Hawthorne Skate

It was hot. It was crowded. It was the most fun I've had shooting in ages. I got to assist my bud Patrick on the opening of a skate park in Hawthorne last week. It was so nostalgic watching all the skater dudes and dudettes. Transported me back to high school. Chucks, Vans, skate punk, decking out your gear with stickers and permanent markers. (I've never seen so many Black Flag/Bad Religion T's in one place. It made me happy). I didn't skate myself, but I sure did think skater boys hung the moon, and sat my ass on many-a half pipe after school.

Lemme tell you: the skate scene in LA is fucking LEGIT. These kids were chomping at the bits to get into the park and skate their asses off. Also, Pat and I both were surprised by how polite everyone was. All the experienced skaters were helping out the ones that were there to learn, saying excuse me if they bumped into one another, screaming and clapping when anyone landed anything impressive etc. I was a little timid... worried they might think the photographers were in the way, but they were happy to 

show off for the camera.

Just so ya'll know this guy's tattoo says "what the fuck, fuck shit up." Sick dude. 

The Troubadoors Premiere!!!

I'm so pumped! My most beautiful and talented bestie, Haley Esposito has been working (along with the magical Brina Palencia, Paul Wingo, Chuck Huber and Christopher Sabat) for over a year on this web series she created. You may remember the filming from here. Today is the premiere of the first episode, "Labor Day". 

I make a itty bitty cameo in this and sing the vocals for the song in the beginning along with Brina and  (who wrote all the music) and Haley. Jonathan plays the blind dude in the kimono. Take a couple minutes to check it out. It's funny and comes with an original song and music video at the end! 

Friends of P

We saw this outlaw tagging the wall with these characters a couple of weeks ago. I love the little guy. He's the inspiration for this get up. I took some earrings I found at a thrift store a long time ago and pinned them to my collar for some added playfulness. (They are red pants and a jacket, which almost dictated the title of this post to be "take off your pants and jacket" (get it???)... but I went with The Rentals reference instead). 

Also note the pleather tights. I think these are a great addition to any lady's wardrobe. When you would normally wear plain black tights, throw these bad boys on instead and they make it look a bit more polished (in my humble opinion).

Are you tired of red lips yet? I'm sure not. Ever. 

Hidden wedge sneakers: (similar), Shirt, Glasses and Random Bracelets: Thrifted, Hoops: Forever 21(similar), Tights: Forever 21 (similar), Nails: Essie, Turquoise and Caicos