Outfit & Redheads

I celebrated my one day off (and my bff's birthday) by hanging out on the near northside for food and drinks. We had originally planned on going to JBar, but the entire place was closed for a private party until 10pm... so lame! Instead, we walked around and found a fancy restaurant for dinner and surprise red velvet cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery. We also happened across a piano bar called "The Redhead," so naturally it was fate for my ginger biffle.

I've been waiting to wear this leather vest since I acquired it from a friend's closet and this day was the perfect opportunity. It's kind of an awkward length for a vest as it's pretty long. My love of fashion juxtaposition pictured this hardcore biker vest with a frilly, girly vest and childish Mary Jane shoes. The only complaint I have with the vest is that the two lapels are also really long, therefor they keep flopping over (as you can see in the first picture). This calls for either strong double stick tape or my trusty bottle of superglue.

leather vest: ASOS

dress: H&M

hand harness: diy

mary janes: Urban Outfitters

bag: F21

Charleston Update

Hey y'all. I'm getting into the swing of things in Charleston, but am still finding some time between shows and shooting pictures to do some walking around and hanging out. I basically love walking around because the city is SO beautiful and full of history. I'd love to do a huge photodump for the place... maybe once I'm back home.

Today, I saw some ballroom dance and went to a one-women play. I wasn't terribly impressed by either, but I'm not a huge theatre person and the venue for the style of dance wasn't in their favor. I'm excited to see more of the College of Charleston's young artist series tomorrow, which I wrote about the other day (read here). I know a bit about 2 of the piano players, one of whom is extremely young and talented. So that'll be amazing.

Here's a picture of my new bright dress:

 

And because it matched my dress so perfectly, giant macaroon!!

 

If you would like to read my biggest feature article that printed, you can find that HERE. It's about dance costumes, specifically for Alvin Ailey and The Radio Show by Abraham.In.Motion. I even got the skybar on the front page! And in other news... I have an interview with the Joffrey Ballet on Friday for being a summer chaperone... oh yeeeah.

Tapas

Hey y'all. This post really isn't about anything... blog was just lacking in Real Pictures Of Me at the moment, so here are a few. I hung out with some fellow grad student ladies at a tapas bar in Syracuse. I'm still incapable of taking pictures indoors that aren't grainy and out of focus. Forever confused about my camera. :[

I've been dying to wear this black sheer over-dress thing since I got it. I would have loved to wear it with my black strapless romper underneath, but it was 40 degrees and raining. Womp. So I wore my trusty t-shirt dress (technically from the pj section) and grey tights. Also black lace-up ledges that didn't make it into the photo.

My outfits for different occasions

Here's something a little different! Using my favorite fashion collage site Polyvore, I've put together a few recreations of what I wear on a daily basis without showing you grainy pictures of my mug. Observe:

For an average day going to class (Well, maybe not heels to class. But I could if I really wanted to...). Sheer black tops are my new favorite thing, I have 3 at the moment.

This is what I wore last week to my internship at the BG, almost exactly. Same concept. I try not to be too boring without completely scaring people. *This is the only time I have to think about being appropriate for a certain environment. You never know with internships, do you...

This is what I'll wear for a weekend day of doing homework at Newhouse and running errands, exactly the outfit I wore today, exception being that my black sweatshirt is shaped like a peacoat and not like this one. What's with the red hearts on the gingham top? I sewed red heart buttons on mine. :] Also wore my hair in a bun with a bandanna Rosie the Riveter style.

An outfit for sitting around at home, I have everything exactly in this pic down to that same issue of Nylon. My blue teddy bear is one of my favorite things and I prefer thigh highs with shorts over pants in the spring. I won't put my contacts in unless I'm leaving my house and I drink tea continuously pretty much ALL day. 

Welcome to the life :P

OUTFIT VII

Mirror shots are quality photography, right? Right? ...WRONG.

OUTFIT VI

Haven't posted an outfit in a while... here's one of me for once.

zippy: yesstyle + DIY

dress: H&M

slipdress: yesstyle

boots: Dr. Marten

bow: F21

NYC Outfit V

Outfit for the New York Times and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And my usual derpy face...

cardigan: H&M

cami: F21

Peter Pan collar: DIY

skirt: F21

tights: Gap

boots: Nine West

bag: Kenneth Cole

NYC Outfit(s) III & IV

Outfit for Harlem:

blazer: Ragstock

jeans: F21

boots: Nine West

Outfit for the Metropolitan Opera:

sweater: thrifted

dress: from a friend

heels: thrifted

NYC Outfit II

New York City day two. Highlights include: finally taking the subway, the New Museum and sliding through 2 floors on a slide with flashing crazy lights, seeing Alan Rickman on Broadway in Seminar, and a panel tonight with New York Times cultural critics and AJ alums. 

sweater: yesstyle

skirt: F21

tights: gift

boots: Nine West

NYC Outfit I

 The highlight of my first day in New York City was talking a walk on the High Line, which is an elevated railway that was converted into a walking trail, showcasing some of the city's architecture. (And thus starts the first of my outfit posts)

top: F21

skirt: F21

tights: ?

boots: Macy's

OUTFIT V

zippy: Urban Outfitters

top: Gap

shorts: somewhere... DIY lace

oxfords: Buffalo Exchange

OUTFIT IV

jeans: F21

top: thrifted

cardigan: H&M

circle scarf: thrifted

boots: Bass

OUTFIT III

zippy: Urban Outfitters

tube top: H&M

shorts: thrifted and destroyed

tights: Target

boots: Dr. Martens

anchor necklace: thrifted

OUTFIT II

I've decided that these are the kind of outfit posts I'll be doing. 1- because I'm incompetent when it comes to taking pictures of myself and I nearly always look like I have drunk eyes in pictures when I'm completely sober and 2- because I don't have anywhere interesting to take them.

  top- Gap

beater- my brother's

shorts- thrifted and slashed

sandals- American Eagle

belt- from a friend

dogtag- gift from NewHouse Bootcamp

rings- F21, Cute Plush

Back to school OUTFIT

Minimal accessories for a monochrome outfit... busy shorts and ass kicking boots take care of everything. 

top: Urban Outfitters

shorts: DIY

boots: Dr. Marten

sunglasses: H&M

thigh high socks: F21