New Pairings

No, it is not 60 degrees in Milwaukee. It was about 40 when these were taken though! Just "warm" enough to have my jacket off for 4 minutes without freezing. I'll take what I can get.

Wearing a bunch of new things here: vest, shirt, boots, & purse! (When I say new I really mean I got some for Christmas and just found them in a pile in my room). Isn't it great when all your new things go perfectly together? I hardly ever wear polka dots...or mustard..or both at the same time. So adventurous!..or I just had to wear all my new stuff at once....yep, that's it.

 Also, I brought my purse outside to photograph with my outfit, but my camera battery died before I could get a shot with it so I ended up photographing it inside..you get the idea.

Thanks to Mary for taking these! Perks of blogger roommates :)

Vest & Bag: ASOS

Shirt: Topshop

Jeans & Necklace: H&M

Boots: J. Litvack via ideeli.com

Watch: La Mer Collections

Belt: Abercrombie & Fitch (over 5 years old)

Winter Floral

I wore this outfit to another performance of the show I stage managed this winter. Sadly, our run is over but it was amazingly successful and I'm so proud that I was a part of it. :) That being said, it will be nice not to drive 25 minutes there and back everyday. Got old real fast. 

This dress is obviously a summer dress. It's even strapless. I just love how it fits and the floral pattern so I threw on some boots, sweater tights and a jacket and forced it to transition to winter. Sometimes I need reminders of summer during winter so I can remember that it will in fact become warmer....eventually.

That's all for today. I've gotta get to bed because classes start tomorrow for the spring semester...yay. Guess what else starts tomorrow?! My internship! That's right, I got an internship when I wasn't even looking for one for this semester. It kind of fell into my lap, and it couldn't be more up my alley. I'm interning with Luxury Garage Sale in Chicago in their photo department. If you don't know, they're a designer consignment company that sell people's designer things on ebay for them! Check out their website(HERE) if you want to see what's listed/find out more! I cannot wait to be around such amazing clothes/accessories and get some hands on experience in the fashion world! I can't help but be a little nervous since this is totally new to me and my first internship, but I know that it's going to be amazing. Wish me luck!

Dress: Kimchi Blue via Urban Outfitters

Jacket & Necklace: Urban Outfitters

Tights: H&M

Boots: Zappos.com

Watch: La Mer Collections

Opposites Attract

For some reason when I wear a very feminine outfit, I feel the need to go in the opposite direction the next day. Example: these outfits. I love both, but if I had to choose to be more feminine or more masculine in how I dress, there's no doubt that I tend to gravitate towards my more masculine pieces. I just feel more myself in some kick-ass boots, black leather jacket, and jeans. What pieces do you feel most comfortable in?

PS - introducing my new hair color! The cooler seasons always make me want darker hair. :)

(no idea why it looks slightly purple in the first outfit photos..it's not purple) 

Leather Jacket: AE, from TJ Maxx

Dress: Forever 21

Tights: TJ Maxx

Scarf: H&M..I think?

Necklace: H&M

Boots: Zappos.com

 "Leather" Jacket: Zara

Gray Top: TJ Maxx

Red Shirt & Pants: H&M

Boots: Fergie(yeah, I was surprised too), DSW

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

Concert Heels

These pictures are what happen when I wait til it's basically dark out to take outfit pictures. It just gets dark so freaking early now! One of my least favorite parts about the changing seasons is shorter days. Come back sunlight, I need to take outfit pictures! So, sorry for the lack of detail in these pictures. I guess I could've used the flash, but as a photographer I try to avoid flash at all costs. 

As you can probably tell from the title of this post, I wore this outfit to a concert. Jon McLaughlin and Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers to be exact. Look them up if you don't know who they are. SO good. You can't see my favorite part of these jeans, but they're studded along the pockets. Pretty much why I got them. Also, I'm wearing heels. This is very rare, and my feet were practically screaming at me at the end of the night because they're used to comfy boots. Sometimes a girl's gotta wear heels, ya know?

