8.28.2012

And All We Could See Were Flowers For Ages...





( #teenvogue dress: unknown shoes: converse jacket: vintage sunnies: forever 21 headband: gift)



I love this dress so much. It's just so happy, and has a minor retro vibe. And you all know how I feel about this jean jacket. Live in it. The crowning piece of this outfit though is the converse. You can't really see, (because I have a rubbish camera) but they are tye-died lighter and darker pink. Which is amazing.  And my beautiful sunnies. Because the sun chooses to place its beams right in my eyes no matter where I stand.

Look, theres TWO OF ME!

Nightmare scenario.

This planet can't HANDLE two of me.

Do you have a twin? 



xx,
Justina

(Note: this does not actually need to be someone directly related to you. Evil twins can be cosmic.)







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8.25.2012

Six Word Saturday


   (#teenvogue top: american eagle, pants: levis)


Meet the chickens, they're stylish too. 

xx,
Justina

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8.23.2012

Justina x Tallia



 So the first thing I saw was her hair. 
Then her insanely awesome name jewelry. 
Then she opened her mouth. 
That was when I started writing an email to beg for an interview with Scotlands newest (Only? I mean really, what teenage artists can you name that's come out of Scotland? Point made.) teenage popstar. Who also happens to have quite the natural sense of style, which is something I've rather given up on looking for in teenage stars. 
 (I mean, have you SEEN the stuff Justin Bieber wears??)

               How do you feel your music has influenced your style?

I don't know, not a lot really, my musical influence is very old school - Motown, jazz, old school R&B whereas my style is super quirky, eccentric sometimes and fun. I like to express mood through my clothes, they become an extension of me and I like to have fun with that. I also love art and think there is great synergy between art and fashion, as my sister will confirm. She's 15 years old and a total fashion freak which is ideal as she's my stylist and I think it's fair to say she's done a pretty good job so far. We both have such fun 'dressing up'. Girls are obsessed with fashion and I like to play on that and just go for things that are different. I guess a little like my voice - people say it's different and has a signature, which is lovely. So I think my style is pretty much the same. I will never be influenced by 'must have trends' for the sake of it, the thought of blending in is just boring.

Tell me about your hair, how did it come to be so..present?


I was dubbed the 'girl with the big hair and big voice' a while back in the UK media. I love my crazy hair - it's just so me - flyaway, full of fire and passion and adventurous. Because I was going to LA and NYC without my Scottish hairdresser Taylor Ferguson in tow, (don't quite have the budget for that at this stage in my career) we decided to do something quirky that we could manage there. So our  friend Lou Clave, who is a hair artist, created this wonderful bow which was meshed with my real hair - like a sculpture - a total artistic expression for my first red carpet in Hollywood I thought. Sure, it was a bit crazy but why not. I think that the US teen stars very much play it safe on the fashion stakes which is very different from UK and Europe. We like to be creative and that's what I hoped to achieve. My hair for the night was an extension of me.

(Justina Note: I sincerely hope you have had a chance to see that bow, it was kind of awesome. Google it.)

You have a very distinct voice.   
How would you describe it in three words?
 Soulful, powerful, me!

I've noticed you have a lot of statement pieces in your wardrobe. 
Which is your favorite and what's the story behind it?

Gosh, we'd  be here till Christmas. Having a sister who is the same size means we share our wardrobes which gives us double. For me clear staples will be black shiny leggings from TopShop, my Bonnie Bling 'Tallia Storm' knuckledusters, Swarovski earrings, and scarves. I have a million scarves as it's so important to watch one's lungs - I wear a scarf everywhere in the UK to keep my neck and chest warm. I also have this wonderful little cropped Prada jacket which is actually my mothers that I stole. I have worn it a million times. It can be dressed up for a cocktail dress or down for jeans and creepers.  I would love to one day own a wardrobe from Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier - they are my fashion idols!


What's it like being Tallia
Well I guess I don't know anything else. I love being me. I have been singing for such a long time but this whole experience with Sir Elton has changed my world and I will be forever grateful. I am truly blessed but you know I work hard, I train my voice and rehearse everyday. It's like I've said before, it's my thing, my journey and I won't let Sir Elton down now that he has given me this wonderful platform. I plan to be here for a long time just to work hard, be myself and enjoy every second of the journey. So being Tallia has certainly been a whirlwind so far!



Check out Tallia's website + follow her on twitter @tallia_storm!



Note to self: Must get giant hairbow, stat.

xx,
Justina


















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8.22.2012

In Which Coco Dances and Wang + Wu do what they do.

 

 I mean, who doesn't want to shop at night with Karlie and Victoria and Taylor?


You know...no one.

xx,
Justina

ps. where are you going to FNO?


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8.21.2012

So Then That Happened

 (I just found this photo on tumblr, and idk man, it just seemed kind of relevant in a twirling in the woods type way.)

I have just returned from camping.  I am not a camper. But the ocean was beautiful in a it's-freezing-no-one-touch-the-water-or-you'll-get-hypothermia sort of way. Now I just need sleep.

There are a couple of things I want to say before though:

Congratulations to Victor from Mode Baroque, you're the lucky one. 
You've won my giveaway with Iconemesis!

