Like A Pair Of Jeans That Fit Just Right.

That is what school feels like for me. I know I've mentioned it before, but I am so happy I found this school and that I am following my passions and what makes me the happiest. I was talking to my mom a few days ago and she told me that brother (Dylan) was assigned a 20 page paper as a final in one of his classes. I literally can not even fathom having to write a paper that long. If I was assigned to write a paper that long I think I would become physically ill. While I do have finals here at school which consisted of 3 exams and 1 project that to me was nothing but a breeze. I have realized that taking exams to me nowadays is like eating a piece of cake: easy and possibly enjoyable. I truly believe this is because I'm finally being tested on things that I not only already know, but love so dearly. I've heard so many friends of mine complaining that they are taking all of these horrible general education classes that they absolutely hate. While I know that I will eventually have to take some general ed classes, because I am getting a bachelors degree up here, I love that during my first semester at this school all of my classes have been related to my major. It has made the transition so much easier and enjoyable.

I really wanted to write this post to share with you all my final project for illustration. My teacher assigned the class to make something anything in which the figure or part of the figure was used. I decided that I wanted to make something that I could actually use and out to practical use. I would easily say I am the queen of knick knacks. I tend to buy the most random little trinkets that really have no use, but I love them so much I absolutely have to have them. I therefore decided I would make a type of jewelry box looking item that I could fill with all my random finds and so here it is. I hope you love it as much as I do.

I hope everyone is doing well and is as excited as I am for the holidays. Peace & Love.

Lanvin Loves H&M. And I LOVE Lanvin!

No, that is not Lanvin (pronounced lon-vohn) that is Alber Elbaz who is the artistic director of Lanvin. It would be easy to say he is an absolute design genius. Isn't he just the cutest little teddy bear you've ever seen? Well Mr. Elbaz decided to team up with H&M, which is a fast-fashion company based out of Sweden. When I heard this news a few months ago I freaked my freak. I love Lanvin, but sadly can not afford their beautiful designs, so knowing that I could get Mr. Elbaz's designs for a more reasonable price was the best news I had ever heard. 

Like many past designers that have teamed up with H&M I knew this collection would most likely sell out in it's first day. Because of this I had the brilliant idea to camp out the night before to make sure I got every piece I was dying for. Now, of course Ann would never let me do this alone. She had the irrational thought that I would be killed or something like that. So she decided to send Dominic up to spend the night with me. I must say this was a brilliant idea because with Dom comes instant entertainment. 

I arrived at H&M at about 2:30 on Friday afternoon (the collection didn't come out until 8 o'clock Saturday morning). I was not shocked to see that people were already in line, but I was shocked that there were only about 6 other people in front of me. Right then I knew my prayers had been answered and that I would not be leaving the store empty handed. And so I sat and sat and sat and sat. And was asked more times then I can possible count what I was waiting in line for. I cant even tell you how annoying that got. I think the worst part was the crazy looks everyone gave me. If they don't want to wait all night for Lanvin then they don't have to, but I wanted to. I wished they would of kept their judgement to themselves and kept on their merry way. Fashion is my life, my dreams, my passion I believe if there was something they cared about so much they would of waited in line all night for it too. 

Then it started to rain, yes rain, precipitation falling from the sky. Now I knew this was coming, but when it arrived I wanted to cry. Sitting in the rain when it's about 45 degrees outside is not my idea of fun, yet I was willing to do anything for my fair share of Lanvin. Fortunately it only rained for about an hour and a half or 2 hours. And I was lucky enough to sit next to 2 very nice boys who decided to make a fort like structure for themselves and let me sit under it with them. What nice boys right? This is what it looked like. 

So I was very happy that Dom got to come hang out with me, but sadly he couldn't arrive till about 11:30 Friday night. I therefore, had to sit for 9 hours by myself. It went by surprisingly fast, which made me very happy. When Dom arrived though I was beyond happy. It was as if I had been lost on a deserted island for days and was finally seeing someone I knew. So Dom arrived and guess what we did? We sat and sat and sat and sat. And it seems like before we knew it the sun had risen and it was time for them to pass out the coveted wrist bands we had been waiting all night for. Dark blue was the most desired color because it meant you were allowed in the first group that got to shop (just a side note because these launches can get so crazy and they don't want anyone getting hurt they only allowed groups of 20 people, that's where the wristbands come into play, at a time into a certain roped off section to shop for 15 minutes). 

