Winter Pastels

 

 H&M mint skirt, urban outfitters headband, vintage scarf, belt and shoes, forever 21 purse and sweater

I don't have much to say today. So I will just share some recent photos I've taken.

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Michelle Roller Photo

I'm cold. Yes I'm cold. But not as cold as you are.

 Jeffery Campbells, Urban outfitter tights, Betsy Johnson socks, forever 21 jacket and skirt.

I've come to realize that I do a very strange thing. 

I completely turn off my emotions and become completely cold when I feel like I'm going to get hurt.

I just shut down. I stare off into space, not thinking or feeling anything. When others try to speak to me I feel like I can't return any kind of response. I want to move my body, reposition my legs but I remain frozen.

I've never been able to control this sensation of emotional coldness.
My mind quickly responds to threats and shuts down.
January is cold.

And now.. Bubbles.

 All photos taken by me!

The 60s winter coat

Modern Take!

ASOS Coat

Mod Cloth coat

Ruche

Big news!

 Forever 21 dress, Jeffery Campbells, H&M box bag, Vintage beret

 It's dusk and it's cold. You're stomping along, crushing withered, tawny leaves only to peer at the sky through wire branches. At this moment everything is in a frozen purple haze of a covering world. This is when you realize that the moon wasn't always above you. Two nights ago it was floating above the distant hills. And two weeks ago there were no leaves to crush under studded boots. 

As you move at an easy pace, the empty trees seem to rotate like silent and dark carousels.
Everything stops, everything keeps going.

  I'm getting back to my 60s roots, especially with this look. That is kind of odd for me to say because really so much of modern fashion is 60s based and no one even realizes it. Anything a-line and shift. Tights. Collared coats and dresses. So much has carried over, that is considered normal and "today".
Anywho time for my big news!!!
The amazing clothing company I work for called Collection B  is going to have a FULL PAGE ad in the next issue of NYLON magazine, featuring myself and some photographs I took!
So basically I'm going to be in Nylon Magazine!
I'm pretty excited and happy for Collection B. They create great, quality jackets and their popularity is growing all the time! Please take a minute to "like" them on facebook!
And look for me, you Nylon lovers this February!
:)

Sugar Skulls in January

 Denim shirt-Walmart(believe it or not), Proopticals eye glasses H&M sugar skull tank, target high low skirt,

Jeffery Campbell litas

So it's a brand new year... now what? What changes and what should continue to stay the same? I'm 20 and done with "real" college, until I head to the art academy this fall. I've got so many months to figure everything out, but I know all of this time is just going to zoom right by.

Honestly, this is why I've never liked January.

It's that dull, grey month of ..now what? The Christmas lights and tree come down, the confetti and the glitter from NYE has been dusted up, all the excitement from the holidays brings us on a fast downward turn to.. well.. nothing really. It's kind of like hopping on this amazing bus headed to your favorite place on earth with colour and light and love, then suddenly being booted off in an unexpected dusty, and lonely farmland where the dark sky fades into the dark dirt. 

Maybe that's a bit harsh.. but January can't hold a brightly coloured bulb to December. 

The saving grace is that you know, someday soon that fantastical bus will circle on back to invite you on board once again.

These fun retro inspired glasses I got from Proopticals.

They have a sweet tint and you don't have to be blind to wear them. They are purely style based, which seems to be popular these days. I think they kind of look like Buddy Holly glasses.

:)

Next blog post I will have some big and exciting news!

Resolutions.

 

 

 Red dress- Gift from Pete (Rachael Antonoff)

  All the above photos were taken last weekend in San Francisco for New ears! I ventured up there with my two best friends Bibbles and Pete. We stayed in a freakin AMAZING place called the Adagio Hotel. We had a corner suite with big windows looking over the gorgeous downtown buildings. I couldn't have been happier. We decided to continue with tradition and grab a cab to (as close to) the embarcadero as we could get, and watch the fireworks over the bay bridge. The crowds were insane as to be expected. But overall it was a great night! Another fantastic way to bring in a new year.

Resolutions-
I do this every new year. I make a list, of usually about 5 things that I want to accomplish in the new year. These aren't things I want to change, or fix. They are positive goals to reach before the year is done. Last year I managed to knock out all 5 things by early June, which I was extremely pleased about. 

This new year I'm doing another 5 resolutions and here they are-

1. Assist an established photographer in my area (or get a "real" job)
2. Buy my new Ziess Lens!
3. Put more effort into creating the best blog I can.
4. Move to Sf
5. Attend the Art Academy

Lets see how this year goes!
:)

Adventure calls with unknown voices.

 Forever 21 coat, shirt, and black dress, Shoes- Jeffery Campbell, vintage beret

 So I've been a bit spoiled this Christmas. I have a great, giving family and thoughtful, generous friends. 

What the hell.

I really don't think I deserved the amount or quality of incredible gifts I received, but I'm really thankful. We give gives to our loved ones on holidays, not because we are expected to but because we want to. We do this to give a silent reminder to that we are grateful for them, celebrating another year together. Obvious point there. But at Christmas time nothing is better than watching everyone slowly open their gifts, laughing and smiling, while Michael Buble's holiday Cd plays in the background. Just being together is the best gift.. as cheesy as that sounds. 

So, in an effort to dig back into the shallow blogging world here's some sweet gifts I received,

Bubble machine, freakin 7 seasons of Seinfeld, tons of pretty forever 21 dresses, Two Faced makeup, Warhol calenders, tons of over the knee socks, candy galore, Apples to Apples, New Orleans swag, jewlery, and soooo much more. 

But two really amazing things that I was not expecting came from two of my best friends.

From Bibbles, (the cute mexican roommate) I got the above pair of black Jeffery Campbell Litas! That was really unexpected and crazy thoughtful. The guy knows style, for sure.

The other gift came from my good friend Pete (cute guy with great hair and eyebrows), who went way overboard and bought me my dream dress! The Rachel Antonoff Crimson and collars dress-

I mean holy crap, Batman. 

That's amazing.

Again, thank you to everyone who made my holiday the best ever. 

I'm so happy!

:)