red is for LOVE [of shoes]

[This post is officially dedicated to Elizabeth '©haos' Hur]

So last night I was eating out at a popular sushi restaurant in Atlanta (RuSan's) and was having a conversation with one of my newest sorority babies, ©haos, when she almost fell out of her chair as she  catches a glimpse of the newest addition to the moxie shoe collection: 'Very Prive Patent Platform Pump' by Christian Louboutin. Then we continued on to both agree that a post on the one and only Christian Louboutin would only be the next logical thing to do so here I am.

Let's start with a little background and history on Louboutin himself and his one of a kind very beautiful and yet extremely wallet robbing shoes.....

In brief: Christian Louboutin (born 1964) is a footwear designer who launched his line of high-end women's shoes in France in 1991. Since 1992, his designs have incorporated the shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature. On March 27, 2007, Christian Louboutin filed an application for U.S. trademark protection of this red sole design (information courtesty of Wikipedia)

How my personal obsession with Louboutin began:

One day I was watching the film "RockNRolla" when OneTwo (played by Gerard Butler: yum) makes a comment on the female accountant Stella's (the beautiful Thandie Newton) shoes, "Nice shoes by the way...." and she replies, "Thank you. You will be able to afford a pair of your own in a couple of days." And in that entire scene, all I could see were Newton's pair of black patent platform Louboutins....can we say: love at first sight? From then on I seem to have always noticed them wherever and whenever they would appear in front of me. Then a few months later, I was watching the Regis and Kelly show when Ludacris and Kelly Ripa began comparing their shoes. Kelly Ripa was sporting a beautiful pair of Louboutin 'Double Platform Patent' pumps in nude, and of course won the "who has better shoes" contest....Ludacris should have just got up and gone home...nothing beats a pair of Louboutins. Anyways, being the college student that I am...no matter how much I allow myself to indulge in nice things, I knew that making such a big purchase on one pair of shoes would create a nice big deficit in my bank account so I continued to just look and lust....you know the whole "look but can't touch" kind of deal. But hey a girl can always always always appreciate a nice pair of shoes. 

Anyways, I must have constantly lusted out loud for a pair of these shoes because one such lovely person, let's call him Boyfriend, graciously gifted me the 'Very Prive Patent Platform Pump' from Louboutin's Classic Collection as a graduation gift! Who knew, enough persistant wishful thinking (out loud) can lead to some good, and in my case some great ;] Oh and can I just say that the word 'beautiful' does not do these shoes justice. And I must admit, I will wear these shoes oh so sparingly because we all know it cost someone and arm and maybe two legs.... 

 Christian Louboutin 'Very Prive Patent Platform Pump' by Classic Collection

On to less personal things....Christian Louboutin has made his way into the world of fashion and fame not only through his patented red soled shoes, but through his unique and wonderful variety of designs he has for his shoes. I can honestly say without any reservations that I have not seen any other designer even come close to successfully creating and marketing so many different styles and types of shoes. If you look below, you will see exactly what I mean when I say that Christiain Louboutin's collection of shoes are truly eclectic. 

Just a few fun trivia facts about Christian Louboutin, his shoes, and the world of fashion and celebrities:

• Christian has recently collaborated with famous director David Lynch and they have created an exhibition featuring rare shoes by Louboutin, they are on show at the Pierre Passebon Gallery. The exhibition is named 'Fetish'.
• In Britney Spears' music video, "If You Seek Amy", she is wearing the Dillian Flower Louboutin's in red
• The opening verse of the song "Knock You Down" by Keri Hilson, featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo references the brand: "Keep rockin' and keep knockin' / whether you Louboutin it up or Reebok'n"
  
  
  Knock You Down
• In her movie Wanted, Angelina Jolie dons a pair as the assassin 'Fox', these beige round-toed Louboutin's are from her personal collection.
• In the Sex and the City episode "I Heart New York" Carrie wears Pink Christian Louboutin w/ chiffon cascade for her date with Big.

Just to mention a few.

And we can't forget all the A-list female celebrities seen all over rockin all kinds of Louboutin's during both the day and evening time.

(photos courtesy of www.buzfoto.com)

The Spring Summer 2010 collection consists of over 100 wonderfully designed shoes (ranging from those sexy red soled pumps to mini heels to boots to even flats and sneakers!) that are sure to catch the eyes of everyone and to fit and appeal to any one person's unique sense of style.

Go take a look  and fall in love for yourself: because red is for LOVE (of Louboutin's of course!)

Christian Louboutin Spring Summer 2010 Collection

Just a few from each category
From left to right & top to bottom

[Extremely High] Greissimo Mule (Green)- [You know I had to add a little green to the post!]

[Flat] Rantus Woman Flat

[Short Boot] Let Me Tell You

[Mini Heel] Parisienne

[High Heel] Tahiti

[Skins] Fernando*

bold is the new beautiful [HONG KONG by OPI]

Nail polish is one accessory a girl can never have too much of....or at least I tell myself that every time I buy a new shade. 

