Poetry and Fashion

Closed Indefinitely

2008-10-18T10:46:00.001-07:00

Until I can spend enough time and effort getting dressed/maintaining an interesting blog.

Polyvore set

2008-09-15T08:49:00.000-07:00

I'm on the lookout for the perfect plaid or checkered dress for fall. Too bad this one was vintage and thus, sold out. Sigh, I have such great luck. But something about transitioning yellow into fall seems so wonderfully leaf-esque, don't you think? Blend in with nature....

Florals and bandage skirts

2008-09-10T09:11:00.000-07:00

I'm loving this Target skirt, it fits like a dream and goes with everything. I pulled it down low so it would be appropriate for work.

Top: Ross
Skirt: Target
Shoes: Payless

Boot love

2008-09-08T08:48:00.000-07:00

So I'm kind of in love with these,

Is that so wrong?!

September 5th

2008-09-05T11:39:00.001-07:00

I've been such a bad blogger lately, I feel terrible. The weather keeps getting cooler though, which is inspiring! I'm going shopping today for new fall clothes, so hopefully I'll get to post some new outfits/new buys soon (that is, if anyone is still reading this of course)

Mans button up shirt: AE
Belt: Target
Bandage Skirt: Target
Gladiators: Kohls

Today I tried to try a look I've seen many people pull off. Its a large mans shirt paired with a short skirt and a belt. I don't know how I did but this is a really comfy fun outfit I think!

New bag, Work duds

2008-08-25T09:17:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited, I finally found a new purse! Also, this is my go-to outfit for work, I fall back on this all the time. I feel cute when I wear it, but still professional enough. It's perfect.

Dress: Old Navy
Cardi: Gap
Belt: Target
Mary Janes: Macys
Bag: Ross

P.S. My hair is a little shorter than the last time you saw me ;)

I didnt think I'd follow this trend...

2008-08-15T23:30:00.000-07:00

But I added these to my closet....

As well as,

And more things I should have photos of shortly!

Loving adding things to her closet,
Andrea

Amusement park beauty

2008-08-11T10:15:00.000-07:00

It's my birthday in 2 days! (the 13th) So hopefully I'll have some good birthday outfit/present pics to show you :)

For now, I just saw this photoshoot on foto decadent and was inspired.

I want to dress super girly with messy hair now.

Happy birthday boyfriend!

2008-08-05T09:11:00.000-07:00

What I wore to my boyfriends birthday dinner!

Dress: Nordstrom
Wedges: Kohls

I'm also buying this dress online right now:

Rushed because its time for work,
Andrea<3

Wants

2008-07-30T10:28:00.000-07:00

What I want for my birthday.....

Target shoes!...

Finally, I'm motivated to dress nicely

2008-07-25T14:27:00.000-07:00

What I'm wearing to go buy my boyfriends birthday present...

Top: Target
Skirt: Macys
Shoes: Steve Madden
Purse: Nine West

Can we lol at my "model" pose on the last one?

Just a small amount of Fall 08 collections I'm digging...

2008-07-25T11:45:00.000-07:00

I'm digging grungy masculine inspired looks:

Alexander Wang

But at the same time, I'll always go for some girlier looks too (in fall fabrics/colors):

BCBG Max Azaria

And now I'm just randomly posting Fall 08 collection stuff, so heres some details I liked..

Chloe:

Oscar de le Renta:

Shots from style.com

Sorry for the lack of updates

2008-07-22T12:29:00.001-07:00

Sorry its been so long, I hope to return to my regularly scheduled posting shortly!!

Off to work in her boring business casual,
Andrea

AA Dress....my new love

2008-07-15T22:14:00.000-07:00

This dress is so fun to play with!
More combinations to come... :)

Home and tired, but not too tired for posting ;),
Andrea

Off to Vacation

2008-07-10T22:34:00.000-07:00

I'll miss posting, but hopefully I'll have some pics to post (fashionable or not) when I return!

Before I go, I wandered into the Gap the other day and this beauty greeted me:

I was mostly deterred by the $64 dollar price tag, and the length is a little iffy (I'm a pretty petite 5'2" so this would probably hit below the knee..

There is a skirt too, but I didnt think it was as cute:

...

Anyways, a few pics of inspiration while I'm gone...

What I'm packing...

2008-07-10T00:06:00.000-07:00

[Click to Enlarge/See where these things can be bought]

This is what I'm wearing to Portland! (Well, visual representation!)

