Lately I've been finding that I really enjoy shopping my own closet ... and also that I need to curb my gratuitous spending. (No, really this time...) Not that this is news, but it's an absolute necessity for many reasons. Consciousness of our dire economy, yes, of course. Additionally (and more confessionally), I think it may be time to upgrade to a "serious" camera.
One thing I can pride myself on is the fact that I very rarely spend crazy money on trendy items - or really any items. I avidly read the *actual* fashion bloggers, follow designers and burn through magazines, but I also make a teacher's salary. So reall
y, shopping is not my friend -- but styling certainly should be.
I'm more of a dress-and-skirt person than anything else. Granted, some days a pair of denim cut-offs, wifebeater tank, and Rainbow flip-flops are all one needs, but I enjoy a dressed-up feel even when going casual. All the adorable dressy shorts out there appeal to me, and I was briefly interested in a finding a bangin' trickle-down copy (yes I know - supporting biters!) of a pair of 3.1 Phillip Lim black leather beauties -- when it occurred to me that I could probably work it out with a budget pair I bought a few years ago. They're high-waisted with belt loops and cuffed hems, in easy-peasy black. (The trick was to figure out whether I had misguidedly decided to throw them in my Salvation-Army-bound bag of wardrobe castoffs - success! They were buried in my "I Might Want This Someday" pile.)
y, shopping is not my friend -- but styling certainly should be.
I'm more of a dress-and-skirt person than anything else. Granted, some days a pair of denim cut-offs, wifebeater tank, and Rainbow flip-flops are all one needs, but I enjoy a dressed-up feel even when going casual. All the adorable dressy shorts out there appeal to me, and I was briefly interested in a finding a bangin' trickle-down copy (yes I know - supporting biters!) of a pair of 3.1 Phillip Lim black leather beauties -- when it occurred to me that I could probably work it out with a budget pair I bought a few years ago. They're high-waisted with belt loops and cuffed hems, in easy-peasy black. (The trick was to figure out whether I had misguidedly decided to throw them in my Salvation-Army-bound bag of wardrobe castoffs - success! They were buried in my "I Might Want This Someday" pile.)
This is NOT a "real fashion blog" by any means (I'm constantly humbled when I check out the talent and beautiful work of the fashionistas out there!), but it's certainly a blog that involves style, so I think I'll start tossing up some posts of outfits I've styled and worn, incorporating truly affordable items (I know, it's probably bad to give the evil corporation Forever 21 my money, but alas) and my own personal touches. Right now I'm really into feminine clothes with big statement shoes, especially wedges, and slightly bizarre, hardcore rings ... Think demure, dainty-frock-clad punk-rock witch. My BFF-since-college Marina ( http://www.makeuplovesme.blogspot.com/ )and I are currently super-interested in the work of Pamela Love. Check it out here: http://www.pamelalovenyc.com/ Note to self: save for one of her sick talon rings!So here is a budget outfit with slightly dressed-up shorts!
Mustard tank: H&M, $5.00 * Black high-waisted shorts: Forever21, ~$23.00 * Filigreed gold(tone) drop earrings: Target, $9.99 (Side note: I know you can't really see these, I will post about them later.... I love them so much that I own 3 pairs just in case I lose them. People constantly ask if they are antique; they also assume they are gold with diamonds...) *Locket: Pendant, Forever21, ~$8.00, Chain, unknown * Tan belt: vintage (thrifted) * Spectator wedges: Forever21, $32.00 (so freakin' comfy ... I am really over stilettoes) * Bar ring: Random find at Bodytalk in Avon, CT, $4.00 (Clearance, down from $25.00, and an excellent copy of designer stuff) * Spider/eyeball ring: C'est Magnifique in the East Village (I think), NYC, ~$160.00, custom * Crappy purple manicure that I thought would look really dope and sparkly: drugstore disaster * .. and you can't see it but I got a new leopard-print hair-stick at The Icing for $2.00.
There it is. And now, since the remainder of summer is quite short itself, I'm off to procrastinate a little more aggressively and wear some more short hemlines before school starts!
xoxo (ps - that's my little babygirl Yorkie, Lilu, looking up at me in a perplexed manner!)
xoxo (ps - that's my little babygirl Yorkie, Lilu, looking up at me in a perplexed manner!)
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