It's Been Awhile

I know, I know...It's been a reallllly long time since my last post. Moving has been kinda stressful and time consuming, but also wonderful and liberating. Since I've moved, I've managed to get three new pairs of shoes, two dresses, and a hat. I'm terrible. But in my defense all three shoes were on sale, two of which cost less than $20. My outfits recently haven't been that exciting, its been hot and I haven't had many places to go besides the state fair.

I went to JCPenney's on a whim to look at shoes. I was shocked at what I found. The blue wedges are virtually identical to a pair I tried on at Macy's and a fourth of the price. I had to have them. On the other end of the style spectrum, I found these pink forties-inspired wedges and fell in love. They will go perfect with my ruffle shirt and pencil skirt.

I had been lusting for brown heeled gladiator sandals and I finally found them at Macy's. They're Nine West and were $35 on sale. I was ready to pay $50 for them but I got a nice surprise when I got to the register. The hat on the left is something I wasn't sure I liked for a long time. The baggy-beanie-beret was hugely popular last fall and winter, but I didn't decide that I liked them until it was spring. Apparently fall is coming, although I've got at least two months to go, but I thought I'd buy it now.

I bought the dress on the left not being entirely sure if it was something I would keep. It was $10 at F21 and I need another lightweight summer dress to wear to the fair. As much as I want to wear heels it would be a death sentence to my feet. I'll probably wear it with my flat gladiators or flip flops. The grape-colored dress on the right, looked terrible on the hanger, but than I saw it on the mannequin and it looked really good. I'm trying to thing of the right shoes...perhaps my patent mary janes, bronze peep toes, or maybe my new gladiators. We shall see. I'll probably wear it to my boyfriend's 21st birthday this friday....mmm cheesecake factory.

That's all for now.

As I am moving in 2 days, I've been forced to go through my wardrobe and get ride of a lot of stuff. It feels good to get rid of the clothes you don't need. They cause uneccesary clutter getting rid of them feels like a huge wait is being lifted.

On a different note, I thought I'd talk about my personal style. During high school, I had no style. I wore strictly jeans and bland tops with sneakers or flip flops. The only dresses I owned were for school dances, and I completely dreaded wearing them. Heels were a formidable foe by whom I was defeated. Ironically, when I got a boyfriend and started attending the lovely local community college, my thoughts on style changed. I realized two things: 1) How you dress says ALOT about you and 2).

When I started at DVC, people watching was my only extracurricular activity. I became much more aware of how much clothes have an impact on first impressions. I understand people don't want to dress up for school, but half the people just rolled out of bed and went on with their day without any effort. It became my motto that you never know who you're going to meet or what oppurtunities will come your way. Any seemingly ordinary day could change your life, but if you're wearing sweat pants and a beater, you're not going to impress anyone. I also started working at H&M around this time and that brought many wonderful new clothes into my life.

Now that I've realized how important it is to dress well, I'm trying to define my style. I'm in a sort of limbo between a young, fun, and kind of loud look and a sophisticated, scholarly look. I love brightly colored pumps, and highly hemmed skirts and shorts. On the other hand, I adore pencil skirts, trench coats, and any variation on the nautical look.

This look is one of my classic high school looks: plain and boring. This is one of my new favorites. Both the shirt and skirt are H&M, the shoes are Cathy Jean.

My prized yellow pumps from Payless One of my little black dresses with a thrifted scarf and the same shoes as above.

Gotta Haves

I figured that I'd start my blog off with something easy...the stuff that I want. As I'm moving out in nine days, currently not working, and have this evasive obligation to feed myself, I can't afford any of this. But a girl can dream can't she?

White trench $119 Pink strapless dress $119 (both Bebe).

Every girl needs a classic trench, and I want one in either white or tan. As for the dress, I fell in love with in yellow at the store, but there was no picture for it.

Black Shirt 30 Pounds Floral Dress 59 Pounds (both from ASOS).

I heard about ASOS in a blog somewhere and decided to check it out. Of course I absolutely fell in love with have the items on the site. I wish I had found this when I had money at my disposal.

It's definitely a good thing that I had mini shopping spree at H&M before I quit, because I won't be able to buy clothes or accessories for along time. I sincerely hope that Sacramento has some good thrift stores, because I can't completely quit shopping cold turkey.

On another midly-venting note, I'm a little perturbed that I have to ride a bike at my new school and for a fairly shallow reason. You can't wear heels on a bicycle. I have a hard time finding cute flats that don't kill my feet, so I opt for heels. The only flats I wear besides flip-flops are my beloved brown cowboy-esque boots. They're great, but I can't wear boots in 100+ degree weather. If anyone knows of a good brand of flats that are supportive on the arches, please let me know.

My First Post

So this is my first blog and I'm not quite sure where to start. I've been inspired by other bloggers like "the clothes horse" and "fashion toast". As I am new to blogging, please bear with me if I do something incorrectly or don't cite something properly. I claim no ownership on any pictures unless I took them. If you read my profile you know that I enjoy art as well as fashion. My favorite artists are from the Italian Renaissance and include Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael, and Donatello. Basically the Ninja Turtles. My blog will include posts on art, fashion, and anything else I feel is worth sharing.