BOUCHRA JARRAR: Fall 2011

I loved this collection by Bouchra Jarrar. I just saw it now actually. I fell in love with the colors, the texture, the lines, the chic and very professional yet feminine look in these pieces.

a.s x

Quotes from my life.

These are some of my most recent quotes.




I find beauty in a person's flaw, in their sins and weaknesses and a shadow of pain in their good deeds and regrets. - A.S


Everyday should you or should you not choose to become something real, you must choose to believe that you have that freedom of choice.- A.S

In a relationship where there grows new experiences, understanding of changing matters of the heart, lies a love that can't be bent. - A.S

There's nothing more intimate than gift of words said, words that can never be taken back, words that make up a perfect moment.- A.S


But what happens when you're lost, when you've drowned yourself into something everything else wants for u? I believe you shut the world out.- A.S


I know friends who never mention a word to me when I've accomplished something good. They only pick up the phone when I've failed. - A.S


Every time I'm away the picture becomes that much clearer. Maybe from a distance is where I'm supposed to be. - A.S

I'm defined by my originality, my rawness and my faith. What's on the outside is my tool, my particular set of skills. - A.S


Screw a society that shapes and moulds its people in the best way it can only to benefit its corrupt government and its religious beliefs.- A.S



It's not about what you've failed at. No. It's about what you've insisted to fight for over and over again, what you choose to bleed for. - AS


If we've failed to please one another it's only because there's nothing more in the love we have for each other. - A. S

I am everything I think & do. I am sinful, loathing & passionate. I am exquisite, flawed & hopeful. I am a miracle, but aren't we all. - A.S 



For this is an act done by a civilized peaceful being, an act that doesn't need to be labelled under any culture or religion. -A .S


Bitter is a word that's often used to define pain, regret and anger. I think it's what makes us ugly inside.  - A.S



Where you come from has nothing to do with who you are, I believe.- AS


Whether or not I'm good, pure evil or just a lost soul, I am who I am and my deeds should stay unjudged by anyone but God.- A.S


I never claimed I was a nice person. I said 'good' I only meant 'Good' as in ; I'd never try to push in front of u at the grocery store.- A.S


"Believe it or not, what you once were to me is something in the past." - A.S


"When you don't get me at all I feel stronger without you." - A.S

We are a Nation of change. A generation of extreme power. All we need is hope and the world will be at our feet. - A.S


And when I've gone completely insane, hating everything you are and all we've become I see myself running to you as I run away from u. - A.S


This life's filled with temptations, it's terrifying how much can actually go wrong. It's a life filled with beautiful lies. - A.S

I am who I am because I was who I was and will forever be.- A.S

If you decide to put up with the crap you're given then don't complain. DO SOMETHING about it! - A.S

Some times the closest person to you is the most blind to your pain. - A.S

It's never a good-bye. It's always a "Let me see if I can survive without u". And I never can. - A.S

Breaking out of a world that no longer makes sense. And how could it make sense when it's not a happy a place.- A.S

When I go, they won't talk about my life as if it were a story, they'll talk about it as if it were a legendary tale - A.S

You must run into your dreams before they run you over. - A.S

 

We are all dancers performing for what we believe in, in hopes of being a beautiful memory with a glorious future. - A.S

I know I deserve better, but I'm wise enough to know that I don't always know best or how to get to the better. - A.S

Some times u don't need to be awesome to be awesome. Some times the awesomeness is just there. - A.S


And if you thought I'd be here when you woke up, you'd be wrong. I have a life to live & not much time to do it in. - A.S

"I had told you my pain." She said. "I heard you" he replied. "Yes, but did your really listen?" She asks.-


You're most beautiful the moment you decide to see yourself for whom you really are. -


In another life we would have broken each other's hearts in a painfully beautiful manner. - A.S

What I don't want is to be without what I dream of, without what I so bluntly need. - A.S

Love is to give, giving until you have nothing more to give, expecting something in return will make you weak, perhaps even fragile. Don't do that to yourself. - A.S

I would love you with all of my intensity and passion even if I saw myself bleeding because of it. - A.S

Why are you in love, if the love in you is no longer there? Dig up your fantasies & your dreams and share them with the one who cares.-A.S

If you want to make a difference in the world, first thing u must do is make a difference to your own world, shake your own inner identity. A.S

Where your head lies just before you're in bed, where your thoughts roam, that's who u truly r, & that's what u truly want. - A.S 

Love isn't something u take, it's something u earn after you've given enough, something u yearn for to keep you breathing. - A.S


When you find that person that sees into your soul, only then u won't be racing to bed to dream of something u already hold in ur hands when ur wide awake. - A.S

Hollywood Halloween!

It's not really Halloween unless we've seen Hollywood celebrities make complete idiots of themselves and dress up in the most revealing outfits. But it has to be said that some of these outfits are really creative. I especially liked Heidi Klum's! I can't look directly at it till now.

Alessandra Ambrosio was decked out in a Black Swan look for a party at the Roosevelt Hotel in LA

Ali Larter and Hayes MacArthur were bumble bees on Saturday night 

Gwen Stefani dressed up as Cinderella for Kate Hudson's LA bash on Saturday.

Rashida Jones accessorized her Blow Pop costume with a lollipop.

Jamie Lee Curtis wore a Red Riding Hood outfit to the annual Dream Halloween charity event in LA on Saturday. 

