metallic purples and patchwork pastels

Say hi to my clogs! I've never featured them before but will be featuring in another blog post later so you'll get to see more detail. They're actually kind of hideous but give a good 1.5 inch platform. Painted my nails this metallic purple-blue last week and layered glitter over, Ke$ha inspired I guess but it's chipping now so I'll be playing around with some new color this week...

The shirt is thrifted from my 96th street store but it's so SOOO soft and smooth and comfy that I could live in it for a week. Except that might be kind of gross...anyway it also has a pretty cool silhouette from the side and all. The scarf's from JCP; don't know why I haven't really featured it yet since I actually wear it more than 24/7, it's SO warm and goes up to my ears and just keeps me sane during cold wintry days :)

sales treat(y)

Forever 21's always having sales. I mean, it's cheap enough as it is. But some of their leftover winter inventory got really cheap this weekend (and it's still going on!) so I spent more time than normal (as compared the daily once browse through) weeding through to see what items would make the cut.

 Also note: midterms season is here. Conclusion: online shopping study breaks were / are unavoidable, so a few quick clicks and some transitional items from winter to spring will soon befriend the rest of my closet :]

From left to right / top to bottom: 
Headphone Necklace  •   Sweet Treat Charm Necklace  •   Modern Sweater Cardigan
Fringed Shawl Cardigan   •   F1874 Sunglasses (in both shades)  •   Mushrooms Everywhere Ankle Socks
Distressed Leatherette Skirt  •   Tie Waist Sweater Cardigan w/ Hood

You can never go wrong with too many sunnies, especially when you're clutzy like me and sit on them so why not the plastic ones? Leatherette skirts = must for any closet, and the fringed rug like cardigan was too hobo perfect to pass up. I'm not usually a big sweater / cardigan person but the brown and black ones on the side were hooded so... go figure. And I have an obsession with socks. These are mushroom print. I love mushrooms... and cupcakes and headphones. :)

frumpty dumpty

trench - thrifted, 96 st | tank - sorority gear... ha | gloves - american apparel
 jeans, socks, & sunnies - f21 | scarf - gift from sister

Some days I wake up feeling like wearing really weird clothes and colors. Like a few days ago I was experiencing a post Vday need to wear red and pink even though twas a bitter 20 degrees out (but really sunny). So yeah I know I look ridiculous with the pink socks gray fingerless mittens and a rumpled up red trench (I don't have enough hangers, or hanging space, for that matter, in my closet...). I mean you can even see the crease lines. But I thought, screw it, I need my colors for today. The trench has potential for a très chic look but I don't have an iron. Can you even iron trench material? Whatever. I'm really digging the prints on my socks and fingerless gloves anyway. P.S. I look so... short. This is why I usually abide by my 4-in-minimum heel height rule ...

So yeah I guess this is hobovogue presents: frumpty look of the week.

vogue italia january 2011

Proof that Hunter boots DO go with everything!

And a testament to how absolutely stunning Keira Knightley is :]

layered yellow jackets over sheer prints

suede jacket - thrifted | old yellow jacket - vintage | sheer print tunic - f21 | boots - Hunter

Hunter boots go with everything. Okay maybe not but I like pretending that they do, especially when there's still ice out and I have a constant fear that I might trip and fall and die and get cold, wet feet. Anyway I think they're pretty rockin with my suede yellow brown jacket, even more so with this pastel washed out soft jacket inside (notice the cool round gold buttons), and then obviously with some semi sheer tunic to top it off. I can't seem to stop wearing sheer even in winter.... god what a terrible addiction. But sheer always looks so ethereal when the sun bursts through (aka in NYC when it can be 15 degrees out but yet still sunny as hell. I mean, it gets even sunnier than it did back home in Sunnyvale. Ha, witty I know...)

PS. My blog got a facelift! Kind of. Decided its ugliness was too potent for the time being, so a mini-upgrade for the moment.
May re-vamp completely within the next month or so...

craftsiness & southern fooding

I tried going for a run a few days ago in Riverside Park ... lazied along. Ended up picking up some of these cool tree bur seed things that I'm making into a crown. Decorated with Michael's glitter glue (click here!) - totally Ke$ha inspired. Will post photos when I'm done but still trying to figure out the wiring :)

Lunched at Miss Mamie's Spoonbread (clickie!) which has the most adorable interior inside! It was so bright today so the colors just really popped and it felt so homie. My first plate of chicken & waffles ever, drenched in syrup and all buttered up. Nom nom nom...

happy vday!

It's feeling like 70 degrees in NYC today and I woke up to a gorgeous sunrise. I guess that's a good enough Valentine's day for me =) ♥

skirt cape dress

Skirt that I thrifted from my trusty 96th street thrift shop. Worn as a cape on Halloween and re-worn here as an over the shoulder top / dress. Functional, right? :) The necklace is a combo of large hoops courtesy of my friend Margaret, a keychain with a stone on it, and the original necklace chain minus owl charm.

And my friend got a free zebra manicure at Topshop today. Dying from how cool it is so I had to post it... ahhh jealous!

new bidz on the block :)

Okay so not the most fashion-oriented post but we have our new biddies, 48 Alpha Etas and they're all SO GORGEOUS. Probably the most exciting night of the week so far :) Also, note that our tanks are pretty much rainbow. Hobo heaven? :)

candlelit rings

Some rings from forever 21 and 34th street/broadway, christmas magic scented candles, and College Walk lights to go along with everything :) 

photo diary of an insomniac

[ 1 ] View from my dorm on Broadway & 114th looking downtown.

[ 2 ] View "................" looking uptown (Harlem!).

[ 3 ] Glitter, stars, and wish bottles (classy Ke$ha) & stone keychains from my childhood.

[ 4 ] Cool silhouette of my bracelet chain thing.

[ 5 ] Bracelet chain thing, worn with dangling $1 earrings and my hooded wizard coat.

[ 6 ] The room & my new haircut. (Actually it's the same hair just 5 in shorter).

[ 7 ] Fending off panic attacks for my 9 am interview by boppin to "Princess Ke$ha."

Productive, right? Anyway I don't have clothes for this summer internship interview tomorrow that's at 9:00 am.
I think it's supposed to be business casual. (Aka non-existent in a hobo closet, damn). Oopsies. :[