Liberty and Cameras

High Low Hem Shirt - Top Shop // Shorts - J. Crew 

I'm back and a rising senior in high school.  A year from now, I will be a rising freshman in college. And I'm terrified.  We've been college touring around the East Coast and the fact that I'm going to be a freshman in college is becoming all too real.  It probably seems silly to all of you, but if I had the option between being Wendy or a lost boy in Peter Pan, I would be a lost boy. To be honest, my biggest fear in life is becoming an adult and college is that one step closer to my biggest fear.  I think it's the instability that scares me. That lack of control.  But there are few things in life that you can't avoid, one of which is the future.  What I've realized is that, as much as I try to fight the future from happening, it will always happen.  With that realization, I am going to stay positive throughout my future.
Whatever happens.

These few photos and miniature outfit post are photos from my summer so far.  I've been to Illinois to visit Northwestern, DePaul, and Loyola, as well as New York to visit Barnard, NYU, Vassar, Fordham, and Sarah Lawrence.  All of which are wonderful schools and I'd be lucky to be accepted into any of them. Throughout the summer I'll be visiting Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts to check out the college sene around the East Coast.  While we were in New York we embraced our inner tourist, visited the Statue of Liberty and watched a couple musicals, Evita and Anything Goes.  I've been able to experiment and play around with my Holga cameras with my older sister, which has been super fun.  All in all, my summer is off to a great start.
How has your summer been?

love always,
Annika

Topkapi Palace

Shirt - Zara // Belt - Vintage Moschino // Skirt - Zara // Gold Bracelet - Vintage

Visited  a palace. No big deal.
There isn't much else to say.  Except that I'm back home in the good old +65. Singapore. 
But at least something super exciting is happening.  Care to take a guess? Well, my friend from Germany is coming to visit for a week! The lovely and amazing Lisa Thieler :)  
I am practically jumping out of my skin. I am that excited.


I hope you all have a lovely week.


love,
Annika

Moshi Moshi

Studded Bracelets - Top Shop // Ring - Russia // Skirt - Zara // Belt - Vintage Moschino

Just a quick post, because I'm off to go sailing with my dad.

Anyway, my life is officially complete.  I die.

I have been pining over this belt (yes. it's the real deal EEEEEEEPPPP) for a couple years and I finally found it in a tiny, itty bitty vintage store.  Even the finding of a vintage store in Singapore is something of a treasure in itself; there are like none.  

I've been wearing the belt proudly, changing my outfit every ten minutes or so, and  experimenting different ways to wear it.  Definetely bringing it with me to london, which is in t-minus seven days!  Gotta get to a packin'!

See you later alligator,

Annika

Under the Sea

Dress - Vintage // Belt - J. Crew // Shoes - Macy's

How could Ariel, the little mermaid, ever want to leave the ocean?  I mean seriously, look at that colour, the lapping waves, the cool sand.  What would compel her to come on land, to the honking cars, and all the stress?  I guess, to quote Sebastian, "The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake"
Although...Ariel was in love with a human.  I'll give her that.


love,
Annika

"Such wonderful things surround you
What more is you lookin' for?" - Under the Sea

Gobble gobble

Good morning KL! 

Yes sir. I'm a short five hour drive away from Singapore, across the Causeway and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the Thanksgiving weekend. I've been swimming in the Shangri La Hotel pool, painting and watching Hayao Miyazaki films with my little sister the whole weekend.  My personal favorite would have to be Howl's Moving Castle, but the book is definitely better.

I hope all is well with all 404 of you!  Did you all have an amazing Thanksgiving with mouthwatering turkey and stuffing, buttery crescent rolls, mac & cheese, green beans, and jell-o? My family is having our feast on Sunday because we're out of town and I'm joining my friend, Alistair, on Saturday for his.  I'm going to bring a chocolate pie.  My absolute favorite desert.  

gobble gobble,

Annika

Necklace - J. Crew

Silk Shirt - Zara

Shorts - J.Crew

Skinny Belt - Abercrombie

Cuff - Cotton On

Heels - Macy's

I am...

Oh TeenVogue, you silly olde magazine you.

photos by Ayesha and Alexis

Good evening, sunshines. The Earth says, "Hello!"  I've been totally and completely busy for the first quarter of school and have very much been missing you all and blogging ):
But hey look at that! Outfit post!
I went shopping with my friends today - Ebony, Alexis, and Ayesha - and that was quite the time let me tell you right now.  We stopped by TWG Tea Place in Ion and then went to a bookstore and chilled there for an hour or so and read magazines and children's books.
School has been pretty decent.  I signed up for my interim and  guess who's going to London in February? ME! Annika. That's who. I'm already trying to decide what to wear. Any suggestions my loves? Alexis will be joining me in London and we are going to have a jolly good time old chap. Look out, London. Annika and Alexis are coming your way!

