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This Week in Fashion

2012-01-27T07:30:00.000-05:00

This was a wild week, but only because it was split up by my jaunt to NYC! Two days of work, one day of whirlwind travel and then 2 days back at work...it makes me tired! Don't worry, I'll be posting my recap of Wednesday's event this weekend! But you get a sneak peek by seeing my outfit! (photo by Lydia)

This weekend will be fun though, my sister and I are visiting with mutual friends we've had since elementary school (she was friends with the older one, then I became friends with the younger one and all 4 of us hang out). We're staying at the oldest one's apartment near Yale so we'll be hanging around New Haven. We're also going to see Beauty and the Beast tomorrow before heading over there! :)

Monday: Sweater: H&M $20, Flats: Missoni for Target $30, Belt: Kenneth Cole Reaction $7, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs	Tuesday: Dress: McQ by Alexander McQueen gift, Turtleneck: French Connection gift, Wedges: R2 (DSW) $35, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Wednesday: Blazer: Moschino Cheap & Chic (eBay) $27, Sweater: TJ Maxx $10, Jeans: Free People (Gilt Groupe) gift card, Sandals: Miu Miu (eBay), Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) gift card, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs	Thursday: Pants: Glo (really old), Sweater: Inis Crafts (TJ Maxx) gift, Flats: vanEli (DSW) gift, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Friday: Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay) $27, Sweater: The Limited (TJ Maxx) gift, Boots: vintage (eBay) $11

{instagram diary} NYC - Karl Lagerfeld for Net-a-Porter Launch

2012-01-26T07:27:00.000-05:00

Super quick post today since I am DEAD tired from my trip to NYC, I promise a more detailed post soon! But I do have a confession...I am a HORRIBLE blogger and didn't take any pictures, luckily Lydia did so I will be stealing her photos (she also took some amazing shots of my outfit, and I took some okay ones of hers...I'm not as good of a photographer...see her post here) ;) I got an iPhone on Sunday... FINALLY...so I took some photos with Instagram!

My shoes (I lasted half the day before changing into flats)

The line at the KARL event

Lydia and me!

Cute model at the KARL event

Lydia at Doma Cafe in Chelsea

My delicious french toast from Doma

And here are 2 that Lydia took:

Our nails matched our purses!

Me taking a picture of my tasty french toast from Doma!

Lastly I only bought ONE thing while in the city (would have been more but you'll get the full story later). We stopped at Second Time Around (on Mott Street), which is a consignment shop. They had so many awesome pieces but I feel in LOVE with this blazer, it was a splurge at $50 but I love it, it's so unique! I'm not entirely sure what designer it is by...the tag says: The Extreme Collection - Privée - Limited Edition ...any ideas?

UPDATE: Thanks to Tracy I know it is actually called "The Extreme Collection," imagine that... [I'm such an idiot, why didn't I think to search that instead of Privee]

{daily inspiration} ... A Thousand Words

2012-01-25T07:30:00.000-05:00

Another one picture post. Sometimes it's best to let the photos (and fashion) speak for themselves (itself).

The Sartorialist

{daily inspiration} A Picture is Worth ...

2012-01-24T07:30:00.000-05:00

Today I thought I would keep things simple and post one image with no text (except this) As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words...what does it say to you? [to be continued tomorrow]

The Sartorialist

{what to wear} Launch of KARL with Net-a-Porter

2012-01-22T07:30:00.000-05:00

On Friday I got a very exciting email from net-a-porter inviting me to the launch of KARL by Karl Lagerfeld for net-a-porter on January 25th in New York City. I hastily asked for the day off and thankfully it was granted! At first I thought it was an exclusive event because my email said to RSVP, but then I got a general email in the form of a net-a-porter newsletter and it is actually an open event, so you guys can go too! There are pop-up store locations in 5 countries, I posted the information below.

The only problem is to shop the collection you need an app on your iPhone or iPad 2 and I have neither...it may finally be time for me to bite the bullet and buy the iPhone4s...I've wanted one for a while but just didn't want to spend the money. I only have 3 days to get one though and I hate going places after work...so we'll see if I can make it to the store today or something.