Jean details from forever21.com

Vest: Just Jeans(bought in Australia)

Tank: Banana Republic

Jeans: Forever 21

Belt: H&M

Bracelets: Forever 21

Shoes: Random store in Chicago(they were reallly cheap)

Red, Black, & Cutoffs

I know these pictures aren't my usual quality, but I was determined to post this outfit! Not because it's super groundbreaking for me or anything, just a bit different from my usual look. I've always loved the whole cutoffs and tights look, but I never seem to think of it when I'm trying to figure out what to wear for the day. I'm glad I finally thought to try it out though. Great way to keep wearing shorts a bit longer with the cooler weather!

I wore this outfit to class and then to a Hanson concert(yes, that Hanson). I know you're judging right now, but all I can say is to look up some of their new stuff(I suggest 'Give a Little' or 'Thinkin' Bout Somethin''). You won't be disappointed :) I was also staying at my friend's place in Chicago, hence the new background. 

One more thing: these boots are kind of my new obsession. I got then at TJ Maxx(I think..) and they're Dirty Laundry brand. I've always loved boots, but the wood heel and red laces make these different enough that I have to stop myself from wearing them everyday, ha.

 (not really sure what my left arm is doing down there \/ ..invisible sling..?)

Cardigan: H&M

Tank underneath: TJ Maxx

Shorts: Levi's cutoffs from Urban Outfitters

Tights: no idea..

Boots: Dirty Laundry from TJ Maxx

Catching Up..

Wow, it's been awhile. As I said in my last post, I was in Vietnam for about 11 days. I don't think I'm going to want Vietnamese food for quite some time, but the trip was amazing. Vietnam has such a diverse culture and landscape in such a tiny country. Our trip was a bit hectic because we wanted to see as much as possible in 11 days, and that we did, and it was so worth it. Since I'm a photographer, I'm still working on getting my hundreds of photos edited. Once I'm done with them, I can definitely do a post of the highlights of trip/my favorite photos if that's something you'd like to see. It's one of the most colorful places I've ever been, so I was pretty much constantly photographing something/someone haha.

Anyways, I'm back to blogging finally. In this post I'm going to include a variety of outfits that I've neglected to post in the last month or so. Hopefully then I'll feel all caught up and ready to get back to a few outfits a day! I'm also hoping to do a favorite beauty/hair products post, & new items I've recently purchased post very soon. :)

Thanks so much for bearing with me through this huge gap in posting. There's been a ton going on other than being out of the country for a bit. Mainly, me & Mary's apartment situation. Super long story short, we thought we found the perfect place, signed the lease, and started to move it. Gradually we noticed tons of problems from the lack of smoke detectors, to electrical problems, and we decided to get out of our lease and find a safer place to live. Unfortunately, it's been a headache and a half to finalize this thing, and trying to deal with this landlord is nearly impossible. But! We did find an absolutely gorgeous perfect apartment that we're moving into November 1st, and we cannot WAIT. It couldn't be more perfect. This new apartment has definitely been the silver lining in all the chaos. Okay..that wasn't exactly a short story, sorry.  :) Now on to the outfits, already!

Shirt, shorts, & sandals: Forever 21

Ring, bracelet, & belt: H&M

Shirt: TJ Maxx

Shorts & purse: Urban Outfitters, BDG

Belt: Goodwill, Mossimo brand

Necklace: American Eagle

Ring & bracelets: H&M

Sandals: Birkenstocks

Sweater & brown bracelet: H&M

Jeans: Jeanswest(in Australia)

Belt: Abercrombie & Fitch(years ago)

Gold bracelet: Free People

Necklace: Gift from mom

Shoes: Aldo

Sorry for the photo overload, but I'm all caught up now! As I was adding each outfit I realized this is also kind of a shift in seasons through outfit photos. Accidental, but kind of cool haha. Fall is definitely in full swing now, as you can see in the last outfit(only a few days ago). Once again, thanks so much for bearing with me. I hope to get back to posting at least a few times a week now :)