Back from the dead

Hey Guys.....

I'm ALIVE!!

Halloween 2011- and I'm still finding fake blood on everything

So a lot has happened since I abandoned my blog around this time last year.....

Mainly I have moved from far west Texas to the hipster capital in Austin, where I have been bumping around doing lots of cool jobs and finally found myself a niche.

It's pretty spiffy living here, especially because I can wear all the crop tops and neon colors I want and nobody even bats an eye.

I mean sure everyone at my local grocery store recognize me for my neon messenger bag, but I suppose I wouldn't wear such ostentatious color if I didn't secretly crave attention like the attention-whore I am.

Style Update:

Some may know that last year I was lusting after spiked Sam Edelman ballet flats and I'm here to say that dreams really do come true! For I have finally acquired those babies and they have quickly been incorporated into my current favorite outfit.

Anywho, there is lots of awesome clothing trends this spring/summer that have me salivating, but I shall save those for my next post!

CHEERS!

Spectacular Spikes!!!

The fashion gods have heard my prayers and answered with more studded styles from Sam Edelman!!!

I already have a pair of Sam Edelman flats, and let me tell you they are COMFORTABLE! Those boys sure know how to make a good shoe that feels good and looks good.

YAY for wearing shoes that don't make my feet bleed! (I'm talking to you strapy heels I bought at Aldo)


Oh just an FYI, TopShop is having a crazy awesome sale with free shipping!
This seems to happen to me on a daily basis:

Bustin Out

Hope everyone had a great weekend whether you celebrated Easter, Passover, or whatever!

I suppose being that this is a fashion blog I'm obligated to share my Easter attire (or maybe not, but you WILL look at it either way)

So here ya go, I wore;
a Brooks Brother's blouse, a Liz Claiborn skirt, and some Antonio Melani patent wedges.

I gotta say, when I went to mass that morning I noticed that not too many people take advantage of the opportunity celebrating our zombie Jesus presents for dressing up.
Any thoughts on that? Do you dress up the holidays still?

Granted, this outfit isn't really a stretch for something I'd wear to go grocery shopping in....


Ok now that we have that out of the way, I have got to spill on my latest clothing must-have, yet totally unwearable article! (I should also spend some time coming up with clever titles instead of these extremely descriptive ones)
Bustiers! They are completely unnecessary, can barely be deemed appropriate to wear anywhere, and I'm completely in love with them! I already have a few, but some new cropped ones have caught my attention in recent weeks.

Forever 21 Bustier. Channeling Selena

Zara top, with adorable fairy tale print

Gilly Hicks top with actual ribbing in it! Hardcore.

Look if I want to dress like a 90's pop singer then I will!
I don't care if people think I forgot to put a shirt on over my bra or that I just came from a tanning session. Just you wait, you'll see, This Shit Will Catch On! Even my blogging soulmate the Man Repeller has christened this trend a must.

TopShop

TopShop

I'm thinking if I wear high enough shorts it will conceal the fact that I've got on what is essentially the top half of a swimsuit. 

Asos

Finally here's some good music with a seasonally appropriate band name-- Summer Camp

Wolf Gang -- Gang Bang

Today's update isn't really going to have a carefully planned out theme as I usually try to aim for, I just had a bunch of random ideas I wanted to share with the world.

Ok so first off, I did a little shopping today despite having no income from not having a real job. BUUUUT I will never let that stop me!! I got these legit bloomers from American Apparel.

I think they will be perfect for wearing under my scandalously short dresses (which is basically every dress I own), so I don't flash innocent bystanders with the slightest breeze.

I also headed over to the Gap today and would you believe they are having a buy 1 top, get 1 FREE! Holy Hell, you know I was all over that like tweens on the Biebs.

Right away I snapped up these beauties. They both are really great quality that you just don't get from these pics, for instance the black and cream color shirt has mesh detailing around the collar.

