CLICK HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF FREE BLOGGER TEMPLATES »

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Kissing in the Rain

I've always been a daydreamer. I see random things or get bored and begin to create images in my head of a perfect scenarios for my life or things that would never happen in real life but are fun to think about. basically creating my own Disney movie. sometimes these daydreams include outfits. Like last night...



The photo lab where I work is at my school. It's a boarding school in new england filled with brick buildings, marble steps, and lush "quads" as we like to call them. The photo lab is on the bottom floor of the Academy Building in a small air conditioned room with no windows. So you could imagine my surprise when I ended my shift at 9pm and found myself in the middle of a massive thunderstorm. I had on a tank top, jean shorts, and hurley flip flops(not my most fashionable day) with a copy of vogue and a dvd of breakfast at tiffany's in one hand and car keys in the other. I started sprinting down the marble steps. I was completely alone as I sprinted through campus trying to get to my car. The lightning illuminated the small bell tower on top of the academic building and I began to shiver as my hair clung to my neck and face and the copy of vogue was just a pile of soggy paper. Trying to ignore how uncomfortable I was, I focused more on how haunted the buildings looked when the lightning and thunder came and how this tree with white flowers whipped around sending petals everywhere. and then I saw myself in this light blue lace dress with white stilletos running out of some event and then it became the scene with audrey hepburn and george peppard kissing in the rain.

When I finally got in the car and started slowly making my way home the cd in the car was filled with slow quiet songs by Savage Garden, Radiohead, and Alicia Keys and I envisioned this second outfit. In this one it was more like the real life situation. I was alone running towards someplace dry just all dressed up.




Michael Kors lace cocktail dress - net-a-porter.com
Augustina's rhinestone barrette - emitations.com
diamond necklace - purejewels.com
blue lace cocktail dress - bluefly.com
white headband- notcouture.com
short sleeved blue lace dress- bluefly.com
shoes - gojane.com







long sleeved cocktail dress - onlygowns.com
black and ivory tiered lace prom dress - debenhams.com
Lotta Stensson black tube dress - bluefly.com
long lace gloves - sockdreams.com
short lace gloves - lingeriediva.com
black stilleto - missselfridge.com












Don't You Wish You Lived Here?

so I work in this photo lab 6 days a week and it is possibly the most boring job ever. I sit in a chair for hours watching movies, the office, playing on photoshop occasionally. ok well i guess it's not an awful job :P
i was looking on the computer today and found some pictures of old castles on the desktop so i figured i'd stick with the fairy tale /disney theme for one more post.




Neuschwanstein. This is the castle that inspired sleeping beauty











These outfits are pretty much for a prom but I was picturing more cinderella's ball. hopefully i'll have an excuse at some point other than prom to wear dresses like these



lace dress- vintage
tiara - brides.com
cleopatra dress - net-a-porter.com
necklace - purejewels.com
pink dress - elle.com
diamond bracelet - bluenile.com
green chiffon gown - dia-diwan.net
diamond earrings - annabellagio.com










Castle Oud-Poelgeest























For this castle I kind of picked up on a gothic romantic feel...




white ruffle shirt - charlotterusse.com
3.1 Phillip Lim bubble skirt - net-a-porter.com
headband - jessicastyle.com
choker - vampire.co.uk
Guess ankle boots - raffaello-network.com
Pink blouse- charlotterusse.com
rosette skirt - fashionaddicts.com
Marc Jacobs shoes - couture.zappos.com
Headband - claires.com













Chenonceau : castle of the Ladies
















For these outfits I kind of pictured what I would wear to a tea party.





Dress- instyle.com
Hat - bhs.co.uk
necklace- christies.com
earrings - annabellagio.com
shoes- brides.com






floral dress - debenhams.com
bow headband - forever21.com
chloe triple strap - net-a-porter.com
victorian dress - oli.co.uk
cameo ring - palmbeachjewelry.com
barrette - treasurebox.co.uk











Friday, July 18, 2008

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes

With college prep and doing a shitload of coursework over the summer I guess I've been thinking about the childhood...

the dresses my mom used to sew for me
going next door to play baseball with my brother
and without a question my favorite place in the world- DISNEY!

