my first guest post.

September 23, 2011

today I’m over on this girl’s adorable blog doing my very first guest post! janelle and i go way way way back. we used to walk to biology everyday together in tenth grade, shared quite the obsession with the olsen twins (and still do), and still talk almost everyday via beloved gchat. and yes, we enjoy taking pics in grocery stores (the top left pic is from our high school senior trip). she and her lover boy kyle are in portland right now so she asked me to do her friday love list!

go check it out

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September 13, 2011

INSPIRED BY: kristin cavallari

okay. so i know this whole get-up is nothing to write home about because let’s be real, it’s a bit on the grungy “im-too-lazy-to-put-a-real-outfit-together” side. but to be completely honest, this is pretty much the extent of what i wear like 96.7% of my weekends. and in hawaii, it’s perfectly acceptable to wear cutoffs and t-shirts anywhere. and i mean anywhere. i wore this to church on sunday, people. gotta love going to church across the street from the beach cause i think at some churches on the mainland i might have been kicked to the curb if i showed up like this.

tee and cutoffs: $10 and $16 from forever 21

urban expressions bag: $45 from tj maxx

sunglasses: raybans (last year’s birthday present from reis)

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September 7, 2011

can we talk about how fashion blogging is really an awkward concept?? it’s like “hey! look at me trying to be a model!” i’m not trying to show you how stylish i am. because clearly that is not the case since i just copy other people’s style. and then show you pics. however, i am trying to show you how you can copy looks for dirt cheap because i know most people don’t have an endless budget for shopping and most of us don’t get stuff given to us by clothing companies (although that certainly would be very nice!). i found this picture on pinterest this weekend and just really love the black and white.

kitson jeans – $11 via hautelook (christmas day special!)

white t-shirt – $10 from express

fedora hat – $15 from a street fair in my hometown SV

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August 30, 2011

INSPIRED BY: the gorgeous newlywed Kim K-humphries

i really like copying other people’s style. it sure does make getting dressed in the morning a lot easier. and shows you that i have no original fashion sense of my own. and i’m okay with that.

Rachel Rachel Roy blazer/$50 – macy’s after-thanksgiving sale

white shirt/$10 – express

Hudson skinny cargos/$40 – nordstrom rack

Roxy sandals/$11 – macy’s

fake balenciaga bag/gift from reis’ mom

pashmina scarf/$6 – new york city don’t-remember-the-name-of-the-store circa 2006

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August 23, 2011

am i really doing a fashion post?? yes, yes i am. (my blog is so dang random, why not add one more element to it?!) i know this whole idea has been done before with the whole “look-for-less” theme going on, but i am pretty dang good at finding steal deals if i do say so myself. sooo, once a week i’m going to be picking an image (from pinterest, of course) and copying the outfit. on the cheap. sound good?

chambray shirt/$16, shorts/$13, & belt/$5 from Forever 21 + sperry topsiders/$30 from nordstrom rack

told ya i was good at finding deals.

photo via garance dore

my first photoshoot (and latest obession): kezia+ashton

August 17, 2011

last week my friend kezia asked me if i would shoot her and her fiance ashton’s engagement photos. ummm…you sure about that kez?? i barely know how to use 2 of the 192410 functions of my camera.

her and ashton are super laid back so they didn’t care that i’m a complete amateur. so this weekend we shot a few (more like 700) photos on the north shore in haleiwa. can i just say that before this shoot, i was kinda ehh about photography. i love taking photos but never thought i would be into photoshoot-professional-type stuff. by the end of the day, i was (and am) obsessed and am trying to figure out how to incorporate it into my life career goals. oh my goodness photography is addicting. capturing that perfect shot is so much dang fun. anddd kezia and ashton are so adorable so it was tons of fun to hang out with them and be their personal paparazzi for the afternoon. here are some of my favorite shots of the day: