WISHED FOR SNOW & GOT SNOW

American Eagle toggle coat, H&M scarf, J. Crew shirt, Levi's jeans, Sorel Joan of Arctic boots

Chrismukkaholidays

Topshop sweater, Forever 21 pants and necklace, Joe ankle boots

Happy holidays to everyone who might chance upon this blog. Here's a simple outfit I wore to Christmas eve mass and dinner with the family.

New Year's resolution: more blog posts and more detailed blog posts. For now, I have to get back to my holiday break.

Sherpa & Ikat

Gap sherpa-lined coat, J. Crew shirt, Levi's jeans, Forever 21 scarf, random brown belt, Converse Chuck Taylors (not pictured)

Just a quick post on what I wore yesterday. If you can't tell, I like mixing Sherpa with Ikat prints. It makes complete sense, right? I also have this thing for circle scarves, because (1) they never fly off; (2) they never have that awkward length problem; (3) they are the easiest accessories to throw on. What I'm wearing isn't actually a circle scarf; it's just a rectangular cotton scarf with both ends safety-pinned together. I just loop it around my neck twice and no one can tell.

I've rearranged my room to move my bed closer to my closet. Now, I have no space to set my tripod so I can't take pictures of the background I normally use. I really like the current layout of my room, with my new desk propped up against the window, so I don't want to move things back for the sake of blog photos. Besides, that area didn't get good light because it was tucked away in the corner, partially concealed by a wall. Oh well, I guess I'll have to figure it out or it'll be posts from bed from now on.

Once the semester is over, I think I'm going to do something along the lines of a room tour. I have quite a few mismatched furniture and heaps of clutter, so don't expect pictures you would see in a  Pottery Barn catalog. Pictures of my room, Y/N?

Accessories: scarf and bracelet from Forever 21, Michael Kors watch

Your-Grandmother's-Couch-Leggings as Pants

Structure wool sweater from mom's closet, printed leggings from Aldo Accessories, Ecote Leather Chelsea Boots from Urban Outfitters, bracelets from H&M and Forever 21, Michael Kors watch

Just a quick outfit post to say hello and show you that I have other shoes besides my Aldo suede boots. I've been rushing through the process of getting ready the because of the three-week stretch of midterms, papers, and seminar presentations for school. I am a procrastinator by nature so it's not a strange sight to see me working on my review notes 10 minutes before my bus leaves, and going through those review notes as I'm on the bus. Strangely enough, I don't like cramming in information as I'm sitting in class waiting for the professor to hand out the test. Besides trying to keep calm, I have this fear that those last bits of information will wipe out everything else I studied the night before. Is that weird? One thing I can't give up in the morning though is breakfast. I can forego makeup and outfit planning; but I can never skip on food.

Today was no different in terms of getting ready. I pulled out this old, pilling pair of leggings from Aldo, grabbed a shapeless black sweater from my mom's closet, and finished it off with my pair of go-to Chelsea boots. Quick story about these boots - I saw them on the UO website a few months ago and wanted to purchase them but $20 shipping was really discouraging. UO has a number of shops throughout Canada but nowhere near where I live, so I think it's fair to say that $20 for shipping is absolutely ridiculous. Knowing that I was going to the States in August, I waited it out and went through two stores in Boston until I found this particular pair. The wait was worth it because they were marked $20 off!

Ecote Leather Chelsea Boots from Urban Outfitters

They're just the perfect go-to pair of shoes for fall. They go with absolutely everything, they are super comfortable, and so easy to pull on. I know this is the first time I'm showing them on my blog but I literally wear these three times a week because they never fail to add a little androgyny to any outfit.

Happy Halloween?

I think my next post will be on hair and how to cut your own bangs. I've been putting my hair up in these topknots lately because my bangs are now so long that if I leave it down, I look like a bruha. What do you, guys, think? Should I venture into hair tutorials?

Ilyana

Plato of Fashion

The return of the only shoes I wear, at least according to my blog.

Sorry about not posting regularly and not having an outfit post in over two weeks. I told you in my first post that I was going to be a really awful blogger - no shame there. To be honest, I've just been really busy with 18 credits of university courses, midterms and papers, and topped off with an average of 20 hours of work a week. I know there are tons of people out there who have less time, but blogging is not my full-time job (yet); I haven't been able to steal Rumi Neely's life, ok?

As soon as I finished my African Politics midterm, I felt like throwing my fist in the air and walking with the kind of swag you'd find in a John Hughes film. It almost makes me wish I had worn plaid and a leather arm band today. I rocked that midterm so hard, so I told myself I'd find the time to make an outfit post as soon as I'd get home. 

