I WENT BLONDE // WHITE RIP JEANS

Top, Zara____white jeans with rips, Zara____heels, Ann Taylor____Bag, Balenciaga City____Sunglasses, Karen Walker

Photos by David

BAM. 

I went blonde. 

And I'm never going back to basic black/brown hair again. Well, at least not for a while since I am loving my new look. Let me tell you, it was a solid eight-hour-struggle across two days at the hair salon to achieve a nice blonde tone, without looking like pikachu puked over my hair. (Day 1 after the salon, my hair resembled a neon yellow tennis ball) I also cut my hair to a sleek bob, which I find suits this shade much more than my previous shoulder length. I've been thinking about going blonde for almost a year, so seeing the change in the mirror wasn't a huge shock. The first few days of classes, some people just didn't recognize me at all. Now I think people just refer to me as "that one blonde asian girl." 

It's nice to change it up once in a while. 

xo, Dahye 

BALENCIAGA CLASSIC CITY BAG

Sweater tank top, Zara____fake leather shorts, Forever 21____studded flats, Zara____Balenciaga Classic City Bag____Pearl bangle, Zara

Photos by Samia

AND WE ARE BACK. 

Back in Montreal, back taking pictures, back to school, back to the whole routine. 

I started classes on Wednesday, and although I had issues dragging myself out of bed, it was really nice to see friends I haven't seen all summer. My classes are pretty interesting so far, so I'm looking forward to this semester. 

I met up with Samia last week, and we took some pictures before heading to dinner at this hole-in-the-wall hamburger place owned by Korean people. (how random) It was really nice catching up with her, because she is moving to Seoul in a few days! It's actually so crazy. Wishing you the best of luck, and a smooth transition to living life in Korea. 

xo, Dahye

Spring Outfit + Lookbook Video with Garage!

Boyfriend Jeans from Abercrombie & Fitch

Caged bralette and plaid shirt from Garage

Top and plaid shirt, Garage____Jeans, Abercrombie & Fitch____Shoes, Zara____Bag, Balenciaga____Watch, Marc by Marc Jacobs

During my spring break, I spent the week at my parent's house in Atlanta. Having a break from the snow and freezing temps. of Montreal is a vacation in of itself. I took advantage of this time to create a look book video of some spring outfit ideas! Garage sent me some items, and I got to shop for some pieces of my own to style. Hope you guys like the looks. 

Don't forget to check out the items from Garage here!

xo, Dahye

Paris, Je t'aime

Paris Eiffel Tower

Red leather Moschino gloves

Balenciaga Classic city bag

Eiffel Tower, Paris

Coat, J. Crew//Skirt, Zara//Scarf, Nordstrom//Hat, J. Crew//Boots, Topshop//Gloves, Moschino//Bag, Balenciaga City Bag

When visiting Paris, it is a blogger-must to take outfit pictures featuring the iconic Eiffel Tower. Many of my favorite bloggers, like Gary Pepper, have amazing pictures next to the tower, so I've always wanted to have a little photo shoot of my own in a similar fashion. I am so happy with how the pictures turned out. Although it was a gloomy day, with scattered showers, the blurred outline of the Eiffel tower in the background looks beautiful. And I think it worked out because my outfit itself is a plethora of gray and black. 

These pictures were taken on New Year's Eve of 2013. The last day of the year was spent eating crepes from the Christmas market on Champs-Elysees, lunching at Cafe de Flore (a cafe maybe as iconic as the Eiffel tower), exploring the streets of St. Germain de Pres, eye-shopping on Rue Cambon, attending mass at Sacre Coeur, and finally counting down to welcome the new year by the flashing lights on the Eiffel tower. Pretty much the perfect day, if you ask me. 

This was my second time visiting Paris. The last time I went there was before middle school, and now that I'm in college, the experience in the city was like new. I could enjoy a glass of wine with my foie gras and I appreciated the history behind the monuments and museums so much more. I wonder when I will visit this beautiful city again, what I will doing at that time, who I will be with, and where I will go. Although I like to think that I know how life will plan out, the truth is that I don't. There are so many things in life that can happen that are out of my control. Kind of scary, but maybe that mystery is why we wake up every morning and work hard each day in order to secure a better tomorrow. Well, before I get in a philosophical nonsense rant mode, here are my 2014 new year's resolutions. Or, things that I can put under my control to become better and happier: 

- Have a monthly cash limit, and minimize debit card spendings

- Pray regularly

- Approach people I want to talk to. (People are all just people at the end of the day, no need to be too intimidated.)

- Be mindful, not obsessive, over what others think of me

- Cut out the cookies from the school cafeteria (they are 600 calories each... yikes!)

- Replace one meal with a salad

- Stick to my list of blog goals 

I make resolutions and goals every year, and even though I don't fulfill all of them, I think the whole concept of at least putting an effort to bettering yourself each year is important. Something I always tell myself when I feel lazy is, "If you don't do it for yourself, who will?" It's sort of a debby-downer quote in a way, but it's true.

Be your own best friend and hero!

xo, Dahye

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