Tiësto tonight!

 

Tiësto tonight in Nashville. Can't wait!

Toxic

I believe this beautiful Givenchy creation resulted from the mixture of a healthy obsession with the Britney Spears "Toxic" video and the leftovers from Chanel's fall 2010 rtw bear suits. However true my assumptions may be, I really want one of these.

photo: http://fashiongonerogue.com

attack of the 6 inch heels!

Edita Vilkeviciute in Numero Tokyo July/Aug 2010

I actually don't know how high the heels on this pair of dangerous shoes are. I saved the photo as "MONSTER SHOES". I get sort of a Godzilla/Maleficent vibe from them. Despite all of that, I would still really, really like to take a short, slow-paced walk in these shoes...

you harajuku girls..

This weekend I walked in the Pink Elephants show at The Avenue in downtown Nashville. It was part of the Weekend Wonderland Party, so many people were dressed in Alice in Wonderland attire. It made for a magical night. Truly's entire collection was so fun and colorful, and had a Harajuku girl feel to it. My hair and makeup artist also used a Harajuku Lovers perfume ad for inspiration. I look about 14 years old with those pigtails and pink eyeshadow, and yes, that is a pinwheel in my head. The show was a lot of fun, though. There were quite a lot of models walking, which made for crazy energy backstage! Jeremy Todd did a great job at the DJ booth. I can't wait to see the rest of the photos!

Naked, among other things.

dress - Studio 615

dress - Lilly Pulitzer from Monkeez

You can see photos from the entire show on the Flikr account for http://www.nakedwithoutus.com/. On an important yet unrelated note, I need to find an extremely large square scarf so I can do THIS to my hair.

party in Peru

Vogue UK March 2008

I love all the colors and prints in this shot. The entire editorial is great. I actually have a good friend that just went back home to Peru a few weeks ago and this makes me miss him even more. I'm really trying to visit him this December when it will be summer over there. When I do, my priority list will be as follows: food, salsa, shop for clothing like the costumes featured in the editorial!

happy earth day!

My dad brought me the bottom two bracelets from Honduras a few years ago. I bought the top three while on vacation in Florida last summer. They're really long and can be twisted and wrapped a million different ways to be worn as necklaces, bracelets, belly jewelery, whatever! Check out http://www.zulugrass.com/.

We also can't forget that today was Earth Day. Montreal-based designer Mulcair makes some great sweaters using organic and sustainable materials. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

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Things are much easier when you remain neutral. That goes for clothing, too. I also firmly believe that accessories can make or break an outfit. I tied the belt on to identify my waistline more and to tie in the shoes with the outfit. I actually almost twisted my ankle about five times walking to and from class in those puppies, but I'm going to say it was worth the effort. I found these great khaki denim capris at United Apparel Liquidators in Nashville. They sell second hand designer clothes - Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs.. you name it. They also sell new clothes, like these Deebers capris I snagged last summer for under $20.

let the sunshine in

My. Legs. Are. So. Sore. From. Dancing. ALL WEEKEND.

This weekend was the first ever MTSU Salsa Congress, which I helped organize as part of my MTSU Salsa Club officer duties. I also learned a ton from attending the workshops taught by the amazing instructors including Music City Salsa, Proyecto Barrio and Pasofino. The performances were great and really inspiring. Overall, it was a fun weekend of good food, sexy choreography and lots of spinning. Lots... of spinning. I hope to have pics from the event up soon. And now I have to go to salsa practice. Sorry, legs.

On the brightside, it's beautiful outside and the semester is almost over! My summer plan:

la musica que te prende...

El Colombian Party Cartel!

Last night I had the pleasure of being a "sexy little guest" on the local latin radio station dj'd by friends Carey and Leonardo. Dara, the MTSU Salsa Club President, and I, the Public Relations Officer, stopped by to talk about the 1st ever Salsa Congress this weekend that we're hosting. I got to read some introductions in spanish and some PSAs (en ingles). It was a cool experience! Then Latin Grammy-nominated recording artist Michael Stuart stopped by to talk about his show at Ibiza happening tonight. He was wearing his shades the entire time he was in the studio.. like a true star. He's a really cool guy though and I'm so glad I got to meet him! His website is still in the works, but I'll be looking out for it.

After the show we rushed out of the studio and ate dinner at Cantina Laredo, the gourmet mexican place in the Gulch. It. Was. DELICIOUS. We ordered guacamole as an appetizer and the waiters bring the fresh avacados to your table and make it right in front of you! Amazing. Carey ordered the fajita plate for me and I'm sooo glad he did. It included a mix of grilled chicken, ribs, steak, quail, and.. something else. The best part was definitely the quail. We actually didn't even use the tortillas. I found it was more pleasing to see all of my food while I ate it. Definitely a great night!

P.S. Listen to 91.1 WRVU every Thursday from 5-6pm for awesome salsa music!

Everyone in the studio.

Stud muffin.

The smallest space I've salsa danced in so far.

Dara and I with Michael Stuart!

Me reading something for the radio:)