stripes to the MAX!

last week i took a few days off of work to just hang out. i normally like to use my time off for a real vacation or sickness, but every now and then i'll take a day or two and just hang out with friends.  it's nice to have a day at home/go out to lunch/do something in the evening where i don't feel rushed after work.  on thursday night i went out with my friends to malo to watch some stand-up comedy, eat some tacos and have a drink or two.  it's been super hot lately, so i wanted to wear something that would be light, comfortable, and cute.  this striped maxi that i picked up from the last rachel pally sale was just the thing to wear.  

rachel pally maxi dress (similar), vintage belt (similar), shoe mint sandals (similar), ray-ban sunglasses (old), j.w. hulme bag (similar), gap denim jacket

the comedy show was hilarious, the tacos delish (get the squash blossom tacos!), and the dress was the perfect thing to wear for a warm summer night.  i can't say i love an outfit more than one that feels like pajamas!  this would also make a great traveling dress!

p.s. thanks to anjelica for taking my photos!

bare legs

it's hard to believe that november is starting in a few days and i'm still wearing bare legs!   we had a few days of cooler weather and even some rain!  and then another mini heat wave.  90 degrees in october?  with the temps so high, i've been scouring my closet attempting to put things together that are weather appropriate but don't scream summer.  my solution: oversized pullover with a sequin skirt. 

free people sweater (old, similar), zara skirt (old, similar), frye boots (old, similar), elizabeth & james sunglasses, j.w.hulme bag

these photos are reminding me how much i need to take my boots to be cleaned.  i guess i'll add it to my list of never-ending weekend errands.  happy monday?  at least its halloween this week!

the concert tee

i usually don't buy concert tees.  when i do buy one, 99% of the time it ends up as a sleep shirt.  however, a few weeks ago i went to see fiona apple and while sitting in the car waiting to get out from stacked parking some guy was selling t-shirts for $5 bucks.  jokingly i yelled out the window, "how about 3 for $10???" apparently that sounded like a good deal to this guy and now i have this shirt in size small which is way too small to wear to sleep in.  
 

 unofficial fiona apple "in concert" tee, gap jacket, madewell skirt (similar), ray-ban sunglasses, j.w. hulme bag (similar), minnetonka moccasins (not shown)

so that's how the concert tee look turned out.  i'm quite happy with it and may actually wear a concert tee more often!  do you wear concert tees?  whats your favorite way to style a concert tee?  let me know in the comments!

still summer

i'm back!  i took a little unplanned/unannounced break from blogging.  i spent most of the time sitting on the couch, re-watching all of breaking bad.  also i was working.  cooking.  doing more zero waste things.  i also took a break from shopping.  it was hard because of my job, and made it harder to want to blog.  whats the point of making a wish list collage when i'm not gonna be buying anything?  it just makes me want to shop more.  i hadn't shopped since june, and was really getting tired of my wardrobe so i decided it was time for a tiny bit of shopping.  and by tiny i mean i only bought one thing.

free people dress, j brand shorts, frye boots (similar)

i've been having some camera issues, which i haven't done anything about and am just continuing to use the camera.  this also contributed to the lack of posts.  but honestly i was mostly just laziness.  i'm ready to get back to blogging now! 

oh yeah - its totally still summer here in los angeles.  what's fall again???
 

railroad stripes

you see what i did there? i took photos in my railroad stripe dress standing on some railroad tracks, which lead to nowhere btw.  i'd say i'm sorry for the lack of posting, but i'm not.  sometimes i feel like i get so wrapped up in blogging and forget to actually live my life... so i've just been living.  also i was on a 10 day long vacation, a road trip to montana!  more on that later.  anyways, there is a major heatwave going on in LA right now, like its 82 degrees at 9am heatwave.  gross.

free people dress, keds for madewell shoes, elizabeth & james sunglasses, jw hulme bag (similar)

hope you all are surviving the summer heat!

just another manic monday

except that its tuesday.  my weekend felt crazy busy. so busy i don't think i actually had a weekend.  so i had to wear something kinda simple on monday.  tank, skirt, sandals.  done.

madewell tank, free people skirt, madewell sandals, jw hulme bag, elizabeth & james sunglasses

i'm going to be doing a lot more mixing and matching of the same pieces in my closet.  i'm giving up shopping (for fashion related items) for awhile.  testing my self-control.  reducing my over-consumption of goods (and my ecological footprint).  i think its gonna be good - for my wallet and my psyche!