A/X Armani Exchange tank dress

This is what I wore for some desert festivities last weekend, then again yesterday when it was about 75 and covering up just felt like sacrilege. The tank dress is another look from A/X Armani Exchange (thanks A/X!) and it’s perfectly barely-there in all the right places with a hint of shimmer that seemed impossibile to photograph, but totally does the glimmering-in-the-sunlight trick in reality. 

Having grown up in California, I’ve always been more into Spring/Summer dressing, when the clothes start coming off, than piling on layers. I didn’t see real snow until I was nearing 18 years old, so I’m just more equipped for skin-baring. The current heat also has me dreaming about theme parks, snow-cones and most importantly, new ways to get my butt-long braids off my neck; so far it’s between a massive top-knot or Chun-Li pigtail buns. And since she was the only character I ever played in Street Fighter anyway…

photos by Julia Chesky

Happy New Year!

I’m currently screwing my head back on from a whirlwind friends & family-filled holiday. So I didn’t get the neon ‘Jazzi’ sign I wanted for Christmas (poop), but I did get all my favorite foods, beer, friends, an overdose of love and support, 1-months rent, Savage Beauty, velvet hangers, and a new hairdo (!) from the incredible Janine at Hairroin Salon who I also credit for a few cute dudes who have come my way. Consider me content.

Santa also sent me 4 of my East-coast besties for a holiday visit including Julia, who took the photos above and a bunch more on the way. Thanks Julia and our beloved Paul Smith wall!

2012 is on and poppin’ and I hope you’re feeling it too. More pastels and dark lips in 2012 (or is that just me?)!

P.S. – If I have another yard sale will you come? We had a blast at the last one and want to do it again (on a sunnier day). We’ve got more stuff.

Top to Bottom: .99 cent store black beanie, Versace January Jones 2120 sunglasses, pink H&M knit sweater until I upgrade to this one, J. Crew pink sateen Cafe Capri trousers (similar to these), Pour la Victoire Marseille bag, Theysken’s Theory white patent wedges (1|2|3|4). Beauty note: NARS Le Train Bleu lips, China Glaze Neon Celtic Sun nails.

Opening Ceremony meets Pendleton dress, Chloe docs, Nordstrom over-the-knee socks, gifted Coach Classics x Net-a-Porter Stewardess bag (so obsessed)

Despite doing a fair amount of online shopping while I was on bed-rest (in the comfort of my undies), now that I actually have to put on real-people clothes again, I find myself continually reaching for this tent dress. Every girl needs a good tent for when you have to wear fabric, but would really rather be naked. Preferably one with built in style like these excess frills that give the appearance that I put in a modicum of effort. Plus, tents don’t irritate my healing scar like all my tighter options. Definitely a keeper. And the knee-highs? Always a favorite but the real truth is I haven’t waxed my legs since the Dark Ages… hey, you you’d be a bit fuzzy if you’d been cooped up for a month too! The highs and lows of social constructs. The shoes however did take some effort to lace up… baby steps. Next week I think I’ll tackle separates again… and maybe a little body hair removal, too. Maybe.

In other news, I’m moving into a cute new apartment this week (Silverlake – Insert your hipster joke here then meet me at Intelligentsia and say it to my face!) which means eyeing design blogs and forcing myself to get rid of all the clothes/shoes/etc. I’ve been hoarding. Watch this space for a mini virtual yard sale soon!

Versace ‘January J’ sunglasses, Yestadt Millinery Soothsayer Turban, my favorite dark lipstick I put on just for you and Dr. Bob.

I sure missed you (yeah you!). A few have recently asked if I’d quit blogging, and you may (or may not) be wondering the same as I haven’t updated in a month or so. The short answer is “no.” The long answer is “nooooooo!”

The longer answer is – as those of you who keep up with me on twitter know – I recently had surgery, an abdominal myomectomy exactly, to correct some lady-issues still related to my endometriosis. I didn’t want to flood my blog and twitter with half-hearted and fully-medicated nonsense, so I didn’t. Though, looking back some of it would have been pretty funny. Feel free to google if you’re actually interested in what’s going on with me healthwise, otherwise just know that my surgery went very well and I’m hopeful that this time we’ve taken care of the issues for the long-term.

On the real, life is tough in general and maintaining a fashion blog through the physical and emotion pain I was dealing with honestly wasn’t my main concern. So, hey, I left it unattended for a minute and we all survived! I’ve been recovering for the past few weeks and while I don’t yet have full feeling back in my lower abs, I am now happy to report:

I am back and if all goes as planned I’m about to go H.A.M.

So thank you, as always, for bearing with me! Sitting in bed recovering has one upside: plenty of time to shop online and the goods have piled up. I’ll start with these siiiick new sunglasses which I actually didn’t buy online, but whatever. I saw this photo of January Jones looking amazing in them (they are from her Versace collaboration after all), so I had Sean pick them up for me. Last pair in the store – what now!? The turban was an amazing gift from my new favorite Yestadt Millinery who I’ll be sharing more about soon. Love them!

[*PS - to those of you waiting on my miracle beauty product, I'll be whipping up a post this weekend. I also just finished my first DIY in while - it's easy and oh so good!]

And here’s a bonus from Dr. Bob’s office haha