the trench coat.

I've always wanted a trench coat. I've searched for years. I would always look for ones in stores but since the trench coat has to be a quality piece since it is the most versitile, timeless piece in the world. I would always turn a trench coat down if it was bad material, didn't look right, wasn't the right length, or had some trendy twist to it that annoyed me. And I couldn't spend me time drooling over the trench coats from Burberry that are way out of my price range, not until I'm rich that is.

The other day when I was with my boyfriend in San Francisco, I spotted a trench coat in the window of Gap. It was perfect, the neck is a bit different, but I still love it. So I went home and saw that it was $98 which is not bad for a trench coat at all. It also, thank God, comes in a petite size since I'm 5'2". My mum told me to save up and my brother laughed at my for wanting to spend that much money on a piece of "fabric." 

So then I pouted for the rest of the day, then my mum told me that she would buy it for me if I kept my grades up. So I accepted the challenge.

Then I saw that on of my favourite bloggers, Karla, from Karla's Closet bought it and it looks lovely.

Isn't she cute? :) I adore the shoes too.

So that is my goal for right now. I hope you all are having a great week.

Love, Jenae.

wednesday words. #53

-Mary Kay Ash. (photo source unknown)

Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been busy cramming stuff in for finals. I have a few things prepared but I might still lack for a bit.

I hope you all are having a good week so far and if you have finals I wish you luck!

Love, Jenae. 

wednesday words. #52

-Ralph Waldo Emerson. (photo source unknown.)

black, white, and red all over.

Vintage coat, Merona red shawl cardigan, vintage white button up, David Page black bow tie, faux leather leggings, H&M platforms, O.P.I. "The Show Must Go On" nail lacquer, Geo ring courtesy of Armadillo Bay, bracelette from my boyfriend also from Armadillo Bay.


I love menswear and the colour red! My latest obsessions have been bow ties so I was happy when I found this one at Urban Outfitters for $5. I've been looking to get a velvet bow tie. :) I have also been obsessed with this nail polish. It looks red, and in other lights like a orange or hot pink. So pretty! And now that bracelette has been a staple that I wear 24/7.

I also love these platforms my friend got for me for Christmas! Platforms have been on the spring 2011 runway so I will be looking foward to getting more.

Well, I have a pretty busy week. Let's see how much I get up.

Love, Jenae.

Glen E. Friedman.

If you know me really well, you'll know that I have a huge fan of Lords of Dogtown. Lords of Dogtown is a film by Catherine Hardwicke that came out in 2006 with Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Nikki Reed, and some others. It's about local Venice (Dogtown) skaters in the 70s where they made skating a huge thing. Skip (Ledger) creates a team, Zephyr competition team, featuring local skaters Stacey Peralta, Tony Alva, and Jay Adams. They became known as the Z-Boys. The whole film is a story about how the team changed their lives and how they created the idea of skating in swimming pools. During this time, there was a young photographer Glen E. Friedman who shot these boys and these photographs were in the skate/surf magazines.

In December there was a gallery of his work at 941 Geary Street in San Francisco. Sadly, I never got the chance to see it but here is a video that the gallery had created themselves.

Glen E. Friedman - Fuck You All - San Francisco from Colin M Day on Vimeo.

keep your hopes up high and your head down low.

My mum had gave me these Betsey Johnson socks for Christmas and I've been trying to figure out how to wear them. I can't wait for spring so I can wear them by themselves without the tights. It's been pretty cold in California lately so I've been living in huge coats and heels.

 Le Tigre peacoat, Delia's thermal, Mystic dress, Target tights, and Betsey Johnson socks.

hello good friend part 2.

Jake had taken some film photos while we were in Berkeley. I didn't know that they were in black and white and they look lovely!

wednesday words. #51

-John Burroughs. (photo source: unknown.)

hello good friend.

Over break my friend Jake was visiting from New York. So my best friend Brandon and I decided to take a trip to Berkeley with him. Jake brought along his film camera and took a lot of pictures that I will post up later.

So, we went to Rasputin's where I discovered The Castle of Cagliostro, an old Hayao Miyazaki film. For those who don't know me personally, you will know that I am a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki. If the name doesn't ring a bell it's the director of Spirited Away and Ponyo. Anyway, The Castle of Cagliostro is one of his older films that came out in 1979. It's definitely a good movie, it kept me on my toes.

After that we went to some vintage stores. Then we stopped at this restaurant to get Indian food for dinner. I ordered chicken and cauliflower, which was very good by the way, I'm craving it right now.

It was a nice day and I hope to see Jake again before he's back at Parsons again.

Well, I hope you guys had a lovely break and are all well rested for this upcoming year. I just signed up for the Fashion Design class at the Academy we'll see where that takes me. It also should be interesting because a few of my friends are signing up for the film classes. So it'll be nice to not be by myself on Bart. :)

That's all for now.

Love, Jenae.

2011.

What my sister made for me for Christmas.

This year I hope to:

1. Travel more.
2. Take some more steps into the fashion world.
3. Learn how to drive. (Yes, at 17 1/2 I know this is sad.)
4. Go to Disneyland.
5. Learn to cook more food.
6. Discover new places.
7. Work harder. (Probably not but whatever.)
8. Whether I decide to go to prom or not. I hope I have a good time with whatever I decide to do.
9. Leave high school with no regrets.
10. As cliche as it sounds, exercise more.
11. Read more books.
12. Get an amazing job/internship in the fashion industry.
13. Get some more fashion related posts into this blog.
14. Make this blog better in general.
15. Go to more fashion shows.
16. Go to more flea markets.

Let's see how much I accomplish this year.