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Showing posts with label 31 Bits. Show all posts
Here's a quick outfit for today! I wore this yesterday for a grocery store run to get a few necessities (strawberries, apples, bagels, mini donuts!, chips, etc.) I didn't want to go but I have ZERO food, the problem is I'm leaving Thursday night to go to Ohio for my cousin's wedding (YAY) so I didn't need a ton of stuff...so annoying! ;) It is so nice coming home to Connecticut weather. It doesn't seem nearly as hot anymore now that I was in Myrtle Beach and dying of heat exposure.
Bonus points if you got the Cinderella reference in today's post title! Yes, it is about the adorable little mice that make Cinderelly's beautiful dress (that sadly gets ruined.) You are probably wondering why this post references that movie...well take a look at my feet! Meet Jaques and Gus, my Marc by Marc Jacobs mouse flats! I was going to name them Remy and Emile (Ratatouille) but decided to go for a classic instead. This is also a fitting title because my mom made this skirt last year with fabric from Mood when we visited NYC for my Outnet Photoshoot :)
Tank: Ellen Tracy (Marshalls) $13, Skirt: Made by Mom, Flats: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) $95 w/gift card, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs (net-a-porter) gift card, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop), Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Necklace c/o ShopNBC, Watch: Michael Kors
And here's a clip to entertain you :)
Bonus points if you got the Cinderella reference in today's post title! Yes, it is about the adorable little mice that make Cinderelly's beautiful dress (that sadly gets ruined.) You are probably wondering why this post references that movie...well take a look at my feet! Meet Jaques and Gus, my Marc by Marc Jacobs mouse flats! I was going to name them Remy and Emile (Ratatouille) but decided to go for a classic instead. This is also a fitting title because my mom made this skirt last year with fabric from Mood when we visited NYC for my Outnet Photoshoot :)
Tank: Ellen Tracy (Marshalls) $13, Skirt: Made by Mom, Flats: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) $95 w/gift card, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs (net-a-porter) gift card, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop), Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Necklace c/o ShopNBC, Watch: Michael Kors
And here's a clip to entertain you :)
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of going on an outing with 5 other bloggers! I met up with Lydia, Courtney, Christine, Amber and Bethany in West Hartford for some food, shopping and photos! It was our last meetup with Courtney because she is moving back to Canada next week, so sad!
We started off the day at La Petite France, a French bakery on Farmington Avenue, where we all had crepes! I got an almond and chocolate crepe because I'm a picky eater and all the regular ones disgusted me ;) After that we walked around a bit and went to Charming Charlie and Second Time Around. I was a good girl and didn't buy anything...
After that it was time for photos and a quick stop at Pinkberry for Lydia and myself while Courtney and Christine got Starbucks. On our way home (the four of us carpooled) we stopped at Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx and finally Eli's on Whitney for a late dinner. It was quite a long day but so much fun! (Check back later this week to see the AMAZING deal I got at Nordstrom)
Time for photos! All of these are by Lydia. For more photos check out the other girls blogs! I'll update this post with links to their posts when they are available: Courtney, Lydia, Amber, Christine, Bethany.
Amber and I both wore some Jason Wu for Target, YAY!
Dress: Jason Wu for Target $30, Wedges: Madden Girl (TJ Maxx) $20, Necklace c/o Shop NBC, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Rings: Mom's, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) gift card, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs (net-a-porter) gift card
We started off the day at La Petite France, a French bakery on Farmington Avenue, where we all had crepes! I got an almond and chocolate crepe because I'm a picky eater and all the regular ones disgusted me ;) After that we walked around a bit and went to Charming Charlie and Second Time Around. I was a good girl and didn't buy anything...
After that it was time for photos and a quick stop at Pinkberry for Lydia and myself while Courtney and Christine got Starbucks. On our way home (the four of us carpooled) we stopped at Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx and finally Eli's on Whitney for a late dinner. It was quite a long day but so much fun! (Check back later this week to see the AMAZING deal I got at Nordstrom)
Time for photos! All of these are by Lydia. For more photos check out the other girls blogs! I'll update this post with links to their posts when they are available: Courtney, Lydia, Amber, Christine, Bethany.
Amber and I both wore some Jason Wu for Target, YAY!
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| Christine, Lydia, Amber, me, Courtney, Bethany |
I have a lovely surprise for everyone today, my first video!!! While I was taking photos of my outfit on Sunday I decided to shoot some video as well and I think it came out pretty good! I used to make movies all the time when I was younger and I originally wanted to go into filmography, then I decided on graphic design. Hopefully I'll be able to do more videos in the future. What do you think?!
I wore my new-to-me thrifted dress and decided to go for a bohemian look. Even though this dress is really old I feel like it totally works with the current bohemian/tribal/wild print trend. I used the song Norwegian Wood by The Beatles because I think the vibe of the song goes with my outfit (at least the background music).
