Dancing in the deepest oceans, twisting in the water, you're just like a dream

 [wearing Monki bra, Solara bikini bottom, vintage shirt & boots, Medina cuff and sunnies]

Maybe it's the sleep deprivation, the nightly concert escapades (Mawazine♥), or the fact that I can't figure out whether I have been drinking too much or not enough, but my restlessness has reached an all time high. I'm itching to be near the water again, and seriously considering my options: a.) crash at a house avec pool or b.) buy a bathtub.. The good news is, I have started singing in the shower again. You laugh, but that is quite the accomplishment for someone like me. Maybe it's the Ice Cream Truck Song or maybe I have run out of reasons to be unhappy. For now, anyway.

I seem to be spending a lot of time talking to my girl friends about man problems.. still/always. As someone with the outsider perspective, it is easy to dish out advice, and tell it like it is, but I recognize my old self in many of their actions, and at this point I feel nothing but relief about my new found single status. It's like I can breathe, for once. The only people I can bring myself to share a bed with is the gang from Entourage, and everything edible I can find in my fridge, so staying in bed all day in my pajamas has climbed up to the top of my favorite things to do ever - right after kitesurfing and kissing. 

Speaking of kissing.. that heart up there makes me giggle in disbelief. What possessed me to draw a heart on my palm, I can't explain, but if you think it has anything to do with love, you are way off. The only hearts I see these days are those I see in my games of poker. Not that I'm saying my gambling habits have nothing to do with love.. Because there is nothing like a good game of texas holdem to get this girl's cold heart pumping. Yeah boy.

And speaking of love.. Those boots cost me a ridiculous euro at the flea market. Who had their doubts about me finding vintage heaven in Rabat? Doubt no more.. :)

And I would give all this and heaven too

Who would have thought I might be able to fake the bride gene so easily? And to think, the day we shot this, was the day of all "I didn't sleep because I was fighting with my boyfriend all night" days. And the best actress award goes to.. Of course, if you have a whole team of beauty experts and an obviously indescribably talented photog/magician on your side, the results aren't all that surprising. And if you are wondering why I look so happy and giggly, I must confess, it is probably because of my good friend and stylist Erica Paredes telling me I look like a cream puff in the dress and then commanding me to look "glowing" and "radiating" - two words I would only use to describe myself with if I had suddenly turned into bright yellow radioactive matter. Naturally.

METRO WEDDINGS May 2012 is now available on stands. ♥

Metro Weddings May 2012

by Erica Paredes

Photo by Dix Perez

Makeup by Ara Fernando

Hair by Elaine Ganuelas

Oh, if tomorrow comes, I wanna waste my love on you like a pearl merchant..

 [wearing thrifted loose tank, Boom Sason Pants, Zara heels, vintage blazer & bag]

I'm bored with being sick. The weather in Marrakech last weekend was hot and dry, leading me to drink lots of (anything) liquid, amounting to an admittedly copious amount of all things alcoholic. What's new.. So it was no surprise to anyone that I would spend almost an entire week in bed afterwards, suffering the pains of a much-delayed mega-hangover, while sniveling over the final season of Grey's Anatomy, deep house music surfing on you tube and learning how to make soup out of whatever what left in my fridge. Although back to work now, my cough has stayed relentless, causing me many hours of sleep a night. Insert "I hate Mondays" rant here..

Kech seriously rocks me hard, and if it wasn't for the increasingly exaggerating dry desert summer-heat over there, I probably would have packed up and left Rabat and moved south. But I guess I'll just save my energy for when I am back there next month.. I know, the party never stops. It's like it follows me around everywhere I go........... Not that I'm complaining, or anything ;)

x

Kenza Idrissi Couture

I'm blessed with many so obviously inspiring designer friends, allowing my fashion itch to be present at a constant.. I went to middle school with Kenza in Spain and was beyond delighted to find out that she also was under the same spell that possessed me to dive headfirst into the fashion industry. I was lucky enough to be able to attend one of her shows in Rabat, where she showed mostly her Gandouras in an array of colors and finished off with a jacket that I personally think could be worn with so many different stylish outfits. Can't wait until her next show at the end of the month.. Moroccan fashion is stunning and so feminine - and has started to breathe some life back into my forlorn design spirit..

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Hearts.. Hearts that break the night in two

[Dane wearing Boom Sason Kate shirt, Sabrina wearing Boom Sason La Moss pants]

 There are very few things I love doing more than clubbing with my baby sister. She is shockingly grown up for her age, and inherited my painfully rebellious streak. Also, she mouths off like no other and comprehends my sarcasm and growing disdain for all things mediocre and uptight. Two untamed peas in an unpredictable pod. 

I would be lying If I said I was surprised that she couldn't keep her fingers off my Boom Sason pants, for their irresistible factor is through the roof. So we stomped out together arm in arm, both wearing the same designer and both single and under the influence.. and I was finally able to see my lovely high school girlfriend, Kenza, after a whopping amount [14?] of years too. Marrakech nightlife can't be underestimated, and neither should be the amounts of liquor available for consumption. Can't wait for more of that next weekend, when I am Kech-bound all over again.. hopefully with some sun by the pool this time..

Boom Sason is releasing her Swimwear collection soon. View teaser HERE.