#OOTD: Night Owl

So this was the second outfit my friend and I photographed on our double OOTD mission lasting until 1 AM. It was surprisingly cold this night and there's actually a story behind this location. She lives near a parking garage with vines growing all around the façade and I thought I wanted to photograph there but it was quite hard to reach the spot I wanted so we wandered into the garage and it was amazing! These wires are what keep the cars from falling down the middle but don't they look like sculptures!? 

H&M leather bow tie, eBay gold arm cuffs,thrifted tuxedo shirt, American Apparel jeans, Dr. Martens boots, Forever 21 bag

I'll likely return to this garage for more OOTD shoots because it was really graphic, there were many other photographable locations, and I love the industrial feel of parking garages.

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#OOTD: Generation Y

So after my extremely weird outfit yesterday I wanted to tone it down and be comfortable today. But just because I'm comfortable today doesn't mean I don't have something up my sleeve for tomorrow... just you wait.

As a child I was a hardcore fan of the Spice Girls, my favorite was Baby Spice. I still love them after all these years! I mean hello, tuesday's outfit title was a spin of Sporty Spice! My favorite has definitely switched to Ginger Spice though because of her wacky fashion antics but I listen to them almost every day. So I thought I would finally get a Spice Girls shirt. I still remember (my mom) buying this album the day it came out and I thought the cover was just beyond cool.

Spice Girls shirt from eBay, American Apparel jeans, Dr Martens boots, eBay sunglasses, eBay face chain

Spice Up Your Life

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#OOTD: Skorty Spice

Today's the second day in my 'week of white' and I really like this outfit. While I've worn outfits that pushed boundaries before, I've never worn a skort. But I actually really love this. I guess it's just like a pair of shorts with fresh-to-death detailing on the front.

People seemed shocked by it, no surprise there.

American Apparel cropped pullover, thrifted jersey, Dr Martens boots, eBay skort, sunglasses, foot cuffs used as bracelets

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#OOTD: Blank Page

Today was my first day back to school and I felt so happy to be back. My classes bored me a little because I only had one of my design classes today and two electives. But tomorrow should be more fun, I have two design classes to look forward to.

An idea has been stirring in my head for awhile and last night I finally decided I would do it. All this week I'm only going to wear white. Why? There's literally no reason at all other than that I think wearing a monochromatic outfit makes you stand out and I like to stand out. (And white is my favorite color.) People really seemed to enjoy my outfit I wore today, as well as my extensions. I'm loving the extensions.

thrifted tuxedo shirt, American Apparel jeans, Dr. Martens boots, choker from etsy, eBay sunglasses, eBay backpack

Today was such a good day.

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#OOTD: Crash Landing!

I found my camera! Coincidentally I found it while packing for our trip to Roswell, New Mexico and surrounding areas. So I did a little OOTD for our day in Roswell. If you ever visit I would suggest staying only a day, there were fewer things to do than what you would think. A lot of the businesses sell the same souvenirs but overall I enjoyed it. 

We had lunch at Galactic Sushi (which was delicious) and on the way there we spotted this U.F.O. vehicle in front of a hotel! How fun! Obviously I had to get a pic!

eBay sunglasses, American Apparel shirt, Levi's jeans, Dr. Martens shoes, ToyJoy ring

sadly you can't see the green paint dot/splatter detail on my shirt 

painted on the side of a building

We're spending the day in Carlsbad, NM exploring the caverns today! After my trip I'll post an instagram diary so keep an eye out for that or follow me on instagram for live updates!

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#OOTD: Shorter and shorter

My entire outfit is from American Apparel today and I didn't even realize it! I went home for the weekend but I didn't plan on a new outfit so I grabbed this polo from my closet at home for today and it worked out perfectly. I don't even know why I left it.

But anyways, my outfit was pretty simple today. I'm getting into cropped sweaters lately, wearing them over other shirts. It's a much more comfortable way to pair a cropped sweater during the winter or when you just don't feel like baring your body. Try it out.

This OOTD is called:

Shorter and shorter

because I keep cutting my sweaters shorter and shorter

all clothes: American Apparel

and I wore a kawaii pink bindi today to pair with the pastel shirt.

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What I Wore: Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

This year I really wanted to dress up for Valentine's Day, I think it was probably because of American Apparel's constant emails promoting their collection for V-Day. The emails worked. I purchased these sheer pants for only $19 online (the store nearest me didn't have them yet) because I wanted to be cheeky. The only bad idea was wearing these on a windy day. Most people dress up super kawaii for Valentine's Day in pink and lace and other loud adornments but I wanted to focus on a side not many people do, the sexual side. That's why I chose this outfit! 

Last-Minute Valentine's Day Outfits

Okay so the time is crunching down and you're starting to freak out because you have nothing to wear for Valentine's? Well calm the hell down because you've come to the right place. I'm not going to commentate as much on the outfits this time since you need to be figuring out what to wear and not reading. HURRY There are outfits for men and women here so keep on scrolling.

I selected outfits for both sides of Valentine's Day; they reflect the darker, romantic side and the puppy love, cute side. If you want to purchase anything in the collages, click on the link in the collage's description. First the men's and then the women's..

