End of the Road

shirt: c.o. feel more better|shorts: romwe|shoes:c.o. bc footwear|earrings c.o. stella & bow

Finally, finally, I shuck off the jumpers and long sleeved dresses: it is summer on the internet.

I'm slowly learning to embrace my inner Cali gurl. These shorts are the first step. This time two months ago, they would have been too cutesy for me. But y'know what, I LIKE CUTESY.

There. I said it. 

Don't start pushing the hairbows on me yet though.

I don't think my hair can handle it.

 I have lived on this street my entire life, and yet, the last time I walked all the way to the end of it was like 10 years ago.  Today I discovered that it's basically a photography wonderland. There's chain link and cacti and whitewashed fences and big plants and concrete and woo.

It was very exciting for me.

 But then we started melting, so then we had to go inside for obvious reasons.

There were popsicles.

I bet you're just thinking

"pretty pictures blah blah it was hot blah blah

 WHEN IS SHE GONNA TELL US WHERE SHE WENT."

Well.

Click here, read it, and guess away.

ha.

ha.

haaaaaa.

(that was evil laughter)

Also, Happy Fathers Day. 

Because I highly doubt any fathers read this, go tell a father that for me.

My daddy has been encouraging my dreams since I was a baby and first discovered feather boas. 

He has driven hundreds of miles, sat in crowded places for hours, and at least tried to watch the Fashion Week livestream with me. 

So...yeah, I think I'll keep him.

For now.

xx,

Justina

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Cool Kids Everywhere

jumper: asos via teen vogue| shorts: vintage levis

idk man, I just wanted photos of my experiment in indie girl face paint.

I never really edit my photos, and therefore had no idea of all the fun stuff I could do with my editor.

stars, flashes of colored light, and general blurriness, fun fun fun

xx,

Justina

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Swish and Flick

 

 dress: c.o trollied dolly|sunnies: c.o zerouv

There should be a special word we apply to dresses like this.

For right now, lets go with "flawless"

#2flawless4you

The cut, the pattern, the little knots. This dress is flashback fashion done right.

 I spent the whole day messing with the skirt.

Swish, and flick, swish and flick.

 If you need lessons, go find Hermione.

So where do you go to hoard up on magical dresses like this?

Right. Here.

I'll give you a moment. 

Back with me?

I promise to take up only a bit more time, then you can get back to heaven. 

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to show you two more Trollied Dolly dresses. When I show you the third, you'll get to enter to win one of the ones I've worn, including this one!

That's just how much we love you.

If you just absolutely cannot wait at all and that dress needs to be yours right this exact moment...

'Wire25' at checkout give you 25% off errythang on the website until June 30th

Life just keeps getting better, doesn't it?

AND

I'll get to tell you where in the world I went soon.

Did you just scream?

That's ok, I was there and I want to scream with excitement too.

 

Can you handle all this?

You sure?

 

It's all up from here, baby.

But there are no balloons involved.

what a pity.

xx,

Justina

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Wonderful Wednesday

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 Obsessed.

I am completely and utterly obsessed with this photographers work. I just...IT'S SO PRETTY.
 The composition of the photos is stunning. 
I want to blow each one up massive and hang them in my house. 
Or on my ceiling. 
Or anywhere, actually.

I love art that you can look at, and everytime you do, you see something new. 
It's one of the best kinds of magic.

Also, whatever magic allows you to grow your hair to your feet, Rapunzel-style.
That's good too.

xx,
Justina


 

xx,

Justina

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Kate Middleton Status

 dress: c.o. krisp*shoes: c.o. bc footwear*sunnies: c.o. zerouv

I am OBSESSED with the Duchess. 

My Kate M. is royal-er than yours.

Three years ago, I stayed up until 1:30 am to watch her whole wedding live, 

and now, 

I'm following her pregnancy like normal people follow Kim Kardashians. 

that's the difference between them and us

When this dress arrived, and I unpacked it, I was watching a 20/20 Special about what it's going to take to be the royal nanny, and it's effortless chic just caught me.

