Monday, February 17, 2014

STRUCK BY CUPID'S ARROW


"Love is my religion. I could die for it."- John Keats

Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day. I was certainly feeling festive. Love, kisses and red galore!






 Zara Faux leather motocycle coat, Alice+Olivia Pout lip dress, Balenciaga boots and Saint Laurent Classic Tassel clutch. 

When night came around, I changed into these Charlotte Olympia Tessa heels.
L'Agent Esthar bra
"Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art-- 
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth's human shores,
Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask
Of snow upon the mountains and the moors--
No--yet still stedfast, still unchangeable,
Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast,
To feel for ever its soft fall and swell,
Awake for ever in a sweet unrest,
Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,
And so live ever--or else swoon to death."
John Keats

Friday, February 14, 2014

A GOREY NIGHT

      For one of my dear friend's birthday, we went to the Edwardian Ball at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. The party felt like a walk through a whimsical, eerie purgatory filled with ghostly victorian madams, steampunk scientists, mustached men and women in three piece suits and the occasional Mad Hatter. There was mermen, mentalist in boxes, surrealist painters and acrobatic dancers dangling from chairs and hulahoops-like contraptions in the sky. The music was a mix between New Orlean's famed funeral dirges and the roaring 20's. The long drags of the trumpet lured you into a swaying trance on the checkerboard dance floor. There was even a rendition of "Gloomy Sunday" by women dressed in colorful saris. Who knew the dead could be so lively?

    This black and gold Vivienne Westwood Anglomania dress is a fun one. It comes with removable hip pads to give the dress more volume which instantly reminded me of the circus. That served as my inspiration. To tie in the Edward Gorey theme, I brought back my "hair noose" from Halloween and used black lipstick to up the "creep" factor and put gold glitter eyeliner on my eyes and eyebrows for whimsy.





Costume Necklace, Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Pannier dress with removable hip pads, Bally wedge boots.
Make Up: Make Up For Ever Aqua Liner #1 (I used this on my eyes and eyebrows), Essie Polish in Velvet Voyeur,  MAC lipstick in Cherish, Anna Sui black lipstick. 
Such a fun design.

Pony hair clutch by Claire Vivier



LA WEEKLY Photo Credit: Colin Young-Wolff
Photo Credit: Matt Elson

Monday, February 3, 2014

CHANNELING YVES

    Today was exceptionally windy but nevertheless, I decided to be "fashionable" as opposed to "warm." I'm dying over Saint Laurent's use of chiffon bows with blouses, paired with embellished jackets and skin-tight jeans...it screams "matador chic!" It screams "Badass Witch meets Yves" (for those fans of American Horror Story: Coven.)

 

McGinn Tweed Jacket, Saint Laurent Small Chiffon Bow, Equipment Scalloped Blouse, Rag & Bone Hyde Jean, Christian Louboutin Egoutina boots, Saint Laurent Sac De Jour with Fendi Bag Bug 
Sunnies: Tom Ford Nikita 








Friday, January 31, 2014

THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

    Had fun making a little Instagram video to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Thought I'd share it here. (Every year's the Year of the Unicorn for me!) Howl at me on Instagram @awolfinchicclothing ! xx Awoo 


THE TRADE WINDS ARE CALLING...

     The spirits of Hawaii and other tropical paradises have become muses for designers such as Prada, Charlotte Olympia, Michael Kors and Zara. (Charlotte Olympia's new collection, "Overboard" was inspired by mermaids and all things nautical.) Along with the "island vibe," there have been a frenetic burst of color and flowers. With the weather being as dreary as its been, yes even California has been affected, these things are a sight for sore eyes! Below is a mixture of things I'm dying over- I'd like to call it "Island Pin-Up Meets English Garden."





Alexander McQueen De Manta Flower Silk Satin Clutch (luisviaroma.com)
Eugenia Kim Marique Headband (net-a-porter.com)
Charlotte Olympia Coco Loco purse (charlotteolympia.com)
Dolce & Gabbana Brocade Set, (matchesfashion.com)
Sushi Kiss and Razzledazzler by (maccosmetics.com)
Charlotte Olympia Sophia Heel 
Michael Kors Floral Bustier (michaelkors.com)
Moschino Floral Coat (luisviaroma.com)
Charlotte Olympia Shell Shocked Clutch

ZARA's Spring/Summer 2014 WOMEN/TRF Collection


PRADA Resort 2014 





Thursday, January 30, 2014

MINI POST: CREATIVE WEATHER


  Brrr, today was very frigid and misty. The kind of weather that beckons dark creatures like vampires and ghosts into your mind. Creative weather, I like to call it. 


Tory Burch two-toned sweater, Rag & Bone Hyde Jeans, Balenciaga booties and Zara coat.
Lips: NARS Dragon Lady / Jewelry: Cartier, Fred for Kate Moss, Tiffany's and Saint Laurent

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

CHILLY COZY CHIC

   Whenever there's a chill in the air, I find myself wearing the same outfit: my favorite jeans (always Rag & Bone) and a nice, luxurious sweater with boots. Luckily, these Miu Miu flats spruced up predictable winter outfit to "chilly cozy chic." It also doesn't hurt that they have a bit of vintage, witchy magic to them.


Vintage Donna Karan sweater, Rag & Bone/Jeans, Miu Miu Spazzolato ballerina flats and vintage Bottega Veneta clutch. Sunnies: Selima Et Benjamin Lips: MAKEUP FOR EVER in Rosewood