7/31/08
the white blazer
7/30/08
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7/29/08
boots and booties
Canvas Cuff Boot - UO, $48
I usually stick with flat boots, so for me to get a boot with a heel, it's got to have something special going on. I like the cuff of this boot. Oh, and the price.
C2 Dragon Boot - UO, $114.99 (on sale)
Now this one just looks neat. I guess you couldn't really do jeans tucked in, but it would look cool with tights, no?
Frye Paige Canvas Boot - UO, $149.99
They have this boot in black too, but I think the brown looks much prettier. This would be a great casual boot, with tucked in jeans, flowy blouse, giant sweater... This one is definitely a contender...
Angles Motor Boot - Free People, $298
Love it when the boots come with dirt already on them. Saves me the trouble of stomping around in the mud to get that worn in 'yeah, I walk in dirt, so what?' look.
Marc by MJ High Heel Belted Bootie - Shopbop, $695
I honestly have no idea why I want these booties so bad. They have a heel. They're freaking purple. But... Marc makes girls do crazy things.
Some more reasonable, although probably more uncomfortable, options.American Eagle Maddie Ankle Boot - Payless, $37.99
American Eagle Riley Slouch Boot - Payless, $39.99
I like this one a lot. Good job, payless.
DV by Dolce Vita Jordon Boot - Nordstroms, $179.95
This one reminds me of a kinder, gentler version of those crazy Balenciaga boots the Olsen's wore. And you know how I feel about anything even close to something MK would wear....
And here is where I get a little crazy with the price tags. But they're oh so pretty, aren't they?
Miu Miu Strappy Bootie - NeimanMarcus, $790
Wow, I hope grey is as big of a color this fall/winter as it was last... Love it!
Chloe Strap Wrap Open Toe Boots - Intermix, $895
Mmm I love everything about these boots, even the heel. Someday, I will own Chloe shoes... someday...
Peace and boots for everyone!,
TheFashionHead
7/28/08
i know it's still summer but...
shake shake
The nail polish on 2 of my fingers is already majorly chipped. So it lasted about 4 days. Grr.
This weekend was super fun and seemed like it lasted forever. The weather was lovely until Sunday, when it poured like CRAZY all afternoon/evening. The shore got so flooded there were people swimming and canoeing in the streets, for reals. We all stayed down an extra night and went to Sunday happy hour, which is way more crazy and crowded then you would expect a Sunday happy hour to be.
I had two, yes TWO, birthday cakes. So much birthday love. :)
I re-wore old dresses but I still managed to look adorable - I guess you don't really need a new dress every weekend...
I took a half day at work today and came in at noon. It was lovely, but it means I have to actually get some work done now....
Hence the quick post. More tonight...
Peace and dancing in the rain,
TheFashionHead
7/25/08
fffffriday
Last night my mom treated me to a birthday mani/pedi. I haven't had a manicure in about 4 years because I they chip so easily but I couldn't resist a free one. Hopefully it will last a little longer this time.
I got into work a little after 7 this morning, which shocked all the old engineer men in my office because I usually don't roll in until close to 9. But I wanted to be able to leave for the beach today at 3 guilt free. I am very excited about the shore this weekend. Tonight we are going to celebrate my birthday, which means it will probably be like a regular night out but with people randomly yelling 'Happy Birthday!'. And maybe there will be a birthday crown involved. Tomorrow is the high school reunion for most of the people in my shore house, which means they will all be out of the house for happy hour I'll have a nice relaxing afternoon. Our plan is to sun ourselves all morning and afternoon, while drinking the perfect amount of wine to make us giddy and then sleepy. Then we're going to take a really bitching nap until the drunk kids return from the reunion.
I am trying to think of something with pictures to post in order to keep your attention. Can't think of anything at the moment. Maybe it will be a two-post kinda day...
