an #ootd

At the end of the day, do what makes you happy.

Coat & Belt, ARITZIA; Jeans, XXI; Turtle Neck, Thrifted; Bag, MATT & NAT; Shoes, SPRING

Drafts an #ootd

Goodbye Summer, but what a way to end. School is the perfect routine for me right now. I can't believe this is my final year. I feel like I am more sure of myself then I have ever been. Though no sense of direction, I have a complete sense of accomplishment. I've learned a lot this summer, I grew an enormous amount, as least a couple inches for sure. I've realized friends come and go, there is always a way to make the best of the worst situations, and that nothing in my life will change unless I work for it to happen. No, I can't exactly picture my life, 5 years or 10 years from now, but my goals consist of moving to New York and eventually having a business of my own.
*End of Wednesday night ramble. 

P.S. My outfit is super cute today, the Velvet top was a big hit. I'm talking top of the charts - hah.

Here's what's on repeat as I read a 62 page article oh stylish ethics, gotta love fashion school.

Hat & Velvet top, Community Thrift; Belt, Aritzia; Jeans, XXI; Bag, Fjall Raven; Shoes, Call it Spring

post to post an #ootd

By now i'm sure my high quality photos, amazing grammar and same shoe choice has you hooked. At least I can guarantee you that the music suggestions are different post to post. 

Jacker; Levi's; Heart Pins, Explorer's Press; Top, Zara; Jeans, XXI; Shoes, Spring

i t s f i n e an #ootd

These days, the best kinds of days are the ones that are completely unplanned. Vanilla lattes and walks downtown make me feel like this is the right way to start summer. Seeing as I'm nothing but broke right now I think it's time for me to hone in on my goals. I've got my manifestation list for the summer in one hand and a really sick playlist on my iPhone in the other.

The blog needed a little color, I wonder how many times these walls have been painted on. 

And on that note I leave you with this track:

Crepe Bomber, BARIII; Top, Zara; Pin, Explorer's Press

Bag, MATT&NAT; Jeans, XXI

Thrill an #ootd

The thrill is gone - Seth Godin

"Of course it is.

The definition of a thrill is temporary excitement, usually experienced for the first time.

It's thrilling to ride a roller coaster. The fifth time you have to ride it, though, it's more than a chore, it's torture.

The definition of the thrill is that it's going to be gone soon.

You might have been thrilled to go to your first job the first day. Or thrilled to see the first comment on your blog or thrilled the first time one of your books was translated into another language.

But after that? How can repeating it be thrilling?

The work of a professional isn't to recreate thrills. It's to show up and do the work. To continue the journey you set out on a while ago. To make the change you seek to make in the universe.

Thrilling is fine. Mattering is more important."

Top, Macy's; Jeans, XXI 

Hoodie, H&M; Jacket, Talula

Shoes, NIKE

Setting the Tone an #ootd

It's been an interesting first week back at uni. I keep reminding myself that I have 3 crazy semesters left and it's going to go by so quickly. 

• Some great advice I took note of in my Product Development class from a professor who I've never had before was "You create your own good luck". I've translated this thought into: You make your own opportunities happen, and if you do it often and do it well the people who notice will see it as luck because they aren't creating those situations for themselves.
  
• Having the opportunity to intern for a semester of my degree is a bigger deal then I realized it to be. A reassuring podcast talk that Sophia Amoruso had with her VP of Design, Sarah Wilkinson really made me aware that having a work placement in the industry before graduation is going to really expose me to how things run. Apparently people who aspire to be in fashion can get stuck interning over and over and find it hard to transition into a work situation without being known as an "intern".
  
• I'm trying to arrange an event on how to Brand Yourself. I think as a Fashion Student I get lost in the transition of how certain things I'm learning will benefit me in coming years. I want to achieve a high level skill of networking, being able to put myself out there and communicate with people in the industry that I want to work with. 

Happy Hump-day.

Basically XXI, Belt is Wilfred, Tote is from Italy.

*Pop Fizz Clink* an #ootd

There's some things I need to tell you 2016...

I'm not making any promises about this year, I'm not going to commit to a plan of good habits because I'm not going to magically stop picking at my nails, or spending money on materialistic items or buy a bagel almost every day of the week when the semester commences, because lord knows when those early mornings and late nights start i'm going to need them. A new year is just another day with the date changed and if I ever meet anyone that's made a resolution and kept it up, i'll be sure to buy them a cup of coffee. You have to look inside yourself if you want to change, don't look for a new date to do that, because you can decide to start fresh anytime you want. For now, here's to my continuation of leadership skills, trying new things, and somewhat consistent blog posts. 

Denim Jacket, Talula (Aritzia); Sweater & Shoes, XXI; Jeans, TOPSHOP; Bag, Bloomingdale's; Silk Shirt (Under), Thrifted at Beacon's Closet in New York

twenty-one & moody an #ootd

2 cups of coffee and a espresso milkshake later, i'm 21.

Scarf, ZARA; Sweater, XXI; Shirt, ZARA; Pants, XXI; Shoes. Coach; Bag, Marc Jacobs