Self Portrait Sunday

I am IN LOVE with my new Diane von Furstenberg jacket. It's silk and covered with fabric roses that are all hand made and is a great boxy cut. What really makes it work for me is that some of the roses are shiny black almost like vinyl and the edges are cut raw with pinking shears – the combination of those 2 details keeps it from being merely floral and gives it more visual interest. I plan on keeping this for life! Also I decided to really blow out the exposure in the photos so you can see the details...I'm so pale that my hair gets lost in the first photo but oh well!
Also wearing: D&G shades (always lately), Seven for all Mankind shoes and vintage Blue Cult jeans.

self portrait sundays

Okay I'm aware this seems odd for a self portrait and for a street style blog. But I want to keep with self portraits on Sundays and had been working on these characters of mine and it felt as much of a self portrait as anything. I've made some little videos with them but hopefully this upcoming year will develop the project further. Hope you like it, and if not don't fret: tomorrow I'll post more street style photos from the Capital of the Universe. xo ;)

a not-a-self-portrait portrait

I will be dead honest: I could never ever be one of those bloggers who daily post photos of themselves. Because I think I'm kind of funny looking and am starting to think my hair looks really odd in photos and maybe I should change it up a bit...just not sure how I'd want to yet. Also I think I prefer to be behind the camera but sometimes it's hard to take the photo you want without help. Here I am with my dog Nasdaq in Brooklyn. I'm wearing my Rag & Bone shorts that I love except that they are a bit big so I tend to pull them up a bit. I'm wearing re.Uzz leggings made out of recycled cashmere sweaters so that keeps the shorts from falling down too much. The sweater is cashmere as well and I found it at this crazy place in Queens where there are literally mounds of clothes and it costs $20 per bag of clothes no matter the items. The holes were in the sweater when I found it but it was a mint green so I dyed it. The jacket is by Silence & Noise from Urban Outfitters and boots by Nine West. Anyways, even though it rained today I appreciated the mild temperatures because it's supposed to get cold again later this week. So happy Sunday!

a not-a-self-portrait portrait in Chanel

I got this vintage Chanel top from The Dressing Room on the Lower East Side. Despite my determination to shop less, my friend Niko set it aside for me when it came in and who was I to turn down Chanel? (if you are insane like me and study photos to see if they are photoshopped this one was not. It's something weird with the shutter that makes my upper arm look oddly thin...not photoshop!)

While I love the sheerness and the pattern I never thought of myself as a "ruffles" sort of girl and there is a slight ruffle on the sleeve...but I love the overall design enough to work with it. Of course for this shoot I had to wear pearls!

Here is CU of fabric in focus

a not-a-self-portrait portrait

 So last week I had a wonderful experience that was utterly random. I was walking to go to a meeting in Tribeca and happened to pass the former Deitch gallery on Wooster Street. The outside was silver and a big sign said Levi's PHOTO Workshop. I was curious so I peered in the window and then decided to venture in. I went up to Dan, who I guessed worked there since he was sporting a big denim Levi's apron (I'm perceptive like that!) and he gave me the low down on the place. Until December 15th the gallery has been transformed into a collaborative space for photography. There are large scale printers, studio lights, computers and cameras available to check out. And the best –and most amazing– detail is that it's all FREE. That's right it costs nadazipzilchnothing. It's like a 5-finger-discount without worrying about getting caught. So those of you who whine about how you would live in NYC but everything here is too expensive? Well...I'm just saying this is pretty effing amazing. And it's right here. In New.York.City. 

a not-a-self-portrait portrait

Okay this isn't a self portrait exactly as it wasn't taken by me, but it fits the street style aesthetic of the blog... this is from earlier tonight on my rooftop in Brooklyn with Manhattan in the background at dusk. And I think my boots kinda look too big here but I also like the look and think they work with the vintage leopard coat. I'm also using this post to announce that I'm starting another blog, called Pixie Warhol where I'll post more personal photos, thoughts etc. So if you want, please check it out...although literally I am JUST starting it!

Me as Andy Warhol

For Halloween I went as Andy Warhol –which makes sense since I'm always shooting photos...and of course don't have a single photo of myself out...so took this myself when I got home last night. what do you think?

self portrait sundays

this is me with my dog naz –technically named nasdaq (yes, after the stock market!) I'm in love with these boots. They have studs on the inside and can completely fold down, be worn 1/2 & 1/2 (like here) or all the way up. Happy Sunday everyone. Enjoy it...the work week has not yet begun.