Art Of The Selfie

Remember how I said I didn't really take touristy pictures? Well, there's always room for exceptions. My friend (who just moved into the cutest SF apartment. ever.) and I spent an afternoon exploring The Palace of Fine Arts since neither of us had ever been. Plenty of photos were taken. And I've also learned to trust no one when it comes to asking them to use my DSLR. I think one of our "photographers" even managed to completely crop one of us out of the frame at some point. Seriously though...Rule of Thirds. Has the Instagram grid taught us nothing!? Luckily, I've become an expert at DSLR selfies (it's all about balance, no selfie-stick needed) so we were still able to successfully document our day trip together.

P.S. This is the last of my San Francisco trip posts. How I managed to take 3 weeks to blog about my weekend, I'll never know. "Real time" posts coming soon... 

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Outfit Details:

Topshop Turtleneck

Target Faux Leather Jacket

Vintage Cameo Necklace

Madewell Destroyed Denim

Madewell Glasgow Satchel

Vintage Printed Scarf

Converse Leather Sneakers

Wednesday Inspiration

If Wednesday Addams suddenly turned girly, I feel like she would wear something like this. So...I suppose you could say this outfit was subconsciously inspired by her. But, this look was consciously inspired by a number of these Refinery 29 style videos. Usually, I'm not one for watching online tutorials (very short attention span), but they cleverly managed to cut them into 30 second clips on Facebook that held my focus. Plus, their Senior Style Editor is a layering queen that I've been taking a few fashion cues from lately.

Continuing my green-obsession...I picked up this leather crossbody from Fossil a couple weeks ago. I would never have thought to invest in a little green bag, but good old T-Swift has already pioneered the trend so I've convinced myself it was a good idea. I've been wearing it non-stop for the past two weeks and it's somehow managed to match with almost everything. I feel like the Girl In The Green Scarf Handbag.

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Outfit Details:

Urban Outfitters Floral Shift Dress

Vintage White Silk Shirt

Vintage Gold Pendant

GUESS Classic Gold Watch

Target Black Faux Leather Jacket

Fossil Green Preston Crossbody (c/o)

H&M Black Sweater Tights

Madewell Brown Ankle Boots

Off-Season

It was no surprise that I was able to wear this off-season dress for Thanksgiving. It's been an endless summer and the winter "chill" (aka below 70 degrees) is just setting in this week. In an effort to make this summery slip look a little more seasonal, I decided to pair it with my black faux leather jacket and other dark accessories. I often like to offset one style with another—feminine with tomboy, vintage with modern, summer with winter(ish). I think it makes pulling together outfits a bit more fun. Plus, it allows me to get away with wearing a summer dress in the middle of November. I can honestly say I don't think I'd ever survive a real winter.

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Outfit Details:

Target Faux Leather Jacket

Joie Plaid Slip Dress

TOMS Bellini Sunglasses

Etsy Wishbone Necklace

Vintage Coach Black Leather Bag

GUESS Gold Watch

Seychelles Black Propaganda Heels

Wine Country

Finally getting around to posting photos from the mini-winery tour my friends and I took a couple weeks ago while we were in the bay. After studying abroad, I already considered myself a bit of a wine connoisseur (ohhh, don't we all?), but can now officially speak to it with some validity. We went to a couple wineries near Sonoma and the estates were beautiful this time of year. It was the perfect #fall (hashtag very necessary in this case) adventure and I honestly couldn't have asked for a better weekend trip.

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Outfit Details:

Target Faux Leather Jacket

Anthropologie Brushed Lace Dress

TOMS Bellini Sunglasses

Nixon Kensington Leather Watch

Leather Weather

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You know I love me some plaid button-ups, but sometimes I'm just not in the mood to look too preppy. On these occasions, I turn to my faux leather jacket and destroyed denim to add a little "edge" (I use this term very loosely) to my outfits. I love how simple pieces like this can completely change the vibe of an outfit.

In other news, I've been sick all week and kind of fallen off the social map. I've somehow managed to go like 6 months without any serious illness, so this was bound to happen eventually. Got some big plans with chicken noodle soup and Hulu reruns tonight! 

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Outfit Details:

Shirt—J.Crew (similar)

Jacket—Target (similar)

Sunglasses—Ray-Ban (shop)

Watch—GUESS (shop)

Jeans—GUESS (similar)

Bag—Vintage Bally (similar)

Boots—Madewell (similar)

Metropolitan

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I've been wearing this faux leather jacket a ton since I bought it for Halloween. It's been perfect for chilly fall days and helped make this dress feel a little less feminine. Also, as much as I've been complaining about taking photos at night, I do love seeing the city lights after work. Makes me feel all metropolitan...or something like that.

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Outfit Details:

Faux Leather Jacket—Target (shop)

Dress—Madewell (shop)

Cameo Necklace—vintage (similar)

Belt—thrifted (similar)

Bag—Fossil (similar)

Boots—Madewell (shop)