The Perfect U G L Y Shoe

Dior 2015

I made sure to get high quality photos of all these beautiful boots so you could squeal in joy along with me! I love 'em. They're kinda ugly right? They hit a branch on the ugly tree or not even a branch but a small twig? If it's not the heavy gloss of the shoe, it's the frame of the heel? Maybe the bright colors? The tight ankle? It's like it's the perfect U G L Y shoe! The colors are prefect for spring when its 40 degrees out but its still cool enough for pretty flowers to sway in the wind. The black one of course caught my eye due to my instant attraction to darkness! It's groovy too and reminding you of the patent leather Go-Go boot in the 70's. The length is great. Too many times I have shied away from knee high boots due to wondering if it will one day fall in a puddle of suede around my ankles and sometimes I grimace at the short ankle bootie, wondering how it feels to have that inch of cold air hit where the boot starts and your skinny jeans end! But no more! Kudos to Dior for shaking up the boot world!!

Ugly Shoes for 2K15 (Flatforms edition)

Rick Owens SS2015

Honestly...!!!?? I don't know what to say but I want to say so much! I love them. I want them. Send them to me! I want to give a full review and prance around the city in these shoes with white paint on my feet. Rick Owens is honestly a favorite and I mean it. I love his silhouettes or lack of in his clothing and of course the lack of color. He does get haters from dweebs who criticized his choice of dancers and steppers instead of waif-like models last season to haters who just don't like him because he isn't Chanel (insert mega eyeroll). I dig this shoe. It imitates the Japanese Geta which normally has one or two spikes to walk on. These have more which is more appealing to people who simply can not balance on an elongated spike down the middle of their shoe. It laces up around the ankle like ballet slippers which means ugly to me because I abhor wrap around shoes. (Long story..) The ankle brace made out of leather is heavenly and especially the taupe leather/suede one reminds me of Ace bandages! (Remember the other Ugly Shoes for 2K15 flat sandal edition with the fantastic ankle bandage look??) Honestly, throw my body to Rick with a note begging for these shoes because I'm in lurrvvee!

Plain Jermaine

It's still winter so obviously wearing little to no colors is a minimalists wet dream! Plus they're shapeless and oversized. Even better for those frumpy, shapeless girls like me who hate cling and wanna hide that holiday chub or just like masculine clothing!

Grid Lock

Are grids the new pattern trend for 2k15? Prolly! 

Dim some cute clothes!

DIM. E CRES. 14-15FW 'DIM ON THE TABLE' WINTER/PRE-SPRING HOLIDAY COLLECTION

I first stumbled upon this collection through a tumblr mutual. I quickly reblogged and liked it in the sense of it gave me an urban-esque feel on quite minimalistic clothing. Maybe it's the styling or perhaps the accessories that highlight the looks I want to try, but I love it! It's fun. It's different. Im a big fan of fabric-y feels! I love separating items by feels and looks and patterns. I could seriously see myself in the overall dress. I could see myself in the camel coat or the wide neck turtleneck. I like the dusty pink socks and the wide leg blue capris as well. I just like the set to be honest. Out of the collections photos, these are my favorites!

Holidays

Issey Miyake Fall/Winter 1995

This has been me for every winter holiday since I was little, like around 15 and up. I am a very cold, frail brown girl who doesn't celebrate the holidays with friends or family. Instead I walk around in a coat made from an old comforter. I enjoy making pancakes, eating them alone and wandering through blogs and fashion sites in my frigid bedroom temperatures. The longest I can last in this type of state is 3 days before I decide to bathe in lush bath bombs and rub organic face masks all over my skin. Then I go through my closet, find another comforter and begin the cycle over again.

Bomber jackets are da bomb

Is it spring time yet? Better yet, can the weather just get like 10 degrees higher than the 40 it seems to be stuck on? I'm ready for bomber jacket weather. I've always been a fan of these satin-y jackets for years. I remember my first bomber jacket I got from an attic in my house in 4th grade. I wore it in drill team classes until  the seams ripped and I nearly passed out from the stifling heat of it in June. I have searched high and low for the perfect puffy but not Michelin man-esque jackets that seems to be the figures of Kylie Jenner and Kanye West. I found a few sites that cater to the rockin' jacket in numerous hues, fabrics and shapes. Check it out here, here, here, here

The E Y E S have it

Christian Dior Cruise 2015

Nanette Lepore spring 2015

 Vogue Italia

Givenchy Spring 2015

Blargh! The one trend that I am in love with recently is the trend I can't even master. The impossibly perfect cat-eye has some friends this year and probably next as makeup artists add their own twists to the classic. Christian Dior keeps the cateye original while adding a second flick mirroring the first but on the bottom lash line. Nanette Lepore outlines the whole eye in white which, alas, is not simple for me or most people in general to copy because it reminds me of waking up when I had that eye infection. Eek! Givenchy doesn't use a pencil, kajal or gel to line the eye but instead uses foundation/concealers to do an extreme cat eye that reach past the brows and makes it way to the temple. But lastly, the eyeliner perfection award goes to whoever the makeup artists was for the Vogue Italia shoot for November 2014! It's fresh, it's sleek, it's probably more impossible to copy than the classic cateye, The black lines go across the white painted skin very smoothly and looks stark and totally captivating. This is probably a look that I need to practice. If you see a woman with hieroglyphics across her eyes, say hi!