Now the next problem is...WHAT DO I WEAR!? This is my first time going to an event like this, the past 2 times I was able to go to a fashion event was an affiliate tea and my Outnet Photoshoot, nothing as big as this. I've been agonizing over what to wear and so far I was thinking of a simple look with some pop. I have to decide what to wear UNDER the blazer though...and I'll probably need a coat...perhaps my leopard coat?or would that be too leopardy?

Sandals: Miu Miu eBay
Blazer: Moschino Cheap & Chic eBay $27
Jeans: Free People (Gilt Groupe) gift card
Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop)
Watch: Michael Kors (25% off at Lord & Taylor)
Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) gift card
(I will obviously have flats in my purse for when my feet start dying)
And yes, this is sorta a copy of something I wore 2 weeks ago, but when something works why not wear it again? ;)

I am also freaking out because I've never caught a cab on my own before...as many of you know I am VERY shy so whenever I go to NYC alone I walk EVERYWHERE and avoid talking to people. BUT if I walked to this event it would take forever, so that is not an option, ha ha. But now that I did this post there is no chickening out because you all know I'm going ;)

This Week in Fashion

2012-01-20T07:30:00.000-05:00

This week started off nice and easy but yesterday some garbage happened at work and I had to stay late...so annoying! Oh wells...that's what happens in the real world. I wore a lot of red this week, so funny how that happens, do you ever end up wearing the same color scheme for a few days. So far I have no plans for the weekend apart from going to my Grandma's on Sunday for our weekly lazy day. I might go see Beauty and the Beast in 3D with my mom and sister but we haven't decided yet.

And my roommate has people coming over tomorrow (including my other best friend) so that should be interesting...something crazy always happens when she goes out. I've been woken up at 2am plenty of times to her jumping on me saying she loves me, ha ha...gotta love drunk people. I personally don't drink, but that's mostly because I hate the feeling of alcohol...it burns, ha ha.

Monday: Sweater: Madwell via ShopBop gift card, Jeans: Mudd (circa ~2001), Coat: DKNY $75, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Mulberry won from The Flower Girl, Clog Sandals: Target $12, Cobra Necklace: Vanessa Mooney won from Sterling Style, Turtle Ring: Forever 21 $5, Other Rings: used to be mom's/grandma's	Tuesday: Sweater: The Limited (Marshalls) gift, Skirt: Old Navy hand-me-down, Heels: Marc by Marc Jacobs via The Outnet gift card, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Wednesday: Pants: Elie Tahari via Shopbop gift card, Blazer: Necessary Objects via the desert fox blogshop $30, Tank: Bella via city brewed giveway, Booties: Alexander Wang via The Outnet birthday gift, Watch: Michael Kors, Necklace: etsy, Rings: mom's	Thursday: Sweater: Tahari (TJ Maxx) $20, Jeans: Free People (Gilt Groupe) gift card, Heels: Tahari (DSW) $24, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Friday: Jeans: American Eagle gift card, Turtleneck: French Connection (TJ Maxx) gift, Cardigan: Ralph Lauren (Goodwill) $8, Wedges: Crown Vintage (DSW) $35, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs

{outfit} Duo-tone

2012-01-19T07:30:00.000-05:00

People are always talking about monochromatic outfits so I decided to wear a duo-tone (meaning 2 colors) outfit! Yesterday I decided to be a little wild and wear my velvet Tahari pants with my Alexander Wang booties. Since my bottom half was a bit extreme I wanted to keep things simple on the top. I'm also trying to wear more jewelry, every day I am going to wear the same 2 rings (along with my watch) and then add a necklace or something. Need to get into the habit of accessorizing, I never do it. I even wore a darker shade of lipstick, not like you can tell. But I felt weird so I wiped it off before work, ha ha. I like VERY simple makeup if you haven't noticed...I also don't wear it half the time because I'm lazy.

