S.O Fashion

2017-08-28T19:29:00.001-07:00

All Hail Kaling ✌️

2015-06-18T08:54:00.002-07:00

Holy shit yes ! I knew it!

Okay so i have 13% left on my computer battery so this is going to be the speediest post ever but Mindy Kaling, aka:goddess of the world, just said what everyone in Hollywood is to scared to say.
On film sex scenes aren't actually that bad to film.
Here is a quote from her book that advocates for dry humping and other fun things:

"I am here to tell you they're all lying," she writes. "Every last one of 'em... Obviously onscreen sex is not actual penetrative sex, but, as any religious high schooler will tell you, simulating sex can be pretty damn enjoyable as well."
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Not only is it fun to crawl around in bed and bond with your scene partner, adds Kaling, but you're lit and shot so beautifully that you don't mind the crew watching you. "By the end of the shooting day, you'll wish there were more people there."

What a Lady Boss.
Finally someone debunks the myth. Glad we can all be honest.

All Hail Mindy.

SOF.xo

Cheesy Gooey Luxury

2015-06-13T13:18:00.000-07:00

So I'm sort of stuck in the dark ages of e-mail i use Yahoo .. at least some people say it's the dark ages. The one thing i love about yahoo is the news stories on my way to my dreaded e-mail.
not sure why but i dread opening e-mails.

However those news stories are great... especially when they're about grilled cheese.

So there is a restaurant in NYC called Serendipity 3 and they serve a 214.00$ grilled cheese. I repeat a 214.00$ GRILLED CHEESE.

The Quintessential Grilled Cheese features layers of the extremely rare Caciocavallo Podolico cheese which is aged in special caves.

The bread itself is baked using Dom Perignon Champagne and brushed with truffle oil that contains flecks of edible gold. White truffle butter is also smothered on the slices before its stuck on the grill.

The extravagant snack must be ordered at least 48 hours in advance to give chefs at the exclusive Serendipity 3, based in New York, plenty of time to prepare the masterpiece.

Its edges are then covered in 24-carat gold leaf and the sandwich is served with a tomato and lobster bisque which is presented in a baccarat crystal glass.

How insane is this.

I so desperately want to try this sandwich ... especially since I'm currently starving. Ha!

Featured below are some of the photos of this glorious masterpiece.

SOF.xo

Welcome to new found hardship

2015-06-03T19:54:00.001-07:00

So by now we all know Bruce Jenner is no more.. Caitlyn has sprung and she is confident and strong and beautiful.

The cover for Vanity Fair is absolutely amazing it sheds light on something so many people struggle with... being their true selves. Whether this is a gender association issue or a sexuality thing or even not being comfortable with yourself we've understood some sort of hardship or trouble... but here's the thing.
Caitlyn emerged and all anyone is talking about is ... her appearance ? seriously...
She goes through an extremely changing and difficult part of her life and we're analyzing her breasts and wrinkles and general appearance, not to be blunt but are you fucking kidding me ?
She looks great but more than that she is stronger than most people out there, myself included.

[In case you missed it Jon Stewart had a thing or two to say about this]
People will always have negative things to say but that's because they are rude and mean spirited and immature. truth. some people will never understand what it takes.

I applaud Caitlyn she has shown such strength and has given others encouragement to be their own selves.
I hope she continues empowering others the same way Laverne Cox has.

However please note that Caitlyn's transgender coming out is far from the norm. The statistics for transgender people are devastating.
To read up about the reality of their world click here for additional information.

F-f-f-f-f-fierce

SOF.xo
ps go be you . go be happy, kill em' with kindness.

Mossin

2015-06-03T08:03:00.000-07:00

When you think of the number one supa model in this world who is it ... Kate Moss right ?
Now that we've gotten that little tid bit out of the way, let's talk about this interview she's recently done with Nick Knight. She's candid and cool and she does't agree with the interviewer on everything like some interviewee's do.

She talks about Mario Sorrenti and his obsession with her and at first it seems a little bit over drawn but then you open up google and you find the images that she refers to and you think ... holy shit he was seriously obsessed. Even capturing her on the loo.

It's interesting because i think we all have this idea of what she's supposed to be like but you open an interview and you see her and hear the things she says and she seems so unfazed by her fame and notoriety. She's grateful but she seems so passé about it which makes her even more cool for not caring - she's real.

Here are some snipers from other interviews of hers that i've found and likes. its strange to think of her as a person and not just an icon. she expands into reality.

INTERVIEW: Does that mean you, like your fellow countrymen and women, were excited beyone belief about Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge delivering a future king to England?

MOSS: I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.

INTERVIEW: Have you met the Queen?

MOSS: Yeah, I have.

