sunday best

photos: thecobrasnake

hmm, orange lipstick .
a new trend ?

well, if the cobraclones say it is so, then it is so .

how were all your christmases, by the way ?

x

jessica

my heart is dreaming but paris is screaming

christmas holidaaaays are here.
and before i know it they'll be done with !
so before i forget, new years, if i have anything to say about it, should look a lot like this.

what to wear.

what to dance to.

boyfriend by alphabeat.

paris is burning by ladyhawke.

short skirt long jacket by cake.

going on by gnarls barkley.

pumpkin soup by kate nash.

believe by cher.

glamorous by fergie.

jimmy by m.i.a.

shake it off by mariah carey.

valerie by amy winehouse ft. mark ronson.

breaking it up by lykke li.

tears dry on their own by amy winehouse.

boyfriend by ashlee simpson.

toxic by britney spears.

get buck in here by dj felli fel.

g-code by the ghetto boys.

standing in the way of control by the gossip.

what goes around comes around by jt.

indigo lights by the kooks.

seperated by motorwars by the long blondes.

thunder in my heart again by meck.

everyone nose by n.e.r.d.

kiss by prince.

paparazzi by lady gaga.

love games by lady gaga.

i wish everybody a very merry christmas & a happy new year !

xx

zoë

be my little rock & roll queen

a little bit of new year's eve inspiration ? sure.

zoë

ps - i still have more pictures up my sleeve. this is but the beginning. i don't know why i'm so amped for new year's eve, but i just am. expect an appropriate playlist soon also.

empty beds and bad behaviour

it's all fine & dandy that mister mark the cobrasnake gets to travel the globe even in the dead of winter, letting him seek out places like hawaii and new zealand for week-long getaways. but there is only so much a homebound canadian chick can take !! all of these perfectly tanned beauties, with their sleek blonde locks and supersuperbig shades shielding their faces from vicious uv rays are making me sick with jealousy.

i just wish i were perma-bronzed and blonde.

thecobrasnake

in other news, someone buy me this pronto.

chloe + missbehave = pure gold.

well, anything + missbehave is terrific, so one can only imagine this to be mindblowing.

zoë

a voice that is dark like tinted glass

on my mind lately.

" america’s like a brand, and we used to be the louis vuitton of countries. and then we had a really shit head designer for a while, but now we’ve got a really dope young head guy that can hopefully turn this brand around. "

- kanye west and his take on politics
[found on chasing lou]

these boots from aldo have been making me swoon for a while now. as they've suddenly dropped some fourty dollars in cost, i've been praying for them not to sell out before i can get my hands on them. they're like the tough-luxe look (hello, studs? and black leather) meets casual-chic (slouchy, comfy, but still very attractive). and practical, to boot (pun intended).

nicole richie's recent winter style is really cute.
and i will forever love her hair.

[tfs]


so much snow today.
like you have no idea.
unless you live in canada ... or the arctic.


zoë

paved the cloud we're dancing on

sunday inspiration.

[photos via the selby & last night's party]

looooong week ahead, busybusybusy.

have a good one everybody.

zoë

november long weekend

let's discuss;
leggings as pants.
i can't quite put my finger on the primary reason why they bother me, they just do. sure, okay, they're a hipster trademark, or a comfort thing, or whichever other reason you may have to frolick around town in them, but unless you're a professional jazzerciser or robin hood, you really have no excuse. some agree, some do not, and i can totally see how opinions go both ways, but you have to draw the line at some point, and i guess i'm just one of those people who decided to draw it before stretchy spandex camel toes.
and the funny thing is that it's become a minor trend amongst the fashion elite just recently, whilst only a few years ago were we critiquing lindsay lohan for the very same offense. maybe she was ahead of the game ! maybe she knew that someday people would set aside the fact that they're not even that warm and synonymous with loungewear to instead sport them loud & clear, for everyone to see (and when i say see, i mean really seeeee, because you have no other choice but to see when the legging wearer's lower-body anatomy is completely evident to the naked eye).
i'll admit, i've previously been a leggings-as-pants offender, and when i was, i meant no harm. i may even do it again sometimem for all i know. i don't mean to condemn all you legging fans to a life of misery and fashion distrust or anything, i'm simply voicing my current opinion, which is that leggings as pants are bothersome. and most likely not as practical as we're all making them out to be.

