yep, that just happened

image source: chosun.com

little girl read my mind. or my last post.

just kidding of course.

too cute tho, isn't she?!

mind blown

image source: jayperezphoto.com

Jay perez from San francisco has got to be ONE OF MY NEWEST FAVE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

The styling is perfect (wish i knew who did it) and the concept is brilliant.

Jay perez & team, if you ever read this...thanks for blowing my mind.

finally

last looks from the shoot i styled for page a few weeks ago.

styling is so much fun, particularly when i'm asked to style with my own clothes.
many of these looks are ones that i myself would love to wear, but am
either too shy to do so in public or afraid that i won't be able to pull them off.
it's great to see my ideas come to life on a model though! especially one
who is petite enough to fit into my tiny clothes...which btw are still big on me haha

the goal of this shoot was to build page's portfolio and give her a variety of looks.
the last two ensembles are most similar to my own style these days, so they're def my fave.
i made the black top in the last look from scratch. it was so simple but i love
the way that it drapes on page. on me it looks like a garbage bag lol!

down the rabbit hole

three of my fave shots from the shoot i styled for pagey baby!

still waiting for the more casual looks that i put together...

LANVIN for H&M?!?

Lanvin FALL 2010 Campaign

yesss please.

seriously hoping this rumor is true, but hoping even more

that some of the items actually fit me. i haven't shopped at h&m in a

while cus the size 2's weren't cutting it for my less than 5' 0" stature.

they better stock up on size 0's at my local h&m!

wait. does h&m even carry size 0's?!

i can't remember.

fml.

and another one

photos from the shoot i styled are still slowly trickling in.

Page is just the cutest! she literally can pull off ANYTHING.

too bad she's not looking up...i asked her to keep her

septum piercing in for this look, but it's hardly noticeable.

i still haven't gotten the rest of the shots though,

so hopefully a few do her doll face justice.

i've been so busy lately that i've hardly had much time

to do anything for myself. but i'm really excited about the

project that my boyfriend and i are working on!

it isn't fashion related, but it's still fun.

sitting.waiting.

just got these two shots from the photo shoot i styled a few weeks ago! i can't remember

how many looks i styled that day...i just remember it being super hectic.

i was still in the process of moving back from my apartment in Davis when i got a message from

Stephanie asking if i was available to style for her. everything was really thrown together since

my belongings were spread out between Davis and the Bay! i managed to pull

10+ outfits from my closet though, and it definitely helped to have my

mom's, grandma's, and cousin's closets to pull from too.

i absolutely loved working with Page, Stephanie, and Wendy. it was definitely a change to be

on a team of all girls. ever since i graduated, i've basically been on tomboy

mode (not a bad thing at all ^_^) just hanging out with my boyfriend and coming

up with random ideas we wish we had the resources to develop!

right now we're playing with the idea of making an android app/game.

we'll see how it goes! so far it's been pretty fun planning it out.

more photos from my shoot with Page soon!

night cleaning

image source: various
i finally found some time to clean up my desktop... So here's some eye candy.
You're Welcome. :)

simpler things

a simple and more wearable look that I styled
for my shoot with Char'Nae and Joshua

glare/pulling

finally got the CD of shots i styled way back in April (i think?!).

can't help but point out the negatives in every single one.

i guess it's a good thing because i'm still learning,
and i think there's nothing better for growth and improvement
than to step back and be critical of your own work.

my motto: could be better

btw, off topic, but that reminds me...has anyone ever heard of the MBTI personality test?!
i know it's super generalized, and i've never really put much weight on those kinda tests
(especially because I had to take this one for a leadership class haha)
but i did find it interesting that my results put me under the "IDEALIST" temperament.
so very fitting for my fault-finding self. hmm...

anyway, now i'm (im)patiently waiting for the shots i styled for the lovely Page Ruth.

Designer/Styling: Chan.nel Karama Limited
Makeup Artist: Chinaka Hoshi
Model: Page Ruth

Page is a youngin' at only 16, but she's definitely wise beyond her years.
she's been modeling since she was 12 or 13 and really takes her work seriously.
my favorite part about working with her?! she does her job and let's me do mine.

behind the scenes of our first shoot together

Page getting her makeup done by Wendy

say she looks like Taylor Momsen and she'll break your face. lol jp.
she already knows she's cooler than her so she doesn't really care haha
(and yes, makeup is done in the kitchen...not so glam huh?!)

more to come from my shoot with Char'Nae and Joshua

dream a little dream

my boyfriend came across Mila's Daydreams via reddit and couldn't wait to share the cuteness with me.
this is honestly one of the most adorable things i have ever seen. while Mila is asleep, her mommy imagines
all of the thoughts that may be going through her sweet little nogin. she then creates a scene
with everyday items and sneakily snaps a few shots before she wakes up.

i'm so bummed i never thought of this. i always used to wonder what my little brother/cat
Mellow dreamt about, and it would've been so fun to create art with him while he slept.
siiigh. i really miss that little ball of fluff.

i guess i'm just going to have to steal a baby in order to try this idea out...
lol. i kid.

illegal choices

a purse that i made the summer of 2007...it's a play on
the double C's of the original Coco Chanel logo. my own initials are
double E's and my first name is Ely (sounds like Ellie)!!!

CHANEL pre-fall 2009
i'm currently inspired by the classic black chanel flower and
all of the wispy feathers used in this past collection.

so tomorrow is my graduation ceremony and i'm honestly not very excited...
i guess i'm more scared or nervous. plus sad because the family members
that i really wish could be there to celebrate with me won't be able to make it.

anyway, the first thing that came to mind when i started designing my cap
was to showcase my love for fashion since i majored in Textiles & Clothing
(which is not the same as majoring in fashion design by the way!).
i also wanted to keep it simple but still personalized and so i immediately
thought of the CHANELY purse that i made almost four years ago.

my sister said that it was illegal (she's a law student) so i never had
the guts to wear it out in public...but fast forward a few years later
and after seeing everything from sharpied chanel t-shirts to "quilted"
chanel paperbags...i now feel more comfy about wearing my design out!

i'm gonna be incorporating the logo someway or another into my
graduation cap's design. i'm just not sure how yet.

will post the final product sometime soonsies tho!

sretsis (and my inner child?!) rediscovered

Sretsis F|W 2006 Collection

Sretsis S|S 2010 Collection







image sources: richyrit.multiply.com, maximillia.com

i remember loving the Sretsis Fall|Winter 2006 collection back when i was obsessed with both asian fashion and headbands (i still am, just different kinds now haha!). i also loved it purely because the name of the brand is really the word "sisters" spelt backwards and i love my sister! anyway, i tried to outgrow the innocent and overly feminine style because i was getting too many comments that i was dressing like a little girl...and without a doubt it was partly bc i was influenced by the school girl vibe of the collection.

anyway, after seeing a post about the online store Maximillia on PhospheneFashion, I checked out the link and was thrilled to see all the pastels and super girly frilly dresses by Stresis and it immediately renewed my love for the brand. i know it's weird, but that's when i really realized... i'm still young! i'm still playful! so why cant my style be too?! i've been beating myself up thinking that after graduation i need to get a completely different wardrobe with tons of career wear. and that i cant shop at fast fashion places anymore. but i still have plenty of time to dress like a big girl! and i can always buy "investment pieces" later!

some days i'll have to dress more grown up (interviews) and other times i want to dress sexier (clubbing with friends). but most of the time, i really wish i could dress like this again. but i feel like im so petite that if i do, im just gonna be mistaken for a kid bc i dont have the modelesque figure to pull it off! sigh...fashion is such a weird and complicated thing. or maybe it's just me?!