Simone Army Jacket

Adding this to my wish list, nice and mannish and different enough from what I’ve been wearing lately. And while I’m at it a Missoni bikini for my trip to Hawaii in a couple weeks. But for now it’s packing a zillion winter layerables in my suitcase for Tokyo tomorrow. If only I could focus on something other than Polyvore.

photos by Colin Sokol

Norcal! Enjoying an average latte in an above average setting. You can’t always have both.

I bought this Rag & Bone top this past weekend at Barney’s in San Francisco..I’ve been meaning to get it online for months now without ever actually following through with the final click so I did a miniature pounce when I saw it there on the fourth floor. Dressing like you’re asleep is as addicting as it is socially confusing.

(vintage leather dress, Celine wedges, Cobrashop sunglasses)

A day in Malibu in one of my favorite dresses..for how dramatic it is, there are so many ways to style it. I think this must be the fourth or fifth time I’ve worn it on here. The calm glaze over these photos seems to have nothing to do with LA’s Santa Ana windstorm yesterday…saw so many uprooted trees just in Los Feliz and Silver Lake, some of them surely at least a hundred years old, entire blocks are without power and cars wind around typically calm streets with no traffic signals to obey..such a weird vibe in the air. And talk about a creepy soundtrack to sleep to. But least my Internet is back now.

Complete lack of insulation in my place notwithstanding, the couple weeks I’ve been in LA this month have been blissfully level 1 winter chill. Enough sunshine to not get depressed but the occasional legitimate cause to wear real coats and tights. Some random shots here to illustrate the matter.

photos by Bryanboy

(Lands of Eden striped knit, Zara trousers, Burberry wedges, Proenza Schouler bag, Ray-ban sunglasses)

Covering every last inch of skin + the trusty side staredown make it all about the shoes.

I love this sweater from new-ish Japanese brand Lands of Eden with it’s indecisive hem and bunchy sleeves. Worn with black wool trousers rather than, say…denim shorts gives it a more focused look. There’s this very specific recurring trend in my closet for red striped items that I’ve just become aware of, I think this makes for the third? The delusion that this is an attractive thing to do may be related to the fact that I’ve never sat down to watch Nightmare on Elm Street.