To educate myself means avoiding the greatest danger of any creative: to enclose oneself in an ivory tower. Lately, I've found myself being railed into a buzzing hive of people. I feel like I am constantly swinging from one thing to the next, without any time for myself. Not that this is in any way negative, it's actually been quite wonderful, I just keep waking up every morning feeling a little burnt out...
Read moreParis Je T'aime
Paris was the first leg of my trip around Europe back in November. I have not been to Paris since the summer of 2014. For the past year and a half or so, I thought that I didn’t want to go back...
Read moreBut My Favorite Collection is Cruise...
But my favorite collection is Cruise... Says the girl that spends the large majority of her discretionary income on Chanel’s Cruise Collection every single year. Cruise is my favorite season; all of the products are fashion-based, yet still classic enough to wear year-in and year-out and they all have this fresh feel to them.
Read moreOriental "BABA" Affairs
I've been having Asia withdraws lately. Whether or not it is because my visits and short stints of residency in their vast continent happen to always coincide with the fall season or perhaps maybe it is because the moment...
Read moreSchoolgirl C
I have Peter Pan Syndrome. It's official.
I grew up wanting to be an adult for as long as I can remember. I have always been a pretty bloodthirsty and competitive individual and truthfully, not much has changed over the years. I took the most rigorous classes when I was in school and I strived to produce the most outstanding results. I was always the overachiever. I even was a top-notch concert pianist; but that's not something to brag about since I am half-Asian and we all know that Asians are naturally better at classical music and math...
Bonjour, Bonjour from Lady Coco
I'm totally obsessed with the trend currently surfacing on couture-esq full circle skirts with intricate details. I had been looking for one for a while to go with my ever-dainty lace blouses for Paris, and was in total dismay when I couldn't find one that wasn't going to bleed my wallet...
Read moreAmerican, I mean French, Gothic
I have always had a fascination with the prohibition era and particularly with the idea of traveling by train with trunks in hand, dressed up to the nines, the way people used to travel. This was an idea that my good friend Ken had always envisioned discovering together...
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