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Xo, V.

2013 Billboard Awards

Bloggers, like me, live for celebrity fashion affairs like these. We regularly pick up the juiciest details and enjoy seeing everyone's outfit choices. The Billboard Awards, held in Las Vegas, house some of the best fashion. While 2013 was no expectation, I felt like there were more “that’s cute” outfits rather than “I just hurt my neck doing a double take” outfits.

If you didn’t watch the awards last night, this is what you missed:

• Nicki Minaj gave Lil Wayne a very inappropriate lap dance and twerked for the crowd.
• Miguel tried to jump from stage to stage and landed on a fan’s head.
• Justin Bieber was taken back when he was booed while receiving the very first “milestone” award.
• Xtina wowed the crowd while debuting her new slender figure in an LBD.

And now, onto my favorite looks of the night...

How can we not talk about this look first? While parting with her typical grungy ways, Ke$ha showcased a very sexy glamorous look. She achieved exactly what she wanted with this risque dress, for all eyes to be on her. If that slit wouldn't be so high this would be the best look of the night! Admit it, she looked incredible (minus the slit) with her barely-there makeup and sleek pony.
   

From one extreme to another, Chloe never seems to dissapoint when it comes to the red (blue) carpet. Always looking her age, Moretz looks beautiful with her new do.

Are they dating? Is she single? Forget The Biebs, Selena looked awesome last night in both of her dresses. The former Disney star even won "Best Dressed."

I seem to applaud you on every carpet. Following the latest trend, Hayden looks beautiful with bare makeup and a sleek dress.  

For some reason everyone seems to be hating on Hannah's Miley's jumpsuit. Honestly, I think it's very chic. Yes, it does kind of remind me of the Kardashian/Jenner kitchen floors but this look is very... very unexpected.

{ALL PICTURES WHERE TAKEN FROM E! Online.}

**seventeen days left**

Xo, V.

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Xo, V.

Fashion's Biggest Affair

In my best judgment, the Met Gala is when we see the best of the best. Per annum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds the Met Gala, the largest fashion affair of the season and party of the year. The Met Gala is held by the Costume Institute. They decide on a certain theme each year based on the new cutting-edge galleries. The hottest celebs smoothly picked up on the paramount theme this year, Punk: Chaos to Couture. Some personalities totally ignored the theme while others went all out. (Yes, I’m talking to you the ever so fabulous punk Cara Delevingne.) Join me and we will explore the ridiculously unforgettable looks of the annual affair. {Click on the picture to enlarge.}

Let's start off with my fave fashion icon, SJP. Even though others may disagree, I think that she looked like a "punk princess." Without the crazy head piece, this look wouldn't be on everyone's mind. Of course she couldn't just wear this simple Giles dress, she had to add the punk boots and chic Mohawk headdress. I applaud you, darling.

Although you look totally gorgeous and ten years younger, this Valentino Haute Couture dress just doesn't fit the theme. Sorry Gwyneth.

You've done it again, Amanda. Looking incredible in this vintage Givenchy Haute Couture, you look effortlessly punk chic. I love how you decided to go with this minimally punk dress and chose to focus the theme on your hair and makeup. 

What is going on here Nicki? The punk-iest part about this look is your overdue roots. (Sorry for being harsh, I just don't get this.)

Rooney Mara looks great in this Givenchy Haute Couture gown. You've shown your fellow celebs what the epitome of  Punk: Chaos to Couture looks like. I love everything about this look. The lipstick really allows this gown to transform into something so punk. Even though you do show up on the carpet in a white gown with plum lipstick and slicked back hair almost 90% of the time, you look punk. 

Someone, please.. I don't get this. These Vintage Chanel pieces would look fabulous by themselves but not together. You look like some sort of a homeless hippie? 

For some reason I can't stop starring at this look. I don't know if its the tulle skirt layered over the pants suit or the "I'm so hot" look she carried on throughout the night; this is so chic. She looks like a pretty punk princess that doesn't give a sh*t about anyone. Gorgeous, dear. This Monique Lhuillier ensamble has done you right. 

And the best (themed) outfit by far. If you don't know who this is, her name is Cara Delevingne and she is one of the fiercest models you will ever lay eyes on. Literally, 2 out of 3 fashion shows include this beauty. She embraced the theme of the night in this Burberry Prorsum spiked gown. I applaud you on the bravery it took you to wear this look because it could have either been really good or really bad. Luckily, it was one of the best. 

**twenty days left**

Xo, V. 

