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glamour shots!

I have real glamour shots, somewhere at my parents’ house.  I must look into where they are now. 

So anyways, its cold in the mornings, warm in the afternoons but not warm enough and definitely cold enough to keep me from going bare-legged.  So some light blue tights to go along with stripes and orange fingernails & lips. A great look for sitting in one’s office and organizing paperwork, don’t you think?

dres: l.l.bean, thrifted | belt: thrifted | tights: american apparel | shoes, they’re blue but you can’t see that, dsw a while ago | earrings: pavement | lips: revlon, orange flip | nails: essie, orange, it’s obvious

things recently worn

I’ve continued taking pictures of my outfits to “showcase” my personal style but have failed in the equally important step of uploading them here.  Fear not, I’m still getting up every morning and dressing myself, sometimes with great success.

So below you can find a total of five! different outfits displayed at varying degrees of photo quality:

First up is what I wore last week chasing that dog -> I’m sure I was an interesting site to see but I’m forever glad this skirt has pockets which carried my mass of keys as I sped through the neighborhood.

Shirt: Old Navy | skirt: H&M | belt: thrifted | shoes: dolce vita | headband: from JenLovesKev’s shop a few years back

Next is a fairly meh-ish outfit.  Maybe its the ponytail or the circle scarf (which I will be de-circling soon enough) or maybe its just the way it looks in pictures.  It was comfortable just doesn’t look so great here:

scarf: anthropologie | shirt: banana republic | skirt: urban outfitters (thrifted) | shoes: urban outfitters | bracelet (not like anyone can see it): GAP

I liked this one more:

I’ve had these flats for a while but only now just accidentally pulled the bows apart. It was an accident.  The middle was sown together and I was readjusting the left one and just pulled it too hard.  So now they look a little bit sloppier.  Pretty typical for me (the pictures are pre-destructo).  Also, the polka dots on my shirt are coral-y and my skirt is a rust color.  I’m going to do this color combo again soon.

shirt: H&M | sweater: Old Navy, c. 2005 | skirt: Anthropologie | shoes: GAP | earrings: Pavement

this is what I wore to brighten up a cold Tuesday:

I wanted to wear this skirt one last time while it was still cold because it is ridiculously short and therefore I will only wear it with tights.  That said, I think maybe it might be time to say goodbye to it because, for real, I’ll be 28 next year and I just don’t know that it screams “adult.” Also, the only other time I wore it this year was in December.  So, you know, there’s that.

shirt: modcloth, c. 2009 | skirt: h&M | tights: target, like two years ago | shoes: thrifted

and finally, its that special time of the year:

This was what I wore for the first day of the Penguins-Flyers playoff series. Yinz Luv Da Guins is a youtube show (though there hasn’t been a new episode since the Playoffs last year) that I have enjoyed in the past.  I saw this t-shirt at Wildcard and purchased it immediately. Also, I have “mad scientist” hair happening right now because I had just washed and dried it and this is what it looks like for the first few hours.

sweater: thrifted | t-shirt: wildcard | skirt: jcrew | belt: thrifted | shoes: thrifted

sprummer

Happy first day of Spring! Summer!

Here is me wearing a bunch of pink and orange to celebrate this warm weather, regardless of the whatever season we are actually in.

cardigan: j.crew, thrifted | dress: H&M, last year | flats: seychelles

mint, teal & pink

These pastel shades have been making the rounds of so many style blogs its impossible not to be influenced by them.  Also: they’re pretty together.

shirt: thrifted | necklace: gift from my friend Jay  | belt: target | jeans: GAP | socks: american apparel | shoes: guess, from my friend Janessa | bracelet: Kate Spade (sample sale!)

antiquing we go

These are from last Wednesday.  I’ve been distracted as of late by nothing in particular. 

I had the day off and spent it with my bff Janessa going out to lunch and doing some antiquing.

I hadn’t been to the E. N. Miller Antique Mall before and was impressed with how surprisingly large it was.  I’ll plan to go back once we start getting some of the other rooms of our house in order.

shirt: Jcrew | sweater: thrifted | scarf: GAP | earrings: pavement | shorts: old navy | boots: seycheless via GILT, 2010

blue suede

Hey, welcome to my serious face.  Its all up in this post.

Sometimes I have to wonder why I buy certain things, like these blue suede shoes which have turned out to not go that well with the rest of my closet.  So I’ve worn them about 5 times in the past 18 months.

This is my Abe Lincoln necklace. I bought it after seeing Meghan McCain wearing a fancier version and felt the need to have my own. 

Okay gotta go fix some chocolate chip cookies that I royally messed up.  what’s that? this recipe needs 3/4 c. butter? Why don’t I just throw in a whole cup instead.  Oof.

shirt: old navy | skirt: jcrew | shoes: BC footwear, c. 2010 | ring: target | abe lincoln necklace, etsy (seller is gone)

bright eyed/clothed. no bushy tails.

These are from yesterday. I would have posted them but instead I spent most of my evening trying to find a recipe for a grain-free, gluten-free quick “bread” made with greek yogurt. The search wasn’t all that successful.

But yesterday morning I got dressed in a jif because per (Monday morning) usual, I had woken up later than I wanted to.  These jeans were in front of my closet (folded, so why couldn’t I have just put them into a drawer?) so I there them on and paired it with this super bright pink blouse which I’ve worn only once before and it was also on a Monday.  My clothing will provide the enthusiasm that I lack for Mondays.

see, no enthusiasm in this picture.

and definitely not in this one either. 

blouse: thrifted | jeans: GAP | shoes: seychelles | globe necklace: midnightmarket, etsy | pink geode ring: amerrymishap, etsy

because I wanted to.

That no white between Labor & Memorial Day(s) - what does that apply to, exactly? Pants? Shoes?

Obviously I’m not that worried about a fashion faux pas because I don’t actually know that this “rule” is and also I really wanted to wear these new-to-me shoes, which are off-white. They remind me of the Bass Loves Rachel Antonoff collection.

I left my camera on a different picture style so these were a bit less saturated than I normally taken them which only means you can’t really appreciate how rocking my lips are.  here is a better idea, if you wanted one.  The lipstick is a Revlon Moon Drops lipstick and it stays on well for a really long time.

These camera settings and my poor self-photo taking skills didn’t capture these shoes in their entirety, so I’ll guess I’ll just have to try again next week.

shirt: thrifted | necklace: delias, c. 2007 | skirt: urban outfitters, last summer | tights: target* |shoes: thrifted

*I was actually at Target wearing my navy tights when I made my purchases and then used the facilities, only to discover I had acquired a giant hole in my tights.  So I walked back into the store, bought a new pair and put them on in the family bathroom.