take a bow

This is the interesting top I previously mentioned. I got it on sale at Martin & Osa, which is owned by American Eagle Outfitters, by the way. I'm not really sure how I feel about it. I had never heard of the store before this past weekend, so I looked it up on Wikipedia out of curiosity. It's apparently targeted at 25 to 40-year-olds. Typical. My mom always tells me I like the frumpiest stuff.

Here are four outfits I tried with it:




à la Sailor Moon - I tied the neck piece into a bow and layered my basic black tank dress over it. I think I look like an anime schoolgirl, but I sort of enjoy this cutesy look. AA dress.

à la Steven Tyler - Leaving the neck piece in a simple loose knot reminds me of the Aerosmith singer's penchant for skinny scarves. It's a little more rock chic, but it's missing heavy accessories. Ruehl jeans.

à la flight attendant - This doesn't really need an explanation. I tried it untied too, but it just said "off duty flight attendant." Vintage skirt.

à la Katie Holmes - I really love how Katie wears her boyfriend jeans. This is my favorite look of the four. Gap 1969 men's jeans.

Even so, I don't think this top is worth keeping. No matter how I style it, it seems to still retain a schoolgirl / secretary / stewardess vibe. It's going back this weekend.

design on a dime

I know there have been lots of posts about Jonathan Saunders for Target on the blog circuit lately. I'm just as excited for the Dries-esque printed shirt and jacket as the next person, but it was more than just the clothing in the press photographs that caught my eye.


Look at those shoes! The low quality makes them a little hard to make out, so squint your eyes if you have to. They're essentially the Chloe boot before it got into a fight with a Bedazzler! And they're going to be a fraction of the price, for sure. I'm juiced.


I really really hope that the boots are actually going to be sold at Target and aren't some fancy label picked out by the stylist.

photos from Nylon and Barney's New York

backyard babies

Just a simple outfit I wore while we barbecued in my backyard this weekend. No pictures of the actual yard, though... Our weeds and dead grass are way embarrassing.




AA dress, vintage belt, Rainbows (not pictured)

perfect fit

I'm totally behind on my blog posts! I've actually been doing a really good job of documenting outfits and researching, but for some reason I haven't gotten a chance to actually put my pictures up.

I went shopping in San Francisco on Friday and picked up a bunch of great items that I will definitely be featuring in future posts. I got a couple pairs of jeans (as if I really need more, I know), a very different top that I'm excited about styling, and an advance birthday gift...

Purchases aside, the highlight of my day was my impromptu dressing room photo shoot. No one stared when I exited the room, so I'm going to conclude that my camera flash went unnoticed.




Abercrombie & Fitch tank, Paige jeans, scarf necklace, Stuart Weitzman sandals (not pictured)

I'm kind of into the baggier fit of these jeans now. They were snug when I got them last December, but I've shed most of my freshman fifteen already.

One of the saleswomen at Martin & Osa had a really great top that she said she got from H&M. It was a loosely-fitting white tee with white mesh on the shoulders. Okay, that sounds really tacky, but it was truly nice. As usual, I had to have it, but I couldn't find it at the store. I'm going to have to pop in and look for it on my break from work tomorrow.

money in the bank

The rule advising against wearing white after Labor Day needs to be overturned, or at least deemed invalid in the State of California. It is still blazing hot.

Check out my blingin' belt... It was a gift from a friend that I received junior year. I'm hoping to incorporate more ridiculous accessories into my wardrobe in the coming weeks. There is so much good (and awful) stuff in my home closet that I unfortunately can't bring back to school with me.




AA dress, gifted belt, vintage boots



My digital camera takes horrible photos. Never again will I buy a camera from Sony, a company that specializes in CD players and televisions. Any suggestions on a good model?

dual purpose

I'm such a fan of things that can be worn multiple ways. Check out this vintage skirt!

Hanes boys' tank top

Or should I say, vintage dress?

Coach belt

If only it was reversible, too.

slick

Even though I haven't found that much good use of my AA eelskin leggings yet, I'm clearly falling for the leather pants/leggings trend. I love them so much that I decided to scoop up yet another pair of latex legwear!

Behold, (as the salesgirl called them) the "leather legging". Here's how I'm going to justify this purchase; $42 at American Apparel, $18.50 at Wet Seal.

Abercrombie & Fitch tank, Wet Seal leggings

They don't fit amazingly. My eelskins are slightly higher-waisted and aren't prone to sliding down. These ones, unfortunately, contribute to front butt syndrome:

They're still pretty legit to wear under long sweaters and tunics this fall.

For those of you who can't bear to have sub-par leggings, I encourage you to take advantage of American Apparel's current sale! College students (maybe high schoolers too?) get 15% off purchases through September 2nd. And we all know this stuff like, never goes on sale.