Knockoff Ninja #40 - Jeffrey Campbell "Lita" part 3!

Jeffrey Campbell "Lita" in Leopard Pony Hair available at Fly Jane ($164.00)

Speed Limit 98 "Rosa" in Leopard available at My Hot Shoes ($18.00), UrbanOG ($32.50), Go Jane ($33.60), ZooShoo ($36.00)

These are fabulous! A super close dupe. I think I might like it better than the Shoe Republic LA knockoff! What really ties it all together for me is the wood heel. This is quite literally the best I've seen, and doesn't just smack of some hastily slapped-on shoe equivalent of wood paneling or something. The upper textile looks slightly cheap, sure, but that's to be expected. We're talking faux suede, not pony hair, here!

Also available at ZooShoo in White Leatherette, Taupe Suede, and Tan Leatherette!

Music Monday #60 - Iggy Azalea

Guess whooooo? Hahaha! Dem Giuseppes <3

Bre's Week/Instagrams 5-3-13

BTS from a fancy shoot this week!

It's been a while. Man. I can't really blame it on anything besides laziness :P

What's new, though? A couple things have started clicking for me over the past month. I was talking to this girl at that Burlesque Yourself thing last month who also plays roller derby for Whidbey Island Roller Girls.  The event was PACKED with derby girls because of a commercial shoot going on after BY for Fast Girl Skates in Greenlake. I was telling her that I've always wanted to try out for derby, but never had the insurance it requires. Then it hit me. Obamacare. I looked more in depth into the Affordable Care Act and discovered that I will be eligible to purchase healthcare in October, however it won't actually go into effect until January 2014. Pleeeenty of time to buy some badass skates and get my skating chops back up to par, then see about joining the local fresh meat team! UGH I AM SO EXCITED that this is all finally going to happen!

So with all that being said, all the money I make from Etsy sales, housecleaning, etc. from now on is going toward a pair of Riedell R3s (which aren't anywhere near top-of-the-line, but definitely adequate for a tiny girl like myself to start out on!), and some outdoor wheels so I can skate around my neighborhood.

CANNOT. WAIT.

If ya wanna help a lady out, you can buy anything from my Etsy, or you can request a custom color (or multiple colors, I have most everything!) hat! It would be much appreciated! Hoping to have skates in my possession in time for summer!

Anyhow, the only other fanciness that has happened was the Fuchsia Phoenix Hair Design/Idolatre shoot last Tuesday, which was a freaking BLAST and I'm so stoked to see the finished photos. SO excited. ANYHOW! I'll quit rambling and direct you to my Instagrams! I've missed a LOT, so I'll just post the best of 'em :D

Thanks for sticking around through the "radio silence" <3

Knockoff Ninja #39 - Jeffrey Campbell "Soiree"

Jeffrey Campbell "Soiree" in Black/Clear available at Nasty Gal ($135.00), Nordstrom ($139.95), Jildor Shoes ($140.00), Urban Outfitters ($140.00)

Glaze "Solar-1" in Black available at Go Jane ($35.90), ZooShoo ($42.00)

Wow! Nearly perfect copies with the exception of a slight variance in the heel and ankle strap! Sold! These also come in Mint(!!!) and Camel!

Music Monday #59 - Iggy Azalea

Say what you want about Iggy Azalea. I love her, and I'm not even a very big fan of rap music in general. "Work" has been on a continuous loop in my brain for the past week or so. Awesome freeway-driving song :D


Add me on Last.fm if you wanna compare weirdo musical tastes :D

Knockoff Ninja #38 - Galaxy Leggings!

Hello, first ever KN post that isn't about shoes! I've been a little obsessed with scouring eBay and Chinese street fashion sites for neat galaxy/cosmic/nebula/what-have-you leggings. It all seems to have started with a little Australian company called Black Milk, whose items I have lusted after FOREVER, but could never (EVER!) justify dropping $80 on a pair of leggings. I'm sorry, no. Let me rephrase that: oh, HELL no. My personal manifesto is that one should splurge to high heaven on shoes, but NEVER on clothing. I shop pretty much exclusively at thrift stores, Ross and Wet Seal, and that will never change. My reasoning for this is that your weight might fluctuate, but your shoe size will almost never vary.

I came across a butt-ton of fabulous leggings, and even ordered a pair from Romwe, which I was pretty impressed with considering the $25 price tag. That's about a THIRD of what Black Milk somehow gets away with charging.

Romwe "Starry Night" Leggings $24.99

These are the ones I ordered. They are much more substantial than I had expected them to be. I was fully prepared for a pair of cotton leggings that would rip out in the knee and fade like nobody's business (the "finish" looks matte in this picture to me, but maybe I'm just crazy...). But they're the same sort of stretchy polyester/spandex as those rad American Apparel-style leggings. Super bright, and super opaque!

Romwe "Galaxy Blue" Leggings $24.99

Romwe "Sunset Glow" Leggings $24.99

Romwe "Universe Print" Leggings $26.24

Universe/Galaxy Print Leggings (21 patterns) $14.99 (eBay)

While the majority of these items ship from China, it's totally worth it the wait, ESPECIALLY since these sellers (and Romwe and SheInside) ship for free. In my experience, items from overseas take about 2 weeks to get to me, but Romwe only took about a week. I'm not even sure how that's possible, considering stuff from UrbanOG (two states away) takes just as long! Impressive, nonetheless.

Happy shopping! I know I'm gonna scoop a ton of these up for myself!

(Full disclosure: the aim of this post is not to talk smack about any company, just to offer up alternatives for those on a budget like myself :D)

Shoes-day Tuesday #48 - Springtime Sandals!

1. Iron Fist "Skellicorn" in Black $44.99
2. Bella Ever "720" in Black $12.99
3. Nibe "02" in Lavender $12.99
4. Breckelle's "Ester-16" in Blush $11.50
5. Bamboo "Eonian-02" in Sea $21.80
6. Privileged "Bambola" in Black $60.00


It's not quite "spring" here in these parts, but we get an occasional glimpse of 60-degree weather worthy of busting out some comfy sandals and tanks for a few moments. AMI has a metric f*&%-ton of super cheap sandals right now, so go scoop 'em up!