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Free People

hello, strangers. it has been quite a long time; it wasn’t all a total break from backwoods, but i’ve been swamped with job 1, job 2, and finishing my last semester of school. whew- a lot of things going on. i won’t elaborate, because this isn’t a blog about my personal life- but here i am, back & ready to show the goods (not my goods, but maybe the goods in my closet).

before continuing though, i would just like to let y’all know that i am probably shutting down this account soon and moving over to blogger. this layout looks rather funky on every other computer & it isn’t exactly what i want. wordpress isn’t the best with layouts & i am not the best with html, however, blogger’s got some good stuff.

i’ll let you know as soon as a decision is made & where i will be. but now…onto the clothes!

meadow, candy, ginger, lou

free people girls of style, feb ’11

LOVE…probably because it reminds me of Alabama (my one true love).

Under pressure

This has nothing to do with fashion or anything, but I wanted to show you guys this awesome video. Some of you know I used to do a lot of work with the San Francisco Homeless Services Coalition until we had to close the doors due to the economy. Anything that brings light to the growing problem of homelessness is something that I feel needs to be brought to attention.

This video is so awesome. Not only is it one of the most entertaining things you’ll watch all day, but this guy made the video for a legitimate cause- which is something we should all appreciate. This guy isn’t homeless, he is a performer who wants everyone to acknowledge the homelessness problem we have on our hands, because it’s affecting families everywhere.

Watch this. It’s so good…& Kermit is singing.

Hello, lover

Alexander Wang

Holy moly…you’re fuckin’ up my bank account, dude.

Nawlens

Just checking in. Letting you know I am still alive. I can’t promise I’ll be alive much longer though. I’m going to New Orleans with the sleazeteam today. We’re probably going to accidently explode the city, but I’m not too worried about it.

Babe Bambi; Queen of my heart

for Harper’s Bazaar Australia

October 2010

WTF is this shit?

I don’t usually post twice in a day, but I just couldn’t not blog about this…& since I am leaving for New Orleans around midnight & will be gone for nearly two weeks (don’t expect too many [if any] updates), so I figured I might as well.

I’m not sure if I love this or hate it. In one way, it’s the stupidest belt I’ve ever seen in my life…but on the other hand, it’s also pretty badass. Now, granted, if you’re going to pull off this dumb accessory, you need to be a size -00…so I doubt you’ll be seeing too many people aside from fashion’s favorite coke head, Kate Moss, wearing this thing.

I don’t know much about the skeleton belt, except that it was created by Delfina Delettrez & runs around $2500 (pocket change). I don’t think I’ll be saving my money for this anytime soon, but I am guessing if I really wanted to, I could probably find something similar this time of year at Spirit Halloween.

…it’s like the more I look at it, the dumber it gets.

Source: Opening Ceremony

Anna Sui 2011

Holy cow, don’t even get me started.

Everything about this collection/show is gorgeous. Sui has really been impressing me lately.

Source: Style.com

Ralph Lauren 2011

Holy moly, I am in squishy smushie love with Ralph Lauren’s 2011 collection that just debuted at NYFW11. The small floral prints & long flowy dresses are definitely reminding me of autumn in Alabama. Pair those dresses with brown boots, a chunky belt, & a jean jacket, & you’ve got yourself my dream outfit, Mr. Lauren.

Source: Style.com

Conjurations

This weekend I reconnected with a friend I lost touch with about 6/7 years ago. I have spent most of those missing years trying to find her, but always failed due to me moving too much, constantly changing my phone number/email & all in all- being forgetful of her information. I used to spend nearly every day with this girl- & somehow or another, our friendship just fell off the face of the earth. But somehow (& thankfully!), on Friday night, I got an email from Live fucking Journal (which I have not updated since 2006) saying I had a message (since when did LiveJournal get an email service?) & low & behold, it was Jessica Naomi. Holy moly, I almost fell off of my bed. Needless to say, talking to her again was like nothing had changed. We picked up right where we left off.

Anyway- turns out she has this Etsy shop, Conjuration. Some of the most gorgeous stuff ever. Very fairytale-esq; witch boxes (I want one of those so badly), crystal necklaces, perfume oil, Dracula lockets (want that so badly, as well), specimen cabinets, etc etc. Just look at this stuff:

& then, as if I couldn’t enjoy her stuff (& her) even more than I already do, I start browsing around her Flickr account & see this:

Now, if you’ve been reading this blog since it’s birth, you may recall me obsessing like a shitdick over something rather very similar:

So, of course, when I saw her version of the ring I have been obsessing over for nearly a year, I wanted to email her & tell her to put together a jewelry box for me or something. Which, I still may do (Jessica, if you’re reading this….hinthint. Just kidding. Sort of)… So please, please go check out her stuff. You’re going to love it. Read about it in her profile. Go look at how lovely she is on her Flickr account, etc etc. Just go. Buy her stuff. Tell your friends.

Jessica- I am so, so happy we have reconnected. You have no idea <3 Love you.

Wallflower

Most perfect labor day weekend. Two of my favorite people from Los Angeles came up to visit; did some shopping, ate too much, much needed laugh-fest, etc. Mel chopped away my bangs & I added a few things to my wardrobe. I’m really loving this trend of oversized everything. I hate getting dressed, so if wearing “baggy” things is as close as I can get to never getting out of my pajamas, then so be it. & those shorts…well, they are just so stupid, I couldn’t resist buying them.

I also got a few other things, along with some different hair products from my friend Mallory. She’s shipping them to me. They were not cheap by any means…but thanks to her being so amazing, I got them on a delightful discount & I am hoping my hair grows down to my ass overnight.

Speaking of hair…here’s a picture of my new bingo bango’s.

& one more thing before I go- I used to do this thing on my blog every Tuesday called “Tuesday’s Tunes” (dumbest title in the history of titles, I know). I haven’t done it in a long time, but since it’s Tuesday…

I cannot- CANNOT- stop listening to Temple of the Dog’s first (& only) self-titled album. The album was released in 1991 & definitely has that classic 90′s grunge sound (as it should since the band consists of Eddie Vedder & Chris Cornell). God damn, it’s so good. However, to add into that mix, I’ve also had the song “Gambler’s Blues” by Lightenin’ Hopkins on repeat all weekend too. Go figure.

I will be in New Orleans in exactly 2 weeks. Much needed break from the west coast; can’t wait to be back south & love on all of my favorite people.