Fresh Princess

It's been unseasonably warm and I'm kinda mad about it because we didn't really get a winter... but not mad not to take advantage of these really great mom jeans I found at Village Discount for like 2 bucks. 

i found that hat (on top it says "LIFE IS FUN") in my hat box (apparently that was a thing in my closet... w/e kwl) and i guess its from when i was a baby G.

yup it definitely is

also my spoken word team did hella well in Louder Than A Bomb, chicago's teen poetry festival, so i was reppin' summa dat pride

we r a girl gang don't mess

got some converse kicks, some old athletic socks, and my mom's grungy long-sleeved shirt undaneath my tshirt.

the day these pictures were taken, caroline and lili and I went to harper foods to get three things: hot cheetos, chocolate whole milk (ya i k tell me about it) and sour skittles

we had a tea party in carrotsline's backyard but it was more like a feast

POETRY IZ POWER

got my usual maxwell street market bracelets/ buddhist prayer beadz

this whole day i felt like will smith in fresh prince so i decided to be a little more girly with pigtail braidz and some kitschy old hair baubles, or whatever they're called (my cousin used to call them "pretties")

don't ask me to recite the fresh prince theme song/rap because I WILL

w3st ph1l@d3lph1@, born n raised

--stefa

sweet!

It's the last full week of winter quarter.

Winter was weird and warm and kind of gross. I always try and convince myself that I really like winter. But I don't. I just really want to have a picnic and go biking and read outside and relax! Is that too much to ask for?

So here's a bit of an inspiration post to get PUMPED for Spring. I'm keeping my fingers triple crossed that it will be nice and warm and not too windy or rainy. But I hope it's not TOO nice that I can't stand being inside at school more than usual. Internal conflicts...

 unknown, Vlada Rosylakova at louis vuitton spring/summer 2007, tea, punch bowl unknown, Let it Grow and Let it Grow Again by Wednesday Morning, unknown flowers

Also, this song has been stuck in my head...

He Loves You Not by Dream

love, C

Wish List: Witchy Rings

I'm a bit of a ring freak. A few months ago I went from one or two regular, everyday rings to, like, seven. I went driving with a driving instructor the other day, and he told me about the wedding ring he was buying his fiancé, a burlesque dancer/ stripper. She designed it and it apparently has a sun and moon and stars on it, as well as rare gemstones they had to fly to Belgium to pick up. (did I mention he is a 60-year-old white guy with a Chicago accent, 18-inch-long dreads, and few albums out with a reggae band he plays the guitar for?) Anyway, my latest obsession has now become witchy, moon-and-stars kinda rings. After much internet scouring, I came up with a few different sources of inspiration for either when i eventually get engaged and need to design a witchy wedding ring or when I next feel the need to buy a load of rings.

First and foremost, you have your thick-banded, engraved rings:

And your cut-out ring: 

your occult and paganism-symbols emblazoned ring:

Then you have your thin-banded, detailed rings:

(that's supposed to be the moon's face, lawl)

Then you have your rings with "gemstones" in them:

Then you have what are apparently called "gypsy" rings (I apologize for the racial epithet!!!):

i also stumbled across this really cool online shop that sells really cheap "gypsy" rings like these, which I thought were sufficiently "magick"-al looking:

the best part about witchy rings is that when you're wearing them, you'll probably feel like you're wielding some immense power or like you've suddenly gained the ability to perform black magic. start looking for that one ring to rule them all! 

--stefa

staring at the northern star

This stuff is super old-- from fall 2011 when Caroline and I were well on our way to what we thought would be a sweater-swaddled winter. Boy were we wrong.

aghhh what an uneventful outfit. The sweater is my from one o mah bros. It is wonderful and itchy and 100% wool! I found the beret in my house, lucky day! Tights are from somewhere, socks were found in my house and the shoes were mah Momma's!

My hair looks so strawberry blonde!

Vintage Levi's jacket, Plastic Constellations band t-shirt from my bruthas, navy and dark-green flannel from my older brother, boy scout belt from my other older brother, mom's chico's maxi skirt under a F21 witchy/lace maxi, betsy johnson socks and creepers from demonia.

black lipstick from wet n wild (which i got on sale at CVS right after halloween!), anthropologie earrings, necklaces are from claire's, vintage key and everything else.

(my hair has changed so much since then!)

keep kneelin' to the frozen lights!

-stefa n carrotsline

LISA JANK

Hi guys!

More outfits today because we love you all. All you internet people you!

 Stefania is a hobo

 WOooOoooOOOO!! My outfit! Thrifted velvet overalls (Stefania bought them but she gave them to me and then I cut them this morning!), thrifted shirt, Costco leggings, dollar store hair clips, sticker from Blick

 ehehh!!

There's so much more to the shirt. But later, my friends. Patience is a virtue.

Friendship bracelet was a gift and I made the heart bracelet at camp. I HAVE FRIENDS OKAY?

So so so so wormy

I have awesome hair. Be jealz

caroline is that reindeer dog from the grinch --stefa

love, us

when i'm with you, i have fun

omg why is this the worst picture of me ever i look like an old man farting i think i was trying to do a bitchface but like i'm just weird-looking so

anyway i was trying to look cute today but still grungy as per usual so i grabbed an army green tanktop from targét boutique and this awesome tan/camel thermal from my hoard of thermals (also from target, coincidentally) and i wore it with my mom's chico's maxi-skirt (lol@chicos-- does anyone still go there?) and my token brown leather belt that i also stole from my mom.

my hella old, beat-up docs (BUT YOU CANT TELL THAT THEY ARE COOL AND USED BECAUSE THEY ARE PATENT LEATHER -_______-) and one of the two pairs of socks my dad gave to me last night :,) my parents are so kind

boobz! ear cuff from JFR (cheap shit!), socially conscious hoop earrings made from repurposed bullet fragments (apparently santa got hella earthy n artsy this year), buddhist prayer beads bracelet from the art institute gift shop, saint bracelet from maxwell street market.

 Woo! My turn, I guess... notice the enthusiasm! And Stefania's recurring shadow...

 Looking down at my shoes because I'm 2kewl 2 look at the camera. 

Thrifted sweater (VILLAGE DISCOUNT WADDUP), pants from H&M, Momma's boots

 the deets!

 stefania iz kyute

We love sitting on the ground! In the Chicago cold! Yaaaay black bootzzz

bffz4lyfe

 DIY nail art by Stefania! cut letters out of old graded papers, do a clear coat, stick on the letters, do another clear coat, et voila! your nails can be as raw as mine! but hopefully your thumbs will look less like penises :)

--stefa n carrotsline