Brick House

     Hello world! I'm back from my mini-break. In the past month, I spent 4 weeks in Taiwan visiting relatives (shopping way too much), came back to the States, and moved to a new location in San Francisco. It's been really hectic but I'm happy to say I'm (mostly) settled in and will be posting up my new room as soon as it's all cleaned up!
     Since it's been so busy, I've been dressing cute & comfortable so I'm able to run around town without looking like a hot mess. You can never go wrong with a crop sweater and high waisted pants. I found this cropped sweater in Taiwan for about $3 (hooray for cheap finds) and grabbed it with no hesitation. The pattern looks like bricks and I loved the deep red color. It's definitely one of those throw-on-last-minute sweaters for when you can't find anything to wear. These Brandy Melville jegging pants are really comfortable and have been featured before here. 
     The pattern was loud enough for minimal accessories. I liked the gold jewelry with the red pattern so I wore three gold rings: a gold band from Charlotte Russe, third eye ring from Taiwan, and bow ring (my current fav) also from Taiwan. Since the sweater was a quarter sleeve, I threw on my gold bangles from Forever 21 so my arms didn't feel so naked. Running around town calls for comfort so these Steve Madden combat boots are always my go-to for busy days like these. 
Photos by my friend kennyyamaphotos :)

I look super tall here!

Happy to be back!

Black & (Mustard) Yellow

     I been wanting a leather (pleather) skirt for such a long time and I finally had time to really go look for one this past week! I had a one hour shopping break from finals and I needed to de-stress...at the mall.
     This look was pretty straight forward. The focus was to be on this Forever 21 asymmetrical skirt. The zipper detailing really caught my eye and for this skirt, I actually went a size up (small to medium) just because I didn't want it to be too short. The top is also from Forever 21 and it's a F21 Basic that was priced at about $7! Such a steal for a beautifully colored turtleneck. I've worn this countless time over the course of 3 years (yes, I've had it for that long) and it hasn't faded or pilled- I am impressed :)
     Threw on a scarf because it wasn't too cold, but it was windy. This scarf was a hand-me-down so I'm not particularly sure where it's from, but I found similar ones here. I don't know about you guys, but I tuck my hair into my scarves when it gets windy to keep it from flying everywhere! Seeing that it was an unusually sunny day in SF, I welcomed my Ray Bans back (also featured here with Mickey Mouse). Keeping the pleather theme, my Jessica Simpson pumps were the quintessential piece to finish the look.

Keeping myself cozy

I felt like a bumblebee here with no scarf!

Close up of the zipper and asymmetrical details

OOTN!

My polka dotted croptop & a circle skirt! :) Plain and simple, just the way I like it. I love how both pieces are versatile and can be mixed & matched in a bajillion different ways!

Since I've been back..

Well, my mini vacation is far over and ever since I've been back, I've been working nonstop! That's why there hasn't been updates lately (sorry!)
But here you guys go...another peek into one of my favorite shoots by my good friend Ryan Chua! :) These were red carpet gowns styled by Elaine Wu from Falosophie! 

One of my first shows! :)

Twas SFSU's Fall 20133 FNA Show! :)

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