Peace and fashionable Fridays,
TheFashionHead
7/24/08
interior decorations
Dandelion Pillow Cover - Pottery Barn, $25
Vintage Book Prints, Catcher in the Rye - UO, $49.99
7/23/08
the day after
Don't get me wrong, it was not an awful day by any stretch of the imagination, but for as long as I can remember I've always had like super fun birthdays. I remember growing up we used to transform our backyard into a carnival. My dad would make all sorts of games and each of my aunts and uncles and neighbors would run them. The entire neighborhood of kids would come. We had spin art and ring toss and face painting and relay races and sand art. (If you were a six year old, you would be totally jealous right now) One year my uncle even bought a pony! Seriously! My parents were so creative. I mean I'm sure the parties still cost a bunch of money but they were way more fun then any sort of Chuck E Cheese/Leaps and Bounds deal. (Both popular children birthday party locations when I was a kid, if you are unfamiliar.) As I got older I still had pretty awesome parties, mostly sleepovers. I had a surprise 13th or 14th birthday party, and surprise parties are always pretty fun. It's so nice to think that everyone at the party had known about it and had been thinking about you and the party and you had no idea! My 19th birthday was celebrated at my mountain house with a bunch of people from college and home, and beer. I was living at Lehigh during the summer of my 20th birthday so we had a pretty big house party, which the cops so lovingly broke up. My 21st birthday was a shitshow. I took a bunch of friends down the shore for the night I turned 21, which conveniently happened on a Friday. That Saturday I had a combination family/friends rager at my house that was also pretty awesome (think of my parents and aunts teamed up with my friends for beer pong, my uncles playing flip cup). People still talk about that party. Even last year I managed to get a pretty big group together at my house to celebrate my 22nd. This year I was just not that into it. Plus, nobody likes you when you're 23. :(
So I guess my less then fantastic birthday was my own fault, but at least I have a lot of good birthday memories! Plus, maaaybe there will be some celebrations down the shore this Friday.
Peace and facepaint,
TheFashionHead
7/22/08
birthday birthday
Alexander McQueen Paisley Smock Dress
Chloe Equestrian Flat Boots
Matthew Williamson Star Embroidered Dress
Christian Louboutin Rodita Zip Platforms
Vivenne Westwood Red Label Diamante Skull EarringsChloe Collar Detail Pumps
(all pictures from net-a-porter.com)
Well, now that you have some general ideas, I'll let you go and shop. Only about 8 more hours left until my official birthday is over, but I'll generously accept late gifts.
Peace and birthday love,
TheFashionHead
guess what today is?
1. birthday cake candles, 2. Birthday Cake and 28 Candles,
3. birthday cake 001, 4. Birthday Cake - Candles
More birthday updates later today - I just wanted to give everyone enough time to buy me a present before the day is over..
Peace and birthday fun,
TheFashionHead
7/18/08
an aggressive savings plan
I still live at home, which I really don't mind at all cause my parents are pretty awesome and its a great savings opportunity that I haven't taken full advantage of yet. However, I would like to eventually move out and ideally I would like to buy a place instead of rent one. Renting annoys me and often the rent price is pretty similar to a morgage price and after renting, you end up with nothing. So my plan is to live at home, probably until next year around this time, and save up a ton of money so I can buy myself an adorable little place. I know it's going to be hard to change my shopping mindset (from buying pretty much whatever I want to actually thinking about what I'm buying and trying to not spend as much). The fact that I have built up a pretty fantastic wardrobe over the past year will hopefully make it a little easier. I definitely have enough pretty dresses to last the rest of the summer. And this is going to be the first winter where I am actually looking forward to wearing all my winter clothes (sweater and jeans and boots and scarfs and LAYERS yay!) from last year. I hope it won't be as hard as I think it's going to be. I don't want to be on a 'budget' really, like I don't want to allocate a certain amount of money each month for certain things, but I am just going to focus on putting more cash into my savings. I'm working on changing my direct deposit to put a certain amount of each paycheck directly into my savings. Out of site, out of mind. Can't buy whatever you want when all of your cash is in your savings account rather then your checking, right?
So what this means really is I'll probably have less 'look what I bought' posts and more creative reworking of old clothes, thrift store visits and DIY posts. Oh, and maybe even more furniture and home accessories posts.
Peace and aggressive savings plans,
TheFashionHead
7/16/08
tie dye and flowers
7/15/08
project runway eve
Based completely on their pictures on bravotv.com, here are the people I think I will like:
Blane - 23, Washington. He looks like a laid back surfer. He wears semi tight jeans and a purple hoodie. He has longish blond hair. Pretty cute. (Perhaps he is straight? One can dream...) His fashion 'must' is neon anything!
Kelli - 27, Ohio. She's wearing jeans with bleach stains and holes all over them and a black shirt. She has one whole arm tatted up. Her fashion 'must' is a party dress (omg, me too!). She has her own boutique already. She seems cute.
Wesley - 23, Massachusetts. Oh Wesley. He's wearing really really tight grey pants which are also kinda short. Black shoes and a tight tucked in black button down. Is that a faux hawk? Maybe. His fashion 'must' is big old sunglasses and he describes his style as 'clean, classic and sophisticated.'
Keith - 26, Utah. He's wearing dark jeans, flip flops and a black t-shirt. His fashion 'must' are great fitting jeans, which seems strange cause his own jeans look a bit big (but maybe I've been brainwashed by all these skin tight jeans on guys...).
Some other predictions:
First to be out - Jerry (he will also cry).
Jerrell also looks like a crier.
Emily looks mean. Maybe that's why Jerry is crying...
