So Collar-ful!

Do you guys ever see trends and you say to yourself "I'll never wear those!" and then you find yourself heading right for the article you rejected in the first place?! Well, this is exactly what happened to me when I went on a little excursion to Marshall's a bit ago.
 I had made up my mind that I did not like collar blouses, due to the fact that they had the same principle as a turtleneck; the choking neck situation. But then, as I saw this blouse hanging on the rack in all it's blush pink glory, I decided I should not discriminate against it and I should take it to the fitting room and give it a try. So try I did and the deal was done. I was a closet-lover of the collar blouses! Imagine my surprise! I have to admit, that with all the buttons buttoned up all the way to the top, I do look more put-together and a bit more refined, if I do say so myself!

So with that said, I now want more of these babies in different colors and in different prints. UGH! I feel another shopping addiction coming on. This is not good. Have any of you ever had an experience in which you rejected something and then found yourself loving it?! Thoughts and experiences welcome! 

Cardigan: Target 

Blush Pink Collar Blouse: Marshall's

Floral Jeans: ?

Feather Collar Necklace: Forever 21

Rose Bracelet: H&M

Leather Flats: Thrifted

Thrifting Ain't Easy

This was my work outfit from last week, I forgot to upload this that day....sorry guys! Anyways, I want to start off this post by saying...I love thrifting! I mean shopping is already good in itself but going someplace to find awesome articles of clothing that no one is probably rocking right now, is even ten times BETTER!

At a thrift store you will be able to find things for a cheap price; things that you would probably find for a lot more money at regular retail stores. Not that that is a problem, but sometimes a girl just wants to save some money and still be able to shop. Ladies, I think you can agree with me on this, right?!

So yes I understand that a lot of people would say that thrifting is horrible because you are buying things that other people have worn, but I mean, it's not like you can't wash them and BAM.... they are clean again! It's just as if, you had worn something that belonged to your good friend and she let's you borrow it. I mean she has worn it and now, so will you!
 I think that people should really re-think this whole concept they have on the whole wearing things from thrift stores, it's really not that bad. So what are your thoughts on thrift stores and wearing clothes from there? 

Feather Blouse: Target

Silk Skirt: Thrifted

Black Suede Wedges: Target

Mini Leather Backpack: Thrifted

Opaque Tights: Target

FALL!

FALL! by jessiki83 featuring high heels

 

Fall is going to before here even before I finish writing this post. It's hard to believe that we will have to say good-bye to Summer dresses with bare legs, hot summer nights, and all those wonderful things that come with Summer.

But alas, with the arrival of Fall, come the warm fall colors, boots, scarves, and all those things we all love. I mean it's awesome being able to wear boots in the summer, but I prefer to rock them in the colder months. I look forward to joining in on some or all of the Fall Trends this month. I'm especially looking forward to rocking, faux keather pants or leggings, printed pants, wine and green colored clothing, baroque prints, and others.What trends are you guys interested in wearing this season??!!!

A welcome message!

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Floral Printed Leggings

A few pics of one of my newest Fall purchases: the printed legging. Aren't they awesome?! I love the Clarissa Explains- it-all look of them, very 90's which I'm loving right now.

Outfit Details:
Black Sheer Leopard shirt: H&M
Floral Leggings: LC Conrad for Kohl's
Black Fringe Boots: Gifted

My first "Collective Haul" on YouTube

Check it out my first You Tube video. A "collective haul"! I will be making a fashion channel besides my regular one, so keep a look out for that!

Printed Pants are Awesome!

So I just recently fell into the whole printed pants trend, and let me just say...I love it! I love the fact that I can wear prints not only on my tops, but now I can wear them on my bottoms and I couldn't be happier!The good thing about this trend is that it makes it possible to play around with different styles, while also taking a risk.

Take for example these pants I decided to pick up at my local H&M. To me, they look like a cross between a cosmic and splattered paint print. But who knows, they could be something totally different. But what I love about them, is that I can wear them casual like I chose to do in this outfit, or I can dress it up with a blazer and heels, and turn it into a much more dressier ensemble. 

