My camera's been having some issues (again) so no pics for now, but I'm still going to chronicle the challenge!
Day 1: Work day, so I had to dress up:
Scalloped Sailor Skirt
Field Game Cardigan
Climbing Cowlneck
Gray pointelle tights
Gray boots
All Anthro (except the boots), natch.
Day 2: Just class and tutoring, so I get to go casual:
Once and Always Tee
Dark wash jeans
Ballet flats
I hope accessories aren't part of the challenge...
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
30 for 30 Challenge
Hey y'all! So after my sale fail this morning, I decided to jump on the 30 for 30 challenge bandwagon! Without further ado, my items!
Skirts:
Air Mail Skirt, Weave the Ring Skirt, Scalloped Sailor Skirt, Black pencil skirt, Penciled Abronia Skirt, Pinochle Skirt
Pants: Two pairs of jeans (no idea where I got them, but I'm a jeans girl for casual days). I hate all dress pants, so none of those, plz thank you
Dresses: Dreamy Drape Dress (if it fits...item 1 of 2 of my sale fail), Cascading foliage dress
Cardigans: Curlytop Cardi (unworn unless it gets a PA in two weeks or less, if not, back it goes and I'll find a replacement cardi in le closet de Ria for the challenge), Field Game Cardi, Black and plaid NY and Co Cardi, Blooming Lattice Cardi, Snowmelt Cardi
Tanks: Creative outlit tank, cream colored tank (Khol's)
Blouses: Bianka blouse, Once and Always Tee, Climbing Cowlneck, Bits of Pearl Blouse, Buds and Bunches Tee, white button up
Shoes: Brown boots, gray boots, Anthro R T-Straps (2 of 2 of sale fail), Red shoes, Tennis shoes, pink and yellow ballet flats
Note: I'm going to a mock trial tournament this weekend and I'm dressing up as a crazy child psychologist, so I'm not counting my costume wear as part of the challenge.
There you have it. Let's see if I can stick to the list! I'm exciting about keeping my next two paychecks entirely in my savings and shopping my closet for some new looks.
Later days!
~Ria
Skirts:
Air Mail Skirt, Weave the Ring Skirt, Scalloped Sailor Skirt, Black pencil skirt, Penciled Abronia Skirt, Pinochle Skirt
Pants: Two pairs of jeans (no idea where I got them, but I'm a jeans girl for casual days). I hate all dress pants, so none of those, plz thank you
Dresses: Dreamy Drape Dress (if it fits...item 1 of 2 of my sale fail), Cascading foliage dress
Cardigans: Curlytop Cardi (unworn unless it gets a PA in two weeks or less, if not, back it goes and I'll find a replacement cardi in le closet de Ria for the challenge), Field Game Cardi, Black and plaid NY and Co Cardi, Blooming Lattice Cardi, Snowmelt Cardi
Tanks: Creative outlit tank, cream colored tank (Khol's)
Blouses: Bianka blouse, Once and Always Tee, Climbing Cowlneck, Bits of Pearl Blouse, Buds and Bunches Tee, white button up
Shoes: Brown boots, gray boots, Anthro R T-Straps (2 of 2 of sale fail), Red shoes, Tennis shoes, pink and yellow ballet flats
Note: I'm going to a mock trial tournament this weekend and I'm dressing up as a crazy child psychologist, so I'm not counting my costume wear as part of the challenge.
There you have it. Let's see if I can stick to the list! I'm exciting about keeping my next two paychecks entirely in my savings and shopping my closet for some new looks.
Later days!
~Ria
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Wishlist Top 5 and a miiiiinor LSAT rant
Afternoon all! I'm currently at work, so this'll be a quick post, but it seems like it's already time to update my wishlist. I may have made a few...erm...shopping discretion in my post-LSAT fever. So now that I've crossed off a few items, it's time to update!
Also, can I just add that these last two weeks have gone by SO SLOWLY? Time doesn't just creep when you're waiting on the most important test results of your life (okay, well I can think of one other test that might be a little more important, but thank goodness I haven't had to take one of those ;)), it STANDS STILL! Please, please, please LSAC, don't make me wait until November 2nd! *puppy dog eyes*
Now that that's out of the way, onto the Top 5 (pics to come)!
5. Gardenia Epoch Cloche ($48)
Originally this spot was taken by the Finely Feathered Cloche, but I had the oppurtunity to try that one on in store and it made my mom lol. I don't mean just like a mild chuckle, I mean like scaring-the-other-customers loling. And I have to admit, it did look a little silly on me. Siiiiiiigh! But it's so beautiful!! I guess my head just isn't shaped for it.
Stranegly enough though, this hat was sitting next to it and it looked great on. Even though the reviews have been less than sparkling, which the FFC has five stars. Hooray for abnormally shaped heads!
4. Puckered Plaid Tights ($18)
Oh, I'm sorry, what's that? You're asking me where the Pointelle Tights went? Erm...well they're currently in transit to my mailbox :D. My mom wanted to buy me one small little tiny Anthro gift that I could wear now instead of waiting for Christmas, so she said she'd get me the tights after telling me that my gray boots "needed them" (yay!). We couldn't find them in the store and they sold out online, so I called CS and got them shipped for free! Here's hoping the m/l fits. I sized up as per the advice on EA, since I'm just under 5"6 and have really long legs.
