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by Valerie on Thursday, June 10, 2010photos by Francis
At the Micronesia Mall movie theaters, the early bird special is the first show of the day. It usually accommodates very little people. The kind of people who prefer to watch a movie in quiet than with a huge crowd. The ones who’d like their pick of the best seats in the house. [...]
One Small Girl in a Tree
by Valerie on Wednesday, June 9, 2010On the coffee table, there’s a mountain pile of tissue soaked in green phlegm, 1 Logitech universal remote control, 36 short films amounting to 11 hours on 4 DVDs of Charlie Chaplin’s short films, 1 copy of The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing by Kathleen Fasenella, 8 caplets American Fare Cold & Flu medicine [...]
Posted in Fashion, Inspiration, Music, Personal, style diary | No Comments »>Tweedleduhhh
by Valerie on Friday, May 28, 2010Photos by Francis
Babysitting duties and a conversation with my boyfriend and niece… babysitting my boyfriend, not my niece, just to clarify.
Francis: You wanna watch Alice in Wonderland?
Kristen: Oh, I watched that! There’s a rabbit with the watch and it’s ticking. Then she falls in the hole and her hair’s upside down…
Francis: I [...]
My Precious
by Valerie on Friday, May 21, 2010Three awesome new additions to my jewelry box:
1. The leaves of Lorien
2. Arwen’s evenstar necklace
3. Gandolf’s brooch
These are so fun! I can see the brooches as a quirky touch to my everyday twee outfits on colorful cardigan sweaters. Arwen’s delicate necklace would pair well with soft chiffon maxi dresses with low necklines or even [...]
All Aboard
by Valerie on Wednesday, May 19, 2010I kept my outfit neutral, wanting the make-up to emphasize all the color. But it wasn’t applied dramatically enough to show through the camera and instead ended up looking like I was crying all night. Oh well.
I like the way red and green look together; they are complementary. But for some people, it looks too [...]
They Smell of Moss in Your Hand
by Valerie on Thursday, May 6, 2010braided headband – eBay
charcoal knit cardigan – Forever 21
jabot blouse – Zara
black velvet bow – diy
rock bracelet – gift from Michelle
brown leather belt – Polo
kelly green shorts – gift from Lydia
lace oxfords – cool, casual by Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Lydia, my internet pal over at Style is Style sent these shaweet shorts for [...]
Posted in Books, Fashion, style diary | 2 Comments »>Poppet
by Valerie on Monday, April 12, 2010A while back one of my customers, Molly, asked if I’d be able to make a custom moon unitard for her show. It’s pretty safe to assume that anyone who has the strength of character to sport a unitard in front of hundereds of strangers is awesome (see: David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, that cute girl [...]
Posted in Design, Fashion, Inspiration, Movies, Music | 2 Comments »>MAC Attack!
by Valerie on Monday, March 29, 2010Overdone make-up has always been something I’ve tried to avoid. In between my decidedly experimental outfits and often wackadoodle hairstyles, a made-up face might be pushing it. But when Aileen—the manager for MAC and Bobbi Brown DFS—called to ask if I can model for their MAC colourview event, I thought, why not? It might be [...]
Posted in Fashion, Inspiration, Personal, Style | 2 Comments »>Deconstruct
by Valerie on Saturday, March 27, 2010Day two of my black love affair. I reconstructed this romper from a secondhand dress. I’m really happy with how the overall silhouette turned out, but it’s just a little too tight for me around the pant openings. So it’ll probably end up in the shop.
Salvaging old materials is good for the conscience and [...]
Stereotypes
by Valerie on Friday, March 26, 2010Just when I start to get over wearing black, it becomes a requirement. Mieko says I look like a bohemian. Francis says I look like a bourgeois old lady. I say their viewpoints completely contradict each other. For the most part, I mean, I kinda just wanna look like me.
wide brim hat – vintage
cardigan [...]
