happy birthday shoeless simone!

Today is the first birthday of my very first outfit post! (my blog turned 1 on the 24th of this month). I don't want this post to get too cheesy, but I really wanted to thank all my readers, from the few who have read from the beginning to the ones who found my blog just a few days ago! I owe you guys a lot of thanks...and also a huge shoutout to my friend Nora who takes my pictures, she is the best! And also thanks to the others who have subbed as my photographer, like my sis, dad, etc.

So...I decided to select an outfit picture from each month starting with last August. It's interesting to me to look out how my blog has changed.

August 2009

September 2009

October 2009

November 2009

December 2009

January 2010

February 2010

March 2010

April 2010

May 2010

June 2010

July 2010

August 2010

in the light

Vintage skirt, crop top I made, American Apparel socks.

Listening to: Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin. Favorite track: Ten Years Gone. This is one of my favorite albums, ever. I especially like sides 3 and 4, although the whole thing is incredible! The cover itself is also one of my favorites, and a good example of why CDs fail. Because there are two sleeves inside the main sleeve, you can actually change the pictures in the windows of the building!

We took these a few days ago when a few friends and I took the train up to Solana Beach to eat at Pizza Port, something we do once in a while. These were taken in this store (I can't remember the name unfortunately) that has some random stuff inside, then there's this whole backyard thing full of random antiques and such, and also a tiny room which most of these were taken in. I wish it was my bedroom, and I also wish I had a pretty dress like that hanging next to my bed!

passing the time

Vintage shirt and Levis, Lucky Brand hat, shoes from Urban. Shoutout to Holly Port for bringing these socks from Japan, I love them! :)

Listening to: Wheels of Fire-Cream. Favorite track: White Room. Although we've always had it, I listened to this album for the first time last week. Then I listened again, and again right now. It's great!

i get a thrill

This weekend I went on a roadtrip to San Francisco. Four of us in a my sister's mini cooper+one ipod on shuffle+multiple Taco Bell/McDonalds stops=a very good time! San Francisco was full of live music and good food. All in all, a fun trip.

Took these in the middle of nowhere on the drive back. Right off the freeway in a place called Altamont, specifically. It was there that The Stones played the infamous concert that apparently was sort of the end of the whole 60s peace and love thing (some serious violence went down). It's a coincidence that I wore the shirt!

I'm wearing vintage everything...I got the boots on Haight Street this weekend, exactly the style I've been wanting. I hadn't bought anything all day and was a little discouraged. Then, in the last store I spotted these! For a good price and exactly my size. They're actually kids shoes. One of the perks of having rather small feet is that every vintage shoe seems to fit me just right. These are a little tight and uncomfortable on the top of my foot for the time being, but I love them nonetheless.

Listening to: The Honeydrippers: Volume One. (a band including Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck). Favorite track: Sea of Love. I have three words to say about this song: Watch. The. Video. I find it hilarious for some reason, it's so 80s and random! Most people I show it to don't even laugh, but you can see for yourself. I personally need to watch it regularly.

let me go

Thrifted shirt, American Apparel tap shorts and Converse. I know I wore both the shorts and shirt in recent posts, but I do that a lot with my whole wardrobe, so I might as well show it on here.

Listening to: Emotion Rescue-The Rolling Stones. Favorite track: She's So Cold. We've always had this record, although I just recently listened to it for the first time and really loved it. I guess it's not one of their most well known ones, but it really makes me want to get up and dance! I suggest you give it a listen

visions of paradise

Vintage sunglasses and skirt, American Apparel crop top.

Listening to: In Search of the Lost Chord-The Moody Blues. Favorite track: Voices in the Sky.

I was in an awful mood this morning. I think it had to do with the fact that it was gloomy outside. But once the sun came out and I put on some uplifting music and went outside and drew in the sun, my mood was completely reversed! I feel like dancing around.

Now that I'm back in San Diego, I've made a summer to do list, which includes getting a job, practicing driving, painting, drawing, reading, sewing, and playing guitar (among a couple other things). It's quite a bit to do, but I have a whole month! I feel like being productive. What's on your to do list?

chinatown

A mini post until I get a proper one together. These were taken at the Make it Funky Fest in Chinatown in LA on Saturday with my 35mm camera. (photo cred to my dad on the first picture)

American Apparel disco pants, lace crop top I made.

Meanwhile, I need to go unpack since I'm finally back in San Diego! Hopefully I'll be posting more often now, records and all, and I'll also have more time for reading blogs and responding to comments (sorry I've been extra slow lately)