Category — Wanderlust

WELCOME TO THE LOVE BOAT

♥ heart buttons added to top from the chola store, Levi’s pinstriped shawts, red patent platforms, Nikki’s hat ♥

Don’t be fooled by these innocent photos of me in a pair of shawts. This was the start of a debaucherous extended weekend celebrating Miss Reyna’s birthday. She shares the same birthday as PRINCE BTW. I am going to go for a world blogging record for most Prince mentions in a non-Prince focused blog. If my calculations are correct, there have been seven entries with some sort of Prince reference in this blog’s lifetime. CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH I SAY. Do you hate me yet? I hope when I reach #20 someone will give me a bronze statue slash bobble head made in Prince’s liking.

Anyway the night MAY have consisted of a certain somebody putting their blog card in a stripper’s bikini and some failed Ouija-board action but most importantly,  I finally visited Sir Staymoist‘s star on the Walk of Fame! BLASPHEMOUS I KNOW! I should have been there to hand him a towel or something when they crowned him. Or washed his feet! Let me be your Mary Magdalene, Staymoist!!! Sadly many of the pictures from later that night were RATED C FOR COCHINA. HEY BLAME STAYMOIST FOR IGNITING THE FIRE WITHIN.

SB (SIDEBAR) a MANY THANKS to everyone on Twitter who helped me locate Stamos’ star when my Googlin’ was giving me the runaround! See Twitter is magick.

I always look forward to what THEE GODDESS Rossella Jardini has in store for us each season, especially for Moschino Cheap and Chic. Their 2010 Fall collection was centered around the different types of women who would visit a hotel, to promote the beautiful Maison Moschino which recently opened this month in Milan. I don’t know about you but when I arrive at my own four-star resort destination (Motel 6), my top is already halfway off, my tights are ripped and I have the inevitable red lipstick-smeared clownface, so I can only DREAM of looking this classy. Aiiii! JUST PLAYINGS MOM.

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I usually don’t go for cat-eared types of things..reminds me of Hot Topic hoodies from 2001, but THIS kind of look is too cute for words…(even if that big jungle neck bush scares me, but just a tad.)

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Photo via coutorture

I obviously love french maid anything and everything!!!

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Photo via style.com

These were actually looks from the Pre-Fall collection. I love this multi-tiered ruffle coat!

Poof!

Now onto the Maison Moschino!!! Each room was based on a fairy tale, so the decor took on the highest level of whimsy possible. Before I’d fall asleep in this gorgeous velvet (belbet) bed, I’d try to jump inside of that dress and do some sort of Lily Tomlin,“Edith Ann”-style skit for you…

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Lay me down on a bed of roses! Would you choose Christian Slater or Jon Bon Jovi? Take your pick ple and report back to me.

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I want to go to the sweet room! Should I make a Cake Hat chandelier?

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SWEET DREAMS INDEED

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Susie Bubble was invited to visit the hotel during Milan Fashion Week and she has some great photos including this one of the heart-shaped door lock…

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Okay if you know me well you know I am fainting over that. I want everything like this, Tia Rossella. HEART-SHAPE MY LIFE. I’ll take a heart-shaped lightbulb, heart-shaped toilet seat, heart-shaped Q-tip, heart-shaped bottle of water and some heart-shaped contact lenses so you can literally see the hearts flying out of my eyes. It’s those cute little details that always make me swoon over Moschino. Check out Susie’s post for more photos of the tour she took at Maison Moschino.

I was writing my Gingerbread House Party post when I came across these old photos from the long gone Santa’s Village theme parks in California (that I would see the commercial for on television all the time but never got to go to. Why mom and dad, why?! MEAN

First I found this set of photos quite endearing and cute!

Then I pulled out my magnifying glass (which I keep in arm’s reach ’cause you just never know what you may stumble upon) and found some frightening things in these pictures..FOR INSTANCE:

GAH!! Ugh so weird!

And look at this, how sweet!

But then look at this photo! That bunny’s evil glare…

And I love clowns but this picture is pretty creepy, even for me!

Look at that cray bitch hating in the back! This looks like it could have some sort of Lifetime movie plot…The Scandal at Santa’s Village.

