Custom Trenchcoat, Bitching & Junkfood

Yees, you would be sold out wouldn’t you?

Dress: UO || Shoes: bought in Japan

Today was a doctor’s appt. and I got some lab work done on me. Unfortunately, the lady messed up sticking needles in my arm, so now I have two junkie marks on my elbow pits. Boo!

I always wear this dress when I can’t think of anything else to wear and I want to be stylish. The sheerness of it makes it a great summery piece too. I’m just sort of getting sick of wearing it is all.

Zippered Heels, F21

All I wanted to wear was these shoes today, but I could not for the life of me come up with an interesting ensemble to compliment them. I was about to turn my closet inside out. You know those moments where you feel like you have nothing to wear and your heart sinks in frustration? Totally happened to me. Augh. It was like I was creatively constipated or something. I ended up wearing them anyway.

I bought some Dr. Scholl’s shoe pads for these but they are still too uncomfortable. My heels feel fantastic but the balls of my feet huuuurt. I wish they were just a little longer in the toe area, in fact, reaching them, then they’d be perfect. But for now, they’ll have to be a date option shoe only, where I’ll be sitting more than standing. Le sigh.

Motorcycle denim jacket, X-Mayo; Magenta cardigan, MNG by Mango; Blue ruffle trimmed buttondown shirt, J. Crew; Peach/navy polka dot scarf, Ralph Lauren; Pleated tennis skirt, thrifted; Cream skirt, Kaity; Black tights, Hue; Black patent heels, Nine West; Ivory knit hat, Jimmy'z

I hate these shoes. I hate that I hate them too. They’re new. I bought them a year ago at San Marcos, but never got around to wearing them out because I felt they were for special occasions only. See, I had a pair before them, and ruined the back heel from excessive wear. Also, I wasn’t aware of shoe hospitals in those days, but that wired my brain to thinking somethings are meant for SO wear only and should be respected as such. But that was shortsited of me, for I could not have forseen these being just the teensiest too big. I nearly fell out of them twice and have never had such difficulting navigating around in them. I felt like I was wearing two boats. Sigh, it’s just too tragic.

I painted my nails! Mermain green, Flare

On a better note, I loved the looks of my top laying today. The ascot tie is both a throwback to my HS self when I used to do this with this scarf (cause I didn’t know what else to do) and a wink at Freddie from Scooby Doo. I took some cues from dapper old men in the Sartorialist’s shots and tucked my ascot into my cardigan (though you can’t see). My suitemates said it looked something Blair Waldorf would wear. Btw, I don’t watch Gossip Girl and after the many comparisons between my style and the show’s audacity, I feel like I should.

Ok so you know the Harajuku Lovers perfume that Gwen Stefani (love her btw) launched? Those adorable baublely dolls atop ridiculously small amounts of perfume but so cute that you want to buy them all right?

Credits: nitrolicious

Well don’t. They’re a deceitful bunch and they all smell wretchedly gross. I touched the bottles, which are somehow covered in their smell from messy testers, and now my left hand smells like I’ve been digging through old people’s clothes. Yuck. Blegh. I’m terribly disappointed.

But someone simpley MUST tell me where I can find the model’s hair accessories. Don’t tell me I have to buy and decapitate each perfume bottle one by one…

Glamour June 2008 Cover

So abiding by Glamour June 2007 issue’s suggestion, I’ve been on a No-Pants-Policy for the past 2 months. Laugh all you want but I’ve never been more serious in my life. I’ve worn a skirt/dress every time I go out. I only wear shorts to sleep because I don’t have any cute nighties or things like that. Yeah even I have a hard time believing myself. But that’s another day. I have a point to mentioning this, I swear.

Anywhos, I’ve decided to check and see what cute but sometimes god awfully expensive things YesStyle has up lately. In case you don’t know, YesStyle is a site that sells Korean/Japanese/HK/Chinese brands internationally. I stumbled upon it last yearish and have only bought one thing from them since (ivory coat, will be seen later). It always seems to nag at me that I need to get a job so I can spend the $150 for free shipping. It would be all too easy: there is seriously no end to the prettiness, which pleases this cream puff immensely.