INTERVIEW: Still, a runway the first few times must have been daunting.

MOSS: When I started, a lot of the models were still doing their own makeup. Now that's just unheard of. Now you'd never go in and do your own makeup before a show. I never did that—I couldn't. The first time I went to Paris for John [Galliano]'s show, no one knew that I was even a model. All the girls were lined up, and I remember Stéphane Marais said to me, "Are you in the show?" I said, "Yeah." He's like, "Who are you in the show?" I said, "I'm Lolita." He's like, "Oh my god, get her done quick." [laughs] I was just sitting there all day. I'd been there since, like, 10 in the morning. They just didn't take me for a model.

SOF.xo

Re designed & Re-inclined

2015-06-02T07:24:00.000-07:00

Well crap.
Here goes this blog of mine!

I used to write on this thing so often when I was younger. I used to talk about fashion and artists and things going on in my life; but it would appear life got in the way of what I like/love, isn't that how it always goes.

To be completely honest, I sort of hated the branding of my blog. I liked it as something I created on illustrator but it wasn't really a representation of me.
I've changed the look of the blog to give it a more " this is my diary where I write all my interests" kind of look. I feel re-inspired to educate myself about all the things going in the world because I now feel as though I have an honest space where I can write about my opinions, it feels quite great.

So... I hope when I write you'll understand that its coming straight from me.
If you have any interesting topics you'd like to see on the blog let me know !

SOF.xo

The royal crazy

2015-03-11T21:23:00.002-07:00

I'm quite tired.

I had my appendix removed about a month ago and i've had a billion small annoying complications. it really sucks.
I've been so tired, i swear all i do is eat and sleep.
i ate 4 bags of mini popcorn tonight. i'm not really ashamed as i should be.
As i ate said four bags i watched The Royal Tenenbaums; one of my favourite movies. Ben Stiller is amazing, as I get older he gets more handsome.

Not really sure what this post is supposed to be about, I watched this movie called Ask Me Anything with Britt Robertson.
In it she does loads of blogging and well it made me miss putting down all my thoughts here. The only thing thats different between us is: she wants to be famous for no reason. i don't want that; if ever i become a note worthy person i want it to be for a great reason. Like the small acts of daily kindness i try and accomplish or for my mediocre sewing skills, or my love of inspiring and motivating people, or quite possibly for my ability to throw some words together and move people. Or my ability to eat four bags of popcorn.

Gwyneth Paltrow just makes me want to wear Lacoste tennis dresses. aka i'm about to do some online browsing.

Seeing as it's midnight and i'm exhausted and this post is going nowhere i think i should go to bed. however, i will try and blog tomorrow.

Theres so many things to say and do .

I hope your night or morning is amazing and i hope you realize that you are loved.

Ciao fellow humans.

S.O.F

Stay in : Watch & Relax.

2015-01-27T07:31:00.000-08:00

So it is freezing cold, most of the big cities have been hit with a great deal of frost and snow. I recommend if you have the option to stay home. However even if you can't stay home during the day this list will provide you with some great watching material.

I love movies, however sometimes i get quite restless through whilst watching. So here is a list of movies, cliche or not, that i have enjoyed in one way or another. Note these are not the only movies i like these are just a few of them !

1. Almost Famous
I could watch this movie on repeat. From the incredible soundtrack to Kate Hudson playing one of my favourite characters thus far in my life, this is quality cinema.
The movie tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The best part is that this film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone. You know that the situations you're viewing have some traction to them because he has real experience in this area.
I recommend everyone see this movie once ... or twice.

Kate Hudson as Penny Lane in Almost Famous, she is mesmerizing.

2. The Spectacular Now
This movie was good, it felt a little bit like every other teen movie but it brought up some themes that i feel we don't always see in those other movies. It brought up ideas of self worth and how we project ourselves upon there, it brought up themes in a more serious way. However, i will say Shailene's character kind of drove me crazy with the amount of laughing she does i still think it's a worth seeing, not only because i'm fan of hers but also because you can see her grow as an actress.

Sutter and Aimee having an awkward moment.

3. The Way We Were

Okay so I think there's 2 types of people in this world, people who like Barbara Streisand and people who don't. This Movie is for both groups of people, if you don't like her this movie will make you like her, and if you already have a love for Barbara, then this love will just deepen. This flick is about a politically active Jewish girl, meets Hubbell Gardiner the popular boy with a hidden talent in writing & literature. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet again and, despite their obvious differences, marry. Hubbell wants to be a screenwriter, so the two move to California despite Katie's objections. They prosper there, but as the Hollywood blacklist looms, Katie's activism threatens her husband's reputation.