And now for a perfect segue from clothes to music;

While I was in line paying for my new clothing conquests, the song "Lions in Cages" by Wolf Gang came on (and no I don't mean Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the classic composer).

I'm so glad he is finally gathering steam because for a couple years now it has been almost impossible for me to get my hands on his music aside from the occasional free download courtesy of NME.com

Wolf Gang's music is so addictive, you gotta check him out, (especially now that one of his EP's is available on itunes) plus he's got this killer pea coat in his video.

Mint Mania

I know, I know, it's been ages since I posted anything on this blog. Despite what this new British Sea Power song says, living is NOT easy. So I've been a bit preoccupied with the ups and downs of life...which doesn't leave a whole lot of time to scavenge the net for new fashion trends.

Anyways.....

something I have noticed when getting dressed each day is my fascination with mint green, sea-foam green, teal, blue-green, or whatever you choose to call this color family.
It seems every single day I'm wearing SOMETHING of that sort, but hey at least I'm not wearing that puke yellow anymore right?? RIGHT?!

I really got into this pastel color scheme last summer in London, who knows they are probably so totally over it by now, but whatever, it's still going strong
here in the U.S. of A.

Example A: These awesome little shorts I just bought at Forever 21 and they even have zippers up the sides in case I don't find the length revealing enough!

I also purchased a tunic from Brooks Brothers and a sweet 3/4 length shirt with ruffled shoulders from the Gap.

 The dresses are from a couple of London shops as well as the polka-dot blouse with a heart shaped cut out in the back :)


And of course I had to include the Cath Kidston tote bag, you should definitely check their website out if you want to see an assortment of cuteness that could cause cardiac arrest.


I also included my favorite shade of nail polish "Office" from American Apparel as well as a nice teal shade from Sally, my travel size Sanrio hair brush, and of course....my old, dirty, beat up, Sam Edelman gladiators.

Nothing says fabulous like frayed leather and ground in dirt stains.

You name it

I've been meaning to bring this amazing jewelry company up for a long time.

Tatty Devine (check out the hyperlink) is this super cute British jewelry company that makes all sorts of unique  pieces. They have all sorts of collections ranging from mustaches to Amelia Earhart. My favorite being this dinosaur necklace!

 But by far what Tatty Devine seems to hold as it's specialty is not one of these off the wall adornments but their Name Necklaces.


Check out the page here, and you can spend hours changing up the design of a necklace, adding on charms, glitter etc. It's awesome!

Pretty sure I need one of these new, just in case the people around me were wondering who that fabulous person sitting next to them was.

Friends in a Lens

This past week I got extremely sick. The kind of sick that makes you spend half your day bent over the toilet up-chucking everything (no doubt rearranging some organs in the process).

In order to find out if I was suffering from Cholera as my dad had suggested (I guess he's older than I thought. He probably also thinks Consumption is a prevalent ailment.), I went to the doctor.
To put it lightly I looked like crap. It was at this point I realized what an amazing accessory sunglasses are, they can transform you on the worst days to looking super cool INSTANTANEOUSLY! 

Example: Ugly/possibly disturbed, baby

BAM! Just like that she now looks like she's making that face to be ironic = instant cool.

 I myself have gone through many phases with sunglasses.
In high school it was all about the GIANT frame (because in the early 2000's small faces were in), but over time I have evolved to liking the wayfarer.



  
My adoration for this frame has crept its way into most of my daily solar choices, from my prescription lenses all the way to the freaking case I carry them in!





Thankfully it seems the styles I've been seeing around lately don't divert too much from my wayfarer rut.
I think the cat-eye frame is still in right now, but I'm really liking this rounded wayfarer style.

ASOS

Fred Flare

Ray-Ban

So the exciting news is this new style is still going retro... but I'm talking turn of the century retro! It's about time we dug into the fashion vaults.


Here's some music for the week. These videos are really light and fun for summer, ENJOY!