Shearling Shearling Shearling!!

Acne Studios

Acne Studios

**screams for twenty minutes**

S h e a r l i n g! The furabric for the 2014 winters and early 2015 frost ridden spring. Whether its the shearling from Acne to Burberry to Zara to Forever21, its the kind of fab feels you want covering your body. I made the awesome action of buying shearling in the summer time from a quaint little boutique and was quite excited to hear that it would be in season for 2014. It's warm, it's cool and it spices up black biker jackets/coats like no other. Shearling comes in numerous feels such as fuzzy to a more rough and coarse soft texture to a ribbed flow. It's greatest complement is the leather jacket and the suede coat.

The first time I wore shearling, I was as a little kid and wearing hand-me-downs. I was in it for the warmth and excitement of pretending to be a sheep. Now as an adult I realize how fierce it is when I'm conscious of how I pair it. I own a shearling biker jacket thats jet black with a suede outer shell. I pair it with faded black jeans and biker boots. Sometime I get a little daring and wear a maxi skirt but only with heattech leggings underneath and I kick on some black boots and crute chunky knit socks. Shearling sure knows how to make even the most conservative outfit look like a million bucks with its diverse thickness, density and colors. I've found that when having a shearling collared coat, buckling up the collars can act as a second scarf and it's an even warmer scarf most times! Buckles are one of my favorite accessories on clothing and shoes and most shearling coats come with either buckles or zips on the sleeve with adds more bad-assery.For those looking to score a cool coat this winter, check out some of these places here. Allsaints, Acne, BLK DNM, Forever21

Crute and Ugly Shoes for 2k15

Chanel

Marchesa

Raf Simons

The Cute, the Bad and the Ugly. I'll let you decide to be honest. Which is a yay and which isnt... I'll state my piece and let you draw the conclusion. I like the black sandals. Plain and simple and black. Flat shoes go well with my long feet and wobbley legs. I wear black a lot. Too much in fact. Bought 3 black turtleneck shirts last night. I wear black for work as well which is the reason there is a black mountain of clothes sitting on my armchair. These sandals just work. Simplicity is always needed in this crazy world where being fast makes you furious. If being comfy and in black doesnt make you wanna get the shoes, then how about being in trend. Lace up sandals are making a comeback for spring of 2k15 and being minimalistic is still a go. So why not both? 

I told you I only fell in love with the black sandals and I meant it. The other shoes do catch my eye for the quirkiness or the height and even the leatherwork. So I will let you make a judgement call on the bold or beautiful!

Codie Young

I'm back and with being back, bring you a few pics of the the exquisite Codie Young. I have had a girl crush on her for a while. And I say while I mean while. Ever since I saw an interview with her and her red hair whipped across her face, I have fangirled. I like her new blond locks. She looks beautiful with her large eyes and  barely-seen eyebrows. She's lithe and long and poses fabulously.

Anime Boys

Sadly I don't remember who did the styling but it reminded me of Cowboy Bebop among other animes.

Miu Miu 2015

Miu Miu Resort 2015

My favorite looks from the funky show

Hey there, Haider !

Haider Ackermann S/S 2015

Haider Ackermann. Such luxury and vanity and comfort all wrapped into one brand. Constantly showing fabrics in rich, exquisite colors and prints. Every season, he up's himself and parades the most immaculate pieces down the runway. This season was no different with silk lounge pants, satin robes and leather bound sandals in earthy tones. It is evident that Ackerman is a fan of long and flowy as well as rock and roll. This season showed that including a splash of bohemian goodness. Everything seemed calm yet everything seemed excessively luxurious. As if we had caught a few rockstars about to lounge around their homes or climb into bed; their satiny robes lazily showing toned shoulders; their feet encased in brogues or thonged sandals. The models stood and posed, eyes shifting around, hands adjusting slouching pants or a slightly crooked top. There were velvet bomber jackets in plush hues as well as tight patent leather pants that stopped right above the ankle. Everything to make it look as prosperous and brilliant as it could be. Everything in this collection was to look opulent and free and indeed it was.

Ugly Shoes for 2k15

dior homme ss15

Maison Martin Margiela S/S 2015

 Opening Ceremony Spring 2015 

dolce & gabbana 2015

raf simons 2015

Notice anything unusual with these sneakers? Anything seemingly different from your own pairs? Is it the fact that they're missing laces?! Orthopedic-grandpa shoes for 2015!*gasp* It seems a now emerging trend is laceless sneakers. Velcro sneaks appeared on the runway in full force in every color combo you can think of. Even the dior homme's 90's paper cup print was ooh'd and ahh'd as the male models sauntered down the runways. Maison Martin Margiela showed a shoe that looked undone, prototype-esque in its raw form. Threads were bare, stuffing shown and monochrome paired with fluffy socks you usually steal from hospital stays. Raf added a couple of inches the sole causing many to tower up to 3 inches off the ground in these trainers. The large velcro slapped across the top of the shoe and made the shoe look even bigger than intended. And last but not least was the dolce and gabbana sneakers in various polka dots in individual colors. What I liked so much about the shoe was the clasp buckle on it which reminded me of a car seat! ...Weird, right?