URADA

A young teen from Hawaii decides to share his creativity.  Urada is born.

"Its not a lengthy explanation, just a definition. I want you to think outside the shirt. I'm all about sharing an idea, an idea that we can agree on. An idea that will make you look forward to tomorrow. That's what I do. I make an idea for your tomorrow. I make shirts that speak for itself so all you have to do is be you. With clothes come responsibility.  The responsibility to be you. I trust that you do that very well. URADA promotes people to dress to live another day, but wear something better than yesterday" - URADA

Strolling down my dashboard on tumblr I saw a picture of a someone wearing an interesting shirt. Clicking through a few links to find the source of where I could find the shirt, I found Urada.

A rising cult following on tumblr and a steady slew of Instagram followers will propel the Urada brand and its creator, 19 year old Kirk, to the front lines of fashion world dominance.  Appreciated by many, and paired with apparel one would expect to be seen at a Fashion Week catwalk or maybe worn by the likes of Kanye West, with clean but gorgeous photography, Urada is steps away from taking over the Internet.

Much like other pieces available on the Urada site, the recently dropped 3M tee features a reflective 3M print that has caught the attention of the Internet, and surely anyone who sees you walking by wearing it.

I've definitely become a fan of Urada and am looking forward to seeing where it goes, I'm sure in a straight line to the top. You can purchase the newest addition to Urada's web shop, the 3M tee and much more over on the web shop. Watch out for it.

H&M/Marant.

I was extremely excited to find out that Isabel Marant would be doing a collaboration with H&M. The collection is full with strong prints, slouchy looks, thick beaded embellishments, fringes, "man repeller" wear, and leather. Lots of leather. How dangerous.

And although I am fond of the collection, my student wallet isn't fond enough...
The average women's item starts out at about 60$, which is something I just can't justify for myself. But if you can, by all means, I'm sure you'll find something you like.

It looks super sophisticated and cozy all at once.  I can't say I'm not tempted by some of these items, specifically, the boyfriend jackets (99$) and the boots (150$). They really call to me. 

Ugh, yeah. I'm probably gonna get the jacket.

To those of you who suffer from "Student Wallet", we have up until November 14th to save up.

Check out the rest of the collection, including menswear and children's on Vogue News.

This house is not a home to you

Well here's the unnecessary update on my life: I'm finishing up my last semester of high school and I have conflicted emotions about it, it's quite bipolar of me. I woke up last week with the sudden realization that I hate most of these people and never want to walk those halls again and basically I'm done with high school but then I was walking through the halls, alone and I was all ''UGH NO. HIGH SCHOOL IS SO SIMPLE. CAN'T MOVE ON. SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. FOREVER GONE. UGH. PETER PAN 5EVER'' and so on. It really is a difficult time.

I have been accepted to the program of my choice which is cool, I guess...but winning an 8million dollar jackpot is cooler, am I right? HAHAHAH (noseriously). I am also employed now, which is very lucky for me because I am not working at McDonalds which means I'm already ahead of my peers. Success! Other than that, I'm pretty much just trying to juggle everything and you know, learn things. It's weird, I always feel like I constantly have to learn something about the world or myself, which I actually have done a lot of. All of this kind of does make me excited for university, but then...well, refer yourself to the above quote. Oh, and my current shopping addiction is sickening. I just can't stop.

(Look at that segway)

 I mean, I reaallly cannnnn't stooopp. Every paycheck is an internal battle of saving vs. spending and the latter usually wins (my tabs are currently full of Romwe, Ebay, River Island, and Aldo sales pages). It really is a dominant factor of my li(wallet)fe.

Here are some of the few things I've recently picked up

From the top:
Sweater: Tommy Hilfiger
Nail polish: Revlon
Necklace: Local boutique (Sirens)
Watch: Tommy Hilfiger
Jacket: Sparkle & Fade colourblock vest coat in burgundy (Urban Outfitters)
Purse: Tommy Hilfiger

*Note that a lot of the stuff I did buy was on sale and/or I had an employee discount (you can probably guess from where) and I was not compensated in any way to speak of these items (unfortunately)

I bought my first real (meaning it wasn't from Claire's or anything) watch! I AM A WOMAN! It also was the catalyst for my watch obsession, which has indeed begun.

The jacket pictured above is from a brand called Sparkle & Fade which I am completely smitten by! If I had a million dollars, I'd probably be their number one customer? The jacket is so lovely and great for dealing with post-Winter/pre-Winter weather. I love the plaid detail which makes it that much more unique, quite a step back from the non stop leather detail trend. I love the style and the colour is just fab

I also purchased this Kimchi bag from Urban Outfitters while I may or may not was supposed to be completing my overdue English Independent Study Unit (oops?). It is the love of my life which I've been so eager to show off to evveeryonnee (including my Instagram followers). It was my first ''costs-more-than-2for10-purse'' and just ughhghglove. pure love.

One of my goals for the new year was to integrate more of my life in this blog and although I don't shop that much* (university ain't cheap), I do allow myself some splurges every once in a while.

It's pieces like that which make me extremely excited for the fashion themed things to come for this blog. I'm right about to dive in to some seriously exciting projects, encompassing some of my favorite things. And of course I haven't let go of my book blogging, it just has to jump in the backseat for a bit because I have legitimately have no time whatsoever to read these days, although it remains one of my first loves.

At this time, I am insanely wanting anything remotely close to Jeffrey Campbell Coltrane's. Everytime I see someone post about them on Instagram, my brain releases a slew of curse words only I could understand. They make me want to cry....out of love. The shoe. So if anyone knows any similar dupes, please let me know!

The current tune I think you should all be jamming to is Twenty Eight by The Weeknd. I saw him in concert last July and haven't been the same ever since.

I hope you all have a great March break and whatnot, I'm in Toronto this week for a Youth Parliament, participating as a journalist, which was an amazing experience and I am now visiting my sisters for a few days. Afterwards, I'll be turning ON my Boo Radley status.

Love,
Horea

*My Mom begs to differ

The shoes that keep me up at night

The shoes that keep me up at night by horea33 featuring black and silver shoes

Topshop
topshop.com

Topshop
topshop.com

Jeffrey campbell bootie
$205 - office.co.uk

Black and silver shoes
misskl.com

River Island white shoes
$75 - riverisland.com

Forever 21
forever21.com

Forever 21 heels
forever21.com

It wasn't chess

I think a discussion on the matter of Prada's Fall/Winter 2012 women's advertising campaign is in order.  I've been getting quite bored with the recent campaigns but this...this is something new. The fashion was great, of course, but I really loved the idea behind the whole advert. The game of Idontreallyknowwhatitwasbutitwasntchess and the reflection it imposed on the characters and oh don't even get me started on the score. The score. The score. Quite possibly my favorite part of the whole campaign, gave it a new level of intensity. 

Well done Prada, well done.