My impending inkwork...

So, my birthday is upon us...June 6th, to be exact...and I'll be officially diving into my 30s. This birthday will also mark the 3rd anniversary of my first tattoo which I got while attending the Sacramento Tattoo Convention at the Convention Center. I was so eager to have my first ink done by some amazing international tattoo artist, so I was blown away when I stumbled upon Daniel diMattia, of Calypso Tattoo in Belgium. He's a GOD. No, really. His henna-inspired, all-black dot shading techniques blow my mind. Calypso Tattoo He's truly a master at what he does, and there would be no way I'd have anyone else interpret the hamsa with the Star of David creation I've been longing for...unfortunately, Daniel was unavailable for the rest of the convention, tattooing a man's head and face, so I had Davide, a Milanese friend of Daniel, tattoo Ethan or "Eitan" translated in Hebrew on my right wrist. For $100. Yeeeah. Inflation occurs at the conventions. So until Daniel and I make a date, I'm moving on with some other ideas. The first being the translation of my Greek name, Anastasia Christine, from the top of my shoulder to the base of my neck, so horizontally on the top of my shoulder. I thought to do it in Latin, but "Resurgum in Sarcalogos" is less effective as the translation in English, "Resurrection in Christ", written in an Old World, Gothic, Medieval, Latin type font. Here are a few to ponder. What say you?
DeiGratia font Holyrose Midnight Tea font  Duke Plus font
The Art of Illuminating font
Xenippa font

Ms. Chanel Iman

Love this girl...so fresh and vibrant!

Let me see you get out of this....

I'm all wrapped up in Alexander McQueen's reptilian fantasy. His Spring '10 campaign has picked up where the runway show left off, and features model Nicole Zimmerman tangled in a colorful maze of slithering serpents. I'm interested to know which was more torture - lying there under them or wearing those alienesque creations on her feet?

Mark Fast S/S 10

Mark Fast not only placed curvaceous models on the catwalk this Spring, he boldly clothed them in spandex dresses some might find reminiscent of a stroll down Santa Monica Blvd., EAST of Highland. Although I couldn't quite embrace (wear) the entire collection, there were pieces that left me writhing with desire. His layered ruffles were delectable, and his intricately torn patterns were mosaic in design. This collection is definitely for the bold and the beautiful.

Thanos - FORD Kids Division SF

I suspect he'll be a star. Be prepared.

Burlington, what?

Burlington Coat Factory might scare away some, but this recessionista braved the off-brand jungle and found these two magnificent, perfectly manufactured (no defects here!) accessories in the thick of it! I grabbed my son this pair of Ralph Lauren madras print sneakers, that I'll mix-and-match with all of his various polos. And I couldn't resist this lush, vibrant Missoni-esque scarf, full of fuschias, purples and greys....I even picked up an additional DKNY button-down for Ethan and another purple and green paisley pashmina for myself. If you ask me, I'd say a trip to BCF is worth unique finds like these!

Bright Colors + Animal Print = IT

Proenza Schouler executed the animal print trend PERFECTLY with these HAUTE party frocks!
Love the citrusy color explosions!!