A Day in the Life: Timo Weiland by Elizabeth Monson - News - StyleCaster

A Day in the Life: Timo Weiland by Elizabeth Monson - News - StyleCaster

So often they forget to mention Alan Eckstein. Not only is he talented, super friendly and the happiest person I've met, he's also Timo's right hand man. I've seen how hard these boys worked to pull this line together and the end results are far beyond my expectations. Congrats Timo and Alan, job well done. 

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Now You're in New York

These shoes are so hood and would go perfectly with my new leather jacket. I've been wearing a lot of black lately, I blame it on this city, not even mad.

Inspiration and entertainment for hours...

Lookbook is the new Facebook. Spend hours stalking people from all over the world who have chosen to share their mostly-superbly styled outfits. Rather than get jealous of wallposts or who poked who, get inspired by Lookbook's submitters. The Europeans have us in fashion, for sure. If you've got some time, click here to take a peek. I only say if you have time because it will suck you in for hours.

hugely badass

badass combo: Beyonce and Lady Gaga

I dont know how to post videos onto blog yet but you can watch the vid on youtube by clicking here
I think it's pretty awesome, you? Definitely a different side to both B and LG in this one. B so sultry, so ghetto and LG so normal.

My Modeling Debut

I got to model a dress for an Us Weekly fashion segment on NBC's LX TV on Monday. Very fun, kinda scary, they didn't give us make up or even lotion...and there is so much focus on my legs. Check me out here

I <3 Your Style by Amanda Brooks

For all of you shopaholics, impulse buyers and trend-crazy shoppers, here is your new Bible. I have a serious problem with shopping and after reading this book, I've been able to limit my trend buying (H&M, Forever21, etc.) and focus on what is important: the classics. Best lesson learned from Amanda Brooks: only splurge on clothing items that you know will last forever, not just a season.

If I could be anyone, I'd be Hannah MacGibbon

Hannah MacGibbon is hands down my current favorite designer. She was appointed Creative Director of Chloe in 2008 and is responsible for steering the Ready-To-Wear collection in a more flirty, girly, young direction. I love the scallop detailing, the bows, the colors, the simplistic detail, everything...she is my inspiration

Where to find what that girl was wearing...

If you're anything like me, you constantly observe what women in New York City are wearing. Not a day goes by when I don't want something that someone passing me on the sidewalk is wearing and as much as I hate it, ShopStyle is there to help ease the jealousy. They've also got a Polyvore thing going on, which I love.

I don't condone copying outfits head to toe but when you see something you just have to have, you have to have it and ShopStyle will help you have it.

Karl Lagerfeld, love you even more Mr. Chanel

(In an interview with Sigrid Agren, supermodel, before his show [courtesy of Interview Mag])

LAGERFELD: I don’t want to do anything over again, ever again. I want only to do what I haven’t done. There’s no “again.” There’s only the future. I hate the past—especially my own past.

AGREN: Do you have an all-time favorite musician who you’ve loved forever?

LAGERFELD: Yes. Some of the musicians from the ’60s, because there has been nothing better than them since, you know? What I like about music is the songs you can remember the lines of in a single second. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones . . . You can remember every line to their songs. But today, how often do you remember any of the lines to songs? I mean, I know Lily Allen’s last album is called It’s Not Me, It’s You. [both laugh] But I don’t know how the songs go.

AGREN: Where do you feel most at home?

LAGERFELD: Yes, I don’t have the notion of the feeling of “home,” or “Heimat,” as the Germans say. That doesn’t exist for me. I bring myself with me wherever I go, so it’s okay.

Back.In.Action

and this time I've decided I'm going to be a fashion blogger. Move over Jane Aldridge. Calliegator will be > Sea of Shoes....

A few weeks ago I posted on my FB status that I would like God to send me the Jeffrey Campbell heeled creepers and today, my prayer was answered. He may not have miraculously put $ in my wallet to buy them, but I finally found them at LF Store. LF claims that these are limited edition and exclusive to LF however, I saw the exact same ones on shopnastygal (where
it was love at first sight. So, here is the debut of my new shoes....

summer Mahi, some are not...

Mahi Gold clothing, not only are the founders dear friends of mine but they also hired my sis to model for them. You don't have to be a blue blood to sport the hook and it's wearable anywhere during any season.




(that's the other perkins)

so worth the trek...

In a far away neighborhood...that you've most likely never ventured to, stands 169 Bar. The funky little hangout is located at 169 East Broadway, which is about as far south and as far east as you can get in Manhattan. The surrounding area is definitely sketch but but the 169 Bar has become one of my top 3 favorites. The atmosphere is chill, the pool table is leopard print, the DJ plays good tunes, hipster scene and best of all...drinks are super cheap. You can get a beer and a shot for $3 (they call the combo a truckers B.J.) That's an insane steal. peep here

refinery 29 summer playlist

for your ears

I totally forgot to write about this, but it's def. worth remembering. About 3 weeks ago I was walking home on 23rd Street and there was this guy with a gigantic telescope aimed at the moon. After a minute of contemplation, I asked to take a look...turns out it was this guys "hobbyization" and he was camped out there to share knowledge of Jupiter and the moon with passer-by's. I was able to see green and red stripes on Jupiter and 3 of it's 60 moons. I also got to eye the Moon's craters. Apparently on August 28 Mars will be as visible as the moon.

and I didn't think it got any better than 16 Handles...

