COLOR

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DEVELOPED

NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN WITH THIS ONE.  I JUST DEVELOPED THREE DISPOSABLE CAMERAS (WALGREENS BRAND); AND I HAVE A LOT OF FAVORITES, BUT IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS.  I DO BELIEVE THAT THESE FOUR ARE MY MOST FAVORITE.

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SOON GONE

WORKING ON A LITTLE DYEING PROJECT THIS EVENING, AND THIS BEAUTIFUL STREAM OF DYE WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE DRAIN.  
COULDN'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE MOMENT. 

SUNDAY EVENING

SAN FRANCISCO, 2011

a random stroll on a sunday evening.  good way to end a weekend.

LATEST OBSESSION

My new latest obsession is filling old House Kombucha bottles with dried plants

Mexican Wrestler & Sugar Skull from Mixcoatl Arts and Crafts

SUMMER

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CRISSY FIELD, SAN FRANCISCO
JULY 2011

(WALGREENS 35MM DISPOSABLE)

urban

i'm sure you can imagine this photo was taken with some special lens, in the middle of nowhere, texas, on a warm summer night; but alas it was taken right here in the heart of the mission district on a cool winter evening, in the backyard of a bar ... with my iPhone.

grid

during sunset

men and their details

above: my friend Tomo Saito (an amazing photographer). he found this shirt, with the cacti already cut out of the chambray yoke, at a thrift store. i mean ...above: "a private man, living a life of genius" - aka an anonymous friend who preferred to be called that. he is a painter, hence the paint. gorgeous color story. well done "private man".

Mini-Mood

Amber Canvas, Vintage Cotton Heather, Twill, Hand-Painted TwillI literally almost passed out, maybe even died a little, (then almost bought it) when I saw this opening ceremony yarn-dye at Welcome Stranger Image taken at Welcome Stranger, ties for first with Unionmade as my favorite SF mens shopsBoots at the SF-new Freemans Sporting Club & FSC Barber Shop on Valencia. Our Refinery 29 shoot & article here: http://www.refinery29.com/first-look-a-peek-inside-freemans-barbershop-on-valencia

kind of awesome / kind of disgusting

i secretly want a bird on my shoulder at all times, but as my mother pointed out, they poop. moms. they know everything !

bird dude @ 24th street bart station

lately i've been obsessed with all of the streets east of mission street between 17th & and below. so many hidden spots, and so quiet and peaceful compared to the hustle of the mission heart. i love the combination of the industrial and mexican vibe. not that this photo has anything to do with either. (ps i got a new lens)

i still love you california

lots of changes going on in my life this past month. march was rainy, but the sun broke through on friday evening when i popped off the bart. lovely view.

taken with my iPhone using the camera+ app

this next photo was taken on good old dearborn street. this is a block from my apartment. i love this color story.

what i would like to be wearing by next week.

what i would like to be wearing by next week. by ginaespo featuring crochet socks

first signs of spring

hello state flower.marin headlands. i love that all i had to do was bike a few miles north of the city to be here.

good morning from san francisco.

the light in my apartment is brilliant in the morning. taken with my iphone.

(cactus: stolen | crystal: ebay | ranunculus: bi-rite)

bag or no bag

i'm really fortunate/grateful/amazed that i only live half a block from bi-rite market. i got a compliment at work today on the color combination of my outfit (the middle shirt is vintage light blue-hard to tell in the photo), so i was planning on shooting it when i got home. (don't worry, the stories eventually intertwine). after a brief shopping trip at bi-rite, i was asked if i wanted a bag. i said 'no thank you' because of the very few goodies i had picked up. on my short walk home, vegetables and groceries in tow, someone stopped me on the street and said "god, i love san francisco"; pointing at my stalk of broccoli and random grocery items i had loose in my hands. i almost cried/hugged him. it's moments like these.

coated sweater: h&m | light blue tee: vintage gotcha surf shirt from ebay | silk skirt: brian reyes | tan: maui
organic broccoli, organic bananas, organic crimini mushrooms, pecorino romano: bi-rite market, san francisco

repetitive.

jacket: eudon choi

i posted this photo on my tumblr page the other day (re-blogged from fay frisco finds but originally seen on style bubble back in november - amazing article), and since then, day by day, my love for this jacket grows and grows. maybe it's the gorgeous washed out model who wears it so perfectly (that i don't look anything like, so can i pull this off?), but mostly i think it's the placement of the varied tonal utility pocketing. it's a new take on the over-saturated/much too literal military trend, that (much to my disapproval) ended up taking over the mass market industry (don't get me wrong, i am all about authentic military, it's when it gets overdesigned by certain huge companies, with gross pilly fabric, that upset me).
anyway! i got side-tracked! since posting it on my tumblr, my love has grown. yesterday i even printed it out and pinned it to my desk area as you see here. (yup next to it, is that karla spetic skirt i have been obsessing over). should i add this jacket to my wishlist or are the epaulets too much?

please note my new banner/logo. thoughts?

i like my new shirt.

i was testing out my make shift tripod the other night so i could take photos for my etsy shop (selling a bunch of vintage stuff! click here!) and accidentally took a photo that i unexpectedly really like, of my new shirt .. that i really like. it's from zara and i got it on super sale.

la garconne (does it to me again).

i literally just received this e-mail from la garconne about their new lookbook l'objets, and literally died when i saw this photo. i'm very sad that the striped bag is not in stock yet. i'm going to hawaii in a week; can't you just picture me frolicking on the beach in this outfit (or at work maybe with this madewell blazer thrown over, or possibly this A.P.C. jacket)? too bad i would never wear a precious proenza schouler dress in the wild. enjoy (but don't die).

i spent sunday 1 | 16 | 11 in the marin headlands exploring. it was one of those days where you are unsure if everything surrounding you is real. it started with a very foggy and cold morning and suddenly the fog started to roll away gracefully ..

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N.I.C.E. collective launch

tuesday night i attended the N.I.C.E. collective launch party/store opening on church & market in san francisco. the party was crowded, but i was able to get some shots with my iPhone. i loved the military/NASA/sterile vibe it had going on, they sort of created their own army in a way. i also didn't realize that the creators of N.I.C.E collective had previous careers in science, so it all started to make full-circle sense after a while (read their history here). the store concept and clothing matched seamlessly. i can't wait to browse the store again.above: the dressing room (!!!)above: dressing room mirrors