where have I been?

Final hell is finally over. One 15 page essay, one press kit, one informational interview, two business management projects, bunches of cover letters and resume tweaks, four presentations, and two final tests and I'm back to the... internet. I've been torturing myself to do all that, work my job, and eat and sleep for the past couple weeks but now I have a bit of me time, with unfortunately little to say and little to show. Well now I have its spring break. Just a itty bitty week until I head back for a new eleven week round of mind paining work. On the phone with my best friend this evening I found myself wishing for our carefree junior year of high school when we played a lot of laser tag, hung out with boys, and drove around in cars.

I guess besides all that junk no one needed to know, this is a what I wore today post. All I did today was work so I'm not saying its anything spectacular. I just woke up thinking I needed to wear the bunch of rings I bought at work yesterday and that the best way to do it would be with a 60's almost too short mini-dress. And no I did not wear these shoes to stand around on my feet all day. I wore my Harley Davidson boots but these seemed more bloggy.  This would be one of my favorite vintage dresses courtesy of Lost and Found Vintage in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Oh yes, and I will be traveling via Mega Bus from Chicago to Detroit on Monday and then via Ford Focus from Detroit to New York City on Thursday, then by PLANE  (my first time in the air!) from New York City to Chicago on Sunday.

dress- vintage, tights- H&M, shoes- Firever21, rings- Forever 21

Just a tune that's playing in my head for you... Feist "Secret Heart"

All Dressed Up

While working on my press kit for my PR class on my imaginary global vintage styling service, All Dressed Up, I stumbled upon the Website of an already existing All Dressed Up Brand. The label seems to be a successful one, with stockist all over the world, alas I have never heard of it. The site was immediately intriguing with a bit of whimsy with a floating dandelion (petal?) and my weakness for Courier New font. Married couple Lionel Leo and Tina Ten Leo created the line. Tina explains her passion for fashion by saying "I was all dressed up at six!" hence the name of the brand. All Dressed Up began with flagship stores in Singapore and has since sold the like to stockists all over the world. The line has touches of simplicity with emphasis on intriguing yet subtle shapes all in to-die-for color palettes.

All images from alldressedup.com

wishing for rain

Ever since I purchased this lovely floral raincoat I have been awaiting some non freezing rain. First had to come the non freezing part which I'm not convinced is gone for good. Its been lovely and 55 degrees 'round here all week. Yesterday morning I heard the rain as I woke up and jumped from bed happily. I readied myself for work and slippd into that sweet raincoat then I looked at weather.com. It said showers until 8am then clear the rest of the day... it was 8:30. I sourly removed the raincoat and stomped off to work. Tonight before heading downtown for a movie with a friend I looked at the weather once more. Showers at 6pm and 9pm. Into the raincoat once more I went. On the way to the train-nothing. on the way to the theater-nothing. Walking out of the movie...again nothing. I got off the train and began to walk my way home and there it came. The rain hit against my raincoat making a wonderful little sound and a smile spread across my face. If you wish enough you can have rain.

Raincoat-Forever21 Heritage, hoodie-unknown, tee-Free People, sip dress, Urban Outfitters, tights-self ripped Juicy Couture, shoes-Forever 21, bunny ring-Forever21, headband-vintage.

I wear my heart...on my toes

thats all I have to say at the molment.

photo: akirachicago.com

Bunny boobs please

Just about the only fun part of Friday's field trip to Von Maur headquarters was catching up with my good friend Gini on the bus, oh and another friend's widspread rumor that we left 5 students at the rest stop which got all the way back to our program diector. Anyway as Gini and I chatted she recomended this online shop, New York Couture. Because of my never ending facination with everything cute I find the line is amazing. Most pieces are limited or one of a kind. They have a crafty feel but don't look like they could be made by  just anyone. There is a lot of animal motifs and tulle party wear. New York Couture is a mix of kawaii, punk, and glam fit for a girl full of energy. Gini is after the kitty bikini set and I have my heart set on the bunny. If we both somehow fail to land internships in our desired locations this summer then we will be forced to lay in utter cuteness in the sand of the Chicago beaches.

All images from newyorkcoture.net

my socks don't match

Lately I've been so stressed out with school that I haven't had the ability to dress myself. Its all throw on my leggings, a long top, and a sweater and go. Which this is but I wore glittery heels...

tunic H&M, leggings F21, socks F21, sweater vintage, shoes ?, headband by me, necklace vintage.

Snowy days and long skirts

Big snow today. I had fun stomping around in it to and from class and such. Today I wore this plaid longgg skirt. I bought it at a vintage shop, Detroit Threads in Hamtramck, Michigan. I thought the skirt would be sort of romantic in this weather, but really it was a bit of a hassle. I wasn't feeling to creative and this skirt is a bit to bold for much so I just threw it on with a black tee and my trusty black boots. I've tried a million "snow" boots but the moisture always got through, never with these babes. This will be the third Chicago winter they have gotten me through.

Kawaii means cute

I'm not sure why even as I hover close to 21 years of age I have an unexplainable love for clothing with ears. Whatever it is I can't get rid of it. I assume as you get to be my age in the states wearing ears on your head that don't belong on a human is NOT okay... but I'm not sure I care. Japanese kawaii street fashion is one of my favorite things. I've also realized designers must look to these creative girls for inspiration. Pom poms were all over Fruits Magazine and next thing you know Diane Von Furstenburg's got a big pom hat.
AsiaJam.com is currently stocking a Korean brand, Sechuna. I can tell you little about the brand except what Asia Jam has to say because Sechuna's website is in Korean.
"South Korean brand, Sechuna, is all about super kawaii cuteness! Popular among teens in Korea, Sechuna's trademark styles include schoolgirl themes, animal ear hoodies, bows, and musical notes. We are now assured that those days of playing dress-up don't have to end. We hereby pledge to never grow up!"
Luckily  the Sechuna site does list its categories in English so I took a look at some adorable and just  plain great pieces. Some with ears, some without. 

 All images from Sechuna.com.

4:30 am is a terrible time of day

I've been pretty absent because life has been quite rough the past week or so. All week I was being trained in our jewelry/accessories department at work which meant being there at 6am everyday that I worked. I was waking up at 4:30 AM four days out of the week, including this lovely Saturday morning. With school also being a major draining factor. I really did not do to good a job keeping up with school during this work schedule. Tuesday I had a five page draft of an essay due... I still haven't written it.

All day at work today I was just thinking about the yummy Pillsbury cinnamon buns my boy and I were planing on having when I got home. (They were so good!)

Yesterday after work I had a sudden urge to go into H&M. I gave into this urge even though just a week ago I promiced myself no shopping for the next two months. EVERYTHING that I had wanted there a few months back but could not afford was on sale. I tried on a ton but ended up with a dress for $10, 2 Sonia Rykiel for h&m bras for $5 each, 3 pair Sonia Rykiel for h&m underwear for $1 each, and a pair of white tights with big read heart prints ( I played with these last night but came up with NOTHING that looked any good. Just to see how the dress looked on I paired it here simply with these awesome vintage heels I got a couple weeks ago at one of my favorite Chicago shops, Night and Day Vintage.