Sunday, July 25, 2010

welcome to the fifties, ladies.

Good grief, if there's anyone who's glad that the days of short, tight, and 'little left to the imagination' coming to an end, it's me. For one, it's never been attractive on me (I can't really pull off tough or biker girl), and two, the fifties were just so chic. I mean, full skirts, high-waisted silhouettes, belts... It's so classy.

Enjoy the pictures.

This is a super wonderful Vogue photo-story, featuring Natalia Vodianova and Ewan McGregor...

All photos courtesy of Vogue.

And costumes from "Hairspray" (2007). Even though the movie takes place in the early sixties, the costumes are still reminiscent of the good ol' days.
Oh, lordy. I want a Homecoming dress like Amber's.
Photos courtesy of Google Images.

And these! Cardigans, full skirts, soft prints, oh my!
Photos courtesy of Daily Mail.

It's time to break out the cardigans and ruffles. Feminine is finally back in style!

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

"and we'll be a dream..."

Here's some more pictures from Sunday afternoon...

We laughed for an hour at this one. It's almost ridiculous how perfect that curl is.
This is, hands down, one my favorites.

On Alaina--
Top: Alloy.
Shorts (unseen): American Eagle, tie-dyed by yours truly.
Clock Necklace: Good Will.
Belt (worn as necklace): Unknown.
Fedora: Claire's.
Glasses: Dazed and Confused. Found them under the seat in the rental car in California.

On Rachel--
Top: Alloy.
Jeans: Bullhead.
Locket: Forever21.
Small Chain Necklace: Her own.

These were taken prior to the "boys are really insensitive" incident. Basically, she called her boyfriend from my cell around six, so he knew she was at my house. And then when we got on my laptop, around nine, just before watching '300,' she asked to use my cell. When she came back, she was crying. Her boyfriend broke up with her. Over Facebook. When he knew she was at my house. For another girl. Ugh. How lame can they get? Insert eyeroll and frustration here.
In other news, I'm basically addicted to "We'll Be A Dream" by We The Kings ft. Demi Lovato. I never actually realized it was her until I watched the video. Figures.


What's your new favorite song?

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Monday, July 19, 2010

I love my best friend.

Last night, my best friend stayed the night and, as promised, we took lots of pictures. One hundred and ninety-eight, to be exact, but only one hundred and seventy-four were posted to Facebook... My wonderful (eleven!) followers, you get to see the best ones. And the funny ones, but I'll save those for another post. The braces did make an appearance; everyone says I look cute with them. My mom says that they make my smile look really big, but I still think I look like a tweenie-bopper.

All smiles. Also, this is my back yard. We haven't done anything with it yet, so GIANT weeds have sprouted up that make a wonderful backdrop for taking pictures.
We laughed for hours at this one, because I managed to look like I was posing while appearing simultaneously clueless. Another friend also commented that I looked like I was trying to be French.
This is Rachel, my best friend ever. I love her to death. 
I love her smile. And I was experimenting with the color settings and decided I didn't like 'black and white' so much as 'cyanotype.'
There's my car. And here's the Braces Twins.
One of my favorites of myself.

On Alaina--
Top: from a garage sale (75 CENTS!).
Skirt: Forever21.
Vest: Forever21 (see previous post).
 Shoes: Deena and Ozzy, from Urban Outfitter's. I don't think you can see them in any of these shots, but they can be seen in some of the funny ones.
Fedora Hat: Claire's.

On Rachel--
Top: Gap.
Belt: Charlotte Russe.
Jeans: Bullhead, from PacSun.
Shoes: Charles Albert, from alloy.com.
Necklace: Her own.


I'll post some more of the good ones later. 

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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Just a few extra goodies...

I'm a girl and, naturally, I really enjoy shopping. I get really excited over bringing home little things, like a new necklace or a new bracelet. Here's just a few (really bad) pictures of some things I've amassed in the past few weeks.

I feel like these shoes almost deserve a post of their own. For "South Pacific," as part of our costume, we were required to have white, canvas Keds, or some lookalike. They weren't supposed to be stark white; they needed to be a little dirty. Anyways, after the last show, while we were supposed to be cleaning up, most of the girls walked around and had cast members sign their shoes. There were well over forty people in the show, so it took quite some time, but I'm really proud of these. I wear them every so often and they make jeans and a tee a little more special.
And yes, under the face on the right shoe, it does say 'Poopy.' It's a nickname.

 Kirra, for PacSun.
Okay, well, I've had this in my closet for quite some time, but I've never used it in any pictures and I really love it. It looks great over skinny jeans or leggings (or jeggings), belted or unbelted.
When I tried it on in the store, I had originally tried on a size small, but it fit just a bit too tight, so I went for the medium, but the store was all out. So, I tried on the large and it fit exactly how I wanted it to, not so much as something made for a girl, but more like something you would steal from your boyfriend or brother's closet.

