Goodbye, New York

Vintage coat, vintage Lanvin dress, Sportsgirl shoes, hair needs a brush | Wish jacket, Dion Lee for Cue leather top, vintage belt and jeans, Maurie & Eve shoes


Asos cape, Zara neoprene top, Gail Sorronda for Target skirt, H&M tights, Maurie & Eve Phoenix wedges

Photos of me by Margaret Zhang

It feels good to have NYFW under my belt. Click through for my final blog for Pocketto Magazine.

On another note, I've been meaning to show you photos of these Maurie & Eve wedges forever. They were sent to me by Free People and they are absolutely humungous, probably the tallest shoes I own. I find myself wearing them all the time, though, despite the fact that I crashed my car because I couldn't feel the brake when I was wearing them. (Nobody told me I wasn't supposed to wear heels while driving, GEEZ!)

And the other thing I'll be showing you more of is the unique Wish jacket they sent me, plus a giveaway because I know you all love a bit of free goodies. Stay choooooned. Or have a life, I don't mind if you do that either.

Love from Par-ee,

Chanelle

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Little things

+J by Uniqlo coat | Vintage jumper and dress | Mimco bag

Photos by Margaret Zhang | Post-processing by me

Tonight, I leave for London. Until next time, America, you will be missed. If I have any readers in London, Paris or Dubai, I would love to hear from you over the next week or so and meet up!

Chanelle

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NYFW blogs

If you've been wondering where I've been, it's because I've been blogging for Pocketto magazine and shooting for Catchlight Media. Click through to see the rest of the blogs and more photos

Day one

 

There’s a thread that flows through the people of New York City, a commonality that serves as the glue to its culture. I can’t put my finger on what it is, but it’s like a shade of colour that tints everything in its reach. It’s this commonality that fuels New Yorkers’ renowned pride in their city, and I believe it’s also what makes them so loud. And by loud, I mean that New Yorkers are absolutely comfortable with talking to a passer-by on the street. The many unsolicited chats with strangers are fast becoming my favourite aspect of the city.

More after the jump

Day two

What do you do when you can see Tommy Ton in the corner of your eye trying to get a candid photograph of you?

I never thought I’d have to ask myself that. And on a day I was wearing a $30 ASOS dress, no less. (It was paired with $30 Sportsgirl heels, $2 Urban Outfitters socks, a $4 JC Penney jumper and a $20 H&M blazer. I gotta do what I gotta do to get by.)

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DIY glitter oxfords

{a scheduled post while I sort myself out in new york city.}

'Late to the party' is a phrase that adequately describes much of my life. I didn't start school until I was 15; I got my provisional driver's licence at 19; and I only just bought my first car last week.

In this context, 'late to the party' refers to the fact that I'm most certainly - albeit unabashedly - the last on board with glitter-encrusted shoes. Not that I ever wasn't a fan, but it never occurred to me that I could simply make my own pair rather than lusting at Miu Miu's $500 offerings on net-a-porter.com.

Rather than clog the interwebz with my own instructions, I'll link you to the ones that were most useful to me. I just used cheap craft glue and a spatula since I didn't have fabric glue or a paint brush and it seemed to turn out just fine. 

As I write this, my fingers are dripping with a sparkly soup of glitz and glue. I've always been a mess when it comes to crafts, ever since that time mum said I could do finger painting and I took that to mean I could finger paint the walls, too. (I was three; cut me some slack.) Given my poor track record with crafts, I think if you think mine is half-decent, I'm sure you could do a much better job. It's a high reward-to-effort ratio - my favourite kind of craft!

If you've given this a go before, show me pictures and offer everyone else some tips!

Chanelle

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Rocky Mountain High

Is it any surprise I'm in love with Colorado?

Chanelle

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Wake Up Los Angeles

Colorado State University's main oval | The Alley Cat Cafe

Flying over the Pacific ocean

Asos cape | Vintage belt | Wrangle denim shirt | Old Navy trousers | Odd looking floral gumboots because my feet were wet

The claws of the frosty winter, the colour of the Alley Cat, the warmth of my best friends' limbs all knotted together on the couch on a Friday night: they're home to my heart. Even Denver International Airport bears a sense of comfort for me as the final pitstop before I'm back in Fort Collins.

It's good to be home. In but a few days I'll be covering New York Fashion Week for Pocketto magazine and Catchlight Media and I can't wait to share the experience with you!

Chanelle

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halfway blonde

Urban Outfitters top | Calvin Klein Jeans denim | Vintage shoes
One Teaspoon leather jacket | Calvin Klein Jeans denim and belt | Vintage boots

On the eve of the release of the Mert and Marcus shot Calvin Klein Jeans campaign, I took the opportunity to test a few styles sent by Calvin Klein. (There's one more which I'll be showing you later.) In the mean time, enjoy the campaign shots below.

And yes, I'm blonde. The aim is to get closer to white, but as you can see it's glowing with health and feeling a lot better than it was before already.

Love from Fort Collins, Colorado

Chanelle

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