The problem.

The majority of young girls will look at this and feel awe-inspired. Aww! A cute boy thinks I don't need make-up or cool clothes in order to be deemed "beautiful." And although this picture could be targeted towards those girls who only wear make-up and "cute" clothes in order to impress the male gender, and although the guy appearsto have good intentions, I would just like to address the issue at hand here.

From my experience with males who have told me the same exact thing, it came off as super narcissistic. Oh, you're wearing that outfit to impress me. You wear make-up everyday so you can "catch my eye."
I beg to differ. I wear the make-up I wear everyday (intense cat-eye, thick eyebrows, vibrantly dark lipstick) because I enjoy the vintage 50's glamour Vogue aesthetic. I wear the clothes I wear because it expresses my mood as well as I who I want to be for the day. If I wanted to impress anyone, I would honestly put on mascara and clear lipgloss, throw on a floral shirt with a pair of high-waisted shorts, slip into a pair of Uggs, and call it a day. Because that's what a lot of people wear here. Not me. That's not what I'm into.

Also, I think the message that boy is sending hinders girls from expressing who they are. You don't have to wear make-up. You don't have to wear nice clothes.
And like I mentioned, dude prooooobably has good intentions.
But that guy will more than likely MORE THAN LIKELY (not saying I know him or anything but okay some guy who says shit like "Don't wear makeup!! You're beautiful!!") talk shit about any girl who approaches him wearing sweats with NO make-up on. That's the hypocrisy of it all. A girl wears make-up and tries to appear presentable by wearing clothes that are not Victoria's Secret Pink yoga pants, she's an attention whore. But a girl who doesn't try as hard is automatically considered lazy or homely.

So, those are my thoughts. I'm sick of people telling me I don't need makeup or cool clothes to be deemed attractive. I know that. The reason why I wear what I wear goes so much deeper than striving to look "cute." It's my style. Fashion is what I immerse myself in. Period.

And since that blog post was probably a little too negative, here's some humour for you.

style inspo: fawning over frida

Swoon. I just love Frida Kahlo. Her art has always fascinated me, but Frida herself was just so...I don't even know the word to describe her. Otherworldly. Unique. Genius. Enchanting. A goddess. She revolutionized flowers as accessories, long skirts, excessive jewelry, and thick unibrows.

I remember skimming through the pages of her biography in Barnes and Noble when I was eleven and stumbling across this painting:



And I couldn't veer my eyes away from it for some reason---I had become obsessed with this painting in some perverse way. Grotesque, but oddly amusing. How did somebody muster up the courage to paint something like that, to expose themselves in that way? The bravery left me awe-inspired. I kept thinking to myself, "Should I be looking at this? Would my parents get mad?" But I was too amused to put it down.
I wish I had bought the book, but I don't think my parents would have let me, to be completely honest.
"What about this one? This book about Monet? Or Henri Toulouse Lautrec? Or maybe even Henri Matisse?"
My parents would have mentioned those artists because their artwork (albeit amazing) are much more approachable and less...controversial?
But I don't think my parents would have appreciated the exposure Frida's biography would have provided me. Looking back now, I felt like they should have allowed it. Children need to be exposed to amazing artwork, to dabble in and explore all themes. Parents shouldn't shelter their children from learning about certain pieces of art just because of its supposedly "inappropriate" content. You never know, your kid could learn a thing or two from it. Food for thought.
To conclude this gratuitous blogpost, here are some of my favorite quotes a la Frida:

"I paint flowers so that they will not die."

"I tried to drown my sorrows but those bastards learned how to swim."

"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best."

photos courtesy of tumblr


xxx,
Lady Potato Head

style inspo: going whacky over Jackie

Holy moly, what a lady. That's all I can really say. I want so badly to emulate her in all her classy lady glory, which is why I've been on the hunt for articles of clothing that Mrs. Kennedy would don. Still trying! Her letter to JFK was pretty inspirational as well, and I did shed a few tears reading it.



Can I just say...that this letter provided me with copious amounts of writing inspiration? Well, it sure did.





photos c/o tumblr

appy polly loggies aka a blog post in which i discuss wanting to glamourize a taco bell uniform

I have been on a two month long hiatus, and for that I apologize! I will get back to posting, but this time instead of limiting myself to outfit posts, I will post about things that spark my interest. Maybe I'll treat this like a virtual diary! Except I won't get too personal and spill my guts. Ew.

Staaaaaaaaaaaarting now. I am about to go on a blogging spree.

But let me update you on my life first. I've started dating this young gentleman, Nathanael Packard.



vomit-inducing, right?