Pants: Elie Tahari via Shopbop gift card, Blazer: Necessary Objects via the desert fox blogshop $30, Tank: Bella via city brewed giveway, Booties: Alexander Wang via The Outnet birthday gift, Watch: Michael Kors, Necklace: etsy, Rings: mom's

This is how I actually wore my hair today. I tried my old standby of taking my shower at night sleeping with my hair in a bun. This was the first time I tried it since cutting my hair and thankfully it still works!

And here is my usual audience watching me take photos. There were many other viewers today (people walking pets) too...very awkward. [UPDATE: It isn't my cat]

P.S. Sign the petition to stop sensorship on the internet. The SOPA and PIPA laws are supposed to fight piracy but they will end up doing much more than that, we need to stop them from passing!

image from tumblr

{daily inspiration} Clemence Poesy in Glamour

2012-01-18T07:30:00.000-05:00

As we all know Clemence Poesy is one of my girl crushes, she is gorgeous with impeccable style...makes me so jealous! She was the cover girl of Glamour UK's February issue and I am in LOVE!

source

{outfit} Lady in Red

2012-01-17T07:30:00.000-05:00

Why do I always seem to pick the days where it is FREEZING cold outside. I'm not totally in love with this outfit, it didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it, but I decided to post them anyway so me freezing my butt off wasn't wasted.

The shoes I wore were a little tall for these pants since I've grown quite a bit since I first bought them so that bugs me a bit...but I enjoy the general look I was going for. I also decided to accessorize a lot more than usual with a snake necklace, turtle ring and some smaller rings I inherited from my mother/grandmother (I can't remember whose they were now...) One is a spoon ring, does anyone else have one of these babies? I LOVE them, they're made from old spoons and you can resize them easily. Its cool to think that my ring could potentially be from the early 1900s, sadly I don't know exactly what year it's from.

Sweater: Madwell via ShopBop gift card, Jeans: Mudd (circa ~2001), Coat: DKNY $75, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Mulberry won from The Flower Girl, Clog Sandals: Target $12, Cobra Necklace: Vanessa Mooney won from Sterling Style, Turtle Ring: Forever 21 $5, Other Rings: used to be mom's/grandma's

And here is a blooper shot from when I was trying to get a shot of my rings, but I like it anyway.

Aaaand here is where I sit every morning before work. I get up at 7am and comment on blogs until I'm ready to get dressed or take outfit pictures. Then I leave for work at 8:20, so I pretty much spend an hour doing blogging stuff instead of sleeping in. See what I do for you guys? :p

{closet-worthy} Current Lusts

2012-01-16T07:30:00.000-05:00

Today I thought I would share with you some of my current lusts. Many of these pieces are way out of my price range, and some I would never be able to wear, but that doesn't stop me from drooling over them. I am TOTALLY in love with the black, high-waisted Balmain skirt...it is perfection. What are your current lusts?

It's funny looking at how diverse all of these pieces are. But that's true to my style, I'm a little bit of everything. Girly, edgy, quirky, serious, fun, etc. What I wear really depends on what mood I'm in or what I'm doing, I always love to switch things up. I hate when people think you have to stick to a certain style, that's not what fashion is about. I think fashion is about playing, taking risks and wearing what you want no matter what other people may think. I may be a super shy person who doesn't talk much, but I feel like when I get dressed it is how I express myself.

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{daily inspiration} The Women of Merlin

2012-01-15T07:30:00.000-05:00

My favorite television show, BBC's Merlin, is finally back on in the USA for it's 4th season and Friday was the second episode. [it airs Friday at 10 on SyFy for those of you that want to watch] I can barely look away from the tv when it's on, which is a rare feat... I could have watched it along with the folks in the UK, but I prefer to watch it legally, ha ha. So if you watch it and have seen the full 4th season DON'T SPOIL ME! :p Do you watch Merlin?