Broken Down:

Day One (Top left):
-White v-neck lightweight shirt
-Skinny Jeans
-Wedges
-Turquoise Necklace

Look 2 (Night/Optional/Top Right)
-Navy Dress with buttons on straps (Sailor-esque)
-Anchor Necklace to Pirate it up
-White flats

Day 2 (Bottom left):
-White dress
-Flip flops/Wedges/whatever
-Circle earrings

Day 3 (bottom right):
-white and blue striped shorts
-navy tank
-angel wing necklace
-wedges/flip flops/whatever

Other things I'll need/Day 4 (middle)
-Yellow/Blue V-necks (probably with skinny jeans!)
-grey and black hoodie (case its cold)
-Black and white bikini with red strings (couldnt find a good polyvore version)
-Camera
-Sunscreen
-Glasses
-Purse

Also: Sunglasses/Socks/Misc other things

Sound good guys? Think I need anything else? And I dont really have anything to pack it into, which sucks. I'll probably use an old backpack for lack of cute luggage.

Packing...

2008-07-08T11:00:00.001-07:00

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So this weekend I'm going on vacation, and while I don't have beautiful vintage suitcases like these to pack with (although I Wish I did) I'm still having a packing dilemma.

My vacation will be 2 days in Portland hanging with the boy and his friends. I'm think I want mostly casual stuff, but possible a few looks that can be transformed into "night" looks too. And then we are spending 2 weeks at his families beach house. So a swimsuit and some light clothing.

Any suggestions?/Ideas?/Advice? I'll post a list once I make one (Its my goal for work today, I think, to work on this list.)

If only my AA dress would get here before then! (I doubt it, I've heard AA is notoriously slow to ship)

You can get away with shorter hemlines when its hot, right?

2008-07-07T11:29:00.001-07:00

What I'm wearing to go grab some food and maybe wander around shopping. We'll see where the day takes me...

Dress: Express

Sandals: Ross

Flower: Wal-mart craft section. I popped the flower off, put it on a bobby pin.

Is this too short? I'm comforted by the fact its longer than my shorts...so it should be fine, yes?

Coco Rocha by Horst Diekgerdes In Muse

2008-07-06T12:19:00.000-07:00

Pretty, pretty. [Click to make the images bigger]
I love the dress in the last picture!!

Motivated to put a cute outfit together,
Andrea

Everyone's doing it...

2008-07-05T18:34:00.001-07:00

So I don't live near an American Apparel. And everyone always wears their clothes and looks happy and wonderful and I'm left out. Not anymore, I finally ordered this!!

Plus, I got 20% off... (use the promotion code: SHOPNOW08E)

Now I'm looking all over at the cute ways to wear it and dreaming of the things I'll try :)

Happy and 40 dollars less in her pocket,
Andrea

The bombs bursting in air

2008-07-05T18:21:00.001-07:00

So this is what I wore yesterday for a BBQ with lots of delicious food, swimming, and funny stories and games.

Sorry the pictures arent the best, I took them in a hurry....

Tank: Target
Skirt: TJ Maxx
Flip Flops: Payless

Not the most creative outfit, but it was cute and functional for the day!

80's Flavor

2008-07-03T17:18:00.001-07:00

#84, originally uploaded by sailoralison.

Note to self: Find old Spice Girl/Hanson tape and make sweet 80's necklace

July!

2008-07-03T12:33:00.001-07:00

Just a couple of looks, to wear my Steve Madden heels (how I love them, even with the pain they cause)

Dress: Thrifted
Vest: Bitten
Shoes: Steve Madden

Dress: Old Navy
Belt: ?
Shoes: Steve Madden
Inspiration: SJP in the Sex and the city movie. Her studded belt was amazing. I found this belt and thought "why not?"

Hairdos

2008-07-03T08:27:00.000-07:00

I'm not very adventurous with my hair. I hardly ever wear it up. I don't really know any cute ways to wear it. I dont even really like wearing it in a ponytail (whats more boring than that?)

But lately all the pretty hairdo's I've been seeing have inspired me....

Rebecca was a recluse always has the most adorable hair:

The first one with the cute Heidi looking hair? So cute, I'll have to try it..... Her instructions on how to get the second hairdo are:

" I do this hairdo or something a lot like it almost everyday It is hard to explain how to do it though. I basically have the hair is three sections and try to get a ton of volume for the top one. After pinning all the sections, I use a pair of hairsticks to keep the sections in place as my hair is very heavy when I do this. "

And if that isn't helpful, we can just stare at it together and dream.... Plus, isn't her hair color amazing?