Bethenny Frankel donned Hello Kitty gear for Heidi Klum's Las Vegas party on Saturday.

Nicole Richie channeled Jennifer Lopez at Kate Hudson's party in LA Saturday.

Rose McGowan went back in time with her Halloween getup at a party in LA Friday nigh

The Good Wife's Alan Cumming wore a monkey suit to Bette Midler's annual party in NYC.

Debra Messing and Daniel Zelman painted their faces for Bette Midler's annual New York Restoration Project's Hulaween event.

Jerry Ferrara mixed up his Robin Hood outfit with a Yankees hat and headphones in LA on Friday.

Holly Madison wore a sexy costume to her annual "Hollyween" party at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Melissa Rycroft and her husband Tye Strickland dressed up as The Flinstones with their daughter Ava for the Dream Halloween charity event in LA.

Judd Apatow and Leslie man went 80s for a party in LA Saturday.

Lance Bass rocked a crazy costume at an LA party on Friday.

 ( I don't get it and I don't like it!)

NBA star Carmelo Anthony got into ganstar gear for Bette Midler's Halloween bash at the Waldorf-Astoria.

Kim Kardashian was a sexy Poison Ivy at an NYC bash on Saturday.

At a friend's LA party, Nicky Hilton put on her best sexy cat costume.

Eli Roth and a pal checked out a house party in LA on Friday.

Zooey Deschanel dressed up as Adele for Kate Hudson's party in LA.

David Arquette dressed up for a friend's party in Beverly Hills on Friday.

Designer Michael Kors went with a mariachi look at Bette Midler's NYC party.

Bette Midler had Stevie Wonder by her side at her 16th annual New York Restoration Project's Hulaween in NYC on Friday.

Chef Sandra Lee channeled a princess at Bette Midler's annual Halloween party at the Waldorf-Astoria.

Angel, Rachel, and AnnaLynne McCord stuck together at Pure Nightclub's party in Las Vegas Friday.

Heidi Klum rolled into her Las Vegas party in an anatomically correct "Visible Woman" costume.

Katie Couric dressed up for an '80s concert in NYC.

Camille Grammer got into the spirit at LA's annual Dream Halloween charity event on Saturday.

David Arquette dressed up as Elvis for Kate Hudson's Halloween bash in LA on Saturday.

Scott Disick was a priest for Halloween in Las Vegas.

a.s x

Haute Halloween! Yeah Baby!

Rainbow Sherbet


This Dior couture confection’s begging for an ice cream cone. Instead of sticking one atop your head, wear a brown cashmere waffle-knit sweater either on top of, or underneath, the bodice of the dress and throw on red shoes for the cherry (or cherries!) on top.

Mary’s Chic Lamb

You can stand out from a sea of sexy cats and Playboy bunnies by dressing as a very chic little lamb courtesy of this Just Cavalli dress. Add a pair of Margiela booties for hoofs and skip the sunnies. Instead, line your eyes with kohl and wear a very pink lip.

Overgrown Veggie Garden

If you’ve ever seen a less than perfectly tended vegetable garden you know how easy it is for wildflowers to overtake tomatoes and zucchinis. This Dolce & Gabbana look wraps that up into one easy dress. Pile your hair atop your head and weave in plenty of green leaves, wrap as many green friendship bracelets around your wrist as possible and snag a pair of fruit or veggie earrings from your local costume store. Put your phone and wallet into a watering can for the night.

Brooklyn Flea

There is no possible real life occasion for which this Vivienne Westwood look would be appropriate—other than Halloween. So why not don the whole thing and go as the Brooklyn Flea, the one place in New York you could definitely find a jacquard cape, denim hot pants, gold glittler boots and a collared plaid bustier. Add a red lip instead of scary eyes, a sign reading “just $99” and carry around a Luke’s lobster roll (until you get hungry, of course)

An Aquarium

Versace’s spring collection was a one-stop Halloween shop—in the most lux way, of course. Add blue tights for water and ask your most artistic friend to draw a starfish or two on your arms. Blow bubbles all night long.

Fancy Jellyfish

Wipe your face clean, wet your hair and let few strips of cellophane trail behind you—maybe even throw some silver glitter on your arms—and voila, you’re the fanciest floating jellyfish!

Banana Stand

With the hugely anticipated return of Arrested Development happening sometime in the relatively near future there’s no better time to dress up as one of the many characters on the show. But instead of going for the obvious—a nevernude—how about the cash-filled banana stand? Stick dollar pills in the pockets of this Marni suit and add a $.75 sign on the lapel.

Lisa Frank Stickers

Henry Holland’s spring collection was an homage to the 80s sticker guru. Paint your arms and legs silver so you look like the back of a sticker sheet and, to really drive your point home, carry around a Trapper Keeper.

An MC Escher Print

Whether you add a real frame—or don gold shoes, gloves, and a hat—this one needs little explanation.

A Rolls Royce

The bottom half of this Viktor & Rolf dress bears a striking resemblance to the grill of a classic Rolls Royce. Snap the little man off of one of your soccer trophies and strap him to the front of your belt. Add a chauffeur’s cap and driving gloves and you’re on your way!

Radio Waves

In our dreams, radio waves, microwaves, and all the other waves we can’t actually see look as pretty as this pleated Dior couture dress. Throw on headphones and stick a boombox in one of your outstretched hands to make the costume crystal clear.

My favorite costume would have to be the Brooklyn Flea!

a.s x