Laundrocat

Salut. Konichiwa. Me0w. Wintry feelings leave me feeling quite adventures. Like a little kitten I went out seeking a warm place to play. I went to one of my friendly neighborhood laundromats to see what they had to offer. I realized we have a lot of laundromats in Newark. I think we could possibly have like a world record or something. Anyways I don't frequent these things because I have my own washing appliances at home, so I really didn't know what I would be confronted with. These are the things that I do when I make plans for the day, but don't go through with them.

I planned to go to San Francisco, but things occurred and it wasn't able to be executed. I made laundromat my playground, my jungle to explore. It was quite empty when I went in, so I thought it was just going to be me and the cameras watching me as I did outrages little things. As more people started to come in, I toned down my activities and tried to lay low and go unnoticed. Sometimes it was possible, other times.. let's just say things got out of hand.

Things started out pretty calm with me taking reading breaks. I brought two books with me to have something to do in case that I couldn't do what I planned on doing. There I perched on the bench and purred while curled up to some good books. 

Things soon got pretty serious when I got into one of the laundry carts and started racing around the laundromat pretending I was in some amazing getaway movie scene.

I then posed in my Marc Jacobs knit sweater pose, which more of an inside joke between my friend Aimee and I. I wore this specific sweater because it reminded me of the lint you find inside the dryer, but at the same time it was very kitty-like. It's nice, chunky, and warm; making it the perfect winter sweater.

Sweater is Cotton On, thrifted pants, and vintage boots

My favorite part about this sweater is that it has this little tear. (The sweater is supposed to have this tear by the way) Everyone always asks me "what happened??" or "did you buy it like that??". I don't think people understand the point of artistic pieces in clothing. I love that I wear something under my sweater and have it pop out through this section.

While at the laundromat I discovered the act of losing/forgetting things at the laundromat. Some poor child forgot their little lipstick on top of one of the machines and I used it to my advantage.

SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION

My phone was used to take this picture, and I liked it because it showed how mess my hair was. I also thought I looked so darn cute...like a kitty. My hair has been very messy due to the fact that it is very long, and I haven't gotten a haircut.

This was also taken with my phone at my house, just because I liked the colors.

 I fixed my altar for this month. I just took out some candles and put some jewelry out for display. The necklaces on the left and right are made by me. The one on top is my favorite little deer necklace.

I had a French project this month. I had to read an article from a French magazine and then write about it. I was also made to include pictures. I did my project on the Vogue Paris article "L'homme qui aime les femmes" which is about Haider Ackermann. It talked about his SS 11 collection, and his rise to fame. Here is my rendition on one of the pieces from his Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

I leave you with the picture that got me in trouble at the laundromat. The bras belong to the mother of some boy from my school. I didn't know that they were their's until AFTER I took the picture. It was one of the most awkwardest things I have ever done. Now I can ever be friends with the poor kid.

 I have a panther obsession.

Hope you guys are having a nice December! I'm almost done with school and I plan on going on some crazy retail therapy next week, so I'll have tons of new clothes to show off. PLUS with the holidays and my birthday right around the corner, I should be blessed with new little friends (clothes).

Amen Fashion

This month has been quite hard for this blog. My cousins are visiting from Mexico, and even though I thought I would have lots of time to be antisocial and bitter, I haven't had time to really do much since I like hanging out with them.

When they came to visit I had my room go through a "deep-cleaning". This meant getting rid of anything I didn't need, or use everyday. The first to go were my stacks of magazines on top of my dresser. At the end I was left with an empty dresser, so after much thinking (maybe like 3 min) I decided on making an altar. Then the next problem popped up, who would I make the altar dedicated to? I wanted someone that I loved and worshiped...Lady Gaga? Blake Lively? Freja? Daphne?

So I thought, I love Vogue since it's like my bible, so that means I would have to worship the creator... Anna Wintour.

My altar began with regular things that i found in my room that looked old or antiqued. Then I went and added candles, and some rocks from my old rock collection.

I also went ahead to look at some other people's altars on Google. Most of the really creeped me out because they were all either Satanic or Wiccan. Being brought up in a Catholic household, I was always told to be afraid of witchcraft and the devil, so it really brought out childhood fears.

Catholic altar

Anna Wintour is the new Jesus

Day of the Dead altar in Mexico

Our Lady of Vanity

The candles are from my room, the living room, and the closet. The rocks I used are obsidian, quartz, and a fossilized shell. The boxes are all antiques and gifts. The Eiffel Tower is a souvenir from Paris.

West side

East side

In the East box I have my sunglasses (the special ones) that I collected from thrift stores. The bottom ones flip up like Micky Mouse ears. While the top ones are Versace 676 Vintage wannabes. Both I only use on special occasions.

On the West side, we have my all my prized necklaces. My triangle tribal necklace is from Cotton On, the Unicorn is from F21, the crucifix is from my church, and the favorite deer necklace is from F21. 

Over my altar I put the spread from Vogue September 2010. I liked it because it had a lot of my fashion favorites and since my altar is mostly about fashion, I thought it was important to incorporate them. On the right side I pinned a picture of Carine Roitfeld because I loved her work for Vogue Paris. In the center is a picture of Anna Wintour from her WSJ cover. 

At the bottom is a picture of the Fashion Holy Trinity, which I found the picture on Tumblr and had to have it above my altar since it was exactly what my vision was. Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, and André Leon Talley really inspire all of us Vogue readers, so it was important to include them. (had to include Anna more than once)

Anna Wintour for WSJ

 The outfit that I wore to inaugurate my altar was composed of a Halloween costume (the black robe), and another piece of black fabric for the head piece. 

My mom found this look really creepy and thought that I was turning into a satanist. She still doesnt really get the idea of a fashion blog, but she will one day. I was at first going for a look that made me look like a nun, but then I really decided to go for a "monk" look.

I really hope to add to my altar as the years go by. I wanna find some cool stuff like this Wiccan altar. Maybe just something less creepy. (Unless I decide to make a creepy altar)

These crosses from Romeo + Juliet would look perfect in my room. Maybe they can be in the hall, and lead to my room. I can dream right?

This altar was clearly for fun, and even though I am very spiritual I don't take this altar as something I use to worship, but more to honor the people the inspire me everyday.