Just say yes

dress warehouse. blazer brooks brothers. boots frye. bag world food programme feed bag.

These were the photos my friend Bri took at Riverside Park for me to send to Style. I can't believe these were taken mid-semester and that I'm done with my penultimate year at Barnard. I've really grown to love Columbia and the area around Morningside Heights. We are spoiled for choice for parks to run in, we have a decent amount of good restaurants and cafes- Community! Kitchenette! The Heights! Orion's! Nussbaum!- and the neighbourhood is generally pretty safe. Oh, I'll really miss it here when I have to leave.

do you wanna know?

v-neck tee torn by ronny kobo. skirt bcbg. heattech uniqlo tights. boots urban outfitters. necklace alex & chloe. ring bcbg. -fui

Break those chains that bind you

This past weekend my friends and I went to Calle Ocho, a Cuban restaurant on the Upper West Side to have dinner before one of them went off to Chile for study abroad. It was my second time there and it's hasn't disappointed both times.

It has flattering lighting, lively music, a good-looking crowd, good food, making for a captivating atmosphere. They serve this doughy bread before your meal filled with cheese and accompanied with a black bean dip which is so good, I had three last night. Their sangria is also delicious as is their food. Between all of us we had a soft taco platter with chipotle chicken, shrimp, grilled beef, guacamole, mushroom paella, salmon and snapper cerviche which we attacked before I even remembered I had a camera with me. I then had to improvise on outfit shots in the cab on the way back to school.

dress haute hippie. watch follie follie. jewelry assorted.

never blame anyone if you get hurt because you took the risk & you decided who was worth the while

One of my favorite girls, Andrea, celebrated her 21st birthday at this Japanese restaurant called Dozo in River Valley:

take a chance & never let go. - fui

as the years they all roll by

sweater dress topshop. boots frye. scarf zara. bag givenchy.

and nobody cries/ there's only butterflies

top matthew williamson.denim shorts zara. rings assorted. watch vintage. charmbracelet from a balinese designer. other bracelets david yurman and assorted.

The weather this weekend in New York is brutal but I digress. I wore this out during my last Sunday brunch in Singapore. The top is from about five years ago I think and it was one of my first purchases from net-a-porter. I remember loving almost everything in this Matthew Williamson collection. The kimono sleeves and the embellishment could pass it off as a particularly glitzy beach cover-up people wear in St. Tropez. But there is no beach near me now. Just negative ten degree weather. Geez.-Hairin

i would if i were you

while walking in the west village today, i chanced upon this precious jewelry store called Christopher 19. the store is well-decorated and, inviting. i must add that the music's great too, which makes the whole shopping experience wonderful.

shirt pencey. cardigan dior homme. bag pleats please. bangle christopher19's own line.

Christopher19

the jewelry are handpicked specially by the owners, and they are all either statement pieces, or unique ones with character. whatever you are looking for, i'm pretty sure you'll find something you like there. i especially love the miriam haskell ones they carry. also, make sure to check out their own line (the bangle is from their own line). prices are reasonable, ranging from $45 for the bangle or the ring [pic below], to $600 for a mariam haskell necklace. -fui

19 Christopher Street.

New York, NY 10014

(btwn Greenwich Ave and Waverly Place)

(212) 627-9159

christopherroca@nyc.rr.com

reloaded

i'm wearing dress helmut lang. boots delman. 3 layers of uniqlo heattech tights.

heattech has saved my life several times -fui

i can write you a symphony

top t by alex wang. jeans jcrew. sandals birkenstocks. belt massimo dutti. sunglasses bottega veneta. bag hermes jypsiere. watch follie follie.

One of the leftovers from winter break. A tee shirt and boyfriend-esque jeans became a default hot weather look when it became too uncomfortable to wear tight jeans.

Fishy burps

tank land's end. long sleeve sweater issey miyake. short sleeve sweater h&m. jeans jbrand. boots frye engineer. bag hermes jypsiere. knitted gloves from flea market.

Pardon the quality of the pictures and the crappy NY apartment lighting. It's the first day of spring semester of my junior year and I'm so nervous about school starting again, I can't even begin to fathom why. It's always a funny feeling being in NY for the first week after spending some time back home. I feel like I've been jerked out of some carefree alternate reality to find myself in an entirely new world with completely different people and social conventions. Not to mention trying to get used to the different time zone. Anyway, my first class, Development Economics begins in about an hour and I guess it's nice to have a later start to the day after my 9am classes throughout the past year and a half. After that I have French and then I'm done for the day. -Hairin

it's like my ipod stuck on replay

top british india. jeans goldsign. slippers ipanema. rings assorted. bracelets david yurman and vintage. bag hermes jypsiere.

My friend Nurul who helped me take these pictures yesterday was wearing this ridiculous lace top which turned out to be from Cotton On. Can you say scoreee?!