Abbot Kinney, Venice, Part 5: Organic Oasis

shoes: Gap skirt: Zara shirt: Forever 21 jacket: Miss Selfridge's backpack: Gucci

The painstakingly tedious college application process is looming ahead of me, and in a short year and a half, I will be spreading my wings and taking off to go live a wild four years of partying and cramming for tests and making entirely new friends, miles away from where I am at this moment. Intense. Anyway, as I sat basking in the breezy eighty-degrees-in-January Los Angeles weather doing practice SAT tests for hours on end, I realized that the most important part of my high school career is underway, and that made me think.... My life is about to begin. But I mean, really begin, where I won't be entirely reliant on my parents to pay for my movie tickets or to buy me a new pair of jeans, but instead I will be on my own, looking for a place of my own to live, and eating leftover Chinese food for breakfast, and trying to make my own living. These are the impressions I have gathered of life after high school from the many '80's movies/John Green novels I have read, and it got me really thinking about how I. am. just. not. READY!!!!!!! I'm still a kid, so I had better take full advantage of my short, blissfully supported childhood while I am gradually beginning to appreciate it. Happy New Year, everyone, and cheers to the start of a new life! (almost. still one and a half years, but it's coming up!!) xx

Abbot Kinney Part 4- Alternative

Jacket: Free People, Jeans: Vintage Levi's, Shirt: Forever 21, Sunglasses: Alternative

It's the first night of Hanukkah, and from here on out, the holiday spirit officially commences (for me, at least. It actually began when Kost 103.5 started playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving.) Tonight will be filled with frying potato pancakes and opening presents. What could be better than that? I am currently reminiscing about Fall, when here in LA for the first time, the maple trees that line my street displayed a vibrant spectrum of reds, oranges, and yellows. Here is the epitope of a perfect fall outfit, in my opinion, because it obviously does not get too chilly here in sunny SoCal, but the leather jacket and thick jean pants are good for keeping out the cold air. Happy Holidays, everyone! What are you doing over Winter Break? Xx

Abbot Kinney Part 3- Tumbleweed and Dandelion

It is now winter, and here in Los Angeles, nearly December, it drizzled steadily the entire day- the polar vortex is approaching! I am currently nostalgic for summer, when I could leisurely stroll along Abbot Kinney in Venice, and could wear my skin bearing Topshop top and skirt dress. I will miss you summer, but I'm ready for winter!

Joyeuses Fêtes! (Happy Holidays!)

Stella and Dot monogrammed bracelet; Altuzarra for Target heels; Frends x Baublebar headphones; Ciaté nail polish ornament; Kate Spade iphone case; Momofuku Milk Bar crack pie mix; Kate Spade beanie; Anthropologie initial mug; Jo Malone holiday gift set; James Turrell coffee table book; Dipytique winter candle

It's the holiday season, the most festive time of the year. Now is the time when Christmas enthusiasts and Thanksgiving lovers put on their holiday sweaters and everyone is merry. My personal favorite moment of the holiday season is Christmas day, when, as a Jew, my family and I go to the movies and have lots of Chinese food. What's your favorite part of the holidays? 

ce n'est pas l'été ne plus !

Eugenia Kim "René Magritte" Beanie

    RYN WEAVER OCTAHATE

Ryn Weaver's Octahate 

Recently, I visited Chicago and the rainbow hued leaves and brisk, windy air made me nostalgic for actual Fall (living in California, changes in season are nonexistent). While there, I visited a vast exhibit on René Magritte, the famed French surrealist protégé to Salvador Dali, and was in awe of his "Ceci N'est Pas Une Pipe" painting. I had to pick up this Eugenia Kim beanie in the museum gift shop, to pay my stylish respects to Magritte's revolutionary artistic ability. It helped keep my ears warm against the wind too! I also ran across the city endlessly plugged into this catchy song by Ryn Weaver- it got me excited for the rest of the "summer in fall" in LA! 

Abbott Kinney, Venice, Part 2

Free People Jacket, Urban Outfitters Shirt, O'Neill Shorts, 

Frye Boots

Gratitude Café on Abbott Kinney is one of the best restaurants in LA. The organic, fresh vegan food never disappoints, and the vibe of all the Venice hipsters radiates a positive energy throughout the café. The infamous mural on the side of the restaurant is equally as hipster and cool, portraying a hybrid wolf unicorn. When in Venice, take a picture!