2016 Met Gala Favorites

Hey everyone!

 So the Met Gala or Met Ball just happened. If you don't know what the Met Gala is, it's an annual gala of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York. This year's theme was Manus x Machina: Fashion in An Age of Technology. Anyone is who is anyone attends, wearing anyone who is worth wearing. Beautiful people wearing beautiful clothes. 

 I've always looked forward to seeing all the different and beautiful styles people wear to this event. I remember being in middle school and looking up all the pictures of my favorite celebrities to see what they wore to the event. Here are my favorite looks:
 
Taylor Swift: I'm in love with this whole classy punk-rock look she got going on. The Louis Vuitton dress itself is beautiful, but with those heels and dark lips? LOVE.

Alessandra Ambrosio: Balmain. Balmain. Balmain. This peekaboo dress with that belt is gorgeous!
Olsen twins: These two have been fashion icons to me since I was in elementary school. Classic looks and that tousled hair I always wish I had.

Liberty Ross: This isn't your average black dress. The envelope style in the front of the dress is not something I normally like, but on her I really like it. Especially with that hat. I really like that hat.

Kate Bosworth: This Dolce & Gabbana dress is stunning. Not to mention that her hair accessories totally add to the look. It reminds me of the fashion styles in 1920s. I love it.

 
Blake Lively: Totally Gossip Girl worthy. This Burberry dress is so feminine and girly, yet so classy. It makes her look like a princess. AND SHE'S A MOM NOW. Beautiful Blake. 

Amber Heard: Must admit, I really like this dress because it has the same concept I imagine wearing to my graduation. I'm in love with the simplicity of it, but I love the texture satin adds. Good job Ralph Lauren.

Bee Shaffer: Wearing Alexander McQueen. My favorite designer. Her look is so simple yet so beautiful. I know it's pretty safe for the Met Gala but I actually really like it. I also really like her headband. It completes the overall look for me. The headband and her earrings add the spark just enough.
Emma Watson: OH EM GEE. I couldn't stop staring at this photo. Such a beautiful woman wearing a beautiful dress. The bodice is incredible, especially since off the shoulder are totally in right now. 
Lily Collins: Red dresses are such classic statements, its hard to go wrong. Lately, I've been loving anything the deep v-cut style, and this Valentino dress is incredible. I also cannot dismiss the cool concept of her makeup look. It contributes to the technology theme, which I think is really cool.
 
Elle Fanning: The deep v-cut style. The satin gown. The train. I can't get over this stunning look. She totally pulls it off too. Especially since she keeps it simple with the jewelry. Beautiful. 
Karlie Kloss: This Brandon Maxwell dress is beautiful! Enough to show but not too much to look trashy. I think it's beautiful. Then for the after party she cuts it to turn it into a mini. It looks just as beautiful.
Rose Byrne: The whole Ralph Lauren collection is beautiful. This dress is stunning. Like I said before, I really like the texture the satin adds- it makes her look so golden. I love! Also, I'm in love with her hair and red lips.
Nicole Kidman: GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS. Saved this for last because IT'S MY FAVORITE. Have I mentioned that Alexander McQueen is one of my favorite designers? If not, now you know. The dress and headband/crown totally makes Nicole look like a queen. All hail. Plus the picture featuring Keith Urban is just ahhh!! *insert girly scream* Can I please attend an event and wear this look, PLEASE!?
What night full of fashion. I love seeing what who people choose to wear. Moreover, I love being able to pick which ones are my favorites and write about it. Which look was your favorite?
"Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live." —Gianni Versace

Spring into Life

Hi everyone!!

First and foremost, I want to say that this week has been so good I can't help but share my appreciation. Last week, it was all about cloudy skies and rainy days, now it's back to the usually sunny and bright LA weather. My all-time favorite season will always be fall. But I have a deep appreciation for spring.

I was looking through my old blog posts and I forgot how much I love sharing music with people. When I started this blog, I always shared the playlists I published on my Spotify. Today's post, I wanted to do just that. I've been obsessed with my spring playlist so I wanted to share it with all of you.

Here's my "Spring into Life" playlist for Spring 2016:





I like them all, but the ones I find myself listening to more than the others are:
  • Kamikaze - MO
  • Until We Can't (Let's Go) - Passion Pit
  • Colors - Halsey
  • Show me Love - Hundred Waters, Chance the Rapper, Moses Sumney, Robin Hannibal, Skrillex
  • Suitcases - Lily Elise
  • What We Live For - American Authors

This playlist consists of songs that I put together that makes me happy and feel good. Winter has come to pass and it's no longer cold, so these songs make me appreciate the beautiful weather (since it's not blazing hot yet). Give the songs a chance and listen to them. I hope they make you feel good, make you dance, or inspire you.