P.S: I have been known to declare that in this movie there is the most sexually charged non sexual scene of Hubbell tying Katie's shoe- yes I'm serious; the scene is a must see.

Yes the outfits are this good throughout the ENTIRE movie.

Well there you have it a few movies that i'm currently liking.
Check them out or don't but seriously they're quite good and they'll keep you captivated.

Adios Amigos.

Stay warm: wrap yourself in blanket like a little taco.

SOF

Save your money on Organic shit.

2015-01-25T08:57:00.003-08:00

Eating healthy is a great thing but sometimes it can be a little expensive.
And what is worse than spending money on groceries and then seeing them shrivel up and die... not a lot.
So featured below is a sweet grocery checklist and a sweet how to store grocery list.
There are so many tools out there to assist us in eating healthy and staying healthy but it's up to us to use them.
Remember the healthier you eat, the healthier you crave. It's science.

SOF

Meals of the Great: Results

2015-01-19T13:57:00.002-08:00

Ok so about a week ago i wrote the post Meals of the Great, this is the follow up - the result.
If you haven't read it just click here.

Ok to start here are the images of the Bell Jar meal. Esther Greenwood and her obsession with avocados encouraged me to make Crab stuffed avocados.

Recipe
1 Large pear avocado
5 oz Fresh crab
Grape tomatoes
Celery
Scallion
Mayonnaise
Curly italian parsley
1/2 Tsp of paprika

Start by draining the crab meat.Then chop it up into little pieces.Then chop up all the ingredients seen up above.Mix it all together.

Note: i didn't really measure how many tomatoes or celery i put in etc... i just judged how busy the mixture looked, and depending on what you prefer you can alter the recipe slightly.

Secondly, was the first meal from Ernest Hemingways Garden of Eden- David Bourne eats a delicious breakfast of Soft Boiled Eggs with Fresh Raspberry Preserve and Brioche.

Recipe
2 Large eggs
3 Slices of brioche
2 Tablespoons of raspberry preserve
2 Squares of fresh butter

Start by boiling water, when water is boiled put the eggs (shell still on) in the water.
While the eggs are boiling toast the bread, we want everything ready at the same time.
Prepare your raspberry jam in a little dish.
After 6 minutes the eggs will be done.
Remove them from the water and place them in egg cups.
When the toast is buttered, break the tops of the eggs and start dipping that bread!

Lastly is the meal David Bourne eats once his marriage has essentially fallen apart. He eats a very manly meal of Plat aver Jambon and English Mustard.
So the meal can be interpreted a couple different ways, i interpreted it as such.

Recipe
2 Slices of egg bread
2 Fresh slices of ham
1/2 Cup of vinegar
2 Tbp of english or hot mustard
1 Large egg

Ok so, i poured the vinegar into a pot of water and brought it to a boil. The vinegar will help bind the egg. Then i cracked the egg into the water, Note: keep the egg gently swishing in the pot, otherwise it will cling to the bottom of the pot. While your swishing the egg roast the ham in a pan. Make the slices nice and thin (this is my preference) while all of this is going on you should be toasting the bread.
Remove the egg after about 3 minutes.
Butter the bread, remove the ham, put some mustard into a jar and get ready to enjoy.

To make everything better here was my little helper. Don't worry she didn't taste test , she just encouraged :)

S.O.F

Happy cooking

Winter soups for the soul

2015-01-16T11:09:00.000-08:00

So Winter is upon us and needless to say some of us don't love it. One of the hardest parts of winter , other than leaving the house, is eating right. We all let our inner bear shine through and we eat our faces off.

One of my favourite foods during the winter ... and well... the summer, is soup.

It's a healthy smorgasbord in a bowl, and it's incredibly easy to make.

So here is a great chart that I personally love that will help you eat right and eat warm during the winter.

psssst my fave is the coconut curry.

Happy feasting.

S.O.F

Warby Parker Spring 2015 Unveiling

2015-01-13T21:44:00.000-08:00

Drum Roll Please..... ba dum ba dum bum da dum.

So remember when you were a kid and you would see kids with braces, crutches, or a cast and you'd be thinking to yourself "Man i want a broken leg , ugh i want braces"
Remember what it was like when you went to the optometrist and you LIED and said you couldn't read the letters because you really really wanted glasses. Well get ready for that feeling all over again.

Warby Parker has given me a sneak peek into their SS15 Collection and it is Great.(note the capital)

So if you don't know much about the company let me break it down for you: a handful of very attractive people (scruff, good style and even better glasses) started designing your glasses they way they know you want them. They've taken over a niche in the market where there used to be nobody, in their words they have " [...] circumvented traditional channels , designing glasses in-house, and engaging with customers directly, we’re able to provide higher-quality, better-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the going price."You get what you want for the price you want.