Dress: Thrifted $6, Denim Jacket: Mudd $8, Sandals c/o Sseko, Bracelet: 31 Bits, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) gift card, Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: LAUREN Ralph Lauren gift
UPDATE: Something got messed up with the video.
And here are some stills of the outfit:
I wore my new-to-me thrifted dress and decided to go for a bohemian look. Even though this dress is really old I feel like it totally works with the current bohemian/tribal/wild print trend. I used the song Norwegian Wood by The Beatles because I think the vibe of the song goes with my outfit (at least the background music).
Dress: Thrifted $6, Denim Jacket: Mudd $8, Sandals c/o Sseko, Bracelet: 31 Bits, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) gift card, Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: LAUREN Ralph Lauren gift
UPDATE: Something got messed up with the video.
And here are some stills of the outfit:
Good day, sunshines! How are you all doing this fine, almost Summer, morning? I'm really enjoying this working for myself thing. I wake up, do blog stuff, do some freelance, maybe cook dinner, watch tons of tv, and sing oldies very loudly, mostly by James Taylor and the Beatles (hence the title of this post...) Today I'm going shopping with my mommy to help her find a bag for my cousin's wedding (which is a month from tomorrow!) and I am going to try to resist getting something for myself. Yesterday I ran to the grocery store to buy some ingredients for
Stromboli (see instagram): pizza dough, mozzarella, pepperoni, salami and poppy seeds!
I threw on this awesome sweater dress I scored a long time ago from Twitch Vintage for $17. I love a dress that needs no accessories, and this one is just that. The print is so fun so all I did was throw on Chaps flats, a skinny belt and grabbed Arnold (my Marc by Marc Jacobs purse.) I did put on my usual rings 31 Bits bracelets, and Michael Kors watch too.
(don't ask about the pinwheel, I was in a weird mood...)
I threw on this awesome sweater dress I scored a long time ago from Twitch Vintage for $17. I love a dress that needs no accessories, and this one is just that. The print is so fun so all I did was throw on Chaps flats, a skinny belt and grabbed Arnold (my Marc by Marc Jacobs purse.) I did put on my usual rings 31 Bits bracelets, and Michael Kors watch too.
(don't ask about the pinwheel, I was in a weird mood...)
Do you ever have one of those days where you wake up and don't want to get out of bed, don't want to go to work, don't want to do anything?! Well that has been happening to me more and more lately. I find that when I'm in one of these moods that if I dress like a crazy person I feel much better even if the day sucks. Tuesday was DEFINITELY one of those mornings, so I pulled on my crazy purple pants to lift my spirits. I also wore a beautiful necklace I inherited from my Grandmother after she passed away (10 years ago). Sadly the day only went downhill from there, I won't bore you with all the details but I will say that I am very depressed because my mouse ring broke in half right at the end of the work day...NOT.FUN. Enough with this sad talk, here's my awesome outfit!
Top: Marshalls $12, Belt: Kenneth Cole Reaction (Marshalls) $7, Pants: ASOS $30, Wedges: Steve Madden (DSW) $55, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Mouse Ring c/o OASAP, Other Rings: Mom's, Necklace: Grandmother's, Glasses: Sunglass Warehouse giveaway, Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Top: Marshalls $12, Belt: Kenneth Cole Reaction (Marshalls) $7, Pants: ASOS $30, Wedges: Steve Madden (DSW) $55, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Mouse Ring c/o OASAP, Other Rings: Mom's, Necklace: Grandmother's, Glasses: Sunglass Warehouse giveaway, Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs
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Apparently this was black shoes week, ha ha. It was also another week of icky weather. But I won't let that bring me down because tonight I'm having dinner with my lovely blog friends Christine, Lydia and Courtney! It's going to be a lovely night where we stuff our faces and talk about random junk, so excited! Anyone doing anything exciting this weekend? I'm just relaxing on Saturday and spending Sunday with the family for Mother's Day.
I'm putting myself on a spending freeze until Net-a-Porter's end of season sale which should be coming up soon (I hope!)! I have my eye on a few pieces and I hope they are in the sale! Let's see how long I make it…so far I've gone almost a week without buying clothes, ha ha. But I do have a few new purchases from the past couple weeks to help me make it through. This week I wore my awesome new snakeskin pants, aren't they cool and shiny!? (ignore my face in that picture)
P.S. Quickly wanted to let you all know some exciting news from Net-a-Porter!
I'm putting myself on a spending freeze until Net-a-Porter's end of season sale which should be coming up soon (I hope!)! I have my eye on a few pieces and I hope they are in the sale! Let's see how long I make it…so far I've gone almost a week without buying clothes, ha ha. But I do have a few new purchases from the past couple weeks to help me make it through. This week I wore my awesome new snakeskin pants, aren't they cool and shiny!? (ignore my face in that picture)
 Monday: Dress: Michael Kors $20, Sweater: American Eagle gift card, Sandals: Simply Vera Wang $20, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Rings: old and c/o OASAP,Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs |  Tuesday: Tee: Michael Kors (Marshalls) $16, Sweater: Ami Dans La Rue (Shopbop) gift card, Jeans: Jolt (Marshalls) $20, Belt: from Jason Wu for Target dress, Heels: Forever 21 $25, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Rings: old and c/o OASAP,Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs |
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P.S. Quickly wanted to let you all know some exciting news from Net-a-Porter!
