Happy Halloween!

I'm headed down to Eugene to celebrate.

Pictures to follow.
Enjoy!

Alexa Chung in V Mag

Pretty girl.
Pretty dresses.

Coco Avant Chanel

I may or may not succeed in dragging the boy to see this with me...

I don't care if I end up going by myself...this is a MUST SEE!

Work Partay

For the last three weeks, we have been planning a launch party for our new website and agency branding. Last night...we DID it!
We opened our office to all our friends, family and clients and gave them free reign over one of our office walls. We supplied everyone with paint pens and told them to make their mark, which resulted in a visual montage of characters, phrases and um...bodily functions.
We even got written up on Byron Beck's blog!
I'm completely exhausted after spending over 16 hours on my feet yesterday, but in the end it was totally worth it.
Still loving my job =)

Content 09

Last night some girlfriends and I headed to the Ace Hotel for 'Content 09'. Initially not knowing what to expect, I have to say I was blown away by the awesomeness of the event. Each room on the 2nd floor of the Ace Hotel was taken over by a local designer.
Portland does not get enough credit for the creative culture that thrives here.
My favorite designer of the evening was Stone and Honey. I absolutely LOVE their prismatic jewelry.
Enjoy my pics from the event - they made it on to PDX Pipeline!

Portland, Fashion and the Ace Hotel...

This just looks awesome.

CONTENT 09 PROMO from Minh Tran on Vimeo.

More to come AFTER the event!
Now, I need to decide what to wear...

I wish this was my job...

Old Friends

In my experience, surprise parties just never work out very well. Usually no one is surprised and the person who planned it ends up feeling awful all night.
Well, that was the case until last Saturday, when my good friend Afton threw a party for her boyfriend Brad.
Not only did she manage to get his entire family to fly across the country for his birthday and gather all of his Portland friends, but she (and everyone else) kept their mouths shut about it for weeks!
Brad almost fell over when he saw everyone.
It was amazing!

This is me.

Every.
Single.
Day.Photo courtesy PaperTissue

Weekend Style: Lazy Sunday

Men's blue button-up +

Standard black leggings+

Wearable flats +

Hand-me-down charm bracelet from mom

= Best lazy Sunday outfit ever

Someday...

I will own a gorgeous Irvington home like one of these:

Sigh.

But for now, renting will have to do.

Besides, my little bungalow isn't so bad =)

Hemmingway

I have officially embarked on my first literary binge, and so far I am LOVING it.

For the longest time, I avoided reading any of Ernest Hemmingway's books, why, I'm not exactly sure.

A few weeks ago, while roaming the aisles at Powell's (my own personal version of Tiffany's) I picked up a copy of A Moveable Feast. After reading the synopsis I thought to myself, Paris, artists, love and relationships - sounds good to me!

After the first few pages I was officially hooked. Hemmingway is my new love.

Next I read The Sun Also Rises, which takes place in both Paris and Pamplona, Spain during the San Fermin festival.

Hemmingway's novels are a breeze to read and deal with love in it's most simple and honest form.

Needless to say, I'm stoked for my next Ernest adventure.

Inspiring Strength

The October issue of Vogue has the loveliest and most inspiring article on Michelle Williams.

My favorite quote about her is from Ryan Gosling, he says "She's like Montana. If you want to get anywhere in Montana you have to sit tight. You're on Montana time. It's beautiful, but it's vast."

There is something to be said for modesty in today's world. A smart, beautiful, honest and well-spoken woman like Michelle deserves praise and respect.

She is a true lady.