BUT WAIT! (it gets better...)

Not only are they making glasses that we North Americans want to wear, but they are also providing children in third world countries with glasses. In fact they have now donated over 1'000'000 pairs of glasses. Yea, they're good looking do gooders. Click here for the full breakdown.

Alright so back to what you came here for, Spring 2015.

Their SS15 season is inspired by the sea; this means nautical touches, salt water matte finishes, jelly fish inspired colour flecks etc. They have created a story without being too literal, which is great.
I love colourful frames , I love when there's more than one colour in a frame because it adds intrigue to whomever is wearing them, and for that i love this collection.

Featured below are my pick of the litter, the strongest and most interesting frames.

Haskell in Crystal

Ok here is one of my favorites, such a simple pair of glasses yet we never see anything like this. They're clear, no colour debacle no questioning what colour to pick or whether or not they'll go with the majority of what's in your wardrobe. They're clean and classic and as crystal as the water we hope to see when we go to the beach. They're a must have.

Sullivan Saltwater Mattewith Red Seaweed Matte

I really like the Sullivan's in this colour scheme, it walks the border between that 70's show and a cool guy. This teal and mohagony combination are a little bit retro, but, with throwing in a matte finish it adds a modern touch that helps to keep you from looking like you swiped your dads old frames, they add a little "je ne said quoi".

Theo Striped Beach

Every collection needs a couple pieces to help fill the collection, what I mean by this is that there's some items that are designed to tie things together, Striped Beach is one of them. These glasses are designed with the safe but interesting person in mind. These glasses are great because they're more than just your tortoise feel, they're lighter than that, they add light to the face. Great as a staple pair of glasses, not a pair to wear if you're trying to blow us away with your coolness.

Brooks Striped Pacific

These are so cool. They look like the beach. They remind me of the depths of the ocean; I immediately think of deep sea divers and how the water looks if they were to look up at the sky while still deep below the surface. This is a deep pair of frames, and the frame is manly enough for any man and modern enough for any woman. 5 stars.

Carnaby Burnt Lemon Tortoise

Ok weird name but it's not the frame composition i'm crazy about it's the shape. These glasses have a touch of cat eye flare without screaming "i love the 60's ", and yet they're still very 'unisexy' (sexy for men and women). The only thing i wish was that they were a little bit more narrow through the bottom for the ladies. Great and incredibly interesting mens frames.

Carnaby Blue Coral

I love all the added tones in these glasses but I wish they were a little bit more see through, or that the tones of brown were a little bit lighter. This teal clarity is really beautiful and the inspiration is clear but i feel like the darkness falls a wee bit flat against such a great colour, I would've gone with a sandier brown- but still a favourite.

Daisy Aurelia Tortoise

These glasses are the shit. They remind me of a pearls luminescence. The frame works well with the colors as it's quite neutral and not too crazy. But please take some more time to admire the colors: the sandy peach, this aquatic lavender, the dark hues that add some depth. These glasses will bring out your inner mermaid, and as women let's be honest that's almost all we want in this world.

All in all I would say Warby Parker killed it this season, they're creative and a little bit more risky than what we normally see; not too mention there is a great sense of harmony within the collection.

However, a collection would not be any fun without a couple not so great pieces so here are the glasses we recommend you stay away from.

Archie in Citron

The frame isn't terrible its more the colour that's off. It looks as though it was meant to be one color and the sun accidentally washed it out. We also fear the colour could wash you out, and well... we don't want you to drown behind these frames, so stay away.

Oak Barrel

The frame shape is great, its the colour that isn't working for us- it's just so flat and expected. If the collection is all about spring, these glasses give off too much of a summer school, stay home and read kind of vibe.

Stick to the top portion of this article and it's all smooth sailing from here.

Happy Seeing ?

S.O.F

Sorry for thinking about my face.

2015-01-12T13:37:00.000-08:00

Part I (of Many)

I'm a deep thinker, at least by my standards; i think about everything all the time , i can never just see something as surface deep.

I honestly put my makeup on this morning and thought to myself with a very frustrated self narrative "why the *@%# do we even put this shit on our face? "
we put this on our faces to hide the bags under our eyes or to make our lashes look longer or to make our cheeks look flushed etc etc etc.

The happiest i've probably ever been in terms of with myself and feeling comfortable was probably when i was in Costa Rica. I wasn't just happy because i was on vacation or because i was with my family, i was happy because societies expectations were lifted off of me. I didn't wear any makeup and i felt totally different- better... almost happier with myself.

Yea, seriously.

