shoeless simone.

warsaw

2011-08-24T22:49:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures taken in Warsaw, Poland when I was there last month. I spent a month in Europe...mostly in Poland but we also visited Hungary, Slovakia, Germany and Czech Republic. I'll be uploading photos from the trip in the next couple weeks.

I'm wearing a vintage dress. Lately, all I've wanted to buy are adorable little dresses from the 60s...so that's exactly what I've been doing! I love the bib thing (no other way to describe it) on this one.

little green

2011-08-13T17:51:00.000-07:00

I'm wearing a crop top I made, a vintage belt and topshop shorts. These shorts are incredible...I want to live in them.

Listening to: Blue-Joni Mitchell. Favorite track: River. Joni Mitchell has such a wonderful voice. It's so sweet and melodic and I absolutely adore it. This album is a good place to start on her work in my opinion.

I should probably address my absence. I know I've been a horrible blogger lately, and I'm sorry about that! I still really enjoy posting, but I don't always have the time to do it. Hopefully I'll be posting a bit more regularly...but probably not as much as I used to.

I hope you all are having a lovely summer! I spent most of July in Eastern Europe. It was a really wonderful experience (with a lot of driving involved) and I'll put a post together in the next few days with some pictures from the trip.

sunshine superman

2011-04-22T17:25:00.000-07:00

Vintage Dress. I need way more psychedelic 60s dresses in my closet.

Listening to: Donovan's Greatest Hits. Favorite track-Mellow Yellow. This is one of my favorite songs. I've always loved it!

I have come to the point where I don't post very much on here anymore. I used to feel obligated to post a couple times a week, but not really anymore. Don't get me wrong, I still love running this blog, but I don't always have the time to take pictures. I'll still update it, but probably only a couple times per month realistically. Thanks to all of you who still read it!

On another note, I am seeing one of my all time favorite people in concert tomorrow night- Robert Plant!!!!!! I am beyond excited, I have been counting down the days for months and it's finally here! I'll definitely put up a quick post about the show in the next few days.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

bron-y-aur stomp

2011-03-15T20:46:00.000-07:00

Vintage dress, American Apparel cardigan. My 70s wardrobe is steadily growing and it makes me incredibly happy.

Listening to: Led Zeppelin III. Favorite track: That's the Way. Okay wait maybe it's Tangerine. Or maybe Bron-y-aur Stomp (written about Robert Plant's dog HOW ADORABLE IS THAT). I am clearly rather indecisive about this album. Well actually, let me tell you a little story about this album:

One day, almost two years ago, I was in one of my favorite record stores. To clarify, III wasn't one of my favorite albums at that time like it is now. So anyways, at that record store, I found a copy in the Led Zeppelin section for $10. And I thought to myself, "if I buy this, I won't have enough money to buy lunch. it's either lunch or a new record!" Well, silly me picked lunch. And I regretted it. I couldn't find the record ANYWHERE after that. I searched in countless record stores, ebay, asked for it for Christmas, but nothing. And this past January, a year and a half after that fateful decision, I was still III-less. It was all I wanted! Then one day I went to a record show. I circled every booth, searching for III. It was nowhere to be found! Finally, at one of the last booths, I asked in defeat not expecting anything, "do you have Led Zeppelin III?" And guess what! He had it, and for only $8! It was probably one of the greatest moments of my life. I kissed the record when nobody was looking, which is sort of embarrassing but oh well.

lazing on a sunday afternoon

2011-02-17T21:13:00.000-08:00

Vintage romper and random cashmere sweater.

Listening to: A Night At the Opera. Favorite track: Bohemian Rhapsody. I know it's cliche, but still! Lately, I have been easing into Queen, I guess I would say. My dad loves them and I've always known they are great, but I had never really listened to any of their albums in their entirety until recently. Slowly, I am listening to each album one by one. And I'm also slowly falling in love. Wow, that sounds incredibly corny...

Oh and I've always wanted to do a shoot in a laundromat; I finally did it!

no quarter

2011-01-16T17:40:00.000-08:00

I got this shirt at H&M, which was a surprising. A lot of the time, chain stores (AHEM, TARGET) will destroy a band tshirt by adding silly designs when the original design could be magnificent! H&M did a good job with this one.

Listening to: The Song Remains the Same Soundtrack-Led Zeppelin. For those of you who haven't seen the movie that the music on this record is taken from, you must. It is live footage, but so much more than that. You also see into the band members' heads with "dream sequences"...I can't really explain it well, but it's incredible. Favorite track...well, The Rain Song is my all-time favorite Zeppelin song, but their 30 minute live version of Dazed and Confused on this is also incredible.

all I've got to do

2011-01-09T19:43:00.000-08:00

Ugh I know I have been away for a long time, I am terribly sorry! I feel like I've been saying much too often lately and haven't been following through, but I really will try to blog more often in the new year.

Anyways, I'm wearing a thrifted sweater and a beanie from SunDiego.

Listening to: Meet the Beatles. Favorite track: Not a Second Time.

Yesterday I went to a record show that comes through every few months, AND IT WAS AMAZING!!! I got so many great records (11 total) for awesome prices. I found Led Zeppelin III, which I've been looking for for almost 2 years now. I am so excited to eventually share them all!

rainy day, dream away

2010-12-20T15:17:00.000-08:00

Thrifted dress, vintage cardigan, Henri Bendel boots.

Happy holidays everyone! I am so glad I am finally on winter break. Sorry this post is short, but I have tons to do! Hopefully I will post again in the next couple of days.

take me for a little while

2010-12-05T16:51:00.000-08:00

Vintage Henri Bendel blouse, vintage Levis. I feel a little bit like a clown in this shirt, which I thirsted last weekend, but I sort of love it.

Listening to: Vanilla Fudge. Favorite track: You Keep Me Hangin' On. This record has always been sitting in the cabinet, yet I had never listened to it (although that's not too surprising, considering we have 400 or so records) but I was always curious. Finally, when someone on Tumblr mentioned how great they are, I decided to give it a listen. So far, this is the only album of their's I have heard, but I love it! It consists of mostly covers of songs, but very original covers, to the point where you can't recognize some of the songs. Give them a listen!

after sunset

2010-12-02T17:51:00.000-08:00

Thrifted dress and purse, Converse shoes. This is possibly the most comfy dress I own. It's made of sweatshirt material, and I also think it was handmade. Plus, it only cost me $3!

I am sorry I've been such a horrible blogger lately...I just haven't gotten around to taking pictures lately. I promise that this month will be much more blogging productive than the last.

another tricky day

2010-11-09T20:40:00.000-08:00

Thrifted hat, vintage Betsey Johnson dress under vintage shirt.

Listening to: Face Dances-The Who. Favorite track: You Better You Bet. Actually, at this exact moment I am listening to Guns n Roses and enjoying a homework free night. And tomorrow is like Friday, with no school on Thursday or Friday! I am so excited

belated halloween

2010-11-07T20:11:00.000-08:00

I know this is like a week late, but finally here are a couple pictures from my Halloween! Me and my friends were the cast of Wayne's World. If you haven't seen that movie, go watch it. NOW. If you have seen it, then I assume you get our costumes!

Happy Sunday!

dance little sister

2010-11-01T17:08:00.000-07:00

Pictures from yesterday...before I was dressed up, of course. Those pictures will come soon, I promise!

Thrifted sweater, American Apparel shorts, shoes from Urban.

Listening to: It's Only Rock n Roll-The Rolling Stones. Favorite track: It's Only Rock n Roll (But I Like It). I have blogged with Rolling Stones albums countless times, yet I still have so many left! I chose this one since the cover was a little bit spooky looking.

happy (early) halloween!

2010-10-28T16:58:00.000-07:00

The last batch of pictures from the desert two weekends ago. I decided to save these for a couple days before Halloween, since I purposely made these pretty Halloween themed. I don't usually wear capes...

