the number of the beast

Outfit 1: vintage blazer, f21 dress, random piece of lace as scarf, leonello borghi purse, topshop tights
Outfit 2: f21 skirt, ebay pearls, vintage blazer, aldo shoes, old navy shirt
I swear there's a genius graffiti artist dwelling in my apartment... first THIS and now this parking space painted over with my bf's favorite number. Sorry for the 1-week lapse in posting… I feel so incomplete without taking outfit shots… that’s pretty sad eh? Anyway, these past 10 days I...
-booked a ticket to Seattle 12 hrs before the flight so we could watch/sign a band that was playing at the UFC game.
-had fun talking to MMA (mixed martial arts) fighters
-asked a Japanese concierge at a fancy hotel for some lotion and got deodorant instead (?? do I smell?)
-ate burgers and fries at a upscale sushi restaurant and talked way too obnoxiously loud with the amazingly hilarious band members.
-drove/flew a total of 24+ hours to/around seattle.
-packed 4 pairs of shoes and only 2 pairs of undies. packing at 2am in the morning 6 hrs before the flight = not a good idea.
-spent 14 hours writing a physical chemistry lab report
-updated my blog layout. it looks pretty now.
-discovered the magic of cupcake stores.

Black Swan Fashion Show & Market Publique Anniversary Party

modcloth shoes, UO skirt, vintage fur, f21 layered necklaces

Two of the many events I attend this week. Fellow Austin blogger Tran (picture 4) asked me to attend the Black Swan Fashion Show where she modeled some amazing designs. She looked SO gorgeous!!!! Pamela (us in picture 9) held an amazing SXSW party with Paper Garden Records for her site Market Publique's one year anniversary. She's so adorable and I always drool over her shoes. I feel so unfabulous bc I keep wearing the same pair of jefferey campbells around all week. Thanks Pamela & Tran for the awesome times!! PS. Ignore my weird facial expression when I was taking my picture with Pamela; apparently I was trying to be stoic/cool/moody/something... hehe.

PS. I'm a candidate on chictopia as April's Style Icon... if you like my style and has a chictopia account, please help me out by becoming a fan of me on chictopia!!!  (yeah I've said this the last 10 posts... oh well)

and as always, tell me if you want to exchange links ;) WILL UPDATE LINKS BY MONDAY, PROMISE!

floral in blue

H&M dress, Old Navy top, f21 necklaces (3 mixed together) + belt, modcloth shoes

So yeah, wearing the same couple pairs of shoes over and over again. I need some new plain black closed-toed (round or almond toe shaped) pumps... around 3-4 inch heel. Anyone seen any good ones? This spring break has been nothing but running around all stressed out for sxsw music/fashion events, plus hwk from school. Gross.

PS. I'm a candidate on chictopia as April's Style Icon... if you like my style and has a chictopia account, please help me out by becoming a fan of me on chictopia!!!  (yeah I've said this the last 10 posts... oh well)

and as always, tell me if you want to exchange links ;) 
btw, I'm curious... do YOU dress better now that you have a fashion blog? I know I have!

photolog + neutral palettes.

vintage/thrifted blazer, thrift anne klein shirt, UO skirt, ebay necklace

1. we found this on my apartment's rooftop parking garage, "I am box!" just is so quintessentially Diya that we had to take some pictures with it. 

2. This is my outfit for today... before I change into my night rock concert ensemble, of course. Black corset dress tonight!

3. Chocolate chip pancake shots. yes, it IS huge in life... and that full of chocolate chips. SO FREAKING DELICIOUS. There's also my veggie omelete + fries. :)

PS. I'm a candidate on chictopia as April's Style Icon... if you like my style and has a chictopia account, please help me out by becoming a fan of me on chictopia!!!  

and as always, tell me if you want to exchange links ;) WILL get back to those that wanted to exchange links with me tonight/tomrrow!

tuxedo jacket and lace corset dress

Feathers Boutique vintage tuxedo, f21 dress

The only thing I bought on the boutique crawl. Everyone convinced me if anyone could pull it off it's me... I'm not so sure but this is how I wore it today.  THE WHOLE BRUNCH/BOUTIQUE CRAWL WAS AWESOME. I can't believe I met so many great people... like seriously I think I just developed a few blog crushes!

PS. I'm a candidate on chictopia as April's Style Icon... if you like my style and has a chictopia account, please help me out by becoming a fan of me on chictopia!!!  

....and as always, tell me if you want to exchange links ;)
ALSO. I disabled word verification for comments because it's useless if I moderate all the comments anyway. Comment away!

