This post has been a long time in the coming since I know Nasha tends to be more popular than I, but to be honest I just do not have space in my purse most days for (suffer no illusions) a rather vain Labbit. Nasha however, can only be ignored for so long before she gets downright bellicose (it must be the rabbit in her, for surely the lamb half should be more pacifistic). 
So, out she has been trotted where she demanded to walk on clothes line, to explore local parks, and to try to squeeze in a few places that her rotund figure would not quite fit (she has been indulging in far too much baklava here in Greece). Occasionally, she must be rescued from a tight squeeze or convinced to not get onto that stranger's moped at 5 am (!), but one cannot remain bitter with her--she woos everyone with the questions like "in fifty years will you look back and regret not doing it?" There really is no appropriate response to that other than to commit the act you know you surely shouldn't.
It is no surprise that her favorite quote by Jack Kerouac (and one she often given to declaring in sing-song) is, "because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the sky..."
She's A Mad One
As Simple As Black And White
My tenative steps towards all black ensembles (I really wanted to break up the fringe outfit with red shoes) have been greatly helped along by a few new additions from Ruche. Some of you might remember my previous dabblings in Ruche. To add to that collection I now have a lovely black bag with hidden outside pockets and wood details and a highwaist checkered skirt, also with pockets. I'm mildly obsessed with all forms of pockets and both these items will be getting a lot of wear in the near future.
Outfit details: dress (worn as skirt)- H&M, turtleneck- H&M, shoes- H&M, bag- Ruche, headphones- some shop in Japan
Outfit details: shirt- Vain and Vapid, skirt- Ruche, tights- Target, shoes- H&M 
For dancing I removed the turtleneck from my fringe dress. Outfit details: dress- H&M, tights- some shop in Athens Greece, shoes- Urban Outfitters, jacket- Urban Outfitters, feathers- Etsy
Artistic Minimalism
I sometimes feel like a colorful minimalist in my fashion choices. The illustrations of Charley Harper really suit my aesthetic. He manages to capture the essence of his of subjects with very simple, visual choices. Harper himself said he doesn't see "the feathers in the wings" but instead sees shapes, color combinations, patterns, and textures.
I'm also thinking these would make fantastic prints for fabric.
My artistic urges have been rising lately and I now have ink stained hands from a dying pen, but this editorial fills me with the urge to finger paint...preferably on someone. Pictures via foto_decadent.
Taking It To The Streets
Yesterday, as I was walking home from class a young woman (with pink eyeliner!) stopped me and asked if she could take my picture (I was wearing the plaid dress below). It turns out she runs a street fashion site here in Athens, Greece. She was super friendly and I was quite flattered to have her ask--I've never had anyone else take my picture before! Though, I was too shy to tell her about my own blog I did learn a little bit about her.
Her site is only a couple of months old and she takes only one or two photos per day and not all of them work out. Hel-looks is her favorite street fashion site and she studied in Finland a few years ago.
So, it seems everyone's wishes for some Athens street fashion have been answered. Visit Streetgeist for regularily updated Greek street style and maybe in a few days a photo of me will be up...
Outfit details: jacket- H&M, dress- some shop in Japan, belt- secondhand, socks- Thank You Mart, shoes- Urban Outfitters, bag- Pull and Bear
Outfit details: dress- H&M, jacket- H&M, tights- some shop in Japan, shoes- Urban Outfitters, bag- Pull and Bear
Pssst...I also got a mention here.
You Can't Take It With You, So Please Don't Try
If these quirky, wonderful stills from the film You Can't Take It With You don't convince you to watch the film--will Jimmy Stewart?
What Big Eyes You Have
I feel at times an immense appetite. If the world is my oyster then may it not be served up on a simple dish for me to devour? A few days in a new country and city serve as the starter to whet my appetite for more.
I nibbled in Hungary exploring the city above ground and beneath by labyrinth. There was not a portion of the meal that did not go sampled and yet here I am hungry for more. Hungry for Hungary? Yes, but also so many other countless places that seem impossible to fit into one lifetime let alone one meager student's budget.
Too much was gobbled up in Budapest and far too quickly to be described in brief or in fairness here, but luckily I captured what I could with my camera. I fear my eyes are always bigger than my stomach...
Outfit details: jacket- Urban Outfitters, dress- Urban Outfitters, cardigan- H&M, tights- Target, gloves- Karmaloop, boots- some shop in Athens Greece, bag- Ruche
Outfit details: cardigan- H&M, dress- Zara, tights- Target, boots- some shop in Athens Greece, hat- secondhand, jacket- Urban Outfitters