see a resume of my opinion here.

zoë

old habits die hard when you got a sentimental heart

songs i'm listening to right now.

you wreck me by tom petty

hole in the head by sugababes

i thought i saw your face today by she & him

skinny love by bon iver

sway by the kooks

sentimental heart by she & him

i was made for you by she & him

one evening by feist

drinking in la by bran van 3000

zoë

ps - i am working on a list of one hundred things i like. it's tough, oddly enough, but when compiled it should be sheer perfection. expect a post on it soon.

when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

current inspiration.

long hair, bowie & all of the black perfection on exhibit at topshop.

preferably altogether.

i've decided to be velma from the scooby doo gang - i've got the thick black frames, and i'm still looking to find burnt orange over-the-knee socks, a burgundy mini and an oversized orange turtleneck.

but whatever, the glasses are a good start, no ?

zoë

dancing in the streets

just yesterday i was reminiscing about last summer's vacation to the west coast, yet somehow, i already have another trip to look forward to.

how can a girl be so lucky, you ask ?

well, the fam is planning yet another beachy getaway, this time to virginia beach. it's a city in itself, and it's even enlisted in the guinness book of world records for the longest pleasure beach in the world. the preparations have just begun, but already we're scoping out beach-houses (in awe, might i add, for their size and in some cases, for their price) as well as sorting through the best and worst dates.

oh, and did i mention that it's smackdown in the middle of the hamptons ?

needless to say, i'm fully motivated to become the beach bunny i was always meant to be.

zoë

i had too much to dream last night

i'm feeling pretty fly today, mostly because i'm listening to stuff like:

school spirit by kanye west; breathe in breathe out by ludacris ft kanye west; new workout plan by kanye west; blind by hercules & love affair; gettin it by the cool kids ft lil wayne; got money by lil wayne ft t-pain.

yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh.

zoë

young, rich and flashy

total hotness right thuuur.

you gotta love 'em, all of 'em.

mary kate just kills it, no matter what. and leigh manages to make black and grey creative-looking. what is that guy's name again ? i know i could totally google it but i've got french homework to do, pals. spare me the trouble ?

zoë

i dream of things that never were

in no particular order, some of my california memories.

i'm kind of still sorting through the shots, so these are just a mismash of idiosyncratic moments that made me smile. looking back, i was smitten by the noisy city filled to the rim by irreverent passerbys consuming copious amounts of starbucks. funny thing, isn't it ? as i sauntered through the labyrinthine streets, i couldn't help but admire things that were probably all too common to most locals. i suppose that's the true beauty of being a tourist.

what i loved the most about my trip was the vast array of neighborhoods i visited.

laguna beach was an artsy community where i witnessed many attention-craving middle-aged women window-shop for exquiste hand-made birthday cards or brightly painted pottery.

on the way to dodgers stadium, fiesta music flooded my ears in what seemed to be mexican neighborhoods that were real & gritty.

i was baffled by the wealth at newport beach, where families of all kinds filled beach houses worth millions, equipped with outlandish accessories that have no use in such a serene environement.

the grove was slow-paced and tranquil, as shoppers nonchallantly swayed designer handbags to the beat of street musicians playing acoustic hits.

the curlicued streets of downtown los angeles were most busy, and also the most likely location to witness fashion daredevils making prompt exits from tattoo parlors or wig shops.

fans of all sorts rejoiced in the thematic arrangement outside of kodak theatre, as mimes are replaced with movie stars and men in disguise sell maps to the stars.

i just can't stop thinking about it.

an don't think i'm even close to finishing the tale of my west coast adventure.

zoë

jump in the pool

de l'inspiration pour le 28 septembre, 2008.

x
jessica

rode into the ghostly night

total cool girl: jamie winstone.

those pictures alone are enough to speculate that she will soon be the hit of london-town. and her constant use of opaque tights and crimson lips only cement that idea. she is the hybrid of a rocker chick and a sweet fifties pinup. throw in a little bit of unique doll-like features, frocks you want to shimmy in and ever-changing hairstyles, and you've got a young maden that could just as well be hiding out in a cavernous music venue or stomping straight through the glitz and glamour of hollywood blvd.

bring it, baby.

zoë