There’s a “Before and After” post by Amber Interiors that I absolutely love and always feel inspired by. In this particular home, she uses a giant round mirror by the doorway and I feel like I’ve been seeing round mirrors everywhere since! I love that this tiny detail can really make the space look more unique, no matter your personal style.
Flared Out
The continuation of Char's photo shoot. In this look, we focused on an all black sexiness with these awesome flared chiffon pants, bralette, and her funky layered jackets on top. We borrowed the camo from her boyfriend of course. A combination of my favorite styles - a little baggy on top (boyfriend style), and a little feminine touch underneath.
photography // Courtney Yeh
hair & makeup // Gina Atkinson
model // Char Baquiran
Downtown
One of the biggest reasons why we moved to downtown was because of the convenience of walking and shooting. Like finding this wall two blocks down, and grabbing a Dunkin' Donuts on the way home from CVS and Whole Foods. Thanks to Whole Foods opening in the city center, we have an extra healthy meal option for the days we're feeling lazy & want to grab something quick (which is.. always).
The only downside of living in downtown is that not every street is safe and clean. My parking garage is across the street, and almost everyday I walk home to men catcalling, the homeless laying on the sidewalk, and sometimes even people throwing beer bottles and yelling gibberish.
We're in the midst of deciding whether to move or not, but we can't seem to find a better location that is close to all the amenities without driving. Anyway, bad segue here but this is my "downtown let's go grab a beer" outfit - comfy night out in this plaid fuzzy cardigan.
Work
Had a lot of fun shooting with dancer, model, all-star, Char Baquiran! You've probably caught glimpses of her dancing alongside Beyonce, Channing Tatum, and Kevin Hart on "Lip Sync Battle". Or maybe you've seen her strutting her stuff on the TV series "Hit the Floor". She sometimes appears in Ariana Grande's music videos and stars in many of those viral dance videos on YouTube. You can also follow Char on her adventures through her Vlog channel!
This is the second time we've shot together. We were lucky to have hair and makeup guru, Gina Atkinson, by our side, and dancer, actor, char's boyfriend, Mike Fal, assisting. We had a two hour time frame to get a few looks together, and ended up shooting about 500 images. I looked crazy running around frantically in this giant studio, but it was overall so much fun with this gang.
Photography/Direction: Courtney Yeh
Model: Char Baquiran
Hair/Makeup: Gina Atkinson
Assistant to the Photographer & Model: Mike Fal
Moral Support: Feng
Poolside Chillin
Took a quick trip to Palm Springs for Easter and stayed at the Avalon Hotel. It was so relaxing getting away from the concrete jungle, hang by the pool, and think about nothing but food and sun. We also got massages, where the masseuse kneaded all my knots out. I think I'm still sore from that! It was 87 degrees but still slightly chilly in the shade. I rocked this jumpsuit all day, super easy to slip on and off. If you ever get to visit Avalon, definitely try Chi Chi at the Avalon, their poolside restaurant. For lunch, we had the pork belly hash and fish tacos. For breakfast we had the brioche french toast and veggie frittata. All amazing!
jumpsuit - tobi
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hotel - avalon