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beyond the valley of the blonde
beyondthevalleyoftheblonde.blogspot.com
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I'm a designer and stylist from Los Angeles. I have just recently left LA to travel the world for the rest of the year. My blog is a journal of my experiences and a collection of the things that inspire me.
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Moving on up...

New blog!  Its time to grow up now. Please follow my new site where Ill be bloggin my little heart out from now on...www.btvotb.tumblr.comfoll ow or else!

13 jul 11

A not so love letter...

Dear Mr. Dolce and Mr. Gabbana,On a recent flight from the U.S. to Asia I was flipping through the June/July issue of my favorite Magazine NYLON, its the issue with Florence Welch on the cover.  ...

06 jul 11

air castles...

A wise woman once said to me "it doesnt cost anything to dream".  Fortunately for me this wise woman was also my mother and as the saying goes... mom is always right!  I was lucky g...

05 jul 11

Inspiration: Christiania Denmark

Christiania is a must to visit if you ever find yourself in Denmark.  This "free town" as it is called, is a virtual time warp and a progressive community all at the same time.  I w...

04 jul 11

Malmo, Sweden

Saturday I hopped on a train for a day trip to Malmo, Sweden.  I had high hopes of going to a museum, sipping wine in the Centrum and dining on a Polsner.  Unfortunately, I was not aware th...

30 jun 11

Out in about in Copenhagen...

Its no secret the affinity I have towards Copenhagen.  Being here again is feels almost like home and for once I dont mind blending into the crowd of blonde haired blue eyed locals.   Great...

24 jun 11

goodbye to the land of mocktails and birkinis...

I have now been in Northern Europe for a few days and although the weather is beautiful I cant help but dream of the hot, humid days and nights in Perhentian and of course all the friends we made alo...

15 jun 11

A train, a cab and a boat ride later...

Making our way out of Singapore has been rather adventurous.  On Saturday night we boarded a train to head to Malaysia.   Since I did not book the tickets I had no idea what I was in for. &...

09 jun 11

More from the Spore...

I cant believe my week in Singapore is up and already I feel like Ive been here a lifetime.  I would have liked to have been able to post more but I have been having trouble with internet connec...

04 jun 11

Whats in a name...

From the first day that I started this blog people have asked me why I chose the name beyond the valley of the blonde.  Honestly, I didnt have a reason as to why other than the fact that I could...

31 may 11

California R.I.P...

Sunday what a wonderful day to be alive...now that we did not all get swallowed up in "The Rapture" (btw...I had no idea what this was until I saw all these post about rapture on Facebook at ...

24 may 11

home sweet home...

Now that my entire loft is packed away it seems amazing to me that the contents of my entire life can fit into 47 boxes.  With only only a week left, this time next week I will be getting ready ...

20 may 11

Ethnic Eclectic look #3

So this might be one of my favorite looks for this trendbecause its a look that every woman can wear...  Choosing key pieces that most women have in theirwardrobe like the crisp white trous...

19 may 11

Ethnic Eclectic look #2...

If youre still hesitant about this trend and the printed pants arent inyour wardrobe vocabulary...No problemo, you can try this trend outin the skimpiest of ways and get an even bigger effect!  ...

18 may 11

Beach

Beach by LalainaLee featuring logo sunglasses

18 may 11

Ethnic Eclectic...

One of my FAVORITE trends for this summer is ethnic printsand jewelry.  So often I hear people say how difficult they think this trend is to wear or how specific it is but over the next few...

18 may 11

ethnic romantic

ethnic romantic by LalainaLee featuring striped handbagsLace cami138 GBP - fashion-conscience.comFAIR+tru e slouch pants85 GBP - fashion-conscience.comFlat shoesfashion-conscience.comMar Y Sol striped...

17 may 11

Urban explorer

Urban explorer by LalainaLee featuring racerback tank topsFAIR true racerback tank top39 GBP - fashion-conscience.comFAIR+tru e slouchy pants85 GBP - fashion-conscience.comShoes135 GBP - fashion-consc...

17 may 11

Dreaming in Danish...

Im starting to get really excited about my upcoming travels.  In the month of June alone I will be visiting Singapore, Malaysia and Denmark and I couldnt be looking more forward to but what else...

09 may 11

posh peasantry...

who would have thought that "peasants" would become fashionistas.  On my trip through the Yucatan peninsula 3 years ago I bought the most amazing hand embroidered and hand stitched blous...

05 may 11

what would you do before you die?

 Thats exactly what New Orleans based artist Candy Chang wanted to know.  Candy Chang, public installation artist, designer, urban planner and co-founder of the Civic Center, likes to make ...

26 apr 11

why buy when you can D.I.Y.

I often come across so many things that I know I can make but just too lazy to do so...this morning when looking online for some Missoni Havianas, I came across this cute Missoni crochet bangle for g...

22 apr 11

save the llama for yo mama!

Ever have trouble saying how you really feel?  Do you walk away from situations afraid to express your true opinions?  Be shy no more...Say all the things you wish you could say to your spo...

20 apr 11

random sketches...

You know me...I cant resist a competition, especially one that shows off what an artistic crackerjack I am...thoughts anyone?I know its hard to believe that I did this without looking...

12 apr 11

home sweet home...

anyone that knows me knows how much I love to decorate.  An addiction per se, perhaps I chose the wrong line of work...since Im not quite ready to show pics of my own house, I will share all the...

07 apr 11

and the times, they are a changing...

its amazing to me how much can change in so little time...Egypts population of over-educated and under-employed 30 somethings managed to take an ancient regime down and liberate an entire nation...al...

16 feb 11

say you want a resolution...

Even though the first month of the new year is almost to an end, I realized that I never felt a shift in the New Year to begin with.  I spent the last week of 2010 in South Carolina with my fami...

27 jan 11

ruffles galore...

Finally, Anthropologie posted the first installment of our CLC home curtains online.  If youre into ruffles, lace, frills and more well then this is right up your alley...

13 dec 10

what once was old is new again...

people always ask where we get our prints from...some of it we buy, some of it is original prints from artist we know and some of it comes from these antique books that are sold at the PV show in Par...

09 dec 10

in living colour...

Baker OverstreetGiuseppe CapogrossiGuerra de la PazFrank StellaJuan UsleJuan UsleRahbarMorris LewisImages via Art Tattler

07 dec 10

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