Anyways, I'm wearing a vintage dress and shoes.

As for my actual Halloween costumes, my friends and I are going to be the cast of Wayne's World. I'm going to be Wayne, I'm pretty excited. I'll post pictures the next day!

35mm

2010-10-22T19:59:00.000-07:00

Some more pictures from the desert last weekend (even more to come, though!) from my 35mm film camera. The sunset is so incredible there! I wish I could have gotten some pictures of the stars, though. No edits on these pictures.

Have a great weekend everyone! What are you all planning on being for Halloween?

maybe i'm a leo

2010-10-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

More from the desert...wearing a vintage dress I got for $1 and altered...I wore it on the blog a little while back.

Listening to: Machine Head-Deep Purple. I'll have to get back to you on the favorite track, I can't remember!

can you hear the music

2010-10-17T17:29:00.000-07:00

Just got back from a weekend camping trip to the desert. It was a fun little two day adventure, and I came back with enough pictures to do three or four posts, which I am excited to share.

Being in the desert gave me a good excuse to wear this vintage fringe shirt that I might get weird looks for anywhere else, and to straighten my hair and part it in the middle, something I never do. Worn with my trusty vintage Levis.

Listening to: Goat's Head Soup-The Rolling Stones. Favorite track: 100 Years Ago. Actually, it might be Angie but it really depends on my mood. They're completely different from each other, and both completely worth a listen (although I'm sure a lot of you have heard Angie since it's well known).

pigs on the wing

2010-10-10T20:18:00.000-07:00

Another 35mm camera photoshoot, with Rebecca, who you mayyy recognize?

I'm wearing: Vintage Levis and sunglasses and a borrowed sweater.
Rebecca is wearing: Vintage Levis (these are for sale on Shop Shoeless Simone!) and a vintage Betsey Johnson leotard.

Listening to: Animals-Pink Floyd. Favorite track: Pigs (Three Different Ones). I'm don't think I've expressed my love for Pink Floyd on here before...they've slowly become one of my favorite bands and they continue to grow on me. If you haven't listened to them, I suggest you do the first chance you get. They're not everyone's music style obviously, but certainly are fantastic. When you do listen, make sure you listen to a whole album all the way through and listen at a time when you can pay attention and really soak it in.

polka dot overload

2010-10-03T20:43:00.000-07:00

Without realizing it, this is my third outfit post in a row wearing polka dots, a print that I recently realized I have way more than I thought! Sorry for the overload.

Thrifted shirt, vintage Levis.

New items on Shop Shoeless Simone!

indian summer

2010-09-27T15:36:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a photoshoot with my friends Alison and Mia with my 35mm camera. I just ordered 50 rolls of film, so I'll probably be posting a good amount of photoshoots like these. I didn't edit these pictures at all, but I used a polarizing filter while shooting, which does exciting and unexpected things to the colors.

On me: Lace crop top I made, vintage skirt and purse.
On Alison: Vintage sailor dress.
On Mia: American Apparel crop top and vintage skirt.

Those of you who live in Southern California (actually, all of California), I hope you're enjoying the sudden heatwave! I don't think it was this hot all summer. It was almost 100 degrees by my house earlier! I spent part of the afternoon with my friends having a hose/watergun fight. We had to make do without access to a pool!

ps. check out Shop Shoeless Simone if you haven't already! :)

the launch of shop shoeless simone!

2010-09-25T20:00:00.000-07:00

I finally did something I've been considering for months: starting an online shop! I have a lot of clothes I don't wear, so I've decided to sell some of them on a blog that I've started, Shop Shoeless Simone. I'll be updating it more within the next few days, too. Check it out if you're interested!

sea of madness

2010-09-24T10:04:00.000-07:00

Thrifted dress, vintage boots, Lucky Brand hat.

Listening to: Woodstock: Music from the original soundtrack and more. I'm currently sitting in my living room, finishing up this 6 sided album. My favorite performances are the ones by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and also Jimi Hendrix. It's interesting to me that out of the half a million people who went to Woodstock, only 20,000 were left by the time Jimi played!

I'm actually writing a research paper partially about Woodstock (mainly about the infamous Altamont festival) so this record is suiting

In other news, I think I'll be setting up a blog to sell some of my clothes this weekend! Stay tuned...

rebel rebel

2010-09-18T14:19:00.000-07:00

Vintage shorts and sunglasses, thrifted sweater.

Found the perfect open field thing at an elementary school near my friend's house. It was a great spot for pictures, although the photoshoot went a little downhill when my iPhone screen got severely cracked (the phone still works!) and some annoying children threw a shoe at us.

fairies wear boots

2010-09-12T10:14:00.000-07:00

Thrifted sweater, vintage shoes, and hat borrowed from my sis. This sweater is one of my new favorite things to wear. The fact that it was only $2.50 makes it even better! I'm so glad it's starting to get cold. You'll be seeing a lot of sweaters from me in the upcoming weeks...

Listening to: Paranoid-Black Sabbath. I haven't listened to side 2 yet, so I can't give you a favorite track just yet!

Is anyone having odd issues with Tinypic? One of the picture I was going to post for this turned into a Wallace and Grommit movie poster! It was funny, although a little annoying as well.

Photo cred to my sis Novena!

my eyes have seen you

2010-09-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

We took these on Friday in my "front yard jungle", as I like to call it. There were a bunch of pretty vines grown over from the tree there. That is, until our landlord came and cut them all off today. Perfect timing?

Thrifted shirt, vintage hat, American Apparel shorts.

Listening to: Strange Days-The Doors. Favorite track: Love Me Two Times.

I'm really sorry for the lack of posts. I just finished my first week of junior year so I've been a bit busy! Hopefully I'll be updating more frequently! I'm really happy about this three day weekend. Today I went sailing and tomorrow I'm planning on relaxing and maybe being artsy.

happy birthday shoeless simone!

2010-08-30T19:49:00.000-07:00

Today is the first birthday of my very first outfit post! (my blog turned 1 on the 24th of this month). I don't want this post to get too cheesy, but I really wanted to thank all my readers, from the few who have read from the beginning to the ones who found my blog just a few days ago! I owe you guys a lot of thanks...and also a huge shoutout to my friend Nora who takes my pictures, she is the best! And also thanks to the others who have subbed as my photographer, like my sis, dad, etc.

So...I decided to select an outfit picture from each month starting with last August. It's interesting to me to look out how my blog has changed.

August 2009

September 2009

October 2009

November 2009

December 2009

January 2010

February 2010

March 2010

April 2010

May 2010

June 2010

July 2010

August 2010

in the light

2010-08-23T09:31:00.000-07:00

Vintage skirt, crop top I made, American Apparel socks.

Listening to: Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin. Favorite track: Ten Years Gone. This is one of my favorite albums, ever. I especially like sides 3 and 4, although the whole thing is incredible! The cover itself is also one of my favorites, and a good example of why CDs fail. Because there are two sleeves inside the main sleeve, you can actually change the pictures in the windows of the building!

We took these a few days ago when a few friends and I took the train up to Solana Beach to eat at Pizza Port, something we do once in a while. These were taken in this store (I can't remember the name unfortunately) that has some random stuff inside, then there's this whole backyard thing full of random antiques and such, and also a tiny room which most of these were taken in. I wish it was my bedroom, and I also wish I had a pretty dress like that hanging next to my bed!

passing the time

2010-08-20T09:36:00.000-07:00

Vintage shirt and Levis, Lucky Brand hat, shoes from Urban. Shoutout to Holly Port for bringing these socks from Japan, I love them! :)

Listening to: Wheels of Fire-Cream. Favorite track: White Room. Although we've always had it, I listened to this album for the first time last week. Then I listened again, and again right now. It's great!

i get a thrill

2010-08-16T20:31:00.000-07:00

This weekend I went on a roadtrip to San Francisco. Four of us in a my sister's mini cooper+one ipod on shuffle+multiple Taco Bell/McDonalds stops=a very good time! San Francisco was full of live music and good food. All in all, a fun trip.