And I still have my job at Love Culture, but I'm hopefully going to get another at Taco Bell. In a very absurd, fucked up way I WANT the job so much. Not because "oh I'm going to desperate measures to get another job god I'm such a brooding angsty teen individual whose parents won't buy her a car ugh" but I'm totally curious to work in fast food. It seems so much more relaxing than retail because HELLO you won't be customer servicing as much. I mean sure you'd have to CUSTOMER SERVICE yeah but it won't be as annoying as retail. In retail, people are so g o d d a m n annoying. Seriously. They're so freaking needy and picky and greedy and just pretty much every negative adjective in the english language. Customers are like that but hoooooooopefully I won't have to deal with as much at Taco Bell. Operative word: hopefully.
I'm also looking forward to the challenges of glamourizing the uniform. I mean, I can TOTES do that and I'm always looking for challenges when it comes to fashion. Nathanael thinks it's ridiculous for me to want to fashionize a TACO BELL uniform ("c'mon, it's only fast food") but w h a t e v e r.

All I'm saying is, if the impetus of creativity and craftivity drove people to make purses out of Capri Suns, then I should want to make a Taco Bell uniform look tres chic.



Officially going to take their motto to a whole notha level.
"'Think outside the bun' ~obvi~ means fashionize your uniform. C'mon guys, don't you want to be a TACO BELLE LIKE ME?!?! Besides, boring work uniforms are so early 2000's. We can't be doing vintage wrong y'all, we just can't." *breaks into tears*
Maybe I'll start a fashion revolution. Or maybe I'll just get fired. YOLO though.

This concludes the self-indulgent writing regarding my life. Proceed with your morning/day/evening/night, and have a good one.

Lady Potato Head

GOTH BALLERINA

Bonjour, tout le monde. Would that be an appropriate way to greet people if you were a brooding coffee-drinking art-doing self-piercing Chuck Palahniuk books-reading black lipstick-wearing BALLERINA LIKE I'M TRYING TO BE IN THIS PICTURE? I sure do hope so.
I tried to do some ballerina poses in this shoot but I HAVE TERRIBLE BALANCE, and I eventually gave up because my ballerina sister who was taking the photos kept making fun of me. POO. But seriously I have terrible balance and am so not graceful. I wish I were, though. I wish I had an attractive swan neck like Audrey Hepburn, BUT I DON'T. I am neckless. I have to make so many efforts to "extentuate" my neck during photoshoots to at least look human.
But here are the details on the outfit!


Wet Seal dress, Forever 21 open knit tights, Demonia Creepers, Charming Charlie necklace, GOODWILL EARRINGS. Seriously wouldn't know what to do without those yummy earrings in my life. VISUAL NOMZ.

I hope you all are having a lovely summer so far. Thank you for stopping by. Stay marvelous! xxxx

SULTRY SUMMER

Hi there! As you've probably noticed, summer's here so it's time to break out those high waist denim shorts, bustiers, bralets, and sunglasses! My summer is pretty uneventful thus far, I've just been working and talking to friends. But I'm not complaining! This summer to me is all about making money and going to driving school. I hope I don't end up like Spongebob, having to retake the test over and over again because I'm SO BAD at paying attention, and I'm also SO BAD at driving. No, I'm not even going to TRY and subvert that asian stereotype. Because it's totally true, OKAY?!

But I digress. Let's talk about what I'm wearing!
I am wearing a black silk-material bustier, a pair of high-waist denim shorts, and a black sheer floral cover up (I pretend it's a kimono because that's totally trendy right now) and they're all from....GOODWILL. And I found them all in the same day. Amazing, right?! That was my best thrifting experience because I also bought a polka dot cardigan and a pair of skeleton chain earrings as well. Best purchases of my life, and my wallet isn't even crying. But my wallet never cries. I never feel remorse for spending money. I probably should, though.

Well, thank you for stopping by. Stay marvelous. ;*

Photos taken by Nicole Nichols.

FLOWERS 'N DENIM

So, my dear friend Nicole Nichols came over to take pictures of me, since I'm still saving up for a proper DSLR camera (and I'm not even close, ugh traaagic), and I want my outfit pictures to be clear and high-quality. So we hit up the park near my house which holds so many bittersweet nostalgic memories galore (gossipping in the playground tube, going on a date, geocaching...awwww.) This park is so lovely and scenic. The winding paths, canopy trees, USEFUL playground materials that are super super fun, as well as a few picnic tables scattered here and there. Unfortunately people mainly go there to drink alcohol and smoke illegal substances, instead of enjoying the pleasures the park has to offer. LEARN TO LOVE NATURE PEOPLE.

Anyway, here are the results of the photoshoot!




Me laughing because our friend Angel who accompanied us is the ultimate debutante of sarcasm and dry humour. She should consider auditioning as an extra for Portlandia or maybe a Wes Anderson flick.


This is me saying, "YOU BETTA RECOGNIIIIZE!" Seriously. You DON'T want to mess wimmie.

If you want to check out Nicole's other junt, go visit her Flickr: Flickr.com/nicolenichols.
Seriously y'all this girl is a PEE TO THE ROFESSIONAL.
On me:
DIY flower crown c/o my mommy, Anthropologie dress I got for SIXTEEN BUCKS, and it was originally $188 (gasp, right?!), $8 Anthropologie necklace, Wet Seal clunky heels, Thrifted denim jacket, and Forever 21 sunnies.