Call Me Crazy

This week is going to be crazy. It's dance review week, which means that I have practice everyday from the time I get out of school until 9 or so. You know what that means, no blog post for this past week. I pwomise that I will somehow write a post throughout this week and upload it by Sunday-ish. :)

So why you wait...
Adore these nine fabulously beautiful women and come up with you own best dressed list. (This weeks blog post may or may not be about the MET Gala's fashion.)

Xo, V.

dreaming big

I have become very passionate for making and designing clothes lately. I have a fabulously great teacher, with a fashion degree, who teaches me everything I need to know. Since they don’t offer us the opportunity to get a degree in fashion/apparel at my local university, she has agreed to teach me everything she learned while I get a degree in something else. (If I even go to that college.) Outside of school, dancing, and blogging, I’ve designed a somewhat small wardrobe. My sewing machine is exactly what you would imagine it to look like. It is small, yellow, and certainly vintage. Even though I’ve sketched many croquis in my time, within the past year I’ve been actually bringing them to life. The first thing I ever sewed with my machine was a head wrap/belt. It was fairly easy for me but could be challenging to other people who aren’t as familiar with sewing. I intended on making a maxi skirt out of a beautiful blue linen fabric I snatched from a residential fabric store next but somewhere in the process of creating it, I messed up my measurements and it actually turned into a maxi dress. Everything turned out perfectly because I ended up wearing my dress with my belt I made and some really cool platform wedges from Urban Outfitters. Looking back, I realized that I must really like linen because my next creation is also linen. Next, I made peplum shirt out of more linen fabric. (My teacher calls me “The Zipper Queen” because by some means, I mastered attaching a zipper on my first time.) I’ve mentioned before that I made my Sweet 16dress, which came next in my small list of creations. It took me about a month to complete it all together. Working hours on end each free weekend I had was misery. (Well it wasn’t that bad.) The weekend before my Sweet 16 I had to redo a whole part and for some reason I wasn’t stressing out about it. I guess it’s because I could always ask my teacher to help me but thank goodness it never came to that conclusion. My dress was difficult. I should stop calling it a dress because really it’s a mini with an attachable skirt. (I was feeling oh so clever when I detached my skirt for the after party bus. Let’s just say thank goodness for that brilliant idea, it saved my life.) It took me three tries before I finally got the perfect Swiss dot material I needed for the mini dress. (And that’s why I have so many excess yards of different Swiss dots – still!) Apparently my dress was a success because it was a hit at the dance. It’s kind of funny how amazed people were when they found out I made it myself. Still today, 56 days later, people are still coming up to me asking about it. Anyways, I took my extra Swiss dot material and very recently configured a cropped blouse out of it. It is perfect for summer! I got the inspiration to make it from a shirt that I fell in love with at her boutique. It was an Alice + Olivia top that costs $200. It was so adorable but my mom wouldn’t buy it for me because she didn’t think it was two hundred dollars cute. Sooo I somehow made a pattern for it and made one almost identical! 

Pictured is my very first headband/belt wrap I made with my skirt I also made. (I couldn't get a good enough picture of my maxi dress/skirt but just imagine that skirt but with longer measurements!)

Shirt #1, creation # 4.

CHECK OUT Sweet XVI FOR PICTURES OF MY DRESS AND THE EVENT! **Coming Soon :)

                                     

                                   

This is the last thing that I have fabricated so far. I made it out of my excess Sweet 16 material. 

I’m proud of all of my clothes that I made and I can’t wait to make the next thing. I’m thinking either a bathing suit or high wasted shorts… Which should I make next?

Xo, V. 

New York, I love you.

Everyone who knows me knows that New York City is my second favorite place in the world. My first is Paris. I still haven’t traveled to the magnificent country (yet), but one day when I do I expect it to be like New York on steroids. I’ve been blessed to travel to New York two times thus far. (Hopefully we will make it a third this summer!) Each time I go I fall in love with it more and more. I wish I could marry the city. If you’ve never been, boy are you missing out. It’s wonderful. Devine in fact. Now you may be wondering how one person could love it so much. If you think about it there is SO much to love! All of the marvelous historical places to visit, art museums to tour, amazing shows to see, and all of the shopping you could ever dream about. As the list goes on it is simply hard to find a reason not to like New York. But of course my dad has found his reason: too upbeat. If you’ve been before you know what I’m talking about. But if not, a study in 2007 showed that about 350,000 people are out and about in Times Square on an average day. (And that’s only in time square!) If you don’t like crowds you won’t be a big fan of the city. Its sobriquet is the City that Never Sleeps. Just imagine how a grown man would love that!  My dad’s just not in love with the hectic-ness of everything going on there; which is by far one of my favorite parts. I guess my dad is just too ADD to enjoy it. Personally, I love noise. I grew up in a noisy house all my life so I know of nothing but noise. (I have to do my homework in the kitchen, the center of the house, because it’s just too quiet in my bedroom.) My dream would be to live in the city one day and totally pull off a Carrie Bradshaw (minus all the sex of course.) Sex and the City: minus the sex? I could work with that. I spend about 10% of time each week imagining what it would be like to live there. I know 10% doesn’t sound like much but if you think about it 10% out of 100% of my week is put aside for my dream city. Every week for about three years, now is that starting to sound a little crazy to you? Pinky promise that if I go this summer I will detonate this blog with pictures from my trip. 