My grandmother was a huge disney fan and took me, my mom and my brother every year. I can't even describe how much I love being there - the rides, the parades, the whole atmosphere EVERYTHING!

These are outfits inspired by some of the Disney characters


Starting with Ariel. Seems appropriate we share a name :]




The long dress - onlygowns.com
Aqua waters pendant - alltherageonline.com
Ruched Dress- oli.co.uk
Anna Beck Gold Medallion - bagborroworsteal.com
Seahorse shoes- lorisshoes.com
Metallic Leather Pumps - net-a-porter.com
Clutch with buckle (Michael Kors) - eluxury.com
Gold Clutch - journeys.com


Mary Poppins



red jacket - vogue website
white blouse - bluefly.com
Black headband - target.com
Jimmy Choo tote - net-a-porter.com
Boots - zappos.com


Snow White



Yellow tea dress - dorothyperkins.com
purple headband - hairboutique.com
cameo necklace - ebay.com (I saw some at Forever 21)
Sandals - piperlime.com
Heart Sweater - girlscene.nl
Yellow Skirt - net-a-porter.com
Fendi bag - net-a-porter.com
Ankle boots - asos.com
black necklace - tarinatarantino.com
white headband - target.com


Jasmine




Blue Crochet Dress - oli.co.uk
Bandeau top- dorothyperkins.com
Bottoms- dorothyperkins.com
Jeweled gladiators- jildorshoes.com
Miu Miu gladiators - start-london.com
Chloe Bag - hotbrandclub.com
Black and Gold Dress- osoyou.com
Bangles - instyle.com
Shakira shoes - shop.guess.com

Alice in Wonderland



bow sweater - topshop.com
Paul and Joe Codevi dress - net-a-porter.com
bow headband - kaboodle.com
saddle shoes - forever21.com
polka dot wrap dress - oli.co.uk
cameo/locket - hannahzakari.co.uk
manolo blahnik shoes - barneys.com




Also, high on my birthday list- Everything from Disney Couture
but I really like these wrap bracelets
price: 170


























The Perfect Touch

my favorite way to throw together an outfit quickly - a headband. Between LC's classic headbands and Gossip Girl's chic looks my headband collection has grown alot. Like last week my mom brought back 3 headbands that she got for $1 each from AC Moore. Since when has AC Moore sold headbands???
Anyway, I just wanted to share some of my headbands with you




I got this one for 7 at an asian fest at my school



I love the pattern on this one.




Just a thin bow one. I think it's from claires



This one's from Portland Oregon. It's velvet with gold horses in the middle



Just some of the collection











Moving On..

What did you guys think about Project Runway?

Overall I wasn't that impressed. I couldn't believe how many people used table cloths. Also, I am not a fan of Stella. As awful as Jerry's outfit was at least he put more effort in it.
Favorites- I loved Kelli's (the winner of the first challenge)and Kenleys



Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Why So Serious?!?!

With project runway's season premiere today, Mamma mia's in new york today and Batman coming out friday I decided to write about those

starting with Batman: The Dark Knight!

Joker

I started by creating an outfit after the Joker, the most talked about character in the film.
Costume designer Linda Flemming described his look as "a punky, new romantic feel."