Next is the Freelancers Fashion Blog who by now everyone has seen this post on how to create the most beautiful retro hair:

This makes me want to go blonde and get tattoos. :)

Other 'dos I'm digging:

(source)

So many of these are curly messy beauties....sigh, why is curling hair so time consuming?

Updated Mary Janes

2008-07-01T22:44:00.001-07:00

So, I'm really digging the double/triple strapped Mary Janes out lately....

First ran across these on Annabel's Chic blog but...these could make ANY outfit...

Payless just added these. I think they're adorable, but I am really not digging the color! I still kind of want to go and see them in person. Especially since its BOGO right now (gotta love that!)

Steve Madden adding a peep toe into the equation...

Pastel Perfect!
These are the ones I'd go for...

And everyone's favorite, Pandora, rocking the look:

Katy Perry

2008-06-29T18:12:00.000-07:00

So, whats not to love about Katy Perry? She's cute, has good style, and is pretty much twins with Zoey Deschanel. And we all know how gorgeous she is/dresses...

Some Katy....

Cute work clothes?!

2008-06-29T17:58:00.000-07:00

I'm really trying to wear cuter clothes to work. Because I'm motivated by looking cute! Plus, I am tired of the boring combination of button up shirts and slacks. Thats just easy and over-done. So I bought this dress at Old Navy with plans that it could be a work dress or an evening dress. I can fold pull a little fabric over the belt and shorten the hem for later. Genius Dress: Old Navy
Cardigan: Gap
Shoes: Payless
Belt: Off a shirt

Then after work I went over to Target (I work across the street from it!) and checked out the new GO line. Not very impressive. This was the only thing I thought might be cute:

But the material was weird and I don't even really like it on. So, boo. No cool new Target clothes for me. I need to watch my spending anyways...

I want to get married

2008-06-28T19:10:00.000-07:00

I was a bridesmaid today!

Dress by Davids Bridal (altered to tea-length)S
Shoes by Macys
Hair by moi :)

Like Day and Night...

2008-06-26T16:19:00.000-07:00

This is a much more summer-y feel, yes?

Tanks: Wal-mart
Skirt: American Eagle
Clutch: Thrifted
Shoes: Steve Madden
Necklace: ?

Ditching summer colors

2008-06-26T08:30:00.000-07:00

I have a hard time getting back into wearing colors in the Summertime. So this outfit is gray and black. Oh well, everyone looks good in gray and black so it works. I wore this to my boyfriends dad's birthday dinner. This dress is perfect for that because its tight up top, but its really roomy in the bottom so when you eat a big bacon cheeseburger, you don't need to worry ;)

Oh, and I really love this Old Navy shirt. Its gray metallic and has a neat back (that still showed wearing the dress) but I didn't get a picture of that!

Grey T: Old Navy
Dress: Target
Necklace: Girlprops.com
Purse: Nine West
Sandals: Mom

Inspiration: Helmut Newton Photo Machine

2008-06-25T08:48:00.000-07:00

My favorite inspirations are real people wearing clothes their way -- nothing styled for a magazine, nothing fake. Just how people wear clothes. I like seeing different ways people put things together -- and even what certain people think looks good compared to me. I dont know....

These looks from the Topshop Helmut Newton Photo Machine intrigue me...

The last picture is so crazy, I think it just might work. Ugh...what I'd do to shop at Topshop....

I'm fired.

2008-06-22T19:28:00.000-07:00

I'm such a bad blogger. I had some school problems, internet problems, and mostly unmotivation to dress cute problems. I've been working a lot, so lots of office appropriate wear and not as much fun wear. Today my boy had a house-warming party at his new apartment. I wore this:

Dress: Ross (It was featured at the beginning of this blog!)
Shoes: Bitten by SJP

Some clothes you missed out on....

I didnt really wear the last outfit, but I took the pic to show off my new shoes!!!

Steve Maddens, $10.99

:)

And sorry for the messy, messy room pics.

I'm a bad blogger....

