Once When I Was
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Here is where I share my fashion and beauty inspiration, my daily life as a fashion stylist and personal style blog. I have a major obsession for accessories and love discovering new designers.
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Can’t get enough of these sunsets.
Welcomed home to #california from this pretty. #flowers #nature (at The Enchanted Castle)
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Once When I Was a bartender in Florida, I worked at at a rock club and there were concerts every week. If you grew up in South Florida you were stoked for just about any show because being at the tip of a state at the end of the country did not make a major tour hot spot. One time, Blondie came through. Of course, I was super excited, not just because Debbie Harry is a female icon but because Autoamerican was one of the first records I became obsessed with as a child. I’m talking 4 or 5, because we still lived in California. So rather than associating Blondie with the new wave New York scene that it came out of, I think of my childhood on Venice Beach, singing Rapture and The Tide is High. I think that is why I really love this image. They are clearly in California and look as if they were just woken up for an impromptu photo-shoot. And correct me if I am wrong, but I think Debbie is wearing those Barbie shoes we used to play dress up in.
Image from bohemea.
(via suicideblonde)
@BedStuTweets digs deeps into my internal BKLYN vs LA battle
I had a chance to share my favorite shoe styles and some styling memories with Bed Stu.
Layering colorful necklaces is a great way to up the ante on a simple white tee. I discovered Adesso Jewelry out of Santa Barbara when I was at the Bollare preview. To view and shop the full collection click right here.
Birthday Reflections: My 1st home
This is the 1st place I ever lived at 53 Paloma on Venice Beach. I took these photos about 8 years ago on a trip out to LA.
A few of the biggest memories of my life from age 0-5 in Venice Beach:
Experiencing an earthquake in a room where my mom had a lot of her plants hanging with crystals hanging from them so when the room shook rainbows were flying everywhere so I thought it was the most beautiful and amazing thing and begged for them to do it again.
The hippie guy on the boardwalk I called the ‘jingle bell man’ because he always gave me bells to tie to my shoes or hair. He was on roller skates always. Some people may remember his cameo in the Perry Farrell film The Gift.
Learning to ride a big wheel up and down the boardwalk. Leaving the apartment at dawn one morning by myself on my big wheel which scared the hell out of my parents and they found me asleep on the beach under the jungle gym bars. Some people may remember this jungle gym’s cameo in the opening sequence of Three’s Company when Jack Tripper falls off his bicycle.
Wearing a long hippie dress and tripping and falling down the stairs. The first time in a life time of clumsily falling down.
Wearing a purple velvet jacket every day. The first time in a life time of loving a velvet jacket.
Sitting on my dad’s shoulders watching the Beach Boys play in concert. Yep, my very first concert. Twenty years later in NYC I would find myself sharing a taxi with David Bowie and discussing this very same concert.
Singing and dancing with my parents to Blondie’s first record. Being obsessed with The Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club record AND fold out record cover. Pretending that my Alice in Wonderland figurines were living with all those people on the cover.
Here a a few of my Mom (standing) and her hippie friends.