One thing I learned over the past year with my college roommates is that a manicure is essential to not only one's fashion sense, but it also can be a communal and therapeutic activity ;] (bonding time for the girls). We used to just sit around and experiment with the 50+ bottles of nail lacquer piling up in my shabby green container.

Not only that....it's also just one of those things where you can afford (yes I have to constantly reassure myself that this is indeed the truth) to have one to match each outfit. And let's be honest one's nail polish and design can easily make or break a person's outfit....and might I go further and dare to say make or break one's sense of fashion. You know we've all seen it, the girl with the perfect mani/pedi always with the season's most up and coming colors that just brings out her outfit....and then we've seen the girl with the peeling and chipped nail polish with the color that was 'oh so last season' long overdue for a serious manicure. 

So I was walking in Kroger on a milk run with my little brother--of all places-- and caught a glimpse of OPI's newest collection of nail color.

Spring/Summer 2010 say hello to 'bold'-- because bold is the new beautiful according to OPI's newest collection of nail colors for Spring/Summer 2010 titled: Hong Kong. 

The description for Hong Kong by OPI is as follows: "City Edge. Shades that capture the brilliant sharpness of the cityscape. A modern mood of color and perspective for spring."

**Caveat** Another neat little thing about the Hong Kong Collection is that they have partnered up with Dell to have their laptops come in certain shades from the Hong Kong Collection.

These specific Hong Kong shades are available for customization on certain laptops produced by Dell!

The colors are from left to right:

Red My Fortune Cookie/ Bling Dynasty/ A Good Man-darin is Hard to Find/ Hot & Spicy/ Chop Sticking to my Story/ Jade is the New Black/ Suzi Says Feng Shui/ Dim Sum Plum/ Meet Me on the Star Ferry/ Lucky Lucky Lavender/ Panda-monium Pink/ Pearl of Wisdom

And of course--I had to snag both 'Jade is the New Black' and 'Suzi Says Feng Shui' to add to my endless collection.

The great thing of OPI nail polish is the quality of the polish you get out of the bottle. I've tried and have over 10 different types of nail polish brands and have found that for the price of the polish, you get your bang for the buck. Although the price is a little steep for nail polish, the finished product ultimately justifies its pricing. It lasts (with a good base and top coat) for at least a solid week with no chips (and longer on toes!!) --It is after all a professional quality and well recognized brand of nail polish. 

So I must encourage you....if you don't own at least ONE bottle of OPI nail polish....I'd say Hong Kong Collection is a great place to start! 

marcJACOBS love affair

 So for those of you who don't already know.

I have a special place in my heart for marcJACOBS.

I recently came across this obsession with marcJACOBS as my boyfriend and I were Christmas shopping this past holiday season at Nordstrom's....

A manaquin was holding a lovely electric yellow pouch and I just had to have it.

Ever since then my affinity for anything and everything marcJACOBS has increased exponentially and my boyfriend has officially acknowledged my full blown affair with marcJACOBS.

Here are just a few of my marcJACOBS splurges: from left to right/top to bottom [1] jacobs for marc by marc jacobs shiny punk clutch/wallet (lime green) (gift from clandestine crave & the mister) [2] marc by marc jacobs metallic green key chain [3] marc by marc jacobs standard hardware nylon pouch (electric yellow) **Christmas gift from boyfriend! [4] marc by marc jacobs studded sunglasses (tourmaline green) [5] marc by marc jacobs black nylon standard hardware laptop sleeve [6] marc by marc jacobs pearl studded sunglasses (white)

 

My most recent purchase:

Fall 2010 MARC BY MARC JACOBS

'Classic Q - Groovee' Satche- Tourmaline Green

-What I love about this bag is that it has the functionality of a LV Monogram Speedy for so much less! It also comes with a strap if you ever get lazy...and of course all the inner pockets for your gloss and phone on the go so your most important accessories don't get lost in the never ending dark blackhole of a big purse. And of course it's the perfect shade of green. This bag also comes in 5 other awesome colors. Therefore, you could never go wrong with any bag from Marc by Marc Jacobs Standard Hardware line ;]

[greetings]

Hello.

My name is Yoojin aka moxie (yes intentionally all lower cased) I am a recent college graduate and YES! I am for all things green--

A really great friend of mine once asked me "could you get any more green?" and I thought...of COURSE and after much thought/research/and lots of inspiration: mischievousGREEN was born.

At one point in time...who am I kidding...I AM always inspired by an extremely talented friend of mine who began her second to none blog clandestine craves (check it out...she's AMAZING) that catalogs just about anything and everything interesting and cool....

And I thought to myself what an ingenious all inclusive way of archiving all my interests/thoughts/wants and so much more.

So although I am a novice in the world of blogging, bear with me as I reveal to you my obsessions, compulsions, and acquired tastes [both in and out of my closet, fridge, car, and more] and who knows maybe you'll even get something out of it ;]

-"Make it a good day..." MN-