Forever21.
This was originally a blazer that my friend picked up for me at a garage sale for 50 cents. I chopped off the sleeves and stitched up the ragged edges. Voila! We have a cute waistcoat with a hint of a pinstripe.

Delia's. Pin, under collar, from Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia.
I got this as a Christmas present but had decided that I didn't want it because I just didn't like the style. Needless to say, it didn't get returned. Then, a few nights ago, I had an epiphany and asked my mom where it had gotten off to. I like it now. Yay.

Forever21.
I got this the day after school got out. What can I say? It's adorable.

Ann Taylor Loft.
After we dropped my sister off at the airport, sending her on her merry way to France, we stopped by the Clackamas Town Center, where they were having this ridiculous sale at Ann Taylor Loft. This was on sale for about 25 percent off, and there was a 40 percent off all sale items discount. Needless to say, I'm in love with this blazer.

Thrifted. 
Please excuse the terrible pictures.
I found this at this massive garage sale a few weeks ago. It had initially caught my eye because I saw the sleeve sticking out like some sort of a sign. I glanced at it and kept looking. About ten seconds later, I stopped and backtracked, giving it a second glance. I loved it. The bow is just so darling, and the little print is wonderful. I've yet to wear it anywhere, but it surely be popping up in pictures soon.

My friend is staying the night tomorrow, so there's a definite possibility that you all might be seeing some of those. Hopefully, my braces will avoid the camera. I look like a tweenie-bopper. Not so yay.

I love all the comments I've been getting. Okay, well, the few. It's still more than I was getting, right? Right. 

In other news, go listen to "Faithfully," by Journey. Go. Now.

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"You're every line, you're every word, you're everything."

"Everything," Michael Buble.
LOVE that song.

I felt the intense need to go garage sale-ing today because it was a gorgeous, sunny morning.
My father, my garage sale buddy, did not feel the same way. He took my brother to his parade, so I slept in until eleven.

Here's another outfit post, mostly just me playing dress up with an old blazer.

Blazer: thrifted. It's actually HUGE on me, so I only ever belt it.
Belt: Charlotte Russe. It's starting to die. I need a new one.
Shoes: Charles Albert, from alloy.com.

I gave the blog a major facelift, mostly because I needed a change. I'm kind of liking the light pink. What do you think?

I've added an email address, so if you have anything you want to say, any comments, suggestions, questions, or otherwise, feel free to shoot me an email!
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Friday, July 16, 2010

happy friday! here's an outfit post.

I'm obviously too in love with this shirt.

My head is cut off in these pictures, again, because I find that I make weird faces at the camera when I don't know how long there is left until it takes the picture. Hooray for timers?


Top: Toska, from Boss Wear Girls.
Skirt: Plastic Island. ADORE.
Necklace: Ann Taylor Loft.
Bag: Chanel knockoff from a garage sale. I still love it anyways.
Shoes: Deena and Ozzy, from Urban Outfitter's. They're wonderous.

In other news, I got my braces on today. Insert frustrated face here.
They hurt. A lot. I've had them before, so there's no use telling me how it's going to be.
All done in a year, right?
Here's hoping.

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Best Dressed Reader of The Day: Alaina Steffan:teenvogue.com

Check it out, ladies!

Best Dressed Reader of The Day: Alaina Steffan:teenvogue.com

Monday, July 12, 2010

I have a Justin Bieber song stuck in my head, and that relates to this post in no way at all.

I saw 'Despicable Me' today. Funniest movie I've seen in a while, by far.

In other news, here's some outfits.
I'm in front of my window in some of these, but I cropped the closet door out of most of them. And my face, too. Mostly because I was making some weird face in the majority of them. It's a gift. It really is.

Top: Toska, from Boss Wear Girls. (Should I know who the picture is of on the shirt? Because I don't.)
Skirt: Forever21.
Shoes: Deena and Ozzy, from Urban Outfitter's.
Bag: no-namer, from the fair.
Necklace: Ann Taylor Loft.

Dress: no brand on tag, from the FIDM Scholarship store.
Belt: Charlotte Russe.
Necklaces: studded gold necklace, Ann Taylor Loft; black pendant, no name; feather charm necklace, Forever21; cameo pendant, no name; heart and key charm necklace, Forever21.
Shoes: Charles Albert, from alloy.com.
This one's just dress up, although I could possibly wear it somewhere... Right?

I left the flash on. Whoops. Although, for once, I might actually like these picture. 
Hooray.


3 days until Friday. And you know what Friday is? 
TEEN VOGUE.
I'm so ridiculously excited for that.

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