AMFI Individuals

For no particular reason (I think I was reminiscing about things I wish I had bought and will now never have...sad, I know) I was thinking about this amazing shop I stumbled upon last summer in Amsterdam. First of all, I absolutely love Amsterdam. Such a picturesque and interesting city. One of my favorite places I've ever been. Anyway, I happened on this store called Individuals, which showcases a rotating cycle of some of the Amersterdam Fashion Institute's students' work. I definitely don't get a chance to own some of the future generation's clothing (my generation!), so I got pretty excited when I found it. The store is well-edited, very cute, and pretty well priced, considering the pieces are very limited in quantity. The pieces are, in general, subtle, and their beauty lies in the details and interesting cuts, yet they manage to have the little weirdness that I love in clothes. They have that effortlessly cool vibe that makes them pretty easy to wear. I wanted this pair of pants made out of a kind of a grey (of course) sweatpant-like material, so they were incredibly soft and comfortable, but definitely did not look at all like sweatpants. Unfortunately, when I tried to go get them at the last minute, the store was closed! I was really distressed. One day I will return and raid that store again!

Alexander Wang for Uniqlo

I so so so wish I was in New York right now, for one reason. Alexander Wang's designer collection for Uniqlo is out!!! Alexander Wang is one of my favorite designers. And he's from the Bay Area! That makes him even more awesome. He even went to a high school whose tennis team I played when I was in high school. I've already written about his fall collection, but I can't say enough good things about his work. I wanted that grey tiger intarsia sweater from the spring collection soooo much. His collections' color palettes usually consist of grey, black, and white, which I love. Yay dark colors! In any case, I am seriously lusting after his new collection for Uniqlo, and I really don't know what to do about it. WHY DON'T THEY HAVE UNIQLO IN SAN FRANCISCO?!

Obsessing over...

dress by Stella McCartney. Because those perfect floral prints make me smile.

Play...time?

Speaking of questionable fashion choices, I'm kind of perversely in love with this romper I saw from Topshop. I've never liked rompers or playsuits whatever you call them, but this one I kind of like. I love stars, and I love zippers, and this has both. It's just...it's a romper. Such a strange piece of clothing. It's even strapless. It's just kind of ridiculous. I know that pretty much everyone I know would think I'm the strangest person ever if I wore it. My roommate told me that if anyone could pull it off, it would be me. I don't really know if that's true, but I do adhere to my mantra that "I wear whatever the f*** I want, whenever the f*** I want!" And I kind of want to wear it. It appears as if Chanel's patriotic spring color palette is getting to me.

Check Your Facts

From style.com's blog: Karen Millen was welcomed to the U.S. market with open arms last night at the launch party for its Soho shop. Though the U.K.-based brand has stores in 30 countries, the Prince Street location marks the company's stateside debut.

Funny, because there's been a Karen Millen in the Westfield Mall in downtown San Francisco for at least a couple years. Looks like NYC doesn't get everything first.