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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

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!

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

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

holy moley, is it cold in the mornings in los angeles. time to bundle up in cozy, sweater-y layers. 

dress (worn as skirt): puella

top, tights, sweater: f21

necklace, shoes: target

not gonna lie, i totally copy-catted this outfit. i saw a pin on pinterest and immediately knew i could do the same thing. hooray inspiration! i don’t know if you can see it or not, but the tote says “i love sweets!! i am happy when i’m eating!” pretty much me in a nutshell. 

sweater: target

button up: polo ralph lauren

jeans: armani exchange

glasses: melrose flea market

necklace: f21

tote: cram cream 

shoes: nine west

photos by josie

i’m trying to break out of my bubble, but also keeping in mind that its okay to have a routine and know what works. finding the balance and realizing that nobody really gives a shit, when it comes down to it. not in a bad way - just in a do-your-own-thing-and-be-happy-with-it kinda way. 

sweater: polo ralph lauren

dress, sunglasses, scarf: target

bag: louis vuitton

ring: f21

shoes: kenneth cole

bracelets: target & kate spade

(having a mary tyler moore moment)

you know those days when you roll out of bed and its FUH-REEZING? and you’re like eff it, i don’t care - i just want to be WARM!? yesterday was one of those days, but somehow it turned out in my favor! the only trouble was staying awake at my desk since i was all wrapped up and cozy-like. 

sweater: calvin klein

dress, socks: target

coat, hat, leggings: f21

scarf: jcrew

boots: steve madden

photos by josie

(classic amy face. i’m so awkward.)

i distinctly remember wearing an outfit almost exactly like this when the movie now and then came out. what grade was i in…? fifth i think. i had brown stirrup pants, slouchy grey wool socks, brown boots and an oversized sweater that i might have borrowed from my mom. people have always said i looked like christina ricci and i wanted to be her in that movie so bad. not that she wore anything like that, but in my head it was an outfit she would have put together. who knew sixteen year later i’d be wearing the same thing again. 

sweater: jcrew

tunic, leggings: f21

necklace, socks: target

shoes, sunglasses: toms

photos by josie

i cant even begin to describe to you the magic of these pants. i saw them at forever and touched them like i touch everything and said “WHOA” and went back for more. they just feel. so. good. but i thought no way in hell i can actually wear them. but i decided i could at least try them on. i was going to the dressing room anyways since you have to try on everything at forever. so i put them on and the rest, my friends, is history. 

pants/belt: f21

sweater: jcrew

jacket: gap

shoes: target

necklace: gift

you know how sometimes things are just right? this sweater is one of those things. so is my new nifty fifty lens! pretty fancy, huh? 

sweater, jeans, hair clips: f21

shoes, belt: target

necklace: gift from nontra