I have been obsessed with this show since the first episode aired for a few reasons 1. I love the King Arthur legend, 2. The boys are cute and 3. The clothes the girls wear! Since this is a fashion blog I should probably show you the pretty clothes (and perhaps a few of the handsome gents as well)

Katie McGrath plays Morgana and Angel Coulby plays Gwen. Sorry for the photospam, couldn't pick my favorites...

And here are some of the sexy gentlemen [my favorite 3]: Merlin (Colin Morgan), Arthur (Bradley James) and Gwaine (Eoin Macken).

And as some added cuteness the little boy who is in Hugo was in the show:

Photos from katie-mcgrath.com, angelcoulby.net, bradley-james.com, colin-morgan.com

This Week in Fashion

2012-01-13T07:30:00.000-05:00

This was a pretty boring week as usual. The highlight was my crazy hair on Monday that deflated by Tuesday (I wash my hair every other day) I was also invited to The Woman in Black World Premiere on the 24th (as press for my Harry Potter site since Dan Radcliffe is in it) but sadly it's in London so I got a correspondent. [I'm saving my next London vacation for if/when WB invites me to the opening of the Harry Potter Studio Tour in March]

In other news, I think I need glasses. My eyes have been getting progressively worse these past few months meaning a lot more squinting and blurry vision. They were killing me this week, I went to bed at 8:15 on Wednesday because of it...NOT GOOD! But if I do end up needing them I may have to splurge on these awesome Chanel glasses (or these,) except I have no idea what they cost...hopefully not $600, ha ha.

I think I need to work out a purse system. Perhaps every week I'll switch between my Mulberry and Marc by Marc Jacobs purse. Then weekends are for my Ralph Lauren purse...it's so easy to switch shoes but purses require more work, ha ha. And I am kinda in love with my outfit on Wednesday, it's basic but I think I look pretty darn foxy! ;)

Monday: Sweater: French Connection (TJ Maxx) gift, Skirt: American Eagle $?, Boots: Vintage (eBay) $11, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse (not shown): Mulberry won from The Flower Girl	Tuesday: Top: ? (TJ Maxx) $10, Blazer: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay), Skirt: Old Navy hand-me-down, Heels: Forever 21 $25, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Mulberry won from The Flower Girl
Wednesday: Top: Express $34, Blazer: Moschino Cheap & Chic (eBay) $27, Jeans: Rag & Bone via Shopbop, Heels: Miu Miu (eBay), Watch: Michael Kors, Purse (not shown): Mulberry won from The Flower Girl	Thursday: Sweater: Inis Crafts (TJ Maxx) gift, Pants: American Eagle $0, Flats: H&M $13, Necklace: ShopNBC won, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse (not shown): Mulberry won
Friday: Dress: Twitch Vintage $17, Blazer: Necessary Objects via RueLaLa $25, Boots: Vintage (eBay) $11, Watch: Michael Kors

{outfit} School's Out [Forever]

2012-01-12T07:30:00.000-05:00

This outfit reminds me, very distantly, of a schoolgirl outfit. Tights, knitted sweater, blazer, pleated-ish skirt, messenger bag and mary jane heels. Just switch the blazer for a cardigan, the heels for flats and add a pattern to my skirt and I could be going to catholic school ;) [What? I did say distantly...] Anyway, this is my hair after sleeping in the crazy curls over night. I think I prefer them on day two, I looked too much like a poodle on the first day.

Ignore the awkward position of my head in the first shot...the other long shots came out like poo...this was the best one. In other news, I desperately need this Marc Jacobs jacket in the next size up, I get so annoyed whenever I wear it because it doesn't fit perfectly! And that is depressing because it is my favorite blazer.

