I have loved fashion my whole life. I read Vogue and Harpers Bazaar cover to cover and then would try to guess what designers made what clothes in other magazines or try to guess the designers strangers wore on Beacon Street or Newbury Street in Boston. I loved fashion because of the stories, the whimsy, the beauty, the bright colors, and interesting silhouettes. I didn’t come from a lot but I could open a magazine and there was someone beautiful in something interesting — I was transfixed and enamored and I wanted to emulate these confident and quirkily dressed women. I had two major idols growing up, Coco Chanel and Jane Eyre. Both were powerful women but not because of their looks but because of their intelligence, style, and grace. No matter what they looked like they shined and succeeded. Even as a child I hated the way I looked, my weird hair, my large nose, everything. I am a mix of my mother (Vietnamese) and my father (Irish and German) and for some reason all I ever wa...
The weather is mixed today. Kinda rainy, cold (ish), I am also going from work to a movie tonight so I wanted to be comfy but be appropriate for work! Outfit: Top: online $10 Skirt: gifted, Uniqlo (Mike and I gift each other an outfit each year. This skirt is part of that gifted outfit) Vest: Mike’s Buttons: from everywhere! Shoes: Crossroads $40 Necklace: Native Sol Jacket: Old Navy Boys $35 Other Accessories: Podcast: CIIS Pod Brooklyn Superhero Tote Music: Soundtrack of Steven Universe Movie: Knives Out Book: Powers/House of X
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