Posts tagged f21

every time i wear this top i feel a bit like a sailor, but inevitably someone tells me i look like waldo. i like it anyway. and i really like these pants. i’ve been on the hunt for black jersey trousers and finally found them! guess where? 

top: hand me down from nontra

pants: forever 21

necklace: another hand me down

sunglasses: ny street vendor

shoes: dolce vita for target 

i’m pretty sure i have more tops representing california or los angeles than one girl needs. but this girl loves la. why? i dont know, maybe its because it’s january third and i’m outside in a chiffon skirt and a denim jacket with the sleeves rolled up. pretty sure that has a lot to do with it. but look - leaves on the ground! see, we totally have seasons. 

shirt, skirt, necklace, ring: f21

jacket: gap

shoes: target

photos by josie

while this guy spent a good portion of the last day of 2011 cleaning out his closet and taking a buttload of clothes to goodwill, i reached into the depths of mine for some nye inspiration. i’ve only worn this dress once before because its pretty loud and really little. i tried my best to make it a little less scandalous and more age-appropriate but still dressy and fun for our evening of excitement. also, i flippin love these booties. i kind of wish i could wear them everyday. 

dress, bracelet: f21

sweater: hand me down (although i think still f21)

socks: kohls

clutch: gift

necklace: hand me down

ring: kate spade

shoes: journey’s - cant remember the exact brand right now :-/

ps - last time i wore this dress, we were bowling: 

make that five, actually, counting last night. i wasn’t able to get a ton of time off work for this visit home, so while i’m here i needed to make sure i see every extension of my crazy family and squeeze in as many traditions as possible. i am fat and exhausted, but if those are the worst of my problems, consider me one lucky girl. 

top, pants, belt: jcrew

vest: borrowed from gramma

necklace: gift from nontra

ring: f21

socks: target

shoes: toms

last night i went out with my mom, gramma and some more family to a little martini bar in town. unbeknownst to us, it was karaoke night. my mom’s hubby was in heaven, as he is a karaoke master. i was indifferent at first, but two extra-dirty martinis later i was singing a different tune. hall and oates, to be exact. 

coat: urban outfitters

sweater: banana republic

jeans: seven for all mankind

necklace: gift from nontra

bracelet: f21

shoes: kate spade

photos by gramma! 

welcome to wisconsin, folks. it. is. cold. if you follow me on twitter, you know i flew home yesterday and it was basically a nightmare. but it is good to be home with my family, despite the frigid temps. this was my airport outfit - i always have grand plans of dressing up for travel, but leggings always seem to win. easy slip on and off shoes are essential for flying, and a scarf for keepin warm on the plane. 

shirt: vintage

tank, leggings: f21

scarf: “borrowed” from mom

socks: target

boots: steve madden

photos by mom!

wouldn’t it be nice to be one of those girls who wakes up and just gets dressed? this outfit may look effortless, folks, (or not? i cant tell) but let me tell you, it was not. i am one of those girls who stands for hours in front of a packed to the gills closet in a bathrobe contemplating not leaving the house because i have nothing to wear. its a sickness i’ve been dealing with my whole life. in the end though, it usually does somehow pull itself together. 

i did, however, get told today that i gave A+ service. you bet your ass i do. doesn’t hurt to hear it though. 

oh! and see the summer version of this outfit here! 

dress: puella

skirt (under dress), vest, scarf: f21

tank: armani exchange

tights: target

headband: anthropologie

boots: kenneth cole

photos by josie 

you know the awesome thing about the internet? you can post things like wish lists just because you’re looking for something to blog about, not expecting anything to come from it and then BOOM! people know what you want! which is how i ended up with this amazing coat as an early christmas present from a secret santa. i plan on wearing the shit out of this baby, so expect to see much of it in the near future. 

coat: urban outfitters

sweater: jcrew

tank: target

jeans, necklace, socks: f21

bag: anthropologie 

shoes: nine west

photos by josie

my new nutso holiday work schedule sometimes leaves me scrambling to find a photographer every (dress up) day, but i am LOVING the three o’clock light! it’s so friendly and flattering. 

this is another outfit pretty blatantly copied from someone else (this time from jessica of what i wore). although now that i look back at it, it isn’t as exact as i was thinking it would be, which is good. but that’s why we’re all doing this, right? to share and inspire? plus, she was the first personal style fashion blog i ever followed and my inspiration to actually start doing it myself. 

jacket: hand me down

dress (worn as a top), belt: f21

skirt: hand me down

scarf: stole from mom

necklace: kate spade

bracelet: gift from gramma a looooong time ago

tights, socks: target

boots: steve madden

…in a far distant land called savannah, i stumbled upon a guy on the street with racks of vintage clothes, just giving them away! there were tons of tweed jackets, so i grabbed as many as i could carry and ran home before he could change his mind. when i got home i realized they were all for a woman at least three times my size, but i didn’t care - i would have them tailored and they would be amazing. of course that didn’t happen. they sat in boxes and moved with me to at least four different apartment before i decided i would never have the time, energy or money to fix them into beauties like this coat and in a feng shui fit, i gave them all away. (i didnt say this was going to be a happy story)

coat: banana republic

cardigan, leggings, flower & stone necklaces: f21

whistle necklace: gift

socks, tank: target

boots: kenneth cole

photos by keith

in this outfit, a stranger asked me if i was a tv star. why yes, i am. you know the show, with that girl? totally me. it also got me an “oooh, look at you!” so all in all, i’d call it a winner. 

top: f21

sweater: banana republic

jeans: 7 for all mankind

necklace: too old to remember :-/

belt: jcrew

shoes: steve madden

bag: 3020 designer resale

photos by josie

how flippin adorable is this shirt? i love that the camera looks like my mini diana (which, by the way, i’m working on a project with and i’m so excited to finish the roll and get it developed soon!). 

also, i kind of did my hair! you’d hardly know me if it weren’t for the toms. 

sweatshirt: steppie

jeans: f21

glasses: melrose flea market

necklace: chain from a convertible calvin klein clutch

socks: target

bag: unique la freebie

shoes: toms