#san francisco fashion blogger

[thatgirlintheboots]

i think my 17 year old tumblr fashion obsessed self would be losing their shit if they saw i strut around in my tabi mary janes at 26 !

[sidneydonna]

Thrifted treasures

One year ago, my little sister and I were prancing around Copenhagen going from store to store, doing the one thing we both love shopping. It’s not the most exciting thing to do, but for a couple of twenty-something-year-olds, it was quite a day. We enjoyed it more than we probably should have, and to continue our joy we switched to another love we both have. Thrift shopping.  We love finding…

[virtue-boy]

don't really get the 'endangered butch' thing like I see a lot of butches in my day to day life. I just think soft butch is more normal now like you dont have to be a butch butch butch to survive as a butch anymore, just like you can be a masc gay guy who is also kind of a nelly. Like I have tons of butch friends and I probably half of everyone I do organizing with is butch. Like look I'm just one guy maybe you used to see 500 butches every single day or something but like I see butches all the time I just think people are discounting a lot of people's masculinity or something. Like people are like "When was the last time I saw a butch?" and I'm like bruh I saw like 4 yesterday at a queer meeting what are you on about. Like maybe not hard hard butches but like I kind of think every type of queer identity has loosened up a bit like everyone's more androgynous now. Idk its just maddening to me becuase this narrative makes no fucking sense with my own life. I legit just think that it is people discounting butches who don't fit a certain image of a 30 something hard white cis butch with a midsize to buff build in blue collar cosplay, which of course, shout out but like, that's one type of person. I literally see people alllll the time who would be considered butch if they were taller, cis-female passing, buff, less fat or more in line with ideas of white masculinity. And I mean, 90% of the time when someone says something like this they are definitely not including trans female butches in their definition of the category.

Or like, legit I think this must come down to hair. Like mullet and mid-length hair is big in masculine style rn for all ethnicities and genders. Like I know so many people who would be cookie cutter Butch if they got a crew cut instead of having like, Nickelback hair or a mullet. Like are we really declaring a postmortem on butches over what military conscript's hair looked like in 1950? Or like, what white bloggers in San Francisco were wearing 2006 - 2014? Are we really going to discount all the non-white men's fashions and styles that have mid and long length hair?

The other thing I think must be some kind of gender purity definition of butch as a cis woman, so people are declaring butch dead because people use they/them or identify as non-binary, as if "butch" historically was purely "woman-identified" that never used gender non-conforming language or there were never butches who never identified as girls or women. And of course like, ignoring butch trans women off the bat even through like, they are literally carrying the torch and understand butch more than any cis femme ever could as they are intentional butch women. Anyways.

I legitimately challenge people to think about the hair thing though. I actually think huge swathes of butches are being written off bc they have mid length hair or they dress more like an architect than an auto mechanic or something. Or just that they don't do any blue collar cosplay at all and just wear men's hoodies and shit. I don't know but like, I just saw a post about someone saying that someone said "you're the first butch I've seen in forever" and I'm just like ??? I've seen like 10 butches of various ages and backgrounds I know personally in the last month.

[thelondonblonde]

Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco

[januandyp-blog]

¡Hola! Januandy es una página web/blog que apenas está empezando.

Estoy descubriendo cómo hacerlo y qué publicar. Lo único que sé es que me gusta escribir, tengo 6 artículos dentro de los cuales se destaca la autoestima y viajes personales, dándote tips y consejos

Espero te guste. ¡¡Visítalo!!

[dbsocialarchive]

‘Darling Bonnie’s Social Diary’ (2015)

Darling Bonnie’s Social Commentary:

“I was formerly not only just a showgirl but also a girl about town & what’s a girl about town without a #diary to detail all of her sceney moments within?! Shows, events, and just general days in Darling Bonnie Land were documented through my recapping words and images. Boys being boys and the confusion that follows from that, I wrote about it, random good gossipy moments in empty chapels, yup I wrote about it, pretty much the people, places, & things that were in any way pillars in my world at that particular point in time, yup I wrote about them! The above photo is from my 2nd entry: ‘My Little Black Book Of Brow Girls’ taken inside of Lashfully on Union St. in SF. The entry was based on the sacred relationship one has with their brow girl & why it’s crucial to me. It was all silly vapid fun, to get into any of it, drop by @dbsdiary, it’s all still very much in tact. .. well sort of, some entries have admittedly been “lost” but there’s plenty left for those of you into this sort of thing.”

💖, Darling Bonnie

[theragpoet]

Palo Alto.

