Chucks and a Blazer

blazer, denim vest, red pepper dress (tucked in), skinny jeans, skinny belt, low-top converses, owl necklace, printed handbag

I put tons of outfits together in my head. This was NOT one of them.
My problem with making up outfits in my head is: When I imagine the outfit, it's super cute, but when I actually put the outfit on, it's like "...eww". My whole closet ends up being emptied out onto my bed every morning because I have no idea what to wear.
Amazingly, I was able to pull this outfit from the big mess I call my "wardrobe", and I did it just in time to catch the school bus (it was raining that morning too, but I still managed to look "pulled together"). Not too bad, right?

A Little Update: I bought a Nikon D3100 and a moto zip crop jacket from Nasty Gal (which I recently spiked; there's a video on that coming soon).

I also have some more clothes on the way which need unboxing videos. I need to film and upload some more OOTD videos, and I plan on making a "How to Style a Denim Shirt" video, etc.

So many videos, so little time!

Taken with a Nikon D3100

Taken with a Nikon D3100

-Diane <3

Skinny Pants, Chucks, & Another DIY Crop Top

It has been ridiculously hot lately! Even though I stay indoors most of the time anyway, not I have a legit reason to. I took these photos last Friday; the high for that day was 102^° (yes, a hundred and freakin' two degrees!!). When I take photos outdoors I'm usually standing in the sun because my skin photographs best in sunlight, but after taking just one photo in the sun, I gave up and started looking for shade at the side of the house.

We have really ugly grass in my neighborhood, and nobody cares to plant some more. I don't even know if you can call it grass because it's mostly weeds and dirt. Yeah, the dead grass is kinda ruining my pictures.

This is the only acceptable “head-on” picture I took that day because I’m not a model, so the fact that I was standing outside in the scorching heat for a good hour was written all over my face in most of the pictures.

Nerdy tortoise-shell glasses

DIY bleached, button-down crop top

Skinny pants

Spike bracelet

Vintage cross-body bag

High-top Converses

The Bug Picture. This photo gives me chills. (the bug is the black thing on my left sleeve)

The bugs were going crazy on Friday, and since it was so hot I’m pretty sure they were looking for shade on the side of the house like I was. I got attacked by bugs between every photo, but this is the only bug that actually got caught in the photo. I don’t even know what type of bug it was; all I know is that it was big, black, buzzing, and so gross! I know it looks like the bug was on my sleeve, but it was actually flying past my face; I also appear to be calmly looking down at the bug, but that’s because the camera snapped the photo right before I started freaking out and running away.



-Diane <3

My Back-to-School Shopping List

Ever since I can remember, I've always been obsessed with my back-to-school shopping list. Isn't it so exciting to think about all the new clothes you're going to get?
Getting straight to the point though, this is my very basic back-to-school shopping list:

• Moto jacket (an edgy girl's go-to jacket)

• Black bodycon dress (would look great underneath all my crop tops)

• Light blue and dark blue jeggings (looks like jeans, but fits me better)

• Basic tees

• Tunic (great with leggings)

• Red bodycon dress and striped bodycon dress

• Pink bodycon skirt and floral print flare skirt

• Tights (I wear them a lot, mainly because I don't like my legs)

• Red low-top Converses

• Black Victorian Flowers Doc Martens

• Leopard print rain boots

• White/cream long cardigan

• Graphic/Band tees

• Navy or Black blazer

So that's my very basic back-to-school shopping list. I excluded most accessories and my optional items, but these are the majority of things I'm looking for when I go shopping between now and the first day of school (August 6th. Yeah, I know, crazy, right? They give us no time for vacation!)
Well, that's all for now, so as one of my best friends would say:
"Peace out girl scout!" :)

-Diane <3

Lots of Looks!

Some of my recent, favorite looks from http://lookbook.nu/.

  

Loving Lookbook!

Some of my recent, favorite looks from http://lookbook.nu/.

Vintage Shorts & Converses - 2.25.12 OOTD

Vintage short-shorts (thrift store - Goodwill)
High-top converses
Over-the-knee tights
Floral print tank top
Vintage cross-body bag (flea market)
White button-down

(Please, excuse the weird noises my laptop is making. It's been feeling a little sick lately.)