2008-06-02T08:46:00.000-07:00

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What I wore yesterday :)

Dress: Walmart
Cardigan: Gap
Shoes: Macys

Today is my one year anniversary with my boyfriend. Yay. I already know what I'm going to wear. So now I'm off to shower! :)

Inspiration! Bandage Skirt + Blazer = Amazing

2008-05-28T21:59:00.000-07:00

This is the perfect outfit.

That skirt.
That blazer!
Those SHOESSS.

I want to copy this like I've never copied anything before. I don't have a red skirt though. And I doubt I could look as chic as she manages to do... Still, it makes me want to drag myself to Goodwill and find a skirt worth trying out this look on!

(pic from Treasure Chest Vintage on Chictopia)

Working Hard or Hardly Working?

2008-05-28T21:45:00.001-07:00

Oh, the age old question. I'm sure you know the answer.

At work, enjoying a delicious soy latte with hazelnut :)

Bow shirt: Macys
Little yellow Sweater thing: Ross
Pants: My closet
Shoes: Payless
Coffee: Wake up Call
Plant: Fake

Black accessorized with more black

2008-05-25T18:34:00.000-07:00

I added black bracelets and black sunglasses. Hmm..goth much?

Scarf: Nine West
Tank: Target
Jeans: Kohls
Sandals: My moms

Do you guys start to get in fashion ruts? I have lots of cute dresses but I keep going back to my skinny jeans...I don't quite know why...I'll try to break out more dresses this week :)

Chictopia...everyone's doing it

2008-05-24T23:49:00.000-07:00

So I joined Chictopia today. You can find my chic blog here. I gotta say, though, I think this will be a good endevour. Look at all these new inspirations?

And there are many bloggers already on there, like Poppy Lee from Thats just my vibe, really.

So overall, I'm excited to see what happens with chictopia. It will either be really fun or I'll lose interest in like 2 days like most things. Ah, oh well. For now, I'm enjoying you can break down your outfits in categories of styles -- I enjoyed looking at the business casual and geek ones. I look forward for there being more and more to go through. :)

Alice In Wonderland

2008-05-24T18:26:00.000-07:00

There is something about Alice in Wonderland I just love. I really wanted to dress as her for Halloween last year but when I went to look for costumes they all roughly looked like this sexed-up version:

and I really wasn't into showing off my body for a holiday. I dont know, as far as it seems to me, the girls in Mean Girls are right Halloween is an excuse for girls to dress as slutty as possible without anyone saying anything about it. I don't know why thats the case, because I don't really want to dress slutty any time of the year -- why do it for that day? I want to look attractive, but there are ways to do it without showing off my ass/chest. I think its better to leave to the imagination.

Anyways, I saved a few pics of Alice in Wonderland-type images on my computer, and it all came floating back to my memory when I saw this photo of Lorena Cupcake:

Thats not even a dress, but a vintage shirt and skirt. But, she's a Lolita sweet version of Alice. This picture makes me want to die its so good. Haha.

And I always liked this version, found on google or something:
This look seems very accessible to me...

I just love the little teapot...other than that she isn't very Alice-y...

And of courseee,

Alice herself!

Those Mary Janes....

I've had my eyes out for some mary janes (with heels, though) and found some at Macys! So I snatched them up to go with my bridesmaid dress (just gotta approve them with the bride soon):

Photoshoot pictures

2008-05-19T14:20:00.000-07:00

As promised,

I didn't know if my friend who took these, Becky, would mind if I put pictures of her on here and I didn't ask so I figured I'd just use the pictures of me. There is a couple cute ones of both of us. I like having little fun photo-taking outtings. Just walking around and chatting and stuff. Very nice evening. So, hopefully there will be more days like this...

Oh, and Dress: Jovovich-Hawk for Target :)

Where have all the pictures gone?

2008-05-18T19:41:00.002-07:00

So, I've been an awful blog mama, but I'm still in classes (damn my college for being on quarters!) so its getting towards the stressful end-of-term stuff....I have been trying to keep up with dressing cute/taking pictures and I finally wore my Jovovich-Hawk dress the other day and my friend and I had a mini photoshoot, but I haven't gotten the pics from her yet, so this shall be a teaser...

Thursday: Tulips and Toesies

Friday: Lunch with the boy, no pics besides my pretty bracelet...