Cheerio,
Annika

Vest - Vintage

Crop Top - Vintage

Leopard Belt - J. Crew

Jeans - Vintage

Sunny one so true, I love you

I can't hide my bitten nails. I think they're a good addition to any outfit. Don't you think? haha

Now. Let's be honest here. I've never been a big romper fan.  But when I came across this one and I almost died.  The floppiness. The silkiness. The cinching.  IT WAS PERFECT! I had to get it.  So, I take back any bad thing I've said about rompers.  What's not to like about an outfit including only one article of clothing and no matching necessary AT ALL!?  Whoever made them up is a genius. A genius I tell you!

By the time you read this I'll be at camp.  Sitting in an open air canvas tent with four beds and four trunks, surrounded by friends and counselors, and playing cards with my tent-mates laughing, talking, and simply having the best time of our lives.  Camp is my home.  My favorite place in the world.  The only place in the world where being you is ok. You can act like a complete goofball, do anything, say anything, be anything and everyone will still like you.

There is nothing you can't do.

But don't worry, there will still be weekly posts :) Stay tuned.

Thh-th-that's all folks.

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,
Annika

Pearl Necklace - Van Cleef & Arpels

Romper - Nell

Belt - Abercrombie

Child

I was in one of those nostalgic about childhood moods so I thought "what the hey!" and put two buns on the top of my head and dressed myself in head-to-toe pink.  Ilikeit.

Hugs and Kisses,

Annika

Shirt - J. Crew

Belt - Vintage

Shorts - J. Crew

Sparkle

Better pictures with better light will come soon. The light and sunshine has not been quite what it normally is, but I promise. Better pictures soon.  

And I'll be out of my backyard and on the sweet, sweet sand in no time :)

thanks for the patience,

Annika

Tank - Gap Body

Sweater - J. Crew

Tulip Skirt - J. Crew

Skinny Belt - Abercrombie

Cat Heels - Miu Miu

Little India

 photos by Laken

My exams are O. V. E. R! I am done with sophomore year!  Well, not technically...technically I have a Studio Art exam, a French test, and an Emerging Computer Technologies (Tech) Exam too. BUT those don't really count : )
I wasn't able to go to the little black dress exhibit yesterday, but instead my friends and I decided to get henna tattoos down in Little India.  My friend, Alexis, and I both got scorpion henna and Laken got flower designs on her hands and feet.  We strutted down the street like nobodies business when we were done.  Yes, we are that cool.  After strutting, we felt like we should let everyone's eye's rest after seeing such pure awesomeness radiating walking down the street, so we left and ate dinner at Chille's. Om nom nom.
Anyway, I wasn't able to go to the little black dress exhibit yesterday, but I promised an outfit post.  I love these shoes. So much.
I will get to that exhibit before it closes though. I will.
It's getting really late where I am so goodnight my lovelies : )

smile,
Annika

ps. Laken distressed these shorts with a cheese grater. Bow down to her.

Shirt - Vintage

Belt - Forever21

Shorts - Cotton On

Boots - Far East

Exhibit A

I'M A PAINTING!!!

(jacket/shorts - J. Crew.  shirt - J. Crew.   clubmasters - Ray-Ban.   skinny belt - Abercrombie.   flats - J. Crew)

Happy belated Mother's Day!
Yesterday was quite amusing.  My mother decided to go to the ArtScience Museum to see the Van Gogh and the sunken ship exhibits.  It was actually REALLY cool.  I've never been a fan of Van Gogh, he's just not my cup of tea, but I didn't mind him in this exhibit.  They didn't have any of his paintings in front of you in this museum, instead they had projectors that blew up paintings, pictures of his life, and letters to be massive on the walls.  There was very calming music playing in the background which just added to the atmosphere and made you feel like you were in the paintings.  My little sister was jumping from each wall to pretend she was rowing a boat or sitting in a chair.
The sunken ship exhibit was just chock full of artifacts from a sunken ship: pottery, plates, games, dice, gold, you name it and they had it (barnacles included).  But the BEST part was there were these stampers and it would stamp pictures of sea monsters and dancers and fish onto paper.  In my opinion, that was the best thing all day.
I am a fan of the stamps.  Who wouldn't be? Don't judge me! D:
We finished the day of with french fries and hamburgers from Kraze Burgers. Mmmmm yum!  So, all in all, it was a great day! Happy Mother's Day, Mommy!  I hope you had a good day, too.
Let me know how your Mother's Day's went.

kisses,
Annika

PS. I was featured on The Honey Street.  Go check it out! And thank you for the feature The Honey Street.