dope ass kicks

Bassike tee (sale here) | Aje 'catara' skirt | Giuseppe Zanotti sneakers (similar here & here) | Juicy Couture necklace | Saint Laurent 'belle du jour' clutch (similar here) | Chloe sunglasses

No joke, I got so many compliments on my 'kicks' that day (rather than my newly cut short hair) that I ended up with

the biggest head. By the end of the day, I was ready to move to LA and hang with the best (i.e. Song of Style). 

It's now the third day since cutting my hair and admittedly, I did suffer slight buyers remorse this morning but I'm glad

to say that my haircut and I have overcome our three day itch and all is happy in the kingdom. After all, what can I do?

I can hardly go back and demand that my longer locks be re-attached.

I can't wait to go back this Saturday and get some colour put in (or take out?)

My haircut meant that all my coloured tips are now gone and I haven't had black hair since early high school, which

sadly is a very long time ago. I wanted to embrace the black locks but due to the sheer amount of hair I have, it's 

way too overwhelming for the summer heat. 

x karen

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free people jan '13

Everybody needs a daily dose of inspiration-

Enjoy all that white lace and abundance of textures underneath the soft afternoon sun.

x karen

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new year, new hair.

I finally did it and cut off my long hair, and about time too.

This is probably the shortest that I'll ever be able to cut my hair but to me, I feel like it's a pixie cut already.

My hair grows ridiculously fast so I wasn't particular anxious about cutting it, more like excited ever since
I made my appointment. I love the way my hair stylist put in loose curls, I hope I can recreate the look myself
otherwise I'm really going to learn how to style short(er) hair. Any tips?

x karen

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lover in red

 Witchery silk shirt | Lover 'mystical' shorts | Zara clutch | Giuseppe Zanotti for Thakoon boots | Sunday Somewhere sunglasses

I really wish I was able to take a few more photos before my camera battery died on me, but that's what I get for not always

being prepared (thank god I never actually joined the boy scouts!). This white silk shirt which I picked up from Witchery is 

absolutely fantastic, the sleeves end halfway down my hand with a slight billowing effect which makes me feel like

a Romantic Poet (except without Lord Byron's rock star appeal). We all know my love for the Lover mystical shorts 
(on sale here) and I will use any excuse to wear these amazing velvet boots, even if its the middle of summer 
and the fact I don't really have an excuse. 

x karen

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monochrome blossoms

 shakuhachi top (similar here) | one teaspoon denim shorts | sass & bide clutch (similar here) | karen walker 'deep freeze' sunglasses

The one fashion rule that my mum ever tried to teach me was the quintessential fashion equation of how to determine how

much skin is too much skin; if you're going to show your legs then hide yourself on top and if you're going to show off 

your cleavage then hide yo legs. But given that it's summer where anything more than a thin layer of silk is too much- unless 

you're at the beach (see here). I'm so thankful for this Shakuhachi silk tank for its high neckline which acts as the perfect

amount of balance to the denim shorts. 

x karen

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