Roomie Shoot #1!

This post is super late. We shot these a week ago. Oops! I knew it was getting ridiculous when I had 3 more outfits already shot, and I hadn't posted these yet, haha. You can definitely tell it was a week ago because the temperatures have changed quite a bit since then. I've been wearing shorts and tanks lately :) Anyways, this was me and Mary's first outfit shoot together! I seriously can not wait til we can shoot each others outfits all the time when we move in together at the end of summer! There's endless awesome locations downtown too, including this park overlooking the lake. We spent the day eating delicious food(refer to tempura snap peas & cupcakes below..YUM), browsing some shops, and taking each others photos! It was a blast.

Mary looking adorable as usual :) 

..Can you tell how insanely windy is was in the next 2 pictures? haha.

Blazer: H&M

Tank, Jeans, & Jewelry: Forever 21

Purse: Target (on sale for $8!)

Boots: DSW (Brand, Diba)

Color Blocking Brights

Finally gave color blocking a try today! I got these bright red-orange pants a couple weeks ago at H&M, but I've been waiting for the perfect spring day to wear them(it was 80 degrees today!). And this bag!! Royal blue suede messenger bag..on sale at Urban Outfitters for $30. How could I not?!.. Can you tell I was excited? haha. 

I also did my makeup a bit different than usual today. Went for simple cateye eyeliner and that's about it. Didn't want to take away from my super bright outfit. I used the NYX Super Fat Eye Marker and I LOVE it. Today was the first time I used it, and it's so easy. I'm usually so bad at any kind of liquid eyeliner, but this is basically fool proof. I love that this look is natural but also a bit dramatic too :)

White shirt: H&M

Tank: Charlotte Russe

Pants: H&M

Boots: DSW (Brand, Zigi Soho)

Bag: Urban Outfitters

Necklaces: Forever 21

Pastel Love

I was so excited to be able to wear a practically sleeveless shirt today that I went into full spring mode and added some pink pants and wedges. This outfit has so many of my favorite spring trends: denim(well..faux denim), colorful jeans, wedges, bright nail polish, feathers(earrings). I love it :) My roommate who takes all my outfit photos said this is her favorite one since she's been taking my photos so we decided to make the photo session a little more fun and went outside to my favorite alley. Yes, I have a favorite alley. As a photography major, good lighting is something I'm always looking for, and this alley right next to my building always has awesome lighting so I come back to it all the time.

I can't believe I'm moving out of Chicago in 2 weeks already! Although I love this city, I am excited to go back to Milwaukee. I've come to realize that, as excited as I was to live in the hustle and bustle of Chicago, living right in the middle of the city is just not as fun as I expected. More of a hassle most of the time actually. I'm just happy that I'll still be visiting this awesome city a couple days a week for classes. Best of both worlds for sure :)

  

Woah, my paleness has reached a new level this year. Yikes!

Top, jeans, belt, & earrings: Forever 21

Wedges: Dolce Vita for Target

Nashville Outfit #1

The past few days I've been in Nashville visiting my friend Kelsey, and the weather was seriously amazing(as you can see by my short sleeves). It made me even more excited for spring and summer. It was also a great chance to try out some spring outfits without a winter jacket! These red pants are quickly becoming a favorite of mine for spring. A colored pair of jeans are great for spring, especially if you're like me and tend to gravitate towards black, white, and grey clothes. I can already tell these pants will help me transition my monochromatic wardrobe into spring.

How cool is this pink loading dock? I did a bunch of photoshoot for bands/musicians while I was there and this was the location the first band chose for their shoot. There was a yellow wall with a giant red "LOVE" painted on it, and a turquoise and green wall as well. SO cool!

Striped top: TJ Maxx

Jeans: Forever 21

Black tank: Charlotte Russe

Boots: DSW (Brand, Diba)

Necklace: Forever 21