Merry Vegas Christmas

I was very blessed to be able to spend the holidays with the people I love, in a place filled with so much excitement. Now, who said Vegas has lost its charm?

That's what you get for waking up in Vegas

Las Vegas Boulevard

Las Vegas Boulevard

all of the lights, all of the lights

This is the closest I could get to Paris.. for now :)

 Mr. Grinch on the street

Merry Christmas! Would've loved to be in sparkly dress suited for the holidays,
but the city already stole the spotlight. Kidding. Me on Christmas day :)
sunglasses-H&M | cashmere cardigan- Linda New York |
tube top- U by Rustan's | wide leg jeans- U by Rustan's |
bag- Deux Lux | ankle bootie- Old Navy

Better late than never, happy holidays everyone! Hope yours were filled with love, joy, thanksgiving, and happiness too. And to those who had quite a devastating season, have faith. There is always rainbow after the rain, and sunshine after the storm. It's only a few days away from 2012! Another opportunity for us to become our better selves, and learn from our mistakes.Wishing us all a blessed year ahead :)

<3 Roni

Highway run

Long roadtrips are one of my favorite forms of travel. For me it creates a certain type of bond that a turbulating airplane thousands of feet above the ground could not, and it shows an unpredictable view that a ship at the middle of the sea would never.But what excites me most about a roadtrip are the discoveries that you make as you drive along that busy highway, or that dark, scary, crooked road whether it be from the people you're with, or from that mountain a couple of miles away. So..here are some photos that I took on my roadtrip to Vegas which I wanted to share with everyone (Or whoever is reading this. haha). I could not put into words how beautiful the highways of this part of America is. 

Streetlights are awkwardly tall, but unquestionably helpful.

"Time was passing like a hand waiving from a train I wanted to be on." - Jonathan Safran Foer

Thanks to whoever thought about the concept of zoom,
for making us see beautiful things more closely.

How I wish the streets in my country would one day be this smooth. I have my hopes up ;)

Mountains to your left, right, front, and back.

Desert.

"Weeeeee!" Isn't this view exciting!

Life is a freakin roller coaster

<3 Roni

Vivian Inspired

     What I am most enthusiastic about photography is its stillness. Don't get me wrong, I love videos too, but what makes a photograph so interesting for me is the fact that it is not moving. Nevertheless, it still captures a thousand words, like the old saying goes. Yet it is only you, the photographer, who knows the entire story. 

     Here's a few shots I took around the city (again!), inspired by this amazingly talented photographer named Vivian Maier. A lot of you may have heard of her already, but to those like me who just recently found out about this woman, she was a nanny during the 1950s in New York City who loved photography. Her work was apparently discovered in 2007 at a thrift auction in Chicago and from then on, wowed the world of photography and inspired many others. Many also believe that she was one of the first street photographers, much like The Sartorialist. What I love about her work is that they're all very genuine yet artistically mysterious. Yes, what you see is urban America in the late 20th century, but what you get could actually be worth telling more. My stuff here is probably not half as good as hers but we're trying to get there :">

08 December 2011

Meat Packing District

Meat Packing District II

You will love this place.

I'm a tree lover.

At one of the community playgrounds. This is on W 16th if I remember it correctly.

"People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle,
and more time on the buses and in the subway. " - Simeon Strunsky

Lower East Side

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Say hello to after school hours

How cute is this

And this one too!

The New York Vendor

Let me know what you think,

<3 Roni

Welcome Me and STRIPEDtease 60's

Hello! First of all I want to welcome/congratulate me, for (finally!) coming up with another long overdue blog. Second of all, I want to thank you, my reader, for reading (<3).I can't believe that I'm doing this in the middle of our exams week. It's just weird that all the ideas come popping right out while I'm supposed to be writing a paper totally not related to fashion, blogging or the likes. Anyways, off to my FIRST post.

STRIPEDtease 60's

I remember a couple of years ago when stripe print became the 'next big print' in all of fashion fabric/print world. Everywhere in school, the mall, the church, etc., there was at least two or more people who wore a striped shirt, shorts, shoes, and even pants! I myself became a fan of the minimalistic yet eye-catching print. I read in one magazine the effect that the print has on the one wearing it. It creates an illusion of height (vertical stripes) and width (horizontal stripes) on the body structure of the person. Pretty cool, just like all the other brilliant prints out there. And it's amazing how it can easily be paired with the right kind of jeans, skirt, or what have you. The striped long-sleeve I'm wearing in the picture below, by the way, is actually from a guy friend of mine whom I begged just to have 'em. 

Hopelessly trying to perfect the skeleton pose (left). You know how people from the 50's-60's period were very much sophisticated and prim&proper? I don't think they have welcomed the wacky pose at that time but yes, that is exactly what I'm trying to arrive at here.  

Experimented with make-up, ended up with this. My eyebrows are not supposed to be this dark but I like it. I don't know with you but I think it complements my striped top and my whole outfit. PLUS! I am currently crazy over Nude Lipstick since my friend (left) bought this really pretty shade. 

Tucked under cropped pants from a friend to give that vintage theme of the outfit, piled on some random bangles, and finished off the whole look with black pumps just because :)

much love

:)