not much chance for survival if the Neon Bible is right.

(pintucked, black jacket - Zara years ago, rock out shirt - Razzmatazz Vintage, neon skirt - Proenza Schoeler, snakeskin purse - thrift store, patent leather platforms - Tahari).

i wore this out to the West Village the other night to meet up with some school friends. we went bar hopping and had great fun! i was in one of those really good moods leaving my apartment because i knew i looked GREAT. you know those night? where you look in the mirror and you're just like, "frick yeah! feeling groovy!" i was also super amped to be wearing my PROENZA SCHOULER skirt circa the Spring 2008 collection. i found it in Beacon's Closet and literally DIED. it was $40 and it fit me. would someone splash cold water at my face?? the other awesome thing is this purse i got for $2 at a thrift store in Vancouver last time i was home. it's real snakeskin on the front and i love the way the colours coordinate with my shirt. i also die for gold hardware.

ps. sorry for the state of my bedroom. my roomies were in the living room so needless to say i decided to use the self timer behind closed doors.

(awkward pose... and expression).

(my skirt on the runway!!)

(Proenza Schouler Spring 2010 - HIGHLIGHTER COLOURS, HELLOOO!)

(Proenza Spring 2010).

(both images from Sea Of Shoes blog - Proenza Schouler booties!).

(of COURSE Susie Bubble pulls off neon green pants - photo from the Sartorialist).

(Luella Spring 2008 - sort of the look i was going for).

(amazing how classic and put-together neon yellow/green can look when done right - from Obsessee blog).

(i died for these looks).

lights and mirrors dot the city. inkstained hippies with boxed lunch and marijuana.

(tie dye!!)

if i hadn't graduated in May, i would be back to school as of last week. i thought at this point i would have a job but no such luck! so i have decided to make use of my funemployment. one such way, is by tie dying the shit out of some of my white clothing. i'd actually been planning for ages to tie dye this white moto jacket. i got it at H&M during my first trip to NYC back when i was i think 14 or 15? i was going through this "punk rock" phase and bought myself the jacket and a pair of skinny jeans (before anyone in Vancouver was wearing them. ohmygoshsocoolandindieandcuttingedge!). anyhow, since then i forgot it in my friends car and then it ended up in her trunk along with her takeout pesto pasta and put her in the driver's seat of Rhonda (rest.in.peace) and my jacket came out with a few oil stains. but miss Kara, being awesome, tried her best to get it out but it wasn't quite the same! so THANK YOU Kara! without you i would never have been inspired to do THIS:

(umm kind of Proenza, am i right?? paired with vintage levis shorts, my trusty locket and a thrifted Prada silk top. also dyed a chunk of my hair with said time, but instead of turning cotton candy pink, it's more like the colour of my top. weird, i know).

(also decided to throw in this top because i was planning on donating it as it is a very awkward shape. turned out kind of amazing and looks awesome with this belt that my dad bought my mom in the 70s!).

(didn't realize it until after i dyed it, but i think this top is like SUPER old. like... turnofthecentury old. it's completely hand made, and look at all those details! you don't see anything like that anymore!).

(belt that dad gave mom).

(my ring collection that i have been working on! just got that bottom one today in a cobbler store on Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. it seriously looked like the rings in display window hadn't been touched in over 30 years).

(bottom left in my second hole is an earring i bought from the Julie Nolan Jewelry stand at some street fair this past weekend. and my safety pin earrings are from Dear Fieldbinder, in Cobble Hill. the two silver hoops on my other ear are totally ugly but i just got those holes pierced yesterday!)

what's up, Suess Pepper Marten?

it's hard to believe that over 50 years ago, the fist Dr. Marten was created. and by a doctor in the German army during WWII at that. fed up with his uncomfortable standard-issued army boots, Klaus Märtens created a new boot with softer leather and air-cushioned soles. eventually they went into production, using discarded rubber from Luftwaffe airfields. and i always assumed they were a British shoe from birth, but the first Dr. Martens boots weren't released in the UK until 1 April, 1960 (hence the name of the boot, 1460)! the boots became huge hits in the 70s with the punk movement, then later in the early 90s with the grunge scene, and once again, everyone is rocking their docs. not that they will ever be out of style... these kick-ass boots are true classics.

(it was this shot of Sienna Miller in Nylon that had me literally hunting for these discontinued gems. i never did succeed, though i got them in white).

(monochromatic crayon, rainbow, primary colour loovvveee).

(Raf Simons pairs with Dr. Marten).

(Raf Simons pairs with Dr. Marten).

(coming soon!)

(Doc-inspired Marc Jacobs FW 06).

(Doc-inspired Chloe FW 07).

(saw a girl wearing these outside Opening Ceremony the other day and they looked totally comfortable. she was doing heavy lifting and shit. believe it).

(See by Chloe FW09).

(AND FINALLY WE ARRIVE. Proenza Schouler Pre Fall. see you in my dreams).