“Don’t be shy, come inside and throw your keys inside the bowl on the table”

There’s that bunny again. Ugh. Look at him sitting on that pole, having a grand ol’ time. What the F is this place?? A place I wish to go…that’s what.

I’m so mad we don’t have this kind of amusement park anymore.

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Here’s the commercial I was talking about. This would play on television so often, I had it memorized. It’s been YEARS since I’ve seen this and watching it felt like I went back in time. I still know the words!

Did any of you California kids ever go to Santa’s Village? What was it like? PS. I HATECHU FYI

Edit: I just got my magnifying glass out again and found at least three more creepy things! How bout you? Take out your monocle and look closely at this shit like an issue of Highlights and tell me “what’s wrong!”

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I recently went to upstate New York for the wedding of some friends of mine. Here’s what I wore!

• hat from a flea market a few years ago
• dress – found at a local shop for $25
• red leather Pollys- Betsey Johnson
• China pearls
• This ring is wild. I got it for two dollhairs

They had steak cakes  (made by Tres Jolie Cakes) on every table. It freaked everyone out at first because they looked so realistic! NICE TRICK YOU GUYS. I felt weird eating it (red belbets..)

Oh yes, and I caught the bouquet so dudes (and John Stamos) BEST BE READY FOR THE WOMAN OF YOUR DREAMS (aka ME)

More New York pics to come!

GIVE ME A HEART-SHAPED CUTOUT DRESS NOW LUELLA!!!!

I’ll take an exaggerated hip as well! I want to exaggerate EVERYTHING THESE DAYS!!! (bitch ple like I don’t already)

That lil’ polkdadottie number is PERF for my “Minnie Mouse going to a funeral” look which is one of the best things I’ve ever heard anyone say about my style..BLOL!! Thank YOU Miss Tiffany. I never forget it! Luvin’ you.

Fred Flare has a cute little dress with a heart-shaped cutout on the back. Very adorable but you know I need my cutouts on the front so Thelma and Louise (my boobs) can show you some love.

Here is some yeye to listen to while we all fantasize about me wearing a heart cutout dress. Okay maybe that’s just MY fantasy.

Fabienne Delsol – “Vilaines Filles Mauvais Garcons”

Related sidebar: I will never EVER get tired of big ol’ bowners! Follow my special tumblr for nothing but bowner porn.

Forever your whora majora de corazones,

Luella SS/2010 pics via style.com

Hallow sexies! I have just returned from a weekend geta-RAGE with my girls in San Francisco! Lots of booze, boos, bowners, boobs…and singing. Lots and lots of singing! From serenading a cab driver The Little Mermaid soundtrack songs (obviously I am obsessed if you’ve seen the Eyeliner tutorial video) to stairwell acappella versions of 90′s R&B jams…BEAUTIFUL! I swear these girls are the SF version of my bffs in SoCal. That’s deep bo. It’s fucking bananas. KISMET I’m tellin’ you. LOVIN U I’m telling you even more.

Star! My wifeyboo and hostess! Absolutely beautiful and brilliant. Always a pleasure.

Me, Star, Kristen and Melinda lounging at the Kink party.

Care for a splash of JEAN NATE??

I die for Kristen’s Hilary Banks-inspired outfit. WHY YOU KILL ME BO

Mary Van Note and I finally got to meet IN THE FLESH! I love her so much. Classy, sweet, stylish and hilar! (I keep watching this and dying) We even share the same exact middle name…which is really weird. Excuse me while I continue to trip on this shit again and again sober and three days later but I’ve never met another Madeline especially one with it as their same middle name and a variation of the same first name! Are we twins in a parallel dimensh? Sisters from another mister? Or perhaps we were SISTERS together in the NUN-sense in a past life. Sister Act!? Okay I am just going off on a crazy catholick tangent but I know you feel me. If you missed the interview I did with her, please read here!

I heart Will!

M&M get rowdy dowdy

Bandmates!

I just got this cute leopard faux fur jacket from Forevs Veintiunos and it was so hot in SF I thought I would not be able to wear it! It matched my Betsey Johnson luggage perfectly.

