Truly Julie in Chicago…donning a fascinator despite the gusts of the Windy City! Fashion Front: Roland Mouret Dress, Soho street vendor fascinator, Lanvin Shoes.
This weekend…I took Chicago by storm to throw one of my dearest friends a baby shower. I’ll
post more on those festivities soon….including my made-from-scratch diaper cake! But for now…I wanted to share my foolishness yet faithfulness to fashion. This was my choice of outfit in 27 degree weather. Sometimes you just gotta bring your own sunshine…a la… yellow fascinator! And what really brightens my day about his hat?! It was $30 on the streets of Soho. Nice Korean couple on the Northwest corner of Bleecker and Sullivan streets. Tell ‘em Julie sent ya!
Last year while I was visiting Korea…I decided on a whim to go to Tokyo by myself. It’s only an hour flight from Seoul…so why not?! I stayed in the hip Shinjuku area where girls with dyed blond hair and those oversized-Lady-Gaga-esque contact lens wobbled around in their sky-high heels. Japan is the ultimate juxtaposition of tradition and modernity. And most of all it’s so extreme. If someone decides on a look or style…they go the full nine yards. If you’re going to be a Harajuku girl..then doggone it…you’re going to be most colorful…Fleetwood Mac meets Gwen Stefani meets Hello Kitty…bombshell. If you’re going for the rasta look..then you will stick a wad a gum into that slippery Asian hair and tangle it into a dreadlock somehow. Every time I visit Japan…I come back inspired beyond measure. I just feel like they do everything with such conviction. And my golly…the cleanliness of the entire country. You could…and I would…eat off their subway tracks. Check out my photo gallery below and enjoy your vicarious trip to Tokyo. Arigato!
This last one may need a little explaining. If I submit this one…it will be titled: “Octopi Love”. When I was in the Maldives…I was able to witness two octopi mating in shallow water. It was incredible to see them change colors and textures as they flamingo danced through the waves. I love how this photo turned out like a psychedelic print. 
