nice outfit, love your blog!

love from Sweden

I lived and travelled around australia for a year - you will not regret going!

Cool! A daring outfit for daytime and sunlight, I might add. But very cool :D

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Rumi,

This is awful. I get that this is your blog, but you are wearing no clothes and ripped tights...why? This is not 'fashion' or 'model'. Models can pull off 'naked' with class, but this is just trashy. I don't get why you try so hard to be sexy. You have a hot body and you used to have great style. Don't try to hard, don't take your self so seriously and you will look more natural. You have been signed as a model, so great, what more do you have to prove? This post is very very tacky, sorry...

Midnight traveller, you suck. Malnutrition is a serious issue.

Nice boots Rumi.

hot :)

Rumi!

Come to Australia! Although I guess you'd probably only go to Sydney/Melbourne like Scott and Garance. Tear tear, Brisbane is great too haha.

Love your style ps.

The dress itself is not tacky, it's pairing with ripped tights, no underwear and seductive pose is.

you are too good. love that you have the confidence to wear this kinda stuff even tho i never would coz im a fat fat fatty!

do come to aus! youd love our summers but we're going into winter right now and sydney is freezing. hold off till november then moozy on over ;)

do australia in summer.
its getting cold now :(

Oh dear, more trashy clothing. Not very chic Rumi. Just vapid, vain and attention seeking.

Great look! Risque on most people somehow manages to look fierce on you. How do you do that?

The picture is beautiful. And once again, i'm jealous of your ability to look good in everything. (:

noo...no...nooooo

Oh my God Rumi..you've gotten so skinny. It was visible in some of your other posts, but this just shows it off completely.

I really hope that you aren't starving yourself...

you look fab!!!! m

i think the photo is beautiful, but the outfit belongs more in an editorial than it does in everyday life. i suppose if anyone can pull it off, it's you. but, i know if i saw someone walking down the street in the same outfit, regardless of their body type, i would lose all respect for her.

that AA mesh dress is GENIUS.


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Hi Rumi,

First off, these criticism are all meant to be constructive, I have no ill feeling towards you. Just wanted to comment like only an stranger can.
The photos you have in the blog are great, in fact superior to the ones you see in any other blog. Ditto for most of your outfits. But as you venture out of the blogosphere and into the industry, these photos don't measure up. This picture is really good, but if you look at it through the industry's eyes it is all wrong. The angle and shape of your lower back looks contorted and unnatural, you can clearly see the makeup streaks in your face. The lightings washes you out in a way that you look either dead or really sick.I have nothing bad to say about the styling. It just isn't right with a green patch and lake in the background. The pose doesn't do anything to the picture either. If I were casting, I just don't see why I would pick you from a pile of professional looking emotional pictures.

Just some feedback for you and Colin.
Sorry for hiding behind the anonymous blinds, your followers will mob me if I give out my identity ;)

Farai

i totally tried on that american apparel dress the other day! loved it!

Wow Rumi what happened to you? I used to follow your blog last year and you had such great style but what I'm seeing now is way too close to trashy. Please stop!

Colin should start his own blog

it's strange that no one actually read rumi's comments under the photo. she's not showing off her everyday style in this particular pic.. she's showing one of her modelling shoots. there's no need to call her trashy (and the rest..) as this isn't her life..

oh lordy, Rumi, what is this? I don't always agree with what you wear but this is the worst I've ever seen. I love that AA dress but this isn't chic or stylish in ANY way! Literally even prostitutes show less. Sorry but this kinda really does look like you're selling yourself. I still love your blog though but I just really cannot understand this outfit whatsoever.

Oh my, I love it! xoxo

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I think Lily (?) from BLEED FOR FASHION blog did the dress justice. Rumi, love your blog, but I have to agree with the Anonymous posters. This is a bit trashy, and if not that, it looks like you didn't even try. Your face looks really pale here, and your hair is flat. The picture itself has great potential, but please stop looking like you're homeless.

you should come to Australia for sure!
Sydney is great for shopping/fashion,.. Melbourne is quite good too.
Be sure to check out the Australian designer "Therese Rawsthorne" when you get here. It's awesome! & i'm sure you'll love it.

hey rumi,

i'm addicted to reading your blog, but i'm more in love with the stuff you used to do (which is why i revisit your archives, like, all the time). i know you're trying to evolve and find your fashion niche, but please please please walk away from the grunge! just back away. step off. leave it in the 90s. please! you're beautiful and you need to rock your classiness. the glorification of grunge in the fashion industry right now is appalling. it's not classy, it's base. and dirty, and grunge is not artistic if you put effort into it. true grunge is effortless. you're slowly gathering more followers in the blogosphere, but please remember your loyal fans from eons ago and why we became your faithful followers from the beginning. and trust me, we're not running around in full-body pantyhose.

i miss whimsical rumi!