Top: ? (TJ Maxx) $10, Blazer: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay), Skirt: Old Navy hand-me-down, Heels: Forever 21 $25, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Mulberry won from The Flower Girl, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs shopbop gift card, Nail Polish: Chanel Vamp and Chanel Péridot

{closet-worthy} Jason Wu for Target

2012-01-11T07:30:00.000-05:00

As many of you probably saw, the Jason Wu for Target lookbook (and prices) was released yesterday and I am COMPLETELY in love! I think this is my favorite designer collaboration so far! The prices range from 19.99 to 59.99, pretty darn good for a Jason Wu piece. Now the question remains...what pieces to buy?! I'm posting my favorite looks below, it is going to be so hard deciding what pieces to get, I may have to blow a lot of money ;)

I am hoping to get my hands on the following [I obviously wouldn't keep it all, but I'd like to see how they look on me]: textured top in gold, pleated skirt in black, trench coat in black, long sleeved blouse in blush, lace-printed skirt, pleated shift dress in navy dots, sleeveless top with sheer panel in navy, pleated skirt in navy floral, long sleeve sweater in red, pleated blouse in red, cuffed shorts in blue, poplin dress in navy, sailor sweater in black/cream, long-sleeved blouse in white with black ribbon. *phew*

The Target in my town opens at 8am on February 5th and I hope they have the collection out (other times I went they weren't there....grr!) I really hope they have the collection and there aren't tons of people, otherwise I'll have to resort to the Target website and we all know what a big problem that caused last time. Some of the pieces I want are only available at Target.com so I may have to buy those before going to the store...meaning I have to get up SUPER early or stay up all night... Will you be heading to a Target store or shopping online on the big day?

February 5th is also Super Bowl Sunday...so shopping the collection will be sort of a pre-game for many of us, ha ha. I'm not normally a football fan but I do watch the Super Bowl.

{outfit} Back in Time

2012-01-10T07:30:00.000-05:00

*sings Back in Time from Back to the Future* Yes, I am a geek like that. Moving on, Sunday night I decided I wanted to try and pin curl my hair like the lovely Annabeth did a while ago, it also reminded me of Rory's hair in this episode of Gilmore Girls [which was on yesterday, oddly enough]. I was too lazy to look at tutorials and such so I just winged it. After my shower I rolled up my hair in small sections and pinned it to my head, then I put on a scarf so I could sleep in them. Monday morning I took out the bobby pins and voila, fun curls! I opted to just leave it all flowing crazily instead of pinning my hair under my ears, I like when my hair blocks my face (I'm weird like that.) I think it came out pretty good for my first try! Everyone at worked loved it, I've never gotten so many compliments on my hair before...I was called "sassy" by one guy and "fashion model" by another, ha ha.

Since my hair was so out there I went for a simple top, which reminded me a bit of this photo of Marilyn Monroe, and then went a bit crazier on the bottom with my skirt and boots! So this is a mix of 50s style and I have no idea what else... Should I do my hair like this more often? Or be lazy and leave it straight all the time, ha ha. (when it's straight I don't do anything...I just let it dry)

Sweater: French Connection (TJ Maxx) gift, Skirt: American Eagle $?, Boots: Vintage (eBay) $11

I also decided to be a bit risque and took some photos where it looked like I was just wearing my jacket, ha ha. I was getting into the Marilyn Monroe spirit! [I actually wore my purple DKNY coat to work because this would have been a bit too crazy, but I liked it for the photos]

And here is a before shot of my hair!

{Daily Inspiration} Blogger Love - Le Salt Lake

2012-01-09T07:30:00.000-05:00

Today I wanted to share some looks from one of my new favorite blogs, Le Salt Lake. I've only been following her for a few months, but I have a bit of a blogger crush, you girls know what I mean, ha ha. It was one of those blogs where I started following and then had to go back through the archives to see all her outfits. Very few blogs have that affect on me. If you aren't following her already, you need to! She has such an amazing, laid back, style.

Photos from Le Salt Lake

{Daily Inspiration} Young Hollywood

2012-01-08T07:30:00.000-05:00

Everyone is obsessed with all the young movie stars these days and I am no different. Today I thought I would share with you some of my girl style crushes [in no particular order and only 2011 outfits]! I definitely had more but it took forever to get pictures for these few, ha ha. Perhaps I'll do another edition soon. Who are your favorite stylish starlets?

