Give me some dirty white converse sneakers, angelic white maxi dresses, and some vintage swim gear. I want to dance in the sun.

(LAmade “Palma” tunic, J Brand “Ready-To-Wear” silk tank, Volcom denim jacket and Volcom “Pistol” jeans, Kork-Ease boots, Estée Lauder Pure Color lipstick in “Fuschia Velvet”)

Crochet knits always gets me thinking of summer, the heat, and killer music festivals. Basically, I’ve got the west coast revelry, Coachella, and Palm Spring desert skies on my mind. I’m particularly obsessed with this crochet tunic by one of my blog sponsors, LAmade. Their pieces which just embody the California lifestyle, always making me a bit homesick. Where’s the sunshine NYC? We could use some of you hehe. Another piece that will travel with me east to west and everywhere else in between is this amazing Volcom patchwork denim jacket. I feel like making it more like a memory jacket…continuing to add my own patchworks on it from new places that I visit. How sweet would that be? I want to showcase all my favorite moments right there on my shoulder with patches, stamps, scribbles, studs, and anything that comes my way… I see it being super road-tested by the time I’m through with it.

A lot of my time has been spent planning my big Volcom Holiday ’12 design photoshoot! For my Fall ’12 collection (in stores June), we shot here in NYC, and so we were thinking of something new and fresh for my Holiday ’12 line. First thing that came to my mind was, “how about we shoot in Philadelphia?” Home to my sister and our fave photographer, Dylana Suarez, we immediately started gathering material and location scouting in the city. What I love most about Philly is the grungy-ness. The historic buildings, torn-down walls, and just relaxed yet edgy vibe gave us exactly what we wanted to work with. They worked well against my pretty, Holiday designs. Getting to play creative director on this entire project with Volcom has been amazing. Everything from working on my collection, to modeling, styling, and creating the ad campaign with the Volcom team has been a dream project. Our marketing director flew out from sunny southern California for this shoot and she snapped these behind-the-scenes snapshots for Volcomunity. I felt like we kidnapped her and took her to the crazy east coast…and of course, to one of the most unique cities I’ve ever been to. Philly is kind of my second home now!

What started off as a snow blizzard, we thought…”heyyy, it’s a Holiday shoot…snow will be cool!” Luckily, just as we started shooting, the sun came out, but there was massive amounts of wind. It was freezing, but we managed just fine! Philadelphia is home to many amazing artists, including my personal favorite, Isaih Zagar, who happened to be walking his dog as we were shooting! How adorable is he? Thanks so much for our whole team including Dylana and our music blogger, Cheryl for being such troopers! My Volcom Holiday ’12 collection, in stores September, features some really beautiful dresses, sparkle tops and skirts, and everything else that’ll jazz up your holiday parties. Everything is what I call “understated luxury.” Stay tuned and follow everything on Volcomunity.com!

The more I travel, the weirder I get with style. Never fully packed, I always end up just throwing a bunch of layers on…anything for warmth basically. I’ve been at my sister’s for the weekend and didn’t really pack a coat and so I’ve been swimming in this giant camel coat that I stole from her closet (shhhh). I like how oversize it is! I sort of feel like a little boy in it! Though I lean towards tomboy looks, I’m still a sucker for color and anything to brighten up the day with my new favorite colors: fuchsia and a hot, hot pink. On the lips (this shade is by Estee Lauder)…on the pants…it’s all the rage and I’m loving it. One thing I never forget to pack, on the other hand, are my basic rocker tees. I recently ordered this Velvet Underground tee from the new Junk Food Classics collection, which I’m obsessed with. Their softness and perfectly distressed prints get me every time.

Today, I head back to NYC. It’s always bittersweet. I just love my Philly friends too much… Currently packing while listening to my Rolling Stones pandora playlist. I’m still smiling like a dork thanks to a very successful, ass kicking weekend. We worked our butts off shooting, and still, our bodies hurt from running in and out of the cold! More updates on what projects I’ve been working on very, very soon!