Sandro Paris Spring Summer 2010

I discovered this brand after I saw their campaign with Isabeli Fontana
and after a visit to their website, I am in love with all of their clothes.
Definitely lust worthy easy to wear clothes.

All images via Sandro Paris

Catalogue April

These girls are making me think that life is unfair.

Catalogue April 2009
Photography by Pablo Franco
image source: Kokobombon

This World, You, Everything is a Mystery to Me

(Forever 21 Parka, Hell Bellz Shirt, H&M Skirt, Zigi Heels)

A Dolores Kind of Day

(H&M button up shirt, Levi's DIY cut off shirts, Jeffrey Campbell Franklin Sandals courtesy of Revolve)

Normally on Saturdays my boyfriend and I try to spend the entire day with Charcoal. This past week we took him to Dolores Park where he ran around off leash with other smaller dogs until he fell in love with the cutest boston terrior that I've ever seen.
It was funny because I happened to choose a spot where this guy was tanning in his thong eating a footlong subway(see picture above) and my little perverted mind couldn't stop making sexual gay jokes at my boyfriend. My boyfriend kept saying it wasn't fair but I think it's ok for us women to look at gay men because looking at gay men don't turn us on like men staring at girl on girl action. Don't you agree? hehe

finding a balance

I know many people are not very open about weight on personal fashion blogs but it's a topic that is relevant to my life at the moment and I'm sure many of you can relate as well. I get quite a few comments and emails asking how I am able to eat so much and still stay skinny; I've been to the gym a grand total of two times in my life and always hated the word "diet". Maybe I was flattering myself by claiming that I don't do anything, but in truth, there's a lot that many of you don't see. I do wear loose dresses and tops and may pose for photos in a way that hides what's really there but I'm starting to feel the effects of leading an unhealthy lifestyle inside my body.

I'm currently sitting in front of my computer eating a salad. A salad? This is coming from someone whose dad once bet her $50 that she couldn't finish a salad and made her way through one just for the money. Nevertheless, even in high school it was easy to be naturally healthy (without a need for the word "diet") when I was living at home four years ago with a mom who would cook five days a week. However, when I moved away for college, I gained a good 20 pounds over the course of six months while living in the dorms and never eating homecooked meals. My mom would also only let us drink soda on weekends but when I left, I fell into the trap of having sugary drinks all the time with my meals and reached a point where I'd have one or two cans of (regular, not diet) Coke everyday. And don't even get me started on my addictive obsession with fast food...

BF and I had a really intense conversation about how we need to change our terrible habits and have been making an effort to eat better and eat out less. I mean really, was it necessary to get brunch at Boogaloo's twice last week after going to Schmidt's right before? Of course, we're still going to treat ourselves to nice meals out once or twice a week but for now we're going to try exercising and eating at home for most of the week. We're not doing this just to lose weight, we're doing it to feel better and live healthier lifestyles. Fear not, food porn will not suffer. BF and I are already planning trips to more places that we want to try but we're spacing them out more. For now, I'm anticipating our reservation at Boulevard for BF's 25th birthday in a week and a tentative trip to Chapeau to celebrate with friends.

And you know what? This salad is actually quite delicious. Not bad at all.

I Love Life Especially When It Involves a Good Laugh and Great Friends

(Random Cardigan, Kimchi & Blu Top, Levi's DIY cut off shorts, Cheetah Print Belt from Ebay)

It was a beautiful Sunday in San Francisco so Wesley Mason, Annabel, and I decided to bike through the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. I think we biked somewhere around 6-7 miles although we walked our bikes up the hills at some point and stopped at every beautiful scenery we saw and complained about how much our butts hurt.

We all agree that it was one of the healthiest day of our lives even if we stopped for junk food and ice cream at Sausalito. That was my motivation when I was biking to Sausalito. Ice Cream. hehe

Something Good Will Always Come Out of Something Bad

(Thrifted Blouse, Zara Pants, Balenciaga Cork Platform Sandals, Cross Necklaces courtesy of Chains of Love)