Took these in the middle of nowhere on the drive back. Right off the freeway in a place called Altamont, specifically. It was there that The Stones played the infamous concert that apparently was sort of the end of the whole 60s peace and love thing (some serious violence went down). It's a coincidence that I wore the shirt!

I'm wearing vintage everything...I got the boots on Haight Street this weekend, exactly the style I've been wanting. I hadn't bought anything all day and was a little discouraged. Then, in the last store I spotted these! For a good price and exactly my size. They're actually kids shoes. One of the perks of having rather small feet is that every vintage shoe seems to fit me just right. These are a little tight and uncomfortable on the top of my foot for the time being, but I love them nonetheless.

Listening to: The Honeydrippers: Volume One. (a band including Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck). Favorite track: Sea of Love. I have three words to say about this song: Watch. The. Video. I find it hilarious for some reason, it's so 80s and random! Most people I show it to don't even laugh, but you can see for yourself. I personally need to watch it regularly.

let me go

2010-08-12T13:52:00.000-07:00

Thrifted shirt, American Apparel tap shorts and Converse. I know I wore both the shorts and shirt in recent posts, but I do that a lot with my whole wardrobe, so I might as well show it on here.

Listening to: Emotion Rescue-The Rolling Stones. Favorite track: She's So Cold. We've always had this record, although I just recently listened to it for the first time and really loved it. I guess it's not one of their most well known ones, but it really makes me want to get up and dance! I suggest you give it a listen

visions of paradise

2010-08-05T12:33:00.000-07:00

Vintage sunglasses and skirt, American Apparel crop top.

Listening to: In Search of the Lost Chord-The Moody Blues. Favorite track: Voices in the Sky.

I was in an awful mood this morning. I think it had to do with the fact that it was gloomy outside. But once the sun came out and I put on some uplifting music and went outside and drew in the sun, my mood was completely reversed! I feel like dancing around.

Now that I'm back in San Diego, I've made a summer to do list, which includes getting a job, practicing driving, painting, drawing, reading, sewing, and playing guitar (among a couple other things). It's quite a bit to do, but I have a whole month! I feel like being productive. What's on your to do list?

chinatown

2010-08-02T15:34:00.000-07:00

A mini post until I get a proper one together. These were taken at the Make it Funky Fest in Chinatown in LA on Saturday with my 35mm camera. (photo cred to my dad on the first picture)

American Apparel disco pants, lace crop top I made.

Meanwhile, I need to go unpack since I'm finally back in San Diego! Hopefully I'll be posting more often now, records and all, and I'll also have more time for reading blogs and responding to comments (sorry I've been extra slow lately)

as the summer evenings grow

2010-07-27T20:19:00.000-07:00

Me and my friend Rebecca did a little photoshoot today! (photo cred Nora as usual)

It was quite fun, and we also took some on my film camera which I'm excited to develop.

I'm wearing a vintage dress and thrifted blouse thing, and Rebecca is wearing my crochet dress that you might recognize from one of my posts about a month back. Sorry this is quick, but I have to go do loads of homework for my summer art program and also watch Pretty Litle Liars. Woo! Happy Tuesday everyone

living loving maid

2010-07-23T17:50:00.000-07:00

American Apparel leotard and socks, Silence and Noise skirt from Urban.

Listening to: Led Zeppelin II. Favorite track: Ramble On.

Just hanging out in a bathtub, no biggie. Some broken shower rods were involved.

santa monica pier

2010-07-19T22:37:00.000-07:00

Went to the Santa Monica pier for the first time in a long time on Saturday...it was so crowded but so pretty. We rode the ferris wheel (I wish we could have gone on more rides but they are so expensive!) and the view was gorgeous, as corny as that sounds.

Anyways...a few weeks ago I had been looking at a vintage blue fringe suede halter similar to this one on ebay and was rather tempted to buy it. Then the very next day, I found this one at a secondhand store! It was destiny. I didn't really have anything in my closet to wear with it that wouldn't make me look overly western or hoochie mama until I bought these amazing American Apparel shorts. I want to wear them everywhere!

Sorry about the lack of record in my last couple posts...like I said I'm in LA for the month and only brought a limited supply.

it is the summer of my smiles

2010-07-16T17:04:00.000-07:00

Vintage dress and hat, shoes from Urban, bag from flea market.

This is a very quick post since I don't feel like writing much at the moment. Hope everyone is having a great summer, I am ridiculously glad that it finally got hot! This is the July I'm talking about!

hungry like the wolf

2010-07-13T22:51:00.000-07:00

My sister got me this vintage dress in Paris! It's pretty long and I usually don't wear long dresses. I'm in LA for a while and don't have my sewing machine, so I used a belt to make it shorter for the time being. However, by the time 4 oclock rolled around, my dress was at it's full length! I actually like it, even though I resemble a granny on vacation. It made me look ridiculously tall in the 6th picture. My friend bought me these sunglasses as a birthday present at the flea market! The hat is from Urban.

Listening to: Rio-Duran Duran. Favorite track: Rio.

These were taken on my 16th birthday on Sunday. The day consisted of watching the World Cup and having neutral feelings about the winner, buying lots and lots of vintage clothing at the flea market, free slurpees from two different 711s, a beanie baby with my birthday which is something I've wanted my whole life (!!!!!!), an ice cream cake with my picture on it, and the first sunny day of summer! Overall a fantastic day. Thanks to the readers that told me happy early birthday in my last post!

hollywood

2010-07-10T22:08:00.000-07:00

Thrifted shirt, vintage Levis and boots (sorry I wear these in every other post). My sister bought me this purse in Paris (thanks, Nove!) and I've been wearing it basically nonstop.

I went to Hollywood today for the first time in years and the wax museum for the first time in my life. It was way cooler than I expected, and I was slightly creeped out when I first walked in.

Oh and guess what? Tomorrow is my birthday! I already had a delicious pre-birthday dinner at a yummy indian place and when I came back home, my friends surprised me with a sign on the door covered in quotes from Mean Girls (one of my favorite movies ever) and my bed covered my favorite candies. A good preview for tomorrow!

yankee doodle go home

2010-07-05T22:01:00.000-07:00

Some pictures with my sister from the fourth of July. I was pretty proud of my patriotic outfit: a vintage Betsey Johnson bustier, vintage shorts and boots. I had some delicious ribs and pasta salad, and my grandparents got rather patriotic and actually started marching around the house to the patriotic music on tv.

The record is Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, which is an album of comedy songs about how the country came to be, pretty much. My favorite is Betsey Ross and the Flag.

county fair

2010-07-02T17:02:00.000-07:00

Vintage Rolling Stones shirt from their 94/95 tour, which I actually went to, so it makes the shirt so much cooler in my opinion. I was two months old at the time. I also wore my American Apparel disco pants, which I love. They are so comfortable. About a month ago, I went into their rummage sale with the mindset that I was going to find a pair of these. I guess my determination worked, because I found one lonely pair amongst all the leggings! They are extra small and I had to fix the broken zipper, but they are amazing anyhow and I got them for almost $70 off. Although the next time I wear them, if one more stranger makes a comment about my "skinny jeans" I may freak out on them.

Anyways, these are from the county fair which I went to a couple days ago. I had a delicious frozen banana, watched my friend unsuccessfully try to win a giant stuffed banana, and rode many fun rides. Overall a good day.

Speaking of good days, today was great! It was the first nice day in San Diego since last week so I went to the beach and it was so pretty and refreshing. It was also my last day here for a month. I'll be in LA for the rest of July, but I'll be blogging plenty from there.

