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A Once Youth outfit for the weekend witch.

Black bowler hat | Once Youth lace skull tank | Coach handbag
A reading book | Robert Clergerie rawhide sandals | Button-down maxi skirt
Bleeding Chanel earrings by hello drama | vintage bangle | 70's oversized sunnies

CS3

A good friend on my mom's just had a pretty unsuccessful garage sale. She barely got any traffic so by the end of the day what I had been eying was still there. Photoshop CS3. I've needed photoshop for so long but have never been able to afford it. I mean what type of teenager has $700 to drop on a computer program?! She simply gave it to me, as a gift. So sweet! I'd taken a photoshop class a year ago and nearly forgot everything I learned. So I'm glad I get to touch up on my editing skills. Not for my film photographs, but for anything else that needs it. These are the first Once Youth banners I made. They're not that great, but they're a start.

Fated to be Hated




The beautiful and charming Bebe Zeva rocks the American Blood tank with such ease. This is how a Once Youth tank should be worn. Bright colors, accesories, and bold. Everything is so right about this outfit, it blows my mind!! Bebe Zeva is an independent fashion blogger from Las Vegas. She is always spot on when it comes to the clothes she wears. Bebe mixes and matches different pieces to create the perfect look. She's such a style icon in the blogging community and we can see why! We're so happy she got one of our tanks, we knew she'd be able to pull it off perfectly. We absolutely love Bebe and are now followers of her great blog. Can't wait to see what she wears next!

View her entire post HERE

・゜゜・。。・゜ F  A  T  E  D  T  O  B  E  H  A  T  E  D゜・。。・゜゜・

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The punk way to wear a Once Youth tank.
 

Vintage studded leather jacket | Checkered button-up | Once Youth American blood tank

Black creepers by TUK | Black skinny jeans

Spiked leather bracelet | metallic tooth necklace

Remaining Summer

Asia returned to college this past weekend leaving me by my lonesome. Her boyfriend Bobby and I dropped her off at her new house in the hills of Santa Barbara. It's a pretty swanky place, three stories with a wine cellar and jacuzzi. I already know I'll be up there for a majority of my weekends! Anyways it's pretty boring around my house now. There's no one to spend hours working on the computer with. No one to watch The Hard Times of RJ Berger  till 4am with.  But I've scheduled a few photo shoots this week so hopefully they pull through. Here are a few things I plan to occupy myself with for the remaining week summer.

DIY once youth muscle shirts | movie marathons | shades/crackberry

The Scarlet Letter | paintbrushes | studs and spikes

Canon AE-1 | Photoshop CS3 | DIY spiked Dr. Martens
 

Since Asia's no long here and I start school in a week it might be a bit more challenging running the company. It won't be easy brainstorming about the next steps we have to take to further the company. Now I have to call her which is literally the biggest pain ever. She never answers her phone! But I'll still be able to do blog posts a couple times a week. It just sucks since Once Youth is no longer my only focus like it has been for the past 3 months. I will try my hardest to keep everything interesting and upload photos on a weekly basis. Although I have a feeling most of them will be outfit posts since they're easy! ha!

And I just want to thank everyone for taking the time to read our blog. I put a lot of time and effort into these posts and it's nice that people actually read them. I'm still trying to figure out how to get more blogger followers, but I realize not too many people have google accounts. Anyways big love everyone, you're all great! 

Tumblr Giveaway

Once Youth is having yet another giveaway, but this time for all of those tumblr kids! 

The winner will receive a shark cross tank. We just like givin' stuff out.
 

Simple rules:

1. Follow ONCEYOUTHCULT

2. Follow ONCEYOUTH

3. Reblog this post- HERE

The giveaway will go on for exactly one week. We'll randomly select one winner from the notes on the post.

Good luck to all!

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The classic way to wear a Once Youth tank.

Any girl can rock this look. Simple, chic, and a tad bit edgy. 

70's oversized sunnies | Chanel classic 2.55 handbag | Once Youth lace skull tank

YSL eye make-up | Chanel blush | Blackberry | U.S. Passport

Lolita creepers by TUK | Vintage denim shorts

KITTEN the band

My good friend Chloe is the lead singer of this phenomenal band, KITTEN. She's only 16 and has managed to sign with a major record label and tour in the UK! They've already released their EP on itunes and are currently working on their next album. I'm so excited to hear their new music since I've overplayed their old stuff. Honestly, Kitten is one of my favorite bands. Chloe asked me to shoot some photos of the band hanging around their recording studio. I was honored and of course accepted. Everyone was pretty chill as I circled trying to find the perfect shots. I got 22 good frames off of a 24 exp. roll, which is pretty damn good. I think the photos really capture the mood and essence of the band. Hopefully I'll get to shoot them again for bigger and better things. Go and buy Kitten's brilliant EP Sunday School on iTunes!

once youth's american blood t-shirt

Like Kitten on Facebook and view the rest of the photos I shot!

KITTEN THE BAND

Arielle & Chantilly Noir

Late Tuesday night Asia, Dani, and I set out an unexpectedly long night photoshoot. We shot an old friend, Arielle. Her long jet black hair and big pale blue eyes made her a perfect model for Once Youth. She wore the black lace skull tank complimented by a fantastic Chantilly Noir headpiece. We planned to shoot in the Woodlawn Cemetery, but to our dismay the hole in the fence had been repaired and the grounds keeper was still awake. So we just shot in the local area around Santa Monica and eventually headed to Westwood. We ended the shoot on Sepulveda blvd. around 12:30am. A pretty exhausting shoot, but we're happy with the end results.

See the rest of the photos HERE.

 For inquiries on how to get a custom made chantilly noir headpiece email Arielle at Chantillynoir@gmail.com. They will also be available shortly on her online store: CHANTILLYNOIR

oy! kids

Once youth introduces our new album oy! kids. It's another collective, but a completely digital one. These are all of the extra photos Asia and I have taken during our photoshoots on our nikon. These photos are a back-up just in case anything goes wrong with the film. Sometimes these pictures actually turn out better than the film! We'll continue adding digital photos and making this album as good as the others! View the complete album here: Oy! Kids.