GLOW!

my sister in her new topshop dress. i adore it!

took it with my OLYMPUS PEN, and edited by photoshop.

aching

i want to escape from everything that's bothering me, and lie on the grass under the sun.

i am looking forward to watching this new movie called "Tanner Hall", a story about four teenage girls.

I love films about teenage girls, especially with school uniforms. (So as Virgin Suicides! )

Oh wait, "An Education" used uniforms too.. They were very classic, just like this one :)

Rooney Mara, who is playing the main role for this film, is also acting the main character 

for the new movie called "the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". She transformed into a goth girl with 

nose pierces. Such a huge change, but i liked it! lol I'm very excited to watch both of

the films, because Rooney is the girl who got marked from David Fincher as a new big star!!

These pictures really remind me of Virgin Suicides. Quiet, cold, sad, but soft. 

ahh, i need chocolate! lol

yes, we are super.

wait,

I want macarons, not diamonds.

photo source

it's all happening

Today, I just realized that there are only two months left for this year :O

2011 was the fastest year in my entire life. Probably that's because

I've been busy all the time with my school events, but I just can't believe that 

7 months have already passed after the trip to Paris! Time flies so fast and it scares me.

Oh and I forgot to mention this in here, I turned into seventeen last Saturday!

It was the best birthday, and everyone gave me wonderful messages that

were so touching... I love birthdays..I mean,who doesn't like them?lol

Talking about the subject, I watched "Almost Famous" a few days ago.

It was the third time to watch it, but I enjoyed it anyways! I always think that the best

 movies are the ones that you still love regardless how many times you've watched.

AND, this movie is exactly that kind of one.

The scene where Penny-Lane wipes her tears... is unforgettable.

"We are not Groupies. Groupies sleep with rockstars because they want to be near someone famous. 

We are here because of the music, we inspire the music. We are Band Aids." -Penny Lane

Kate Hudson was perfect for Penny-Lane. Strong, crazy, lovable, but sensitive.

Not just Penny, but Sapphire is one of my favorite characters too.

"They don't even know what it is to be a fan. Y'know? To truly love some 

silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts." -Sapphire

Ah, I love every single word of this film.

When they sing along to Elton John's "Tiny Dancer"in the bus, I felt there is nothing

better than gather up with your friends, chill out, and do nothing.

"Almost Famous" is a movie about music, rock and roll, love, family, etc.

but I think the most important theme they wanted to tell was "friendship".

When people find their soul mate, they will find home.

" I always tell the girls, never take it seriously, if ya never take it seriosuly, ya never get hurt, 

ya never get hurt, ya always have fun, and if you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends. "

-PennyLane

1.2.3.

"Countdown", the new music video from Miss. B was simple, yet impeccable

and it gave me goose bumps! The bright colors and the 60s retro fashion matched

 with the song wonderfully, and it's unbelievable that her dance moves are 

great as usual even though she's pregnant! <3 I especially liked

this particular comment on youtube : "It's not Jay-Z's child, it's Destiny's child."

so true :) lol

photo1, photo2 

there's a land once I dreamed of

Sometimes, I wish we all lived in a fairytale. 

At the S/S 2012 collection, Marc Jacobs used flowers, laces, feathers, 

anything fragile to create a magical wonderland for his Louis Vuitton show. 

All of the clothes looked as if they were floating in water.. Airy, light, and sensitive 

may be the best words to describe. Also, I really loved the idea of using a huge 

carousel for the set, and the music matched perfectly too. It reminded me the days at

 Disneyland with my family when I was small. The carousel was glowing in the 

dark night, and it looked gorgeous than anything else.

I realized that a carousel can be beautiful in pure-white too. It looks more mystic :)

    

Marc Jacobs lead us to the world we used to believe in childhood.

I think he's some kind of a wizard in real life..lol

all photos from Style.com

almost famous

hi there! again, long time no see but i'm alive so don't worry.lol

I've been dreadfully busy for the past few weeks, and had vast amounts of works to do,

but it's finally almost ending. It's sad when I think the things I couldn't able

to do, but I decided to look the other side; things that I accomplished. :)

After this busy week ends, I am planning to go watch the glee movie
(probably 2 or 3 times to fulfill my satisfaction), go shopping at Osaka,
and eat bunch of Laduree macarons at Isetan! I have a reason for the last one,
because a few days ago, I met the lovely Voguette blogger Kurara-san at the Laduree cafe,
and the macaron ice-cream that we ordered tasted SUPER delicious.

