florals

(coat: h&m. cardigan: h&m. dress: anthropologie. jeans: pure blue japan. shoes: fairy tales are true/urban outfitters.)

Floral patterns have been very popular for a while now, but I hadn't quite taken to the trend. Every time I looked for a well-fitting, anti-gaudy floral dress and print-I wound up empty-handed... and with a larger distaste for the look. I think I have found my happy medium.

I purchased this dress off of eBay.com, but it was originally from Anthropologie. I was excited to find the dress, because it was no longer being sold in stores or on the website when I gathered the gall to buy it. Despite my initial excitement, I have hardly worn the dress. There is just something about it that doesn't stand out or pop about.

Today I realized it makes a MUCH better shirt. This way I get a twist on the floral trend with the Indian inspired floral design, AND a cute shirt. What do you think?

-off to the grocery with my lover,
Dani

Pure Blue Japan

I'm so excited to start the evolution of my new jeans :]
(purchased from blueingreensoho.com)

-Yay for quality clothing,
Dani

freedom of expression

I shoot with a Nikon D1h. It's outdated, but it shines with a good lens. Being behind a camera, or even in front of it (sometimes, both!) is exhilarating for me. Photography has become my outlet to clarity. With the interest in photography came the interest of different types of photography, including fashion photography. Seeing all of these beautiful men and women dressed in their designer threads inspired me to become a little more conscious about my own wardrobe. If only, I had the riches to buy the designer threads I lust over...

As you can probably see, I like to play with my pictures to create a crisper, more fun composition. Photoshop has become one of my best friends-shooting in RAW opens so many doors to a clearer editing process.

A tiny snippet of my ever-growing "lookbook". It's a compilation of photographs, featuring me, where a good photo & a chic sense of style meet. I admit, I am not an incredibly "trendy" person-but I hate that word anyway. Fashion and art are all about the "freedom of expression". My style is, of course, drawn from inspiration around me-but it is my own, and it is what I am comfortable in. So enjoy :)

-The start of a great relationship haha,

Dani

Me llama Dani

(wearing: eternity scarf, h&m. mock collared jacket, h&m. green loose sweater, urban outfitters. skater dress, american apparel. patterned tights, target. angel wings, at birth.)

I'm the eldest of the two bloggers you'll come to know fairly intimately through photography and other forms of creative expression. Olivia, my co-blogger, and myself have endeavored the fashion blogging world once before-our small attempts were smashed by an inconvenient advertisement virus. Needless to say, we're relentless to get our voices heard. Our motives are pure and similar, but creatively unique. We hope you come to enjoy our posts and become avid readers :).

With our mission stated (hehe), allow me to introduce a little more about myself:

I've been lucky enough to travel out of the country and experience small tastes of world culture, which has inspired my tastes and interests in fashion, photography, and writing. I graduated in 2007 and am now attending college for a major in Sociology and a minor in photojournalism-this may change due to my growing love for photography. Having taken a year off of school after high school, I've come to realize how valued higher education is and should be. I'm struggling through my first year, at a community college, and it scares me that I'm not ready for this yet. There are a few priorities that need rearranging in my life before I give up, however-and I am determined to do well in school.

I'm incredibly liberal, but hold a moderate leveled head. I spent a large portion of my childhood denying reality-I've since grown from my past mistakes and have the ability to reconcile my past blemishes. I do so everyday by waking up with a clean slate... and realizing that I have complete control over myself-that no matter how hard it seems or how down I get, I can always lift myself back up.

I'm a lover, and I try to find a way to love every aspect of our world. 

-Starting over,

Dani