And yes I got the dark blue bracelet. I literally think I let out a little scream when they put the wristband on me. This might have been due to my utter lack of sleep or just sheer joy. After we got our wristbands we had to wait another hour before we got to go and shop. The way the store was set up the Men's collection was free range and you could shop there as long as possible, yet with them Women's, like I explained earlier you could only shop for 15 minutes. So 8 o'clock rolled around and we were let into the store. There were a pair of sunglasses I was lusting over and knew I needed to own. Dom had charmed one of them saleswomen earlier to get all the inside information. She told him that there were only 17 pairs of sunglasses in the entire store, 17! Since I knew these were going to be the first to go Dom and I beelined it to grab ourselves a pair. I am not kidding you when I say that I grabbed my pair of sunglasses and maybe 5 seconds later every pair was gone. I had never seen anything like that. It was absolutely fascinating.

After I grabbed my sunglasses I made my way up to the Women's section to get everything I wanted. When I walked into the roped off section it was madness, literal madness. People running every which way with arms full of clothes. With a small amount of embarrassment I must admit the minute I stepped foot in that area I sprinted as fast as I could to snatch my coveted items. If someone had video taped me I would say I probably looked like a chicken with it's head cut off. I was like a kid in a candy shop. 

I am happy to say that I was lucky enough to get every item I had dreamed of. I am completely filled with joy. It is easy to say I am obsessed! OBSESSED I tell you! I cant wait to wear each thing I got. I feel like I'm part of some secret club who got an awesome deal on designer duds. As Dom and I made our way to the shuttle that would take us back to my dorm we reminisced over our Lanvin experience. We both agreed it was like an absolute dream. We couldn't believe it happened. The 18 hours I waited and 8 Dom waited seemed like they were over in minutes. I think it would be safe to say I attribute this to the severe lack of sleep, but I felt like I was exhausted, full of energy, and had like I had just found the cure for cancer all at the same time. And now I will share with you all my delicious goodies. 

Isn't it all so much fun. I love it all so so so much. And for about the first 30 of us that stood in line we got a free canvas bag.

And while I must say last weekend was absolutely exhausting and I am just now starting to feel like my normal self it was the most amazing weekend I have ever experienced. It was like nothing I had ever done before and the journey was exhilarating. I strongly advise anyone and everyone to take part in an experience like this if they find that something they absolutely love and couldn't imagine living their life without. I know for certain that if the next designer H&M decides to collaborate with I love as much as I love Lanvin I will be camped outside all night long. Next time however, I will bring blankets and wont be afraid to tell all those who think I am crazy for waiting all night for clothes that they can take their nasty words and mean looks somewhere else because fashion is what I live for and what I love and one uncomfortable night is nothing I cant live through. 

I apologize for my lack of posting. School has been crazy, but I promise to try to be more consistant. I hope everyone is doing fabulous. Peace & Love.

Rain, Rain, Go Away.

This weekend I learned my first bit of weather advice up here in San Francisco; Don't walk to the grocery store when it's rain. It really was a difficult situation. On my way there I was fortunate enough to use my umbrella. However, due to the obnoxious amount of wind I ended up looking like this adorable man minus the mustache and I'm guessing English accent.

I was rather unfortunate looking. Due to my oh so bright thinking I found it necessary to buy a case of Diet Coke while at the market (as Ann would say); therefore, leaving me unable to use my umbrella on my walk back to my dorm. I did have a raincoat on, but that didn't help because the wind was blowing the rain right into my face and all down the front of me. I literally took another shower on my way back; my entire body was soaked. You know when it's raining and you're driving in your car and you see that person walking with no umbrella and they're sopping wet? Well that was me. Kind of like these fine women.

Needless to say by the time I got back to my room I was a hot frickin mess. I now know when it rains don't walk to the grocery store, or better yet don't even go outside. Hope you all had a great weekend. Peace & Love.

Half Way There.

Midterms are finally over. Phew. This week was so stressful I'm just glad it's over. I will now spend the whole weekend doing whatever I want; Mainly laying in bed all day watching TV. I have nothing to worry about and it feels nice. That's all that's really going on right now. Except...