You always look stoned.

omg you're the next top model and colin can be the next top photographer.

Yes come to Australia but come to Brisbane!!!
We have the best beaches and great night life!!
x

Gorgeous picture! I love the mesh on mesh. And I can totally understand the urge to start planning out the glorious summer - it's just so close!

cool ring btw..m

the ring is on sale at shopbop. i wanna see what it looks like on!

Rumi...u're very very Erin Wasson wannabe. I remember she had a pic with the black sheer dress. Well, certainly U're such a show off nowadays. Sorry, I love your blog, been following U since last year. U're fun and interesting. But, lately it's just too much. No originality like Rumi in 07/mid 08

Well, it is the moment you all have been waiting for with bated-breath: Rumi wearing nothing more than a giant stocking! Feel free to "OMG" and "I die" the death out of this wall with unbelievable envy.

The Notorious T.E.G.

Blogger Midnight traveller said...

I want to know what you eat?! You have such an amazing figure! Do you even eat? I suppose if you didn't then you would have a belly like the hungry African kids... What's the secret? (Please don't say exercize!)

Now you've got to wonder what kind of operation you've got going on when people like Midnight Traveller idolize you and basically make light of the children dying in Africa in order to draw upon the positives of malnutrition and the dire need to be thin. Maybe it is time to set away from the camera and address some of the warped minds of the masses that are obsessed with you and your vanishing figure.

The Notorious T.E.G.

Jezuzzzzzz you are fine fabulous woman! Colin really should start a blog or something. He is soooooooooooo talented!

great photo :) what kind of camera does your bf use?

rumi, you are just gorgeous and to die for!! kudos to your boyfriend for such stunning talent. <3 xx kate

the e&j ring is on sale in gold on shopbop:

http://www.shopbop.com/freeform-dish-ring-elizabeth-james/vp/v=1/845524441839388.htm?folderID=2534374302076414&fm=sale-category-viewall-shopbysize

Looking hot! Do come to Oz its amazing....spotted you in our recent cleo mag

Come to Melbourne!

thats an amazing photo u have great style

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hey rumi, if you like NZ designers you could also check out ricochet, ruby, moochi, zambesi and lonely hearts club xx

Hey, I absaloutley adore your blog!
You also have amazing taste in clothes. Deffinatly come to Australia. Come visit Adelaide :)
x

they say internet was made for porn and complaining. im sorry to say this, but i really dont like your hair. you're a beutiful girl with a killer body, but do something about it. it looks so homecut. get a full bang or colour it in a nature colour

MELBOURME, RUMI!
;))))))))))

HOW do you stay so skinny?

not only are u naturally fashionable but u r obviously smart.. ur posts are so funny sometimes!! WELL DONE!

Australia sounds nice, I can imagine nice pictures and style inspiration if you go :) hugs

well, sex sells I guess.

You must come and visit Norway. Great nature here for nice pictures:-)

Hey Rumi!
a. love your style
b. said elizabeth and james ring is on sale at shopbop- i was eyeing it as well.

oooh beautiful
can't u show the dress upright, plz??

You would be absolutely nothing without your boyfriend's phtography skills and your thin frame.

cooooool!

These shoes remind me of you.
http://www.office.co.uk/womens/office/woodoo_doll_wedge/37/6323/17183/1/

you are really cool, is it OK to use your pictures (in my blog)? tell me if it's not OK. kisses

i think this ring is on sale at shopbop.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL IN THIS PICTURE.
seriously, girl. that bone structure is out of this world. and your doe eyes. and your pale lips.
totally sweet.

This is not a proper shot for a modeling agency. They prefer clean shots that show the body's frame, as well as some emotive editorial work to show your range. I'm confused as to why they signed you.

Why don't you book a photoshoot with a photographer from NEXT? Versatility is key in the modeling industry.

