Prairie Girl

What I'm Wearing: 

Dress: Anthropologie "Night-and-Day Dress" (remixed here)

Cardigan: Anthropologie "Anza Cardi"

Belt: Target

Tights: Target

Boots: Nordstrom Brass Plum

I wore this outfit last Friday for a long day at work. It had been raining all morning, so this was my take on a "rainy day" outfit...that I would be wearing inside all day. As you can see from my last post, I'm beginning to remix summer dresses into my fall/winter wardrobe. And I'm starting to think I like them better styled for the colder months than for the summer. In my opinion, a cardigan, belt, and boots can complete any outfit.

In other news...actually there is no other news. Lately, my life has been one long string of me writing papers, complaining about it, taking midterms, complaining about it, and being stressed. But this is about to change (until finals), because its almost Thanksgiving and then almost winter break.

and you know what that means?
overspending on black Friday. excessively drinking Starbucks peppermint mochas in red Christmas cups. and pretending to bake holiday treats for my friends...only to eat them all myself.

in a few weeks...life will be good :)

Remix

What I'm Wearing:

Dress: Nordstrom BP (here)

Denim Jacket: Heritage 1981 via Forever 21

Scarf: Forever 21

Tights: Target

Boots: Cathy Jean Shoes (here)

These past few weeks have been constantly go go go for me. And I feel like I haven't really had a second to breathe. Last week I finished midterms, and thought I was in the clear...only to be "surprised" by a ten page paper that I thoroughly underestimated.

To be honest, I don't even remember when I wore this outfit. But, I do know that it was sometime last week, during one of the wonderful "winter" days we have been having in LA. Its been cold, and surprisingly, I've been loving it. Unfortunately, I was not anticipating 50-60 degree days when I packed for school, so I've been rotating between a few sweaters and my denim jackets while my actual warm clothes sit tucked away back home. Anyways, you can see the last time I wore this dress here, way back at the end of summer. I love it when dresses like this can be easily transitioned from summer to the colder seasons.

P.S. I have about four un-blogged outfits patiently waiting in my iPhoto to be posted. Dear college...can I please put you on pause for just a few days?

A Black Dress Affair: Day to Night

What I'm Wearing:

Day                                                   Night

Dress: Nordstrom BP (here)                          Dress: Katwalk boutique

 Pumps: Nine West                                    Heels: Steve Madden

These photos are from my sorority "Presents" day ceremony and night date party. It is tradition for the old members to wear black dresses, while the new members, who are being "presented" to the sorority, wear white. If you are looking for the perfect party dress, the black dress that I wore for the day ceremony (here) comes in six different colors and is flattering on almost all body types because of its strategic ruching. In fact, many of the girls who were being presented had it in white, and they all looked fantastic.

As for the black dress I wore for my date party, its definitely more revealing than the dresses I usually wear. However, I've always wanted to make a statement with a backless dress, so when I saw this dress online a few months ago, I knew it would be perfect for this event. A foot of dress tape and sticky gel bra later...and it was good to go!

Anyways, please excuse my lack of posts these past few days. I've been in a bit of a mid-quarter crisis and have been feeling pretty stressed and overwhelmed. But here's to a new (and hopefully less stressful) week...

Happy Monday!