Tutu for you you

I wanted to post my latest project in case anyone would have any sort of interest in what I make for other people. Sometimes I have time to make cute things for my nieces and nephews and this post is about a couple of them. I love dressing them up with stuff I design because they make them look so cute! These glittery tutus were inspired by my adorable spunk of a niece Kalina. I'll update with pictures on my nieces once I get my hands on those. I am mailing the tutus standard shipment, you see. Um, actually they should have received them by now since I mailed handed over the man over the counter a week ago!!

PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM!

 I am in love with this concept! So many different versions came up while brainstorming on the idea (by myself). I won't bore you with all of them, only this one... This concept is not suitable for young girls because its suggestive graphics but I definitely think it is something fun I encourage for the mature young ladies (or young at heart) with quirky unapologetic minds. I mean, you just can't care if a few people are offended by a couple of hand prints on a shirt. But really I didn't notice any horrible looks from a single person while wearing this all around Santa Monica with people from all over the world. I live to dress another day:)

OUTFIT: sunglasses; dress barn (yep), earrings, bangle, pearl necklaces; santee alley, purse; ross, top; my print on H&M tee, skirt; H&M, wedge; citadel mall (can't remember store name, eek!)

Photos by Leila Powell

Red White and Blue

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! No time to write as much as I wish because it was a filled day for me on the fourth and now I'm back at work unlike some lucky people who get today off. But I do want to post my outfit for the holiday without further a due. The top is a shredder I designed at an old job and I have been wanting to wear for so long and I felt today was appropriate. Love love love this outfit! I hope you enjoyed your fourth and I'll see you on the next post! LUV ME!

Outfit: bandanna; bf's, earrings: charlotte russe, necklace; Laos flea market, bracelets; gift from bf, top; my design, shorts; store off Melrose (I'll get the name), vest; F21, shoes; zara

Ikat Culture

This weekend I'll be heading back to my American roots known as Minnesota. Minneapolis, to be exact. Brooklyn park to take you totally off the map if you have never heard of the small city right outside of the bigger city. Back to my long lost family who's been extending their own roots making their own families. Long lost because it feels like forever since I've been back.

This post I want to celebrate my roots in relation to going back home to my family and being amongst my culture by taking it back a little further to Laos where I was born to connect you to my outfit here. There has been a lot Ikat prints seen lately in fashion trends. My Ikat cropped jacket is made from a cloth woven in Laos that my mom brought back from her trip to the home country. I asked to have it because I loved the print so much and I wanted to make something modern out of the traditional print that I hadn't seen used out of that context. Last weekend I was shopping in downtown Los Angeles for fabrics and came across all of these amazing Ikat prints reminiscent to the prints I've seen from my cultural clothing throughout my upbringing. I thought of my mom and how she would love them too since whenever she wanted traditional clothes for us or herself she'd have to make a trip to Laos which was always expensive to do in the end of it all.

Of course I cannot pass through this blog without giving some details of my other lovely pieces to the outfit that I also made. The printed satin tank top underneath the jacket has metallic straps across the back to give it a fun detail. The pleated mullet skirt has extreme lengths from thigh high length in front to sweeping the ground in the back adding drama (see through fabric for a little bit more drama). What do you wear under a see through skirt but a high waisted comfy short shorts. Even more drama!

accessories: knitted cap; urban outfitters, knee highs; zara, wedges; bakers shoes
outfit photos: Katie Ralston

 

 

Cross My Heart, For Real

Happy Lao New Year! And Thai New Year, and Cambodian New Year! This post has nothing to do with me celebrating my heritage (Lao'd and proud!)... I just wanted to throw it out there since I didn't get to do anything culturally fun to celebrate this holiday. Maybe next year I'll be luckier. I'm far from everyone who would really know the importance of it is my excuse. So, to make use of my time, here's another post! I vamped up this neon yellow sweater with faux leather cross patches on the front and elbows because I felt the sweater was too much of an electric blob just plain. AND I made the MOST comfortable leggings EVER! The material is so soft and light I need to make more and more in different prints! You can never have too many leggings. Look at my matte grey-green nails!!

Scuse Me, What's Yo Name? Jigga Who?

I'm not hating this outfit one bit. Let me holla! Scuse me, what's yo name? Ok, let's really focus on the best part of the post. This outfit was inspired by the handsome camouflage sweatshirt. I've been in love with this pattern for awhile now and it's not going away so I keep making stuff with it so bare with me. I love giving the grey dress pants a more laid back look with sneakers, knit cap, and of course a sweatshirt. I updated the comfy sweatshirt look with leather shoulder detail and metal studs. Then keeping to the dress pants with a button down collar shirt underneath. Dressed up but not fussy. OUTFIT: knit cap; urban outfitters, button down shirt; nordsrtoms rack, dress pants; h&m, shoes; nike.