Every day we wake up and we look in the mirror, we don't always (or even usually) think nice things.
We think "Holy shit look at that zit" "Woah my hair is a mess" "Ugh look at my bags" or a hundred other things that probably don't make us feel better about ourselves. I hate it so much i can't even put enough power into a written sentence to describe just how much i hate it.

I wish women felt more powerful and strong i wish there weren't expectations for us to wear such simple things as mascara and cover up (WTF am i supposed to cover up my face my zits so that i can pretend i'm perfect well that's not realistic.)
I wish that when we didn't wear makeup people didn't looks at us and say "you look tired" ; is there a question hidden in there, are you trying to see if i did something cool last night ? come at me bro.

I think it's sad that most of us "abide" by these standards; and that we think we look better with it on.

Tonight i have a challenge for you, take of all your makeup and really look at yourself , look at your eyes, your nose and your cheeks , look at any "imperfections" (◁ Worlds shittiest word) and admire yourself.

Because let me tell you, the majority of the standards that are out there are stupid anyways.

We need to start loving ourselves for who we are, as we are.

"symmetrical faces correlate with long term mental performance^[39] and are an indication that a man has experienced "fewer genetic and environmental disturbances such as diseases, toxins, malnutrition or genetic mutations" while growing.^[39] Since achieving symmetry is a difficult task during human growth, requiring billions of cell reproductions while maintaining a parallel structure, achieving symmetry is a visible signal of genetic health."

S.O.F

Sia's - Elastic Heart.& cold jets

2015-01-11T11:02:00.000-08:00

alrighty , lets talk about Sia.
lets talk about how everybody needs to cool their jets.

I have this theory, and my theory goes like how you perceive something says more about you due to your perception than it necessarily does about what you're observing. Granted this theory only really works on things that are abstract or more artsy fartsy than direct.

example Sia's video , for all those people seeing pedophilia you need to give your head and shake and shake that thought right out.
it is a contemporary abstract dance . and if anything, what i'm seeing is Shia Laboeuf representing malice and Maddie represents the woman who is trying to rid herself of this badness that is associated with him.

Forget that she is a child and he is a grown man , if everything in this video represents something than their age shouldn't be taken so directly maybe sia just thought they could convey the right emotion. People love to look for the extreme and this is not a video where we should just jump to conclusions.

The video is called Elastic Heart right... elastic like pulling away and snapping back in and pulling away and getting snapped back in. At the end she gets away from this person who is doing her harm but let me say this once and for all:

THIS VIDEO IS NOT ABOUT PEDOPHILIA , the dancers represent something, an emotion a struggle.

Below you will find some of the lyrics to elastic heart along with the link to the video .

Video

And another one bites the dust

Oh why can I not conquer love

And I might have thought that we were one

Wanted to fight this war without weapons

And I wanted it, I wanted it bad

But there were so many red flags

Now another one bites the dust

Yeah let's be clear, I'll trust no one

[Pre-Chorus]

You did not break me

I'm still fighting for peace

[Chorus]

I've got thick skin and an elastic heart

But your blade it might be too sharp

I'm like a rubberband until you pull too hard

I may snap and I move fast

But you won't see me fall apart

'Cos I've got an elastic heart

And I will stay up through the night

Let's be clear, won't close my eyes

And I know that I can survive

I'll walk through fire to save my life

SOF

2015's Biggest fitness trend

2015-01-10T13:18:00.003-08:00

Hey everybody ,

So not sure if you heard but the biggest fitness trend as predicted by the American College of Sports Medicine for 2015 is ........ Body Weight Training.

This is pretty exciting stuff !
I teach Yogilates part time which has actually fused more into a Yoga/Piltaes/Cardio/Body Weight Training class and i love it. I've seen amazing results in the majority of my clients from simple things like their attitude towards working out to a nice set of abs, needless to say everyone is different.

I just wanted to share my opinion on this type of workout because with fitness making a huge rise I want to share some of the benefits i've seen from doing this type of workout and from teaching it.

So with this type of exercise you build lean muscle with tons of endurance as opposed to bulky muscles that can lift a bijillion pounds 4-5 times. Think about Arnold Schwarzenegger VS. Bruce Lee ; lean muscles with loads of mobility vs bulky muscles with less mobility. I suppose it depends what kind of look you're going for because as we know men like to look a little big larger and women tend to prefer a leaner look.

Also, apart from the aesthetic of this exercise, what's so great about it that it requires NO machines, all you need is enough space to move around comfortably, some workout clothes and a yoga mat (optional).
I think a lot of people like this type of exercise because if they're motivated its easy enough to do in the comfort of your own home. Not everybody likes the environment a gym provides. Boys ogling your booty , touching the same machines as a 100 people it ain't for everyone.

Featured below is a four move workout that i really like, its challenging and almost everybody can do it.