The only thing bad thing about today was the fact that Brasil, my favorite team, had to go ahead and lose in the quarter finals. I wasn't up early enough to watch the game, but I'm almost glad I didn't. I'm horribly sad about it. I don't even know who I'm rooting for anymore!

invisible sun

2010-06-28T20:55:00.000-07:00

Tshirt from Flagstaff, AZ, vintage skirt and boots, California Select headband.

Listening to: Ghost in the Machine-The Police. Favorite track: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic. I was super confused about this album cover and I've been trying to figure it out for a while. It looks like an alarm clock or something, but it is aaactually a digital representation of the band. Sting is in the middle because he had spiky hair at the time. I was left slightly more confused once I learned this information. I was expecting an a-ha! moment.

Today was unfortunately very gloomy, and my beach plans were cancelled. Instead, me and three friends went to the best cozy little cafe and I got a free white chocolate mocha (my buy ten, get one free drink card was all filled up!) and took these pictures. After changing, we played some games of doubles tennis. Actually, I wouldn't call them games because we can get it back and forth maybe three times and half of the time the ball goes into the next court. We spent a lot of the time making up ridiculous cheers for our teams.

In other news...this is my 100th post!

old brown shoe

2010-06-23T17:25:00.000-07:00

God these took forever to get posted correctly. I'm having problems with my picture hosting websites again. And I'm not so great with HTML.

Anyways, I'm so excited about these pictures, they're from a little photoshoot I did with my friend Mia and my family's old Canon 35mm film camera. Also, I had a polarizer filter on the lens which I didn't know at the time, but it made a lot of the colors in the pictures super cool. For instance, my new header wasn't edited by me at all! It just turned out that way. I can't wait to do it again, but next time with no hats. They left huge shadows on our faces, which is cool if you're going for that mysterious look...but me not so much.

On me: Thrifted shirt and vintage Betsey Johnson skirt.

Record: Hey Jude-The Beatles. Favorite track: Don't Let Me Down.

On Mia: Old tshirt I cut, Forever21 shorts, hat from Urban Outfitters.

Record: Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton. I picked my record based on the fact that my hat slightly resembled the one John Lennon is wearing. When picking a record for Mia, I pulled this one out of the cabinet randomly, and what do you know? Her hat is almost identical to the one on the back cover.

pineapples!

2010-06-21T18:25:00.000-07:00

Thrifted dress and crochet sweater, vintage boots, Lucky Brand belt. I got this dress for $1 a couple months back and I had never worn it because I wasn't too sure if I liked it. I decided to try it out on Friday when I was figuring out something to wear with this sweater I had recently thrifted. I ended up getting a few compliments, so I guess it turned out better than I thought!

Today consisted of biking to my favorite burger place to watch the World Cup with a couple friends, swimming in the ocean for the first time in months, walking our bikes up multiple ridiculous hills to get back home, hosing off to get refreshed, and a mini photoshoot with one of my friends and my 35mm film camera. It was a wonderful day, and we ended up biking 6.4 miles in all! I hope everyone had a great day too

birthday wishes

2010-06-19T09:44:00.000-07:00

Clockwise, from top left corner: Topshop, Topshop, Modcloth, Modcloth. I've been feeling very whimsical lately, and I just want to dress like a woodland fairy all the time. I've also been loving these colors lately, probably because I barely have any of them in my closet.

American Apparel (I basically told my friends to combine their money and buy me this for my birthday), Modcloth, Topshop, The Queen's Wardrobe (by the way, every item of clothing on their website is so amazing, I just want it all!)

As you can see, the color palette of these clothes is...almost exactly the same as the dresses above. I did that on accident for the most part. Maybe the little touch of blue reminds me of the ocean.

Topshop, American Apparel, American Apparel (vintage), Etsy. I've been wanting a bag like this for a while now. This one is a bit pricey and I've seen a lot of similar vintage ones at the flea market in LA, I just never have enough money with me. I'm definitely going to get one this summer.

I've been wanting those socks for months, and I desperately need some new sunglasses...

Free People, Free People, Topshop. Wooden platforms are on the top of my list at the moment. I probably look at the second pair everyday, no joke. After I saw The Runaways I wanted some wooden platforms instantly. They have such a perfect 70s feel. As much as I LOVE Jeffrey Campbell, I would rather not spend so much on shoes. Hopefully I can find some vintage ones for cheaper...I can even paint the leaves on.

I've also been wanting some oxfords, I just never got around to buying any. I like the lace on these too.

Topshop, Topshop, American Apparel. Is it only me that's been eyeing the Topshop makeup collection? And is it only me that played around with their virtual makeover? I made my picture look ridiculous by piling on black mascara and eyeshadow and lipstick and had so much fun doing it. I recommend it for a time waster.

And I've heard a lot of good thins about AA's new nail polish. They have some wonderful colors!

Lastly, I've been wanting Led Zeppelin III and Help! on vinyl for probably a year now. These records are one of the couple I need to complete my Beatles and Led Zeppelin record collection.

As you can probably tell from the title of my post, my birthday is coming up, July 11th! I'll be sixteen. These are a few of things I'm hoping the birthday fairy will deliver, or that I'll maybe buy with birthday money. I do know for sure that on my birthday I'll be going on a vintage shopping spree and getting a free slurpee from 7-11! I'm excited.

Speaking of exciting things...yesterday was my last real day of school! I just have to go on Wednesday to do my final presentation, and then tenth grade is officially over. Hopefully it gets sunny today so I can head down to the beach

climb ev'ry mountain

2010-06-12T09:01:00.000-07:00

Secondhand crochet dress (I had been wanting one for quite some time now, and I got this from a store I had credit with so it all worked out nicely!), Lucky Brand hat, Betsey Johnson socks and shoes.

Listening to: The Sound of Music Soundtrack. Favorite track: Sixteen Going on Seventeen.

I haven't had much time for outfit posts because I've been busy with school and other things. All I have to say is that the last week of school should not be as stressful as it's about to be, and that I will never be happier when summer finally starts! I'll have so much more time on my hands

sticky fingers

2010-06-08T16:52:00.000-07:00

The Rolling Stones have been showing up a lot on my Tumblr lately, and if you're a frequent reader you might have noticed that I post with their records quite a bit (here, here, here, here, and back when I started my blog here. That is more than I actually expected.) We have 22 albums of their's (I counted yesterday), so I don't think I'll be running out any time soon. They are also some of the most genius album covers ever in my opinion. I have yet to blog with my favorite cover of their's, Sticky Fingers, which has the front of a pair of jeans on the cover which actually has a zipper.

I've been listening to their albums even more than usual lately and since I haven't had time to put an outfit post together I thought I'd do a post about them! I'm not going to give a history of the band or anything, but I wanted to pay tribute to one of my favorite bands. I actually saw them in concert once, when I was only two months old! They have some seriously amazing songs, and for every mood too. I was just telling my friend today about how much I love Mick's voice. I was trying to explain that thing he does with his voice which I just can't describe! It sort of...skips sometimes? Angie from Goat's Head Soup is a good example of this.

This post is also slightly fashion related, since I just love their wardrobe, and I desperately want Keith Richards' cape...thing, despite it's sort of ugliness. And I would also like to steal Mick's red glasses.

I had the problem of a couple of the pictures I originally had in this post being huge again. The problem seems to fix itself if I leave them in Photobucket for a little while before posting, so I'll try adding them again later.

