faux skirts

I've decided that I'm very much a dresses and skirts kind of girl.  Don't get me wrong, I definitely wear pants, but I love the easy freeness of throwing on a dress or the flowiness of a skirt.  Lately, I've been into wearing faux skirts, as in wearing something over a dress so that it looks like a skirt.

sweater, dress- forever 21, tights, shoes- target

black cardigan, red sweater, dress- forever 21, tights, shoes- target

I was looking up thrift stores in town because I haven't yet done any thrifting since I've been home and apparently there's this great consignment/antique store downtown.  I definitely plan to check it out today or tomorrow!

Also, I started a new knitting project, a late Christmas present for my godmother.  It's a red ruffley scarf (I'll put up pictures when I'm finished) and hopefully I can finish it soon so I can give it to her before the new year!  Do you guys have any late Christmas presents that you haven't yet given to the giftee?

casual pants sunday

First of all, I'd like to share that - woot!  It's finally sunny here!  When I'm lounging around on the weekend, I don't usually get too fussy with my outfits and I throw on a casual top and pants.  Then if I need to run out and grab something, I just put on some shoes and I'm ready to go!

cardigan, top (underneath), necklace, shoes- forever 21, jeggings- plato's closet

top- plato's closet, pants- forever 21, boots- GoJane

Christmas yesterday was very chill and enjoyable.  My brothers woke me up (as usual), we opened presents, lounged about, stuffed our faces, and watched movies.  I think I was successful with my gifts this year.  I gave my mom and dad a photo calendar with pictures of our family in the various months,  I gave my sister a beginner knitter's "survival kit" because she has just taken up knitting (which I'm really excited about!) and I gave my brothers one of those videocameras like the Flip.  They all seemed to really like their presents, which made me happy.  :)  I want to hear all about your Christmas!  How did you spend the day?

Also, update on the Forever 21 nail polish that I mentioned a couple posts ago.  I've had it on my nails since Wednesday and it has barely chipped (this is without even doing any touch-ups with a top coat).  There are only little tiny chips at the top of the nail, which you don't even really notice unless you are looking for them, and one tiny chip on my index finger.  So far, it is holding up really well, much better than the $1 nail polish that I'm used to!

gray days

Continuing my series of old outfits, these two outfits are really weather appropriate in the sense that all the gray matches the sky outside.  It still hasn't stopped raining here.

cardigan, grey dress, braided belt, tights- forever 21, sweater dress- rave, boots- thom brown, flats- target

Also, I bought a new nail polish from Forever 21.  I don't know about the quality yet because this is my first time using one of their polishes, but I love the color.  It is a deep green, like a forest green.

Yesterday, I got a chance to see Black Swan and I loved it!  I know I've seen a good movie when the movie ends and they turn the lights back on and I'm a bit dazed because I was so engrossed in the movie and it takes me a second to remember where I am.  From the costumes to the music to the plot, I thought it was well worth the $5 bucks I paid.  I say, go see it if you haven't already!

Tonight I'm going to a mini-reunion with some of my friends from high school.  I'm still close with my good friend who organized the get-together, but I haven't seen or spoken to most of the other guys since we graduated, which was more than 3 years ago!  I'm just hoping it won't be too awkward...

thrift store finds

Due to the crappy weather, I haven't really had a chance to take some new outfit pictures, so I'm going to be posting a few old outfits over the next few days.  These are a couple of outfits I wore incorporating purchases from my most recent trip to the thrift store.

skirt, sweater- thrifted from Savers, belt- Forever 21, boots- Urban Original

This skirt hit me at a really awkward length for some reason, so I just hiked it and pinned it in the back so that I could wear it higher up on my waist.  Also, this sweater is so cozy and was less than $4!  Savers has definitely been my favorite place to stock up on sweaters this winter. 

cardigan- thrifted from Savers, tee and pants- forever 21, flats- Target

Recognize those pants from yesterday?  Well I love the combination of this dark brown and the burgundy pants.  A few years ago, I never would have worn colored pants and now these have become one of my favorite pair of pants!  My next colored pants purchase will either be a green or a dark purple!  Since I've been home, I haven't yet had a chance to go thrifting, but I'll probably check out the local Goodwill and Salvo sometime after Christmas.

I'm going to see Black Swan tonight- I'm so excited!  It has been so long since I saw a movie in theaters and I've heard such good things about this one.  Also, one of the theaters in town has started doing this deal called 'Value Tuesdays' where movies are $5 all day on Tuesdays!  I definitely wanted to take advantage of the discount since movies have become so expensive these days!  What movies have you guys watched recently?

time for combat

I love my new boots!  They are so comfortable and work with so many outfits.  The best part is that they were less than $25, including s + h!!  Here are just two ways that I've worn them so far:

sweater- thrifted, zipper tube dress (underneath) and
]earrings- forever 21, lace-up boots- GoJane

cardigan and leggings- forever 21, leopard tank-
H&M, lace-up boots- GoJane

Another post soon- I need help choosing my next knitting project!

so now it's fall?

So everyday this week, I've consistently been taking pictures of my outfits, so that I could post them here.  I meant to post them individually, but I didn't get to it, so here they come all at once (I've got to get better at that)!  Sorry, I know that there are some lame mirror shots (I don't have anyone to take them for me!) and I'm still figuring out how to take the pictures by myself.  At least you'll be able to get a sense of what the outfits are like.

Monday: grey jacket- old, black cardigan- old,
olive green dress- forever 21, black otk boots- urbanog.com

Tuesday: white cardigan- old, Yale tee- forever 21,
jeans- forever 21, black scrunched boots- Thom Brown

coat- forever 21

Wednesday: dress- forever 21

ring- H&M

Thursday: teal cardigan and lace
cami- forever 21, skirt- Target

This week has been kind of up and down.  It started out fine, then from Tuesday onward, little sucky things kept happening every day.  By Thursday, I was feeling pretty bummed, so I decided to take an impromptu shopping trip (by which I mean, I had to reserve a car, because I don't have my car here at school).  This decision turned out to be absolutely fabulous for my mood and my closet, but absolutely terrible for my bank account.  Like, I spent way more than I should have! But what's the big deal- isn't that why I'm working anyway?? ;)  My new purchases will definitely be showing up in future posts, but I do this really weird thing that when I get new things, I don't always want to wear them right away.  I usually want to wait until I have the perfect outfit in mind, then bring it to life.  In fact, I like finding things in my closet that are 4 months old, but still new with tags!  Isn't that weird? Does anyone else do that?