Style Bytes

Style Bytes

I know I'm a bit late to catch on to this one, but I'm relatively new to the blogging world so you'll have to forgive me. Most of you have been watching and taking notes for month if not years, but I have only just discovered the wonderfulness that is Agathe from StyleBytes. I love that every one of her ensembles is completely obtainable, both style-wise and budget-wise. This isn't some spoiled rich girl that always looks fabulous because she's wearing the latest designs straight off the runway. She possesses a natural sense of style that can't be bought. Seriously, you've got to have some real style to look good gutting a fish. I also love that you can see the same dress or t-shirt pop up in different photos weeks or months apart, showing all the variations you can achieve with one favorite piece. So, for all of theses reasons, I've dubbed Agathe Sally Jane Vintage's "IT Girl of the Month". Thanks for all the inspiration, Agathe!

Girl Crush

Girl Crush

Last summer I happened to catch a story on NPR about a young recording artist by the name of Regina Spektor. I was intrigued by the music and the stories she was telling, but as things sometimes do, it slipped my mind to follow up and find out more about her music. A few months passed and I noticed that she was going to be playing a show at the Avalon in Hollywood . I still had not heard her music and I’m usually reluctant to go to a show where I don’t know any of the songs. It’s not that I don’t like live music, I do. I would just rather be familiar with an artist before seeing them perform. I feel like I can be more involved with the music that way. Well, despite my usual hesitations, I decided to give it a whirl. I gathered up a couple of friends and headed out to the show. Needless to say, I was completely blown away. The voice, the songs, the command of the stage; she has it all. Just her, a piano and an occasional drum stick. When I got home, I hit up iTunes and loaded up with songs from a variety of her records. Not only is she super talented in the music department, she has a killer look and style. I love that her type of beauty challenges the standards of what we see in magazines and movies today. She’s timeless, as if she stepped right out of another decade. Lucky for me, she’s playing LA again this October. If she comes to a city near you, I highly recommend it.

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

One of the great things about living in LA has to be people watching. My daily existence in West Hollywood has given me a unique perspective on the phenomenon that is the parade of self-absorbed starlet after self-absorbed starlet we see splashed on every newsreel and magazine cover. In that vapid sea of spray-on tans and hair extensions it is refreshing to see what appears to be a gal with her own sense of self and style. Her accessible beauty and kooky, original style is what makes her our inaugural “IT Girl of the Month”. Plus, who can resist a girl that loves to rock my favorite outfit - a vintage dress and black tights. With no further adieu I present to you Ms. Zooey Deschanel. She does cute without being “cutesy” and kitsch with out being “kitschy” better than any one else out there. She possesses a bit of that Old Hollywood charm that so many young starlets reach for but never quite obtain. And of course, there's that other little thing that so many young starlets strive for – talent! So, thank you Zooey for being an inspiration.