I'll Look at the Sun and I'll Look in the Mirror

"Leather shorts are for whores"

"Can I wear leather shorts without looking like a hooker?"

"I would soo buy those leather shorts but I could never pull them off."

..Just a few of the comments I overheard as I browsed my favorite section of Forever 21, spotting faux leather pieces that caused an overpowering emotional combination of shock and joy. As I combed through the sale section's (yep, that's my favorite section) many racks, I let out an audible gasp when I spotted the perfect little, wannabe leather shorts. Whether I could pull them off or not never really crossed my mind; the way I see it, all it takes to pull off any look is confidence, even if it is an itty bitty pair of leather shorts.

Should I profusely apologize for the rather poor quality of these photos? They were randomly shot in a dim lit parking lot which do these great fitting, comfy feeling favorites no justice. However, don't trip Chocolate Chip, I love these babys, and I'll be wearing them a whole lot, probably too much.

(tank/shorts/shoes f21; jacket/sunnies vintage)

Sun, Laughter, and Lilies

There are few things I loathe more than the pairing of a super cute, really interesting, or great graphic top with..blue jeans; it completely robs the essence from the ensemble and dumbs down a quite possibly genius outfit to nothing more than a shirt and a pair of jeans. Granted, if the shirt is maybe black or white, and the jeans happen to be dazzlingly distressed or come in one of thee best washes ever, I'll make an exception for the epic quality of a classic look; but otherwise, thoughtlessly popping on an awesome top with uh..jeans, basically screams style deficiency or at the least: effortless, minus the cool factor.

Due to my deeply embedded inability to keep anything even remotely simple, my latest Hello Kitty addition insisted on being paired with a piece that complemented its bright coloring and fun, flirty theme. In completion of this look, I momentarily struggled with the choice of footwear, but came to the conclusive decision that fiery red boots (despite 100 degree temperatures) would be so much more fancy and fun than say, houndsooth flats, I mean..right?

(hk tee f21, shorts max rave, sunnies & boots jacked from mum)

Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic

Through the years, Barbie continues to be a serious inspiration. I think a trip to Toys R Us may be in order, heh heh..

Making Footprints in the Quicksand

My brother went completely fatherish on me when I came stomping down the stairs in what I suppose is a shress (shirt length dress) but, in my opinion, doubled perfectly as a straight up dress when the weather was sooo hot that all should be thankful I even had enough courtesy to don clothing at all. He insisted that my admittedly pretty high hemline gave off the "wrong message" to which I argued that the cut off tights I complemented it with completely dismissed any overly exposed connotations. Despite the sweltering temperature though, the unruly desert winds insisted on making an appearance, turning all attempts of a hairstyle into the exact opposite; not that I minded or anything, being that I'll take any excuse that allows me to rock a beanie and skip out on styling the 'do..not that I ever do my hair anyway.

(shress & knee highs: downtown la, footwear: f21)

Time to Sit Back and Unwind

..a little summer time inspiration. I'm off on a camping tripIt's gonna be sooo fun (or so they say). In any case, wish me luck!

StayReadySoYouDontGottaGetReady

Sooo, just so we're clear, these translucent appearing shorts are actually a neon pink, or is it highlighter pink? Um..you can get a clearer picture of them here.

I would've never originally thought that olive green and florescent pink would play so nicely together; working at Forever 21 can be rather inspiring at times, to say the least. One of our new floor sets is called Battle Star Galactica, embedded with military meets prep, hard meets soft, lace meets leather, and consequently, green meets pink. Ooh, maybe that's how I'll describe my style: sort of a girly meets grunge, punk meets prim, sweet meets sour, hmm..at least for now anyway.

(tee- fallas parades, $1.99, shorts & boots- f21)