Skinny Jeans and Striped Tees

 

 Top: Anthropologie sz s ($19.95 buy here) / Pants: Gap 1969 Always Skinny Jeans sz 0 / Shoes: Macy's / Bag: Vintage Coach (ebay) / Sunglasses: Target / Hat: Target ($9.00)

  Thank goodness for Friday. This weekend, I'm going to the beach, doing a bit of shopping, and sleeping in (and by "in" I mean "until 8," because that's how I roll these days). I'm also hopefully spending it all in outfits like this. Tee shirts and jeans, here I come!

 Hope you have a great weekend!

WorkWorkWorkWork

 

Sweater: Gap / Top: Forever 21 / Skirt: Forever 21 / Necklace: Bought in Italy / Shoes: Macy's

 
You guys, these pictures lie. I am not this chipper right now. I worked 12 hours today, 10 of them spent teaching 5th graders (per usual) sooooo....zzzzzzzz. How about some happy-looking photos to cheer us all up?

  Ok, can't even type more right now. Sooo sleeeppyyyyy.
There, this is more what I look like right now:
 
Hope you all are having a good week! 

Orange Skirt

 Today, some photos from the pre-face-unveiling era (and one with half a face!). I wore this outfit to Rosh HaShanah services a few weeks ago, and was happy to remix this new addition to my closet: the bright orange skirt.

 

 Top: Gap sz xs / Skirt: Zara sz xs ($10.00) / Shoes: Target sz 7 (old) / Bag: Vintage Coach, eBay / Necklace: Amrita Singh

 I wanted to bring out the blue in the skirt, and I was happy to notice that it was almost the exact same shade as my new (highly, highly discounted) Amrita Singh necklace.

 

I was worried about being able to work this skirt into my wardrobe, given the fact that I own zero other orange-colored clothes, but I'm happy to find that it's fitting in nicely. Granted, both times I've worn it so far it's been with a white shirt, but....baby steps.

Any other thoughts on how to create outfits around this bright orange skirt?

Oh Hai

 
Sweater: Cashmere, Bought in Scotland / Top: Urban Outfitters / Jeans: Gap 1969 Always Skinny sz 00 / Boots: Urban Outfitters / Scarf: Gift, from Chile

The title? Don't judge. It's what Flickr said to me when I signed in this afternoon. Good enough for me. Also because, oh hai, here's my face:

I haven't been showing my face in photos as of yet for a few reasons. At first, I was weirded out because...the whole internet? Merh. Then...I kind of got over that as I read more style blogs and saw other ladies who were confident enough to put themselves out there. Also, my mom puts tons of photos of our whole family up on her blog already! :) Yup. She has a blog. Go read it!

I also was feeling like I didn't look cute enough/put together enough/make-up-y enough/done-hair-y enough to put full photos out there for you all to see. Now? I guess I'm kind of getting over that too.

  If I go around all day with my non-makeup-ed face and talk to everyone in my life and feel just fine, then I shouldn't worry too much about being seen that way in photos!

I'll probably switch off between full and cropped photos from here on out, depending on how weird the faces I'm making when I take pictures are.
 

So, hi there. Happy to see you!

Sunday Funday

 
Sweater: Macy's, men's sz small /  Shorts: Urban Outfitters sz 00 / Boots: Urban Outfitter sz 7 / Socks: Target

 This is quickly becoming my brunch-and-farmers-market-and-chilling-around-the-house-on-Sunday look. I have woken up for the past few weekends, put some variety of this on, and been sooooo happy all day. I like the play of the covered up/loose top with the tight, tiny shorts. And the boots, of course. Because it's almost fall in Los Angeles (kind of?) so I'm definitely prepared to justify boots.

Man, I wish it were Sunday right now...

Party Dress

 
Dress: Ross sz xs ($12.50) / Sweater: Ross sz z ($10.00) / Belt: Forever 21 sz xs ($3.00) / Shoes: H&M booties sz 7 ($24.99)

 
I've had this dress in my closet for about a month now, but hadn't yet had the opportunity to wear it. Not only was it cheap (yay, Ross!), but I really like the pattern, colors, and flowy material. Can't wait to break out the tights and wear this look all through the winter....
 
 Hope you're all having a great weekend! 

Out Tonight

Top: Forever 21 sz s / Skirt: H&M Wool-Blend Mini, $24.95 / Cardigan: Forever 21 sz m / Shoes: H&M black booties sz 7

 As promised, here is the first way I wore this new H&M skirt I bought over the weekend. I wore a variation on this outfit to my sister's birthday dinner the other night, and then out for drinks afterwards. These new H&M heels held up very well on the walk to and from the bar, and I wore them all night without my feet hurting at all!

I love the cutout detail in this top; its' one of my favorite pieces to wear out at night. It's much more cream-colored than it looks in these pictures. Strange how it looks almost stark white here...
 I really wanted to wear tights with this, but the combination of black tights and orange-red skirt made me feel far too Halloween-y. Grey tights seemed odd with the black booties, but is that just me? What do you think are some other pairing possibilities for this lovely new skirt?