Equilibrium...

 I had a lovely day at school today and I'm going to guess it's because I wore my lucky hat.  I gotta say, there's something about dressing up every day that beats the heck out of last semester's uniform of baggy jeans and sweatshirts.  Being dressed up makes me feel smarter.  How strange.

I went with an earth-toned outfit today which is a bit out of character for me.  I love color but I generally loath the color brown.  ICK!  Using black as my neutral or base tone is just so much easier!  Anyway.  The rest of the outfit was put together with my go-to method of color pairing.  To explain: brown hat and shoes + navy jeans and messenger bag + green jacket and scarf + red sweater and scarf = OUTFIT EQUILIBRIUM.
Getting dressed can be quite mathematical!  I definitely love breaking fashion rules but when I'm in a hurry before school, the color pairing method is my most efficient way of looking chic and getting out the door on time.

Sweater: American Eagle;  Jeans: F21;  Jacket: Thrifted Bebe;  Scarf&Sunnies: F21;  Messenger: Zara;  Shoes: Steve Madden;  Hat: Jeremiah's

Wings...

Howdy!  Long time no chat but I do believe I have some good reasons.  Here's what is on my plate at the moment: finding a place to move, getting a job, switching my classes, going to classes, finding my books, applying for scholarships, and a lot of other stuff that is just stressing me out, maaann!!  My 24th birthday is coming up and I've hardly had a moment to think of what I'll do to celebrate.... but I think the Colorado mountains are at the top of my list.

Here's an outfit I wore to my bff, Kelsey's, birthday party.  She lent me the dress and I jazzed it up with a turtleneck and a belt I cut and transformed into something cummerbund-esque!  My absolute favorite part, however, is the caped collar which turns into WINGS.  Enough said. 

Coat: gifted from Eva;  Dress: Buffalo Exchange (Kelsey's);  Belt: DIY F21  Sunnies: F21  Boots: Nine West

Diva...

 I haven't yet worn this outfit because it makes me feel like a supreme DIVA... but I'm sure I'll find the right moment where a little black-on-black fashion sass is needed.  Anytime I have the blues, dressing up in a certain way transforms my mood and makes any hardship a little more manageable.  Life has been giving me lemons lately and while I've been trying to dress up more to boost my mood, I've still been a bit bummed out.  I have, however, had a few people reach out to me which has meant more than they could know.  As I'm pretty sure a few of them read my blog, thank you thank you thank you for everything.  Happy Thursday!!  I'm off to the Skylark in Denver for a much needed ladies night!

Maxi dress: Buffalo Exchange;  Hoodie: Victoria's Secret;  Jacket: F21;  Sunnies: F21;  Shoes: Thrifted

Doctor...

 One thing I'm starting to love about blogging is looking for the backdrops of photos.  The graffiti of yesterday or this busted up garage from today is almost as interesting as the outfits I put together.  My neighborhood isn't what many would call upscale but I think there's a lot of beauty that can be taken from chaos.  You'll probably be seeing this garage again soon.

And now on to this outfit.  The most significant piece I'm wearing is the pair of Doc Martins I found for $4.00 in the kids section of Goodwill.  FOUR DOLLARS, FOLKS.  Another thrifting purchase from this outfit is my Bebe jacket I bought in St. Louis years ago.  I don't remember the price but I do remember feeling lucky.  Happy Thursday, ya'll!!

Beige polo: Jeremiah's;  Button-down: Beauty Bar purchase from Fashion Night Out;  Skinny chords: Levi's;  Jacket: Thrifted Bebe;  Hat: Walgreens;  Shoes: Thifted Doc Martins