Graffitied Heart

Last look + my thrifted dress pants 

+ chain + Old Skool Vans

Take My Hand

        Finding this overpass downtown in Gastown was a game-changer for Olivia and I. 

        Keeping the look from our last post, we moved up to where the natural light shines, and we're obsessed with the results. Opting for my hair half up this time for some dimension (my hair often looks flat and boring) we started experimenting with the "reaching into the camera" pose, and you'll be seeing some more of it in later posts as well.

Think You Got The Juice?

        When Olivia said we should try taking a few shots in the SFU Nesters Market, I thought: one, that's genius, and two, this should be fun. 

        What I wasn't expecting was the fantastic lighting- soft, warm, and glowy. Perfectly blown out, with yellow tones that added an ethereal vibe to the photos. Although I was initially anxious about the possibility of taking photos in a public store, we came to found that we went during a relatively inactive time and encountered very few awkward stares. Thank God.

        As one may be able to guess, I borrowed this Hawaiian t-shirt from my dad's closet. Paired with my grey Garage biker shorts, black American Apparel fanny pack, and my unknown vintage Nike Airs. Underneath I'm sporting my grey Calvin Klein sports bra, which came in handy for our following outfit changes.

All Chained Up

        Near the end of March I had the pleasure of doing a shoot with the lovely Olivia Chan. Shot in Gastown, we spent the day wandering around back allies and parking lots, finding locations that work with the given outfit. Stay tuned for our shots in Nesters Market! That was fun to do. You can see more of Olivia's work and contact her here, here, and here.

        This look was centred around my grey and red Nike Snaps Pants, which I styled with my Forever 21 cropped t-shirt, Shop Sadie and Sage black denim jacket, the classic Old Skool Vans, and accessorized with a bunch of chains. These necklaces are a mix of consignment and second hand, and I thought to throw them all on and layer them for an attempted Billie Eilish vibe.

Rainbows & Sunshine

        This is the third and final look from my photoshoot with Lindsay Wu! With a new thrifted tshirt, my loose and comfy Uniqlo jeans, topped with my hand-me-down vintage Levi's jacket, thrifted belt, and my classic Old Skool Vans. The lightint was so bomb up here at this parking lot, and I felt like I was glowing. After a police car pulled up and stared at us for a couple mins, and then casually drove away, we concluded are mini shoot. I loved each session so much! Had such a fun time, and I hope you guys enjoyed them too.

Tshirt: Twik

Jeans: Uniqlo

Jacket: Vintage Levi's

Belt: Thrifted

Sneakers: Old Skool Vans

Earrings: Silver Martina Star Earrings Brandy Melville

Checkmate

        Here is look #2, shot by the lovely Lindsay Wu!! I thrifted these Nike Air sneakers and I absolutely love them. They have the perfect worn-in retro dad-at-a-BBQ Nike vibe and they work with everything. I don't know the exact style or year these sneakers are, so if anyone knows let me know! I was honestly afraid of wearing the chunky sneaker trend for some time now becaue it triggered memories of my stick-thin self in middle school having to wear massive runners that were awful and embarrassed me everyday. But honestly, wearing these has been a form of redemption. Of self care. I feel confident enough in my body and look now that styling these is actually really fun! Here is a look I pulled together around them. Enjoy!

Sweater: Garage Elastic White Sweatshirt

Mom Jeans: Topshop Mom Jeans

Sneakers: Nike Airs

Toque: OU Toque 

Belt: Thrifted

Stairway to Nothing

        SO happy to say that I had the opportunity to shoot with Lindsay Wu again! If you haven't read my past posts with her, she is a young photographer that I met through university, and we bonded over photography. She is incredibly talented, and if you live in the Vancouver area, shoot her a message and ask for a quote!

       We wandered around some back alleys for these photos, and shot 3 different outfits. Here is my first, with the classic denim-chain-turtleneck vibe that I've been going for since last winter. Simple, yet interesting, cool, yet comfortable. My one regret is not wearing some heeled ankle boots, but alas these boots will do.

Faux Leather Jacket: Zara

Denim Jeans: Vintage Lees Jeans

Turtleneck: Thrifted

Boots: Women's Clara Boot in Black

Belt: Topshop

Necklace: Thrifted