People see headphones, they think music.  The thing is, the nice ones are always super expensive!  But I've found some really cool ones that I want to share just cause they're so awesome.  :D

So, let's go from most expensive to cheapest of my favorites.

Beats by Dr. Dre (about $300 standard, $500 colored)

These not only look really cool, but you can send them to colorware and have them customize your colors!  So cool!  I will probably never own a pair or get them colored, but one can dream.....Click here to make your own color scheme!

Heartbeats (going price approx. $119)

These beautiful works of art were a collaboration of Beats and Lady Gaga.  Now I like to think I'm an anti-gaga fan, but recently, her music just makes me really happy.  It makes me want to get up and dance around and just have fun.  But I love the way these look on (check out her Bad Romance video for view) and their a super fashion-forward approach to ear buds.  I like them best in shiny chrome, but it also comes in black and red/pink.


WeSC Bongo (approx. $80)

                                                                               WeSC Alpine (approx. $150)


WeSC (We are the Superlative Company) is a Swedish clothing brand that sells brightly colored, and often times unique looking headphones.  My favorites are the bongo ones (to the left).  They come in a variety of colors (ones I've seen are black, white, green, blue, purple, pink, orange).  They have smaller earphones on ones called Oboe headphones, and they have square sliders on ones called Alpine headphones.


Alas, I have yet to get any really cool headphones, and will have to save my money for them soon.  I kinda want the heartbeats ones, but we'll see....

Online Shopping

It was never until I hit college that I started getting into clothes and how I looked.  I think it was after I got my first job and started getting money that I decided to look into online clothes.  Now, I am absolutely a online shopping junkie.  I have a select few sites that I absolutely love and check every day to see if there are new things.  My all time favorite site is Karmaloop.  I've been shopping there for 2 years now, and have also been a sales rep for them.  But I have a hard time advertising.  I'm not very good with graphics stuff so I never make anything to show off.  Karmaloop is an urban street brand site, and includes the greats like Hellz Bellz, Married to the Mob, Insight, WeSC, Gentle Fawn, Crooks & Castles, and 10 Deep.  And what is so good about Karmaloop, they are constantly bringing down the prices of their stuff!  I found that a lot of clothings sites NEVER lower the prices on their merchandise, but Karmaloop slowly brings it down and down, you just have to keep watch.



I also really like this site called ModCloth.  My style aesthetic is very much urban, but I also love looking girly.  So, as a balance, I love checking out all the cute dresses and jewelry on ModCloth.  They actually just brought standard shipping prices, so that's quite lucky.  Unfortunately, since they are a much smaller company, there are rarely price reductions or sales.  Most of the things sell out super quick because of the low stock that this "vintage inspired" company caries.  So you have to buy things quick or else they will sell our for good.

Yesstyle is another ones of the sites I can't seem to stay away from.  Unfortunately for me, I'm not the size of a typical asian girl, so many of the things will not fit me.  But they have very cute labels such as  Googims, Sechuna, and this super cool shoe line called HVBAO.  HVBAO has these painted sneakers with very unique designs.  Typically they run for about $40 which is a pretty good price for these cute works of art.  Yesstyle actually just opened a store in San Francisco's Stonestown mall (the one located next to SFSU) which I have yet to explore.  Thankfully yesstyle has just recently lowered their standard shipping to the US rate to only $9.99.  But the best bet would be to order big with a friend and get the free international shipping.


So, I encourage you to check out these cool sites!  Oh, and if you stop by karmaloop, and see something you like, get a 20% discount off your entire order!!!  Just input the rep code "emi16" in the space available and get your savings!  20% goes a long way on Karmaloop.  I hope you guys find great things on these web sites.  It's always so much fun getting packages in the mail.  :)