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

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

Who Wouldn't Want to be a Nasty Gal?

I'm sure you-all will agree with me when I say: "Nasty Gal has to be one of the best, if not the best, online clothing stores out there."
3 words to describe their clothing: sexy, edgy, and just...cool
These next few clothing pieces will basically describe everything else about Nasty Gal that you need to know.

Yeah, so are you in love yet? If you need some more convincing, here are a few VINTAGE pieces that will blow your mind!

And how could we ever forget...SHOESSS?!

Amazing, right? As soon as I get a job (whenever that may be), I'm going on an online shopping spree. Anyone want to join me?

-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

Closet Goods: Jewelry & Jackets

I recently posted a video on YouTube showing my viewers some clothing items that I've bought recently.



It's about time I went shopping! I haven't been buying clothes as much as I usually do. I don't have a job or get allowance (yeah, I'm broke. so what?), but when I do happen to get some money, most of the time I immediately spend it on clothes. That changed last year because I started saving money to move to New York City when I graduate and take a course in fashion design at Parsons The New School for Design. Because of this plan, I try to limit my spending and add to my savings. I was doing pretty well with not using any money in my savings, but I eventually gave into temptation and bought the items you see in the video with my savings money. Shame on me! I'm not beating myself up too much over it though because I didn't spend all of my savings and I vowed to pay myself back as soon as possible, but I'll try my hardest not to break into my savings anymore. So let's just hope that I stay strong.

-Diane <3

Loving Lookbook!

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

2.10.12 - Polyvore Outfits

Sequin Top: Day to Night by dianeo

Chic Street by dianeo

Leather Jacket + Patterned Shorts by dianeo