† Would?

• lunatics leggings, Actual Pain
• croptop, F21 (similar)
• bone-ita in silver, worn as midi ring, Verameat
• white patent boots, Dr Martens

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† Candyfuture

I know I owe you guys a report of Pageant Day 2, but I'm intimidated by the number of pictures I took and I don't want to overpost. If you missed round one of me inexplicably judging 8 year olds in a Toddlers & Tiaras beauty pageant, you can check it out here. It was so not what I was expecting. (In a good way. The best way.)

In the time between then and now, I've been wearing clothes. I'm obsessed with summer pastels in nontraditional places (ie, leather jackets) and I make no apology for it.

• pink and blue moto jacket, NastyGal
• black on black basics, F21
• c label mindy-4 bootie, Amazon
• airborne unicorn candy future opaque lipstick, Lime Crime
  
  
  Brief shoe testimonial -- I love those boots. I have them in three colors. I wear them all day long at work, sometimes standing for 8 hours at a time. I get compliments on them all the time, which was so funny to me at first. I kept telling people, "They're my work shoes! They're comfortable!" Apparently I found the perfect, rare crossover where 'comfortable' and 'stylish' meet and shake hands. If you're looking for a good work boot, try them. They run a bit big -- I'm a size 5 but wear a 5.5 in C Label.  

Sky Ferreira, Bu$y Dayz, & Pageants

I haven't been this excited since Lana Del Rey was featured in H&M's winter campaign last year. For the festival season, Forever 21 has snagged Sky Ferreira as the face of the 2013 Festival Capsule Collection. I love this girl's music, her style, her take on glamour-grunge. The bright colors and prints are a change of pace from her usual style (and mine) but I'm not hating it.

I have a few favorite pieces from the collection (that launches in stores TODAY) like this studded denim baseball cap, bull skull muscle tee, and my most coveted piece -- the studded linen jacket.

You can browse the whole collection here, or just click to see Sky being fierce. Either way.

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I was asked to be a guest judge for the 2013 Miss Teen Salt Lake City pageant, so I'm headed off to do personal interviews in a few hours. After that I get to wind down and see Anjelah Johnson, of hilarious nail salon fame. Excited.

† Denim CAT$

 

This sweater is a big hit with the kids. (And anyone on hallucinogens, probably? Selective neon pink floating cats. Trippy.) I'm pleased to present the first and only pair of blue jeans I own. I've got respect for the classic denim jean, but it's not really spiked / gauzy / oversized enough to be a mainstay in my closet. In fact, these jeans are so old they're from Anchor Blue, which is so not even a thing anymore. Does anyone remember that place? If I had to guess, I'd pin their purchase date around 2005, which makes them less than a decade old!

Speaking of decade-old clothing, the Converse I almost wore with this outfit made their debut into my life in 2001. Those shoes have spent more time in class than some grade school students. 

Three cheers for unretouched clear skin! Despite Dove's questionable marketing techniques -- check out Refinery 29's article on their new "photoshop app" if you haven't already -- their bar soap is all I'll use on my skin. Everyone has their sworn makeup routine; there's mine.

• cat sweater, F21
• triangle bikini top, American Apparel
• blue jeans, ancient relics of the past
• white patent boots, Dr Martens
• one-eyed bunny purse
 

 

 

 

Best of Black Friday Sale Roundup

Here are some events I've scoped out if you're looking for the best outlet to put your, shall we say, resources into:

• 50% off a ton of new (and older) arrivals on ModCloth. This one is worth your time.
• An extra 20% off outlet and other marked down items at ASOS. Use code BLACKFRIDAYBONUS.
• In store tomorrow, 50% all sale items at UrbanOutfitters. Some stores open at midnight.
• Nasty Gal has 25% off ALL shoes, including sale. I just got spiked litas for $70.
• EVERYTHING is on sale at Dolls Kill.
• Express is offering 50% off the entire store.
• You can get 40% off a bunch of items at Forever 21.
• 15% off  + free shipping on all orders from Karmaloop with code 50SHADES.
• JCREW is offering 25% off with COLOR25.
• Haven't scoped it out much, but it looks like Romwe is having a Black Friday sale.
• All t-shirts have been marked down to $10 at Hot Topic.
• Some Black Friday goodness up in Lulu's.
• Topshop is offering an extra 20% off sale.
• BOGO at PLNDR with code PLNDRTURKEY.  You can use this link to join.

