Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic: Pedal To The Metal

Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic

The daily chronicle of a fashion-and-beauty obsessed, style-writing, pseudo-Angeleno who made her way from the Great White North to La-La Land -- otherwise known as Los Angeles, California -- and back again. Till the next big city calls out her name, that is.

: Name: Haute Hippie; Location: Everywhere and anywhere

I'm a Vancouverite who moonlighted as an Angeleno. My momma is the best in the entire world, and I'll argue you hoarse on that one. I've been in love only once in my life. The East Coast calls me but the West Coast is in my blood. Social butterflies -- and party animals -- are a great species. Fashion and writing will be the death of me, but what a way to go. Carine Roitfeld is fabulous. I would die a painful death if art, design, photography, fashion, music and dancing did not exist. Always kind of wondered why Smurfette was the only girl in town. I can't draw. Absolutely believe everything happens for a reason. I feel so lucky to have the girlfriends that I do. I'm a total sun baby. Think I might be a workaholic. I may have slight road rage. Ice cream and hockey are religions. I buy too many glossy magazines. Nothing beats someone with a killer sense of humor. Chivalry is really not dead. I'm a victim of minor vertigo and a serious lead foot. Always up for meeting people from paths different than mine and crossing paths with old friends. At the very end of it all, I want to be able to look back and say: Yeah, I sure lived a damn good life.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Pedal To The Metal

Rings are my thang.

Big, chunky cocktail rings that are pretty much in-your-face, flaunting just how huge they are.

I thought my massive gold and clear lucite (okay, plastic) ring took the cake, but as of today, these ones from Its No Name have usurped the title.

If you like silver, gold, platinum and science, check out the Period Table of Elements flavor these babies have. The price tags are $205, $2200 and $6500 respectively (can't put a price on science, of course), depending on the price of commodities upon your order. They take 2 - 4 weeks to be hand-crafted.

I'm an AU and PT girl myself -- as in gold and platinum.

Always did kind of dig chemistry class.

I'm Lovin' it: Got time to waste this Friday afternoon at 2pm in Vancity? Then sign up for the Useless Toy Boat Race #2, sponsored Livestock, Addict, The Hundreds and other cool cats. It's going down at Emery Barnes Park at Richards and Davie, which is right around the corner from my apartment. Hmmmm....

I'm Over it: Goddamit! I overcooked my steak.

Shot of the Day: Love this one! Garret Louie (aka.GMAN), a cut & SHOW-er, poses at his Timebomb headquarteres with ?uestlove from The Roots, who was in town at Shine a few weeks ago.