NET-A-PORTER is proud to exclusively offer a private order service for customers to shop nine looks from Sarah Burton’s first and much lauded runway collection for McQ Alexander McQueen. Sign up for updates to be the first to know when the private collection launches on-site.
Holli Rogers, Fashion Director at NET-A-PORTER, says, “Sarah Burton is a true visionary. Her first McQ Alexander McQueen runway show was a masterful blend of McQueen’s synonymous avant-garde aesthetic and a delicate sensibility, realized by intricate embroidery and use of texture. We are excited that in our exclusive partnership we can offer our customers around the globe this unique opportunity to own a piece of fashion history.”
What an icky week! It was rainy, chilly and dreary for the better part of the week but there were some moments of sunshine mixed in. I tried not to let the weather affect my clothing choices like it usually does and I think I did a pretty good job of not dressing drab. I also ate out far too much this week! A diner on Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday's on Thursday and we're getting something junky today at work (maybe Duchess hot dogs...YUM!) This weekend I get to plant some flowers my parents bought be (if it's not rainy) and I have TONS of magazines to read [2 months worth]...I've had no time lately! But I WILL get through most of them this weekend.
I also NEED to find more of these Free People skinny jeans so I can buy more and have them forever. I have loved them since the moment I bought them on Gilt Groupe but that obviously means that they are going to be hard to find again. I want the exact model, not a similar pair. (meaning this was a pointless ramble since you guys don't know what it is...I think they were called "5 Pocket Skinny Jean in midnight indigo")
Also, as many of you know by now, I'm a Harper's Bazaar Brand Ambassador. My second assignment has just come in and it's a good one! BAZAAR & L’Oréal Paris have teamed up to get you summer ready. If you send Harper’s BAZAAR proof of purchase of any L’Oréal Paris beauty product you will receive a sleek, silver tote—ultra lightweight and perfect for the beach!
The Rules: Send Harper’s BAZAAR proof of purchase of any L’Oréal Paris beauty product to receive a sleek, silver tote. Mail your receipt to — Attn: L’Oréal Paris GWP, Harper’s BAZAAR, 300 W. 57th St., 25th Fl., New York, NY 10019. (1,000 BAZAAR Silver totes available.)
The Fine Print: Purchase Date must be between 4/24/12-5/26/12 and must be received no later than 6/26/12.
* The Ambassadors are a nationwide network of Bazaar's most influential, well-connected, and fashionable readers who have been hand selected to represent Bazaar. I am NOT, however, employed by Bazaar, my opinions are my own. I am honored to be part of such a great group of women.
I also NEED to find more of these Free People skinny jeans so I can buy more and have them forever. I have loved them since the moment I bought them on Gilt Groupe but that obviously means that they are going to be hard to find again. I want the exact model, not a similar pair. (meaning this was a pointless ramble since you guys don't know what it is...I think they were called "5 Pocket Skinny Jean in midnight indigo")
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Also, as many of you know by now, I'm a Harper's Bazaar Brand Ambassador. My second assignment has just come in and it's a good one! BAZAAR & L’Oréal Paris have teamed up to get you summer ready. If you send Harper’s BAZAAR proof of purchase of any L’Oréal Paris beauty product you will receive a sleek, silver tote—ultra lightweight and perfect for the beach!
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| [L’Oréal Paris makeup image - source] |
The Fine Print: Purchase Date must be between 4/24/12-5/26/12 and must be received no later than 6/26/12.
* The Ambassadors are a nationwide network of Bazaar's most influential, well-connected, and fashionable readers who have been hand selected to represent Bazaar. I am NOT, however, employed by Bazaar, my opinions are my own. I am honored to be part of such a great group of women.
I decided to take my own advice and dressed Parisian-ish yesterday. This obviously isn't as awesome as the outfits I posted yesterday but I worked with what I had! I bought this perfectly striped sweater at Banana Republic on Saturday for only $9.97...SCORE! Went straight to the clearance section and kept digging hoping I would find something under $20 and, luckily, I did! I feel a bit Where's Waldo in this because it's so colorful, but that's okay...we can all use a little whimsy in our lives.
Sweater: Banana Republic $10, Pants: ASOS $35, Flats: Missoni for Target $30, Sunglasses: MICHAEL Michael Kors (Marshalls) $20, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Rings: old and c/o OASAP, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Sweater: Banana Republic $10, Pants: ASOS $35, Flats: Missoni for Target $30, Sunglasses: MICHAEL Michael Kors (Marshalls) $20, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Rings: old and c/o OASAP, Watch: Michael Kors, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs
