Where has the time gone?! I cannot believe I'll wake up to a new month in February. I'm (shh!) kind of glad that January is over. I always complain the time goes too fast, but I'm definitely ready for spring and the end of the semester to arrive because that means it'll be nice and warm out, I'll be graduating and making a full-time income! But for right now, let's live in the moment. February is going to be an amazing month filled with a ton of exciting things!
Today, Brett let me sleep until noon. I'm terrible! Then, we headed to Holland to grab breakfast/lunch and to head to downtown to peruse the shops and what not. We stopped to Lemonjello's for drinks and then headed downtown to realize that every single shop was closed. I totally didn't realize that the entire city basically shut down on Sundays! So our shopping trip was cut short! Darn, because I love walking around downtown Holland! We did go to the antique mall on the way back in Grand Haven. I got a gorgeous vintage paper umbrella that I cannot wait to debut in some upcoming photo shoot! I also spent way too much time flipping through old Michigan postcards. Got some great ideas for our "Michigan trips"! We also went thrifting and I got some boots, a new purse and two new belts! All for $9!
I got this amazing skirt from Brittany from Finders Keepers! We are doing clothing swaps and I sent her off a bunch of my stuff and got some really great items from her. I love this skirt.. which of course, I turned into a dress. I've done this once and twice before! I love the result always, but I think this time is my favorite. I'm all about mixing brown and black lately. I have so many black pieces but am on a brown obsession so I've been mixing them (although I was always taught you can't) but I'm breaking the rules!
(dress - skirt from finders keepers | tights - courtesy of modcloth | belt - urban outfitters
jacket - h&m | circle scarf - tj maxx | boots - target | cardigan - bdg at urban outfitters)
I didn't update yesterday about mine and Andrea's shopping expedition, but just let me say.. I love Somerset. It's the best mall! We got so many great things! UO was having a 50% off all sale items and I walked out with 8 or 9 things for about $113.00. That's pretty crazy especially when it was including new lace-up boots (originally $148 and I got for $20!), a purse, a cardigan, a zip-up tank, gloves and two new rompers! I cannot wait to wear everything! I think I'm going to wait on a few new items for the Chictopia 10 conference. Andrea and I were cracking up at each other trying to figure out what to wear. We were talking it over and realized we just needed to be ourselves. I was like.. we just had a revelation! Just dress yourself. You all come here and visit me because you appreciate my style already, so there's no need to try and be someone else! I love you guys. Thank you!
currently playing:
mock orange - she runs the ride
(#17 on the selective potential mix)
65 comments:
looking great tieka.. i cant wait to see what you got from the uo sale!! looks like you two had tons of fun! :D i was just in her blog a few minutes ago! :D
Those tights are edgy! I can't wait to see your new items. You're absolutely right, just be yourself!
gorgeous outfit, I love wearing skirts as dresses, I do it all the time! and you're so lucky you got so much stuff on sale at Urban!
lovelove, M.
http://marissaexplains.blogspot.com
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. p.s. you left your black cardigan here! i'm going to wear it this week since i lost mine hahah.
So cute! I never would've guessed that was a skirt! I'm excited to see all your shopping finds. Love that scarf.
great outfit!
You are so cute!!!!
you look so great! i love your tights, and well the whole outfit:)
I am so jealous of your shopping hauls!! I love the tights, so pretty!! You really know how to coordinate :)
Great outfit, I love the mixing patterns and textures, it works really well :). I also can't believe how fast january went by! I work for a first friday art trail and it feels like just last weekend was trail night... and it's already coming up this friday!
so adorable. i love your combo of black and brown together!
You're so cute! Love the floral prints!!! I want in on this clothing swap. I think I might email you and Elizabeth very soon to see if we can't get a little chain going, unless you gals have already started? Um, can I join?
Gorgeous!! you wear florals so well.
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Those tights are so fun!
Love this look--especially the tights! And I am also guilty of sleeping in...pretty much whenever possible. :)
I'm glad to find another brown and black rebel. I love how they look mixed!
You look amazing!! I wanted to make it to the UO sale and never got around to it. I'm definitely regretting it already.
- Ana
http://www.ToilTroubleStyle.com
love the pattern on the dress
Yay for your umbrella find! I have a couple of paper ones, because I collect them.
Love today's outfit too. So pretty.
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I can't wait for our swaps! It'll be so neat to get our own items back with a mind full of new ideas to style them!
You always seem to have the best ways to style floral items so that they're modern and chic. This is gorgeous, and I love the tights/boots combo.
- JoAnn, Sidewalk Chalk
I'm the same way with brown and black. I've always been told they can't mix, and I feel really weird doing it. The UO at Somerset is amazing! I used to always go there with my best friend, then ride the moving sidewalk across Big Beaver and go to PF Changs for lunch. Mmm. And sweetie, we love your style, don't get flustered.
SO cute. Love it. Love the belt.
How do you get your skirt to stay up when you wear it as a dress? Whatever the secret is, it sure looks cute.
breaking the rules never looked so chic ;] i love the mix of patterns and textures in this outfit! i cannot wait to see what goodies you got! i wish i could've gotten some things! UO WAS have an amazing sale! phooey. ahh well! :)
You look so sweet and cozy! I always get frustrated when I go out on a Sunday only to realize everything is closed!