Judging from her outfit on bravotv.com, I will most likely not like anything that Stella makes. Too many grommets...
The fact that Daniel's fashion 'must' is a novelty blazer makes me not want to like him. A Christian wannabe..?
Done.
The cast photos are kind of underwhelming but I'm sure they will all be better in person. Plus, I'm just pumped for Heidi, Tim, Nina and Michael!!
What are your predictions??
Peace and auf wiedersehen,
TheFashionHead
7/14/08
technical difficulties
This weekend was awesome and fun, as usual. I skipped out of work a little early and picked up Courtney in Philly. We hit some traffic on the way down but it wasn't too bad. We arrived around 6, packed a cooler, and headed to the beach where some of the girls already were hanging out. It's lovely and peaceful being on the beach in the evening. We had it completely to ourselves. I cooked up the chicken nugs for dinner and they were a big giant hit. I wore my new black F21 dress with my new red belt and it looked better then I thought it would, so that was a pleasant surprise. After a significant pregame, we danced the night away at the bar and hit up Wawa on the way home where I purchased a wrap and baked chips (a very healthy end of the night meal, if I may say so myself). Saturday was BEAUTIFUL. We literally spent the entire day on the beach with the exception of eating meals and refilling the cooler. I took a shower in our outside shower and it was lovely and refreshing. Showering indoors is highly overrated. On Saturday night I wore my new gold F21 dress, which also looked better then I remembered (maybe the Forever21 dressing room is to blame...). Another night filled with drinking and dancing but unfortunately not healthy meals (mmm... pizza...). We got some beach time in on Sunday before we had to leave. I finished the book I was reading, Rant by Chuck Palahniuk. Next weekend I'm going to start another Chuck P. book, Choke. AND I did not feel sick or hungover at all. All in all, a pretty fantastic weekend!
Tonight's plans include going to the gym and making my sister take some pictures of me in reenacted weekend outfits.
Peace and my expanding blog empire,
TheFashionHead
7/11/08
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- Last night I went to dinner with my bff's from high school and it was fun and awesome. We all live so close to each other and sometimes I take the for granted. It's pretty rare for friends to all move home after college, but we all did. And I'm thankful they're all here. We went to Cosi and sat outside and ate delicious sandwiches and then we made smores. The weather was perfect for outdoor dining.
- Its actually Friday (duh)!! This week felt really long and I'm glad its over. I'm leaving for the beach in about 2 hours!
- My boss has been on vacation all week and I have taken some ...liberties with my hours. Which is why I may just leave at 3:30 today even though I took a lunch. But the lunch doesn't really count when you don't actually get food, right? I got a quick eyebrow wax and was disappointed by the dress selection at Marshall's but I did pick up a red belt to wear with one of my F21 dresses this weekend...(will there be picture updates of this lovely belted dress, you ask? no, probably not.. Lame...)
- The upcoming fun and relaxing weekend at the shore with clean clothes (I finally got around to doing laundry, score).
- One of those wish-y things flew into my car yesterday and I made a wish, obviously, so I'm pretty excited for that to come true.
- Car karma - I let 2 cars in at a particularly annoying merge point on my way to work - which means I should have no traffic troubles on the way down to the shore. Gotta love car karma... (I know that little black car that cut me off yesterday is sitting in bumper to bumper somewhere right now...)
- Aaaand the radio station is playing a block of Grateful Dead RIGHT NOW. Can't get any better then that!
Hope everyone takes the time to be thankful for the little (and big) things in their lives!
Have a fantastic lovely awesome amazing weekend, everyone!
Peace and thankfulness,
TheFashionHead
7/10/08
just average
Like I said, they're pretty but nothing special. With the 3rd dress and a ring, I ended up spending about $80. I think I would rather have one dress I really like then 3 so-so ones. But I was in a time crunch, I really needed something to wear out this weekend so these will have to do.
While I was riding the elevator in Macy's, some crazy sales lady starts a conversation with me. If you've never seen me in public, I think I come off as fairly unapproachable, which is not an accident. I'm not a huge fan of talking to random people I know, let alone complete strangers. She asked me if I was in school (gotta love that question at 22). When I told her I had a job she asked me where I work. I told her a steel mill, hoping that would shut her up. She then proceeds to offer me a job at Macy's. I said No thanks, my job is full time. Oh, we have full time positions here, she says, would you ever consider leaving your job for a job here? Listen lady, I'm not quitting my engineering job to work at Macy's. She followed me and kept talking about seasonal positions and the great employee discount until I left Macy's...Well, at least if this whole crazy electrical engineering thing doesn't work out, I have a fall back job at Macy's.
Peace and don't talk to me in public*,
TheFashionHead
*unless you're an adoring fan of my blog, then talk away!