Keep it casual
Sunday, August 17, 2014
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| (TAHARI TEE, H&M SHORTS & VEST, ZARA BAG, JOE FRESH SHOES) |
Am I doing it? Am I dressing like a normal person? If you google Normcore your search results may point you in several directions leaving you more confused than ever, like I and so many others are. I would like to understand how dressing normal is a thing? How is it a trend when normal varies from one person to another? This is why, in some ways, I hate the industry; I can’t help but feel like the fashion world stifles creativity. We are told what’s in, what’s out and even someone with no interest in fashion whatsoever gets labeled: Normcore, hipster, etc. Why can’t we just be, without it turning into a thing that’s in or out?
The Soloist
Saturday, August 09, 2014
I bet you think this post is about my newfound guitar skills...
or this awesomely placed water bottle...
but this post is about how very little summer clothes I own and it may or may not having everything to do with the ever-growing spread of my
hips or me spending the majority of my time at work?
Either way I can’t seem to commit to summer-wear and my best bet, because I’m
almost always running late, is a dress. Yeah, I know it’s quite lazy but you
have to admit it dresses/rompers/overalls are a one and done kind of awesome.
When I am short on time throwing
on a dress is a quick fix that allows me extra styling/makeup time. I wore this
dress to meet my boyfriend for lunch and he thought I looked so tomboy cute it
didn’t even bother him that I was late. Hence the dress serves as a timesaver
and a distraction, which is a win/win situation. During the workweek when
getting out the bed early is the most difficult, I opt for printed dresses in
breathable fabrics. Once the weekend rolls around I put on a floral sundress or
a body-con maxi dress. Sometimes I have a vision I feel compelled to bring to
life and sometimes, usually after three wardrobe changes, my boyfriend is just
like “just put something on”.
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| (URBAN OUTFITTERS DRESS, NIKE AIR MAX 90) |
I have been wearing these air max 90's a lot lately but that's probably going to change because I just snag a cool pair of Diesel trainners and they are so euro-cool, I CAN'T EVEN.
Blue Meadows
Friday, August 01, 2014
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| (ZARA TOP, BANANA REPUBLIC SHORTS, SHOES VIA PIPERLIME) |
The list of things on my to-do list is overwhelmingly annoying.
Don’t get me wrong I love a good to-do list, as of late my favorites are “black/maroon
fall pieces to buy” and “bags to invest in”. I know, not quite traditional but
just as essential.
To-do lists for me
are a high and low and can range anywhere from “what I need ‘to-do’ is buy a Kelly
green oversize sweater” to “what I don’t want to spend my money on, but I have
to-do what I gotta do”. I know it may seem ridiculous to some but I’m sure
there are girls out there just like me who fantasize about how they are going
to take this fall by storm. Girls, who eloquently fold page corners in September
issued magazines, I’m talking to you! My to-do list is not realistic, I’m aware;
it’s 90% wish-list but it keeps me sane. You know what doesn't keep me sane? All
the things I actually need.
There is no thrill in owing my GYN $35 for a follow-up that
didn't even last fifteen minutes, seriously my GYN is a dude with tattooed eyeliner-I
am so done with him…Not that tattooed eyeliner on dudes is unacceptable but
when you’re charging me, full price at that, for eight minutes of your time?! Or
how about that one time I thought that the best thing for Tiffany was natural
looking fillings and now I’m $80 indebted to my dentist. I know it is not as absurd
as Dr. Eyeliner but can I do something for myself for once without having to
pay for it?
This has served as a wake-up call; I have to get my
hypochondria under control.