jean shorts and secondhand clothing

Denim shorts are definately part of my daily uniform/wardrobe staples list, and these are my current favorite. I don't necessarily believe in 1 perfect item for each gap in my wardrobe- I'll never have a perfectly minimal wardrobe, but I don't think that's something that I want, anyway. I roll all my thrifted shorts shorter; it keeps them from being too "literal 90s".

I'm always curious about the history of secondhand clothing and Google the tags or look on Etsy for information. I'm not even sure what kind of story I'm hoping to find- I just like to sit and wonder about the past and about what life was life back then or something? The tag on these shorts say "The Beverly Hills Denim Company", and I'm sitting here thinking of Baywatch for whatever reason. They look like  Rihanna's outfit in the We Found Love music video. I was obsessed with the song and the video when it came out and then looped it like 30 times before I got sick of it right quick ahahaha.

These shorts fit just a tiiiiny big large, and so they kind of sag and don't fit well enough for the full high waisted effect, but oh well, guess that comes with the secondhand clothing territory.

What are your favorite/least favorite things about secondhand clothes?

  

blogging and style

I thought creating a blog would hold me somewhat accountable and encourage me to "dress up" more- at the very least, encourage me to wear more of the things in my closet. What actually happened was that in cold weather season, I justified that it "didn't matter" what I wore because I had a coat on over everything, and with summer weather approaching, my weather adjusted approach is just that- wearing whatever is comfortable with importance placed on the afternoon high temperature. I think I got over my super fashionista phase in college, and became somewhat bored with clothing, covered by a guise of "I dress like this now, must be because I'm lazy". If style isn't a conscious consideration when I get dressed in the morning, is it acceptable to consider this "style" at all? And under what circumstances can flip flops not be the end of the fashion credibility world?

On the internet, there are so many ways to publicly display your like/dislike for clothes and style and anything, but I suspect that I'm not the only one who's IRL outfits and activities don't reflect what I supposedly "like". I mean, where's my rustic modern living room and super organized work station....?

This wasn't originally taken as an outfit picture, because it's not really fashionable (whatever that means). But it's what I wore, and it is what it is! It was a "I blend into the wall" picture, and I'm wearing my Banana Republic cardigan in a beige color that I seem to wear pretty often. I guess the first step to figuring myself out is to add "beige-colored tops" to my conscious awareness of what makes up my "daily uniform".

the urge to buy stuff

if I take a picture of this skirt then it's basically like I already own it, right??

Recently, I've been itching to shop to just "buy something". The first thing I did on Memorial Day was click through sales looking for something to buy. While shopping with my sister last week, I mindlessly grabbed things for the dressing room, hoping that I'd realize how pointless it is to buy things I don't actually want. But every time I put on something that looked half-decent, I wanted to buy it just to have something new. I mean...my closet is a mess and I don't even wear half the things I have. 

In the end, I stopped myself from buying clothes... but I wanted something new so bad I bought sunglasses. Which is super dumb because I don't even have contact lenses right now...

Do you ever get the urge to shop when you know you already have too much stuff? How do you deal with it?

  

at the zoo

sleeveless silk blouse, brown shorts, shoes- all thrifted
Puma belt- Urban Outfitters

The zoo is one of my favorite places! I'm not a huge fan of household pets because of my allergies, but my love for the zoo makes up for it.

This blouse came in a set with the skirt I posted earlier this week.  Anyone have any idea how I can figure out the Pantone equivalent? I am seriously obsessed with this shade of orange and it would be fun to match it to a paint or something for future use.

Meerkats say hi! What is your favorite animal? I've been partial to bison lately...random...

  

daytrip to overland park

Daytrips are so fun! This weekend, it was the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas.

Café Tempo inside the museum. Loving the frosted light fixtures!

Some photos of my outfit- I used the self timer so my eyes are like half closed cuz I didn't know when it would finally take the picture haha. 

I'm kind of obsessed with this large American Apparel raglan even though its so stretched out its like batwinged or something. I actually have one in size small too but I prefer how the size large drapes.

  

all silk everything

Hi everyone! Sorry for disappearing, I have been MIA because of boring life stuff and job stuff etc., nothing that I really want to blog about because I'm kind of "over" the last couple months and would rather be looking towards the future! I'm taking some fun classes this semester so I'm excited for what life will bring in the coming months.

silk top- thrifted in seattle // silk pants- Forever 21

Over winter break, I visited the Seattle. I stayed around Seattle University and I had a really great time. I had no expectations or preconceived notions about the whole area but I really liked it! There was a great mix of vintage home furnishings and clothes, and 4 star Yelp eateries- which pretty much describes my interests in a nutshell. Admittedly, I spent a good part of the week at Value Village, but if I had a good time, I had a good time, no?

I've pretty much cut out buying clothes from Forever 21 but these pants were 100% silk so I figured they should be decent quality...before long, the clasp at the top kind of fell off... but I just sewed it back on :-)

So I haven't really read anything fashion or blogs or anything in 2 months now- anything great that I've missed or that I should catch up on? I'm excited to get reacquainted with my google reader!