But yeah, so the printed pants trend is going to be big for the 2012 Fall season, so I suggest you guys go and look for some printed pants to rock in the Fall. I have already started, as you guys can already tell but I promise you, I am no way near to being done with purchasing more. I have yet to acquire some in a floral pattern. That will be my next hunt. What are some of the Fall trends that you guys are going to be following this year?! Let me know by leaving me a comment, or feel free to shoot me an email or whatever you guys feel like doing.

Black Cardigan: Target

Grey Tiered Top: Ross

Printed Trouser/Pants: H&M

Flats: Vera Wang for Kohl's

Necklace: Forever 21

Bracelets, H&M, Forever 21, and Mexico (vacation cruise)

Nail polish: Forever 21 (Taupe)

OutsideLands Fest 2012 Part 2

These are the last pictures for the Outside Lands festival. Unfortunately, I am feeling out of sorts today and this post would be on the bright side but I guess sometimes we have our ups and other times we have our downs, and for me, this is one of those days. 
I would like to say that this day ended really great. Hence, the last pictures shown in the post.

So I ask you guys to excuse my short post. Once I have a couple days to figure things out in my life, I will be back to posting a bit more. Thanks for keeping up with my little blog, even if I don't always post, I still keep you guys in my thoughts.  

A picture of Chewy. LOL

John Lennon watching over us from that little window.

Being goofy.

One of the hand-painted murals.

View of the bay.

Seems so long ago.....

Jean Jacket: DIY & Consigned

Vintage boho dress: Thrifted

Bowler Hat: H&M

Rayban Wayfarers: Sunglass Hut

Backpack purse: Thrifted

Owl Necklace: Forever 21

Sam & Libby Motorcycle boots: Marshall's

Outside Lands Fest 2012 part 1

A word of caution; this is an extremely picture heavy post and as the title says, these are Outside Land Festival photos! I attended two out of the three days of said festivities that happened in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. I got the chance to see Metallica, one of my all-time favorite bands play, as well as Regina Spektor, The Kills, Fun, Jack White, and even Stevie Wonder. It was the New Age Woodstock for those of you who want to know what it was like. Picture pretty ladies in pretty dresses with flowers in their hair and awesome guys in interesting get-ups. If you guys ever get the chance to attend, I truly, truly recommend that you go.

As for the outfit, I decided to keep it really casual and non-fussy because I wanted my shoes to be the focal point. These boots represent me perfectly because they are tough with a girly edge and that's exactly what I'm like. I also went ahead and changed out my normal black laces and replaced them with these pretty satiny ones that also came with the boots. However, if any of you are wondering how comfortable these babies are to wear in a festival that lasted over 10 hours, you can go ahead and ask me! They were fine for at least 7 hours, till after when my legs felt like they were carrying 20 pound bags of sugar on them. Man were they heavy! Oh well.... it's the price that comes with fashion.  

I could talk about my love for these boots for hours but I won't get in to that. Let's just say that they take some time to break into and that during this time, be prepared to suffer with a few blisters here and there. But anyways, onwards to festival talk......

This picture above was taken at wonder world, a cute little wooden stage lived here in which people covered in different costumes and white paint played some awesome Beatle songs. I especially like the banjo playing, way cool man!!

Hanging Candy Balls!

A pretty tree covered in pretty twinkly lights at Wine Lands.

A mirror-filled prism diamond thing.

Hanging in the Dark Side. BTW...that's what this area was called.

More people are starting to come.

Peace and Love my friends.

Hello mister!

Chillaxing.

Stage shot.

Being silly.....

CHEESE!

METALLICA!!!!!

More Metallica...

James Hetfield tearing up the guitar.

ROCK ON!!!

Lastly, this last picture with a random guy wearing a really huge hat made it in here because he was head banging like crazy, and I found it awesome that the hat managed to stay on his head the entire time. This was one amazing day! Stay tuned tomorrow for part 2 of my concert photos.

Outfit:

Green Cardigan: Target

Black V-neck Back Tank: H&M

Skinny Capri Jeans: Forever 21

Floral Dr.Martens: Ebay

Floral Sunnies: Outside Lands Fest

Jewelry: Gifted and Bought