Sunday: An actual full-body outfit shot!
Dress: Ross
Shoes: Bitten by Sarah Jessica Parker, Steve&Barrys
Sunglasses: Also Ross, cuz I buy cheap clothes

Also! Who else loves Aveeno for the sunscreen-friendly moisturizers and stuff? I'm planning on staying pale for awhile, but I may sneak a little sun in. My boyfriend got the worst sun-burn yesterday, so I'm avoiding that!

Polyvore

2008-05-17T09:23:00.000-07:00

4 Different ways to wear that great skirt

1) Business mixed with Fun

2)Classy: A little bit of everything, ruffles and a vest with a zebra bag for emphasis.

3) Crazy: The plaid bustier and converse dress this up

4) Romantic: Floral blouse and a big flower in your hair..

Stripes!

2008-05-11T23:46:00.001-07:00

I used to be a striped-polo wearing teenager. Now, I only own a few striped shirts I still wear...but lately I've seen lots of cute striped looks coming out, and not even the typical stripes either....

Something about this outfit just intrigues me...the vintage sweater mixed with those amazing white jeans?! Could it get better?

What an amazing little pocket on that skirt! And aren't the stripes on the turtle neck fun?

That skirt! The length looks perfect on her (thats the kind of skirt that makes me look 2 feet tall, haha) and her cute hair? And the wifebeater? This looks magazine perfect!

This reinforces the fact I need to find a cute button down skirt....How effortless does this all look?

That shirt. Those shorts. Seemingly un-matching...but they just work....one of the mysteries of life.

Mothers Day

2008-05-11T15:47:00.001-07:00

Mothers Day, originally uploaded by andrea ambrosia.

How come the silliest photos are always the ones that show the outfit best? Oh well.

Here's my mothers day outfit. I'm taking my mom out to dinner and then to see Made of Honor. I'll report back later :)

Top/dress thing: Macys
Tank underneath: Target
Belt: Off of a shirt
Jeans: Kohls
Sandals: Kohls (I overwear these, but I love them so, and my mom bought them for me, so wearing them for mothers day makes sense!)

Work Clothes

2008-05-10T23:14:00.000-07:00

So, most of the time, my digital camera sits in my purse so it gets carried everywhere with me. This includes my work. I sell cell phones (Verizon Wireless) and sometimes it can get a little slow at my store so often I take a picture of my work outfit. More often than not I don't feel its Wardrobe Remix worthy, so they are just taking up space on my computer... until now. Warning, these are pretty boring, but I'm trying to work on it!

I broke down my typical work outfits into three categories.

First, Sweaters:
Yawn. Thrown on some slacks, pull on a sweater? How boring. In the bottom right I was channeling Santa Claus in my red sweatervest with a black belt. In the first two pics you can see my favorite work Accessory: My Nametag. Hah.

Next, Button up Shirts.
The first one I was in a very purple mood apparently. The second one I was feeling goth? These feel just as boring as the first!

Lastly, my new foray into wearing work-appropriate Skirts:
The picture on the right was one of my first outfit posts on here, but whatever, It was still a work outfit. The one on the left I wore yesterday! Since its been warming up, I've been trying to embrace the high waisted skirt trend and wear them to work. I'm not totally comfortable wearing this style yet, but I think it's a cute look for work.

My dress code is Business professional or something. I'm not sure. Guys have to wear button ups and ties. The women get a more lax policy, but I've just had a hard time figuring out what looks professional so I've fell into those lazy categories more than not. And today I just wore a white button up and brown pants. I just need to find some new looks! I want to feel fashionable at work too!

Help? We can do it together...I'll keep you updated on looks I'm trying out!

Jumpers <3

2008-05-10T11:21:00.001-07:00

5-9-08
Originally uploaded by andrea ambrosia

I added some tights to this and went out to dinner with my mom, which we'll be doing again on Sunday. Hopefully the gift of me taking her to dinner/perhaps a movie will be enough, because I doubt I'll have time to get her a present between now and then!

shirt: target
jumper: sears i think
shoes: target

Anyways, I'm off to work....I'm compiling a Work-Outfit post of how i dress for work. I've been trying to be more adventurous with my work choices because usually (like today) its button down + slacks + flats. BOOORRRING. So later, I'll post what I wear and some looks i'm interested in!

I'm trying to be a better mama to this blog! Bear with me, I'm still in classes at college (we're on quarters, blasted!) so it will be rough for a bit!

Scared Bathroom Face

2008-05-09T19:18:00.001-07:00

5-8-08, originally uploaded by andrea ambrosia.

