You're Hired!

SO AFTER THE AUDITION DUST CLEARED AND NEITHER THE COCOA BOOT NOR I GOT CAST (WHICH IS WRONG, I TELL YOU, WRONG!), I WENT JUMP HUNTING.

ONLY TO FIND THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. WE WILL NOW BE WORKING FOR A BOUTIQUE AND SELLING THEIR CLOTHES ONLINE. THEY ALLOW US TO BORROW THE CLOTHES, STYLE THEM ANY WHICH WAY WE PLEASE, AND TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR YOU! ALMOST EVERYTHING FEATURED ON THESE PHOTOS WILL BE FOR SALE, AND THEY WILL HOPEFULLY BE EVERYWHERE. CHICISMO, LOOKBOOK, EBAY...

HURRAY AWESOMENESS!

BY THE WAY, IT'S THE CB'S BIRTHDAY ON MONDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLING SHOE ADDICT!
P.S. THESE PHOTOS ARE NOT FROM THE JOB, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD BE A LOT NICER...

500 Days of Summer

Stolen from Nerd Girl Blogging

SUMMER MAY BE OVER, BUT THIS MOVIE IS ALWAYS AT HAND. 500 DAYS OF SUMMER IS TOUCHING, FUNNY, AND SURPRISINGLY REAL. I WAS SUPER IMPRESSED BY THE CAMERA WORK AND THE SENSE OF HUMOR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MOVIE. IT'S MOST DEFINITELY A MUST SEE.

NOT TO MENTION THAT ZOOEY DESCHANNEL DRESS LIKE A GODDESS. MAYBE BECAUSE SHE IS ONE..?

YES, THAT IS HER SINGING IN THE BAND SHE AND HIM

Scary

Posted by: Rhian

What do you think of the whole Swedish modebloggare/wannabe modebloggare "scene"? 


(fyi: modebloggare = fashion blogger)

Answer: It depends if you're talking about the Swedish 14 year old "fjortis" "modebloggare" (that aren't really "modebloggare" in my opinion) or if you're talking about the "real" fashion blogs! We think the fashion blog scene is interesting and mostly we think it's facinating how big effect they've become to have on the fashion industry and how they've totally taken the fashion magazine's place. I find some fashion blogs interesting and fun reading, but many lack of personality.
On the other hand, if you're referring to the 14 year old fjortis "modebloggare" that buy all their clothes at Gina Tricot, only wear pink and have poorly attached hair extensions in yellowish blonde - those we don't like at all. It's pretty amusing how dumb most of them are though.

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THIS INTERVIEW TAKEN FROM SHELLEY AND JOACHIM: LIFESTYLE AND FASION, SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I THOUGHT THE FASHION COMMUNITY WAS WELCOMING AND OBLIGING. I THOUGHT WE WERE ALLOWED TO BE 'FJORTIS' UNTIL WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO BE 'MODELBLOGGARES'...

ACK. 

Miss Dior Cherie

AN OLD CAMPAIGN, I KNOW, BUT THE MINI VIDEO WAS SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN UNTIL NOW.

IT'S SO MUCH FUN, AND SO PRETTY. I JUST WANT TO JET OFF TO PARIS IN A STRAPLESS DIOR...

VIDEO COURTESY OF HER NAME WAS LOLA

New Acquisitions!

SO I KNOW I HAVEN'T SHOWN EVERYTHING THAT I BOUGHT IN NEW YORK (OR ANYTHING IN FACT, SORRY!), BUT I JUST CAME BACK FROM ELKHART LAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. UP THERE, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, WAS THE MOST AMAZING VINTAGE SHOP. AFFORDABLE, FABULOUS, AND LARGE AS THE EYE COULD SEE. I PHYSICALLY COULD NOT LOOK THROUGH ALL THE RACKS OF CLOTHING, HATS (BE STILL MY HEART!), AND JEWELRY. 

SO ON MY FIRST NIGHT BACK I HAD TO SLIP ON MY NEW (OR OLD REALLY) SHOES FOR A NIGHT ON THE TOWN.

SORRY FOR THE CRAPPY PHOTOS. MY CAMERA'S STILL A PIECE OF SHIT.

VEST: THRIFTED

SHIRT: MY GENERATION

JEANS: FREE PEOPLE

SHOES (!!!): 1930s VINTAGE

P.S. BANGS

Hanging on to Summer

♫ school, school, go away, i want to be out where i can play ♫ School starts for us on Monday, but I wish we had another month of carefree fun in the sun. (I'm in a particularly rhyming-ish mood today) While waiting for my mother to get dressed to go out for lunch and a choir fitting, I realized how close school really was! (the fitting is for my school's choir.) Thus, I thought I should take advantage of my little bit of free time and do a mini-photo shoot on our old swingset. :)

Dress: Forever 21
Necklace:Forever 21
Shorts: American Eagle Outfitters
Shoes: ??

Necessities

SHOES MAKE AN OUTFIT YOU SAY?

BURBERRY

FENDI 

SAM EDELMAN

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE. THESE SHOES WERE MADE FOR LAST YEARS VICTORIA'S SECRET COLLECTION, NEVER TO BE MADE FOR THE PUBLIC. BUT THERE WAS SUCH A CLAMOR FOR THE SHOE THAT THEY'RE BEING MADE AGAIN.

