Friday, October 22, 2010

versailles

this is from when my brother, jessica, and mr. h were in PARIS!!!!! It was so warm that day and I seriously was so hungover/sleep deprived but I'm so glad we went!

We mostly went to the see the Takashi Murakami exhibition and it did not fail to amaze us! The luxe, intricate details of Versailles along with the details of Murakami's jap pop/manga aesthetic were um....AMAZING. 

"For Japanese, myself included, the Chateau de Versailles is one of the great symbols in Western history. It is emblematic of an elegance, sophistication, and artistic ambition that most of us could only dream of. We understand, of course, that the fuse that sparked the fires of revolution led right through the center of the building. But in many ways, it all comes across as a fantastic tale from far, far away. Just as the people of France might find it difficult to recreate in their minds an accurate image of the age of the Samurai, so too does the story of the palace become one that is, for us, diluted reality. Thus, it is likely that the Versailles of my imagination is one that my mind has exaggerated and transformed until is had become a kind of surreal world of it's own. It is this that I have tried to capture in this exhibition, I am the Cheshire Cat who greets Alice in Wonderland, and chatters on as she wanders around the the Chateau. With my playful smile, I invited you all to the Wonderland of Versailles."
-Takashi Murakami.

This basically sums up a lot about how I feel about Paris. My whole life I have created this imaginary world of what I think Paris was (mostly me walking down streets with coffee in hand a really cute outfit) & being here and experiencing everything first hand is so surreal. I laughed when I first saw the Eiffel Tower because I just couldn't believe.

I have been in Paris for almost two months. It's so bittersweet knowing I will leave...and although I can always come back, I can never recreated this experience that I am experiencing now. Hopefully the next time I come back to Paris my parents will be joining me! I feel so guilty when I try to describe the things I've seen, it's just not the same!




Sunday, October 17, 2010

요섭&가윤 버전 - '애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일'




this song makes me feel like I am 19...how I am feeling these days in Paris





alexandre de paris


INTERNSHIP. I took these pictures (my favorite looks from the whole show) from my first internship for a hair show at Cirque d'Hiver for Michel Dervyn. It was amazing!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

10/10/10

well...actually its 10/11 here Paris time.

Missing all my family and friends mostly because I am sick!!!! I'm dying a slow, slow death

I haven't updated in a bit but I guess that it is a good thing because I've been busy actually doing things and not glued to my only friend, my computer :)

Fashion week has been over for a few days, I was so happy to sit second row(!!!) at Elie Saab, had a blast at the launching of my brother's magazie (DDD & met Catherine Baba!) and a lot of other fab things I can't remember at the moment...

Oh! I went to Versailles this past weekend with my out of town friends....AMAZING! I will update with pics of the Takashi Murakami exhibit! I got in for free because I am a student! haha highlight of my weekend!

xx
S

Saturday, October 2, 2010

im back

I haven't written in such a long time...
which means that I've been doing more things than just grocery shopping and watching internet tv! yay!

My brother is in town for 3 weeks covering fashion week & of course visiting me! I feel like the luckiest girl really...I mean, I never expected to have anyone be able to visit me (hell,$$$!), but just in the month of Octobre, I will have 3 of my friends from Chicago visit! How lucky am I?

The weather has gotten slightly chilly, and rainy for the most part! School is still crazy in my opinion, only because it takes up such a large chunk of the day (and who wants to go out after school with like a huge makeup bag)! I'm sad we aren't able to go out during school hours to people watch at the shows....but maybe I will find a way!

There's so much more to explain, but at I the moment I feel so overwhelmed! I still have my moments of homesickness at random times, but am so glad to be in Paris. It made me really happy to see my brother "oo" & "aww" at everything around us because I still can't believe I'm here, let alone with my brother! Truly thankful and will always remember this!

How are you all at home? Let me know, will write more later!

xx, bon weekend!