This picture turned out really dark and I lightened it. So it looks weird, but it was one of the only good pics of this oufit. Bummer....

yellow shirt: aeo
skirt: aeo
shoes: burlington coat factory
owl bag: mall

a friend of mine said i was a walking American Eagle billboard. hmmpfttt.

Monokinis!

2008-05-07T21:56:00.000-07:00

So, I've been doing a ridiculous amount of Slim And Sculpt 10 minute pilates lately. I am trying to get into Swimsuit season shape. I've recently started to hate my thighs and legs, which I'm also working on. Anyways. I have a couple perfectly fine bikinis. I even got to pull one out the other day because my beau's aunt and uncle had a Hot Tub-warming party. Which was fun, but I'm thinking of all the laying on the beach I want to do this summer (with lots of sunscreen, of course) and now I'm aching for a new suit to go along with my hopefully-slimmer toned bod ;)

So, I'm really enjoying the monokini look. I really want to get out and go try one on, just to see if this trend will flatter me or if it's worth tossing to the side....

Cute monokinis :

Cute black and white, maybe a little risque, but still cute. Plus, doesnt the model look flawless? Apparently this is the kind of suit that creates envy. From Macys

This one is bright, has a fun anchor pattern, and I just think its neat. The price is the only thing that really stops me from snatching it up....From here

A cute little sailr number from Urban Outfitters (I have none close to me, but this baby is an online only!) It's not a monokini, but I like it anyways :)

Another Urban Outfitter one, this is almost the perfect monokini (but I'd rather it in black, but this picture shows it better) except I want ties at the bottom! (Like the first two)

Cute little pink number from Aeropostale. Polka dots and pink, would look good paired with a floppy hat and some big glasses. Trashy romance novel optional. From aero.

Victoria's secret always has tons and tons of swimsuits. This one is such a cute look for the daring swimmers out there. It comes in solid colors too, for those who don't wear zebra ;)
One more VS suit. I think this is one of my favorites of al these. It seems wearable.

Another non-mono-kini. Forgive me....but, God, this is the first Juicy Couture thing I've ever truly coveted. But, how cute is this? You could just throw on some pants/a skirt/shorts/whatever and no one would know you were wearing a swimsuit! Plus the littly bow is detachable. And adorable to boot.

May pt. 2

2008-05-01T18:47:00.000-07:00

You know how when you can't find a dress to wear so you pull out your trusty LBD (little black dress)? Well, I don't really have a lbt currently (sure I have black dresses, but nothing that seems to match the versatility and ease a LBT seems to portray), but I do have the perfect teal dress. So I guess this is my LTD. Okay, that looks dumb, lets just forget that :) After seeing this picture, I think I may changes into my brogues when I go, but those are in my car, so I doubt I'll get another pic.

Dress: Ross, maybe TJ Maxx....somewhere I can't remember sadly :(
Tights: Same as earlier in the day
Heels: Ross, maybe brogues to be worn later
Necklace: Girlprops. Immediately after this I threw on a locket too...

May is the perfect time to pull out some shorts

2008-05-01T16:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I made some shorts out of old pants I had that were all frayed and gross on the bottom. I turned them into some shorts I think look much better. My best friend and I both did this and then both wore our DIY shorts with black tights to school today. This is like the second time we've had twin-ish outfits...We're so cool.

Also! Right when I was taking this pic, I had just gotten whistled at by a guy in a red truck while crossing the street. Then as I thought I was secluded enough to snap this shot, he drove by to get another look! Bah. So, I guess thats a compliment, albeit a gross one.

Cardi (still windy enough to need it): Aero
Shirt: American Eagle
Belt: Wet Seal
Shorts: made from old jeans
Tights: my tights drawer
Shoes: Kohls
Bag: Store at the mall (its OWLS!!!)

My girlprops necklace and shoes...

And just for fun, what I was reading while I waited for the bus (It's for my 20th century American literature class)

And good news! This weekend I'm going with my friend Amanda to her wedding dress fitting. I'm one of her bridesmaids so the second I get my dress, I'll share that with you guys! And of course, I'll be on the hunt for new heels to go with it.... ;) But that post will come later....

Girlprops pt II

2008-04-30T15:08:00.000-07:00

Got these two necklaces from Girlprops.com

And....

I finally got some heart-shaped sunglasses. I think they make me look like an alien, sadly. But I'll probably rock them anyways!

