Sun inspirations

I just reconnected with pinterest a couple of days ago. I had a little break from it cause I was getting unnecessary. But I am back with full force and this is a compilation of my latest pins. I'm sure you will notice my aesthetic, and what I'll be sporting these sunny days. I'm obviously wearing an african inspired maxi right now. Being all ethnic and shit while I write this post. My main goal to dressing on these upcoming hot days are comfort but still looking incredibly fabulous at the same time. I've collected a number of amazing printed kaftans the past couple of months and they've become my best friends. I wear them all day and don't mind it at all. Just put on some killer bold jewelry(bring out that Iris in you)and put on some snazzy shoes and you are set. Comfortable and still fabulous. It's a hard to thing to pull off but I figured it out and I'm loving every minute of it. If you know me well, then this is a big leap for me cause comfort was never considered whenever I put on my outfits, but now it's kind of become somewhat important? well, Im getting there. Enjoy your memorial day! love you all.

 

XOXO MAVERICK NESSA

Inspiration Lately

I've been seeking some type of inspiration lately but I've been too busy to take the time and open my mind to all the things around me. BUT I found the time and I just spent the last hour getting myself inspired and this is what I've collected. Vintage collage photographs! Gotta love pinterest. I'm really loving textures, the clashing of natures gifts. Combining earth with the ocean, or rocky walls with forest trees. Mixing all these elements together as one. ITS CHAOS but I'm loving all of it. I guess I'm just really drawn to the textures and shapes that nature brings man. Check out the photos and find out what I mean. Get inspired too! 
P.S. The circle is such a great shape. 
and that is all. 

XOXO MAVERICK DIVA

Inspirations: The Woods

Ok, so my close group of friends and I recently agreed we should go camping in the near future but there is a princess in the group that can't handle an extreme nature filled adventure. Therefore, We came to the consensus of renting a cabin instead! We are all pretty stoked because we'll be secluded, in the woods, with our friends, and going wild. Sounds like the premise of a scary movie. Oh well. I can't wait to go into the woods cause our cabin is going to be so adorable. Some people may think I'm the last person to be all nature-y and shit but I am a nature girl at heart. Growing up, my parents enjoyed taking my sisters and I camping and the love I had for it never faded. Plus living in Bolivia as a kid wasn't luxury living either, so I'm used to that less demanding lifestyle. But don't get me wrong, I love me a warm shower and a nice bed to sleep in. It is really rare though, to find people who are willing to give up showers, technology and other necessities to nature for just a lil while. To take a break. Thoreau knew what he was talking about.

And here's a lovely video that Oracle Fox worked on. Just so appropriate for my trip. Who said you can't cute and fashionable when you go camping? 

LILYA - "Elemental" - Autumn/Winter 2012 from LILYA on Vimeo.

XOXO MAVERICK DIVA

Inspirations: All boxed up

HAVE ANY OF YOU NOTICED THE SUDDEN/EXTREME TRANSITION FROM TAILORED PIECES TO BOXEY SILHOUETTES?! THE FASHION INDUSTRY ALWAYS NEEDS TO TAKE IT TOO FAR. LAST SEASON TAILORED PIECES WERE ALL THE RAGE AND NOW DESIGNERS LIKE HUSSEIN CHALAYAN, RICK OWENS AND OF COURSE BALENCIAGA HAVE TAKEN BOXEY FIGURES INTO CONSIDERATION. THEY WEREN'T SATISFIED WITH LAST SEASON'S TAILORED SILHOUETTES SO THEY HAD TO GET EXTREME! THEY TOOK IT UP A NOTCH AND NOW BOXEY FIGURES ARE ALL OVER THE RUNWAYS, RUNNING AROUND LIKE FANCY CARDBOARD BOXES. THEY JUST MADE IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE (ME) TO ENCAPSULATE THESE LOOKS IN EVERYDAY. REAL. LIFE. BUT I CANNOT DENY THAT THE TEXTURE, FABRIC AND SHAPE COMBINATIONS ARE EXTREMELY EYE CATCHING. INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK MY FRIENDS: BOXEY SILHOUETTES. AND WITH ALL THIS TAKING OVER MY BRAIN, I CAN'T HELP BUT GIVE CREDIT TO THESE DESIGNERS FOR INSPIRING MY LATEST JEWELRY PIECES THAT I FINISHED TODAY! I FINISHED ABOUT 5 NEW PIECES! PRODUCTIVITY AT ITS BEST!

