Summertime Bliss!

Ello!

Summertime in NEW ORLEANS feels soo good! It feels soo good to be back in my hometown and to actually take the time,stop and enjoy life. Usually I'm always on a run, filling up my week with social plans, shopping like it's a job, djing 4 times a month and getting 7 hours o sleep(which isn't enough for me). I've been back home for about 3 weeks and I can honestly say I've been chilling.By chilling i mean riding my bike around the city nonstop(its my new hobby, i ABSOLUTELY love bike riding!), getting snowballs-not once but twice a day, catching up with old friends, declining party invites and dj gigs, sleeping with my windows open, looking for road trips to the beach, video chatting/emailing close friends in a different country,and basically unwinding from school.

I had 2 intense quarters at school and i loved it! I fell in love with Sculpture and even thinking about seriously changing from Fashion Marketing to Graphic Design. My new school has taught me to always give any and all of my artwork everything I have, and teaching myself to finish pieces even if i dont love them. One of my summer goals is to get more of my artwork out there, do more work on my own time and not on school time. I want to paint on junk i find randomly in the street, explore more with my experimental,mixed media type work.I'm pretty excited and can't wait to start painting again. Oh yea, I used to hate painting for the last 4 years, but I also fell in love with that. SCAD is helping me find myself artistically and that's one of the main reasons why I wanted to go there. I have a few ideas on what I want to create and make next and I'm all about painting on old furniture right now!

So what has been my summer wardrobe soo far or what have I been really feeling? I have finally got over my fear of red. Well i wouldn't call it a fear but i would always get frustrated when I put it on because it didn't exactly put me in the happiest mood. I also found it very hard to make a red ensemble look put together with accessories and make it not look like a bad prom outfit. I bought red lipstick in January and kept saying to myself everyday, " Today is the day I wear it." but then i wouldback out . Then five months later, my first day I got back in NOLA, I said," today is the day, whether I like it or not. I need to face it." I put it on and seriously I didn't not put it down for two weeks. It pulls any oufit together that feels blah, makes my teeth and eyes look wider,brightens my face and emphasizes my cheek bones. RED LIPSTICK DOES WONDERS! After that, I've been buying more red accessories, dress, shirts,etc. I can't see my life without red. I even started painting more with red. I officially don't hate it any more on me. It makes me instantly feel happy and energized now! It may be one of my favorites!

Other than red lipstick, I've really been into mid driffs, more along the lines of frilly feminine midriffs and wearing them with high waist jeans, showing a peek of skin at times...I've been releasing my inner Amber Rose(Kanye's beautiful girlfriend) mixed with 1950s Havana nights! Midriffs, full skirts, high waist jeans, scarves tied Cinderella/Tupac style, bright lip, and big hair.I think Amber Rose really started the red lipstick thing for me, and then after I did it, i felt like i could overcome anything bold taking. She is a fly chick that dominates the world without saying a word.

Since summer has started, I've been in love with white dresses-boho,wraps,preppy,etc. I love them all. I've really been feeling more frilly bohemian white dress and a red lip to top it off.I'm also big on denim,especially denim vests and dresses.They are soo nautical and 80s at the same time! I really adore high waist full mini skirts. They are soo flattering, so playful and so 50s havana. i love it!

Kisses& Cupcakes
Lesly

Hey!
Sorry i haven't been updating as much. School is pretty intense and by time i get on the computer I turn it right back off to go to sleep. My camera has been broken for the last month and when I get a new one, The Fashion Scavenger will change, A WHOLE LOT- from the layout, the main content, more advice, etc. Whenever I can make it to best buy out of my busy schedule, to get a new cam, I will start using it more for my blog and be more active. I won't say what I'm taking pics of yet, but it will be taken from my camera. I may even start being more active on Ebay so I could sell more stuff through my blog also.

Ill keep it posted!

<3 Lesly

KELIS!

First blog of 2009! Happy New Years! I'm already settled in Atlanta. It has been exactly a week since I moved here. I love it but not as much as New Orleans and New York, but it would be third on my list. There is soo much to do, and even for me, it's overwhelming. The people are beautiful and nice, some parts remind me of home, school is stressful in a good way, and I'm meeting new kids really fast! Tomorrow I'm going vintage shopping and checking out the Bodies Exhibit. I've been waiting to see that exhibit for the past year and I keep letting it slip my mind. Tomorrow will be the day!

Moving on.....

Everyday is Kelis day in my world.

I've been waiting to blog about Kelis for ages. If I could, I would write about her everyday. She is so adorable and not the typical female. She has tons of tattoos, demands respect from men, talented in singing, rapping and producing, and not to mention her die hard sense of fashion. She reminds me of a Brooklyn-esque Billie Holiday I would love to be her stylist in about a year or two! I cannot say whether I loved her natural long curly hair better or her short wavy pixie cut. They are both very cute. She is inspiring me as we read to cut all my hair off. BTW her Tasty album is one of my favorite albums, with some songs featuring Andre 3000 and of course, Nas. Even though Nas are in most of these pics, he stands out just as much. They are one fashionable gorgeous couple! All the pics I have ever seen, she is never wearing a bra. I wish i could be one of those chicks who have bra options. There is no way these Double D's are going outside without a bra, unless someone could tape me in? Here are some of my favorite looks I found from her.

ATLANTA!