Daily Candy introduced me to this site today, it's pretty uhhh, amazing. Rightly titled, the Perfect Flavor allows you to create your own pints of ice cream - and all ingredients used are organic! The Perfect Flavor supports local & environmentally responsible agriculture practices & makes each creation by hand.
First you pick your base (mousse, sweet cream, gelato, sorbet, cheesecake or french custard) then a base flavor (chocolate, vanilla, caramel or coffee) and from there add mixins. Last step: name your modus operandi!

yum! calliegator ice cream?

How did this happen AFTER we graduated?

Penn State has been rated #1 party school for 2010 by the Princeton Review, g'damnit! This is pretty exciting news & I'm thinking it's probably a good thing that it's been released during the summer because I can only imagine what Happy Valley would be like had PSU been crowned top party school during the fall...
Only one more month till football season! Penn State, I die.
peep the list:
shotgun beers! (the girls pictured are super beat)

gettin' fried on the frying pan

Today Kayla, Alex, Paul, Shapiro, Brown and I sat at the bow of the Frying Pan in Chelsea. I absolutely love this place. I mean I really don't know how much better it gets than being on a boat with the sun shinin' down and a bucket of coronas. The food is also very tasty (I recommend their burger and spiced fries.) This picture doesn't do the frying pan justice. They've added a top deck and the last time I was here a guy jumped off of it into the river and his fingernail came off. It was super packed today but it was also like 95 degrees and really sunny, hence my sunburn. On our walk home we ran into Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr, totally saw them making out.

Check it out: 26th and West Side Highway. xoxo

gewd muzik

My sister introduced me to this site for music. I love the music they showcase; It's a good way to find new artists, find top songs around the world & stream amazing playlists for free.

sit back.relax. its time to chill. www.sadsteve.com

A Stylish Cause

The Uniform Project is a year long event in which this girl wears the same dress every single day. The challenge is to accessorize differently each day using vintage, handmade and donated items. All of the money donated towards this cause goes to helping slum children in India get the education they deserve through the Akankshas Foundation. It costs just $360 to fund a child's education. Peep her styles and donate here: you go girl

I'm on a boat mofo!

My mom came to visit me last week and we did all kinds of fun stuff together. We walked to Magnolias, got manis and pedis, watched the concert in the Oval but the most fun we had was on a boat. $45 gets you a sail boat ride AND open bar for an hour and a half. The sailboat was big and beautiful and it set out on the Hudson then sailed over towards Lady Liberty. We were able to get up close and personal with her while drinking Stella Artois.

why the f*ck do you have a kid?

paul introduced me to this website. It's pretty entertaining...and very wrong.

pull out g'dammnit!

Awesome Concept

The Turkey's Nest is one of the coolest places I've ever stepped foot in. It's not because of the people, or the atmosphere but because the geniuses offer to-go drinks. The turkey's serve beers and margaritas in giant styrofoam cups that you are allowed to stroll around Brooklyn with. It is also conveniently located; I pass it on my walk from the Bedford stop to B's bathhouse. My personal favorite is the absynthe margarita which goes for just $7 a pop. I suggest going on a Wednesday night during the summer; it is movie in the park night at McCarren Park, located directly across the street from the nest.

16 handles, aka my personal heaven

So there is this place called 16 handles that I used to pass on my walk to work every morning. I hadn't any idea that this east village shop would soon be a haven for my "guilty days" until I decided to check it out. There are 16 "handles", each a different flavor of non-fat frozen yogurt and it is a DIY operation. My personal favorite are banana, vanilla, green tea & blueberry.
After you fill your cup, there is a toppings bar in which you get to load up your fro-yo with all different kinds of stuff.
When you've loaded up your cup, you simply plop it down on the scale at the register and are charged based on how much your dessert weighs. I think the most I've spent was $6.50 - and that was on a day when I opted to have 16 Handles for dinner. I highly recommend it. - 2nd Ave & 9th Street.

http://www.16handles.com/about.htm

a day in the life of the unemployed

1. wake up, make coffee at home (because starbucks is now too expensive)
2. search for jobs / talk to friends on g.chat while they're at work.
3. make breakfast, egg whites with tomato (boring)
4. put on running clothes
5. apply to jobs for 2 hours
6. finally go to gym
7. make dinner
8. go out...spend money I don't have simply to forget not having money

just call me callie JUMBOTRON perkins

last night i accomplished a life long goal...i made it onto a Jumbotron.
I wish it had been at a Steelers game, but the Yankees will do for now.

big things on the horizon

santa monica, california, usa

crisis update

5.12.09 - summoned to jury duty
5.15.09 - booted from job, as in, laid off.
5.18.09 - accused of cheating on term paper by teacher at F.I.T

...they say you must hit rock bottom before you can become famous...

quarter life crisis

last night i dreamt that i was pregnant...

i woke up thinking...that was creepy, and it was, until i discovered my dream meaning:

Pregnant
To dream that you are pregnant, symbolizes an aspect of yourself or some aspect of your personal life that is growing and developing. You may not be ready to talk about it or act on it.� This may also represent the birth of a new idea, direction, project or goal.

http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/

why didnt i think of something this simple?

from the book Happens Every Day...