A masculine take on floral

Topman shirt, Levi's pants (slate), Dr. Martens shoes

More floral, but with choices (any combo of these would look good)

Topman shirt, Topman Tie, Urban Outfitters shirt, Levi's jeans, Dr. Marten's (shoes, boots)

A bold outfit for guys who like to push the limits

Alexander Wang cropped turtleneck, American Apparel pants, Zana Bayne harness, Dr. Martens boots

OOTD: Death of a Teenager

I've never actually owned a black button-up shirt before so as soon as my mom offered to buy me one, I  snatched up the offer. If you can't tell from my blog, I like dressing dark (sometimes I do dress quite summery) and I thought that wearing a completely black outfit would be hella cool. So that's what I did. This outfit is called...

Death of a Teenager

OOTD: Salute

My friend Robby came over and we decided to do a quick shoot (I didn't even wear this today shh don't tell anyone). We took the photos by the power plant on my campus where I took my senior photos and I ended up climbing in a chute that I wasn't supposed to as you can see below. It was pretty sketchy. I've worn this outfit before but never documented it anywhere so I decided to just redo it because cute. I also can't stop incorporating the Margiela for H&M clutch into outfits so it's here as well. This outfit is called...

SALUTE

Styling the American Apparel Easy Jean

American Apparel has a series of high-waisted styles and one of their most popular pick is the Easy Jean. This style comes in 11 colours and is a bit pricey at $72 but it's totally worth it. They smooth out your body and lift your butt (I'm not kidding). Everything looks perfect in these jeans. Can you tell I'm in love?

So, because these are pretty popular I wanted to give some ways of how to wear them. These looks would cross-over to any gender, as I dress pretty androgynous anyways. 

THE MORE YOU TALK, THE LESS I LISTEN

Trend Report: Stripes

So seasons are starting to change and trends are starting to transform.

ALL ABOARD THE TREND TRAIN, NEXT STOP: Stripes!

I wanted to show how stripes are being used on the runways and then show you how to incorporate stripes into your wardrobe if you're on a budget. Let's get going!

So first off, I don't know if any of you remember but awhile back Anna Dello Russo (editor-at-large of Vogue Japan and full-time fashionista) did a collaboration with H&M. As part of that collection, she took over H&M's twitter account to answer questions and I asked her what she thought some upcoming trends were going to be.

She was RIGHT! (no surprise there)

You can see stripes in high fashion numerous times too! The runways were littered with stripes!

Diane von Furstenberg

Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring 2013

Thakoon

DKNY

Moschino Cheap & Chic

Now, I put together some looks for cheap! Several outfits for men and women below! Keep scrolling...

Dress-ASOS, Necklace-Papers & Peonies, Shoes-Solestruck

I thought this outfit was a fun, easy copy of the Moschino look, the links in the caption will direct you

Dress-ASOS, Ring-Papers & Peonies, Shoes-Solestruck

Here's an easy copy of the left dress from DKNY, click on the links in the caption to purchase

Dress-ASOS, Ring(top)-Etsy, Ring(bottom)-Etsy, Shoes-Solestruck

And here's a more romantic copy of the Moschino dress, the caption has links to the pieces

Shirt-ASOS, Jeans-Levi's, Bracelet-Papers & Peonies, Shoes-Solestruck

Okay guys, here's an edgy look for y'all! The caption has the links to the products

Shirt-ASOS, Shorts-American Apparel, Shoes-Urban Outfitters

And for a more basic, casual look.

Necklace-Etsy, Swimsuit-American Apparel

It's swim season! Whip out those gold chains with your striped bathing suits!

So now that you have all of these outfits for inspiration, go out and get some striped pieces and be trendy!!
I hope this post helped you! Don't forget to leave a comment and follow my blog (you can use BlogLovin')!

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Shopping on South Congress!

Today I was social (GO ME!) and I hung out with my friend, Jack. We went to South Congress Avenue in Austin and I did some shopping. It's like 2 miles away, how cool?! I went to American Apparel and got some shorts I've been eyeing for awhile, I wanted to try them on though so I just waited for me to move to Austin first. It was the longest wait of my life. ANYWHO I got them.

THERE THEY ARE!!! I might wear them to the barbeque tonight so if I do, I'll post a lookbook with them. They're chambray and they're supes cute. Blythe Smith has a pair of these and they're always adorable when he wears them so I wanted a pair too so we could be twinsies! (update: here's the lookbook)

Next, I got this sky blue shirt from American Apparel. This color always goes well with my skin tone but I don't have anything that fits me currently in this colour. So I basically needed it. Right?

Sorry for the ugly background. It's my wardrobe in the dorm. I couldn't think of anything else to hang it on. But the colour is what I wanted to show. It's cute y'all.

After the American Apparel escapade, we went to the thrift store right next door. It's St. Vincent's Thrift Store. Let me tell you, if you live in Austin (or even driving distance) you should go here. They have really cool stuff and it's all really well priced too. So without further promotion of St. VIncent's, here's what I got.

It was only $2!! How could I not get it? I think it's meant to be a belt, but it could totally be worn as a necklace or even some kind of abstract shoulder sling. (update: here's a lookbook with the shorts AND the belt!) The back straps are elastic which is why I think it's a belt but here's me wearing it as a necklace...

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