an honest heart





it's been too awfully long since i properly write on my blog and let you all in to my deeper thoughts and feelings ....

in two days i shall be traveling back to england and although i am terribly excited, i am also keenly aware that i am going back to the drizzling land where i fell in love last year. from the moment i got off the plane in los angeles from that trip, my loins were screaming at me to go back. go back to london. go back. go back. go back. 
almost a year later (with many things that have changed around and within me) i once again bought a ticket back to britain. for me, one of the biggest and most fearful occurrences in life is to return to the scene of the crime - to return with a sound mind and body. how to separate the loved from the location... the location from the loved. 
this is my humble quest: the separation. 
this magical city can not be contained by one man, nor should my memories. i am undoubtedly certain now more than ever that i am ready. 
"won't you be sad when you go back? won't you phone him?" 
no
it's as simple as this... when you give your heart to someone, fully and selflessly there is simply no more to give. there are no more phonecalls or conversations or what-went-wrong's or how-about-the-weather's. i've had a significant about of time to actually mend myself back together - to take all the kaleidoscopic pieces and build a stronger inner foundation where even more light can shine through. all that i gave is still his. if in the future he should want to return that precious gift, he will always find my door open to do so. and if not, then he will forever be holding one of the greatest, most valuable, and rare treasures in life.

an honest heart.

tuesday's tune: central park


when my friend patrick turned me on to mr. hudson about three years ago, i was instantly hooked. his entire album, straight no chaser, seemed to resonate with my life. here is "central park" sung stunningly in acoustic. please do also check out "supernova" and "there will be tears".


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abbey road


oh yes i did!
i walked the most popular street in the world (at least to me) : abbey road. this famous road gained its unrivaled popularity thanks to the release of the beatle's album in 1969.


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telephone box






celebrating the 25th anniversary of childline, the bt artbox project brought in various artists, designers and visionaries to decorate the traditional english phone box first introduced in 1936 to commemorate the silver jubilee of the coronation of king george v. 
it was rather fun to go into different neighborhoods around the city and discover new booths. 

supersize me


i mean, who wouldn't want to sit on super-sized green furniture in the south bank of london?


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acerte no terno










probably one of the hottest models right now, charlotte free graces vogue brazil august 2012. the suits are to die for!
charlotte originally caught my eye when she shot for complot (click here) back in march. since then her face has been an editorial favorite and the face of forever 21. 

vogue brazil august 2012
photog cred: henrique gendre
styling: luis fiod


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olympic gear

















i'm so excited for the olympics this year! and just having arrived back from london, i look forward to the backdrop of all the games.
the office had a fire drill this morning which forced us to evacuate the building giving me time to take some snapshots of my team gb outfit (not to worry my dear americans, i'm still team u.s.a. at heart). 


photog cred: a.cohen / c.chiu / moi 


what i wore: adidas team gb shirt, urban outfitters necklaces, american apparel liquid leggings, shoes courtesy of creative rec 

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london calling


that's right kids, vicarious is going london (for two weeks at least)!
in one month i shall be in this fair city. to say i'm excited would be a severe understatement. 


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country strong











in lieu of the 2012 olympics being held in england, american vogue did a fun and sporty spread mixing fashion and sports. my favorite basketball player, dwayne wade (yes, i am a proud miami heat girl despite the fact that i live in laker nation) even graces the shoot.


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love paper cut









when my friend from "across the pond" told me i had to check out "mister rob", i knew i had to (and did within minutes). i was immediately enamored with his work. then my jaw dropped - they were all paper cut-outs! based out of london, rob ryan has charmed many o' folk with his loving, quirky, and straight-to-the-heart masterpieces.

bring a smile to your day:
www.misterrob.co.uk


*thanks caroline!