I'm flying out to Atlanta tomorrow to visit with my mom. The main reason for this trip is to tour the school and check out the city a bit. I'm sure this will involve some shopping, coffee, no sleep and just roaming this city..at least for me. I'm pretty excited. I still haven't packed yet, but I'll only be there for 3 days. I have a 6 am flight tommorow. BUMMER! Maybe i can get the rest of my Christmas shopping done also?

<3

BOOTS!

I'm glad I'm finally serious about buying my harness boots,especially before I take off in January. Of course I have doubts about these boots being comfortable and able to walk in for hours at a time, but has my doubts ever stopped me from buying something? NO!....so it's time to take a chance with these. Here are a couple I found on Ebay. I cant decided which ones has my heart just yet. and for the first time ever, I cant decide between brown and black. I usually go for black but I think brown is close on this one.

Redefining

Bonjour!

So this week has put me in a new exciting mood to take care of my #1 love in my life, MY WARDROBE. Ever since yesterday, I've put down my charcoal and paper and started driving around the city looking for the cleaners, alteration places, shoe repair shops, and cleaning up my closet a bit. I'm preparing for my move to Atlanta by basically taking care of my clothes before I go. I've even started to set up my new sewing machine that I got about 4 months ago. I bought new sewing supplies, new fabric, and even picked out some stuff I've been needing to alter for the longest.

Today I picked up my dry cleaning today. I decided to try a new place. They only charged $1.98 per garment and it was ready the next day. THATS AMAZING! I've been wasting my money and time at this other overpriced, lazy place somewhere else in Algiers. The $1.98 place will definitely see me again. I sent them my newest vintage items I just bought that needed serious cleaning. I gave them this emerald green velvet dress that has a mesh back and two crisscross diamond straps in the back in the style of 90s. Its formfitting up top and flares at the waist on down. I also gave them a high waisted leopard print lightly pleated skirt that I'm completely obsessed with right now. I also finally gave them this dress I received for my birthday from my friend's closet. It was a gorgeous baby blue dress with a lace top that covers my shoulders and boobs. It can be alternated between either on the shoulders or off. Once again, it's formfitting up top and flares from the waist but also has light pleats on the bottom. Its adorable and they have completely turned it around because that dress was in such bad dirty shape. I feel great about it and i cant wait to wear it.

I also brought in one of first high end dresses I ever bought about 4 years ago by H.Starlet. Its an indie designer that had a spring collection of seersucker everything and I bought all the pieces. This dress is a dress that I'm in love with, that I wore anytime I couldn't find anything else to wear, and when I didnt feel pretty in anything else. It has a heart neckline with medium straps, red and white seersucker print,formfitting throughout the body almost with a built in corset, pleated around the hips and frayed on the edges. Its also reversible to a cute pale yellow striped side. ADORED! The zipper broke on it about 3 months ago. I was devastated. I finally bought it to the alteration place to replace the zipper. Only $15, kind of overpriced but i'll be sooo happy to be able to wear my favorite dress again.

I also started cleaning my room up a bit yesterday. I plan on selling some clothes to Buffalo Exchange Friday to free up some space and donate some clothes to Goodwill to clear out some of my drawers. I need to create some space for my new life and for my suitcases.

Tonight I am using my sewing machine in full force. I'm going to make this wideleg onesie tighter up top, hem and make the top more formfitting on this floral 50s stepford wife dress i also bought last week, make my high waisted shorts that stretch out when I dance a little bit tighter and flattering, quite possibly sew the strap on one of my favorite brown purse with a weaving design on it. I'm soo ready to alter all my too big vintage clothes that i love. This is soo rejuvenating and it makes me smile that i'm finally get to my alterations that i've been putting off for soo long.


I'll try to take pics of my newly cleaned items and newly altered clothes.

Have a good one!

My Christmas wishlist!

Hey!
I'm having trouble deciding on my top things that I want for Christmas. So far there are only 6 things that I truly want right now. I'm sure I'll think of some more soon....at least by tommorow.



Nothing truly puts me more in the Christmas mood than The Sims! I'm having serious withdrawals. I haven't played in almost 2 years. This game is soo addictive. My sister and I always played this game throughout the holidays and ended up playing for about 7-8 hours straight. It's soo much fun and we kept up with all the expansion packs. I've been meaning to get it for my MAC for the longest and I think now is the time. If it was available today at Wal-mart when I went for sewing supplies, I would've bought it. I guess its not meant to be, just yet.



I love this necklace. I'm obsessed.




I've been eyeing these beauties for the past week. I cant decide if I truly want to buy them and what color to get. I love leggings and I love stir ups.. I should get them. By the looks of my completely full cart, vanishing and selling out by the hour, I should get them soon. Navy or Grey?




I've been on a lifelong journey searching for my signature scent. I found a sample of Vera Wang's Princess in Teen Vogue today and decided to truly decide if it "smelled" like me. I rubbed it on my wrist, waited 10 min to see if it killed or soothed my nose. It was soo heavenly. It's so light, so feminine, and so flirty. I think this one will be the closest to my signature scent for now.




Anybody that knows me, knows that I absolutely ADORE boots, especially boots with some hint of grunge. I've been dying for harness boots since earlier this year,maybe earlier than that. I've mentioned it tons of times in my earlier posts. I have a fear that these motorcycle boots would be too heavy to walk in and too hard to be comfy. But I need them. At least before I go to Atlanta.



I would love to find these shoes in a patent red or black...I've seen them but I have no idea what to call them or where to find them...I would love them on my sized 11 feet!