[northshoremindset]

[ticolorenzo-blog]

San Fran - ticolorenzo.com

[noratilney]

Hello, nice to meet you

The oc creator bingo sent me

For your five OCs you’re feeling at the moment: what’s one fun/cool fact about each of them?

Hi! Nice to meet you!

Emma - Her favorite animals are birds and one of the first things she does when she arrives in Mystic Falls and starts to settle in is make friends with the local birds. She’s fascinated by the pre-Columbian pigeons native to the area and looks forward to the chance to see species that are extinct by our time. Emma knows a handful of words in Russian and Spanish and so is surprised by how quickly she manages to pick up Old Norse. She discovers that she is allergic to pokeweed while using the berries to dye a dress purple she was making for her sister. Emma really misses pizza, Chinese food, pad thai, pierogi, paella, etc. and wishes she didn’t have to eat pretty much the same stew everyday in her new life.

Abby - Her second middle name is in honor of her dad’s godmother, Magdalena, who single-handedly raised her dad after his parents died but Abby has never met her because she lives in Colombia. The idea of becoming a parent in her teens like her mom terrifies her. Abby loves cozy sweaters and usually goes for comfort over fashion. She wears coconut lime verbena body lotion from bath and body works.

Anneliese - Anneliese loves horror movies which is a surprise to a lot of people when they find out because she’s not particularly brave. She likes to knit and learned to knit, crochet, and sew from her grandmother. Anneliese loves hot chocolate and all manner of sweet things. She’s a big animal lover, pretty much all animals except snakes. Anneliese has a crow named Billie instead of the standard owl. She’s terrible at math.

Victoria - Her grandmother bequeathed her a number of classical Muggle literature books when she died, which kick-started Victoria’s reevaluation of the pureblood belief that wizards = good, muggles = bad. She’s also independently wealthy thanks to the money she inherited from her parents, mainly from her mother’s side. She hates being called anything but Victoria.

Rilla - She is her parents’ only child and related through her dad to the Naberries which is how she got her job as assistant to Senator Pooja Naberrie but Rilla has no interest in politics and not an ambitious bone in her body. She has opinions on all kinds of things that not everyone cares about, like the right order to eat certain foods and which bakery makes the absolute best of a certain kind of baked good. If she lived on Earth here and now, I think she’d definitely be a food and travel blogger.

and I threw in three more just for variety:

Bailey - She loves fairy tales and retellings. Two years ago she and her mom made her a truly epic Ozma costume based on the John R. Neill illustrations for halloween. She loves to bake. As an only child, Bailey does struggle with co-habitating with Buffy and sharing a room.

Mariana - Mariana wants to be a serious stage actress, performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company would be dream come true. She once put milk in the electric kettle and ruined it and no one will let her forget it, least of all her younger sister Antonia. Her other dream would be playing soccer on a professional level and going to the Olympics.

Megan - She moved to the Gold Coast from Singapore and before that lived in New Zealand, San Francisco, and Taiwan. Megan likes to make her own clothes (or at least modify them) and her favorite model is her younger sister Sophie. She loves to take photographs.

[cottonginandjuice]

Thrifting on Mission St. Shirt, shorts, shoes, hat: All thrifted

[sober-influencers]

Top 6 Sober Influencers of 2019

With the popularity of social media over the past decade, it seems like a new breed of influencers continues to appear every single day. When you hear the word “influencer” you might think a beautiful woman posing in a bikini by the beach or a famous YouTuber-turned inspirational speaker who sells their outrageously over-priced courses to fans. But, there is a wide range of people on social media today that the sober world is bound to catch up and put their niche to use. Sober influencers have grown their followings to share honest, funny, and sometimes hardcore truths about the journey to sobriety.

Today we’re sharing some of the most real and inspiring sober influencers of the internet in 2019! Follow away:

1. Holly Glenn Whitaker – Hip Sobriety

Holly began blogging when she first decided to get sober in 2012. She was a  businesswoman in San Francisco who seemed to have it all together. She also battled a secret addiction to alcohol, weed, and bulimia.

While she wanted to get herself into rehab, she couldn’t afford to skip out on her career so decided to take measures into her own hands. She ventured the path of self-improvement, coaches, a healthy lifestyle, and personal empowerment. Eventually, she realized she created the type of sober recovery program that worked for her personal needs. Today, she uses these methods to help mentor others on their own recovery paths.

Holly is the founder of Join Tempest. This is an online recovery support and school for those seeking a new approach to personal sobriety. She now spends her career helping people overcome their addiction to drugs and alcohol. She is a writer, speaker, and teacher for all who want to learn about addiction and recovery.