SO! To tie it all up, since I am on the NPP for the summer, I’ve been more obsessed with my legs and skirty things than ever. I like all kinds of dresses, though I’m usually partial to picking A-line or shift types, I don’t have all that many. I always end up with waist cinching ones, a safer choice I’m embarrassed to say. Whenever I choose dresses though, I always imagine whether I can see myself running around in it or not. As in, putting on some cute shoes and looking like I’ve got some other place to go other than where I’m going. Here are some things I’ve got my eye on (no particular order):

Balloon Dress $50 (Sale), Ribbonne

I wasn’t sure what to think about this dress at first, but then I decided I liked it. The draping gives it that relaxed, slouchy but put together feel that I’m fond of. I’d go with the green because I don’t have many green dresses (namely 1). It also comes in black and pink, but the black loses the effect and the pink would make me look like a giant wad of chewed bubble gum.

Lollipop Dress, Romy

In any other color this dress is Forever 21 tacky, but like this, the lollipops and lace combo is really sweet and undeniably adorable.

Striped Dress $28, I Love Oshare

I like how both serious business and serious casual business this dress is. Stripes are my favorite print, so the top part was what caught my attention first, accented by that scarlet and finished off with solid black foundation. Anyways, I can throw this on and walk out feeling pretty fresh and fierce. As an aside, YesStyle tends to have a lot of dresses that are mock tops and skirts, which depresses me because I’d hate to be limited to just one look all the time. But this works and I’d rather not have to put on 3 things to accomplish the same feat. I’m sure the shirt would be a hassle to keep down and I’d have to keep reaching under my skirt and we all know what that looks like.

Cloud Dress, Cocoavenue

I can’t tell you how much I like this look. Don’t you want to be that girl flouncing about in a cloudlike dress? I know I do. She just works it so well, I’m convinced. Plus it’s white, has cute little pointless pockets, and looks kind of see through; thus making it’s innocent puffy shape kinds sexy. Me likey.

Trapeze Dress $78, VackyStyle

I feel like this is a cop out version of the cloud dress above, don’t you agree? It’s got a more conservative feel overall: comes in a soft pink (white/black too), sleeves are less poofy, hem is more tame, there’s even a belt. But although this is more wearable, it seems to take the fun out of a wearing such a shape.

Boat neck Mod Dress $45, Ribbonne

Boat necks are so great for showing off collarbones and the way this one can be more on or off shoulder is fantastic. The modish squares on the front are a nice bold touch. The length however, is debatable. I’m thinking shorter, more above the knee at least.

Bubble hem Dress $38, Silverapple

Normally I’m not crazy about bubble hems, but maybe I’m being more open minded since she’s wearing her hair exactly the way I have it right now. The winged sleeves are adjustable too (on or off shoulder); so I can decide how seductively sweet I’d like to be. This goes into the “perfect for dates” category.

Queen's Dress $170, Nabi

So after I gawked at the beauty that is this dress, I couldn’t really look at any others because it put them to shame. This hanbok inspired confection of lovely made me whimper a bit when the $170 practically said “you can look but you can’t touch.” Granted, the claim of it being embroidered by hand (and why is it a Japanese scene?) is questionable and it’s a bit costumey, but it’s just so pretty I don’t care. I’m also a sucker for chiffon done right and this is pretty dang good.

Well I just checked the links and in the time it took me to get this post together, some of the dresses aren’t on sale anymore. Also, a handful of these are definitely not worth the price. But though I’m slightly annoyed, at least you have a taste of some super cute dresses from YesStyle. And might consider something worth pitching in for for the free shipping.

It’s just not fair.

Track Parka, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, Images from Nordstrom.com

I tried this on on a whim at Nordstrom with my friend Killerspin, who’s becoming a regular helpless victim to my many fashion whims, a couple of weeks ago. God, I loved it right away! I stared in the mirror thinking, “Where have you been all my life?” and it replied “Darling, I was here all along, in your favorite color, with all the unnecessary and intriguing sort of straps that fake function that you adore. Did I mention I make you look good? Kiss me!” It was perfect and in my size (XS) too.

Unfortunately, although it was on the clearance rack and was on sale from $195 to $76, I don’t have $76 lying around for a sports coat. Even a cute one such as that. So I bit my lip and set it down to return perhaps another weekend to possibly convince my mom to buy it for me. Came back 30 minutes later to show Wei-chuan, and to my upmost dismay, it was GONE. Someone had filched it! I was SO upset, to say the least. Nordstrom has is on sale online for $129, but that’s definitely not going to fly in my book and it no longer carries my size. Way to let another one get away Deanne. Sigh.