The purple ruffle blouse is from topshop.com
The white blouse - charlotterusse.com
Green Vest - missselfridge.com
Bow necklace - missselfridge.com
Bow flats - delias.com

Trench coats left to right
Purple- topshop.com
Purple2- from Burberry go to oli.co.uk
Blue- from Burberry go to net-a-porter.com


Rachel Dawes



Accessorize Barette Clip - stylefinder.com
Micah's Pave Circle Drop Earrings- emitations.com
Shoshanna's Pearl Drop Earrings - emitations.com
Alexander McQueen Skull clasp clutch - net-a-porter.com
Black Stilletos 1 - missselfridge.com
Black Stilletos 2 - barneys.com
One shoulder taffeta dress - frockonline.com
Sexy Twisted Rihanna Cocktail Dress - fashionjunkee.com


For the Batman Fan

Batman's style for the sequel is said to have a "lighter, sleeker look" than the last one so I tried to stay away from making the typical t-shirt with the Batman Logo with funky jewelry and instead added options like fedoras or a long black cardigan




All Over Batman Tee - topshop.com
Black Shorts - instyle.com
Ballet Flats - target.com
Miss Selfridge Black Longline Cardigan - missselfridge.com
Ripped Jeans - Abercrombie
headband - forever 21
ring - YSL
fedora - hats.com


I'm hoping to get some DIY projects done that I'll post pictures of soon in honor of Project Runway

Monday, July 14, 2008

Check Out this site!

Every year I go around to goodwills, flea markets, and outdoor markets trying to find unique or vintage things for the school year

Unfortunately, if you live essentially in the middle of nowhere like I do that doesn't usually turn up with much luck unless you hit stores on a lucky day.

Today tho I found this website and immediately fell in love with it.

It's called Etsy.com

If you haven't already heard of it Etsy is a place where you can buy or sell handmade items and some of the items I found are extremely affordable and unique. You should definitely check it out

Here are a couple of the designers I thought had cute stuff

TTPeasAndCarrots

This designer is from the Netherlands and offers cute totebags/bags for as low as $38




















GaiaTroveChicago

This one offers feathered accessories
normally this isn't my taste but i love the smaller headbands they have







These sell for about $16 not including shipping










TresChicVintage

If your looking for vintage or florals definitely look at her stuff

this 70s dress sells for $40




also, if you want to add more fall trends to your wardrobe this blouse is only $26


Sunday, July 13, 2008

Fall Trend: Plaid


i don't know about u but i've already started thinking about what i'll need for school shopping this fall and plaid is definitely on my list







designers like marc jacobs, ralph lauren, Y-3, thakoon, and D&G all incorporated plaid into their fall collections

i've made a couple outfits all with plaid thrown into them

most importantly with plaid stick with one piece that will complement the rest of ur outfit. pleasee no plaid suits.



Outfit 1


For this first outfit I picked a plaid trench coat.
The outfit on the left is for the day and I put in a red bag to even out the black and the white.
For the evening part on the right I chose to put the trench with a simple black dress and pumps.
If you like the plaid coat look at

Delias.com keyword: plaid coat
they're all on sale!! (i'm personally a fan of the selena coat)


Outfit 2

For this outfit I used the bottoms to show off the plaid trend
when using plaid in the bottom half of your outfit, i think it's classier to go with the less showy plaids (like no reds or bold lines) so I chose a gray plaid with a plain black longsleeved shirt, a gold vintage type necklace and a couple different shoe options


Old Navy usually has sales on plain tshirts like that
for the shorts, I would try wet seal or charlotte russe stores (if you like this look the ones online don't really match what I was going for) or the Macy's junior department.

Outfit 3


If you're looking for a quick way to incorporate plaid into your outfit put on a white cami and your favorite pair of jeans and flats and pair it with a plaid blazer.

The blazer in this is from Charlotte Russe and they have some more color options also.

Outfit 4




Last, we have the plaid dress. I decided to put it over a black turtleneck and black tights so you can wear it during the fall.

If you like the dress try...
Alloy.com has a cute purple one
Target had a couple in the juniors section by Mossimo
Urban Outfitters has a grey plaid shirtdress
Roxy also makes a cute summer plaid dress (sold in nordstroms)
wetseal.com has one but only available in XL

Other ways to put plaid in your outfit

The classic burberry scarf


Pair a plaid shirt with jean shorts and aviators


Plaid celebrities">Plaid celebrities