You can find Holly on Instagram at @holly.

2. Austin Cooper – founder of Sober Evolution

After a childhood of bullying, Austin grew up and turned to drugs and alcohol to help him cope with his pain and insecurity. After a decade of heavy drinking, his boss invited him to a meeting where he was met by his family for an intervention.

Austin realized his life was out of control and wanted to change for good. He started going to AA, a local 12 step support group and doing everything he could to get his life back on track. Shortly after the start of his recovery, he invested in his physical and mental health. Working out and reading books were his saving grace because it allowed him to put his mind to something worthwhile.

In 2016, three years after the start of his recovery, he created an Instagram account to share some of his favorite quotes and spread positivity in the online sober community. Not long after, he turned his page, Sober Evolution, into a brand. Sober Evolution shares stories of recovery, sells merchandise, provides free resources, and hosts events and retreats for those in need.

Find Austin and the community at @SoberEvolution.

3. Laura McKowen – Author, Speaker, Sobriety Teacher

Laura is a blogger and soon-to-be-published author who has been sober from alcoholism for over five years. She is known for her eloquent and healing writings shared through the internet and magazines.

With a long background in advertising, Laura left the drinking scene of her former career and now makes a living hosting online teachings and group coaching for people in recovery.

Her Podcast, Spiritualish, is also one of her more well-known assets in the recovery and spiritual communities.

Follow Laura on Instagram at @Laura_McKowen

4. Annie Grace – author of This Naked Mind

Annie comes from a high-level Marketing background where she fell into alcohol abuse. At 35, she realized her drinking problem was holding her back from pursuing further success. She then admitted herself into a recovery program and wrote a book called, This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness And Change Your Life.

Today, Annie runs a podcast, speaks at treatment centers and events. She also runs her own business that helps people who want to overcome their alcohol addiction. Many of her programs work at rewiring the subconscious mind and past traumas for a better recovery.

Check out Annie and her project on Instagram at @ThisNakedMind.

5. Abigail Lalumandier – The Sober Style

Abigail is a fashion influencer who has been public about her sobriety since 2015. She is passionate about encouraging people in the sobriety collective to overcome addiction and pursue their passion in life. From her personal experience, it’s possible to trade in a life of drugs and alcohol for a dream career that inspires others.

Through sharing her story, she’s encouraged thousands of women who can relate to her. Everyday she gets to live her best life she is thankful for staying sober. Follow Abigail’s fashion & life at @TheSoberStyle

6. Jennifer Gimenez – Model and Actress

Jennifer Gimenez was known for her modeling career and appearance on VH1’s Sober House in 2009. But, what most people don’t know is that she became sober at the age of 29 and has been an advocate in the recovery scene ever since.

Dubbed “one of the nation’s leading experts on addiction” by Recovery Today magazine. Gimenez continues to work not only in acting but in the addiction recovery realm.

Gimenez’s Instagram is at @JenniferGimenez

Follow us if you want some sober inspiration on your social media feed!

Safe to say we can all learn something from each other.

If you or a loved one needs help, call us at 949-541-2622.

[thepopcultureblog]

Steph Curry is the cover star of the May issue of GQ

[thelondonblonde]

San Francisco

[cooperhewitt]

Contemporary Muslim Fashions Virtual Tour

Susan Brown, Associate Curator and Acting Head of Textiles, leads a virtual walk through of Contemporary Muslim Fashions.

INTRODUCTION

Contemporary Muslim Fashions explores how Muslim women are reshaping the fashion industry to be more inclusive. As designers and entrepreneurs, they have shown that clothing can be on-trend and still meet the needs of diverse wearers. As journalists, bloggers, and influencers, they have drawn international attention to the vitality of Muslim modest style. And as consumers, they have helped to build one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global fashion industry.

The exhibition architecture and graphic design are by Brooklyn-based Isometric Studio. The team used curving platforms and translucent arches to divide the open gallery into intimate, thematic rooms that foreground the voices of Muslim women. The mannequins were styled by San Francisco-based modest stylist Saba Ali. Saba described her approach to the project in this recent interview. To get in the mood, put on Mona Haydar’s Hijabi music video, which is featured in the exhibition.

  MODEST FASHION

Modest fashion refers to garments that are both highly fashionable and provide sufficient body cover to address cultural concerns for modesty. Many Muslim women and men dress modestly, in accordance with their faith, but individual and collective interpretations of modesty vary widely. These photographs by street photographer Langston Hues show self-described modest fashionistas around the world.