So here goes outfit post:

Topshop sweater, Levi's jeans, Aldo Qualheim boots

The clothes I've been gravitating towards have been comfortable fall pieces: oversized sweaters, ankle boots, and lots of slim-fitting bottoms. Most days, I would throw on a massive knit scarf or load up on layers, but today I thought to keep things simple. If any outfit can sum up my philosophy on Fashion (I'm like the Plato of fashion over here), it would be this one. My philosophy on fashion is not to take it seriously; there's no need to take too much of an effort getting dressed and lastly, wear what's comfortable. Comfort is my numero uno necessity; that's why I've given up on strapless shit because flat-chested girls like me will never be comfortable in a tube top (if you have any tricks that don't involve duct tape, let me know through the comments). There are far more important things out there for me to spend a ton of time ruminating on what goes with what and what this blogger says about this trend. I prefer to enjoy fashion and not really think about it - kind of like a cheeseburger. 

Comfort for me is throwing on a loose sweater, pulling on a pair of trusty dark denim, and wearing comfortable shoes. Normally, I would go for flat shoes but these ones are quite easy to walk in and they make me taller so it all balances out in the end. Wood heels are really frakking noisy though.

Love, self-declared Plato of Fashion. But now that I think about it, I might be more of a Descartes. 

 

I hope my face didn't scare you there.

Studying in a Coffee Shop

Old Navy parka, Heritage 21 striped sweater, Uniqlo leggings, Aldo Qualheim boots

What I'm wearing right now as I'm typing this blog post. I just arrived home from a whole evening of reading up on Colonial Latin America to prepare for a paper due on Thursday. I smell like Starbucks (more than ever). My brain can't decide between accepting the effects of caffeine and getting more work done or resisting the urge to change into my XL frosh week shirt and curling up under my warm duvet.

I'm a contortionist, apparently.

In the battle between school (when the work isn't due in the next eight hours) and sleep, sleep always wins.

Sweet dreams, invisible ones.

The Confused Look

See the little bits of ombre in my hair?

What I wore on Thursday to school and to my friend, Sam's, birthday dinner. We had the usual Thursday-night tradition of having wings at Your Father's Moustache; then we headed down to Seahorse Tavern to watch and dance to The Mellotones. It was a really gloomy day (bad day to wear suede, but I was so stoked on wearing them), but nothing good company can't fix.

And just for the sake of recording really sappy moments in my life, I just want to share something with my lovely readers (cue crickets). We were walking to the car when I realized I had to cross about six feet of wet grass to get to the passenger side. Normally, I wouldn't care about getting my shoes wet and muddy because leather and canvas are pretty low-maintenance. But these were new, suede shoes! Forgive me, just this once, for being a prissy princess. I guess Dan noticed my hesitation, which was really me trying to figure out some ninja-like way to get across without slamming my face into the car door. He was about to pick me up bridal style and carry me across, which would have been such a swoon-worthy moment in a Ryan Gosling movie, but a really embarrassing one in real life. Instead, I jumped on his back (I'm gonna be your backpack!) and he carried me to the car. It pays to have a boy best friend (BBF - ha) who's super practical when it comes to fashion that he chooses to wear military boots 300 days of the year just because he thinks it's practical to have shoes rugged enough to kick someone's face in. We couldn't be any more different, but that's why we get along so well.

My first official picture with braces.

Forever 21 shirt, Polo by Ralph Lauren sweater, DIY Levi's cut-offs, Aldo Qualheim boots, H&M bracelet, Michael Kors watch

These Aldo Qualheim boots must have been inspired by the much-coveted Isabel Marant Dicker boots. 

Nothing Can Come Between

I would never have pictured myself wearing leopard, but I have to admit, this scarf is the perfect fall accessory. I've been foregoing all my other scarves for this one because the warm, neutral tones go with everything. All I have to do is pick basics, throw it on, and instantly, my outfit is ten times more interesting.

Joe Fresh wool sweater, Leopard scarf from eBay, Forever 21 red pants, Brown leather belt from Value Village, Converse Chuck Taylors, H&M leather bracelets, Michael Kors watch

Recent events have made me come to realize that my friends are graduating and there's a great possibility that almost all of them are moving to Toronto, Vancouver, or Calgary. My best friend, in particular, got the job interview of his dreams and I couldn't be more proud of him.I don't know. I'd love to move out of Halifax eventually but I don't even know if I can graduate yet, or if I want to graduate. The thing is, once I do graduate, what am I supposed to do? I'm in my fourth year of university and I'm still more confused than ever. Part of me, blames my department and the other part blames myself for being torn between what I dream of doing and what's practical. I suppose school is my safe haven from making adult decisions like what kind of career I want to commit to or how much I'm willing to spend for rent. Moving out and moving on will become inevitable; I just have to start preparing my mind for it. 