In other news, I made an awesome pair of shorts tomorrow. I'll see if I can get a pic when I wear them tomorrow :)

sailor girl....or french girl ?

2008-04-28T20:41:00.001-07:00

sailor girl....or french girl ?
Originally uploaded by andrea ambrosia

I was just playing around, trying something new, so I tucked my shirt into my jeans :)

Shirt: Ross
Scarf: Nine West
Jeans: Kohls
Shoes: Payless Kids

Vintage nightgowns as dresses

2008-04-28T10:23:00.000-07:00

So, most days I can be found stalking the wardrobe_remix photo pool, waiting for all my favorites to update and ready to make new favorites. Well, I've noticed an amazing trend going on with all these thrifty, fashionable women - they're all thrifting nightgowns to wear as dresses! What a fantastic idea!

Steen Ink looks great in everything, and her etsy store is a dream! I love her natural red hair, too, it compliments this yellow nightgown-turned-dress perfectly! I would have never guessed it was a nightgown, either...which is probably part of the magic.

I believe in Unicorns made this from a vintage nightgown, isn't it lovely?! It started its life as only seeing the sheets and inside of the house, and now it gets to go out in the world and turn heads!

Purple vintage Diane Von Furstenberg nightgown?! Where does she find this stuff? I'm so envious!

So, the real end to this blog is....I have a new section of the thrift store I never considered looking in. Now I can't wait to check it out!

Tagged!

2008-04-27T18:16:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Unwise Pedestrian! The rules to this are:

* Link the person who tagged you
* Mention the rules in your blog
* Tell about six unspectacular quirks of yours
* Tag six following bloggers by linking them
* Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged

My Unspectacular Quirks

I can actually lick my elbow. It's mostly because my elbows kind of bend weirdly, so it might be cheating but I can still do it.
I've never been on an airplane.
I can quote pretty much all of 'Mean Girls'
I'm teaching myself how to speak Italian. I really, really want to go to Italy someday.
I'm a bit of a germaphob. I carry hand sanitizer with me and use it frequently.
Sometimes I snort when I laugh, which my boyfriend mocks me about constantly.

My tags are:

And anyone else who wants to do it, because I don't know who has and hasn't done it or anything, and I'm trying to expand my blogroll, so let me know :)

The outfit is of me on Saturday night. My friend took the pic with her camera phone, but I thought it turned out cute, so I thought I'd share.

Spontaneous Outfits are the best!

2008-04-25T12:26:00.000-07:00

The best outfit ideas happen spontaneously. Like, I was in the shower earlier thinking "What can I wear with my new thrifted skirt that will be better than just a plain white tee?" And bam! I remembered this purple music note and keyboard shirt I have. Sadly, I had to cover up the cute keyboard to make the skirt look cutest, but I overall think this is a winning outfit.

I didn't get to wear it very long before having to change for work :(
So I'll probably be wearing it again next week!

And I saw a picture of Lucy where she stuck her camera in her mailbox. So today when I checked the mail, I thought I'd try it out!

Pre-mail

Post mail (Bills!!)

Momentary rainstorm. So I used my mail as an umbrella.

Shirt: Ross, one or two years ago. About 5 bucks
Skirt: Goodwill
Shoes: Wet Seal, last year. They're a little too big, but they're the only white shoes I have!

Thats all, I think I'm going to go to the thrift store on my way to work! Wish me happy thrifting :)

Girl Props

2008-04-24T17:17:00.000-07:00

Girl props has cheap and fun jewelry. This is my first time looking at it, so I don't know how amazing they are in real life. But they've been featured in tons of magazines. I'm putting in an order today, and look at some of the amazing things they have (Can you guess what I'm getting?)

How often do your dresses get out?

2008-04-23T23:01:00.000-07:00

I just ran into this image from last June (ignore the fact that its in a public bathroom, kind of blurry, and kind of dark). I was wearing this gorgeous dress I have thats not super dressy, but isn't extremely casual either. Which makes it kind of difficult to wear on a regular basis. So, it hasn't been out of my closet since June of last year. Which is sad for the dress.

But it got me thinking....

I usually rotate my wardrobe so I don't wear the same thing twice in every 3-4 weeks. Sometimes I get excited about certain things and wear them a lot (new jeans, new skirt, etc) until I put them into the rotation system. Sometimes things fizzle out, some old things come back into being loved, and so on. But there are a lot of dresses I own that seem to have this same problem. I feel like they're only things you can wear to dinner for some reason. Which isn't true! Right?