If you're looking for the Article from which some of this information came from here it is. Meow.

S.O.F

Meals of the Great.

2015-01-03T12:21:00.000-08:00

So i tend to read a lot ; a lot by my standards that is.

In every book the characters eat, or at least they should otherwise they're not really realistic.
I know this may sound strange but i love to eat, who doesn't . so my intrigue with what characters are eating stems deep.
It describes them, the same way how i eat almost the same breakfast every morning describes me.
- i like patterns, routine , my meal choice i healthy and unusual.
So it leads me to think when an author chooses a specific meal for a character there must be a reason right ?

Over the next couple weeks i am going to examine some of the meals i personally have come across in movies and books.
They will include but are not limited to :
(and if you have any recommendations i welcome them gladly)

- Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar
The protagonists consistent obsession with avocados .

"Avocados are my favorite fruit. Every Sunday my grandfather used to bring me an avocado pear hidden at the bottom of his briefcase under six soiled shirts and the Sunday comics. He taught me how to eat avocados by melting grape jelly and french dressing together in a saucepan and filling the cup of the pear with the garnet sauce. I felt homesick for that sauce. "
An interesting pairing, nonetheless it will be tested in my kitchen.

“a vision of the celestially white kitchens of Ladies’ Day stretching into infinity. I saw avocado pear after avocado pear being stuffed with crabmeat and mayonnaise and photographed under brilliant lights. I saw the delicate, pink-mottled claw meat poking seductively through its blanket of mayonnaise and the bland yellow year cup with its rim of alligator-green cradling the whole mess.”

-Ernest Hemmingway's The Garden of Eden
David Bourne the male lead is constantly eating eggs for breakfast, the better is marriage the better the eggs. The worse it gets the simpler is eggs become.
At the beginning of the marriage his eggs are served as such:

"[...]there was brioche and red raspberry preserve and the eggs were boiled and there was a pat of butter that melted as they stirred them and salted them lightly and ground pepper over them in the cups. They were big eggs and fresh and the girl's were not cooked quite as long as the young man's he remembered that easily and he was happy with his which he diced up with the spoon and ate with the only the flow of the butter to moisten them and the fresh early morning texture and the bite of the coarsely ground pepper grains and the hot coffee and the chickory-fragrant bowl of cafe au lait."

Near the end :

"the girl went into the kitchen and came out with oeufs au plat aver jambon and english mustard and Sorova [...] he wiped the last of the egg and mustard up from the shallow dish with a small piece of bread and then drank some tea"

Quite literally , the worse the sex becomes, and the more non existent it is (the sex that is) the food becomes less important.

For now i will start with these examples. I will interpret these meals as my own and feature them in the coming weeks on the blog.

For all the foodies out there, stay tuned.

Alexa 'IT' Chung

2014-12-30T11:04:00.003-08:00

So I bought Alexa Chungs IT , and so far its pretty good. Its not quite a coffee table book but more like an end table book just because it's so small . Its a beautiful book.

Thus far i'm really liking her straight forward style of writing and all her small british sayings she throws in without realizing these subtleties make her who she is- it shows character.

Examples include but are not limited to the following:
Running shoes = Trainers
Mom = Mum
Study up kids = Swot up kids
Hollywood stars = Stars of the Silver Screen
Pants = Trousers
Swetater = Jumper

This book is broken down it's not a continuous prose, it's written in what i consider list form; she bounces from topic to topic listing what she loves and what has affected her. It's an easy way to get to know the writer without them writing a biography. She explains the external factors and how they've affected her but not what the effect has been. She is the end product of all the topics in her book.

I'm also loving the images she's incorporating into the book , they're fun and quirky and show her eclectic personality.

The one thing i wish got to hear more of is her professional gains. Thus far it's been solely about her childhood and i'm halfway through.

Upon looking up additional biographical information on her you realize what an interesting life she's had. By interesting i mean all the opportunities shes received seem to have flowed directly to her. Discovered as a fashion model at 16 , offered several modelling campaigns, contributor for British Vogue & occasionally on television.
She's got it made.
I'm not saying she hasn't worked for these opportunities, just saying she's very fortunate to have been given some of them. She's seen in the front rows of most fashion shows and is known for her awesome street style.
She mixes great pieces together and is fearless in her outfit choices.

All in all she's a pretty cool cat.

Good on ya' Alexa

S.O.F

Nawman pawkinson

2014-12-29T09:28:00.003-08:00

I make lists.

I make lists about music, lists about artists, movies, people i want to research; needless to say i'm going to need to start making lists about all the lists I have.

In one of my lists i found the name Norman Parkinson.

This is a concise biography of him and some of his work.

