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alli sparks

created	14/02/2007

viewed	1458 (since 14/02/2007)

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me,

Female

Location	currently Boulder, CO, UNITED STATES

Profession	model, student, yes girl, marvy person

School	University of Colorado

Status	Whatever happens

Orientation	Uber

Hometown	was Madrid, now Denver

Website	www.myspace.com/allisonharth

myself,


style	Simply Marvelous, Darling.

favourite fashion moment	i heart spring '07 Chloe.

favorite designers / brands	Chloe. Chanel. Balenciaga... Nicholas Ghesquiere included. Marc. Marni. Calvin Klein. Joie. Anything in my aunt's closet, or my grandmother's.

least favorite designers / brands	Gucci. Anything in Walmart; Michael, or however you spell your name now, DON'T DO IT. Fendi. Anything in my roommate's closet, or my mom's.

music	the pinker tones, lily allen, regina spektor, goldfrapp, seal, COPELAND, zox, Mika (the swedish techno compilation), Mika (the UK pop hottie), birdmonster, brandston, the weepies. [Anyone who knows my daddy and that he used to sneak me into concerts in a backpack will understand that these are in my blood: Tom Petty, Midnight Oil, Supergrass, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble, King Crimson, They Might Be Giants, Collective Soul, Adrian Belew, Little Feat, Heaven 17, Menomena, Porcupine Tree.] and personal shoutouts: to MISSSHAPES, Leigth i will see you soon, ANGELOTE you are of course my favorite ibiza groovester, ciao bella and see you in july, BIRDMONSTER i won't wear white next time.

films	THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU. Ocean's 11 (the original). Ocean's 11 (the remake). Ocean's 12 (the sequel). Ocean's 13 (probably). Does my Monty Python's Flying Circus DVD set count as film?

literature	CIEN ANOS DE SOLEDAD. Like Water for Chocolate. Alice in Wonderland and Through the Lookingglass. All of Georgia Nicholson's adventures which strongly echo my own. LBD. The Year of Secret Assignments. Sophie's World.

art	Velasquez's "Surrender of Breda" and "Las Meninas".

sports	swimming on the national team, for the 13th year in a row. chlorine is my signature scent.

travels	Madrid was home until I was four. Lots of family in San Jose, CR, so I'm there twice a year. Italy, Austria, Germany, Portugal, England, Mexico, Chicago and New York, durr. Wisconsin?

other interests	living my fab, groove-filled lifestyle.

often seen in	2-11. Milk. Shapes. Skybar. The Red Room. Whatever Economics class i'm registered in.

never caught dead in	crocs. sweatpants with rings on the bottom. glasses. heels with miniskirts. headbands. polka dots. plastic. orange.

blurb

I have mp3 on my phone, and people look at me really weird when my headphones are plugged in it.

And here’s a mix up: once I had the bed to myself, I realized I look good in the morning. By “good,” I think I mean this: the same as I would any other way. Since then, I have not cared - matted hair, matte face with no moisturizer, eyeliner from yesterday, fine.

I have also started to notice: when I walk alone, the world shifts a little. Specifically, when I walk alone next to couples. They seem to get closer, with one shared, swift gesture: as I pass, the girl makes sure to lock the boy’s hand in hers, and take the lead. It happens at least twice a time when I walk outside.

An informal poll in a smoke fueled loft reveals it’s not just me. “It’s a maneuver,” explains a designer. She puts vodka shots into her champagne and sits in an open window with her cigarette, even though it’s five degrees. “It’s a sexy girl thing.”

I tell her some of the girls who do it don’t look that sexy - “not them, you.” I tell her I am not sexy but gross, and - in fact - have started wearing dresses to sleep and then out again the next day. “Exactly,” she nods, and we decide to smoke in the elevator, which is warmer.

At coffee the next day with a friend, and we share a cafe sofa. A boy sits across from our table, and she does her own swift gesture: her knees transfer their direction towards me, and she pushes her teacup so it’s touching mine.

The boy looks away, and she looks at my dress. “Cute,” she approves, “where’s it from?”

“It’s from yesterday,” I smile, and across from us, the boy laughs.

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