I HAD THE CHANCE TO GRAB A PAIR IN MY SIZE IN NEW YORK AT LF, MY FAVORITE STORE IN SOHO BUT IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE IN MY BUDGET...

Home sweet Home!

hi everybody! Cocoa Boot here-I know I haven't posted in practically forever and I'm sorry! I was off on a not-so-fashion-savvy adventure in Tanzania, Africa! (pictures will be up soon!) Anyways, here's some shots from the last day before I left, at summer school with the Purple Boot,♥ who was wearing a very cute nautical shirt that I simply had to put up, and our male model ;) looked absolutely adorable in this picture with his teddybear pout. The 3rd and 4th pictures are 2 of my friends-unfortunately there was really poor lighting in my Drivers Ed. class so the 1st picture isn't very good, but i had to get a picture of this always-stunning fashionista! The modelesque Brunette has been on the blog before-I love this girl and her clothes!









Dress: vintage store
belt: gift from my fabulous older sister
leggings: American Apparel
boots: gift again :)
necklace: Forever 21
Earrings: Wet Seal

And They Just Keep On Coming

SO WHILE I SIT IN PAIN AND MISERY FROM A BURN TO END ALL BURNS, I TURN TO MY PHOTOS OF NEW YORK TO REMIND THAT THERE IS A LIFE OUTSIDE THE SUN AND THE HURT.

WHILE WANDERING THE STREETS OF SOHO, CLARE AND I HAPPEN TO NOTICE A GROUP OF PARTICULARLY WELL-DRESSED TWENTY SOMETHINGS COMING OUT OF A SEEMINGLY  INCONSPICUOUS APARTMENT BUILDING. ALWAYS CURIOUS WHY SHOPPING BAGS WOULD COME OUT OF AN APARTMENT I ASKED CLARE TO COME INSIDE WITH ME. WE VENTURED UP TWO FLIGHTS OF NARROW STAIRS (ABOVE), WITH WALLPAPER CAUSING ME TO THINK WE HAD LANDED IN TIM BURTON'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND ONLY TO FIND OURSELVES OUTSIDE OF TEMPERLY LONDON.

I TRIED TO TAKE PICTURES INSIDE THE STORE, BUT WE WERE WATCHED BY THE GORGEOUS SALES LADY (MAN, IF I COULD WORK ANYWHERE I WOULD DEFINITELY WORK AT TEMPERLY). I CAN ONLY SAY THAT THE DRESSES WERE SOMETHING OUT OF A FAIRLY TALE, CHIFFON AND CRYSTALS GALORE. I WAS DESPERATE TO TAKE SOMETHING, ANYTHING, HOME WITH ME, BUT A BELT COST MORE THAN MY PINKY FINGER.  OH WELL. ONE DAY...

MOMENTS BEFORE MY TEMPERLY ADVENTURE, WALKING DOWN THE STREET LED ME STRAIGHT INTO A COMMERCIAL FOR A EUROPEAN FASHION HOUSE (A SIGN FROM GOD THAT I SHOULD BE ON FILM, NO?).

Soho Designer Duds

Good Enough to Eat

WHILE STAYING IN HOBOKEN CLARE AND I PAID A VISIT TO CARLOS'S BAKE SHOP, THE LOCATION OF TLC'S CAKE BOSS. WE HAPPENED TO RUN INTO STRETCH AND THE CAMERA CREW, BUT WE WERE TOO EARLY TO GET ON THE SHOW...

Can't Help Myself

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IN BED LIKE A NORMAL PERSON, BUT I WAS GONE SO LONG AND I HAD TO CHECK NEW UPDATES ON THE BLOGS THAT I READ. 

THUS, I FOUND THIS:

Handshake Heartbreak HD from Jojo & Malou on Vimeo.

PERFECTLY JOYFUL. 

G'NIGHT!

Welcome Home Hobo

SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN THE LONGEST TIME, BUT I'VE BEEN IN NEW YORK CITY!!! I'M HOME, PENNILESS BUT LADEN WITH SHOPPING BAGS AND WILLING TO SHARE MY ADVENTURES WITH YOU! I'LL BE UPDATING IN SPURTS SINCE I'M LEAVING AGAIN TO HIT THE LAKESIDE FOR A FAMILY UNION (KILL ME.), BUT I SHOULD HAVE EVERYTHING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS!

SO THE FIRST REAL DAY IN THE CITY ME AND CLARE (WHO IS SHUTTING DOWN WIND UP SPACE, TEAR) HIT SOHO. MY MECCA, MY WORLD, MY EVERYTHING...GOSH, IF I WAS THIS EXCITED OVER A GUY MAYBE I WOULD HAVE ONE...WHATEVER. I ONLY HAVE ONE LOVE AND HIS NAME IS LAGERFELD. AND GALLIANO. AND DIOR. AND-WELL, YOU GET THE IDEA.

CHEAP, FUN JEWLERY. I LOVED THE FEATHERED HEADBANDS!

SALIVATING AND TRYING ON SHOES AT NEW YORK LOOK

THE CITY SKYLINE AT NIGHT WITH A CRAPPY CAMERA

MORE SOON!