And thanks everyone, I reached 100 followers!

turn it on again

2010-06-03T16:50:00.000-07:00

I bought this vintage dress for $1 about a month ago. It was horrible, but I liked the color and doily-type thing on the front. When I put it on, my friends laughed, and my dad told me to go back to the kitchen. However, after a significant amount of hemming and sleeve and back butchering, I quite like it! Probably my best buy in terms of saving yet. I completely meant to take a before picture but I was so excited to start my little project that I forgot! I wore an American Apparel tube bra underneath. The ankle cowboy boots are my first buy from Etsy! They're from Old Baltimore Vintage.

Listening to: Genesis-Duke. Favorite track: Behind the Lines. Like I sometimes accidentally do, I didn't show the record very well in most of these, so I took a quick picture of the album later when I realized my mistake. It doesn't go with the rest of the pictures at all, but I wanted the cute little man to get his proper role in my post.

Happy (almost) Friday everyone!

ribbon in the sky

2010-05-31T16:03:00.000-07:00

This post took forever to get up. Photobucket was being annoying and making half of my pictures way too wide to fit, despite them all being the same width. I got a little fed up and spontaneously decided to switch to Flickr. My pictures were still different widths, only they were too small instead of big! I went ahead and posted anyways last night, but took it down this morning so I could try to fix the issue. I switched picture hosting websites again to Picasa, and had the same issue. I finally went back to good old Photobucket and my problem decided to fix itself. I hope that I don't have to go through this frustrating situation again! Have any of you had these issues before? Which picture hosting website do you all use?

Anyways, I spent half of Saturday in my hammock, the most relaxing thing on earth.

I'm wearing a vintage crop sweater and Levis. I love this sweater, although it's awfully hot and I can't really figure out what to wear it with besides my go-to Levis. Any suggestions?

Listening to: Originial Musiquarium-Stevie Wonder. Favorite track: Living for the City

drifting

2010-05-29T18:15:00.000-07:00

Thrifted shirt and shorts, vintage shorts underneath.

Listening to: Cry of Love-Jimi Hendrix. Favorite track: Angel

I took these pictures a week ago, and meant to post them midway through the week. However, some technical difficulties prevented me from posting, and now it's been a whole week! Technology is not my friend lately.

I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend! I sure am, it's only the first day and I already feel like it has lasted so long, which is definitely a good start. I went on a picnic, made a cake, and spent the afternoon in my hammock.

(just like) starting over

2010-05-22T09:42:00.000-07:00

Vintage California Select dress, bag my friend's mom made. I bought this dress a couple weeks ago at the American Apparel rummage sale and I'm really excited about it. It's the perfect dress for Summer, with the cutouts and everything.

Listening to: Double Fantasy-John Lennon. Favorite track: Watching the Wheels.

We took these pictures at a lookout point that I found pretty close to my house. Such a pretty view of the ocean! Unfortunately, I still have five weeks left of school. Counting down the days until Summer...

An interview with me was featured on Fashion My Legs, a blog about hosiery a couple weeks ago! You can read the interview here

thunder road

2010-05-16T09:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my dad and I went on a mini road trip going in a huge loop around San Diego county. It took us through the desert, the countryside, quaint little towns, to some old railroad tracks, and I even got a text welcoming me to Mexico despite still being in this country. Overall it was quite a good day, and I practiced driving stick shift for much of the ride!

I wore a vintage California Select tank, vintage Levis.

Listening to: Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen. Favorite track: Born to Run. This is the perfect road trip album.

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where you lead

2010-05-14T22:11:00.000-07:00

Playing around with the settings on my friend's camera, making my room look blue instead of green.

I don't know why I've never posted with this dress before, it's one of my favorites in my vintage Betsey Johnson collection.

Listening to: Tapestry-Carole King. Favorite track: I Feel the Earth Move. Sometimes I'll listen to this album while trying to do homework and it's near impossible because I just keep singing out loud! Her songs are all so happy and easy to remember, it just comes out uncontrollably!

skyline pigeon

2010-05-11T12:48:00.000-07:00

This dress was originally a romper that I got at the flea market for $10. When I put it on, it looked completely ridiculous, like an outfit that I would be forced to wear working at a burger joint. I changed it to a dress and shortened it a bit, and I'm very happy with the final product! Worn in the last two pictures with an American Apparel cardigan. Please excuse my adorable flyaway hairs in the second to last picture!

Listening to: Here and There-Elton John. Favorite track: Bennie and the Jets. That's definitely my favorite song of his, ever.

I'm staying home from school today to get over a cold that hit me on Sunday. I've spent the day so far watching hours of Law and Order SVU and trying to get some sleep. I'm feeling much better though, so I'm going to venture over to my sewing table and tackle a strange vintage dress that I am changing. Happy Tuesday everyone!

ps. You can find this on Chictopia here and on Lookbook here. You can also follow my blog with Bloglovin if you wish!

motel 6

2010-05-10T08:36:00.000-07:00

Vintage Sea World shirt and Levis.

I don't know when Motel 6 got so modern and cool, but I was pleasantly surprised when we arrived in our room in Santa Barbara. All moderness aside, it was sufficiently creepy when multiple middle aged men watched us take a freezing cold night swim. I guess it was still a good old motel, even if the decorating had changed! These pictures would be much more exciting if my outfit was more interesting, but when I packed I was taking space into consideration more than anything.

It makes me slightly sad that many of my recent posts haven't featured a record (including a post that I haven't posted yet). It's because I've been in LA, then Santa Barbara, and it's a hassle worrying about bending up a record. But I'm back home for a while now, so expect plenty of records!

Thanks to all my new followers! Thanks to everyone, I am somewhat close to 100!

once upon a daydream

2010-05-08T07:53:00.000-07:00

Dad's hat, vintage everything else.

Listening to: Synchronicity II-The Police. It's a single, that's why it's so tiny and adorable. It also only has one song on each side.

I took the train up to Santa Barbara on Thursday with a little group from school to visit UCSB. It was very fun, despite only being one night and the 6 hour train ride to get there. The ride back felt even longer!

ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb

2010-05-04T16:40:00.000-07:00

Zac Posen for Target red leather jacket, American Apparel vneck, skirt I made, Target socks, vintage slip and shoes. I got these amazing 40's shoes from a vintage/designer resale shop, Girls from the Park. I had been wanting them for months but never had enough money at once. Finally, I sold some old stuff and ended up getting them with store credit, and I have $46 left! Hopefully I can get one of the great vintage coats or dresses they have. This jacket is perfect too, I had been wanting a leather motorcycle jacket for a while. I like that this one is red, it's such a nice change. It was my early birthday present!

I haven't had a record for the past couple posts because I went to LA for the weekend and decided I didn't want to risk bending one. In LA I hit the flea market and got tons of good stuff. I'm broke again but that's no surprise! It's too bad though, because all I want in my closet right now is this dress from Shop Dixi and this petticoat from American Apparel. I've mentioned this before, but I just love flowy, floaty things right now! I'll just have to wait for my birthday and be very happy with all my new things for now.

I saw The Runaways this weekend and it was absolutely fantastic, definitely one of my new favorite movies. Dakota Fanning's wardrobe was so great. She really is quite grown up! The title of this post was inspired by the song in the movie.

Photo cred: Alison

more flowers

2010-05-01T16:20:00.000-07:00

A mini photo shoot with my friend Emily in a patch of daisies. I feel really bad for all the flowers we smashed in order to do this...

Thrifted YSL shirt, vintage Levis, American Apparel socks, hat from Urban, Tory Burch shoes.

Photo cred to my friend Alison

back street girl

2010-04-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

I bought this dress at Animale, a store in Brasil. I actually think it's probably a nightgown, but I couldn't resist it. I just want my closet to be full of dresses that are flowy or airy and make me want to run in a field like this one or frolic in a forrest. I wore a vintage slip and tube bra from American Apparel underneath to conceal its see-throughness. I made the headband out of scraps from making this skirt.