Elle Fanning: This 13 year old has impeccable taste! One of my favorite things about Elle is that she dresses her age and doesn't try to be a grown up. She is so adorable and I know she will be a huge style icon when she's older.

Photos from Totally Elle

Dakota Fanning: Elle's older sis sure knows a thing or two about fashion as well! Dakota has a much more serious and edgy style and is less whimsical than her younger sister, but that is why I love her style so much.

Photos from Lovely Dakota

Emma Watson: Everyone knows I've been obsessed with Emma's style for forever, so she had to make the list. I can't wait until her hair grows back out though...I miss it.

Photos from EmmaW.org

Clemence Poesy: Another Potter girl with AMAZING style. Clemence is so gorgeous and looks like a fairy, ha ha. And how can you not love her French accent?

Photos from Clemence-Poesy.org

Georgie Henley: Another one of the young girls on this list, Georgie is such a cutie and always looks great. What is it with British girls and always looking perfect?

Photos from Simply Georgie

This Week in Fashion

2012-01-06T07:30:00.000-05:00

The first week of the new year is over, it wasn't too horrible. We had Monday off, which was good, I only left the house for about an hour and a half to get groceries and a Duchess hotdog (long dog with ketchup and bacon) for lunch, but I took a photo anyway. If you are ever on the East Coast and see a Duchess make sure to go there for a hot dog...they are DELICIOUS! The rest of the week was full of work and watching movies and Gilmore Girls.

I wore my other new sweaters this week (Monday and Tuesday), the second one is a tank top which is nice because it won't add extra bulk. I had been looking for a white (or any color) fisherman knit sweater and finally found it at TJ Maxx. Funnily enough, it was made in Ireland and came with a fun tag with information on each of the stitches. And the weird thing is, I used to HATE turtlenecks (I feel like they're choking me) but I have been obsessed with them lately!!! Funny how things change as you get older, right?

Monday: Sweater: Inis Crafts (TJ Maxx) gift, Jeans: Free People (Gilt Groupe) gift card, Booties: No.704b. (DSW) $20, Purse: LAUREN Ralph Lauren gift, Watch: Michael Kors	Tuesday: Tank Top: Willi Smith (TJ Maxx) gift, Blazer: Moschino Cheap & Chic (eBay) $27, Pants: Glo ?$, Pumps: Candie's $12, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Wednesday: Sweater: Willi Smith hand-me-down, Skirt: fabric from Mood* & made by mom, Heels: Forever 21* $25, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs	Thursday: Pants: Michael by Michael Kors (Marshalls) $40, Top: Willi Smith (TJ Maxx) $13, Cardigan: Calvin Klein (Marshalls) $20, Heels: Miu Miu (eBay), Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Mulberry won from The Flower Girl

Friday: Jeans: Free People (TJ Maxx) $30, Tank: Ellen Tracy (TJ MaxX) $12, Sweater: Kohl's gift, Booties: Alexander Wang via The Outnet birthday gift, Necklace c/o Towne and Reese, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Mulberry won from The Flower Girl

In other news, net-a-porter has a really awesome new contest where you can win the ultimate Karl Lagerfeld experience! Win a weekend for two in paris! Get Karlified with an all expenses paid trip to Karl's favorite Parisian hotspots. Plus $7,500 to spend at NET-A-PORTER. Stay in his favorite hotel, dine in his recommended restaurants and visit his hottest hangouts. Plus five runners up will receive $1,500 to spend at NET-A-PORTER. Pretty exciting, don't you think?!

And one more bit of NET-A-PORTER news! They have released their newsletter with an A-Z guide on dressing for Spring! You can use it for inspiration, whether it's micro-trends like twin bags or Erin Wasson's guide to style. Plus, discover your wild instincts with our focus on animal print accessories and the new athletic silhouette that captured runways for SS12.

