Probably the only Chanel freebie that isn't a shopping bag

Photo from butterboom.com

Forget PhoneSaber and Remote. My new favorite iPhone application is Chanel's. Actually, it doesn't even do much (no games or anything) but it does link to a fabulously clear video of the Fall Winter 2008/9 Haute Couture Show. Also, it links to 64 shots of Looks and Accessories, Chanel News in French and English, and even a store locator if I happen to be strolling around and have the sudden urge to head to the nearest Chanel retailer. Right.

This is the first fashion-related application I've seen for the iPhone. Leave it to Karl and his 70ish iPods to work some fancy Chanelements into an Apple product. Rumor has it that Gucci will have an app too, but I haven't seen any screenshots. Who knew these fashion houses could be so nerdy?

Speaking of Karl, I think I would actually wear this shirt. Too bad it only ships to the UK!

Busy busy busy

Hello, hello! Just posting to let people know that I still exist. Here's a French Vogue picture of Kate Moss wearing an amazing leather jacket, motivating people all around the world to start smoking. Truly inspirational.

I really need to update this more often, but ironically, I've been spending lots of time learning how to write better fashion journalism. I've been busy with a fashion journalism class (online) from the Academy of Art University. I've also been taking astronomy (ugh) and Philosophy (meh) at the local community college. On top of that, I've been doing an internship with my city's paper. Today I'm headed to San Francisco to cover the American Idol auditions... should be interesting. Lastly, I've been trying to get a summer job, but it's hard to find places that are still hiring seasonal. I've just been waiting on a few places although I already had one interview, which my or may not have been pointless because afterwards they said they'd call me "if something comes up." Which means if someone quits, I suppose. It's okay--I still love you, American Apparel. In fact, I'm wearing it head-to-toe at the moment: hoodie, deep v, leggings. Shameful, but comfortable. Perfect studying-for-philosophy-but-not-really-cuz -I'm-blogging attire...

YES.

One-shouldered tops and dresses plus contrasting straps = perfect. Exactly what I've been hankering for this season...

I was never really interested in AA's "convertible" dresses or whatever you call them because it seems really difficult to wear a bra with most of their looks. Not in this case, though!

One of the several looks AA shows on the page for its Le Sac Dress.

When I first saw this dress on the website, my first thought was, "I could totally make that myself." But thennn I realized the straps are lamé! And I'm a total sucker for lamé! Amazing! Side note: I left my lamé skirt and leggings in SoCal... I was momentarily heartbroken. Anyway, I really want to see this is stores; however, the one-size-fits-all thing might be a dealbreaker because of my height. In that case, it's straight to Joann Fabrics and copyright infringement heaven for me!

So overdue... FIG's first annual FASHION SHOW!

So I've been at home for about a week. Because of finals, packing, coming home, unpacking, summer school, job hunting, and more, I haven't been able to update or post pictures from the show. My school (University of California, Irvine in Orange County... "Like The OC'" is a pretty accurate description, I guess, but there's like 500x more Asian people in reality) has a Fashion Interest Group, more of which could be read about here. The article talks about the show (although they get the name of my song wrong--it's "Kiss, Kiss" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and quotes me a bit. This is the first time I'm in the paper without actually writing the article! Heh. Anyhoo, as I said in the article, I sewed everything by hand, with the exception of what I finished up with that stitch witchery melty plastic stuff. I suppose that can be an excuse for the lack of complexity in pieces, but I tried to make up for that by painting them. Enough blabbering...

Basically a reconstructed t-shirt (the back is where it gets fancy) with a hand-painted mini.

Weird shot. One-shoulder top with a hand-painted belt with a black mini.

Hooray for grey jersey! Inspired by this season's YSL.

One-shoulder dress with rosette belt.

Hand-painted dress.

Ruched top with safety pin-embellished bubble skirt.

I wish I had better detail shots! I'll try to take some and post ASAP. Actually, I have a few, but Blogger isn't cooperating with me at the moment, so I'll add them later. I should probably get to bed... it's 2:13 am. Today (yesterday, actually) was the first day of summer! Yay! Although that means that the days are getting shorter and shorter... but this day was long enough. Nighty night.

It's finals time...

...so this should be my last post before I buckle down and study.

I just finished my last english paper, so I rewarded myself by doing basically nothing today. Here's some proof of the time I killed:


I know, I know... Lindsay Lohan is usually high fashion anathema (with the exception of Karl and his Chanel ankle purses), but I really like this outfit. Plus, we share initials, hence the LL :) I had an "lol moment" when I read someone's comment on a forum on the whiteness of her legs: "That's what happens when you wear leggings for six months!" True, very true... Well, pale is better than orange, I must say. I'm considering buying those Minnetonkas, but I'm not sure if they look good on shorter people like myself. I've been debating buying that AA dress for forever now, but I haven't been able to find my size in the stores. As much as the vest reminds me of Colonel Sanders, I like it anyway. Lastly, LL and I share the same love for our Wayfarers. Wayfarers, Minnetonkas, and AA clothing--three things that people tend to love or hate. I happen to love them all, especially in black. (And who doesn't love the Colonel?)

Stay tuned for pictures from my fashion show!