A perfect ensemble of mixed prints from 5inchandup.blogspot.com

Lying On a Bed of Nails

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Of course when my hand is broken and in a splint for 6 whole weeks I want to do this nail art! Cherub inspired aspect at Meadham Kirchhoff SS13. 

I'm really diggin' as always the sweet but tough look on the runways and streets recently. Soft face, rosey cheeks, and something leather. The tiny blue dot on the lower lashline are very creative.

Eye C U

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This sweater is quite frankly "da shit". J.W. Anderson Sweater for Topshop.

Details

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Leather biker jacket, eyelet bustier, draped neckline top and a fishtail braid! LOVELY.

btw skeptics...you can do brown and black. Hah!

A Hard On

I've got a hard on for Topshop's metal heel sandal. For those who might feel a little deja vu coming along, you're feeling just fine. Topshop's sandal is made for the more sensible fashionista on a sensible budget who can't afford the beautiful and lovely Celine heels it mirrors. As a fan of Topshop I must say they did an excellent job on these. For $120 this is a steal.

I just wish it was available earlier in the season, and now it's getting cooler... and I've gotten lazy with pedicures. Dang.

Inheriting the Boys Style Cooties

Source: Topshop.com

Source: JakandJil.com

Source: Jakandjil.com

Source: JakandJil.com

I'm loving the recent looks of hardware, military, heavy knits, utility and tomboy looks featured lately. Topshop (top pic) has done a lovely "Trends to Watch Out For" style feature on their site. Tommy Ton of JakandJil.com also snapped these looks trending from London Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week. My favorite look is the pleated skirt, a feminine staple texture with the loose "boyfriend" tee and a leather moto jacket. Just my style.

Pillow Talk

I may not be blessed "fully" in the upper body pillow department but where god lacked in my creation, he blessed me in others. I have a full pout and proud of it. This guy always told me the profile of my lips made a perfect heart.

and yes that hurt, but I love it so much ;)

These boots were made for ageing

These are Jeffrey Campell moto boots a great former love of my mine gave me. He found them at Daffy's for a steal. Till this day he is the only man who knew my style enough to trust to get me gifts I would love forever. Including that ring :,) 

I feel that no matter how old these boots get, they look better with age. The natural disolorations and scuffs make it perfect to me.

Paws Up

I found my outfit to be missing some crucial "pop" in detail so I bought these lovelies. I'll have pics of the whole outfit soon, Till then "Meowwwww."

Socks: Target

Natalie Off Duty Does Her Duty Right to do Camo Right.

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Natalie Suarez of Natalie Off Duty does camo right. Recently I was in despair of camo overkill with people and did a post of how I wore a camo jacket. I love the way Natalie paired the camo military look with docs and a girly floral and rugged knit. PERFECTO. Props to Natalie.

Here was my camo pairing.

Here is Natalie's post featuring her camo look and other of her wonderful looks: 

I ♥HEART ♥ HART...

... and if you don't know why you are blind and don't take to hints well. 

Before I had always felt extremely insecure about the gap in my teeth. True story cross my heart, but when I was younger in the awkward years 12-16 I felt so embarrassed and ugly about my gap that I used to cry coming home from school and try to push my teeth together and even tried forcing them close with string. NO LIE. My teeth would be sore and since I stupidly believed that might work I would cry out of defeat and be left with sore sensitive teeth.

So for many years I did the nice, quaint closed smile in all my pictures. Braces were out of the question for me because of my fear of dentists and lack of money. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in college (18) that I started to love my gap. It was me. It was different and quite frankly it was cute and made me, well...me. Jess the girl with the gap. 

Then this gorgeous beauty catches my eye one day in a campaign and I'm just like "she's beautiful, she has a gap, the model world accepts her....*happy dance*" In your face suckaaaas who made me feel inferior for my imperfection that is my greatest perfection ;) I'm 22 now and just love my gap. Jessica Hart is so damn hot and she definitely has my girl crush. 

Jessicas are just awesome, If I must say so myself. Jessicas with a gap? Even better.

Good Will Hunting

My favorite ring. An affinity for jewelry that portrays pain ;)

When you're 5'2" knee highs are actually thigh highs sometimes

This is Jay :) aka "Kim Jong Illa" that day in backstock at worked I dubbed him. "Hey Jess, can you see me?"

It's light weather jacket time. At least on this side. Working on the men's team and sometimes unpacking shipment means I got to call dibs on some pieces I feel are perfectly unisex and rarely in an extra small. I'm a firm believer that people do too much camo overkill, guys mostly. When trying to look miilitary chique don't overuse the pattern. It is meant to be a statement pattern on a statement piece. Camo on camo or mixing camo can only lead to yourself becoming a walking parody of Swarchzengeger circa Predator (add mud under eyes for authenticity and for extra hype points) or third world country warlord or rebel drug cartel leader. Your choice. 

I immediately fell in love with this jacket and yes I even plan to do some DIY minor studding to make it a lil my own. I especially adore the detachable hood just as much as I adore my steal on this jacket as well. 60% off original retail price. God I loved my job lately.

I wear outfits on my mood and convenience as well. Just like it is convenient that since my hand is broken I can not properly shave my legs without looking like I got into a fight with a shard of glass. So thigh highs it was today...or knee highs for the fashion industry who magically think women are normally 5'10" and over.

At least it's beginning to turn into autumn, and I can double that as an excuse as well ;)

OTFT BRKDWN:

Camo hooded military jacket: All Son

Striped tee: Forever 21

Plated spike belt: ASOS

Skirt: Target

Boots: Mini Market

Ring: ASOS

‎"False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis."

 Shakespeare knows the "try to hards" and the fakes and posers. 

“Sometimes I’m terrified of my heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants. The way it stops and starts.”- Edgar Allan Poe


Source: Writing & Creative Inspiration | Free People Blog http://blog.freepeople.com/inspiration/#ixzz26Ut3RyBS

Give Me Some Character

(pics from Louise Gray SS13)

One of my favorite looks spotted from FW. The whole cotton candy hair and anime eyes gives me hope that  when I cosplay for comic con that there is also another acceptable venue for having fun and looking kick ass. And yes...I cosplay. :)