Also, why the lack of mentions about Erin? You would do well to answer your critics; it may shut some of them up.

it looks like there's some form of white powder on your face, is it just really bad make-up? I also question why you got signed, they probably just want to make money out of you

I'm sorry rumi but I think you have lost your unique style in your quest to be Erin wasson. Your blog has lost all it's soul and originality, it just feels like your trying too hard.

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I don't understand why Next signed you either? I am not an inch jealous with your popularity but I thought models are meant to be thinner and taller. I thought you have to be at least 173cm and have thin thighs. You have short legs in proportion with your body. But what can I say, Colin did a great job... for making you the perfect girl in every picture he took of you. Face wise... they need models who look unique... you can probably do it because you have a weird looking face. I don't know about beautiful? And your style is sold on magazines... so not getting it either?!

put some clothes on you... really, i mean you look naked.

I have this dress also^^

Rumi, I don't mean this in an offensive way at all but I just don't think this is the most attractive photo of you. You're very beautiful and the bitch who said your thighs were too big too model and you aren't beautiful should shut the fuck up, because you're probably way skinnier and prettier than her. But something about this photo isn't right. The pose is kind of awkward and your facial expression looks a little like you're sick. Your hair, which I usually love, looks greasy and limp. Nothing personal at all, but I don't think this is really a good modeling picture. While the outfit is alright for this type of picture is alright, it doesn't really look that good. You're very pretty and attractive so I just wouldn't want you to look not so great in one of your modeling pictures.

And to the people who don't know why Next signed her, it probably has to do with this blog, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I don't get the haters who call you a wannabe and cry out in pain for your "whimsical" style from 2 years ago. What is fashion anyway? We all have our icons - models, actors, musicians, etc. We all evolve as people and of course it's our cultural influences that help us decide how to dress, act, whatever. There's 6 billion people in the world - not everyone is going to agree.

While our personal styles differ completely, and that dress in itself does not appeal to me, I'm still addicted to your blog. I think the pictures are great. Keep pushing boundaries and having fun!

How did you stood up straight in that without showing off everything? Haha.
But you're gorgeous though.

I think with Rumi's body, as it realistically isn't the body of models like Jessica Stam or Coca Rocha, it would be termed more 'athletic' in the modeling world. Yes, Rumi is very thin according to societal standards, but in modeling it's about extremes and her body doesn't quite hit the 'extreme'-thin-ness-in-proportion-to-extreme-height mark. As for the comment someone made about her legs being short in proportion to her body, again, I would have to disagree somewhat. The ratio of thigh length to calf length isn't short, but it's not what we typically see in editorial or runway. For the illusion of really long legs, the length of leg below the knee would have to be longer than the thigh. Check out any photo of a model's legs and you'll see it. Anything equal to or shorter than the thigh isn't acceptable for runway and most high-end books. Perhaps more in commercial which I will bet any amount of money will be where Rumi's spotlight will reside.

And of course Next signed her to capitalize on her blog success and her net following. People questionning that should know. In these modern days, it's all about the 'it' medium of entertainment and the interweb is IT. Blogs are still technically in their infancy but are exploding nonetheless so why wouldn't Next want a poster child for that? You either keep up with what's hot or take yourself out of the game now. Do you ask yourself why Next hasn't cleaned her up and had their guys take more streamlined, pro images of her? Because they want to keep her in the sort of rough, blogger-type niche. Bloggers as renegades, the 'wild childs,' the average but slightly elevated 'every-person.'

Now about her longevity in the modeling vein, I'm not sure I can be confident about that. If she were truly model-material she would have been discovered a long time ago. In her teens, as befits most high-profile models. She does live in Lala Land after all, and every conceivable nook of SoCal is swarming with industry people who want to take credit for discovering the next big thing. But, if anything, she will be pushed into a more commercial spotlight and touted as the Diablo Cody of the modeling world. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Hey, it's opening doors for her right? That's my 35-cents on the subject. You're welcome.

Wait, I want to slightly modify what I said about commercial being chiefly the area which she will be pushed in. No, I can see that plus possibly spreads in indie books like Nylon or Pop and maybe a walk down the runway as 'muse' of a designer who represents the X, Y or whatever- the youth generation. But she will be intro'ed as a 'blogger' just like Billy Bob, feisty as he is about it, is intro'ed as an actor before a musician.

-Anon 11.02