so when this blog was in it's first stages, as in, when it was simply a tiny plan hatching and growing in my head, i had big plans. i mean, this was going to be the best blog around! the finest blog in the whole wide west! and so one fateful fay i registered a name, i made a banner, and finally, i even made a first post. and as things went, summer lethargy started to set in almost immediately - i was either too "busy", too "tired", or to "hot" to take good photos, to make a worthwhile post, etc. But i've come here to day, no more of that! so far i have blogged simply about fashion inspiration or, occasionally, what's going on in my own wardrobe. but from here on out, there will be much more to look forward to! some ideas that will be put into practice sometime in the hear future:
♥ weekly etsy shop highlights! etsy is probably the best place on the internet these days, in my honest opinion, and there are some shops i've stumbled across that are far too good to keep to myself!
♥ weekly fashion inspiration posts! this has already been happening, but expect more!
♥ daily, semi-daily what-i'm-wearing posts. this summer, a combination of heat + no money have made me into quite the boring dresser. but this is a fashion blog, is it not? therefore i should start putting forth the effort to dress well & document it!
♥ blogger of the week! i will start sharing some of my absolute favorite blogs that i read on a daily basis, so you can read them too!
this post is more of a self-reminder than anything else, but now at least you know what you may have to look forward to!
PS: this is going to seem like a silly question, but i am still a semi-n00b to the blogger world SO: can anyone tell me how to reply to a comment? i've had so many lovely comments left for me lately and have had no way to respond!
thank you, dear readers, and happy blogging!
this summer i sublet my apartment in san francisco and stuffed all my "necessary" belongings in a single suitcase, in order to live the nomadic life for the summer. unfortunately, this also means i had to leave lots of beloved items, clothing and otherwise, behind. one of the things i miss most, and cannot WAIT to be reunited with, is my dear, dear serger.
i still have my sewing machine, thank goodness, but i can't seem to stop daydreaming about making lovely things that only my serger could assist, with, for example, i'd love to make a dress inspired by this photo, complete with body-conscious silhouette and amazing tribal pattern:
oh serger dearest, distance really does make the heart grow fonder.
if you are in or around the Los Angeles area this summer, please make sure you find a way to attend at least one of the screenings at the Hollywood Cemetery! this event, put on by Cinespia, is definitely one of my favorite southern California summer activities! first of all, the cemetery itself is absolutely gorgeous and full of old Hollywood names. Last year my friends and I arrived early, waited in the long (but so worth it) line, wound our way through the beautiful grounds of the cemetery and finally sat down on the lawn as the sun was setting. my friends and i brought a blanket and food, some people brought their whole dinners! when it is finally dark enough, the movie is projected on the wall of the mausoleum! the summer air and the crowd of amazing people and the atmosphere of the cemetery, it's honestly something you can't miss. plus, there are two incredibly AMAZING, very fashion-inspirational films coming up in the next few weeks!
VALLEY GIRL
JUNE 13TH
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
JUNE 19TH
check out the Cinespia site for more info!
as i get older, i'm realizing how much of my fashion inspiration stems directly from the books i read when i was little, and the characters that ran so rampant in my imagination. For example, one of my very favorite books when i was younger was story about a character named Lady Lovely Locks - she was a beautiful girl with long, gorgeous, golden hair, which she combed every day with a golden brush while she sat in sunny fields. and she lived in a magical land where every living creature had long, flowing, luxurious hair in every color imaginable, and some of these little critters would crawl into her hair, their long tails adding pinks and purples and blues and greens to her shining golden tresses. i mean really, how amazing! To this very day, i long for and dream of rainbow-hued, princess-long lovely locks.
what were some of your strongest fictional fashion inspirations from your childhood?
dear e-lovers,
today i am in the middle of packing my car full (and i mean full) of crates and boxes and suitcases, in preparation to make the drive from Phoenix, Arizona to Orange County, California. that's right, it's time to make the pilgrimage back home after nearly a month of cavorting around arizona with no job and no purpose in life except to be YOUNG and ADVENTUROUS. but the real reason for this post is for me to apologize for the extreme lack of posts recently, and to let you all know that as soon as i am settled back safely in California there will be daily-ish posts once again! hopefully you will all forgive me for my short little hiatus, and trust that i will be back as soon as possible!
as a very wise theme-song once said,
We've been on the run
Driving in the sun
Looking out for #1
California here we come
Right back where we started from
see you soon,
ashley
