February 7, 2009

Fri Feb 6th - Lace Fetishes

This darling lace dress has got to be the best spontaneous find in a thrift store! It had its tags on and everything still, and...surprise! It's from Kmart! It's actually a children's size dress, but somehow this ended up fitting me perfectly. Great find, although the winter weather covers up the best part of the dress...the sleeves!

It's been raining like crazy lately, so I've had to bundle up and stay warm in this chilly weather. I do welcome the rain though, I love the feeling of splashing through little puddles and dancing in the rain. I still ran out for a bit to have fun in the rain, and it felt amazingly liberating. I really wish lazy days could last forever, but alas they cannot. But it's always nice to dream, no?

The rain let up a bit for me to take a few more shots than normal. All without the help of a very handy tripod. (Instead I used a shoebox!)







Lace Dress - Thrifted
Vest - Vintage
Shoes - Steve Madden

January 31, 2009

Friday Jan 30th - A Night Out

My outfit for a night out to a Vietnamese Festival! I felt like I stood out quite a bit, considering I dress in a much more unconventional manner than most Vietnamese people I know. I'm an anti-jeans girl, what can I say? But it was a very comfortable outfit. Nothing too clingy, and the night out was relatively warm so outerwear was not needed. (Wait a minute, aren't we in winter still?)

I also got accepted into The Fashion Spot! I applied for it about a month ago and I finally got word back that I'm in! I'm so excited, especially to really interact with the other people on the forum itself.

Stalking the pages of TFS would really help with an upcoming interview I have. I'm hoping to be a writer for a fashion mag at my school and I needed some sample work to present alongside my resume. So I'm hoping this will work out for the best and I can do some research over at TFS. Wish me luck!



Dress - Urban Outfitters
Blouse - Gap
Socks - JCrew
Purse - Thrifted

January 27, 2009

Mon Jan 26th - Lunar New Years

It completely slipped my mind that it was New Years yesterday! (I suppose the festivities of the weekend beforehand made me forget the actual date hehe.) I'm always thrilled to get some extra green to have around, but I'm really hoping to save it up and stop spending! My wardrobe is huge, and I really have no room for anything anymore!

But I did grab myself a pair of vintage Nine West brogues over at the Salvation Army. Their vintage-wear always end up pricier than expected, but because there was a nifty 50% off sale, I took full advantage of it. It's such a great addition to my shoe rack!



Top - Urban Outfitters
Skirt - Urban Outfitters
Thigh High Socks - JCrew
Brogues - Salvation Army, Vintage

January 24, 2009

McQ for Target

My laptop's been on the fritz again! For those who are looking into laptops, HP's are really not the way to go. Or they may be, but me and my friends who have had HP laptops all have had problems within a small time after the warranty expired. Just to let you all know!

So I got an email from Nylon that discussed the new International Line for Target. Guess whooo it is?

Alexander McQueen - McQ for Target


SO very excited! I haven't been this thrilled since Luella came in for the international line.

I was looking through all the pieces they put together and although all of them aren't really winners per se, a majority of the pieces show great promise to land in my wardrobe.

Here are some of my favourites;

♥ the whole outfit


♥ the dress; the vest


♥ the dress


♥ the dress


♥ the coat


As you can see, I'm still as much of a dress fiend as ever. I love the masculine pieces though, I don't have enough of them!

To see the entire lookbook and Nylon article, go HERE

January 8, 2009

Thurs Jan 8th - Bad Quality, Booo!!

I dressed today. Rushed around in order to get lunch before my late afternoon Bio class. Took a photo. Two hours later, I realize it's awful in quality!

I'm in need of a photographer! Who's willing to help? :)

Although in all common senses, I might as well ask one of my roommates to take it for me. Although I'm slightly sheepish to ask, in fear of coming off as "narcissistic" in some way. (I keep my little fashion exploits a gleeful secret from most people I personally know!) I've asked them before, so I guess it wouldn't be such a bad thing! Now I know that I should really invest in bringing my tripod back to San Diego next time I stop by Orange County!



Blazer - Thrifted, Lincoln Thrift
Dress - Thrifted, Salvation Army
Black Tank - Forever 21
Leggings - Ross
Heels - Macy's