Weekend Wishes

I woke up in the worst possible mood today, and still have not yet managed to shake it.  I really really want to go shopping for some new fall duds since the weather is really starting to cool down...but I'm broke.  So I guess it's just me and my thesis reading this weekend. Le sigh.  Here's what I'd pick up this weekend if I had cash-flow:

Totally digging this Zara sweater dress, AND it's only 29.90.  That's how broke I am folks, not even that is plausible.  Can't really decide between the cream or the beige though...

So, I don't usually like florals, and cutesy collars also turn me off, and yet I adore this Motel dress.  I think I'd rock it with some patterned tights and my (newly resoled) Frye boots. 

And finally, I am completely obsessed with this parka from American Eagle.  Like, going to the website every day to drool over it obsessed.  I just feel like it would make me look so much cooler than I am.  Need.

Hope you woke up on the right side of the bed.  I'm going to drink some Jasmine Green Tea and try to figure out something fun to do.  Have a good weekend lovelies.

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Anything but Ordinary

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the everyday, and what we consider "the mundane."  Probably because of my thesis on Surrealism, but also because I've always been drawn to designers and artists who take something familiar and make it new and exciting again.  I don't understand why we often toss aside the normal, the everyday, as "banal" when those simple things are what make our lives what they are.

That being said, I was tickled when I came across this Cast of Vices collection on A+R Store's website.  I was led here by my Daily Candy email, which is kind of unusual because I generally get angry at all daily email newsletters I subscribe to, spend a very short amount of time actually reading them, and eventually unsubscribe to them.  They were interested in this bracelet, a cheeky take on the wristband:

But not all of the designs are so pretty and chic as this one, and I rather like them better.  Take this leather bag for instance, which looks like what last night's take out came in:

Or this porcelain Percocet pill:

Or any number of the rather grotesque fly or cockroach baubles the designers have provided us with.  I feel like the general fashion public would describe these pieces as "whimsical," but I think that is perhaps the worst word for them.  They are slapping us in the fact with our addictions to consumption and medication, as well as all the things we throw away, like the plastic bag or the entry wristband.  My favorite piece may perhaps be the simplest they offer, and maybe the least telling:

I would certainly wear it as an ode to all of those pens and pen caps I have lost, especially of my beloved round stic bics (color blue, medium thick).  And probably also as a reminder of how small I am, like the pen caps I lose.

In Class, En Vogue Loves Wool

I'm a big believer in making lifestyle changes that will preserve the Earth as we know it.  I'm not going to go live in the woods and hunt for my food anytime soon, but I stopped using "disposable" water bottles back in high school, I always donate clothes that I don't want anymore, and I'm kind of a recycling nazi at my apartment here at school.

Point is then, that when Molly Gotham emailed me about supporting the Fashion by Feelings Campaign, it didn't take much convincing to get me involved.  The campaign wants fashionistas like you and I to post looks in which we're rocking some wool, a sustainable fabric, on their website, after we choose a feeling we think our look evokes.  People then get to vote for looks that they love, and the one with the most votes at the end of the month will win an amazing trip to Australia.  Pretty sweet deal, huh?

Oh, and did I mention that people who vote on their favorite looks can win stuff too?  When you vote you're entered into a weekly drawing for $400 worth of EMU Australia swag.  Quite a perk for just checking out some killer fashion. 

So head on over to the Fashion by Feelings site, get your vote on, and wear your wool with pride.  After all, we need to keep this little planet around if we want to keep being fabulous!

Birthday Girl

Forever 21 dress.  Candie's for Kohl's heels.  

So, this kid turned 21 on Saturday!  My fabulous accessories in these shots include a tiara and giant birthday button from my roommates, a glow necklace that says "birthday star" from my mother, and my new and wonderful boyfriend.  When we walked into the bar, which is clearly an attempt at an Irish Pub as you can see from some indications in the final photo, I was definitely getting stared at.  I'm obnoxious enough not to care though, and when I left, clutching boyfriend's hand and still wearing my heels like a champ, I thanked the many people who wished me a happy birthday.

Birthday presents that night included the Tanqueray (yummmm), an LIT, Magners, tequila...and this was all after a beer sampler at dinner with my man.  Yes, I am still suffering, but it was worth it!  And yet, I still have an essay on the history of Surrealism due at 4pm that is killing me...

Ta for now, loves!

La Fantasia

Missoni for Target skirt.  Old Navy shirt. Havianas. Fossil Watch.  Charlotte Russe bracelet.  Topshop earrings. Betsey Johnson sunglasses.

I don't know if you can see it as well as I wish you could, but the reason I'm smiling so big in the first picture is because the man on the tractor behind me is posing for the camera too.  We literally waited to take the picture until he was behind me, but Erin snapped perhaps a bit too soon.  Still a fantastic moment!

I imagined myself as sexy and gorgeous as Margherita Missoni today when i flounced about in this skirt. It's super comfy and obviously fabulous.  Erin is going to go check out what Hanover has today since I gushed about the pieces I bought yesterday, and I told her that she must text me about her finds!  Never have I been so smitten with a target collection.  I finally got online today, now that the website crash is fixed, and I seriously considered ordering a pair of the knit shorts of one of the chemises before I reminded myself that I still need money for clothes and books and alcohol (21st birthday on Saturday, huzzah!).  

Thankfully, after a week of endless rain, it's pretty here in the burg again, and I do not feel perpetually depressed.  That is, not over the weather anyway, just from mounds of thesis reading.  Which I need to go return to, so happy Wednesday loves!

Seniority

American Eagle shorts.  Payless sandals.  Forever 21 hoops.  Betsey Johnson sunglasses.  Top found at Marshall's.  Fossil Watch.  Charlotte Russe bracelets.

I originally wore jeans and a tshirt to my philosophy seminar this morning, because I was cold in my apartment, but changed into this outfit after I realized it was freaking hot outside.  This top is perhaps a little risque for the daylight, but I'm a senior, and I no longer care what the people on this campus think.  And all important bits are covered.  And a little bra never hurt anybody.  

But what I'm really excited about today is the release of the Missoni for Target line, which I ran off to check out not long after philosophy let out.  Missoni is one of my all-time favorite designers and I've been anticipating this for months because let's be honest, it's probably the only Missoni I will own in my entire life.  I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised.  In my opinion, the collections for Target aren't always of great quality (I mean, they're target clothes) and not worth the more expensive price tags.  Plus the more "designer" styles don't really agree with my shape (re: normal).  But I actually liked just about every piece I tried on today.  The mini dresses actually account for the fact that a lot of women have these things called hips and boobs, the sweaters are slim and gorgeous, and iconic Missoni prints are all over all of it.  I picked up a few pieces that I know I will enjoy wearing the shit out of.  

So, I recommend you actually check out this collection.  Just don't get in a fight like some of the ladies over in LA...and try not to cry over the crash/exceeded bandwidth on the Target website.  Thank the powers that be that nobody in Hanover, Pennsylvania wanted to check out the collection this morning.