Listening to: Flowers-The Rolling Stones. Favorite track: Let's Spend the Night Together. I feel like I blog with Stones records very often, but I wanted to find the perfect record to match this dress and I knew this was it right when I spotted it!

This week felt like it went by terribly slow, but it also feels like last weekend was just yesterday. Aside from hanging out with my friends earlier tonight, I am going to keep this weekend very relaxing!! I realized I haven't had any relaxing time alone since before my trip. I plan on spending the weekend finishing a dress that has been on my dress form unfinished for a couple months, a trip to Target to check out the new Zac Posen line, practicing guitar, and a take home trigonometry quiz. Sometimes it is just wonderful being boring.

You can find this on Chictopia here and Lookbook here. I also had my sister get a Lookbook which I am very excited about, you can find her's here!

these are the days

2010-04-20T21:31:00.000-07:00

Vintage skirt, American Apparel leotard, shoes from Urban. I wore this to Day at the Docks, which is basically a boating festival down at the bay. I bought a floppy hat, ate some calamari, and had a watermelon sno cone. I'd say it was pretty productive. It was also the perfect opportunity to wear this nautical skirt which I always forget I have. I bought this leotard for ballet last week but I want to wear it outside of dance everyday, which is better anyways because it gets double the wear!

I took some pictures with my dog for Chictopia's Chic and the Fuzzy contest, which I think is the cutest idea ever. You can see my entry here! You can also see this look on lookbook here

Listening to: Avalon Sunset-Van Morrison. Favorite track: Contacting My Angel.

ricochet

2010-04-17T22:11:00.000-07:00

I cut my Dad's old shirt into a crop top for 80s day at my school a few weeks ago and ended up really liking it. I wore it with a vintage skirt, Diesel belt and vintage earrings. I also straightened my hair for the first time in forever and it feels so weird!

Listening to: Let's Dance-David Bowie. Favorite track: China Girl.

one of the few

2010-04-15T20:38:00.000-07:00

Some month-old pictures consisting of two of my favorite items from American Apparel and a random green hat I found in my house. The shirt is actually a dress, which is amazing and I feel like it's a different take on the classic little black dress.

Listening to: The Final Cut-Pink Floyd. Favorite track: Your Possible Pasts.

I'm going to check out the garden collection at h&m this weekend; way later than everyone else I feel like. Hopefully there's still some good stuff left, I have my eye on a couple floral dresses on the website that look like they would be perfect for frolicing barefoot in an open field of grass and flowers (something I have yet to find in San Diego)

things we said today

2010-04-12T13:19:00.000-07:00

Vintage Betsey Johnson pants, Escada shoes, and beaded sweater.

Listening to: A Hard Day's Night-The Beatles. (This record is actually the Brasilian version). Favorite track: I Should Have Known Better.

I came home from Brasil to my mint green room that was freshly painted right before we left. It had been the worst color (one of those green-brown colors that's perfectly fine for a living room but not so inviting in a bedroom) since we moved in a year ago. We recently asked our landlord if we could paint it, and he said yes! I think I'll be wanting to spend much more time in there. It feels so much more open and spacious now.

I took some silly pictures with this 70s phone I got at the swapmeet a while back. Because of the lack of phone jacks in our house, I still don't even know if he works, but he is so cute I just had to get him. He's one of the few random old objects in my room that I like to pick up here and there.

down by the seaside

2010-04-07T16:16:00.000-07:00

American Apparel shirt, Totem skirt (Brasilian brand), hat I bought on the beach, glasses from an estate sale. I wish these were sunglasses and not just frames, but I couldn't resist the pink and purple and clear all in one (not really visible, which is too bad), for only $1!

Because I didn't have my own record with me, I posed with the one that was sitting on the old gramophone in the lobby!

These past couple days have been quite the adventure. We spent the weekend in beautiful Buzios, which is a beach town a couple hours away from Rio. (More pictures later!) I love the ocean and hadn't gotten to swim in it since Summer, so it was amazing. We stayed an extra day and planned to go back on the bus Monday afternoon. All went smoothly on the three hour trip until we arrived in Rio to the beginning of the biggest storm in the city's history!! With barely any taxis or busses going out of the bus station, we were stuck there for six hours. We finally caught a bus and then a taxi back, arriving at our destination at 2am. It's lucky that we didn't have to spend the night at the bus station, because early the next morning I got food poisoning or some kind of flu. I couldn't keep anything down all day, but luckily I've gotten much, much better since yesterday. I guess it was just some kind of 24 hour thing, thankfully! I hope everyone has had a better two days than me, but at least things have been looking up. I'm heading home on Saturday, so bye until I get back!

Also, I've reached 50 followers! (51 to be exact). Thank you everyone, it really makes my day. And I'm sorry if I've taken a while to respond to comments, the internet is a little slow here so I'll get to it all when I get home!

over the hills and far away

2010-04-01T16:02:00.000-07:00

An outfit even simpler than the last. I made this dress, though! It even has pockets which aren't really visible in the pictures, but I was quite pleased with myself for figuring out how to do that. I wear these sunglasses way too much; they are one of my only pairs, I really need to get some more!

We went up to the mountain town of Araras for one night (sadly not longer). It is so beautiful up there, I'll be posting more pictures when I do a photo diary of the whole trip. The weather was also a wonderful cool down from Rio.

lapa

2010-03-29T13:19:00.000-07:00

American Apparel tank and tube bra, Blue Man shorts (a bikini brand here in Brasil).

Roamed around downtown Rio and Lapa (an area right next to downtown) for a few hours today in the extreme heat. I had to keep my outfit very simple, as you can see, in the 85 degree weather (although a wonderful cup of acai helped with the heat!) Some of these pictures are also taken on the Escadaria Selaron, which is right by where we're staying. I first went there when I was about 9, but I guess it's gotten pretty famous in the past few years. I noticed that I look a little sad in these pictures, but I think it was just the heat! I didn't take a record with me today, but I did bring a couple with me on my trip (Brasilian records, of course) and maybe I'll be buying some more on the street one of these days.

I haven't had the chance to go to the beach yet, but for Easter we're probably going to the beach town of Buzios and then next week we're staying in Ipanema.

I hope everyone who is on Spring Break is enjoying it!

they call me mellow yellow

2010-03-27T12:36:00.000-07:00

I arrived in Brasil a couple hours ago! I'm staying for two weeks. I should have internet most of the time I'm here, so hopefully I'll be blogging frequently. This is my first time here while having a blog, so I'm going to be going crazy with picture opportunities. I'll probably end up doing a photo diary type thing too.

Anyways, here are some pictures of my dog Giselle that Nora took posing with a vintage hat. I already miss her!

we only live twice

2010-03-23T18:52:00.000-07:00

Vintage coat ($20 at an estate sale!), hat, and Betsey Johnson dress and gloves. Via Spiga shoes. I hosted a Clue party at my house last weekend! It was really fun, I love a chance to dress up. I actually ended up being the murderer, which I didn't know until the end of the game. We thought my neighbor's 1916 "horseless carriage" was the perfect place to take a group picture.

Listening to: James Bond 007-Thirteen Original Themes. Favorite track: Goldfinger. This record was very suiting for the party.

You can find this look on Chictopia here!

fantasy

2010-03-19T18:53:00.000-07:00

Vintage cape and boots, skirt I made, tank from Urban Outfitters. A cape isn't something that I would usually buy, but when I saw it on the rack in Flashbacks, I was so attracted to the color (my favorite) that I decided to get it! I probably won't wear it much but I love it anyways.

You can see this look on Chictopia Here

Listening to: Best Of Earth, Wind, and Fire. Favorite track: That's the Way of the World.

The weather here has been so nice! I just want to be at the beach, but the water is still freezing and I hate tanning, I would much rather be swimming. But I am going to Brasil in a week, so waiting that long won't be hard at all! I've been there plenty of times, but each time I get equally or even more excited. I need to practice speaking Portuguese too, since the only time I really get to speak is in class once a week.