"You can take me anywhere the wind blows
Right into the great unknown
We can throw our hands up out the window
This is what we live for"

Much love,

April Showers

Hey everyone!

I feel like I haven't posted one of these in a long time. Last week, I was having one of those off-week.  That's correct, not an off-day but an off-week. My schedule for my last quarter of college was a mess and everything was incorrect. Luckily for me, after work on Wednesday, my friend Erika asked if we could meet for brunch the next day (Thursday). Considering I didn't have class until 4:00 pm, I said yes. Especially since having brunch with people are my one of favorite ways to spend time with people. 

We chose to go to Alcove for brunch (my favorite place for brunch). If you've never been, I suggest you go and try any of their Eggs Benedict under the Big Ben section of the menu. After eating and talking, we decided to have a mini adventure in taking photos. Since I was wearing my standard uniform (all black), we headed to the beautiful motel that was painted all white. 

Thanks to my friend Erika for taking all the photos! 






















The main reasons I started this blog was to share my love for fashion, music, and traveling with people. At the beginning of the year, I promised myself I'd get back to blogging again. I'll humbly admit, I am in no way trying to model. It makes me happy to take pictures and share them with other people. I hope you all enjoyed looking through these photos as much as we had fun taking them (it started raining as soon as we decided to wrap things up). I hope you are all having a good week. xx

“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”  ― Marc Riboud

New York, I Love You!



Hey everyone!

In the beginning of the year, I told myself that I want to be more spontaneous this year and try new things. In January, while I was in my performance studies class, I was randomly looking up plane tickets when I felt the urge to book some. So I did. I decided I wanted to spend my whole spring break in New York. I messaged my cousin if I could crash with her, and when she said she was gonna be in town, nothing held me back.

A week before finals week, my friends asked if we could plan things to do during spring break. I somehow kind of forgot about my trip until I looked at my calendar and remembered that I was leaving that Sunday. When Sunday came around, I hopped on a plane and prepared myself for a week of adventure.

 I'm just going to let the picture tell you what I did while I was there... here you go!

Can't go to NY without watching a Broadway show





Time Square


 

Washington Square Park
Central Park 



 


 

Lake of Central Park, UWS





Favorite stop


Grand Central Station






MoMa

Chelsea, NY aka my favorite place


























Chelsea Market

South Ferry


Staten Island

TriBeCa

Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY



Brooklyn Bridge
View of Williamsburg Bridge







Lunch at the Russian Tea Room
Empire State Building












I want to say a HUGE thank you to my cousin, Carol, and her friend, Erika, for letting me stay with them. Shout out to my cousin Amy who went on random adventures. Thank you to the random strangers that took pictures of me on my first day in New York since I spent the day alone running around wherever my feet and intuition led me.

Here are a few of my personal favorites of NY:
  • The view from the Empire State Building
  • Chelsea, NY - Chelsea Market, the Highline
  • Bibble and Sip on 51st & 8th Ave
  • Kahve on 52nd & 9th
  • Anything on Bedford Ave = Williamsburg area - Artist & Fleas, any restaurant/cafe
  • Il Forno in Hell's Kitchen (try the mushroom risotto, it's delicious!)
  • Washington Square Park - anyone who performs is worth watching/listening to = you just might see my cousin busking
  • Union Square stop - get out the subway, go upstairs and take in everyone connecting to different trains. It's a beautiful scene

 The week I spent in New York, I learned a few things:


  • I can read a map, well, a subway map at least
  • I'm bad at following my own plans because I end up going wherever my gut tells me
  • I can walk, but I didn't know I could walk over 20 blocks and still consider it easy 
  • How to walk fast so people don't shove you
  • How to swipe a metro card at the right speed 
  • How to run to catch a train
  • New Yorkers taught me how to cross the street without waiting for the walk light to tell me when to cross
  • How to look on both sides of the street to let you know when to walk (if there are no cars or if they are all stopped, you can cross)
  • If there's smoke coming out of the ground, stay away from it... or else you'll end up smelling like garbage
  • It's very important to read and remember the street signs- for example, don't expect a 6th ave cause the street is called Ave of the Americas or how the street, Broadway, cuts diagonally between avenues
  • Read the subway headings so you don't go uptown when your you're supposed to go downtown, or that you don't get on the wrong train 
  • There are men who actually dress well
  • Go all out and do the whole 3 tapas experience at the Spot Dessert Bar, you won't regret it
  • Find beauty even when there's a million people around you and trash everywhere
  • I learned how function after 4 hours of sleep every night, for a whole week straight
  • The hustle and bustle is worth it, you can do more things throughout that day

Since I'll be graduating college in June, this was my last Spring Break. Thank you New York for an incredible time. Can't wait to go back!!
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