y

I can never think of good titles for my posts so I was thinking of adopting a letter-number system of naming them only to realize that could only last for so long without getting confusing therefore I will only be doing it for this post. All that was to explain that the letter y has no significance in this context. I guess if you really want to delve into it it reflects the simplicity of the photos but even that is stretching it. Black/white/grey obsession is here to stay, for now at least, and I'm happy about it. 

photo credits: #1+2-me, #3-straumfors

marathon post

Once again, sorry for the inherent neglect. It's bad I know. Who am I to call myself a blogger? But anyways, I am here and breathing therefore blood is being supplied to my boney robot-fingers in order to type this. So. Get. Excited. 

However, the real reason I've snatched you from the plethora of other interesting attractions that fill the interwebs to my lonely little blog is to discuss important matters. I try not to waste your time. You would think that as a "fashion blogger" (though I honestly hate calling myself that) I would be going batshit crazy right now "reporting" oh god the sarcasm about fashion week(s), but I'm sure you're getting enough o' that from other blogs so here we can create some breathing space to talk about more interesting things. 

First of all, it's March. So happy spring, even though it's a solid 36 degrees here in New York right now. I'm feeling this month, not in the tangible sense, in the vibe-y sense if you know what I mean. I've always felt that March is like a limbo month, not quite winter anymore, definitely not spring, some sort of weird hybrid that no one really likes because its gloomy and more often than not muddy, but I've always liked the underdog. In a visceral sense, here is March translated into clothing for you:

The explanation is as simple as the pieces/images are, no need for superfluous reasoning. Like I said, March is a hybrid month, unpredictable, and fluctuating wildly climactically. All you can do (read: all I do) is stay clean and simple and layered and all the other familiar comforts you know and love in a tumultuous and anxious time poetic license status: used up. Item details on my polyvore if you're curious. 

As with any mood, there comes music, and with that I leave you with my current favorites that aren't so different from my not current favorites aka my favorites 4 months ago because that's just the way it goes OKAY:

I could probably list 20 more and these are in no particular order (except Blood Red Moon is my numero uno) but aside from that, just the first songs that came to mind. Maybe this is overboard, I don't know, I don't know anything. 

I do feel that an awkward transition is necessary though for me to highlight one quick fashion week moment that I just need to let out because my love for it, behold Margiela hair-strap:

Honestly, it's actually practical and cool looking. I dig. Now that this post has overstayed it's welcome and I don't want to bore you considering you probably have cool places to be and amazing people to meet while I'm writing this from home at 10 pm on a Friday night after running on the treadmill and drinking a smoothie. What you would expect from a classy-ass teenager. The good life. 

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monochrome

My go to throw-on outfit, even though these pants are not in the least bit flattering. Minimalist androgyny is what's up, I'm telling you. For about six months now I've been dressing almost solely in black, white, and grey, and I am not getting bored. It's astoundingly easy to make outfits interesting even when they are monochrome by playing with shape and proportion, something that in my opinion makes more of an impact on an outfit than color or print ever could. Minimalism is a movement that I actually find extremely interesting and will definitely be doing more research on. I'll let you know what I come up with...

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strtstyl

If you can decode the title...10 points for you. I just removed the vowels, not that clever, I know, but give me a break because I spent way too long deciding whether or not to keep that y in there for coherency's sake. Anyways, this is one of my favorite street style snaps so far, mostly because the ensemble clearly focuses on structure and form rather than crazy print and color mixing. For a while now, I have been wearing almost nothing but black, white, and gray, and it is photos like this one that further support my conclusion that minimalism is the way to go, ignoring her bright red bag of course. The sharp layers of the skirt in stark white and the crisp (also clearly white) shirt combined with the leather jacket slung over her shoulder create a juxtaposition that was just too good to pass up analyzing. 

ph/tommy ton for style.com

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duo

Playing around with a tripod that I borrowed from the school for a video project but will most likely just be using to shoot things that have absolutely nothing to do with my class. Sorry. At their core, these are essentially just fancy selfies that photographers really like to call "self portraits". Where do we draw the line? All I've been able to formulate as an answer is that a self portrait shows or describes an aspect of a person while a selfie makes no statement, it just presents. Think of a self portrait as a selfie with depth. Now that I've just brought this up I'll be thinking about this all day today...but tell me what you think...

back

As in, I am back, and these backs are awesome. Now that I've recovered from the flu, posting will be happening once again. With regard to the above photos, I think back details are much more subtle and elegant than front ones. Make 'em look twice, you know?

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s a t u r d a y

boots - asoswhite

Perfect calm, quiet Saturday. Complete with mango, new boots, and much needed sleep, not to mention time to finally work on some art I've been abandoning because of being busy with general homework/school/life duties. Music-wise, Grimes, The xx, Burial, and Terranova have been on repeat and I strongly suggest you do the same. On a side note, I hope you like le nouveaux banner. These days I'm becoming more and more slanted towards minimalism, but more on that later. For now, night.