Xo, V.

Coachella 2013: II

So it's obvious that when you learn that you're going on a trip or vacation you start packing in your mind right away. That's one of my favorite parts about going on vacation: the packing and preparing. Even though my mom refuses, I'm pretty sure I have a small case of O.C.D (obsessive compulsive syndrome.) Being, I pack and re-pack about five times until all of my clothes, and I bring a lot, fit perfectly and looked neat. So if you plan on going to Coachella next year or any warm getaway, I'll lay out three different outfits that would fit for any situation. 

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Dressing for Coachella is like having the ability to reinvent yourself for a day. Being able to speak with your clothes is one of my favorite parts of fashion. I also love how it never gets boring. No matter how many times you re-wear the same shirt or shorts, you can pair it with something different each time and create a whole different look. Below are examples of how I would reinvent myself for Coachella. 

If I could go on a limit free shopping spree, this is what I would buy for Coachella:

I would wear this the first day when all of the festivities begin.

For the second day... I'd wear this adorable set while showing a little mid-drift.

I would wear this on the last day to end it with a little girly-er/simple look.

Vanessa Hudgens looks like a modern day hipster in this crochet crop top and high wasted shorts. Liz, my friend I mentioned in the previous entry, is loving VH's Coachella look. I'll put money on the table that she'll look fab in this getup one day.

Xo, V.

Coachella 2013

Anyone who is somewhat apart of social media has to know that the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival ended today. And if you didn't... then you need to get with it, darling. As I scrolled through my insta feed every now and then, it was taken over with pictures from the festival. It's a really cool thing, actually. You get this magical wrist band that may or may not define your "coolness." This wrist band allows you guaranteed access into Coachella for however many days are available. Inside the festival there are numerous bands, beautiful artwork, rides, pool parties on every corner, and countless celebrity sightings. My favorite part of the festival is mistakenly the fashion. My least favorite is wishing I was there and dreaming up the outfits I would wear. Worry no more, my bff Liz and I made a pact to travel to Cali and go to the festival. (SPOILER ALERT: The first thing that came to mind was my closet and what would be Coachella worthy!) Hopefully my closet will be filled with more fabulous stuff by then. But until then, lets take a look at the fabulous outfits that celebrities have been stealing from me.
Ha, I wish!

The VS Angel looks effortlessly chic in her Rag & Bone cropped sweater and hat.

The stars of The Carrie Diares look fab while posing next to Alessandra Ambrosio.

And of course Leandra Medine looks the best.  (You're welcome for including four pictures of her fabulous outfits!)

Vera Balyura gets everything right in this Helmut Lang jacket and Verameat jewelry. 

THANKS TO VOGUE... we get to check out some (soon to be starlet) street walkers!
                                 

Now... what should I wear? 

Something fabulous of course!

Xo, V.

Ode. Odes. Oh, Stupid Odes.

[I wrote this poem (ode) for my English class and I haven't posted anything in a while so I decided I should share this.]

This one was tough. Imagine having to dedicate a poem to something that does absolutely nothing. Yeah, it took a while... 

Enjoy! (:

Ode to my Desk
My box in the front row,
cold, wooden, square and dead.
Beneath the light is where you stand.

Dreadful I feel as I walk towards thee,
soundless you are as the time goes by.
Tick, tick.

You keep me stationary, uninvolved with others.
Each of you looks the same but has different things written within you.
If you could talk, oh the stories you’d tell.

Colorless, unlike the gum wedged into you
Lifeless
Hard as rock as I sit upon ye.
You are the object of my distress,
the zenith of all that annoys me.
Tick, tick.

I sit, head drooping, as I drift in and out of sleep.
An old and faithful friend you are, always easy to foretell.
My days go on and on each different from the last.
Sadly I cannot escape you,
for I will always be destined to
assemble in your inescapable structure.
Tick, tick.

P.S. I promise I will post something before this week ends!
Xo, V.