Born in 1913 in London Educated in Westminster School; he began his career as a photographer for the courts.
In 1934 he opened his own studio with Norman Kibblewhite.

From 1935 -1940 he worked for Harper's Bazaar and Bystander Magazine.

1947 He married actress Wenda Rogerson.

From 1945 to 1960 he was employed as a portrait and fashion photographer for Vogue.

From 1960 to 1964 he was an Associate Contributing Editor of Queen magazine. In 1963 he moved to Tobago, although frequently returned to London, and from 1964 until his death he worked as a freelance photographer.

Honestly his photographs speak for themselves, they're quirky and there's always something that pops, he plays with focus and colour and each of his photographs tells a short paragraph, not a story but a short paragraph of what their day was like.

Adele Collins, 1959

Unpublished photo that was meant for Life Magazine

Young velvets, young prices, hat fashions. US Vogue 1949

I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do, and if you're interested in seeing more... just click here.

S.O.F

The Heathers.

2014-12-28T10:14:00.000-08:00

So last night I went to Chapters and i drove there myself, because i got my license which is essentially crazy exciting.

I got there and wasn't really looking for anything in particular i just wanted to get out of the house. I love chapters i love all the neat things they carry : picture frames, prints, candles, scarves,hats baby clothing and the list goes on and on. however next time you go i fully recommend you pick up a French vanilla Bourbon candle- it's the bees knees.

I also purchase a copy of Alexa Chungs IT, because well it looks amazing. Anyways i was flipping through and i found a great picture of Winona Ryder in Heathers, and Alexa's description of how she's so cool made me feel as though i must watch it, and so i did.

This is my review.
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ⭐︎

It was pretty great, it was unexpected and the fashion was amazing and the way it was filmed was pretty intense. It was such a production, and Winona Ryder and Christian Slater were sensational.
The movie is about high school bullies and teen suicide ; if this movie had been released today everybody would be so much touchier about it. I recommend you check it out if you're interested in cool clothing and a subtly ridiculous plot.

Plot
Veronica (Winona Ryder) is part of the most popular clique at her high school, but she disapproves of the other girls' cruel behaviour When Veronica and her new boyfriend, J.D. (Christian Slater), confront clique leader Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) and accidentally poison her, they make it appear a suicide. Soon Veronica realizes that J.D. is intentionally ... [don't want to ruin it]

Movie Snaps

Check it out and I hope you enjoy it

S.O.F

Nouveau Look.

2014-12-26T12:53:00.001-08:00

Alright so i haven't written anything recently because i realized there was very little in fashion i recently felt passionate for but then i realized that shouldn't affect whether i write or not.

So with a little of determination i rebranded the SOF logo last night. I've come to realize that fashion isn't just about clothes; in fact the definition of fashion as per the New Oxford American Dictionary is:
fashion |ˈfaSHən|noun1 a popular trend, esp. in styles of dress and ornament or manners of behavior: his hair is cut in the latest fashion.• the production and marketing of new styles of goods, esp. clothing and cosmetics: [ as modifier ] : a fashion magazine.2 a manner of doing something: the work is done in a rather casual fashion.verb [ with obj. ] (often be fashioned)make into a particular or the required form: the bottles were fashioned fromgreen glass.• (fashion something into) use materials to make into: the skins were fashioned into boots and shoes.PHRASESafter a fashion to a certain extent but imperfectly or unsatisfactorily: he could read after a fashion.after (or in) the fashion of in a manner similar to: she took servants for granted after the fashion of wealthy and pampered girls.in (or out of) fashion popular (or unpopular) and considered (or not considered) to be attractive at the time in question.DERIVATIVESfashioner nounORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘make, shape, appearance,’ also ‘a particular make or style’): from Old French façon, from Latin factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make.’-fashioncomb. formin the manner of something specified: dog-fashion | castanet-fashion.• in the style associated with a specified place or people: American-fashion | Bristol-fashion.
It's alot to take in but what i think the most important and notable thing for me is this is no longer a blog specifically devoted to the fashion industry , it's devoted to the fashion. The way things currently are, the fashion of today, the fashion of tomorrow and the fashion of yesterday. This is a blog about the way things currently are for me. It's my opinion on whats out there: clothing, books,music,art etc...
Enjoy, i'm so glad i've decided to do this and i hope you like it.

SOF

Baseball, Wool, Quilting and Plaid.

2014-10-07T13:05:00.000-07:00

So recently I was cleaning out my e-mail inbox.
Needless to say there was a lot of stuff i didn't need. Rcently i've been trying not to spend any money. whether it be online or else where. Aka deleting all the e-mails from different online brands so as to not tempt me.