I was telling my friend that I went to a Cypress Hill concert and he was so surprised that I listened to rap. I've actually listened to rap for as long as I could remember. In 10th grade for my English class, we were suppose to do an essay on our favorite poet and I did it on Tupac and my 50 year old super conservative white female teacher actually really liked it (I ofcourse, took out the F-words lol) and was pretty shocked to find out that it was the Tupac.
Aimeeways, going back to the Cypress Hill topic, the Cypress Hill concert was super fun. They were so good in live and my bf and I had such an amazing time there minus the potheads that were smoking around me. Seriously, for a split second I thought I got high from secondhand smoking (btw, I've never smoked in my entire life)
My boyfriend also just got tickets to the Sublime concert, John Butler Trio, and also the Nas + Damian Marley Concert so I am super stoked!! May is going to be a great music month. hehehe

schmidt's in the mission

thrifted floral dress, h&m thigh highs + tights, parka from south korean boutique

Hey look, I managed to take a photo of my outfit! I don't have anything to say about it except for 1. I have a strange soft spot for grungy 90's florals that I can't seem to shake off, 2. I can't bring myself to throw away my favorite dingy booties, and 3. I freaking lurve this parka. The obvious star of this post are the photos of food (no surprise there, huh?) since they chronicle our first trip to Schmidt's in the Mission. Don't ask me how this is only our first when BF lives only a few blocks away and we've been to Walzwerk (the owners' other restaurant) countless times. Walzwerk is on my top ten list of favorite places to eat in SF and the only reason why I have never blogged about it is because I'm too busy scarfing down my pork schnitzel to remember that I have a camera. It's that good.

Well, in any case, here we finally are. It was Mike's birthday yesterday so we chose to come for lunch instead of dinner since we had plans for a night out at Smuggler's Cove. With my terrible tolerance for alcohol, I'm not very particular about my beer so I honestly cannot name what BF and friends had while we were here. My drink of choice is usually a diesel which is half Coke and half beer (pictured upper right) since I'm so obsessed with Cola and it's actually surprisingly good mixed with this beer.

We started off with a platter of cured meats which came with bread, two mustards, butter, onions, and pickles. Next came black beer and onion soup with a pumpernickel gruyere crouton (not pictured) and finally, Mike's grilled duck sausage with homemade sauerkraut and potato salad. I'm not going to lie, I usually abhor sauerkraut and avoid it all the time but this stuff was amazing and went really well with the sausage. I'm glad Mike went with the duck but next time I'd like to try the smoked or chicken bratwurst, among many others (there's seriously over 10+ to choose from).

The highlight of my day: this veal schnitzel sandwich with a fried egg. The four of us had one each and unanimously agreed that they were quite spectacular. My egg spewed out just the right amount of runny goo (man, I love fried eggs) and the bread was fresh and the veal was breaded and cooked perfectly well. We forgot to order a side of spätzle but oh well, it was still a delicious experience nevertheless. We're definitely going back.

Added bonus: here are Mike and Chris, who have been included on the blog before. There's also a photo of Brent and me but I know that the moment I post it, he's going to demand that I take it down. I don't think we have any flattering photos together, haha. Anyway, two more things to talk about: the Siwy contest is running until next Wednesday and check out these photos from Chictopia's Shop Social! Here's what I wore that night to finally meet a bunch of my blog/twitter friends!

If the Beat is Hot, Does it Matter Who it Comes From?

(Zara Cropped Cardigan, H&M Black Skinnies, Zara Peep Toe Clogs, gifted Chains of Love cross necklaces & bullet necklace)

Some of you guys asked whether these zara clogs are comfortable or not, and for me
I have no problem walking on a flat surface or going uphill but going downhill, I almost tripped every 3 steps I took and it doesn't help that these are a size bigger on me. (they were the last pair so I took them regardless)
btw, I was talking to a friend today who mostly wears high end designer pieces and we were sort of arguing/debating on designer clothes that we buy. For me, I don't care if it's from walmart or Neiman Marcus. As long as it looks good and I like it (and of course, if I could afford it) I'll take it. Her stand was different. She was talking about child labor, quality of clothes, dignity(supposedly for her, wearing cheap clothes means u have no dignity), etc. I argued back saying not all designer clothes are high quality and most of them just charge you a lot because it has a freakin designer logo on them.. For an example, my T by Alexander Wang shirts are all awesome and I wear them almost everyday but on the tag it says Made in China, plus after one wash I got holes on them just like my F21 or Hanes shirts although the T by A. Wangs cost about 20 times more. For me, the reason I bought the shirt was not because it's by Alexander Wang but because I liked the cut and the style of them. Basically I paid however much I paid for the design not because if's by A.Wang. In my opinion, it doesn't matter if it's designer or not, what matters is does that specific item look good on you, and do you like it? (btw, I'm talking about aside from the whole child labor, underpaid workers thing.)