P.S. Looking forward to NYC and meeting you as well. It's so cool to see people I follow online in person. :)
You are so right about dressing yourself. I always try to think about what I love and what I would enjoy wearing.
So awesome about your snags from Urban. A pair of boots for 20 down from $150!! dannngg. haha. Can't wait to see what you got! :)
ps I adore your huge knit scarf.
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Gorgeous outfit, I love the detail of it all! And I agree w Jan being over with!
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Awesome outfit!! Hope u are well and had a good wknd!! xx
gorgeous outfit! i loved the tights with the floral dress! <3
you look so cosy in these pics...i love your snood! i was always told never to mix black & navy but i do it all the time...rules are there to be broken!!
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i love how you made it into a dress! the layers here looks so warm too.
yeah, I'm glad january is over too. hehe.. but it went by really slow!
I always love your outfits - and your playlist!
you got rompers on sale!!! i love rompers. plus, love the brown+black. and you made that dress out of a skirt!?
I love Holland too! I love to ride bikes with my cousins around Montague during the summer.
I am all for turning old lady skirts into dresses! I've been doing it for years haha :)
I also like to hem them and add pockets. I love your g-ma skirt dress!
You look so adorable - this outfit is fantastic!!!
Hooray for mixing brown and black! I've been doing that a lot lately. I actually quite like the effect in most cases - you've done a lovely job :)
That shopping trip sounds amazing - can't wait to see what you bought!
Oooh, I love your tights, and the dress reminds me of one I had as a girl I'm loving your photos lately!
xx
January seemed to whiz right by for me too. I love the texture of your circle scarf - it looks cozy.
this set is so cute :)
i like it
Totally loving this combo, and I simply cannot believe that's a skirt! Gorgeous!
Cute outfit great styling and you look so warm and cosy xoxo
very cute, love the dress!
As always, I love the outfit!
I'd never heard the whole don't wear brown with black "rule" until I started reading blogs (sooo, about six months ago). I think that's a "rule" I've broken many, many, MANY times over the years. Haha.
lovin' those tights.
ps. would be awesome if you checked out my new blog:
http://diyainherstilettos.blogspot.com/
Just found your blog through Delightfully Tacky and I must say, I thoroughly enjoy it. You seem like a down-to-earth girl with a great sense of fashion. I'll definitely be reading it regularly :)
you look great! I love the skirt that brittany gave you :)and those tights! eeep. i cant believe its february either - but so so happy. your hair is my favorite.
I can't wait to see all the great loot you scored! I've got a wicked crush on paring brown and black a lot too. I think I like mixing the two because I've been told for year not to. Those tights are amazing, I wish you loved in my area and we could borrow each others clothes all the time!
love your dress
Very cute skirt/dress - I love florals in the winter!
Yay for new clothes - the sale at Urban Outfitters was very plentiful this year.
i am so jealous of your shopping expedition with andrea! all those items for only a little over a hundred (especially those $20 boots!)
oh how i'm craving for a shopping trip. on another note you look lovely here. i always love how you mix brown and black and that skirt-turned-dress is such a gorgeous floral :)
lovely combination !
I never even heard of the rule of not wearing black with brown until a couple months ago. Now I'm all self conscious about it- even though I don't believe it. You pulled it off very well though. (:
this is a fantastic outfit! i love all the layers! :)
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great outfit! sounds like you scored big shopping! =)
tiekaaa.
i love your style soooo much.
i really want you to be my stylist.
hahaha.
if i ever go to michigan, i totally want to buy you a soy latte.
hahaha.
I always love checking out your blog because you are one of those people who always look cute in winter clothes. You give me such inspiration- thank you!
Much love,
Amy
http://thebargainhunterextraordinaire.blogspot.com
Wow, you had some luck thrifting! I adore your entire outfit an
those boots are awesome!
xoxo Jolie
This look is simply amazing!! So glad I found your blog! :)
Christina
fabulousiseverywhere.blogspot.com
Cute blog! I was born in Muskegon and we moved to Orlando when I in 5th grade. I totally miss riding up to Grand Haven in our boat.
Ahhh I love the way you styled this! It's so fun to see the two completely different looks that can come from two different bloggers! But I think that both of our outfits had the same romantic feel.. yet yours is almost French chic? Love it girl!
LOVE those tights and the entire ensemble! I just came across your blog, precious! Ill be following :)
Your look is absolutely stunning. I also LOVE your blog. It looks wonderful.
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I really need to invest in more brown accessories. I always think because I'm tan, it won't look good. But I think brown looks so well paired with the right pieces. I love your brown boots, and the belt. Absolutely stellar outfit!
Hey!
My name is Corinne and i live in Ireland. I discovered your blog because i saw it on what i wore. I really like your style. I just wanted to say that this post when you mentions lemonjellos, made me really happy because i was staying at Hope college in Holland during the summer and i went there! thanks again for sharing your wonderful outfits on your blog!
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