Whilst going through all my e-mails i came across the Club Monaco Coat Shop. Needless to say it got me pretty excited about fall.

Below are my Favourite Club Monaco coats.

Adee Poncho $349.00

Great Poncho, with a fury texture & a unique plaid.

The leather detailing and the exaggerated zipper and neck clasp add a modern feel to this garment.

Barbour Goring Jacket $299.00

Ahhh this jacket is so sexy. Its cropped and sinches in the waist perfectly.The quilting is so modern yet provides an old school British feel. This jacket will add a little umph to almost any outfit.

Darci Coat $550.00

This jacket is KILLER. Its masculine feel and old baseball style raglan sleeves provide a modern feel to a detail that is usually seen cropped and puffy. It's sleek and streamlined.

Rylie Wrap Coat $449.00

There are few things better than Robe styled coat. this is easy and polished and can be thrown over a tshirt and jeans or over a lovely cocktail dress, all is dependant of the fabric.

Keep it classy.

Kurios very curios

2014-10-01T09:44:00.005-07:00

So recently I went to Cirque du Soleil with a girlfriend of mine and it was amazing. I've been to Cirque de Soleil before and i've always been in awe of how the performers can contort and create.

This was no different.

Jugglers, Acrobats , Gymnasts , Ribbon and Rope work, Hand Balancers etc...

It was all absolutely captivating, the scene was placed in an Old turn of the era setting. The Set was incredible, old wood and rustic metallic details, intricately woven tapestry nothing was spared, not even the live music and band hidden behind a huge metallic netting inserted into a clock.

If you ever have the opportunity to go see a show GO, I promise you won't want to leave.

You'll be glued to your seat after the show is done with stupefaction and wonder.

Fashion Magazine recently did a great feature with the props of Cirque Du Soleil that will be featured in the October 2014. The images speak for themselves. The images were taken by Chris Nicholls and featured Alexandra Tomlinson.

The photographer did a killer job however I feel as though they could have chosen a model with a more eerie look. For me Alexandra is just a little too pretty, maybe its the styling of the hair, but this could have been a shoot that got pushed to the edge but instead it just fell a little short.

Nonetheless the Cirque elements are amazing, and i hope the imagery encourages everyone to go to a performance at least once in their lifetime.

S.O Fashion

Flash Forward

2014-10-01T09:16:00.001-07:00

Jeremy Scott SS15

Marni SS15

Eureka; Confused Beauty

2014-07-02T12:48:00.000-07:00

So my blog is weird.
It's not much of a blog anymore it's just kind of become this thing where i used to post.
shitty right.

well i can't say that i have as much of a grasp on the fashion industry as when i was younger. i feel as though it's changed into something so unlikeable .
or maybe i've just become more aware of how kind of broad it is.
it all used to be so narrow lets say like 5 years ago. but now everyone is in the fashion industry. its shocking.

so here i am left at my computer unsure of what i actually want to write about.
like what the fuck is meaningful to me..... truthfully it's creation, effort, and all the small things we cease to notice. no i'm serious like the smallest thing we hardly ever think about.

its the things like how the rain smells right now as it's mixed in with the amazing smell of Molton Browns Yuan Zhi Mist that relaxes me , and how Ooh La by the Kooks is currently playing and its total bliss.

its this incredible background song like they just turned my life into a teen drama.
it's quite dramatic.
it's how i feel like someone is actually going to read this post and understand me.
it's those moments when you pause and like for 20 seconds life actually makes sense , like you understand its purpose and your own. its like that incredible ability and to just see the confused beauty of it all and then you just keep going.

Maybe thats what my blog will become , confused beauty. something that doesn't make sense but it doesn't have to because it's lovely .

Whoever reads this i hope you understand it. i hope you see my love for the beauty in the world. i hope you start focusing on the small things.

S.O Fashion

Namaste

Ay Brazil Que saudade!

2014-06-23T12:05:00.000-07:00

The World cup is in full swing and they picked the perfect location to host the games - Brazil.
The heat, the excitement, the people, the culture everything in brazil is so well suited to the excitement that fuels such a tournament. Tan skin, dark hair , light eyes, this has been one beautiful world cup to watch; so it goes without saying that we have kept an eye on the stands for all the great and crazy moments.

Not only have we kept an eye on the stands , and the field of course (the players are gorgeous) but we've also kept an eye out for any companies who would use this amazing event as an inspiration for something else.
Adidas Originals has come out with an amazing collection of World Cup inspired activewear; and while this could have been extremely cheesy they did it in a pretty great way. My only criticism would have to be the huge Adidas logo featured on basically every piece, sometimes branding is just over kill.

For all additional images, check out Dress To Kill Magazine

S.O Fashion