And on the flipside, sales that you can probably skip are going on at Shopbop, Revolve, and GoJane. Not much exciting there. I hear Anthropologie has 25% off something, but that's not really my scene so can't vouch for that.

What have I missed? Let me know!

† Peachy

I didn't originally intend to blog this outfit -- it was kind of my lazy day go-to. I went to class and got a ton of compliments on the sweater, so I was surprised and happy and here it is. I picked up the sweater for $3 in the kid's section of H&M. Maybe it was originally supposed to be a dress? It's really loose and comfy.

Some of my favorite jewelry pieces with this outfit. I picked up the snake ballerina lady at a NYC street fair. She's just so odd and charming. The bull ring is by Wildfox. It comes in white too and I want ittttt. I didn't get a close up of it, but the spike bracelet is a gift from a friend that I am besotted with. (The bracelet, not the friend. But the friend is awesome.)

• sweater, H&M
• jeans, Forever 21
• jewelry, Wildfox, assorted
• brown kitten heels, Target

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† Flora, Fauna

 

 

finally giving the leopard + floral a try! i tend to love patterns on patterns, but i don't really like floral or leopard so it took a while to try out this combo. (it doesn't jive with my ideal closet consisting only of black, white, and dior grey.)

happy sunday, everyone. i hope it's a good day. i have a busy schedule of homework and watching national geographic documentaries on youtube.

• dress, tights, jewelry, Forever 21
• leopard boot, Karmaloop
• hair donut!!!, H&M

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† black label

i'm a little obsessed with the harajuku mini by gwen stefani collection for target. it's only available in kids sizes, but large/xl generally fit me fine. i love love love this dress; it's cyber and punk and girly and colorful all at once. i added the sash to bring everything together.

i know it'll be in my winter wardrobe once i figure out how to transition it!

• halter dress, Harajuku Mini
• metallic leggings, F21
• boots, old
  
  
  
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what i'm wearing † state fair

the state fair!: a time to come together as a community and look at cows! a time to put your children on questionable spinny rides and hope for the best! a time to watch old people with oxygen tanks square dance! above all, a grand opportunity to spend the rest of the day sneezing and rubbing your eyes from all the straw and the things it hides underneath itself.

not one to miss this (never!) i prepared a special state fair outfit to serve up some realness.

 

not pictured: the speed with which i walked away.

here we have the army surplus bag with necessities, giant sunglasses to keep nature away from as much of my face as possible, and the maybe one opportunity i get per year to break out cowboy boots with no irony whatsoever. 

i unexpectedly caught myself loving the americana trend. two things won me over: charlene kaye in these killer leggings (giant photo warning), and the flag print JC's.

• americana vest (similar), Material Girl
• spike headband, Urban Outfitters
• shirt, shorts, F21
• belt, vintage
• shoes, old
  
  
  
  
  
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what i'm wearing † a clouded fair

one of my dreams is to live in an apartment with exposed brick (i dream big, clearly) so i like to cozy up to brick walls when they're hanging out nearby.

i wear buns like other people wear ponytails, i think -- it's the messy hair day go-to. i'm not sure if this was supposed to be a side-bun day or a top-of-head bun day. it kinda looks like it's just chillin' in the middle. pro tip: buns will do what they want unless lassoed in by a hair donut.

for a different take on the floral dress, i wore it as a long tank here: lazy sunday, june 18.

