Dressing Up for School

Courtney Love at the Elle Style Awards

Wow. No words... Courtney Love at the Elle Style Awards in Givenchy Haute Couture. 

She looks so beautiful and effortless and so Courtney Love.

Like it, Hype it?

I like to hype on lookbook. Its a lot of fun to see styles from around the world and even more interesting to see your overall group of 'looks you like.' If you lookbook too long then everyone's looks start to blend together, but every so often you find a stunning photo showcasing an awesome look like this one:

"Neon'red'orange_I'm Good I'm Gone Metronomy Remix " by Juliett K. on LOOKBOOK.nu

Sweater Vestin'

I just posted my very first Lookbook look wearing this super-sized men's sweater vest. I've been meaning to do a post about this item in all its glory, so now that its shown here I figured I would just add a few close-ups to the mix. I can't find the self-timer on my camera, so when my boyfriend isn't around I use my laptop's webcam to take pics. Result- low quality shots. Anyway, I can't get enough of this vest because not only is it great dress length but it looks slightly like a cape. And I've always wanted a cape.

What I'm wearing: old black longsleeve, thrifted men's size 5XL sweater vest, thrifted leather belt, target booties (pictured below), F21 beaded necklace, thrifted turquoise and gold necklace

Lookbook No. 1

Rainy Day Hike in 'Sunny San Diego'

Today is my first day of winter break so in spite of the "scattered showers" weather report my boyfriend and I went out for a walk around our neighborhood- Hillcrest- here in San Diego. We wandered onto a Balboa Park trail (we live a mile from Balboa Park which houses the famous San Diego Zoo) and then found ourselves going on an unexpected hike. It stopped sprinkling just as we started down the trail and a few hours later when we got home it started pouring rain- how's that for luck? So now, as we're cuddled up in bed watching some History channel special on the Beatles, we're pretty happy with our day's adventure.

all above photos taken by my boyfriend

wearing: a wool poncho from a shop in Old Town SD, my bf's thrifted J. Crew sweater, my six-year-old old Levi's jeans cut into shorts, American Apparel thigh-high socks (worn as knee-highs), La Scarpa oxfords I bought in Paris last summer, necklace found in my dad's attic, bracelet from same Old Town shop

the few photos that i took, two of which are of my boyfriend, jake:

So happy, indeed.