I love channeling a little Fran Dresch.  A few years ago my New Years resolution was to dress like The Nanny. Shall I try again? Wide headbands? Put these baby bangs on Karate Kid lockdown and put my fo’ on display?? Watchu think?

Speaking of, during a lil Googs, I found this amazing fashion blog about The Nanny. BRILLIANT!

So as I promised, here’s a follow-up to the New Jack Swing mix. Nothing beats some good 90′s R&B slow jams to get the HORN rollin’. And as much as I love me some Pussy Monster, Lil’ Wayne’s enthralling lyrics do not induce the same type of chest-heaving, lip-smacking, rice-cooking arousal as the beginning of Keith Sweat’s “NOBODY!” ::faints::. As you can see I am making you SWEAT from the beginning to the end of this mix. Hope you all like it! Be careful…it may cause boner swells and snail trails.

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Forever Your Tenderoni,

One of the things we had to do in Tokyo was go to the Meguro Parasite Museum! It’s free and you get to look at jars filled with parasites and things that make you go vom.

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• Forever 21 dress
• Sequined bow headband I made out of a clown bowtie BLOL (this was before we could get bow headbands EVERYWHERE gotta get creative baby)
• chinese mary janes
• marc jacobs white heart watch

The white tape I am holding is supposed to represent the THIRTY FOOT DAS RIGHT I SAYS 30 FOOT LONG TAPEWORM THAT WAS FOUND IN A MAN’S STOMACH THAT IS IN THE GLASS BEHIND ME. VOM VOMITOUS VOM VOMITZ! And no, they didn’t tell us HOW he got that anaconda up in there unfortch. Or maybe it’s better that we don’t know.

Nathan and the anaconda

Look at this adorable…WTF IS THAT?!

More things to make you lose your lunch. Sawre! You know I love to gross you out as much as turn you on.

aiiii!

Emi, Mina and Bob (who is the creator of Afro Samurai!) and Nate!

Alright..enough of that. Let me treat you to some PURIKURA! If you are unaware of the joy that is purikura, it’s basically fun Japanese photobooth machines with crazy backgrounds and decorations that you customize yourself.

Me and Emi!

In a scene for my Purikura horror movie where I crawl out like the girl in Ringu

And a ridiculous video of me in action! I am Lady Gigglez status.  EMBARRASS… but that’s because TOKYO and everything about it brought me so much joy. Sigh. I LOVE U ALWAYS FOREVER.

Afterwards we had more fun times in Harajuku!

The #1 thing I wanted to do in Japan was go to Puroland, which is basically the Disneyland for Sanrio characters. We made the journey to this special place in cute dresses and cake hats. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I was. A flurry of RAW EMOTION.

We walked in at perfect timing, while the parade was going on. If I told you I CRIED would you think of me differently? I get so emotional baby. Was it sensory overload or my sissy la la-ness? You would have probably shed a tear as well…I mean look at this!

I’m posting this so you can hear my sobbing. WHAT THE?! No joke! What’s wrong with me??

One reason why I love Puroland is there was no drama trying to get a picture with a character. Um FUCK waiting in line and elbowing some rugrats (no offense kids) in the head trying to get a pic next to los Chip N’ Dales at Disney. At Puroland it was very easy to meet these furries. My Melody was my favorite when I was a kid! Is it weird that my first instinct was to go into propose pose? Marry me now!

How can you not cry at Puroland when you see things that are this ADORABLE?

I am about to photoshop this picture like those “Hang In There cats” so when I’m having a bad day I can look at this lil munchkin and feel better.

One of my favorite Puroland attractions was Hello Kitty’s House! I didn’t see this toilet though. Do you think some practical jokesters were taking dooks in it so they had it removed?

Me in her bathtub…

Look at this inviting fireplace..

Come, sit by me, just take a load off

Emi and I in her dining room…

Pretty much the face I made the whole time I was in Tokyo..

I can’t deal

I musn’t

I shan’t

I won’t

Okay if I must

Don’t DIE everyone

They have a Sanrio Character Boat ride which is just like It’s A Small World at Disneyland

I like taking pictures of other people’s pictures. Looks like a screencap from a Hugh Grant flick.