"Mum..this dress...it's so...Kate."

And it is. It really is. 

It's a little more "classic" than my usual style, but it's so good. 

I tried to go for the whole look with cute little heels and everything, but....no.

red leopard print pony hair sneakers ftw babe

 I'd like to see Kate pull those off.

xx,
Justina 

ps. three outfit posts in a row, I'm on a magic streak.

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Pastel Genius

 

 #teenvogue

jumper: c.o. krisp*shoes: c.o. bc footwear*pants: c.o society of chic*sunnies: c.o. zerouv

 Laura Brown told me to carry on with my pastel ways.

And so I did.

I'm not big into labels, but "genius" is one I am happy to accept. 

(also gorgeous, brilliant, and utterly charming, if anyone has those lying about)

Especially if it's on an adorable pink sweater.

these. shoes.

I originally was going to wear them with my first prom dress, but when it was passed over, they didn't get their spot in the limelight. 

Now they're back in the sunshine. 

They're super comfortable and have the cute front completely covered.

Also, so. so. bright.

I love it.

That last photo is obviously not me.

If you thought it was, go meet with an opthamologist, you may be blind.

That is, in fact, my little brother. 

He just happened to be looking rather cute today instead of his usual criminally insane tendency.

I probably just jinxed it, I think he's putting legos in my shoe.

Ain't no rest for the big sisters.

xx,

Justina

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It's a dress. It's a cape. NO, IT'S A SWEATER!!!

 #teenvogue

jumper c.o. madame allsorts*shoes c.o bc footwear*leggings c.o. society of chic

 My dance moves are on point.

Not actual point, we've been over my ballet flunking.

 But still, I'm giving the 80's a run for their money.

Still obsessed with this sweater.

forever and always baby 

It is huge. It's clever. I love it. 

I also feel a bit like a bat, which is always a plus.

(see orange dress)

Can we just take a moment and recognize that it is raining? 

That alone is an abnormality in California, but in MAY? 

Unheard of.

It does however, make for excellent sweater weather,

 excellent because I have lots of sweaters.

 And I could actually look in the camera without blinding myself via the sun.

Wear sunglasses kids.

xx,

Justina

ps. dance dance like it's the last last night of your life life

 

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Contained Culture

the absolute best jumper you've ever seen in your entire life c.o madame allsorts

let me address your first question: no filters.

You'd be astounded at how moving curtains can change lighting. 

let me address the second: you can buy this incredibly clever jumper here.

if you haven't figured out why it's clever, read it again.

get it

get it

 wintour

like

winter

 

now, moving on.

I have absolutely no idea what is going on in these photos. 

It just happened, ok?

This sweater, and two very different conversations about the same thing inspired me.

Let's get deep like a swimming pool.

Our culture is immense. There's so many little things that have shaped it. And yet, there are always pieces that are contained. We keep ourselves in little boxes, apparently on purpose. I'm talking mental and physical boxes. When was the last time you just went outside and explored a new place? Find a path and beat it. We insist that certain things have to be the way they are because that's the way they are. We block ourselves off from things we may love for fear of expanding "too far". Can that even happen? We've allowed old things to stay in their place, never even contemplating change. It's insane. It's past time to shake things up. Make noise. Paint things bright colors. Go talk to the weird kid. Ask questions. Take strange photos.

Ok, I better stop myself now before this turns into a middle school pep rally.

My point is, 

do what you need to do to be who you are.

Yes, I got all that from a sweater.

That's just how I roll.

xx,

Justina

ps. Madame Allsorts, the babe who designed the several times aforementioned sweater? She's in my Really Cool People You Wish You Were Best Friends With Club. Besides designing stuff you want to live in and making super hoardable jewelry,  she makes music you actually enjoy having permanently etched on your brain. Go listen to it. You can send me a thank you cupcake later.

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Justina x Laura

 |lauras insta|

I don't know how many of you know this story, but if it were not for an issue of Harpers Bazaar, this blog wouldn't exist. 
Think about that.
 One page, in one issue sparked the flame that turned into the Fire of Rome this is. 

