top [abercrombie] :: skirt [calvin klein] :: shoes [jeffrey campbell]

dress [rimini] :: shoes [calvin klein] :: bracelets [misc.]

poncho [eryn brinie] :: dress [thrifted] :: shoes [jeffrey campbell]

dress [thrifted skirt] :: belt [zara] :: shoes [manas]

we’re a great duo. our styles are different but they meld well. that austin trip was a much needed adventure. i still have our soundtrack in the car in my head.

trench [gap] :: tee [bdg] :: jeans [bcbg] :: shoes [thrifted] :: scarf [DIY]

pom pom tutorial

the scarf, if it is one, was inspired by an insert from one of my vogue nippons. this was pretty much my spring break uniform.

i can never do the cracked-out model look. i’ve given up and have just gone for goofy.

dress [foley&corinna] :: boots [underground] :: bag [kimchi&blue]

today was one of those impossibly beautiful days. i went to the korean contemporary exhibit with Physics Awesome. he was nice enough to take today’s pictures and i loved every one of them; i had such a hard time narrowing it down. i generally try not to do more than 5 pictures for an outfit post because i myself stop caring after 5 and anymore i feel is overkill. but all of his photos captured moments rather than poses and i really like that. the slightly imperfect blurs, my mid movements, and the lighting…everything!

i bought this dress yesterday at buffalo exchange among other things. it’s actually supposed to be tied like this, but after some fooling around, i came up with this arrangement. there’s more to come, this dress is magnificent like that. it flutters like some sort of ethereal entity…a pixie…or a cuttlefish perhaps.

i actually debated for exactly 1 month before wearing these boots out. they were a love at first stalk sort of thing in the summer, but in real life, they were much different than the rest of my wardrobe, so i spent a lot of time deliberating and trying and going back and forth, thinking it wasn’t going to work out. but today, i just put them on, ran down the stairs, and didn’t look back.

hoodie [f21] :: jeans [h&m] :: sneakers [nike] :: bag [kimchi blue]

minus calderon, there was a lot of pink going on that day on campus. i think everyone needed a pick-me-up that friday. plus, it was my birthday the next day and i decided to keep the tradition going.

coat [bcbg] :: pants [gap] :: shoes [ferragamo] :: hat [eugenia kim]

the pants are new…cropped school boy chinos on mega sale. i rolled them down for a more polished look, hence the wrinkling. they’re so soft, they’re my new favorite. i find that i’m wearing jeans less and less now.

the jacket always wins a lot of happy reactions. hat, also new…a slew of new things to present i suppose. cloche hats are fantastic, why don’t i own more of them? i want a sparkly one and a black one and and and….

oh i needed a bang trim that day. in retrospect, i might’ve gone a little too short, but whatever.

dress [kensie] :: socks [hue] :: shoes [9west]

taking the new thigh highs out for a spin. the dress was new too, one of my new favorite pieces. this was over winter break and yeah i’m late blogging, i know and i don’t think that’s going to change anytime soon. i don’t want to make promises i can’t keep but i’m trying, believe me i’m trying.

sweater [bcbg] // dresses [rampage, thrifted] // shoes [9west] //jewelry [uo, hot topic, f21, wet seal, thrifted]

my wonderful friend davers humored me by taking the pictures. i don’t usually like doctoring up photos, but since it was halloween and my outfit was mostly black, it seemed more than appropriate. to be perfectly honest, i’ve wanted to dress up like this for a long time. i’ve just been waiting for the perfect moment. i’ve always wanted to be goth for a day.

black lipstick (though i have none so i substituted with eyeliner) is surprisingly addicting. i think for once, i understand why goth kids like being shrouded in a cloak of darkness. it feels marvelously powerful.

top, earrings [gifts] // pants [inc] // shoes [calvin klein] // headband [f21]

that day was when i got asked out on a date. yeah, i was a little excited, what can i say?

jacket [f21] // dress [banana republic] // tights [stockin girl] // shoes [9west] // bracelets [f21, thrifted]

For the majority of my fall wardrobe, I couldn’t stop wearing this jacket, gold jewelry, and grey dresses. Something about simple, pullover grey dresses that keeps me coming back for more. I’m really attracted to the long T-shirt feel; it makes for easy study-mode transitions. Look back on this outfit now, it looks a bit model-off-duty, which bothers me since I like to think I’m more ornate than that. Practicality slowly seeps in as the semester progresses I suppose.

dress [anthropologie] // shoes [jeffrey campbell] // jewelry [thrifted]

If I haven’t already told you about that incident, it goes like this. I was going to Baylor for an experiment, wearing this dress, when a very VERY sketchtastic older man, age est. 40ish, who was next to me on the crosswalk, approached me. He said he was Spanish and a hotel manager of sorts and on his way to a meeting, all of which I did not give two shits about but he insisted on talking to me and asking me about my life. I was baffled because I feel like I look very young and this whole situation was entirely inappropriate but I guess he was totally fine with making women feel incredibly uncomfortable. Did I mention he has balding and gross? Then he told me he liked my dress and CARESSED MY SHOULDER AND I WANTED TO FUCKING PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE. OMG. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I thought he would get the hint at how much I did NOT want to be around him by how fast I was walking, but the man could not take a hint, the persistent fuck. He then asked if I wanted to meet up later. Um. No. I’ve never felt so grossed out by a stranger before, not recently to my memory anyway.

ANYWAY, that’s what happened and I am never wearing nice things to venture into the medical center again. Or at least have been turned off for awhile. Ugh.

Note gentlemen, don’t EVER make a girl feel this way. It is irreversible.