Shannon Koszyk

As many know I get easily attached to certain jewels of mine, and wear them non stop until they fall apart, or i lose them (usually losing comes first). Or in another case when your mother and friend conspire to rid you of an amazing moonstone quartz ring, in Val's words was a "jelly nasty blob on your finger"...I am still mad about it, and they still admit they had nothing to do with it.

Anyways, I do not find many pieces of jewelery I cannot live without, until now....

I had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful Shannon Koszyk and immediately started ogling over her amazing rosary beads, bracelets and chunky rings she was sporting. Needless to say I went home to see what other mind blowing pieces she had available on her website . I have never seen so much jewelry that I wanted to incorporate into my everyday wear, it was over whelming. It is all handmade, and has that old world, gaudy feel, without finding yourself thinking of a bad Ed Hardy-Affliction-skull-rose-rockneverdies-angelwing-angryman t-shirt. Above are the pieces I am saving my pennies for, except the chandelier which I would hang in my house in a heartbeat, but until i strike it rich...i just don't see that happening in my budget anytime soon. In the mean time I will just keep the picture as my background to lust over.
Shannon uses, "religious icons, vintage coins, heavy Sterling chain, fresh water pearls, semi-precious hand cut stones and handmade African beads [to create] a timeless yet contemporary explanation of where we've been, where we are and what we are trying to say..."

check out her website to appreciate the full scale shannonkoszyk.com

HannahMarshall

London Designer Hannah Marshall via StyleLikeU

Black on Black is one of the most classic, strong, and down-right-amazing combo's there is. Mixing the textures of leather, and chiffon, opaque, sheer is beyond..... then add her power-bitch bangs, and eye brows! This girl can pull it off...


don't forget to check her ring in the second image.

BCG

t shirt: Club Monaco, leather pants: Topshop, loafers: Stubbs and Wootton



BCG- Birth control Glasses
it is funny that she brings this up because in NY my friends and I realized to keep the creepy guys away late at night on the subway, we would just wear glasses and suddenly we were invisible! Great trick!
booties- Proenza Schouler



from one of my favorite blogs, the Man Repeller, I love these looks at her descriptions!

I want this Veda Jacket! Veda was one of my favorite stores on the LES, I would find myself wondering through once a week chatting with the girls lusting over all of the denim/leather combos and then leaving empty handed. I should have invested! Yes that's right it is an investment (although I do not seem to making much return...).

AboveThePark

I am a sucker and purchased this RZ Vest about a year ago....yes on QVC I know! It is embarassing! Really goes to show that I am 72 years old on the inside. Regardless, I LOVE IT! I wear it all year round, and yes I get made fun of everytime I wear it for ordering it off QVC, it doesn't matter because it goes with anything I throw on. This Topshop Blouse is one of those items in my closet I find myself wearing at least 3 times a week hoping no one will notice.

I moved into my new cottage in Seward Park so I have been busy decorating, and finally getting to put my own touch on my OWN place! I have moved far too many times in the last few years, it feels amazing to be able to invest time, and energy to make it feel like a home. My mom was visiting last week, so we were shopping all over seattle to find the perfect pieces to furnish my home.. THANKS MOM! pictures to come :)

obviously photos are by the one, the only AJ Ragasa! check out amazing photographers blog!
PS love the quote on his website "...I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares." -Saul Bass

shred it to white walls

self ripped and detailed t shirt (inquire within they are for sale!), LF Leather Jacket, Karen Walker Number 1 sunnies, Jeffrey Campbell Tube 2, moon raven deign necklace, rings: Low LuvxErin Wasson, Forver 21 swan, tiffany knot ring, and black random find

It has been way too long since I posted an Adrian x Kayla shoot! To be perfectly honest every time I went to post it, I would get all too overwhelmed at how many phenomenal choices AJ gave me, that I would put it off!! Not a bad problem to have, if only I wasn't one of the most indecisive characters....

I do not wear this jacket as much as I should, I find myself putting it on and walking around my house playing with the fringe and then taking it off before I leave. It has that amazing Woodstock 70's vibe, sometimes I feel like everything I wear is so 70's inspired that I would look like I just walked off the set of a movie if I added this jacket to the maxi skirt, flowing tops and clogs. I started ripping shirts out of pure boredom and now i can't stop! it is just such an interesting element to add to a boring T-shirt, my next move is to add american flag patches to the shoulders.

photo by Adrian John Ragasa

handshidesight

i am obsessed with this picture

stardust and sequins

gimmegimmecocoapuff

NEED THESE NOW!!!!!!!

my Wang beetle boots I am sad to say are slowly deteriorating, they still have much more wear...but lets me honest they can't live forever. These Alexander Wang Zoe oxfords could be the perfect fix!