What a Steal

According to me,
this could be one of the best (if not THE best) purchases I've ever made. These shoes are amazing. I love them to death. And you know what the best part is? I only paid $20 for them. How awesome is that?
I went home for the night on Friday, and my mom took me to Khol's. I'm normally not much of a fan of Khol's, but she had a huge discount so I figured what the heck I'll go look. I'm very glad I did. Other than these shoes, I bought two sweaters, Chaps brand, that are to die for, and a floral headband.
And again, the best part? I didn't have to buy any of it! My mom surprised me by buying it all for me. Needless to say I was very grateful. Being the college student that I am, money is in short supply.
So thank you mother!
I'm posting the outfit that I wore my new boots with, I hope you approve. I also wore the necklace from Pitaya!

Dress: Target $15

Tights: Forever 21 $6

Sweater: Target $15

Necklace: Pitaya $15

Ring: Forever 21 $6

Bag: Vintage $2

Shoes: Khol's $70 $20

Makeup: Spicy quad from Clinique, black/brown quickliner, Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Stay open.

Pitaya in Ann Arbor

According to me,
I should have visited this store sooner. They have great clothes, accessories, and shoes; and none of it is terribly expensive. I dropped by last night to explore with my friend. I took some pictures of stuff that I really liked. I really love that black and white dress, I almost bought it. And the pattern on that skirt was great. But, I ended up leaving with this necklace. I am in love with it. It's elegant, bold, and slightly edgy. I really love it and can't wait to pair it with a great strapless dress! I also stopped by Urban Outfitters and bought these sunglasses. I've never owned a gray pair, and I thought these were cute.
I took a picture of my outfit for the day. As you can see, I was being rather lazy. But it was really comfortable, and I had to go play volleyball afterwards. I'm wearing  dark skinny jeans, my brown boots (though you can't see them), a plain red crew neck sweatshirt, my leather jacket from Target, my blue and white striped scarf from Forever 21, and the sunglasses I posted about a few weeks ago.

To visit Pitaya's website, click here.

Stay curious.

Free People Lookbook March 2011

According to me,
I've never seen clothes from this brand before, but I just stumbled upon their website. I really love it. I'm sure a lot of you have heard of them. A little out of my price range, but the clothes are beautiful. I grabbed the images from their March Lookbook for your viewing pleasure. I encourage you to check out the site; they have video for a lot of their clothes, it's really cool. My favorites are the second and the last one.
Click here to go see Free People's website.

Stay free.

Vogue US March 2011: Punk'd

According to me,
I'm not one for the super punk look, but I really like this spread. The styling is intense and bold. I really love the model's hair. Her eyebrows look really cool too. My favorite picture is definitely the last one.
Source: The Fashion Time

I was just awarded the Kreativ Blogger Award from The Vanity Lair. Thank you so much! I'm supposed to tell ten facts about myself, and pass the award on to 10 other bloggers (I'm only going to do 3 though).

1. My favorite stores include Forever 21, H&M, Target, and Delia*s. But, I'd love to be able to shop at higher end and more expensive stores, like ASOS, TopShop, Nordstrom, Zara, and Fossil.
2. Some of my favorite TV shows are America's Next Top Model, Dexter, Spartacus, and I Love Lucy.
3. I love watching college hockey.
4. I have a polar bear pillow pet named Monty.
5. I love plain Cheerios.
6. I love chocolate cake, but I don't really like vanilla cake.
7. My favorite kind of tea is Earl Grey, but I also really like Chai and Constant Comment (which is orangey).
8. My favorite season is fall because of all the colors, but I really adore summer. The beach is my favorite place to be.
9. I'd love to get into filming short fashion films, but I don't know anything about it!
10. My favorite sport is volleyball, and I'm currently on two intramural teams.

I want to give this award to:

FashionablyNumb

HungryCaramella

Mallory In New York

Stay original.

One of Those Days

According to me,
today is one of those days. I'm not necessarily in a bad mood, but I'm not in a good mood. Just kind of ho-hum. And in my mind, the only cure for that kind of mood is some good shopping. I can't go today because I have to study for a big exam tomorrow, but I took some time to go online and find some cool stuff that I'd like to buy. I was given strict orders to spend my birthday money only on clothes and shoes. Needless to say, that made me happy and I have no problem complying. So most likely on Wednesday I will be heading to a little store in Ann Arbor called Pitaya. I'll bring my camera and take some pictures, then post about my experience there. I've heard good things about it, so I'm quite excited. Other than that, I'm just going to browse online and order a few things. Here are some of the things I really want. Which ones should I get?

shopping list 2 by accordingtomlou featuring wrap around sandals

Forever21
$9.80 - canada.forever21.com

Topshop shoes
$70 - topshop.com

Madden girl shoes
$50 - delias.com

Eyelet shoes
$30 - poetrie.com

Forever21 vintage oxford shoes
$25 - forever21.com

Forever21 wrap around sandal
$13 - forever21.com

TopShop straw hat
$45 - topshop.com

Forever21 braided belt
$5.80 - forever21.com

Sunglasses square sunglass
$5.80 - forever21.com

Forever21 hair accessory
$1.50 - forever21.com

Vintaged Embossed Faux Crocodile Handbag
$27 - forever21.com

On another note, I'd love it if you could follow me on Chictopia, Fashiolista, Twitter, Facebook, or click the little hearts next to my pictures to add it to your inspirations on Hypeed. I would really love if you'd like me on Facebook; my page is only for my photography and I'm trying to get as many followers as possible. Thank you so much!!


Stay chipper.