Polka dots

So my friend keeps telling me how late the US is on fashion trends, because he bought all this polka dotted stuff in Japan years ago. It's probably true, but I'm really digging this shirt.

I got it pretty cheap at JCP, same with the Levi's jeans. I never really shopped there before, but now they're having some really cute stuff at good prices. I just bought a pair of red shorts that I'll be posting later.

The fit of the shirt leaves something to be desired, it's a little bit too long and too loose for my tastes, especially for a size small. But I can always get that tailored later on ;) The material isn't the best, but neither is the stuff you find at Forever 21, the difference is JCP is way cheaper haha

Let's go simple

I decided to go really simple for this outfit of the day yesterday. I had just bought this shirt for only $5 at JCPenney, and what I really like about it is its sleeves are tight around my arms, and it fits nicely around my chest, but it's not super skin-tight around the rest of my torso. The chinos I actually got for free from a friend when they had a buy-one-get-one-free deal during the holidays, and now they're one of my favorite clothing items to wear. I also got my new Oxfords from JCPenney for only $50, they're really nice, comfortable, and look amazing! I love that the soles are a nice bright orange color, it gives it a little bit of spice. And I think it's really OK, since the majority of the outfit is in the same color-family so it doesn't overwhelm the eyes with too much color. I added in my gold earrings, one of my favorites, for a nice bright finishing touch. Photos taken by the very lovely Lawrence K.

We came to visit Italy

Hooray for Lawrence and I for discovering this little alley in Pasadena! He's the best :) And we didn't even have any distractions either, it was beautiful! I love how it's been getting colder now! I've been waiting to wear my sweaters. Beanie courtesy of Lawrence!

For this look, I wanted something a little less clean-cut, but not too far from what I usually wear. So I pulled out my cardigan, and graphic T, and took Lawrence's beanie from him hehe

They won't stop making a fuss

Another good photoshoot yesterday and a great day altogether! Had lots of fun with Lawrence as always :) But one of the things that bugged me the most about this photo shoot, and other street shoots that we do is how people keep whispering, making faces, or shouting profanities at us, especially considering it's LA where there are constantly filming and photo shoots taking place. Of course, we're amateurs when it comes to photography, and we're just doing it for fun, but it's completely unnecessary for people to be acting so rudely around us :-/

That aside, I think it was a really good shoot. I still need to improve my photography skills, as well as my modeling skills. Even though I'm not seriously pursuing modeling or photography, I think it would be a really nice thing to have experience at, and to have a good grasp of knowledge at both. Always trying to improve :)

For this look, I really wanted to go simple. I opted for a cool graphic t-shirt, scarf, some skinny jeans, and Lawrence's boots haha I've wanted some cool hip boots for a while now, but I don't have the money to buy a nice pair. I've seen the style a lot nowadays at H&M and Urban Outfitters, as well as fashion ads, so I really wanted to have a go at it.

October 2012 Updates

Lots of things are happening in my life right now, and it's exciting! Seems like the only thing I'm not focusing on is school... Nevertheless, I have started posting on LOOKBOOK.nu again thanks to Lawrence K. for re-sparking my interest by doing fun photo shoots with me. We're just a bunch of pseudo-models!

In my old looks, I would name each post after a song lyric, but I've now decided to switch it up and name the looks through my mood, my random thoughts, and inspirations. I've also re-vamped by Blogspot and Tumblr, themed after one of the photo shoots I did with Lawrence K. I'm looking forward to posting more in the upcoming months!

On a side note, Halloween is coming up and I'm very excited about that! I'm hoping I'll get to go on a Haunted Hayride or a corn maze, seeing as I've never been to either. Maybe I'll dress up as something cool this year.

Astro Chimp in the sky

Did another shoot with the amazing Lawrence K. the other day, this was super fun! Our friend Jonathan decided to drop by and be creative director for the shoot as well. This was actually quite a quick shoot because Lawrence needed to rush to class, so we shot both him and myself in about 30 minutes! Here's a sneak peek at Lawrence's pics, this one is my favorite: 

At it again...

Lawrence and I decided to have a little photo shoot an show off our senses of style, and eventually I decided to start posting on my LookBook again, and Lawrence has created one as well :) We need a better camera to create more depth in our pictures, but this was a super fun shoot and this may become a weekly thing. Hopefully next time, more friends will be able to join us!