Time to Pretend

My first watch since, oh, 7th grade...

Photos by Cheralee Lyle

Tunic- random store in NY, Wool Maxi Skirt- Thrifted, Necklace- St. Clair Jewelry, Bracelet- wholesaler, Boots- UO, Wrap-around watch- c/o BCBG Generation

My time zone is currently set to Latino Eastern Standard. Aka chronically 10-15 minutes late (Wait! Before you cry "stereotype" read here). When I was 12, I thought that owning the coveted frosted metal Fossil analog would help fight this tendency AND make me "cool" at the same time (Abercrombie + Fitch, Addidas flip flops, and Express flare jeans can all be included in this category). I soon found that not only was I still late (who could tell time with numberless ticks?), my AIM friends list had not grown in number (MocoMamasita18 was not pleased). I decided to let my chain link watch gather dust along with my stretchy tattoo choker necklace and rhinestone monogram pendant.      

To me, this is a Mexican textile meets-friendship bracelet meets-watch. There's no pressure for me to use it for its intended purpose (umm, being on time for life) because I actually want to wear it with everything.

Did I mention one of my New Years resolutions was to always be 15 minutes early?

Cavewoman

I love this photo Sebastian took while we were at the farm this weekend!

All photos by Sebastian Marin

Fur Cape, blazer, blouse and clutch- Vintage, Trousers- Zara, Heels- Cooperative (Via Urban Outfitters)

I am woman. Hear me roar-- I hunted down 100 rabbits to make this cape with my bare hands!

This is not actually the case, but it makes for a much more interesting story than "I hunted it down while searching for vintage."  Either way I was ecstatic to find it!  Seriously... it's fur...and a cape... this is possibly better than the leather and zig zag striped coat (And who doesn't want to feel like a bad ass cave woman?).

Spent this past lovely weekend at a farm with The President Wears Prada, Ashley, Alejandra, and Spicy Candy DC for a photoshoot for NOVA magazine--- everything looked so magical covered in snow!  The final product doesn't come out for a few months (counting down the days!)-- so honored that Ashley and I got to be part of it!  As you can see, I played an integral role in making sure everyone stayed on task:

Happy Monday!! Check www.lpmvintage.com to see some of our newest vintage and reconstructed vintage pieces :)