And I Just Can't Hide It

Only two weeks until I move to San Francisco; and now that my usually fashion frenzied mind has been hijacked by thoughts of modern dining room furniture and sophisticated bookshelves, it's more than convenient that CSN has over 200 different online stores; feeding both my fashion obsession and my dire need for new furniture. Recently, I've been wearing the lace up Pleaser boots they sent me a lot, as if they didn't cause my already 5'9 height to rival that of my favorite basketball team (Lakers by the way); and I can't wait to put together a proper review that will do them justice.

In other news, I don't know if it is the excitement of moving or just my natural state of geek becoming more apparent, but lately my choice of sunnies have been in transparent form and bright prints and textures have been dominating my clothing preferences. I feel crossed somewhere in between a Japanese school girl and maybe Punkie Brewster, whoever that is.

(heart tights, bow, shorts, glasses: f21, socks, shoes, hk tee: hot topic)

(blazer n hk tee: jcp, skirt: gifted, floral tights, leg warmers: f21)

Roulette

I felt like a Russian woman in this outfit, which is kind of awesome considering I'm, like, the opposite of that. There were two Russians in one of my classes last semester and they had the coolest way of mixing athletic wear into their everyday looks, not to mention the most toned, dream like bods, that I secretly hope to acquire in keeping this style up.

This track jacket is the only one I own, despite my pretty much living at the gym. You know how much I love contradictory clothing so when I saw this run of the mill track suit top lined with pretty black lace, it was a must purchase moment, especially since it was like 7 bucks. Then there's the camo pants. I love these form fitting, skinny versions; they're a perfect mix of feminine and edge, no? And not to mention, they're freakin' distressed, making them the perfect components to layer floral printed tights under, as shown here, well actually, you can't really see it.

(jacket fallas parades, camos & sunnies f21, adidas shoes)

Fashion Wasn't Built in a Day

When I'm not a student, model, freelance writer or Zumba/dance instructor, I'm a visual merchandiser at Forever 21; but you knew that already though, right? I focus on the visual aspect of the store; like merchandising apparel, dressing mannequins, and pretty much constructing the way the store looks.

Every quarter we do a massive floor set where new merchandise comes in and it is set up by theme. You know, F21 stores are merchandised based on trend and style. To recycle these leftover plans and because my camera is still m.i.a, here's a peek at some of Forever 21's new, themes; which one is your style?

All the Lonely People

Seriously, I've wanted a proper band tee for forever. In the past I've considered purchasing Lynard Skynard or The Whos tees, despite knowing maybe one song each, simply to be a recipient of the cool, effortless vibe that band tees posses. On those days where looking chic is the furthest thing from your mind, a preferably over sized band tee suffices effortlessly as a full on classic look with little to no effort required.

This Beatles tee actually isn't that over sized due to it's baseball tee style but I l adore it because it's versatile, comfy, and uh..it's the freakin' Beatles, need I say more? I assume this hat is vintage, I steal it from my boyfriend all the time because it's classic and I think everyone needs a good hat; besides, it makes him look like RUN DMC, which I don't love so much. I got these jeans at F21 (I work there so yes, I shop there way too much) and I loved their rocker-made-easy quality: zebra stripes, zippered seams; all they needed were a few scissored slashes to amp the edgy quality a little louder.

(omygosh, everything F21, except for the freakin' hat)

..I should probably mention that I no longer have a computer, my bipolar HP finally took it's last breath a couple weeks ago actually (which explains my absence). Ruefully I'm forced to carry around a portable hard drive to pretty much any location with a USB portal and a hard working heater.

Resolutions

it's 2011, are you ready? My goal this year is to simply be a better me, in every sense of the word. Thanks x a billi to any and everyone that hits up my blog, it means at least three worlds to me. Happy New Year beyond wordage.