Here Comes the Sun

Hello, blog, it's been a while but I  haven't abandoned you yet. School has been extremely generous with this semester's workload so I've been focusing a little more of my time on that rather than working on my social networking skills. I wish I could take a picture of what I'm wearing every day but unfortunately, that isn't feasible when I'm always scrambling to catch public transit. I need better time management skills in the morning, but then again, who doesn't?

Halifax has got weird weather so it's no surprise that we have a week of cold, gloomy rain and then three days of 30-degree sunshine. We are a 'weather city' which is, basically, a city plagued with such diverse weather patterns that it has inevitably defined Halifax' version of 'small talk'. Anyway, I thought I'd share today's outfit with my 956 billion readers (times zero). The sun gave me a chance to wear one of my favourite purchases this summer which were these red, high-waisted shorts from Forever 21.

H&M black knit cardigan, The Beatles shirt from Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 red high-waisted shorts, Nine West sandals, Joe Fresh leather woven belt, accessories from H&M and Forever 21, Michael Kors watch

Ignore the stupid pose. I was trying to be cute by pointing out the kawaii-ness of my Japanese/Korean-inspired bun. Fact: if I leave my hair like this for too long, I get headaches.

I got this shirt from the Men's side of UO's sale section.

These shorts make my torso look about 2 inches tall but I still love them.

True story: my favourite Beatle was Ringo Starr before Summer from (500) Days of Summer said she loved Ringo because nobody loved him. I'm not entirely sure what the response was from self-proclaimed manic pixie dream girls all over the world, but I'm sure a proportion of them began posting his pictures all over tumblr, exclaiming that he was always their favourite, thus making them pretty much identical to Zooey Deschanel (Katy Perry's twin sister). Uh, no. Ringo has been my favourite Beatle since I first watched A Hard Day's Night and witnessed several accounts of name-calling and bullying from his fellow bandmates. Ever since I was little, I've felt for the underdog (why do you think Mighty Ducks 1&2 are two of my top ten most seen movies ever?) so naturally I felt for Ringo. I'm not saying I'm the only person who's allowed to have this opinion, or the only person who's ever thought of it before. I just think some overrated character in a fictional, hipster movie should not be given credit for all this Ringo pity-love. /rant.

This is the part where my friends laugh at me and call me a hipster.

Nine West sandals

...And this is the part where I show you my feet. I don't know. You can't be a hipster if you're not in denial.

Saturday: Navy, Black, and Brown

Hello everyone and no one. I'm just sharing what I wore yesterday (Saturday) to go car shopping (not for me), attempt to eat poutine at Costco, watch Cropsey and Top Gear on Netflix, and attempt to eat Chinese food. I owe all these attempt-to-eat experiences to two successive weeks of paying people to probe my mouth with shiny, metal tools and inflict pain on me. I feel like all I ever do is complain but I swear, I'm really grateful that I've finally gotten to wearing braces. It was a long time coming and even if I have to deal with these metal contraptions for the next two years or so, I cannot wait to see the changes. I like nice teeth on other people. It's time I have nice teeth too.

Heritage 21 striped sweater, American Apparel skirt, Forever 21 ankle boots, grey socks, Forever 21 pyramid bracelet, Michael Kors watch

Most of the day was spent with two guy friends so I wanted to be comfortable; and comfortable for me is anything oversized. I'm petite enough as it is, but I love drowning in my clothing so I tend to gravitate toward large and medium sizes when it comes to basic tees and sweaters. I think I may have gone a little too far when I purchased pants three sizes up, but I wanted to go for that loose, casual chino look. Most of the time, I just hate the feeling of clothes sticking to my body. Ha, maybe I should join a nudist colony and become the first nude fashion blogger. I think the internet has another name for that.

Wednesday: Chambray and Tory Burch

American Eagle shirt, Forever 21 high-waist shorts, Tory Burch flats, and necklace from Century 21

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Outfit post from a month ago when I was in New York for a week. This was shot in Times Square right after my friend, Christina, and I watched RENT off-Broadway.

tank top from Bluenotes, American Apparel pleated maxi skirt, Topshop loafers,  black messenger bag from Jersey Gardens, H&M key necklace and bracelets, Michael Kors watch