end of the rope

I was in Staples the other day and saw a 6 pack of bungee cords for $2. I knew I could do something with them but what?
This is what happens when I get bored at 11pm with nothing to do. I emailed pics of my masterpiece to my BFF and he immediately reminded me how they resembled the Proenza Schouler bracelets of the season.

Proenza Schouler $150 via Net-A-Porter

driving a wedge

Pierre Hardy Wedges

Every mag/blog I've checked for the past 3 months includes a layout on wedges. Espadrille, wood, cork...they're making every wedge imaginable this spring/summer and I couldn't be more amped. I LOVE wedges. Something about the added height and stability of a wedge makes me feel badass. I think it's the Latina in me but wedges conjure up images of spicy women with tight jeans, off the shoulder shirts and red lipstick. They instantly make me more confident. That might be the reason I have over 15 pairs. I can't wait to pull them out this spring/summer. The Pierre Hardy pair above is the pair I'm lusting after this summer. The Matt Bernson pair below I'll be rocking this summer thanks to my mother.

Matt Bernson Special Project Wedges

via spiga cutout wedges circa '95

damou

jacket: Cavi, t-shirt: CFDA Fashion for Haiti, jeans: sample from Urban Outfitters, shoes: Jordan 3 (Nike), sunglasses: Spitfire, bracelets: RJ Graziano and Choose Haiti, scarf: Special Blend, earrings: Obey Propaganda

I'm being lazy and I didn't feel like combing my hair (at least I'm honest) so I grabbed this Special Blend scarf that my BFF found at TJ Maxx for $2 and ran with it.

I'm a huge sneakerhead but the older I get the more I try to wear them with things other than blue jeans. Nothing makes you look more like a pre-teen than a t-shirt, jeans and tennis shoes hence why I went with the snakeskin print jean. This outfit is quinnessential lazy me.

p.s. damou means to love in Haitian Creole...

christmas 1988

I just got these Frye's for $130 at Neiman Marcus Last Call. My mother always says to buy things off season because no one wants them so they're cheaper. I fell in love with them because they look like a cowboy boot/motorcycle boot hybrid so I get the best of both worlds. I think I can wear these in the Spring/Summer with shorts, skirts, dresses and jumpers though so they're not so off season. I can't wait to rock them.

easter funday

sweater: Anthropologie, shirt: Five Four Women's, pants: Sisley, shoes: Delman, purse: Juicy Couture, hair clip: Saks, necklace: random store in Panama, glass bracelets: Slauson Super Mall

We stopped at the park for a quick Easter egg hunt before heading to dinner at my dad's house. It looks sunny but it was so windy it was hard to get a pic without my hair blowing in my face.

The starting point for this outfit were the pants. I got them for $10 on sale about 9 months ago at the Benneton outlet and had yet to wear them. The pleated waistband caught my eye and I knew I could eventually work them into my wardrobe. I decided to pair them with a lavendar Five Four shirt that I also got for $10 on sale and also hadn't worn yet. The sweater came next and everything else just kinda fell into place.

easter 1983

dedication

To my grandmother who could sew a perfect copy of any outfit from sight and would sew me anything I ever wanted to wear...

To my mother who in the 80s would drag us to the closest Marshall's (which was 30 miles away in Canoga Park) or TJ Maxx (21 miles away in Cerritos) every other weekend for good bargain hunting...

To my mother and grandmother for dragging me to the fabric store where I would spend what seemed like countless hours flipping through the pattern catalogs getting fashion inspiration for the future...

To my grandmother for having a button tin for me to play in and my mother for explaining to me the importance of good buttons...

To my mother for being hip enough to dress me in Dr. Scholl's when I was 6 (proof below) ...

To my mother and grandmother whom I love for passing their style to me and teaching me bargain hunting tips...I can only hope that one day I'll pass the same tricks to my daughter...

This blog is dedicated to my mother and grandmother who would send me to school in outfits that made the other kids say 'Your mother dresses you funny'...