For The Love of Heels

Camilla Skovgaard


Alexander Wang


Finsk


Nicholas Kirkwood



I'm sitting going through my fav Shoe Lust and I'm in awe. People that come up with shoe designs are THE SHIT. Like architects man. It always amazes me how many different styles exist and how many more keep coming out. I really just can't get enough of it. I kind of feel the same way about dresses, but I don't think the love is equal between the two. Just look at the designs I've posted. Look at how different they are. Isn't it amazing? I could have gotten a much larger variety to show the true craziness of it all, but I was being lazy and just chose the first ones I saw that I liked. lol. Marvel at their greatness. It's ok to drool.

Noritaka Tatehana



LaRare


Janneke Verhoeven


DSquared


Camilla Skovgaard

The Real Avatar: Mine - Story of a Sacred Mountain

I just watched this and got pissed. It's crazy what they do to these people man. And it's only because they're more powerful than them...or so they believe. I've been thinking a lot and I'm over looking for my "dream" job. That doesn't exist for a person like me. I'm a woman with many passions and desires. There's not a single job out there that can make me happy on its own. But there are multiple jobs that can do it for me. In much the same way that I decided to approach decorating my apartment the way I approach getting dressed, I've decided to go after earning a living by dipping into multiple things that I enjoy as opposed to chasing that one job as a buyer for a great store, or a business owner, or a dancer, or an activist. Why should I limit myself? I can do everything. I think that's the only way that I'll be happy anyway. I've discovered that there's no reason to dislike my day job. It's giving me a steady source of income and allowing me to live free of any one else and by my own rules. Instead of disliking it I can approach it with vigor as it leads me into the next phase of my life. I have plenty of time at night and on the weekends to begin to persue other paths and build connections in areas that I love, but didn't think I would ever be able to be successful in. I'm beginning to see how socially expected and accepted ideals are ruining the person that I can be. I'm a scribbler and I've only recently begun realizing that I'm forcing myself to color inside the lines. Now that I see it I think I was almost lost. lol. Cheers to the future :)

TAJ

In other news TAJ has fully recovered. Don't believe me....



TAJ sleeping like the animal that he is



TAJ letting me know who Steve belongs to



I know how dreadful I'd feel if he'd changed, but I enjoyed those two days of waking up without having to swat his sleeping body off of my face. Cats will be cats.

MTV Interview

Yes. It's exactly what it sounds like. I had an interview to be a casting recruiter for MTV last week. I was so scared and nervous about it, but when it finally came around I think I did a pretty good job of hiding it. Now that it's over the wait is excrutiating. I just want them to tell me yay or nay :(. Either way I've opened up a new chapter in my life. I'm ready for my next step. I've applied to a few other places and I also have an appointment at a school tomorrow. Yup, I might be going back. lol. I can't get enough of learning. I just wish I had the patience to do it on my own so that it wouldn't cost me thousands every year. Anywho, back to the MTV deal. If I get the job I'd work from like 2am til 2pm Wednesday through Sunday. My days would be spent promoting and my nights would be spent recruiting at clubs from what I understand so far. I think the tasks are interchangable. The show that I'd be recruiting for is called "Is She Really Going Out With Him?!". I would love to find a couple ahead of time to bring to them to show them that I'm so serious about gettin the job. Know anyone that might be up for the task?

STEALS!

These are two of my fav recent purchases. Mostly because they were both originally over $200 and I got them for $48 and $70. Very exciting in my world! lol.


Me in action. At Fire and Ice with my lil cousin (she prefers to think she's my lil sister) and a bunch of other fam that's not in the pic. These Jeffrey Campbell's were sent to me directly from Jesus. Actually I got them from LF for only $48. I almost shat on myself when I found out the price. That vest that I have on is one of my prized possessions. It's reversible, all fur on one side (the side I'm wearing) and canvas with fur lining and fur lined pockets on the other. I convinced this lady at a flea market to let me have it for $12. My jean jacket underneath is Express...but I only paid $3 for it. I don't remember how much I paid for the bag, but I know I got it from one of the coolest people on the planet aka Punky of Haberdash fame.




Here's another pic. This mirror was a must have for me. I've had it for months, but I only recently decided where I want to hang it. In the mean time it's been chilling on my floor giving me a nice place to admire my shoes. I bought it for $25 at a burlesque conference. lol. I wish that it were feasible to wear shorts this short with boots this wintery outside of video land.....