Happy Friday! I'm really glad it's the weekend, I'm hosting a Clue themed murder mystery party tomorrow for my friend's birthday!

glory days

2010-03-17T22:08:00.000-07:00

Vintage Levis, Betsey Johnson top, glasses, and cardigan, American Apparel socks. Sometimes glassless glasses bother me, but I saw these along with another great pair at an estate sale and I loved the frames. The lady who owned them was practically blind so I had to push the frames out.

Listening to: Born in the USA-Bruce Springsteen. Favorite track: Dancing in the Dark. I learned the other day that this was the first CD pressed in the US. I wonder if they did that on purpose? Also you get to see my record cabinet! I've been meaning to show it for a while.

So, has anybody ever noticed that my blog header has been spelled out wrong this whole time?!! It was spelled Shoelless Simone instead of Shoeless Simone (which looks so wrong in print, but for some reason looked right to me in cursive?) My friend just noticed after all these months, but nobody has ever said anything about it before so either they were being polite or just didn't notice, along with myself! I'm a little shocked actually, I'm usually really into things being spelled right. People using the incorrect form of your is one of my biggest pet peeves!

flying high (in the friendly sky)

2010-03-13T12:04:00.000-08:00

Vintage sweater and Betsey Johnson skirt, handmade bow, boots from LF that are slowly falling apart (probably from wearing them in the rain)

Listening to: What's Going On-Marvin Gaye. My favorite song is the title track.

I made a Tumblr a few days ago, Boogie With Stu! I am really liking Tumblr, there are so many great blogs on there. If anyone knows of a good one to look at, or if any of you have one, please tell me!

jungleland

2010-03-09T17:29:00.000-08:00

There were some very creepy handprints in my friend's apartment garage that I had never noticed.

Vintage dress, DKNY tights (I wrote dress before, sorry if that confused anyone)

I forgot a record this night!! Sometimes when I go out I'll remember at the last minute, but I've never actually forgotten. It was like being naked. It also makes coming up with a post title much harder, since I always pick a track title from the album I'm holding. I picked a track off of the album I'm listening to right now (Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen) instead.

Tuesday nights are the best night of the school week. Besides Fridays, it's usually the only day when I have no activities and I can relax and have so much extra time on my hands!

let it loose

2010-03-06T14:48:00.000-08:00

Some slightly boring pictures from last weekend. I was aiming more for comfort than anything (I also look a little funny in the second picture). These leggings are the most comfy things I've put on in a while, and people were stroking my legs all day when I wore them to school.

I think I'm going to put close ups of the records more regularly now. A lot of the time you can't fully see the details in my pictures, which makes me angry because most are so cool to look at.

Vintage sweatshirt permanently stolen from dad, American Apparel velvet leggings and headband.

Listening to: Exile on Main Street-The Rolling Stones. Favorite track: Tumbling Dice. According to Chris Epting in his book Led Zeppelin Crashed Here, this song is the #1 roadtrip song. It's definitely worth a listen (well more than just one listen for sure, it's an amazing song). The whole album is really good, and I actually just listened to it for the first time a couple weeks ago which is weird because we've always had it

sweet talkin' woman

2010-03-02T17:24:00.000-08:00

Vintage suede skirt, boots, and lace tank, American Apparel tube bra, hat borrowed from Dad. I know I wore the skirt in my last outfit post and the boots a few posts down, but I just love them both so much!

Listening to: Out of the Blue-Electric Light Orchestra. Favorite track: Mr. Blue Sky. Possibly the best summer song, and very suiting for the very hot day these were taken on, I think it hit 80. I just want it to be like this every day so I don't have to wear tights all the time and just walk to the beach in high-waisted shorts and crop tops and not go to school (aka summer). Only one more season between now and then!

the circle game part two

2010-02-27T00:37:00.000-08:00

My photographer/friend Nora made this video from footage we took about a month ago. Even though it took a little while for her to finish, I really like how it turned out! The song is The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell.

Enjoy :)

bright side of the road

2010-02-23T21:17:00.000-08:00

After a delicious brunch a few weeks ago, I stopped with my sister, dad, and Graham from Suck My Savvy to take some pictures (we stopped at a hat shop on the way). My scanner decided to slightly change the coloring on a couple of the pictures and I'm sort of fading into the background of the third picture, but it's all good! You can see Graham's post about me and Nove Here and his post about his outfit that day Here!

I wore a vintage Betsey Johnson leotard and suede skirt, American Apparel tube bra and cardigan, boots from LF.

Speaking of American Apparel, I never got to mention that I'm on one of their product pages! (here)It was so nice of them to put me on there, especially since American Apparel is one of my favorite stores. It's great how they're supporting bloggers by doing that!

I also wanted to acknowledge that I've reached 30 followers! It's so exciting every time I get a new one and I love each one of you (and everyone else who reads my blog, of course). Thanks everyone :))

backstage

2010-02-22T16:29:00.000-08:00

A few pictures from backstage at Fashion Week. It's nice and refreshing to see pictures that aren't just from the runway. More pictures Here

dream bag

2010-02-20T17:51:00.000-08:00

I feel like this Moschino Cheap and Chic bag was made for me. It's just perfect in every way. Leather + record=perfection. I most definitely cannot afford it for $945, but I think I might do a DIY similar to it!

time warp

2010-02-18T18:05:00.000-08:00

Vintage sweatshirt, hat, and Levis, Betsey Johnson socks. This is definitely a lazy outfit, but I like the color of the sweatshirt (borrowed from Nora), and also the lighting in these. One of my friends told me I'm "not shoeless enough" so I took off the flats I originally had on just for him.

Listening to: Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack. Favorite track: Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me. I went to the midnight showing of this in LA a few months ago and it was a very strange (but fun I suppose) experience. I'd like to see the movie again without people yelling the entire time.

I'm really looking forward to the weekend. I'm planning on staying plan free and spending my time making a dress, thoroughly cleaning my room, and learning to drive stick. I recently got my permit, it's pretty exciting!

twilight time

2010-02-14T18:00:00.000-08:00

Vintage Betsey Johnson bustier and blazer, vintage shoes, leather skirt I made. I'm really happy how this skirt turned out! I had never worked with leather before.

Listening to: Days of Future Passed-The Moody Blues. Favorite track: The Night: Nights in White Satin.

bridge over troubled water

2010-02-10T19:55:00.000-08:00

Crop top I made myself, vintage Levis and boots. I wore this crop top on here pretty recently I believe, but I didn't get to show the braiding in the back. And I have been wearing these boots nonstop.

Listening to: Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon and Garfunkel. Favorite track: Cecilia.

This creepy van was the only car in this parking lot, and I'm still not sure if its ugliness made these pictures better or worse.

Hope everyone has a nice Wednesday night! I am free from homework tonight which is really nice for a change, I'm going to go work on a leather skirt I've been making that I'm really excited about. I should have it done be this weekend so I can show you guys!

brigitte

2010-02-09T18:01:00.000-08:00

My procrastination pictures of the night.

She is so pretty!

purple rain

2010-02-07T19:59:00.000-08:00

Vintage shirt, 7 for all mankind jeans, Henri Bendel boots, Diesel belt, thrifted purse.

Listening to: Purple Rain-Prince. Favorite track: Darling Nikki.

The weather here has been so strange lately. This past week it's gone from sunny blue skies to pouring rain and back to sunny skies again today. It's been raining so much that I've worn these rain boots more in that past month than in all of last year!

banana anyone?