XOXO MAVERICK DIVA

Not made in America

Moving to a city means you gotta adventure. You have to explore the surrounding areas, the food, the clothing etc. Portland is pretty much known as "The New Food Eden" and I can't even begin to explore all these places on my own. It's going to be a slow and gradual process cause there are so many areas to eat here, and they all look so flippin good! Apart from the food are the cute shops. Most are independently owned which is much better cause you get a one-of-a-kind purchase out of it. After adventuring these lil shops, I found a goodwill that had "Halloween central" plastered on the window and went in. I reached the halloween racks and hit the jackpot. One piece after the other of finely threaded Indian garments. I was in heaven. Ended up buying these two beauties. Who knew Portland was hiding these treasures in their halloween stash. I love this city and the inspirations it brings me. My latest inspirations have been things like these pieces. Anything remotely cultural. Tribal prints are great but I love tribal prints in their truest forms, straight from where they came from. Africa, India, Bolivia etc. The clothing handmade in those countries are just so vibrant and impeccably made. Some of the items I purchased in Bolivia were hand sewn by Bolivian village women who live in the Yunga Mountains. Makes it that much more special. Who wouldn't prefer that!?!

XOXO MAVERICK DIVA

inspirations: body jewelry

Last year I made a pretty simple body chain and it's probably become one of my go-to accessories when I need to spice up an outfit. Body jewelry has become a necessary thing for any fashionista. So thats the inspiration this week! Take this post as a push to make one of your own. Attack this DIY project immediately cause its the easiest thing to make! Mine took less than an hour to make. I'll probs actually do a tutorial in my next post. In the meantime check out these awesome photos of some of my favorite body jewelry. 

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inspirations: Natives

A whole week has gone by and I haven't posted anything?! I apologize for dissapearing with no notice. I traveled to portland for a couple of days and just got too caught up with everything. Gotta giet ma shit together man. In the meantime, here's the latest craze and inspiration post: Native American accents! It's everywhere and no one is cool enough to say they are "too cool" for native american pieces. The turquoise jewelry, the 15 dollar feather extension deals, the ethnic prints that have taken over fo21, and more! We all love it and can't deny our obsession no longer. Here are some shots babes.

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inspirations: On White

Im crazy about colors right now. Anything with copious amounts of colors on it is good in my book. One combination that has been grabbing my attention lately is SUPER BRIGHT COLORS ON WHITE! I'm talking NEONS, BOLD PRINTS on a white base. It's got this 60s look to it. It reminds me when women would wear those mod dresses that had outlandish floral prints on it, yet you could still manage to see white left on the dress. It's just so eye catching, and you don't see many women wearing clothes like that anymore. I want women to wear more colors!!! NOW!

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inspiration: Synchrodogs

Cloaked from head to toe was the first thing I noticed when I was flipping through Synchrodogs' flickr. An amazing Ukranian duo that uses crappy cameras to capture eery photographs. I'm madly obsessed with Tania Shcheglova and Roman Nove's aesthetic, I cant get enough of them! I came across their collection through a photo website and instantly fell in love. All the photos I was saving from that website onto my desktop all turned out to be Synchrodogs' work, completely unintentional. So I looked into them some more and havent stopped looking at their photos. I found their habit of covering their models from head to toe so aesthetically pleasing, its just a unique way to create that as their "style" while always achieving an eery look to the photos. Anyways, I am inspired with their style and the images they capture, its just gripping to my eyes. They're on the rise right now so keep an eye on them. Take a look at them, the photos just speak from themselves. 

XOXO MAVERICK DIVA

inspirations: prisms

It's 2am in the morning and I am obsessively reading about prisms(optics) right now and Im tired but I want to keep reading. Anyone can be easily swooned by a prism, they bring wonders to the visual eye. This craze in me all started when I found a prism in my room. I dont know where it came from or how it got there but I immediately put a copper chain on it and made it into a necklace. It's not the traditional triangular prism, I think mine is a dodecahedral prism, which has about 80 edges? I think. You can just imagine how much light is reflected off that thing. tons! I can get distracted very easily when I wear this necklace, I'll just get lost looking into it and abandon the current conversation to look into all the colors of the rainbow reflecting off. Its a daze for me and now I am crazy over anything that reminds me of prisms! So check out my SECOND inspiration post of the week with all my prism shots cause I most certainly cant get enough of it all. Interesting stuff. I feel like this post sounds a lil delusional. Its 2am so I have an excuse. 

XOXO MAVERICK DIVA

inspirations: unusual prints

As you can see from my post below, I like unusual prints. I appreciate a unique print, I LIVE for prints! And lately I have been gravitating towards anything with great realistic photo prints. It seems to be getting more popular by the minute and Im just crossing my fingers it doesn't die out like any other fad. I want photo prints all up on my body! Im talking about galaxy prints, meadows, sandstone, buildings, etc! I just find them super inspiring, its the new age and I think its time to evolve our floral prints into things like photos of meadows. So here are a couple of shots that get my blood flowing from excitement and lust!

XOXO MAVERICK DIVA