Vincent Lacrocq for H&M Fall 2010. Honestly, what did I do before H&M?

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Here are some pictures from the most recent project I worked on, a fashion photo essay for our the Mountaineer newspaper shot by my friend Mo Torres. We shot at my former high school, Diamond Ranch, because I thought the clean graphic lines would really make the prints pop. My friend Stephanie who’s been on the blog before came in to model for us. Super happy with the results.

Pictured above is an image from the new Coca-Cola collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld, shot by the eccentric, high-collar-wearing, white-pony-tail-sporting legend himself. These classy coke bottles, available in limited quantities in France,  feature a silhouetted Lagerfeld, topped with a pink cap.

And just for good measure, here is picture of me as Karl this past Halloween posing with a very hot kitty. I’m not sure I ever shared those pictures!

Things I’m not over yet: studs & leather. The beautiful marriage of the two on these Jeffrey Campbell ‘The Mad Stud’ boots, Karmaloop.com $290.

So here are some pictures as promised from my very recent trip to New York City. I was lucky enough to be amongst the group of editors from our newspaper The Mountaineer and our magazine Substance (in which I am Managing Editor) who were chosen to go. The conference held in Times Square by College Media Advisers is among the largest collection of student journalist and media professionals in the nation, which meets once a year in the spring in New York City. I had the great opportunity to meet with editors from The New York Times, The New Yorker, Associated Press, and other industry professions from schools and established publications.

After work comes much needed play. I’d get up early to go to sessions and by the late afternoon my friend David, who is a hair stylist living in the city, was nice enough to take time out of his day and show me around.  The first day out was insane since it happened to be the hurricane of 2010, but I wasn’t going to let gusty winds and pounding rain keep me from my Soho shopping experience. The details of my purchases will need a whole different post alone, but I found a few essential pieces that I cannot wait to share.

The trip has inspired me and made me realize that there is no other place I could possibly finish my schooling. I’m shifting gears to apply to schools in NYC and I couldn’t be more excited, it just all feels like it’s happening so fast.

A special thank you to my friend David Lopez (in the last picture) who took these fabulous photos to document my trip, and all around showing me an amazing time. Please check out his website, his work is amazing and I have to make an appointment for a cut & color the next time I’m in the city :)

Oh and yes, the 6th picture of me IS in front of Carries stoop. I don’t care if it’s cheesy or too fan boy but everything I know about New York is from Sex and the City. I know the series foreword and backward and it would have been a sin to be in Manhattan and not pay homage to Carries apartment.

Dsquared2 Fall/Winter 2010 spine heel boots. I can’t stop staring.

This song is so catchy. I want to party with the stylist for this video. Back seam stockings with fringe and a rose print motorcycle jacket? YES.

Get the look:

What was once a status symbol for High School and College athletes is making its way into street style. The Varsity jacket is back. While I was no athlete, I still have my letterman sweater for Associated Student Body, and Drama. I guess I thought I was cool since I was the only one that had a sweater when everyone else had a jacket… I should pull that thing out.

Lady Gaga sporting a custom ‘Monster’ spiked letterman arriving at the Brit Awards, while Alexander Wang takes a modern twist by restructuring the shape and adding some zipper and patent leather detailing for his spring 2010 collection.

The March issue of Out magazine features a black and white leather Louis Vuitton letterman in an editorial called “American Idol.”

So you want to sport the look but didn’t letter in anything? Rugby Ralph Lauren has a cool feature on their website where you can customize your very own varsity sweater with your name and patch. Looking for something a bit more authentic and a hell of a lot cheaper?  Check out your local thrift and vintage stores. There are bound to be tones of them. If only I could get my hands on gaga’s… that thing looks deadly.

A little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n roll (and by country, I mean french country – a la Marie Antoinette, and by rock ‘n roll, I mean Lily Allen jammin on a pop up stage)… no one really does it quite like Chanel.

Although I don’t think I’m ready for the return of clog heal, sorry Karl.

Photo Source: Style.com