Dream Outfit: Net-a-Porter Sale Final Reductions

2012-01-05T07:30:00.000-05:00

Yesterday, Net-a-Porter took an additional 20% off ALL of their sale clothing, this is their last reduction so make sure to snap up what you want now! In honor of the sale I decided to come up with a dream outfit using only pieces on sale! Haev you snatched anything up yet? I've been thinking about a few pieces [the skirt below, for example] but I'm resisting...though I do have some Christmas money lying around.

This outfit is a little coocoo with colors of the accessories and the turtleneck and then with the textures, but I love it anyway, ha ha. Let's just pretend that the shoes, ipad case and turtleneck are the same color ;)

Sweater: Burberry Prorsum $518
Turtleneck: MIH Jeans $58
Skirt: Marc by Marc Jacobs $172
Pumps: Alexandre Birman $220
iPad Case: DKNY $40

New In: Mulberry Purse

2012-01-04T07:30:00.000-05:00

A quick post today to share my newest piece! It is a gorgeous Mulberry scotchgrain handbag I won from Becky May aka The Flower Girl! I never thought I would own a Mulberry bag, and now I do! YAY! It arrived in the mail yesterday so I stopped back home (my parents house) to pick it up. It's the perfect size, so it will definitely be rotated with my new Ralph Lauren purse on the weekends.
[Update: Yes, I am wearing Chanel Péridot...Christmas gift from my roommate]

Closet Update

2012-01-03T07:30:00.000-05:00

My closet room is a little bit more decorated now! I finally got a cork board to put up some magazine clippings and I got some fashion prints for Christmas. My aunt also gave me a fun shoe calendar! I'm so glad my roommate gave me two rooms at our place so I could make my dream closet, its perfection.

So I figured you guys may like to see my updated closet, even though it isn't much different from the first time I showed it.

My shoe shelves. Shoe brands from left to right. First Row: Crown Vintage, No.704b., Miu Miu, Alexander Wang. Second Row: Michael by Michael Kors, Simply Vera Wang, R2, Forever 21. Third Row: Target, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Tahari, Croft & Barrow.

More shoes

Top of my shoe shelf. Purses by Marc Jacobs and Ralph Lauren

Tops, Blazers and summer dresses

One of my clothing racks that houses my pants, coats and dresses

Sweater storage, yes, I'm weird and color organize

Top of sweater storage; Classy & Very Classy by Derek Blasberg, Chanel makeup, Burberry shoe bag, and other makeup/perfume

{outfit} Take It Easy

2012-01-01T22:30:00.000-05:00

Here we go with my first outfit post of 2012!! It's more of a simple look but I wanted to be comfortable at a family gathering yesterday. I even wore some jewelry, the colored bangles are from when I was REALLY young, ha ha. I also don't have work today so I'm going to laze about, yay!

UPDATE: OOPS! Accidentally set the day on the post for the 1st when I meant to schedule it for the 2nd, but I'll just leave it up ;) So this outfit is from today, January 1st. Don't you hate when you do that?

Sweater: French Connection (TJ Maxx) gift, Jeans: Free People (Gilt Groupe) gift card, Booties: No.704b. (DSW) $20, Purse: LAUREN Ralph Lauren gift, Watch: Michael Kors, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) gift card, Nail Polish: Chanel Péridot

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!

This was an AMAZING year for me and I'm glad I was able to share it with all of you, and that you were actually interested in my adventures, comments on randomness, and outfits! You have no idea what it means to me that you keep coming back to my blog.

I am not one to make New Years Resolutions since I can never keep them, but I always try to not be so scared of life. You wouldn't know it from reading my blog but I am a VERY shy person, I don't do much outside of work and the occasional Harry Potter event. I just feel awkward around other people so I prefer to stay home (like tonight...I was watching tv alone to ring in the New Year) So I am going to TRY to be more outgoing.

