studioarc-jmjohnson: 2010

See me and mary celebrate new years eve all night!

There will be a live stream here:

hope to see you tonight!

Christmas PJ/childhood memories

I want to design sleep wear!

PJ : red and white stripes onsie from: J.crew

Robe: 1940s silk quilted from: Deco the halls

Nailpolish: gold YSL

Christmas eve 2010

Dress: 40's maroon horse driven carriage, bows, & birds print TimelessVixenVintage

Tights: Sparkely red H&M

Eyeshadow: Dark gold mixed myself with aquarelle by Make Up Forever

Nail polish: YSL gold

Ornament brooch: White elephant gift from Ashley's Christmas party

"Christmas Pajamas" and "Christmas" pictures coming soon!

Help my friend Kaylin make her comic shirts and scarves possible on kickstarter!

My friend Kaylin was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare cancer at the age of 23.

Ever since then she has been battling against it with her creative and stong spirit.

Including making her entire senior collection with 5 looks all by hand!!! (including the accessories!!) see below for some pics

Being the trend setting fashionable lady that she is, Kaylin has continuously noticed that her fellow stylish/trendy/fuck it punk rock 20 somethings, who want to question the typical "cancer culture" available to them for the moment, needed to be heard.

One of many experiences that inspired Kaylin to create her comics:

"I thought of the advice I'd been giving by well meaning nurses and therapists: visualize the cancer within you, imagine it dying shriveling. Creative visualization, they called it. I felt it was all I had left-all I was able to do proactively to save my life. And so I imagined. I thought Pac-man navigating the maze of my body and gobbling up dancing tumor cells."

So she teamed with her comic illustrator friend, Jon, went down to their screen printing basement, and created bright and vivid comics, scarves, and t-shirts!!!

Only 22 more days to go until her kickstarter ends!!!

So help Kaylin make this happen!!
CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT

The 3 Best Shoes I Bought This Year

This was a pretty good year for the economy, for iPad owners, and for me, because I bought some puhretty sweet shoes. Here are three of the best pairs of shoes I purchased this year. (In case you were wondering.)

1.) Ce Ce Chin Sloan Black Lace Pump

The kind people at Shoeaficionado.com, which is like Gilt Groupe but strictly for shoes, sent me a gift certificate for a free pair, and I got these Ce Ce Chin -- she's the designer behind 80%20 -- black lace overlay pumps with a beaded heel inspired by vintage perfume bottles.

Here's a better image of the heel's detail:

I wear them with black skinny jeans or my black Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress.

2.) Matiko Leila Studded Loafers

($119.50, Matiko, Solestruck.com)

I got these Matiko studded loafers back in July at Solestruck, which has a really excellent collection of boutique brands at affordable prices. They're obviously um, "inspired" by Christian Louboutins. I love them, but within just a few months, some of the studs fell off, and by this point the heels are starting to get small holes in them, though mainly because I guess I walk like somewhat of a total freak. They're deep within the winter of their lives, but for $100, they were well worth it.

3.) Haus Of Price Seashell Booties

($245, Haus Of Price, StantonJames.com)

Yes, indeed I did spend over $100 on black booties covered in seashells. I got these Haus Of Price handmade booties from StantonJames, which I WISH had a location in New York, by the way, and they are absolutely my everything. When I unboxed them, it was like unboxing a thrill, and not even my husband's "were those an arts and crafts project made by residents of a nursing home" inquest was enough to dissuade my instant love. They're SUPER comfortable, and my only complaint is that some of the shells got crushed, but that's the price you pay for wearing shoes covered in real shells. It's a risk worth taking. Anyway, my Haus Of Price booties mean the world to me, they are my everything. Essentially, they're the bootie version of my favorite Toni Braxton song.

The Year In Beauty: These Are My Favorite Things, Part 4

Welcome back!

You, like me, are probably sitting around in your sweatpants, so what better time to check out the fourth installment of my and Beauty Blogging Junkie Amber's favorite beauty products of 2010. I've been writing about beauty every week for Naag.com, so there are plenty of lipsticks, perfumes, eyeshadows, mascaras and wine to cover.

Let's get right to it.