"Cats on everything, cats on everything"

The infamous Tyler the Creator explained it perfectly on his last album "Cats on everything, cats on everything". Yes, today I took the feline route and wore my cat ear headband which got about 5 "cat ears?!" remarks to which I replied "YES!". I mean fashion should be fun and you don't have to look perfectly Paris Haute Couture week all the time. Just wear what you want and be happy with it!

PS. I do not purposely try to look pissed in my outfit photos..This was taken at 6:30 am before school and I did not have a latte today...

meow.

Love my Seattle skyline socks...


Cat background credit to: http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28500000/Cats-cats-28572014-1600-1200.jpg

Film as Fashion: "Honey"

It's not often that I'm literally about to laugh out loud at the sheer cheesiness of a films finale dance sequence, but that did occur about an hour ago. I watched the infamous Jessica Alba film "Honey" today and even though the amount of bad acting and gangsters in the hood was sky high, I definitely was entertained. And the clothes. Oh my god. There's nothing as equally disturbing and wonderful as early 21st century street wear. I'm talking sleeveless jerseys, du-rags, giant chains, cargo pants; the whole shebang. Kind of perfect actually. I mean retro street wear is having a large comeback right now and people are wearing Timberland boots just as  they were in the film. So grab your sneakers, "boyfriend" pants, and crop top and head out! You're going to look cool, I promise.
Now watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Fz4l_kba0

 And here's some outfit inspo:

I'm not saying wear everything in this look. I think this kind of athletic top could work great with some slouchy boyfriend jeans (rolled cuffs) and strappy heels. Sporty but still sexy.

You can't really tell from this low quality picture but Joy Bryant looks gorgeous in this club scene. Her Jamaican inspired crocheted two piece is very revealing but also cool in that hippy kind of way. Maybe try this trend with a textured bikini (for the beach, not the night club) or crop top with high waisted shorts..

Am I really telling you to look at a tiny little afro haired kid as style inspiration? Yes. Big hair, some jewelry and a chain will make you look "of the moment" yet classic. Just please do not start wearing those horrid slouchy jeans.

Evidence that these things are actually trendy right now (aka Tumblr stalking)

(Source: forlovers)

Watch the movie and you will find the exact boots on the left on the dancers.. (source:yourface0ffendsme)

(source: creatingabeautifulme)

Sporty Spice

Shirt: Thrifted, Pants:Zara, Necklace: Forever 21, Shoes: DSW

Outfit of the day. AKA outfit in which I ate too much junk food and witnessed the beauty of the "Great Gatsby" in. I couldn't tell you exactly what possessed me to put together this look but I think it would have to do something with the fact that my room looks like "hoarders" and I actually looked at what was left folded in my closet. I picked these old pants up and thought they would go quite well with my vintage striped shirt, tied at the waist a la Rihanna. Of course since I prefer to dress like a female rapper these days I paired the combo with my diamonte chain and sneaker wedges. Cause I'm that cool. Deal with it. Anywho, the outfit sufficed quite well for eating burgers and ice-cream though I had to awkwardly take my ponytail down during the movie to avoid getting a massive headache. But if that's the only issue I think it was pretty successful! Oh, by the way, I made the Nordstrom BP Fashion Board and so you should expect to hear more about that in the near future...

Dark Paradise

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I know I missed the perfect time slot  to talk about my love for burgundy lipstick a few weeks ago after the whole Asap "purple lipstick" controversy (in short he said that  purple lipstick looks terrible on all women when trying to think of a trend that black women could wear and white women couldn't, apparently a direct hit to Azealia Banks who is often seen sporting the look, obviously not Rocky's best move) but I think you can forgive me and just listen to me "ahora". . So, moving on. I think burgundy lipstick looks fabulous on all skin tones and is a great alternative to the classic red. I actually sported the color today and although I would not recommend Covergirls version (because it smudges very easily) I think it gives off the right vibe of trendy and sophisticated. So in conclusion (oh boy, why does this sound like I'm writing an English class essay?) please go to your local drugstore or makeup mecca and pick up this vampy shade to try for yourself. Welcome to the dark side, I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay.

*Notice my great photo editing skills, nothing a little "Paint" and galaxy print won't mend

** Don't forget to check out my Instagram for some outfit of the day pictures (username: seidih)

Iggy Azalea, girl power.

It's no new news that I've been listening to almost exclusively rap this year, and though most of that has been by male performers (for example Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Tyler, the creator) there's a certain female making a huge mark at the moment; Iggy Azalea. With her undeniable combo of beauty and lyrical skills she's really helping put women in the "game". However, I suggest you listen to some of her old material (for example her Ignorant Art mixtape) before you listen to her new songs (I don't think "Bounce" is at all her best work, its really commercial and lyrically simple, though the music video is quite fantastic). But not only is she helping females get a bigger role in hip hop, she is also a bit of an inspiration in my opinion because she embraces her "pear shape" figure. In general I feel the whole hip hop community really embraces curvy figures and not having to be stick thin to be considered attractive, which is definitely a nice contrast from the opinions of the fashion industry. In fact, I feel a bit better about not having perfect 34 inch hips and will happily wear my leopard body con dress (with my Nike's of course). So if you are still crying over that giant ice cream sundae you just devoured, below you will find some examples of Iggy rocking her famous figure and maybe you will be happy you just had dessert.

Just stay.

Lately I've been doing a lot of Instagram browsing, and though most if it has been completely unhelpful (such as pictures of dessert or Mexican beaches), I have got quite a bit of style inspiration from Rihannas account ("badgirlriri"). She posts a ton of outfit pictures and close ups of accessories, all of which make me drool and begin to sound like Rachel Zoe "I diieeeee". And according to this phone research I have found at the moment she is really into pairing simple strappy heels with jeans, and because I don't have strappy heels I decided to emulate this look by pairing my leather sandals with skinnies, of course I also threw on my dad's army jacket to give it a bit of a grungy vibe. Nothing crazy here, just a simple weekend outfit, but much chic'er than yoga pants and a hoodie!

Lucy in the Sky with the Diamonds

OK. Fine. I will let you in on a little secret. The inspiration from today's outfit came from what "holiday" it is today, no, not Earth day, the other one. If you don't know what I'm talking about well then, umm, you certainly don't go on twitter or tumblr. But anyways,  I was inspired by hippies from the 1970's and the psychedelic patterns from the 1960's which undoubtedly were created by people who used "mind altering substances", I mean have you seen some of those vintage mini dresses (they are ridiculously neon with crazy abstract prints, kind of amazing and probably not possible to be imagined by a sober individual). So, for today I wore my trippy printed collared shirt, suede skirt and furry leather jacket. All of these articles were purchased  from vintage shops (in Vancouver and Amsterdam) and so of course the outcome is very retro. But I loved it and no one else in this boring suburb can copy my outfit...so I am quite content*. 

*But not from participating in today's "holiday"I just want to clarify, I was merely inspired by the idea, I did not actually join the masses of teenagers sitting in their basements ;)*

I have also been googling psychedelic prints in art class this week because I wanted to add a pattern to one of my buildings which I drew for a project and I found some kind of amazing ones (they would look very cool if used as fabrics). And yeah, that's about it, now I would like un awkwardly end this post but of course I can't think of a proper "final sentence"so to finalize I would just like to say I suggest you go watch that episode of the "That 70's Show" where the parents eat the brownies because its hilarious and then maybe tomorrow go thrifting! In the words of Macklemore "I wear your grandads clothes, I look incredible!".