We also got portraits done that had our silhouettes looking at Hello Kitty’s silhouette like a staring game. They are pretty amazing.

The best was when we met THE QUEEN HERSELF!!!

More cute stuff

Writing wishes on paper stars…

Man I miss Tokyo.

• dress – Fairfax Flea Market
• baby blue bow – LouLou Loves You
• glasses – Metropark
• knee socks – Target
• cheap chinese mary janes that are the most comfy shoes ever yet fall apart after three wears – local shop

This outfit shot was taken at Kiddyland, a supersized toy store with each floor dedicated to practically every type of toy, cartoon and comic character in history! I found Monchichis in bunny outfits, sexy Hello Kitty bottled water and cute edamame keychains. I HATE how we don’t have anything like this store in the states.

peek a boo!

Lovely necklaces of sweet animals at a store in Shinjuku.

Anna Sui black liquid eyeliner is a gift from heaven!! I picked it up along with some cute ladybug knee socks and a couple of other things.

This calculator at Anna Sui was bananas. Again, do I smell a Craft proj?

Now THIS was insane: Forever 21 opened there in April and STILL to this day has a crazy ass line in front of it. People will wait up to an hour to get in!

I was never into “bag candy” until I went to Tokyo. Emi’s kept growing and growing with adorable accoutrements!

I almost set my own purse on fire at Vivienne Westwood because I left a little tag on it (STU) and tried to break it with a lighter. I swear my life is like and R-rated vers of I Love Lucy.

The FRUiTS boutique in Shinjuku had really cute stuff. I got this Gundam-inspired ring that comes in a set of plastic sheets with different parts, enabling you to construct rings in a variety of ways! The salesgirl, who was probably the RADDEST salesperson I met (which is saying a lot because practically everyone I encountered was extremely sweet) told us it was by a local shop called Dog. I’ve tried finding more information about the designer but haven’t been able to. Must be one of those elusive Tokyo brands! You could also make a plastic version of my favorite Vivienne Westwood ring!

Gundam ring flying over Shibuya

Whee! WHATTA NERD

Takeshita Street in Harajuku.

• dress – local shop
• Steve Madden wedges ( I left these in Tokyo as they have run their course! Any recs for a new comfy summer wedge?)
• heart sunnies – Ebay
• purse – Betsey Johnson
• mansion doorknockers – Fabuless! Thank you Tiff for telling me about this! Won’t have to go to SanSARS Alley for cheap doorknockies ever again!

Harajuku was a DREAM for me, especially fashion-wise. Bows, ruffles, and heart-shaped purses. My favorite accessory, knee-socks, are so commonplace you can buy them practically anywhere: on the street or in the subway station. Sadly, I never saw any sock garters in any of the stores to add to my collection. In Shibuya, I saw tons of girls wearing stretchy clasp belts with skirts and dresses, as seen in a few photos here. There were countless outfits composed of black leggings under dresses and especially denim skirts. Plenty of girls wear socks with heels. Shops that specialized solely in socks and tights can be found anywhere, selling every kind of sock you could imagine wearable with every type of shoe. The people of Tokyo rock that shit fo’ sho’. I just think Japanese people can get away with a lot more when it comes to fashion. JEALOUZ! Everyone had a style that came across as completely effortless and natural, yet incredibly chic. I’ve never been surrounded by that much personal style in my gawtdamn life. And not a flip-flop or Ugg Boot in sight. THANK THE LO’. That was the real culture shock!

Toof purse found in Harajuku!!

With a nice surprise tucked in!

Nate and Emi standing in front of a storefront with dangling dolls.

The McDonald’s campaign going on over there right now is pretty hilarious and cute.

Beetle versus Bunny! The gold beetle ring is a Cloven Hoof design and the black bunny was found among a bunch of other cute animal rings at a shop in Harajuku!

MORE CREPES MISS YOU MUCH

I REALLY MISS YOU MUCH

So bummed I never got a yukata to bring home. Next time! BTW, this is what the Claire’s Accessories employees wear in Harajuku. Yes,  I said Claire’s. Harajuku’s Claire’s beats all the ones we have in the States as you can imagine.

Frilly dresses in shop windows

Gold Kewpie!

More shopping adventure posts to come!