 I didn't have much time to spend for shopping, so my closet looks completely summer.
I need more knits and furs and...something that looks warm!
Then, I found this picture in my computer, that utterly attracted my attention.
Erin Wasson's style always makes me feel jealous. There's no one who can bring a big
fur poncho with tie dye wide pants and look so damn cool. sigh*

I want a little more wildness for this season! Can't wait to go out shopping!

Before that, I need to do my best on my dance & band performance :)


xoxo

Erin Wasson picture

when it rains

for people who are super bored with their long summer break just like me. lol

♪The Ettes-Crown of Age

I've got nothing to say

Hi! It's been a while since i posted my last blog. I was pretty busy dealing with my

summer homeworks, club, and those kinds of stuff, but I finished up the

reading essay today, so hopefully there will be no panic on August 31.lol

Anyways, I've found a couple of interesting photos that blew me off!

Milla Jovovich in Vogue Italia 1997, photographed by Bob Richardson.

This is way too cool. It's unbelievable that these photos were actually taken when I

was only 3 years old. The style, poses, location, expressions, are all

perfect and there's nothing to complain about. "Mannish"and"androgynous"

are lately the new keywords for the fashion world, but I never saw such outstanding

photos that represented the tomboy style :) Milla is now very famous as a fashion icon,

but I've never seen her looking so mannish like this, so I was struck by this editorial.

the photographer Bob Richardson's photos are all dark, but real.

His muse was Anjelica Huston, and he took many photos of Anjelica smoking cigarettes.

I love black and white photos because I can imagine the colors.

Someday, I will try taking black and white photos. hmm, what kind of

location would be suitable? I'll think about that!

bye :)

Milla Jovovich photos, Anjelica Huston photo1, photo2

OH, LORD

photo source

pretty in pink

pink hair... must try when i get old like 70 or something. lol

it's really attracting when those women who are generally called "obachan",

dye their hair in to purple or pink(especially just the front part!). i wonder who

started that, but it's pretty popular in osaka...

photo source

Border

Hello, everyone!

いきなりなのですが、今日は久しぶりに日本語で書いてみようと思います！

期末考査も終わり、明日からいよいよ夏休みが始まるということで、

浮き足立っている私。:) したいことが山ほどありすぎて、

とりあえずやることリストを作ることから始めました。(笑)

長い間行けていなかった買い物に行って、観たい映画を全部チェックして、

読みたい本や雑誌を読んで...と、考えていたらキリがなくなってしまいます。lol

今は丁度セールの時期なので、ショッピング街も賑わっていることでしょう！:)

お洒落を楽しむ女の子たちが生み出すパワーは、本当に無限大ですよね。♥

そして、もちろん男性も同じ位、そのパワーを内に秘めているのだということを、

以前、三宮のDior Hommeに行って初めて知りました。

fashionを愛する心、それに男女の違いはありませんね！:D

実は数週間前、神戸元町のDior Homme店で、昔のコレクション映像や解体ジャケットを

店内の一角で、特別に公開した展示会があったのです。

メンズファッションにおいて全く知識もない私は、建物の鏡張りの階段を

　抜ける瞬間はとても緊張して凍り付きそうだったのですが、中に入ると

優しいスタッフの方が、店内をゆっくり案内しながら、Dior Hommeの服の

見分け方までレクチャーして下さったのです...！

店内に入る前まではメンズファッションに関して深い知識がなかった私も、

お店を出るときには、なんだか少しだけ賢くなったような気がして鼻高々でした。lol

私みたいなファッション１年生に、

mens fashionについて教えてくださったスタッフの皆さん、

本当に感謝です。ありがとうございました！

Dior Hommeは2005年以来、ベルギー人のデザイナーKris Van Aacheがブランドを支えています。

彼はそれまで、前Dior HommeデザイナーのHedi Slimaneの元で、

Yves Saint LaurentやDior Hommeのデザイナーとして働いていました。

そして、2005年の１月、Hedi Slimaneの後継者として、自らがデザインした

コレクションを発表し、それ以来Dior Hommeの地位を不動のものにしています。

パンクを基調とした、「魅せ方」がとても上手いHedi Slimane時のデザインを好む

熱狂的なファンも多いのですが、現デザイナーのKris Van Aacheは、反対にシンプルな中にも形の美しさや

質の良さなどという、内面性をとても重視するデザイナーさんだそうです！

私はどちらのshowも好きですが、以前発表された2011春夏のmens collectionの

Dior Hommeは特別心惹かれるものがありました...！レザー使いや帽子など、

シンプルなのに「完璧」さを感じ取ることができるこのshowは、色使いや小物使いなど、

女性fashionに通じるものがたくさんあり、インスピレーションもたくさん

もらえました！このように、最近なんだかmens fashionの魅力の虜になって

しまい、いろんなブランドのcollection画像をひたすら眺めている私です...lol

今までは私にとって未知の世界だったmens fashion、Dior Hommeのお店に一度

踏み入れたことによって、見方や世界観が大きく変わった気がします！

やっぱり何にでも壁や境界線を作らず、進んで学んでいくことって大事なのですね！:)

