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Balenciaga Spring 2006 

Shot by Nick Knight

For POP Magazine

via The Glossy

On the runway:

2006 was definitely a standout year for me by Balenciaga. Good to see it is still appreciated. This reminded me that I have one beautiful unworn chiffon Balenciaga blouse in my closet. Truth is, a) at this point it doesn’t really fit, and b) I am terrified of snagging it. :/

I guess I will make that another resolution: to wear the Balenciaga top B got for me like 2 years ago…Good thing its so classically beautiful it’s not gonna go out of style.

Nuit nuit mon ami!

Oh hello, It’s mothafuckin 2010 guys! Where has the time gone? Seriously though, where? It might be my pms, it might be that a new year causes me to reflect on the past, but something in me said, “stay in tonight” and there I was sorting through old photographs, memories, feeling a bit melancholy when I recalled a quote from one of my favorite films “All memories are traces of tears” – 2046

So I decided that instead of wallowing in shoulda, coulda, woulda land, I was gonna look up more beauty from director Wong Kar Wai.

Here is what I found.

obsessed with this song right now too:

I had this song stuck in my head all day. It’s so beautiful. I wish I could wail like Wendy Rene, but Lykke and those Perro del mar folks do a really awesome rendition as well.

Wendy Rene: “After Laughter (comes tears)”

The Original.

tribute to Wendy Rene, After Laughter (Comes Tears) from EricB on Vimeo.

The Cover.

Well, Christmas eve was fun-ish, we sat around and bullshitted for like 4 hours until midnight aka present opening time! I was pretty happy with everything I received, I mean, how can you not be, you’re getting free stuff! Holla at my mom and B for getting me a sweet bike (cruiser) I’m pretty excited about it. I also got an amazing locket from my aunt, and various gift cards. Oh and of course as expected none of my family gave a shit that I donated what would have been their gifts to a toy drive for needy children. They kind of just looked at me like … ok? At least I felt good about it.

anyway, I have a day off today by default so I am gonna catch up on laundry and hopefully spend some quality time with some friends. 

Hope it was a great Christmas for you, and if you don’t celebrate, I hope it was a good day off, and if you have to work, I hope its and awesome day and everyone is extra nice to you.

I have been working nonstop for the last _____?? I don’t even know anymore. Excuse the neglect. In the mean time here are a couple of sites you should enjoy in my absence.

Dayta.tumblr.com

Lichiban

Vivavenacava

brooklynradio.net

that’s about all I can think of right now. I need to start getting ready for work. today and tomorrow, I just need to survive till christmas. Then I can spend christmas day riding my new bicycle!

good day yall!

Stuff I saw while relaxing and drinking Pinot Grigio 

CDG X Barbie

ummmm…pls santa?

Keds for Opening Ceremony

About to sell my leopard pony hair Betsey Johnson booties to Buffalo Exchange, these would make a much more wearable replacement.

These in every color. so necessary.(Seychelles)

Not so guilty pleasure

This vid made me miss, NY, Steph DT, cafe con leche, and youth. I am _ this close to booking a flight to NY in February. Luckily I haven’t drank that much wine yet lol. I have never vacationed by myself before and I kind of want to. Except getting lost on subways is scary with someone else, imagine alone :/ eeek… 

…ok I should get to bed. I am trying to get 90% of my Christmas shopping done tomorrow. I decided instead of giving presents that may or may not be stashed away in a corner forever/ regifted, I will use the money to buy a toy for a child for every person on my list that was getting a crappy gift anyway haha. Giving rules!

…who knew a double shot of espresso could last like 8 hours. I couldn’t sleep last night so instead I made a dream outfit.

LB by ForTheArchive8689 featuring Christopher Kane

You know that saying “one man’s trash is another one’s treasure,” well in my case this week it was one man’s trashed memories, my treasure. I have a slight obsession with history. More so the story part of history, so when my aunt, mother, and I strolled into this church thrift shop the other day, I was thrilled, no wait, fascinated is more the word, when I saw a stack of old photographs sitting in a basket waiting to be looked at. Why anyone would throw out their photographs is beyond me. I found some really amazing ones. I somehow ended up buying a lot with people and their dogs, or just the dogs themselves.

Here’s a couple I took pictures of.(yes, I lack a scanner therefore a picture of a picture is needed)

"May 15, 1917"- one of the older ones, well of the ones dated on the back

"Lady and Brody, Harbor Island, 3-13-48"

there are a bunch more. I can’t stop looking at them all. They really do captivate. I hope that I am not the only weirdo out there who finds these incredibly interesting. Well, actually I know I am not. Shorpy does too.

John Legend’s “Get Lifted” album always does it for me. Then, now, forever. <3

anyway, imagine listening to your favorite tunes on these babies:

Karl Lagerfeld Headphones

“I’m really scared of bloggers.”

—Alber Elbaz, sharing one of his fears at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala

via Tmagazine