I wanted to share this video of Willow Smith's (Will Smith's daughter) new music video for her 1st single "Whip My Hair". I am literally obsessed. I've watched it like a million times. Can you believe this girl is only 9 years old? AMAZING! What a talented little girl. I wish I was as fierce as her.

Art School.

Halle-FRICKIN-lujah for art school, but literally praise the lord (mine goes by the name Anna Wintour). Who knew people go to school and do things like make collages, write about fashion week, and draw for homework, (well that last one I knew about)? I hope you're realizing how much I love my school. It is absolutely amazing. I have yet to run into a teacher who tells me to write a 10 page paper about something I don't care about like the Russian Revolution, which of course just makes me as happy as a kid in a candy shop, or when my baby Ashton sees a piece of chocolate cake (Oh how I love that boy). Well basically I'll stop babbling now and let you guys see some of the work I've done. I hope you love it as much as I do. I've been working really hard, but still having so much fun.

So here are some of the collages I've done. For my Business of Fashion class we had to get an inspiration book and put something in it each week. The first is a collage I did one some of my favorite shows from New York Fashion Week, they include: Prabal Gurung, Marc Jacobs, Rag & Bone, Jason Wu, Rodarte and Thakoon.

This next collage is one from when I went to SFMOMA. What a beautiful museum. My Grammy was nice enough to get me a membership so I know I'll be going there all the time, get ready for many SFMOMA posts. 

The last is a collage I did after we watched The September Issue in my Business of Fashion class. I have seen the movie many times and love it even more each time. This time we had to write up a review of the movie and that had me thinking about The September Issue far after class was over. While it is obvious that I believe Anna Wintour is an absolute genius, comparable to Albert Einstein in my opinion, many people not in the fashion world do not know about a woman by the name of Grace Coddington. She is the Creative Director of Vogue and such a brilliant woman. It is easy to say that she is the best stylist that has ever lived, however I do one day plan to show her up. She believes that fashion is the fantasy world and it is evident in all of her work. She does what nobody else can. Unlike Anna Wintour who is considered a celebrity, and I suspect loves that, Grace is not and is only concerned with the beauty of fashion and the fashion world. You could say she is somewhat of a loner, which I absolutely love because I consider myself a loner also. She is literally the crazy old woman who lives alone with her cats. I recommend you all rent The September Issue or just go buy it because it is just that fabulous. Now here is my collage devoted to Grace, I guess you could say I have  girl crush on her, and I am so proud of that.

And now here are some of the illustration I have done. I was definitely most nervous about this class when school started. While I have occasionally doodled while bored in probably all my high school classes I have never really drawn live models, especially nude ones. So I am rather proud of what I have done.

And finally this week we started water coloring in my illustration class. I absolutely love it. It seems to make everything so much more beautiful. As most of you know I absolutely love color, which makes this so much fun for me. It's also great because I feel like I can fix any imperfections with the swipe of the brush. I hope you like these as much as I do. Here you go..

Well I've feel like I've babbled my life away and this might be the longest post in the history of blogging, but I was really excited to show all of this to you. Can you believe this is my homework? Because I still cant. I hope you enjoyed my work as much as I do and that everyone is fabulous. Peace & Love.

A Room Of My Own.

My room was finally clean enough for me to take some pictures for you all to see. Especially you Aunt Glo, since you weren't here to see the final result. I would have to say I'm very happy with the way my room turned out. It's just like my room at home, with random knick knacks just about everywhere. Whenever I come in my room it's like an instant sense of calm, which is weird because it's so bright and loud. Well I'll stop babbling and let you see for yourselves.

This is the view right when I walk in my door.

This my little storage compartment kind of thing.

This is my bed.

Here is my bathroom.

These are 2 random walls with storage stuff.

I made a collage so everyday before I leave I can see all the people that mean the most to me.

I have a TV and cable. I wont be missing any of my trashy reality shows. YAY! :)

Smallest closet EVER! Not even half my stuff fit in it. Luckily I got some good rolling storage buckets that fit under my bed for all the rest of my clothes. I never knew I had so much stuff.

I got a mini refrigerator and little square storage box to put next to my bed. They really are a lifesave especially the fridge, which I finally decorated.

And finally my favorite picture Ann and I bought up here. One day I'll be working at Vogue setting the fashion world ablaze.  What could be better than a vintage Vogue cover? I would say nothing. Mama Wintour would be proud.

Let's hope I'll be posting more frequently. Peace & Love.