21 Jun 2016
Month: June 2016
21 Jun 2016
The Meadows
New York is getting another new music festival!
20 Jun 2016
Vince Staples x The Fader
I discovered today that I actually haven’t listened to any music by Vince Staples, which is surprising to me because you would think that we would have crossed paths already. I’ve always loved The Fader though and actually most music publications for that matter because there are so many places that do artist profiles really well and they are definitely one of them. I was completely into this profile of Vince Staples and found myself enjoying it a lot – so much that I had to excessively tweet about it twice. Maybe a little overkill, but just trying to get a serious point across y’all! In addition to the content of this profile, the editorial spread is pretty good also so we’re going to include that for you today too.
20 Jun 2016
Wedding Mondays
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Every Sunday, I hold my breath a little bit just hoping that there’s going to be a wedding video from the previous week that we can share with everyone. Last Sunday, as I was going through my usual roundup, I was really disappointed to find that there wasn’t even one that I loved. In fact, they didn’t even come close. Luckily for me though, I stumbled upon one last night – and I really needed a good one because I was going to see Jennie today while in Seattle.
What I love about this video even though there’s no dialogue, it looks like you’re watching a perfect film. I love the shots that were captured and her two-part dress and the way they made this wedding very Mexican themed to highlight something that was special to them, but that it took place in Palm Springs! I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen a wedding video from Max and Molly Films, but I am VERY excited about them.
Yup, I’m in love with her bridesmaids’ dresses as well. To view the rest of the feature, click here to visit Green Wedding Shoes!
20 Jun 2016
Song of the Day
spotify:track:0s1Yl3KhuncW3S6XHHZKRH
Kraak & Smaak ft. Mayer Hawthorne – I Don’t Know Why
20 Jun 2016
Let’s Talk About New York!
As much as I love taking the trips and looking forward to writing about them on Yow Yow! When I sit down to actually start writing the post, I find myself dreading it. These are always the meatiest and because of that, I want to make sure that everything is perfect and not leave anything out.
I went to New York for the first time in March with Mandi and I couldn’t have imagined a better travel partner. I’m not just saying that because she writes on Yow Yow! with us. I’m mostly saying this because it just seemed like a no-brainer – we already really enjoy spending time with each other, but we’ve never spent THIS much time together. It could’ve gone either way, however, it was definitely more positive for us. Even though we went as friends, with New York being a city that has so much to offer, I can see why falling in love would be easy to do here! Anyway, Mandi graduated from Columbia a few years back when she was there for grad school so she really knew her way around the city. We all know that I would have had a tough time surviving that if I were on my own.
Similar to me, Mandi likes to plan things out so there were things she wanted to do/see and things I also wanted to do/see as well. Together, we compiled a list and made up a plan for every single day that we were there. It’s not surprising that we didn’t hit everything, but we did A LOT and I felt like all the walking I did in that trip was enough to last me a year. Another wonderful part about our trip was that we left some pockets open to fill. Not everything was planned to a tee and I really appreciated that because that allowed the both of us to take some time apart and do our own thing or catch up with our own friends without the other person feeling like they were being dragged into it.
When I let people know that I was going on this trip, a lot of people were surprised that this was my first time. To be honest, I didn’t think I would be 26 when I went, but it’s not terrible. When I was younger and in college, I didn’t have any friends that lived there. It was also difficult to make the time to take a trip like this since I was in school and didn’t have as much $$$ back then. Better late than never? I felt like when I left on our last day that I had a greater sense of appreciation for the city and the things that I saw, did, and ate. I’m not sure if I would have had that same feeling had I been younger.
19 Jun 2016
“What Do You Mean” if it was released in 1985
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This is the greatest thing that I’ve heard all week. That cover photo, that background music, the sax solo! If only we could go back in time…
19 Jun 2016
Sunday Uniform
Cardigan and Scarf – Oak + Fort / Leggings – Aritzia / Sneakers – Nike Flyknits
We don’t like to get particularly dressed up on Sundays since these are usually our days for getting errands done and for hardcore chillin’ but I found myself up in San Francisco on this Sunday doing a hangout with Mandi when we stumbled across this color block set-up. I’m convinced that I lived up there, we’d have amazing photos for our Instagram all the time, instead, we just get one a week. As I mentioned in a previous post earlier this week, I’m obsessed with these sneakers and I will pretty much pair them with any outfit not just my on-the-go outfits.
19 Jun 2016
Sunday Words
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18 Jun 2016
Song of the Day
spotify:track:08X9m3tpcthgrItjPVAmCu
Joey Bada$$ – Devastated
I’ve listened to this song every morning for the past week on my commute to work and nothing gets me more fired up than listening to this bop right here.