2010-02-05T18:55:00.000-08:00

I just thought this was so freaking adorable. And I want her jacket.
I stole these from Pepper and Chips who is definitely my favorite blogger right now. Everything she posts is so amazing and inspirational, I don't know how she does it! Go read it

if you want me to stay

2010-02-02T19:51:00.000-08:00

Vintage dress, Rampage boots. The sunglasses were kind of silly, I randomly found them in my drawer and decided to wear them! Walking on the pier in these boots was one of the scariest things I’ve done, and I also felt pretty ridiculous wearing them because it bothers me when people wear heels to the beach. They were only on my feet for like 10 minutes anyways, it was flats for the whole day besides this!

Listening to: Fresh-Sly and the Family Stone. Favorite track: If It Were Left Up To Me. I'm angry at myself that in every single picture my stupid hand had to cover his face...I should start paying more attention to things like this!

the circle game

2010-01-30T17:23:00.000-08:00

Salinas dress, Lucky Brand hat and belt, vintage Betsey Johnson blazer.

Listening to: Dreamland-Joni Mitchell. Favorite track: Big Yellow Taxi.

I am here practically every day in the Summer. People who just go to the big crowded beaches here are crazy in my opinion. But it's better for me, because then they don't come to my beach ;)
Today was such a pretty day, it almost felt like Summer (except for the chilly breeze and freezing water) and made me want it so much!

she came in through the bathroom window

2010-01-28T21:16:00.000-08:00

My inspirations of the week.

Most pictures are from the LIFE photo archive, which is amazing by the way

in the evening

2010-01-24T20:34:00.000-08:00

Thrifted dress, Diesel belt, Betsey Johnson shoes. My sister gave me this dress for Christmas and it was a little long and strange to say the least. I shortened it and although it's a little shorter than I would like in the back (an accident) I like it much better now.

Listening to: In Through the Out Door-Led Zeppelin. Favorite track: All My Love. I really like Fool in the Rain also.

white heat

2010-01-20T21:45:00.000-08:00

Thrifted Saks Fifth Avenue hat and vintage dress. This dress is just what I need to look forward to Spring.

Listening to: True Blue-Madonna. Favorite track: Jimmy Jimmy.

I took these pictures on Sunday in LA when I went to the Fairfax flea market for the first time! San Diego really lacks in the swap meet department, so this was a sort of amazing experience for me. I found some really great stuff that I am excited to wear (including a funny romper that, according to my sister, looks like "a costume for a burger shop". It definitely needs some altering.

I hope everyone in So Cal is enjoying the stormy weather! I personally could do with a little less wind. While walking just a couple blocks today, it pushed my umbrella inside out constantly. Not so much fun!

shine on

2010-01-17T08:37:00.001-08:00

Led Zeppelin shirt from eBay, vintage Levis, Line cardigan, Jil Sander shoes (borrowed from my stylish grandma). I'm still trying to figure out how to rip tights so they look good and not just like a wedge of swiss cheese.

Listening to: Frampton Comes Alive-Peter Frampton. Favorite track: Baby, I Love Your Way. I thought it would be too obvious and slightly annoying if I did a Led Zeppelin record for this.

Photo cred to my sister!

don't pass me by

2010-01-16T17:14:00.000-08:00

California Select cardigan, Theory sweater, 7 jeans, and vintage boots and sunglasses.

Listening to: The White Album-The Beatles. Favorite track: Happiness is a Warm Gun. Is it sort of ridiculous or obvious that I brought this album to the snow? I think it is, but I just couldn't help myself.

These were taken in Mammoth where I spent the last week skiing. I don't remember the last time I was really in the snow (fake snow in Big Bear doesn't count in my opinion) and it was so beautiful and amazing to me. The way the snow would cover the trees was so pretty! We took the gondola to the top of the mountain and you could literally see for miles and miles. I miss it!

turn the girl loose

2010-01-15T14:28:00.001-08:00

Skirt I've had since I was like 6, crop top I made, American Apparel visor and tube bra.

Listening to: She's the Boss-Mick Jagger. Favorite track: Lonely at the Top.

I just got back from Mammoth yesterday. Snow pictures are coming soon!!

its only rock n roll

2010-01-07T16:56:00.000-08:00

This makes me want to part my hair in the middle and wear ripped fishnets. I'm a little obsessed with this?

(pictures stolen from Rock&Rebel, not sure where she got them)

l'amitie

2010-01-07T15:57:00.000-08:00

American Apparel sweater, vintage Betsey Johnson skirt. This sweater makes me feel so many different ways. It makes me feel like a mime, a sailor, and like I belong in France. For this outfit, I went with the France inspiration. I'm not too sure how I feel about mixing prints, but I think I like it.

Listening to: Les Grands Succes (Greatest Hits)-Francoise Hardy. Favorite track: J'suis D'accord. I thought I would pick a French record to go along with the whole French theme. I ended up really liking the record. I've also decided that I want to be just like Francoise Hardy.

Magnifique.

it's a mean old man's world

2010-01-06T19:58:00.001-08:00

Vintage fur coat and skirt, sweater I made, American Apparel tube bra.

Listening to: Dinah-Dinah Washington. Favorite track: Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby.

These pictures were taken at The Pearl, which is an extremely cute retro motel which was renovated pretty recently. It's definitely not like the other motels on Rosecrans St, and has extremely delicious food.

Photo credit to my sis Nove :) who is pictured below with me

train kept a rollin'

2010-01-05T15:50:00.000-08:00

Vintage dress, Lucky Brand hat. I love this 70's dress with an extreme passion. I also love my new hat that I got 1/2 off the day after Christmas!

Listening to: Live Bootleg-Aerosmith. Favorite track: I Ain't Got You.

The extremely warm weather is still happening! But I'm going to Mammoth in a few days (!) so I think it will be quite a drastic change. I haven't really been in freezing temperatures that I can remember, so we'll see how I do with that...

every picture tells a story

2010-01-04T14:28:00.000-08:00

Vintage sweater and California Select romper, TOMS shoes. I love this strange and crazy sweater so much. It reminds me of a Piet Mondrian painting.

Listening to: Every Picture Tells a Story-Rod Stewart. Favorite track: Maggie May. This is definitely one of my favorite songs at the moment.

gimme shelter

2010-01-02T16:50:00.000-08:00

Crop top I made, vintage skirt, American Apparel legwarmers and headband.
Today was extremely hot for winter (almost 80 degrees!) plus I was in the sun the whole day. I'm glad that I dressed appropriately (the legwarmers are the perfect thickness and surprisingly didn't get hot). I spent the day reading Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman which I liked quite a bit and hanging out with my dog.

Listening to: Let it Bleed-The Rolling Stones. Favorite track: Let it Bleed.

when that evening sun goes down

2010-01-01T17:04:00.000-08:00

California Select sweater and vintage California Select dress, American Apparel knee tights, Tory Burch shoes, belt I got as a present. This is pretty much my new favorite dress, and maybe sweater too. My friend gave me this dress for Christmas :)

Listening to: Tupelo Honey-Van Morrison. Favorite track: (Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball.
Sometimes I will just pick a somewhat random record that I haven't really listened to from our record cabinet when I go take pictures. That was the case with this one, I wasn't familiar with it at all. When I listened to it today, I discovered that I like it very very much! It's pretty wonderful. Go listen!

In the past couple days, I have joined Chictopia and Lookbook. I'm not sure how I feel about Lookbook, but I am loving Chictopia. You can find me at chictopia.com/shoelesssimone. The link to my Lookbook is to the right.

Hope everyone's first day of 2010 (so weird!) was good

oh very young

2009-12-31T17:29:00.000-08:00

Vintage fur coat, American Apparel dress, DKNY tights

Listening to: Greatest Hits-Cat Stevens. Favorite track: Wild World.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

happy christmas and holidays!

2009-12-25T19:40:00.001-08:00

Definitely one of my favorite Christmas songs.

Today was fun and delicious, hopefully I get some good deals at the mall tomorrow!