"Somewhere someone is traveling furiously toward you,
At incredible speed, travleing day and night,
Through blizzards and desert heat, across torrents, through narrow passes.

But will he know where to find you,
Recognize you when he sees you,
Give you the thing he has for you?"

-John Ashbery

gimme!

go see: 2 days in Paris

Always the same for me. Break up, break down. Drink up, fool around. Meet one guy, then another, fuck around. Forget the one and only. Then after a few months of total emptiness start again to look for true love, desperately look everywhere and after two years of loneliness meet a new love and swear it is the one, until that one is gone as well.

There's a moment in life where you can't recover any more from another break-up. And even if this person bugs you sixty percent of the time, well you still can’t live without him. And even if he wakes you up every day by sneezing right in your face, well you love his sneezes more than anyone else's kisses."

Hui Ling Lee: "Sunny NYC" - Painting Oil, 2008

bozeman! the new pup.

new addition, Bozeman, after the place in Montana.

the g.chat chronicles:

Sent at 4:54 PM on Thursday

Ali: cal, you're like the tomboy I could never be

Sent at 4:41 PM on Thursday

callie: what if you had hair like jesse

Stephen: im tryign babe

haveee merccccy

Sent at 9:54 AM on Friday

JAMES: Im a little rough around the edges today

u?

callie: haha yes, juuuuust a little

JAMES: are u really, I was joking

thats terrible callie

Sent at 2:36 PM on Tuesday
Paul: oooooh black people


Sent at 9:55 AM on Wednesday
Kayla: thought of the day...why do they call them solo cups when you are never alone when you use them?

Sent at 11:36 AM on Wednesday
Ali: i seriously, truly feel like i have nothing but happy friends in NY.

isn't that just nuts, that i can seriously sit here and say that?

Sent at 3:25 PM on Wednesday
Jessica: oh my god

you are insane

me: haha

Jessica: well we have both seen a lot

(to be continued, forever)

this is what i do.

pattern making at F.I.T
(not me, but what i do...thats my girl, R518)

he even let me sing.

(he come from the land down unda!)

#1 dad.

"I'm pretty sure the #1 dad mug was created because of your dad." - s

(Cedar Run Band playing on April 11th)

suddenly i'm not feeling so guilty about all that easter candy i just inhaled...(and oh ya, i found the golden egg this year)

kate moss is phat, yo

pizza head

i miss Gino's pizza sundays with donna and jack out in good 'ol Massapequa but my ass would tell you otherwise. Mmm look at those grandma slices.

if i had it my way....

kids say the darndest things!

Dear mom,

Today I called Joseph a Butthead.
I told Samaris she was a crackheads baby.
Then I told Alijah that he lived in a Sasquatches buttcrack. Sorry.

(from villa, my elementary school teacher friend)

wouldn't mind you chilling on my walls...

I have been working on my company's art website recently and have come across all kinds of cool blarts (art blogs).



The Devastating Angel series of paintings by Kevin Naylor

Designed and developed by a Melbourne based team ENESS. The Humble Telescope is an interactive civic sculpture that brings the wonders of space down to earth and encourages us learn more about the universe in a whole new way.

Inside the telescope exists a 3D simulation of our entire known universe. Pointing the telescope in any direction immediately shows us what exists in that area of space, so now we can get a greater understanding of where the planets are and where we live in the Milky Way.

+ electronicmiracles.com

(courtesy of MoCo Loco)

how i got my cool:

dad & his buddies back in the day....and he's still doin' the damned thing.

i <3 the cedar run band.

things i learn on g.chat:

1. who is Fern Mayo?:
so there is this movie, Jawbreaker, circa 8th grade, and these girls accidentaly kill their friend by shoving a jawbreaker in her mouth. and then this nerd, Fern Mayo sees the popular girls trying to cover up the murder by making it look like rape. So, they turn Fern Mayo into the new it girl - the hot, popular, it girl - and give her the name Vyolette.

A. it's Violet. B. her face is busted, no way she'd be popular.

the girls end up getting caught by one of those birthday cards that you record a greeting with. Nothing says happy birthday like "i can't believe we killed you."


(see middle)

i feel so adult.

i ordered fish for the first time EVER...and i actually liked it. Tilapia, so daring, i know. i also ate lots of other weird foods i've never had. i feel so adult. must be the 24-ness settling in.

thank god it didnt come served like this:

since i'll most likely never get a job as a sylist, ever, i spend hours upon hours pretending i am one on polyvore.

busta beatrice!

After grooving all over 205 we headed for the Beatrice...only to find the spot being guarded by police...real police, not the bouncer guy, who thinks he has as much authority. Place got raided! It had 23 people over legal limit and some construction violations or somethin'. Will she survive?