New fur/dress + Brunch/Boutique Crawl/Dress Shop Party Pictures.

outfit1: asos dress/clutch, vintage fur. outfit2: asos dress, charlotte russe belt, f21 necklaces.

So I will post more about the New Media Fashion Brunch/Boutique Crawl tonight when I get back from the rock concert but here's a sneak preview. THANK YOU SPONSORS! Check out Fashionably Austin's and Adored Austin's (with a News 8 vid coverage) if you want more pics pronto. The last 2 pics are photoshoot pics from today's Fashism party at the Dress Shop. :D

PS. I'm a candidate on chictopia as April's Style Icon... if you like my style and has a chictopia account, please help me out by becoming a fan of me on chictopia!!!  

....and as always, tell me if you want to exchange links ;) 

Preppy...calvin klein style.

thrifted calvin klein blazer, f21 dress/scarf/earrings.

Not my usual style but I LOVED THIS SCARF. So pretty.

Just a few quick pictures before going to bed early for the New Media Fashion Brunch TOMORROW! If you're in Austin please come to the Boutique Crawl portion!!!!

Red Riding Hood pt. 2

f21 skirt, vintage coat, etsy gloves, bakers boots

Not the most groundbreaking outfit but I kinda dressed for comfort when it was drizzling the other day. I LOVE this coat so much I had to wear it again... wore it with my newly acquired little polka dot skirt. I wore the coat HERE and the skirt HERE already. So yeah I wore this pair of boots for every outfit post for almost a week now. Either I'm really boring, ran out of shoes, or these boots are really versatile. ;P Some time's it's all about remixing pieces you've already worn and bam it's a completely new vibe. The polka dotted skirt look totally different here (in my opinion anyway). Also, I'm known as the mysterious snake ring girl over on fashion squad's blog, 2nd pic down. Heehee everyone's jealous of my rings :D

Once again,  I'm a candidate on chictopia as April's Style Icon... if you like my style and has a chictopia account, please help me out by becoming a fan of me on chictopia!!!  

Floral and Colbalt Blue

Asos dress, Laundry by Shelli Segal coat (bought on clearance), f21 belt/necklaces, modcloth/jefferey campbell shoes.

Thanks to all of the comforting messages about my bf in the previous post. One of the reasons I love the online community. Sorry for the quality of these photos... they were taken on a cloudy/rainy day around 6pm so the lighting sucked. We were in such a hurry yesterday between grocery shopping, picking up glasses for the bf we barely had time to eat... so as these pictures were taken there is a huge Mellow Mushroom pizza (half magical mystery tour and half mighty meaty) sitting on the balcony since the delivery boy came right as we walked outside to take these. Therefore these pics were quite hurried because I was eager to get to the pesto pizza goodness. I love how this dress blows in the wind and I hope the pictures at least captured that effect.

Random note: We found a huge Snickers ice cream cake at the grocery store yesterday. I think the bf drooled... hehe. Obviously we bought it and now it is half eaten in my freezer. MMMM

Another note to Austin bloggers... anyone want to do a meetup? :P

PS. I'm a candidate on chictopia as April's Style Icon... if you like my style and has a chictopia account, please help me out by becoming a fan of me on chictopia!!!  

....and as always, tell me if you want to exchange links ;) 

In response to comments: 

-My eye makeup doesn't make me look "freaky", my eyes are "freaky" naturally  because I'm Asian. ;P

springtime fur & blossoms.

f21 skirt/shirt, vintage fur, bakers boots

It was 60ish degrees today so a fur stole was all that was needed to frolic around with the doggies and the spring blossoms. FYI Blue Bell's "Bunny Tracks" ice cream is AMAZING! It has vanilla ice cream with caramel/fudge swirls, chocolate-covered peanuts and chocolate-covered peanut butter bunnies.OMG so good. Also, I think it's cool when my bf not only takes my pictures but makes me laugh on camera.

PS. I'm a candidate on chictopia as April's Style Icon... if you like my style and has a chictopia account, please help me out by becoming a fan of me on chictopia!!!  

and as always, tell me if you want to exchange links ;) 

 As my blog nears its 2-month bday, I'm just going to say... a BIG thank you to all those who commented and followed me on this blog. I never thought anyone would want to read what a geeky engineering student would have to say on fashion. Sorry I haven't been able to comment back as much as I'll like. I've been a bit busy with balancing school, fashion events and helping out my bf with hosting the upcoming 10-day rock music showcase. Also, we just found out that my bf has melanoma on his arm so I'm really freaked out right now. I hope everything will turn out ok.