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

Back-to-School (First Week Outfits)

I've said this before, but I'm going to say it again just in case you didn't catch it the first time. School started three weeks ago.

This school year, I'm really trying to express my personal style. I'm making it my mission to have at least one unique piece in every outfit I wear. This change in expression of style has been kind of hard on me. I'm not used to standing out, even though I do like it sometimes. (I know I'm not that unique compared to other bloggers, but in Douglasville, Georgia, I pretty much am.)

I think I'm an attractive person; I'm not that bad, and in the past, I used to dress like the typical pretty girl ("normal", trendy, flirty, feminine, and just...pretty). I've almost done a total 180^° this year with my (faux) septum, and all the spikes, chains, and dark colors I'm wearing now, but this is the real me.

I'm starting to feel like my uniqueness is intimidating, especially to guys. The way I'm getting treated this year is much more different than how I was being treated last year (but I was the new girl last year; maybe they were just excited. haha!) My uniqueness has also helped me gain a different type of confidence, and some new friends and admirers too. Either way it goes, I'm not going to stop dressing unique. I think it's a good thing, especially since I'm an aspiring fashion designer.

But anyways, let me get back on topic. Here are the five outfits I wore to school on the first week. Enjoy!

Monday: DIY lace top with black t-shirt underneath, Vera Bradley messenger bag, DIY tribal skirt, spike necklace, knee socks, lace-up boots

Tuesday: floral print, vintage jacket; black t-shirt; skinny jeans; sneakers; black bag

Wednesday: leather jacket, graphic t-shirt, skinny jeans, skinny belt, sneakers, black bag

Thursday: striped crop top, waistband dress (worn as skirt), blazer, sneakers, spike necklace, black bag

Friday: over-sized sweater, bodycon dress, spike necklace, lace-up boots, knee socks, black bag

 

Liebster Blog Award

"The Liebster Blog Award is given upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. The Meaning Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome."

Rules:

1. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you.

Then create 11 of your own questions for the people you will tag.
2. Choose 5 people to nominate the award and notify (via comment, message, etc).
3. Link the tagger and the nominees in your post.

I was nominated by Heylj.com.

Heylj's questions for me are:  

1. What are 3 things that you can't leave home without? My keys, my mirror, and my chapstick
2. Red velvet Cupcakes or Chocolate Cupcakes? Red velvet (I loveee chocolate too though!)
3. Juice or water? Juice, duh!
4. Describe your favorite piece of clothing that you own right now. My brown lace-up boots. I wear them with everything. I'm wearing them right now!
5. How often do you go out to eat? Almost never
6. How often do you go shopping? As often as I have money. I would've said once a month, but I'm starting to go more often now because I have a job. I do quite a bit of online shopping too.
7. If you could visit 3 different cities...It would be? New York, Los Angeles, Paris
8. What is your favorite Movie and TV Show? Movie: I don't have a favorite. TV Show: Bad Girls Club
9. Heels or Wedges? Heels
10. Pastels or Neon colors? Neon
11. Why do you blog? I like being inspired by others and inspiring others. I like "associating" with others who share my love for fashion, and blogging has its perks.

Here are my questions:

1.  How long have you been blogging?
2. What's your favorite trend right now?
3. How would you describe your style?
4. Where are your favorite places to shop?
5. Why do you blog?
6. What's the greatest amount of money you would ever spend on a piece of clothing?
7. What inspires you?
8. Do you wear more black, or more white?
9. What makes your blog different from other blogs?
10. What's your favorite piece of clothing that you own right now?
11. How did you come up with the title for your blog? 

My nominees are:

1. http://lestyleconnoisseur.blogspot.com/
2. http://aliceardenti.blogspot.com/
3. http://bohemianragz22.blogspot.com/
4. http://peppy-owl.blogspot.com/
5. http://theskinnyfashionista.blogspot.com/

-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

Bright Pink Sunnies

Typical, teenage, mall-going outfit. The sunglasses make me look really stuck-up; they're just so bold and filled with attitude. That's why I love 'em! I'm loving this whole look actually.

<3

:*

I love myself because if I won’t, who else will? lol

This one is just...random.

lol :)

-Diane <3

DIY Bleached Crop Top and Bodycon Dress

Rockin' two of my recent DIYs!
I hacked the bottom off of one of my mom's old t-shirts, soaked the sleeves in bleach overnight, and spritzed more bleach on the bottom of the t-shirt the next day. This is one of my hardest pieces of clothing to wear (the light pink color of the bleach, the little spots of gray at the bottom, the loose-fitting sleeves, the cropped style, and how could we ever forget the weird little star in the middle of the shirt that seems to clash with almost everything?). To make this shirt work, I had to pair it with one of the simplest outfits ever.
I made the black bodycon dress out of one of my big sister's old t-shirts. It's not one of my favorite DIYs. It came out shorter and tighter than I thought it would, but it seems to work fine with the black opaque tights underneath and my brown lace-up boots.
Well, that's all for now. Give me feedback and hype my look on Lookbook.nu above, please! :)

-Diane <3

Just Call it "Grunge"

I took OOTD (Outfit Of The Day) photos outside for the first time. From now on, every time I want to take OOTD photos, I'm going to take them outside; they come out so much better! The quality is better, my skin looks smoother even though I'm not wearing any makeup (except for my red lipstick of course), and I didn't even have to edit the pictures. Sunlight looks way better on my skin than a light bulb/ceiling light/electric light (whatever you want to call it) does.

Crop top

Denim waistband skirt

Over-the-knee tights

Lace-up boots

Vintage cross-body bag

Spiky necklace

My little sister said my outfit makes me look like an orphan. Then she was like "Nahh, you look like Sikowitz's (from "Victorious") daughter. All you need is a coconut." haha!

My big sis said this about my t-shirt: "It's grunge, which is another word for ratchet." :) The things my siblings say...

I like my facial expression in this one. It's so careless.

"When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome."

Such a fake smile! haha

I made the crop top myself. I was thinking about making a DIY video for crop tops, but it's so easy to do that making a video about it might be a waste of time. All I did was take an old t-shirt and cut some fabric off the bottom, easy right? Maybe I'll find/think of some more DIY t-shirt projects to try out before making the video...hmm, we'll see.
By the way, I made an OOTD video for this look. Check it out!



-Diane <3

Boots & Bows

I wore this outfit to school today. Hope you like it! :)

Printed scarf (tied around head)
Studded denim vest
Red tunic
Vera Bradley messenger bag
Jeggings
Cone-studded bracelet
Lace-up boots

-Diane <3

What's an Outfit Without a Little Edge?

An outfit I wore recently, featuring some of my recent buys.

Studded denim vest

Minnie mouse t-shirt

Waistband dress (worn as skirt)

Cone-studded necklace

Tights

Lace-up boots

"You're a Good Person" - My friend drew the picture on the right for me. She was trying to write like a kindergartener. lol It says "Dear Diane, Your a good person :) Your Welcome! C. Harvey"

Striped and floral print top, Waistband dress (worn as a skirt), Black tights, Lace-up boots, Messenger bag

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.)