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You know me better than that. I def rock these shits with shorts. lol. I don't give a damn that it's not practical. Fashion isn't supposed to be. (check out those bad ass Charles David's in the background. Another steal. I paid about $60 but they were $100 or $200+ as well. I actually just now noticed that they were even in the picture. lol)




This is me on a night out. I believe I was at STIXX. Actually now that I think about it I'm certain that I was. The dress was like $15 at H&M, but that's regular price for their dresses like that (usually abour $15-$20 depending on the color/pattern) which if you frequent there you know that this silhouette is one of their staples. I own at least 5 of them. The shoes are Rachel Rachel Roy and I got them for $70 from Macy's. I don't remember the original price, but let's just say that I'm glad that I found them on sale there in my size cuz otherwise I would have been poor for a few weeks if I'd seen them earlier or somewhere else. The solid shape and width of the top are what got me. The color and material are beautiful too.

Aren't they fucking lovely?!

SHOES

I don't know which is worse...my ring fetish or my obsession with shoes. Shoes are fantastic. It always amazes me how people are able to keep coming up with designs that are so different year after year and on a continuous basis. There's just something about a good shoe that will make me spend my absolute last penny copping a pair. These are a few pairs I've bought over the past 2 months or so. I'm going to do another post in a second showing two other pairs that I adore. I'm showing them separately because they were amazing deals. Both were over $200 originally and I got em for less than $100. I love it.


Aldo (on sale for $60)



Aldo (on sale for $40)

Harajuku Lovers ($50...great deal)

Naughty Monkey (found on the clearance rack for $25...can you even believe that?!)

Rogue ($17. I almost copped an almost identical pair of Steve Maddens. The difference? The Steve Madden's have four rosettes instead of three and cost $40 more. Fuck outta here)

Do you love shoes too?

DELAYED

I broke my camera and my life has been hectic. Beyond hectic. I was in school full time, working full time, doing an internship, and my family is going bonkers. Those are the reasons why I broke my promise that I would begin blogging again soon. But this time I'm not lying. I've been having way too much fun with life not to share. I'll begin with a few random updates just because I gotta start somewhere right? The quality of my pics is probably....not it definitely will be shit because I have to use the camera on my phone until I find another camera that I enjoy. I'd really enjoy a dope lil Nikon, but that would have to be something I save up for and buy as a Christmas gift to myself or something like that. Here are random things that have popped off over the last few months...


I've started wearing my hair out a lot more. I wear weave most of the time because my hair is SUPER difficult to deal with and I'm way too focused on my gear to care to fight with it on a daily basis. I think it was Fredric Fekkai that said "Hair is an accessory that you wear everyday" and I couldn't agree more. I just wish that I had the strength and know how to dedicate to managing mine. Braids, tracks, and wigs work just as well though. Ultimate accessories indeed. A lot of people think that I'm bald because of it, and I can't really blame them, but as my good friend Prils likes to say "They can kick rocks with no socks".



I scored this BEAUTIFUL Jessica McClintock dress for my lil sis to wear to prom for an astounding $60. From Saks. I promise I'm not lying. I'm good at what I do and I'm not too shy to admit it. With my knack for discovering sales and coupons and my persuasive powers combined...I'm telling ya'll I'm a professional deal finder. You better holla at me.

I then went into my closet and found this dress I'd bought from H&M for like 20 bucks last Black Friday (my favorite day of the year) and decided I wanted to join her. I knew I'd find a reason to wear this dress. I truly think it says "I'm going to prom, but I'm not overdoing it cuz it's not my prom". Never pass on something you fall in love with if it's a good deal guys. It will come in handy someday. Oh yea, so I wouldn't feel so bad about being at my third prom at 24 years old I recruited my girl Alisha to join me (that's her in the background, hey String Bean!). We're thinking about making prom crashing an annual event.

I don't know that I've ever shared my love of rings with you guys, but I have a love of rings. I won't leave home without them. I feel like your hands are so visible and you use them so much during the day... they should be interesting to look at if you can help it. But what I have might be a problem. I've literally been locking my door to run to the corner store real quick and realized I'm not wearing any rings...and yes I do run my little ass back inside to get one or a few. I feel so naked without them :(. Anywho, meet the Adderbite Snake Ring. It's by far my favorite ring that I've ever purchased. It doesn't go well with many things, but I love it so much that I wear it with almost everything. Isn't it FANTASTIC?! It's a half size too big and I had to pay double the price (had to go through a NY company to get one shipped over from London), but it was worth every damn penny.

Lastly, here's my baby TAJ all grown up. He's getting neutered in two days. I just hope that he's my same energetic, super happy son when he comes home. Oh yea, I have to drop him off at like 8 in the morning and go back to get him around 3pm. I can't stand the idea of leaving him with strangers. I cried about it, but what must be done must be done. I just hope that he doesn't hate mommy forever for putting him through this :(

Welp, that's it for now ladies and germs. I think my next post will be about the newest shoes I've bought. I almost always take pics of my new shoes so I'm sure I have a few that I can share. Talk to you lovely folks soon ;)