What I Wore: Paris Fashion Week

wearing// vintage jacket, Thierry Mugler skirt, h&m tights, Raybans

Spent the bulk of my weekend people watching and lurking around the shows; I've yet to see winter here but I'm betting Fashion Week takes the cake for most magical time of year in Paris. In other news: guess who needs a proper photographer?

Dressing for something like Fashion Week can be daunting, and I saw a couple unfortunate fashionistas hobbling vertiginously down the cobble Parisian streets in ridiculous heels. The French girl's best friend is her high heeled boots. They look stylish while allowing you to brave the metro or trek from show to show. A statement jacket or blazer is an easy way to make a simple look (i.e. black skirt and white button down) appear luxe and expensive, rather than lazy. A color or pattern matching purse finalizes the look, making it polished and coordinated. Extra points if you can shoot unimpressed glares like a real Parisian!

entrez le soir

wreaking havoc comme d'habitude

giant jean jacket: vintage, 5€ in the Marais

this feels like religion

 wearing a denim shirt from Target state-side and MAC Russian red.

Rearranging my studio to feign some semblance of progress. I miss the safe feeling of having friends I can call to join me for a drink and chain smoking. I need a pick me up; it's hard to fathom, but it's difficult to meet stylish and fun people in Paris. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough or some shit. I feel like a phantom and it's a big fat fucking fear that I will spend the next year or two alone in this tiny box of a flat just watching American sitcom re-runs and obsessively cutting my split ends, only venturing out to buy baguette and nouilles asiatiques at monoprix.

shut up

//vintage 60s wool crepe dress, Paris, Theyskens Theory wedges

guess what? vintage shopping in Paris rules. Too bad it's going to be too cold to wear anything like this in approximately 1.5 seconds.

more pressure than a new bag of doritos

les meilleurs tenues pour sortir sont celles qui sont pas prévues; un tee simple avec un jean ou jupe noir complété avec une veste excentrique. également, des bijoux ou des talons peuvent marcher aussi.

[vintage robe, thierry mugler skirt, hanes wifebeater]

strüt the plänk

creeping around at Zara in a vintage jacket, American Apparel tee, H&M jeans, and some other shit.

leave her to heaven, and to those thorns that in her bosom lodge to prick and sting her

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Oh, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown!—

The courtier’s, soldier’s, scholar’s, eye, tongue, sword,

Th' expectancy and rose of the fair state,

The glass of fashion and the mould of form,

Th' observed of all observers, quite, quite down!

And I, of ladies most deject and wretched,

That sucked the honey of his music vows,

Now see that noble and most sovereign reason

Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh;

That unmatched form and feature of blown youth

Blasted with ecstasy. Oh, woe is me,

T' have seen what I have seen, see what I see!

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Parisian photog living in NYC snappin up all kinds of good stuff. 

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lately;;

shorts and tights for life, preparing for a NYC birthday trip (it's a taboo to be in town pour votre anniversaire, n'est-ce pas?), Gene Tierney movies, Hamlet, and hating the summer heat.

some things never change

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