~*~*someone please tell anne boleyn, chokers are back in again*~*~

before my 5 year spiral into the 'spooky kid' style during high school, there was someone who inspired me to wear vintage slips, ripped stockings, and mary janes. this was when i was in 6th grade. i quit gymnastics and started taking guitar lessons. i sketched babydoll dresses and had my gramma make them for me out of pink satin, vintage lace, with giant bows.
in 1998 my best friends from sedona and i saw HOLE play and i think we were all completely blown away. we made signs covered in glitter hearts and waited for her after the show. but there were hundreds of people waiting. she ran by and waved, jumped in a limo and drove off. right after moving to LA i ran into her at a rehearsal studio. we walked by one another and she cracked a smile at me. my heart sank. what do you say to someone who has been beyond a huge inspiration?





you dont.

to this day she is one of my biggest fashion icons. ♥

love is dead

my dear friends, and favorite band out of Tokyo, D'espairsRay ♥

so light is her footfall...

AIR sold out the Walt Disney concert hall... naturally. They played a flawless set and as usual, they stole my heart.
Its difficult for me to sit still during their shows. Im used to standing and there is something about AIR where I just want to feel the sound and its not easy doing that sitting down. Wonder why they didn't play Surfing On a Rocket??

1. Do The Joy
2. So Light Is Her Footfall
3. Love
4. Remember
5. Venus
6. J'ai Dormi Sous l'Eau
7. Missing The Light Of The Day
8. Tropical Disease
9. People In The City
10. Don't Be Light
11. Alone In Kyoto
12. Cherry Blossom Girl
13. Be A Bee
14. Talisman
15. How Does It Make You Feel?
16. Alpha Beta Gaga
17. Kelly Watch The Stars

Encore 1
1. Heaven's Light
2. Sexy Boy
3. La Femme d'Argent

then took over LAs KCRW the next morning ♥

Look out Beyonce!

and this was early in the evening....... can you imagine us at 4am?

RIP

I am beyond devastated. You will be so missed Alexander McQueen. <3

 

   

  

tokyo, its in our blood

ive been back from tokyo for nearly a week and still cant get a normal nights sleep. i hear it takes 2 weeks. went for my birthday and stayed 10 days. last time it was a posh hotel in ginza, this time it was a mod hotel in shinjuku. every time im there, the time goes so fast and i feel like it was all a dream. crepes in harajuku, sensoji temple, kittens in roppongi, shopping in shibuya, cell phones on the train, stairs in stilettos, purikura in ikebukuro, handstands in odaiba, meetings in ichigaya, friends in kaijigaya, birthday in sangenjaya, cigarettes everywhere.

......when the neon colors all blew up your silhouette

 

 

 

more to come.. im so tired.. zzz

right meow.

my first attempt at a video with my new canon. these 2 have my heart completely.

lets go to bed

photographer Hakan Celebi and designer Pinar Eris
not only are they 2 major influences in my life, i consider myself extremely lucky to be able to work with them and even better, call them dear friends.

J'en perds la raison, Dans la mer du Japon

just got my air tix, and received some amazing news. im the happiest girl in the world.

AIR sur Arté - "One shot not"

blood will have blood

QIO, one of my favorite stores in los angeles, turns 2! amir and julia joined me to their anniversary party where the dj was spinning scary 90s songs. like really bad. but i adore hide, miho, and aiko and always have a great time with my second family.

photo by amir derakh

 

 

 

 

 

then to bar sin to see the delta fiasco from the uk. i heart them. for as much as i cant stand that place, we had one of the best nights ever. but i guess anywhere is amazing when you're surrounded by your favorite people. even yo came out.

 

 

 

 

photo by amir derkah

bot

with the couple minutes of light left, bot and i climbed our way to the top of a creepy little forest and took a few shots

and one he snapped of me. i loved this hill but we nearly destroyed ourselves getting down.