まだまだ知らないことが山ほどあるので、せっかく夏休みに入ったからには

ファッション美術館のライブラリーにでも行って、またいろいろ詳しく

調べてみようと考えています！あーまたリストが一つ増えた...！lol

see you again

Dior Homme 2011 S/S collection photos

Kris Van Aache photo

didn't i see you crying

Hi everyone. It's in the middle of final exams, and I am typing this post to run away

from the reality (as always). However, there's another reason. A few days ago,

something that i was waiting for such a long long time, finally appeared.

Miu Miu's new advertisement starring Hailee Steinfeld!

I feel indignant about how I get behind these new informations and news when I have exams.

Still, it's a good delight to see these pictures for a break, because they are certainly

more interesting and intriguing than studying physics and biology...

Ah, sorry for complaining so much, and let's just go the pictures! lol

Hailee Steinfeld, the most uprising teenager actress, became the new face for Miu Miu this year.

She is now 14, but her style is already well organized, and recently she also took an appearance at the

latest Miu Miu fashion show; wearing a white Miu Miu dress with a leopard clutch and

black strip heels. Hailee knows what she looks good on her, and what doesn't.

She rocks Prada, Miu Miu, Marchesa on the red carpet, and gives a big smile at the camera.

Not every 14 year old girl can wear a Prada dress and attend to a fashion show at Paris, but

I think she has that much potential and talent. When it comes to style, age doesn't really care. I think. lol

I love love love her long and fluffy brown hair! and these sunglasses! E.N.V.Y.

The clothes, especially the glitter shoes, and flower prints(which are very Miu Miu) are beautiful

but once again I was amazed by Hailee's model potential. She seems very natural, and

there's no other teenage girl who looks perfect for a Miu Miu campaign like her.

I think Miuccia Prada chose the right girl!!

gotta go back to study, see you next week!

Summer is almost hereeee!

photos from Miu Miu official web site

L.O.V.E.

L is for the way you look at me

O is for the only one i see

V is very, very extraordinary

E is even more than anyone that you adore

john lennon and yoko ono photographed by david bailey

PURE AS BLACK, DARK AS WHITE

midterms are over, and yesterday after school i went to Katy Perry's concert!

Geez, she was super gorgeous!!! great songs, nice stage, and pretty costumes

made a wonderful show. i had the sweetest time, thanks Katy Perry :)

well midterms are over and i've not been touching any magazines for

a long time, so im devouring on them lately. lol

this is my recent favorite article from the US Vogue starring

Natalia Vodianova, Elle Fanning, Hailee Steinfeld and Chloe Moretz.

the new generation girls are definitely having the moment with Natalia!

I love these three girls so much; probably the most hot it girls today.

I talked about Elle Fanning a few months ago, but Chloe Moretz is one of my favorite actress too!

Her medium-short-bob? hair is very pretty, and she looks really lovely in it.

I have a certain feeling that she'll become an actress like Kirsten Dunst in the future... :)

What i most love about these teenager actresses is that they are 'fresh' and 'happy'!

the "Black Swan" princess Natalie Portman used to be a girl too.

Her appearance in "the Professional" was a huge shock to the world,

and she was immediately recognized as the girl in the moment!

Now, Natalie Portman is a matured gorgeous woman/mother,

and i am very amused by her great achievements and career.

She played the role as Matilda in "the Professional". her black bob hair is one of the best hairstyle i ever seen before.

why i'm talking about Chloe and Natalie, is because i found these two pictures that have the same message. these pictures are from Chloe Moretz's recent film "Kick Ass" and Natalie Portman in "the Professional".

it's pretty sad seeing an innocent girl holding a trigger to somebody-and to herself,

but what's so shocking is, that they both have tears falling down their cheeks.

i honestly don't prefer violence, so these pictures were not easy to face, and i know many

people do not admit the fact of using girls for killing or violence too.

but i considered about it more deeply, and found an answer that maybe these

films wanted to show the hidden darkness that girls have. well, ofcourse most of the girls do not prefer

to use guns, but i think they all have some kind of mysterious parts behind their

'normal' parts and trying to hide it.

in the movie Black Swan, it mainly discussed about how to bring out your darkness.

the main character Nina's sensitiveness starts to change more wild and aggressive during the story. i thought maybe

this can happen to most people, because everybody has two sides inside themselves.

sorry for talking so longly, these pictures were that impressive for me.