I like Miley Cyrus's new hair cut. 

Anonymous who keeps commenting on my posts, I know this defeats the point of being anonymous, but who are you? Let's be friends.

I know I've been slacking on the posting front. I'm sorry, there's this ridiculous insitution called school which is slightly interfering with my blogging, but Fashion Week is coming and all halts for that.

Also, Fashion's Night Out.

WHAT AM I GONNA WEAR?!!?!

xx,
Justina

ps. More pictures of me in strange poses wearing gorgeous clothing coming soon. and an interview with a teenage Scot. Just because.




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8.15.2012

I Only Cheer For Chanel.

I know I promised I'd stop writing about this, but really, it needed to happen one last time. I'll make it short.

I AM NOT A NORMAL TEENAGER.
I don't go to football games, I stalk Fashion Week.
I don't take pictures with my friends at parties, I get dressed and take pictures on the street for this blog.
I don't text with my boyfriend, I tweet fashion editors.
 My best friends don't live down the street, they live on the other side of the planet.
I have been given amazing opportunities, and gotten a chance to talk to amazing people, that the average teenager couldn't even imagine. 
(I couldn't even imagine it either, then it happened.)

I am a teenage fashion blogger who is trying to make it in what was once described as "an industry with 10x the bite of Hollywood, and none of the glitz."

And I'm not the only one. There are about a bajillion me's out there nodding their heads right now.

So as you can see, I get seriously irritated when people who have never ever ever even read the cover of Teen Vogue and who really don't have a clue what they're talking about (you know exactly who you are. Or not, you probably haven't even read my blog.) accuse me of "making stuff up" or trying to make myself sound better than them. I can see how from the outside this looks easy, and glam or whatever, but it is a lot of work. I, and a lot of other people, put in a lot of work, from running up and down unsafe hills in heels, to sitting in front of a computer screen for hours. 
It is worth it, immensely so, but GOD are people like that a pain.
 SO STOP BEING SUCH A BLOODY ARSE, AND DO SOMETHING USEFUL.

Sorry, I had a bit of an angry rant there.

You all get what I'm saying though, which is why I lurve you. 
I'd buy you a doughnut if I could. 

I will never be a cheerleader. Only for Chanel.

I'm going to get a t-shirt that says that.

xx,
Justina





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8.14.2012

On the pages of a magazine...ok, the SCREEN of a magazine.








And I return! My trip was amazing, but I did miss you all. I see you asked a few questions, so let's address those immediately 

1. I went to San Diego for a 4H Leadership Conference.

2. Coco, my outfit posts are tagged 'teen vogue' because I am a Teen Vogue Fashion Click blogger.

3. Yes, the romper comes in another color.

4. I have done about four of the things on that list.

5.  I really haven't the slightest idea.

Now that we've got that out of the way, you are free to return to the top of the page, and ogle those gorgeous photos of me. (I'm allowed to say that they're gorgeous, because I was both the model + the photographer.) They are from the latest issue of Atelier Indigo, which I am a contributor for! The theme was "Art, Film, and Literature", so I went and took photos of myself looking super dramactic (Like, more than usual.) holding a camera and reading a book about Marilyn Monroe, in black and white. Totally with the theme. 


Anyway, what did you do with your life while I was away? 
(Because a large chuck of it just died and poofed into dust without any new posts.)


And have you gotten all your September issues yet?

(We both know you're hoarding them under your bed.)


xx,
Justina







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8.09.2012

Welcome To Justina Airlines

In My Carry On

1: vintage samsonite carry on 2: teen vogue 3: forever 21 sunnies 4: eos lipbalm 5:ipod touch 6:skullcandy headphones 7: cotton scarf



As you know, I am currently however many feet in the air. But I wanted to show you what goes in my boss pan am carry on. Everything in this set is the exact thing I pack. And yes, I'm that super annoying girl on the plane touching up her nails.



xx,
Justina
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8.08.2012

Sunshine Is Annoying Sometimes



#teenvogue romper: c/o kiwilook shoes: converse sunnies: forever 21

I'm one of those funny people who doesn't have any life to be spoken of for like, ever, then has a REALLY SUPER BUSY life for three weeks straight, and consequently, for those three weeks, I am a very bad blogger.  This is what is happening. Last weekend, homeschooling conference. Tomorrow morning at 5:30 (I know, who gets up the early? No one.) I am flying away on an actual airplane. For four days. 

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's talk about this romper. 

IT'S AMAZING. And it showed up on my doorstep shrouded in mystery, which we all know is the best way for packages to arrive. The bright print is straight up my style, and it's nice and light, which is perfect because it appears that the sun has decided to ONLY SHINE ON CALIFORNIA ALL THE TIME and it's 105 degrees outside.

Isn't that just lovely?

It isn't.

Because of that oppressive heat, I only took two pictures. 
As you can see, I am facing away from the sun both, and falling over. Fabulous.  

To kick off the traveling festivities though, tomorrow there will be a post about the stuff I stuff-er, pack that is, in my really awesome vintage pan am carry on.

So be on the lookout for that. 

xx,
Justina








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