the year of the dragon

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

hope everyone had a fantastic NYE. mine was spent at home due to my inability to walk straight (I sprained my foot last thursday at avicii...which was bomb but the slippery sidewalks of san fran are the total opposite. so careless.)

2011 was a great year. so much happened. most were great, memorable, life-changing.

I'm looking forward to this new year. especially since it's my year: the dragon

here's what's awesome about this chinese astrological year:

Other years might seem to drag on, but the Year of the Dragon has the potential to breathe life-shaping fire, to be magical, even mythical. Keep one eye on the calendar and the other on the stars.

I'm ready to kill it in 2012

but before I do that, I want to remember all the good that's happened in 2011, so here's a look back at my year!

I began and ended the year with my favorite cousins/friends. funny how that worked out didn't it?

cheers

nicole is "priceless"

last wednesday, Nicole Richie came out to The Grove in LA for a book signing to promote her latest, "Priceless"

hoping that I would at least have one companion to travel to West Hollywood with to attend this once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity, my luck was shot as none of my LA friends were available. BUT I had a mission and nothing was going to stop me from meeting my celebrity girl crush. so I made the trek alone.. nervous, anxious, and so fucking excited.

thankfully, I got to Barnes a little early and the line wasn't extremely long, to my surprise. I waited for over an hour and finally...it was time to meet Nicole.

she's seriously even more gorg in person than she already is in pictures or tv...I heart her.

I'm about 5 chapters in and so far, so good! I honestly was not expecting much from her (or I guess, even her ghost writer's) writing skills but the story has me hooked and the dialog between the characters is very amusing and even hilarious at times. I can't wait to read what happens next!

until then, here's a bit of her latest from House of Harlow 1960 tribal collection:

really affordable and chic. to see the full line, visit the Trend Boutique

the sartorialist

october 22, 2009
beverly center terrace
los angeles, california
the sartorialist book signing
an unforgettable night.
it made my life (almost) complete.
c:



scott schuman is seriously one of the nicest people (famous figures) I have ever met, and I'm sure everyone that's attended a book signing can say the same.


each and every photo is so special.


free wine! and lots of desserts :)
p.s. do you like my a.wang inspired braid?


the crowd was so different from the typical LA vibe that I get every time I'm in hollywood. it was so refreshing to be part of a crowd that was (for the most part) so fashionable and cultured.

there were, however, a ton of aspiring bloggers that want to be "the next sartorialist"...please lol

more pictures to come soon! (aka once my friend uploads them onto facebook haha)


EDIT: MORE PICS!

scott and I sharing a moment :)


my loves