Spring in My Step

Friday, February 26, 2016


DRESS: c/o Missguided SHOES: Forever 21 BRACELET: c/o Pop Tones PURSE: Modcloth

Having the ability to find inspiration wherever you go is something that really comes in handy - you never know when inspiration will hit, and that’s what makes it so fun! Sometimes it’s the little things - seeing your cat walk towards you, how light filters into the room - and the other day it was choosing a beverage.

At Jack in the Box, I was selecting a beverage with the Coke Freestyle Machine when inspiration hit! Seeing all the colorful logos for the different drinks available from the Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine inspired me to put together an outfit based on my personal favorite drink, Caffeine Free Diet Coke Cherry Vanilla.

Drinking Caffeine Free Diet Coke Cherry Vanilla not only brings to mind delicious vanilla ice cream, and juicy cherries - it also quenches your thirst while keeping things on the light side. The vanilla and cherry combination reminds me of pretty pink and cream shades, and I put together this outfit based on the cute color scheme!

I really appreciate Coca-Cola Freestyle’s low/no calorie options, and was even mixing some of the beverage options together (Sprite Zero Fruit Punch and Sprite Zero Grape tastes really good together - who knew?)! I’m trying to stay on the low/no cal side of things, and having such tasty options definitely makes it a less intimidating task. You can try it out yourself using the Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine Location Finder here!

What was the last thing that inspired you?

This post is sponsored by Coca-Cola Freestyle. All opinions are my own.

Wallflower

Thursday, February 18, 2016


DRESS: c/o Samantha Pleet BERET: Amazon

This dress, inspired by Alice in Wonderland and covered in darling embroidered motifs from the tale, is a new favorite piece in my wardrobe! Made with a heavy fabric and in the cutest bell shape, I'm positively smitten. I immediately thought of the lush garden Alice visits - only to look outside and see naked trees, an ugly grey sky and no flowers to speak of! So I brought the garden to my house with colorful fake flowers <3 Who else can't wait for Spring?!

Pretty in Pink

Monday, February 1, 2016


FAUX FUR COAT: c/o Jakke SKIRT: c/o Missguided SHOES: ASOS (similar: 1, 2, 3) BERET: Amazon

Happy First day of February! The stores are all filled with pink, red, and a copious amount of hearts so I am pretty happy about that...! I've been staying toasty in this gorgeous faux fur coat by Jakke - it's the PERFECT shade of pink and has the cutest silhouette!







Beau

Monday, January 25, 2016


DRESS c/o Dahlia COAT Forever 21 BERET c/o Larmoni CREEPERS c/o T.U.K. Footwear

Finally after years of searching, I have found the perfect faux fur leopard print coat! I remember deciding I needed one as an Edie Sedgwick obsessed 12 year old. She always looked so effortlessly cool in her coat, paired with a stripey top and the most dazzling 60s eye makeup.

I actually found this coat on super sale inside F21, and I'm so pleased with it! I paired it with this precious dress by Dahlia - which I first fell in love with when I met photographer and model Annika White in person this last summer, a definite highlight to a very stressful month! She was wearing it when we met and it looked so, so darling on her. The sheer front overlay, scalloped neckline and sleeves - perfection!


With Annika

The Pastels x The Coalition Zine

Friday, January 22, 2016


Anabelle, Chanel, and Clara make up The Pastels - three ultra-talented, gorgeous friends based in Australia who release beauty and lifestyle videos on their YouTube channel. I've been watching for a couple months now, and I'm always floored by their beautifully filmed videos, makeup skills, and genuine, hilarious, and adorable dynamic in their posts! BASICALLY I AM A HUGE FANGIRL OKAY.

Recently they released the dreamiest 70s inspired photoshoot ever on The Coalition Zine. I was absolutely gobsmacked by this gorgeous shoot and had to share! The dreamy filters, light leaks, sun soaked haze, and the girls posing like the coolest girl band of all time - ahhh! And, like everybody else, I've totally gotten bitten by the 70s trend and want a pair of flares, button down skirt, and camp tee...








JOIN THE PASTEL PARTY

The Corner Store

Friday, January 15, 2016

Girls peacocking in breezey sheer blouses, little Mod dresses, delicate lace tights, shiny, knee-high heeled boots, and styled with syrupy sweet hair braided in bows, topped with a tiara, and dramatic bottom lashes - these images parade across your screen when you visit The Corner Store, a vintage shop anchored on Instagram, feed.

Stacey Nishimoto, beauty writer at Into the Gloss and former makeup artist for Nasty Gal and Chanel, has found her calling incorporating her makeup training with her passion for curating gorgeous vintage pieces and then styling them up in a confectionary of effortless 60s influnced dream looks.

An amazing mesh of different styles and aesthetics (one commenter even calling an outfit "A little pinup of Klaus Nomi"), The Corner Store is a dreamland for micro mini dresses, floral patterns, pointed collars, ruffles in candy shades, and peachy slip dresses paired with Periort Collars.

Stacey's shop feed is a perfect mixture of gorgeous clothing and inspiration - ranging from model shots of Marisa Berenson to 80s era Prince.

I recently asked Stacey about how her store came to be, and her inspirations!



Please introduce yourself!
My name is Stacey Nishimoto, I have a instagram store called The Corner Store. I sell vintage that whispers the future in high fashion.

How would you describe The Corner Store Girl?
The CS girl is a sensitive girl, who is intelligent and bold and fearless in the most elegant way. She listens to her own heart and doesn't really care or hear what the masses are saying or wearing. She lives in her own world and is driven by fantasy.



How did The Corner Store come to be?
The corner store started out as a side project to sell things that I love, an outlet for me to post vintage to dress the girl of my dreams, also, I was a single parent and I needed extra money 👑

One thing that immediately caught my eye about The Corner Store was your eye for styling the pieces. Do you have any advice for people looking to be more creative with styling their wardrobe?
Styling is everything to me. You could have a hill of boring clothes but if you know how style that hill turns into a majestic mountain. My advice for styling is close your eyes to the world, and reach deep into your soul, into your dreams, into what makes you happy, find your fantasy world and all of the sudden you'll get fucking amazing ideas. The more disconnected you are from current trends the more ahead your styling is. Another HUGE source for me is history, the history of fashion. You need to have a strong sense of the past, if you do not have those references as your back bone your style no matter how well put together will lack.



Pretty please tell us some of your favorite movies?
Movies that have changed my life: Rosemary's Baby, Queen Margo, Annie Hall, The Pillow Book, Suspiria, Possession, Ms. 45...

Your models always have such strong makeup looks, no doubt because of your amazing makeup artist skills! What inspires your makeup looks?
Beauty and styling go hand in hand, I am unable to separate them, I was a make up artist first, for Chanel, then became the stylist for the company Nasty Gal and did all the make up as well for the company's first five years in business. So it is very natural to look at my rack of clothing for the day's shoot and be hit in the head with an make up idea. Currently, my biggest inspiration is the Biba girl from the late 60s.

Who would you love to dress up in pieces from your shop?
The Romantic.

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