I already posted this list in October for my birthday, but some of you guys are new so you may enjoy it (I added a bit to it too). My favorite moments of 2011! Some are superficial but whatever, we can be materialistic sometimes ;)
(all the links lead to posts, except for net-a-porter)

Getting to style and star in a photoshoot with The Outnet
Going to Disney [one, two, three, four] and the Harry Potter Theme Park; it was my first trip to Florida as well AND first time on a plane
Going to the Harry Potter Exhibition and Deathly Hallows Part I DVD launch for my site as a special guest of Warner Bros. (12 - or less, I can't remember - fan sites were there!)
Scoring a Valentino jacket at The Outnet's birthday sale for $2
Meeting some awesome bloggers at the CT meetup!
Afternoon tea with net-a-porter as one of their selected Affiliates
Going to PARIS and LONDON [one, two, three, four]!
London premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II to interview the cast
Seeing DH Part II in the BAFTA screening room a week before the movie officially came out
NYC premiere of HP DH II
Meeting Matthew Lewis TWICE [at the premieres], and getting hugs from him/seeing how excited he was to finally see me in person after talking online since 2009! [and of course whenever we Tweet on my other Twitter account, ha ha]
Meeting jamie-lee after being blog friends for a year!
Getting some amazing Alexander Wang booties for my birthday!
Went to the Natural History Museum for the first time!
FINALLY scoring the Miu Miu leopard sandals after searching for months!
Got my hair chopped off for the first time since high school
And of course, spent tons of time with my friends and family, who are awesome!

Here's hoping for an even more amazing 2012, for all of us!

This Week in Fashion

2011-12-30T07:30:00.000-05:00

This week was so nice and calming, I love the week between Christmas and New Years because hardly any of our clients are working so we don't have too much to do. I also had Monday off so it was a nice short week, we have this coming Monday off too! I also realized this week that I am a full on Chanel addict (well, I realized that a while ago)...all my makeup is Chanel and now I only want to use my Chanel nail polishes (my roomie got me Péridot for Christmas and I LOVE it, its so cool...) But I suppose its okay to splurge on it once in a while, right?

Do any of you have exciting New Years Eve plans? I'll be spending mine all alone at home unless something miraculous happens and I get invited somewhere where I'm not too scared to go, ha ha.

I wore two of my new sweaters this week (on Tuesday and Wednesday) that I got when I exchanged a Tahari blazer that wasn't the right color. I tried on the jacket at TJ Maxx 2 weeks before Christmas and it was teal...I LOVED it but it was $100 so I put it back. A few days later my mom went back and was on clearance in my size so she bought it! When she wrapped it she saw that it was black...not teal so she thought she bought the wrong one. So on Monday we headed to TJ Maxx to exchange it for the teal one...I saw the jacket again and it looked teal, so we compared it to mine and MINE looked teal now. So to put a long story short (too late), the lighting in TJ Maxx messed us up and the blazer was really black. I have too many black blazers, so I exchanged it for 4 sweaters! They were all turtlenecks...I guess I'm obsessed with them now too...

Tuesday: Jeans: Rag & Bone (Shopbop), Sweater: The Limited (Marhsalls) gift, Jewelry: Forever 21, Kara Ross, c/o The Missing Piece, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs	Wednesday: Turtleneck: French Connection (TJ Maxx) gift, Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay) $27, Booties: No.704b. (DSW) $20, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Thursday: Blazer: Necessary Objects via RueLaLa $25, Top: Michael Kors $25, Jeans: Free People (Marshalls) $30, Heels: Forever 21 $25, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs	Friday: Sweater: Ami Dans La Rue via Shopbop gift card, Dress: H&M $20, Leggings: H&M $15, Boots: Vintage (eBay) $11, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs

[2011 in Review] Favorite Photos

2011-12-29T07:30:00.000-05:00

In addition to posting my favorite outfits I though I would post some of my favorite photos of 2011. All of these photos were featured on the blog at some point, so here we go. The following are from outfit posts.

Last two photos by Lydia.

And here are some vacation shots, there were lots more so I narrowed down to shots with me. [captions below]

Disney, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, with Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) in London, Abbey Road, the Louvre, with Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom) in London, London premiere of HP, with Matt Lewis in NYC, with Tom Felton in NYC, The Eiffel Tower, with Matt Lewis