What about you guys...how often do you repeat clothing items?

2008-04-20T13:29:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Carlton in Mayle

I need this dress in my life. It inspires me to keep looking for the perfect floral dress!....

Red shoes...my "go to" staple

2008-04-19T10:52:00.000-07:00

I think dissecting my wardbobe is a fun thing to do. So, lets discuss my addiction to red shoes. I know I have another pair or two hiding somewhere in my room.... But, red shoes are perfect to me, because when you wear black or gray, what spices that up better than a great red shoe?

Some outfits with red shoes I've worn....

Forever 21 dreams...

2008-04-18T11:29:00.000-07:00

One of the hardest things for me as a blogger is seeing all the lovely H&M and Forever 21 things all of my favorite bloggers have. I don't have either of those stores near me. The closest H&M is in Cali, and the closest Forever 21 is in Seattle (which is still a few hour drive from her). I have heard they may be making a Forever 21, which I really am hoping for because the last new store we got was Hollister, and really....Hollister is already in my mall in the form of American Eagle and Aeropostale. I don't really need another over-priced trend store.

That being said, I do love to look at the Forever 21 website....

This dress looks perfect to dress up or down. i can imagine wearing it with bright red/electric blue pumps and some delicate girly jewelry.

I can imagine tucking this into my high waisted skirt!

This lovely outfit has a blouse from Forever 21 and a H&M jumper. How amazing is this? and i adore the red touches as well...Check out her photostream here

These H&M high-waisted jeans? So perfect. Her photos here

Sigh...thats not even the half of it! There are so many gorgeous things on my favorite style blog, only Shallow that make me wish I was in Finland...

Sun!

2008-04-16T11:10:00.000-07:00

It's been nice enough lately that I don't need tights with my dresses. This led me to thinking of ways to experiment with my wardrobe. It's still chilly so I thought I'd give the long sleeve Tshirt and strapless dress look a try. I'm pleased with the results. I really like how bright this yellow is! I have a green long sleeved shirt I think would look cute with this dress as well.

Long sleeved Tshirt: Gap
Dress: JC Penny
Heels: thrift

My legs are so blindingly pale....

High Waisted Skirt

2008-04-13T18:52:00.000-07:00

So, I love the high waisted trend, but I have a hard time feeling confident. Today, however, I thought I rocked this look! Hopefully you agree ;) And yes, I'm standing in front of a drive through window (dont worry, this fast food joint is CLOSED!)

Details:

Cardigan: Gap, $29.99
White button-up: Mall store? I can't remember! $10ish
High Waisted Skirt: Ross, $9.99
Shoes: Payless little kids, $5

I told my friend the prices of these items and she told me that she likes to only buy dirt-cheap clearance. And here I though I was wearing these great deals! What are your impressions on prices of clothes? How much is too much?

Oh! and just for fun, what I wore yesterday

Top: Ross
Pants: Kohls
Shoes: Kohls

These are my favorite pants in the entire universe :)

Plaid <3

2008-04-11T22:34:00.001-07:00

Plaid seems to be everywhere this season, and I can't really complain....

L-R: Nordstrom, Whimsical Nerd, babyxiv, It Girl Rag Doll, Me in the dressing room (I bought this! You'll see more of in the future)

I particularly like when plaid is played down and looks more feminine rather than grunge.

What are your thoughts on the plaid trend?

Sailor Dress

2008-04-10T16:04:00.000-07:00

So, I hoped on the blog train. I couldn’t help it. I enjoy reading others so much; I thought I might as well have one, even if it might turn out pathetic. Plus, it is a good way to get me in the habit of writing something everyday, even if it is about fashion and things like that! Plus, I dream entries lately, and I don’t even have a blog. So, I’m sure I’ll have enough material for…a few days at least!

Might as well start with an outfit post, right?

Dress: I dont remember! :( I want 5 more.
Tights: Idk either
Shoes: payless, stole from mother :)
Cardigan:Aeropostale
Owl bag: mall

This dress is actually pretty meaningful to me. When my boyfriend and I were still only friends, he told me about 4 times how great I looked in this dress. And he still is a big fan of the clothes I wear (usually, and I have a blog planned on something of the subject, just you wait!)..

Well, hope you lovelies enjoy and they’ll be plenty more soon!

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