My Daily Outfit

Last winter I made a sweater dress out of sweater fabric I bought from Mood (please, there's no way I have the patience to knit an entire dress). I accidentally made it too short so I wasn't able to wear it then. Then magically I lost some weight which made it long enough to at least be decent to wear, as long as I didn't bend over. Then even more magically I got super cool leggings that went perfectly with the dress! I've been waiting for it to be cool enough to wear it and today it was perfect!

Hat: Vintage
Dress: Self Made
Belt: Thrift Store
Leggings: Forever 21
Shoes: Boring, had them forever
Awesome Painting Behind Me: Thrift store!

An actual cute beach wear look from Project Runway

I had very high hopes for the team of Althea and Louise, mainly because I've loved what they've made so far and they both seem super nice. Anyway, I think my expectations were met (almost). Although I knew from the editing that they'd be stuck in the middle, it usually happens when they are barely shown.

This is adorable and I would wear it to the beach in a minute. I also disagree with Tim that dropping the dress into a skirt was a bad idea. It made a cute skirt and was also super practical if you want to tan for instance. I also love how the bathing suit top works into the top of the dress to make an interesting pattern and overall design. This really is the only look I could actually imagine wearing to the beach.

I really like this dress. The only problem is that I don't see how it connects to the first look. I also don't think it's very avant garde, adding a big train to a dress doesn't really make it avant garde. Otherwise I think the dress is gorgeous. I love the bodice, the gold makes it really beautiful. I also like the mini skirt portion of the bottom, and the way the ruffles overlap. I'd rather they just get rid of the train, but I think it was the only way to even attempt to make it avant garde. Really the failure isn't theirs but the producers. I wish they had known about the avant garde look ahead of time because I think they would have come up with something really amazing.

Worst Project Runway Challenge Ever

This really was one of the worst runway shoes in Project Runway's history and I blame it completely on the producers. I mean, first you should really tell the designers about the avant garde look first. Then maybe we wouldn't have seen piles of crap walking down the runway. Also, it was very unclear whether it was supposed to be a beachwear avant garde outfit or just an avant garde outfit that was related to the beachwear otufit. Personally I think it should have been the second and I think all of the designers (excluding Ramon) did too. Although I don't understand how gowns really qualify as being either related or avant garde. This is probably why Ramon won, even with the cocktail beachwear and illfitting dress.
Ramon (and technically Mitchell's) first dress:

It's a pretty dress, even if it is most definitely not appropriate for the beach. Although it looks like about 30 minutes of work was put into it. Just some twisting and draping of the chiffon and using a belt to get shape. They claimed to Tim that it was going to be sewn down but I kind of doubt that happened.

I mean look at the back. I don't think the uneveness is intentional and if it is that was a bad call. It just looks messy. And not beach messy, just badly designed messy.

Ramon lucked out on this one. First because it was the only one remotely beachy, or even really avante garde. Secondly because this kind of dress can either be thrown together in 30 minutes or carefully draped for hours to achieve the same effect. The only different is that when it's carefully draped you tend not to get the wierd bulges you see from the side:

Even the hooker lace outfit didn't make the model look like she had a penis, plus a saggy butt and boobs.
Overall though it had potential. Plus, I would have given him the win just because of the color in a sea of depressing brown dresses.
Also, Mitchell. Why on earth would you tell the judges you didn't do anything after you know they are just waiting for an excuse to auf you?

I Love Shoes

I love shoes, and fall shoes are always the best. Mainly because I've never been a fan of sandals (they always give me blisters) plus I love boots in all forms. These are all of my favorites that I've found so far, although I can't actually afford them.

1) I'm not sure what brand these are but I really love them. I'm into studs on shoes all of a sudden and these definitely deliver.

2) I'm am lusting for these. Of course they're Christian Louboutin and $2,875 so I'm not going to be buying them anytime soon. I can't think of any fall outfit that these wouldn't perfectly compliment. Plus, I love that they're snakeskin but almost look like newspaper. And I love anything with ruffles.

3) These shoes are from Topshop and only $110. I love the shape, it's super fun and they seem pretty comfortable. They're called dancing shoes and that's exactly what I would do in them. Plus suede shoes for fall are fantastic.

4) So so so adorable. They're Nanette Lapore and $395. I love them first because I love anything with a bow. Plus the color is beautiful and so unusual. I could almost justify buying them since I have never owned any shoes that color and I think they would go with just about anything.

5) I needed to have one animal print shoe on my list. They're definitely on trend for the fall, and leopard is always classy. I also like that the leopard only shoes on the little fold, instead of over the whole shoe which can be a little much. The shape is also classic so these can be worn with almost anything. Christian Louboutin $975

6) Every shoe wardrobe has to include a crazy awesome pair of shoes that make a statement all by themselves. This way when you can't think of something to wear you can just throw on all black, the shoes, and you're all set. I also love hot pink shoes, and straps so these are perfect. Well except for the price, Jimmy Choo $1,295.

7) These are my favorite favorite favorite pair of shoes. I am in love with these boots. They are the perfect boots for winter. I love wearing white outerwear in the winter, and with the addition of the fur at the top these would make any outfit completely classy and transformed into a winter wonderland. All'd you need is a white fur coat and you're set. Manolo Blahnik $1,495

Shoe Tutorial - Inspired from the Runway

I really loved these shoes from the Valentino 2009 couture show. Of course I can never actually afford any designer shoes so I decided to find a way to make them myself.

I started by going to the thrift store and finding some cheap plain black heels. I ended up getting a pair for only $5! Then I got some silver spray paint, trim, and glue.

(the second pair of shoes are for a second DIY project that I haven't gotten around to making yet)
First step was spray painting the shoes silver. It didn't turn out exactly like I wanted, but I think I like this way better anyway.

The third step is adding the trim to the shoes.

To do this I first measured where I wanted to the trim to go while wearing the shoes. Once I figured out where to attach the trim in the front I glued it and let it dry overnight (or I might have used velcro because I didn't have the patience to let it dry that long, but I do recommend actually having patience :-P).
After it dries I wrapped the trim over the top of my feet and attached it to the back of the shoes. Again I glued it and let it dry overnight. The final result:

I love love love them and actually wear them a lot.

First Day of School Outfit

I know that in college there isn't the same drive to pick out a special first day of school outfit, but come on, it's so much fun. Today was the first day of classes (kind of, technically it's shopping period) so I wore my special first day of school outfit.



Cropped Jacket: Express
Tank Top: Express
Skirt: Self-Made
Boots: JS by Jessica Simpson (I know but they're so cute!)

My Daily Outfit

Today was the annual Kirkland opening ceremonies, which includes parading around with a fife and drum band followed by a BBQ. So of course I needed to get a picture with one of the minutemen, who seemed very confused about why I wanted a picture.

My dress is vintage from Oona's in Harvard Square.