Girl From the North Country: stila

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Goofed

Hey there. I hope you all don't mind goofy photos, because there's a lot of them in this blog post. I just woke up in a giddy mood today, and when my boyfriend came over to help me take these photos, the excitement turned the situation into a really goofy photo shoot. I actually thought we got more "blog appropriate" photos then we did, but in all reality, sometimes outfits look the best when you're acting a little more like yourself. I feel like so many blogs post the same kind of things over and over, and sometimes that's okay, it all just depends on the blog. All I'm saying is that for me personally, these photos are a breath of fresh air to post.

Anyways, I have been wearing these jeans for like, the past three days. I don't even care what that says about my personal hygiene and laundry doing abilities. I bought them (FINALLY) from The Gap, and am obsessed. I thought today would be the best day to do an outfit post for them anyways, considering my last post was about different ways to wear them. Boyfriend jeans forever! <3

Jeans - The Gap | White V-Neck - BDG @ Urban Outfitters | Blazer - Urban Outfitters | Tildon Chelsea Boot - Nordstrom

Lips - Stila Vinyl Lip Gloss in "Scarlet Vinyl" | Eyes - Urban Decay "Naked Basics" | Nails - Butter London's "Slapper"

Totally Rad

I sincerely apologize about the huge lack of variety and detailed photos this post. Usually I take over 60 photos so I have a lot to chose from, but today I only took about 40. I forgot my coat on the walk to the store today, so I was in a rush to get my outside time over with because it wasn't very warm today. I also didn't get much homework done today, at least, not as much as I had hoped. I did however get a new computer. It's a Mac desktop and I have wanted one forever. I finally decided to invest my money in something I would use, and have for a long time rather than spend it all slowly on things I don't really need. (I'll do that next time I have some money to burn, I'm sure!)

At the Apple store, the guy helping me commented on my shirt saying, "Wow, that's some jacket." Not quite sure how he meant that, but when I told him I get a student discount, he immediately knew I had to be studying fashion at the art institute. I also had a very sweet girl come up to me in the store and tell me that she really loved my shirt, so that made me feel nice. I really like getting compliments on my clothes, because it's how I really express myself and how I'm feeling. Today I felt very fun and bubbly, so I thought the vibrant floral shirt, cuffed jeans, fun hat, and white converse went perfectly with my mood. I noticed that when I get dressed for my mood, I get a lot more notice than I do when I just try to look nice regardless of what my mood says.

Another fun story of today; when I walked out of the grocery store, a homeless man didn't even ask me for money, but rather told me that he liked my Nirvana shirt. His exact words were, "Cool shirt. I've been to Kurt's grave, you know. I also met him." The way he said it was like he met him at the cemetery or something, and I just find it odd that he mentioned the grave part before meeting him, because one is obviously a lot more noteworthy than the other. I couldn't help but laugh and tell him that he was a rad guy. It was just a rad day in general!

Nirvana Shirt - Christmas Gift | Jeans - The Gap | Shoes - Converse All Stars | Floral Shirt - Urban Outfitters

Lip Color - Maybelline Color Whisper "Berry Ready" | Eyes - Stila "In the Know" | Nail Color - Marc Jacob's "Nirvana"

No Girly Girl

Today has been a pretty great day so fare. Granted, I have only been awake for about 2 1/2 hours, but the fact that I finally got to sleep in is just more validation that today is going to be a good one! I woke up to a text from my friend (Hey Kacie!) that our night class was cancelled, and I am so relieved! I feel like I have done nothing this past week but walk all over town in a hurry, clean up my apartment, and sit in a desk for hours on end listening to lecture! Needless to say, class being cancelled tonight was a very welcomed surprise. As for the rest of my day, it's going to be pretty casual and laid back, and I wanted my outfit to reflect that. I like the effortlessly cool look. Most of the time when people compliment my outfits, they say that I look really "cool", and to me, that has always been a way better compliment then "cute"! I guess you could say I'm no girly girl. That's why on days where I can dress however I want, I go for skinny jeans, androgynous shoes, a basic top, and a jacket with leather somehow incorporated - Perfect outfit for a great day!

What do you like to wear on your days off?