• dress (worn underneath, similar), Forever 21, $9.50
• draped jersey dress,  ASOS, $12
• leather boots, Franco Sarto

what i'm wearing † summer's gone/dressed down

 

it's been a long time, right? regrouped a bit but i'm back and still wearing clothes!

for this i wanted to do a 'dressed down' post -- straight up jeans and tshirt for when you're not feeling vogue inspired. i always wonder what bloggers are wearing on days that they don't take pictures so, here! it's kind of like seeing someone without makeup, but instead of makeup it's... jeffrey campbell's.

• jeans, Forever 21
• shoes, thrifted
• Bowie shirt, H&M, men's sizes
• pom pom cap, ASOS

what i'm wearing † la la land machine

am i too old for this outfit? i think i might be too old for this outfit. i'm wary of pulling a paris hilton, you know. i just have a hard time resisting anything that sparkles.

give me something to climb on and i will climb it, as illustrated above. what's on the other side of that window?

i cannot say. :)

• kitty cat dress, Forever 21 Girls
• sparkle leggings, F21
• mary jane platform, ASOS
• bunny hair tie, local Asian store 

what i'm wearing † lazy sunday

i've had a short day followed by a very long night. this was a pretty bright outfit as far as my personal style is concerned, so it was nice to transition this sort of crisp, breezy outfit into the evening. maybe it's a sign that i could use some more color in my wardrobe?

(... nah.)

• dress (worn as a top, similar), Forever 21, $9.50
• beaded necklace, leopard print socks, Forever 21
• mary jane heels, Forever 21, $29.80
• whitewash jeans, Cheap Monday, $15.98
• bunny purse, Hot Topic

† The Unwavering Fact of Tomorrow

• dir en grey tour tshirt, direngrey.co.jp
• print leggings, forever 21
• fringe faux leather purse, h&m
• floppy hat, old navy
•  leather boots, franco sarto  this is a really relaxed, go-to outfit for me. leggings are inexpensive and comfortable, black boots go with everything, and i have enough band tees to wear one every day for weeks.
  
  
  i didn't think it was interesting enough to post, but as i was walking to the store i got stopped on the street twice and told, "hey, you look cool!" so it made it here anyway.

what i'm wearing † it's more couture if you don't smile

i tried to keep a straight face for these and failed so much. maybe i'll try smizing next time.

 

 

• blouse, forever 21, $3.99
• striped jean, motel, $43.49
• tan bootie, endless, $21.00
• bracelets, forever 21 & lia sophia

the day before i wore something that i literally had to be taped into to ensure everyone's general safety, so i wanted something comfortable and relaxed today. i snagged these pants from motel's 24 hour sale on asos. i dithered back and forth over whether not to get them, initially, but i'm glad i did. they're comfortable! and stripey! the shoes are a very lucky purchase -- they might even deserve their own post.

what i'm wearing † oh cloudy world

one of the caveats of fa-shun blah-ging is that you start to second- and third-guess what you wear. i'm in sort of a rut as far as ~inspiration~ goes, so i tried to pick a theme for this coordinate.

... no, it wasn't pastel lisa frank. it was national donut day. duh. i might've missed the mark as far as, uh, translating a donut into clothes, but i like the color combination and i love any excuse to wrap a sweater around the waist. it's like a belt but much more practical.

i also think i've finished my weekly hair-color-changes -- at least for a month or two. i see everyone doing the ombre thing, fade dark to light, and i always kinda wince imagining how much they spent getting that done in a salon. for better or for worse, i do everything cosmetic myself. i was trying for a blond-to-pink fade, and i think it worked? i like it!

 

• blouse and sweater, from the depths of my closet
• jeans, forever 21
• white patent boots, dr. martens
• metallic bracelets, lia sophia
• silver and pink ring, guess
• plastic block ring, h&m
• mauve stone bracelet, kafkakisses by olivia lufkin

what i'm wearing † do androids dream of electric sheep?

 

• sweater, pants, Forever 21
• giraffe scarf, Charlotte Russe
• white patent leather boots, Dr Martens