For many people, the hijab or headscarf is the most identifiable element of Muslim women’s dress. Yet approaches to covering the head vary widely among regions, generations, and individuals. In some places, like Iran and the Aceh province in Indonesia, women are required by law to cover their heads. For other women, covering the hair may express personal piety, the conventions of her community, or any of a variety of political positions. Throughout the exhibition, works by contemporary photographers provide a nuanced commentary on the image of the covered woman. Hengameh Golestan’s iconic 1979 images show protests against compulsory covering in Iran, while Wessam Al-Badry’s Al-Kouture series explores the tension between Western-style consumerism and traditional Muslim culture. 

The recent rise in the visibility of modest fashion in mainstream media is attributed to the spending power of young, professional Muslim women and the strength of a new generation of designer-entrepreneurs working in this space. Global brands have also begun to acknowledge the size of the market for modest fashion, currently valued at $44 billion per year. At every level, from Paris couture houses to Uniqlo and Macy’s, retailers have begun offering modest options to their customers. Here, dresses from online retailers Kuyabe Gider and Mary Katranzou for The Modist offer affordable versions of modest styles. 

REGIONAL INTERSECTIONS

With approximately one billion Muslim women worldwide, Islam is a multicultural faith. Furthermore, many of the designers featured in the exhibition — over half of whom are Muslim women under 40 — have truly global lifestyles. By connecting international fashion trends to local styles, they are creating garments that suit the needs of both local and global audiences. In the Middle East, many young designers from the region have offered new interpretations of the abaya, the neck-to-ankle robe often worn in public. In the abaya at left by Wadha Al Hajri, hand cut-work and embroidery mimic the intricate lattice screens known as mashrabiya.

Indonesia, the largest majority-Muslim country in the world, is one of the centers of the global modest fashion industry. Many Indonesian designers embrace the rich textile heritage of the region, using luxurious materials such as batik, ikat, and songket, to create contemporary styles that retain important markers of cultural heritage.  Dian Pelangi (far left and back) pays tribute to her mother’s home island of Sumatra using a machine-woven version of songket, the luxurious silk and metallic brocade traditionally woven there. Itang Yunaz’s pattern-on-pattern looks (front and far right) use both authentic hand-dyed ikat and printed versions of the hinggi mantles of Sumatra.

Migration and relocation have shaped local modest styles in the US and UK, drawing on the dress traditions of long-established communities as well as those of more recent immigrants. Philadelphia-based Naima Muhammad was introduced to so-called African wax-prints through her in-laws in Ghana; she paired Vlisco’s Angelina print with camouflage for this pattern-on-pattern looks (far left). Carmen Muhammed’s tailored suits (second from left) are contemporary takes on the tailored suits traditionally worn by members of the Nation of Islam.

GLOBAL STREET STYLE

The vibrant online community surrounding modest fashion has given rise to a dynamic street style scene. Some designers are also using fashion as a platform for addressing social and political issues. 

Céine Semaan Vernon of Slow Factory in Brooklyn responded to President Trump’s original Muslim ban in 2017 with her Banned Scarf, which uses NASA open-source satellite imagery to show the seven countries included in the original ban. Proceeds from the sale of the scarf supported the ACLU’s fight to overturn the ban.

Muslim women’s increasing participation in sports has created a demand for appropriate sportswear to fit their athletic ambitions. Global brands and female entrepreneurs have begun to develop performance products geared toward both the everyday Muslim athlete and the elite competitor.

Sports hijabs and full-coverage swimwear are two important areas of innovation, and the exhibition highlights several examples of each. Californian Shereen Sabet, a scientist and long-time diver, founded Splashgear, a modest swimwear company, to encourage Muslim women to participate in water activities. She talked to us about her experiences as an entrepreneur.

If you’d like to hear more of the designers, activists, and influencers whose work is featured in the exhibition talk about modesty, inclusion, and entrepreneurship, check out this video created by the Cooper Hewitt’s Video and Audio Producer Chris Gauthier, with assistance from Micah Pegues.