I read a piece Tavi wrote for them, and (in typical Justina fashion) thought, "Oh, I can do thattttt!". 
That was three years ago. 
So when I got to talk to the absolutely brilliant Laura Brown, Harpers Bazaar editor, youtube host, and real life Australian,
I. freaked. out.  

Full circle people, full circle. 

 

We had a wonderful conversation, full of laughter and me frantically scribbling all the genius things that were said.

How would you describe your job in three words?

Professional. Jazz. Hander. 

You got to meet Karl Lagerfeld! How was that?

Karl is awesome. It was actually funny because he shoots a lot of stuff [for Harpers Bazaar] but I had never met him. We kept missing each other. Then I just happened to be in Paris for Fashion Week, and the opportunity arrived. He walked in a half hour late,  and said "I need to fix my hair." Then he called me to look at his bathroom "My bathroom is chic.". It really is. So then we talked, and I hugged him. I really have no boundries with that man. I ♡ Karl 4Ever.

Ten minutes to pack for Fashion week, what makes the cut?

Oh gosh that's a hard one. Ok, lets do this.

- Two pairs of Manolos, my black ones and my tan ones.

- two pairs of jeans, a junky pair and my favorites fromt his brand Frame that I am obsessed with.

- as many fun shirts as I can cram in, I love Isabel Marant

- my favorite Equipment shirt, it's a great way to quickly pull together a respectable outfit

- Some light tailored jackets, I love my Acne ones, theres a black one and my lucky one, which is printed with cash.

- a pair of black trousers

- I know this is sounding like an ad for acne, but my Acne tux.

Who was your favorite interview with?

 Well Hillary Clinton, because she's so incredible, and I didn't want to look like an idiot, but then I walked in and got possessed by someone who knew what she was talking about. Then there was Oprah, and you know, it's like "OPRAH" with angels singing and stuff, but she's really down to earth and sweet. I love Oprah. I also interviewed Nicole and Paris way back. Nicole was great, and Paris was.....Paris.

Whose wardrobe would you be completely willing to swap yours for?

Well if I could fit in it, Kiernan Shipka. She's got amazing vintage stuff, and rotates her wardrobe, which I just think is so chic. If it were summer always, I'd want Kate Hudson's, she lives the summer life year round. If it were winter, and I had about six more hours in my day to put myself together, Dita Von Teese would be my go-to. 

Dream Interview subject for The Look?

Jimmy Fallon. I think he's so funny, and he'd definitely have a laugh with it.  Also Giorgio Armani. It'd be hilarious because he understands English, but insists on using a translator.  Who would you you want to see me interview?

me: Valentino.

Laura: Like, the designers or The Man.

me: The Man.

Laura: I actually have a funny story about that.

Lauras Story:

I was invited to a Valentino dinner in Paris for Paris Fashion Week (which I generally don't go to, but you know, Valentino). So I went through the [Harpers Bazaar] closet to borrow some things, and I had this gorgeous red dress that was such a cliche for a Valentino dinner, and this crazy leather jumpsuit. I was like "You know what, I'll take it." Then at the last moment, I decided to wear it. At the dinner, Giancarlo came up to me and said "You look so chic." Then a friend of mine told me that I looked like I was going to Anvil, which is this gay club here. I felt like I was going to save Gotham.

Me: that is the single best story ever.

Any final wisdom?

Wear what you want to wear. All the cool kids are doing it.

So there you have it folks, she's basically the coolest person you will ever meet. 

Follow her on twitter + instagram so your life will be better.

xx,

Justina

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Where In The World Was Justina?

I'll never tell. 

Or at least, not yet. 

But I promise you that when I tell you, it will be so completely worth the wait, you'll forget how much you want to hit me with a shoe right now.

Trust.

It was completely amazing, and more than a little magical. 

If you want to make a guess, check out insta and take a crack.

What did y'all get up to while I was gone? 

and who ate all my cookies?

who does that?

xx,

Justina

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