Brights & Stripes

My, doesn't this color combination look familiar? Apparently I wasn't done with the whole yellow-green & blue combo quite yet. I changed it up by adding some stripes and a new blazer from Forever 21. I already have a black blazer, but this one has awesome gold buttons...totally different so I obviously had to get it.

About these pants.. I absolutely love the color of them, but I wouldn't recommend buying them. They stretched out like crazy. I was practically holding them up by the end of the day. Bit of a bummer.

PS - This is my last post with lighter hair. Stay tuned for my new fall do!

PPS - I won my first giveaway today!! I won this dress from Kate of O My Heart. Thanks Kate, can't wait to style it!

Blazer: Forever 21

Striped Top: Old Navy

Pants: H&M

Boots: Diba via DSW (SO old, need to be replaced badly..they hardly have soles)

Bracelets: Forever 21

Silk Scarf: Present from the travel agency we used in Vietnam

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)

Bright Plaid in Grant Park

Hey guys! First off, sorry for the photo overload today. Alex took these for me again, and it turned into a full blown photoshoot all over Grant Park :) Onto the outfit..this skirt is actually a dress. I've seen so many bloggers transform dresses by just putting some kind of top over it. This dress was a little tricky because it's strapless, and it has big buttons going up the middle all the way to the top. I ended up putting a camisole underneath, and I added a scarf to cover up any weird looking fabric underneath.

Oh, and a quick tip for anyone visiting Chicago: If you're going to wear a skirt or dress, make sure you wear opaque tights underneath since the wind is crazy and unpredictable. These tights definitely saved me from a few free shows today! :)

Looking really awesome with my backpack haha.
Dress(worn as skirt): Secondhand shop (Brand, Ecote, sold at Urban Outfitters originally)
Top: Forever 21
Tights: TJ Maxx
Scarf: H&M
Belt: Forever 21
Boots: DSW (Brand, Diba)

Mint Shorts

 By just looking at my outfit, it may seem like it was super warm when I wore this yesterday. Nope, I'm just pretending it is. Fake it til..spring makes it? Sure! Haha. This outfit is uncharacteristicly(woah long word) light for me. I've recently realized that I have hardly any white tops. This one is super old and from Hollister. That alone says how old it is hah. But after wearing this super old white top I now know that I do in fact love wearing white. Especially for this season. With the sun finally showing its face more often, dressing in lighter colors just adds to the springyness :) And I thought these mint colored shorts were a perfect little subtle pop of color for this outfit.

Oh, and about the flower, me and my roommate found three freshly cut flowers just laying on the sidewalk the other day. So we scooped them up, cut off the ends, gave them some water, and they came back to life! I never knew that I liked having fresh flowers, but I definitely do :)

Top: Hollister Outlet

Shorts & tights: Forever 21

Boots: DSW (Brand, Diba)

Necklace: H&M

Earrings: Forever 21

Feathers, Lace, & Combat Boots

 I know I literally just posted an outfit last night, but I'm currently waiting on the maintenance guy to come fix my blinds that I accidentally pulled down with my unknown hulk strength(ha, not really, they're just cheap), and he's an hour late and I'm bored out of my mind because I had to move/unplug my tv for him. What is with me and my run on sentences lately? Jeez. Anyways, this outfit's a bit more girly than I usually go, but I roughed it up with my seriously-in-need-of-repairs combat boots. It's to the point where I trip at least once every block because the sole is coming off at the front...yeah, I should probably get on that. 

I got these earrings recently at Forever 21 and I just love them. Forever 21 jewelry has been really great this season. I loved how they looked paired with the lace shoulder insets. Oh, and this has been my go to makeup recently. Loving a very slight smoky eye with navy eyeliner. Seems to go with everything too! Or at least I just say it does because I want to do it everyday.. :) Also, ignore the smudge of makeup on my hand..I seem to always have some kind of makeup on my hand I swear.

Top, Jeans, & Jewelry: Forever 21

Boots: DSW (Brand, Diba)

PS: Maintenance guy still isn't here. Come on, man!

Pinstriped Boyfriend Shirt

I've always loved the whole boyfriend clothing thing, but being boyfriend-less I don't really have a source for authentic boyfriend shirts/jeans haha. So, I resort to the next best thing, buying my own! I got this boyfriend shirt at H&M yesterday and I love it. It's super long, thin, and perfect for spring. And it's colorful! Big accomplishment for me, a lover of the neutrals. :)

Red lips! Also something quite out of the norm for me, but I'm loving them.

Super worn out combat boots that I wear practically every day.

Shirt: H&M

Pants: Forever 21

Boots: DSW (Brand, Diba)

Can't wait for a colorful spring! What are you looking forward to wearing in the spring?