Contemporary Muslim Fashions was first shown at the de Young Museum in San Francisco in fall 2018. It was curated by Jill D’Alessandro, Curator in Charge, Costume and Textile Arts and Laura L. Camerlengo, Associate Curator, Costume and Textile Arts, with Consulting Curator Reina Lewis, Professor of Cultural Studies, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. In spring 2019, it traveled to the AngewandteKunst in Frankfurt, Germany. At Cooper Hewitt, the exhibition was organized by Susan Brown, Associate Curator and Acting Head of Textiles.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The museum gratefully acknowledges these community leaders for their input and guidance on Cooper Hewitt’s presentation of Contemporary Muslim Fashions:

Debbie Almontaser, CEO and Founder, Bridging Cultures; Rev. Chloe Breyer, Executive Director, Interfaith Center of New York; Hanadi Doleh, Program Associate for Community Partnerships, Interfaith Center of New York; Aziza Gaouda, Manager of Operations and Community Development, Islamic Center at New York University; Adi Gil, Designer and Co-founder, threeASFOUR; Jenna Hamed, Gathering All Muslim Artists; Aliyah Khabir, Founder, AZK Communications; Afraz Khan, Events and Community Director, Muppies: Muslim Urban Professionals; Alia Khan, Chairwoman, Islamic Fashion and Design Council; Aniqa Nawabs, Executive Director, Muslim Community Network; Daniel Nelson, Director, GAMA—Gathering All Muslim Artists Collective; Edwin Reyes, Designer and Founder, Fine by Edwin Reyes.

Exhibition architecture and graphic design by Isometric Studio.

Contemporary Muslim Fashions is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

The Cooper Hewitt presentation of Contemporary Muslim Fashions is made possible by support from the August Heckscher Exhibition Fund.

Additional support is provided by the Barbara and Morton Mandel Design Gallery Endowment Fund and Edward and Helen Hintz.

Funding is also provided by the Cooper Hewitt Master’s Program Fund.

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[flipflopsandsequins]

January Reflections

Hello! How would you rate your first month of 2020 so far? I can’t believe it’s almost February but a lot has happened in the world already, hasn’t it?

The biggest news, as you’ve heard, is that the world lost iconic basketball hero, Kobe Bryant, in a helicopter crash. What makes it even more tragic is that his 13 year old daughter was also in the helicopter, along with 7 additional people. No one survived.

That day, I had part of my family over to celebrate Lunar New Year. We all were shocked and though we weren’t huge fans of his or anything, we definitely felt the sadness of such a horrible event. I was grateful having them with me and grateful for their health and well-being.

On a lighter note, this month also had the Golden Globes which saw both Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt win awards making many people wish they’d get back together. The SAG Awards also happened and that occurred on the same day when the San Francisco 49ers beat the Greenbay Packers earning them a spot in the Superbowl. Being a Bay Area native, I’m very excited to watch it this coming Sunday. Oh and how about BTS performing live with Lil’ Nas X at the Grammy’s? Always great to see the Bangtan boys at a major U.S. event! (I still wish they got nominated for best pop album or record of the year.)

Current events aside, one of my new year resolutions is to wake up earlier. Who am I kidding - it’s been a ‘resolution’ since autumn! Well, I’m happy to say that I have been getting up earlier most days and I got up extra early to catch the morning sunlight when I took these photos (by myself, with a tripod; though I unfortunately forgot my lipstick). 

I experimented with another location earlier but it just didn’t work out. I knew I wanted to test out this wall area and I’m glad I did. I’m glad I didn’t allow my self-conscious thoughts/my ego to keep me in my car. I allowed my desire to shoot as a means to pull me through the potential funny looks and get past the fear that someone might steal my equipment.

I love each piece in this look - the wide elbow (aka dropped sleeves), and tapered sleeves are very on-trend and the pleated shoulder pad details give it that extra swag. It’ll also look great with blue jeans, amongst other bottoms. The high-waist, pink cargo pants run small but when I sized up, it was perfect. I’ll be pairing this with many of my sweaters this winter season! The faux crocodile patent leather booties offer a nice contrast to this casual look.

Hope you had a nice January and here’s to a better month ahead for us all!

XO

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Black sweatshirt with shoulder pads and dropped sleeves by ZARA.  Although this top is now sold out, I’ve linked one here that’s really cool, sleeveless and looks like the one by The Frankie Shop (which every IG fashion blogger seems to have) except more affordable. This one linked here has long sleeves and is by Mango. Another similar top here.

Pink, high-waist, ankle length cargo pant by ZARA. This one is also sold out but here and here are similar items.

Faux crocodile calf-height boots by Koi Footwear from the nastygal.com site; similar pair in brown here; ankle height version here, and cute alternative in black here. Also all on sale!

Sunglasses: The Last Lolita by Adam Selman x Le Specs

Bag: old, from Nordstrom; cute alternative here (it’s also faux leather and has a cheetah print lining similar to my bag which I showed in an old post here)