Double Vision 06/06/2010
 Sunday mornings in South Berkeley, CA wouldn't be complete without a cheap Thai lunch at the Buddhist temple, Wat Mongkolratanaram. Today was especially sunny and the Thai food especially delicious. It seems that two of my lovely counterparts for the day, Arielle and Ella (both seniors at Oberlin) were in the mood for a similarly exotic flavor in their clothing choices this morning. On the left is a close-up of the cool ethnic-inspired patterns they donned. Although Ella's wearing it on a peasanty skirt, and Arielle on a short-sleeved button-down, both ladies work the trend in just the right way. By keeping the shapes loose, the fabrics filmy, the amounts in moderation, and the colors muted (faded even), these two have avoided the overly costumey threat that often comes with wearing ethnic-inspired prints. Arielle's shirt was a Thrift Town score, worn with moccasins and American Apparel short shorts. Ella paired her skirt from the Alameda Vintage Fair with J. Crew leather sandals, a camisole swiped from her mother, a slinky braid in her hair and...gasp...the bitchin' sunglasses pictured above. They are such a cool hybrid of teashades and aviators that she purchased from (in her own words) "a crazy old man in Jaipur, India." I grew progressively more jealous of those specks as we cruised on to the Temescal Street Fair in Oakland. I also worked up a nice sunburn (not a cute fashion statement, I assure you). -K  CommentsLeave a Reply | |WHAT WE SEE|
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