I'm thrilled as can be...but that still doesn't move these pretty patterned tights from the Top 5 ;).
3. River Bow Necklace ($38)
Thankfully this didn't go on sale yesterday, as I was NOT ready to spend any more money and I'm reasonably sure it'll sell out quickly.
2. Curlytop Cardi ($50)
This, however, did go on sale. But I've been using the 99 trick to check the inventory online and even a day later there are still 99+ in my size. Do I detect the faint, alluring scent of a second cut? We'll see!
1. Cream Confection Jacket (neutral) ($178..ouch!)
Surprised? Me too. Just as I was about the leave my apartment for the beach, I noticed a lonely little item hanging on the back of my closet. My black P coat that I've had for years and is still perfectly good. I still want a jacket, but if I want to wear black I'll just wear that. Plus, when I got to the store, I saw that the details on the jacket showed up better in neutral than in black. The problem is, it's sold out online and I'm not sure it'll hit sale. Here's hoping I don't miss out!
Wow that turned out to be longer than I thought. Thankfully it's a slow day. Later days!
Also, can I just add that these last two weeks have gone by SO SLOWLY? Time doesn't just creep when you're waiting on the most important test results of your life (okay, well I can think of one other test that might be a little more important, but thank goodness I haven't had to take one of those ;)), it STANDS STILL! Please, please, please LSAC, don't make me wait until November 2nd! *puppy dog eyes*
Now that that's out of the way, onto the Top 5 (pics to come)!
5. Gardenia Epoch Cloche ($48)
Originally this spot was taken by the Finely Feathered Cloche, but I had the oppurtunity to try that one on in store and it made my mom lol. I don't mean just like a mild chuckle, I mean like scaring-the-other-customers loling. And I have to admit, it did look a little silly on me. Siiiiiiigh! But it's so beautiful!! I guess my head just isn't shaped for it.
Stranegly enough though, this hat was sitting next to it and it looked great on. Even though the reviews have been less than sparkling, which the FFC has five stars. Hooray for abnormally shaped heads!
4. Puckered Plaid Tights ($18)
Oh, I'm sorry, what's that? You're asking me where the Pointelle Tights went? Erm...well they're currently in transit to my mailbox :D. My mom wanted to buy me one small little tiny Anthro gift that I could wear now instead of waiting for Christmas, so she said she'd get me the tights after telling me that my gray boots "needed them" (yay!). We couldn't find them in the store and they sold out online, so I called CS and got them shipped for free! Here's hoping the m/l fits. I sized up as per the advice on EA, since I'm just under 5"6 and have really long legs.
I'm thrilled as can be...but that still doesn't move these pretty patterned tights from the Top 5 ;).
3. River Bow Necklace ($38)
Thankfully this didn't go on sale yesterday, as I was NOT ready to spend any more money and I'm reasonably sure it'll sell out quickly.
2. Curlytop Cardi ($50)
This, however, did go on sale. But I've been using the 99 trick to check the inventory online and even a day later there are still 99+ in my size. Do I detect the faint, alluring scent of a second cut? We'll see!
1. Cream Confection Jacket (neutral) ($178..ouch!)
Surprised? Me too. Just as I was about the leave my apartment for the beach, I noticed a lonely little item hanging on the back of my closet. My black P coat that I've had for years and is still perfectly good. I still want a jacket, but if I want to wear black I'll just wear that. Plus, when I got to the store, I saw that the details on the jacket showed up better in neutral than in black. The problem is, it's sold out online and I'm not sure it'll hit sale. Here's hoping I don't miss out!
Wow that turned out to be longer than I thought. Thankfully it's a slow day. Later days!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Review: Loosely Looped and Easy Keeper
Come on, you didn't think that's all I tried on, did you? Let's get on with the show!
Easy Keeper Skirt ($138)
I know this skirt hasn't been getting a lot of love from from the blogs, but it's getting lots of love from me! As much as preppy was disdained in my high school, I admit that my style is full of prep. I could never do the goth look that was popular...black lipstick is so 20th century.
Anyway.
From the outside the material was itchy, I'll admit, but with the lining I couldn't feel any of the itch. It was comfortable and thick enough to keep me warm in our mild Charlestonian winter. That little fact made me so happy, as I usually don't get to wear skirts and dresses without being miserably cold in November to March (hey, leave me alone, I was born in the South. I have no tolerance for cold). And the print was so cute, and the colors will go with a hundred things. I paired it with the Loosely Looped Tee (review below) and I really liked the way it looked. I took my usual 4 in pencil skirts and it fit perfectly. I get what the reviewers are saying about the waistband being disproportionate with the rest of the skirt (either too big or too small, depending on the skirt). The waistband was slightly too big on the skirt, but that's okay because I plan on tucking in shirts and like a little extra room so it doesn't look punchy. Wishlisted wishlisted wishlisted!
Loosely Looped Tee ($58)
I'm wearing an xs here and I can't decide. Is it too tight? I didn't think it was at the time, but looking at the pictures it seems like it's a bit snug.
It's important that I know what size to get, because I will be getting this one too. Le sigh. I can hear my wallet hissing angrily. The material is thin (though not sheer, thankfully), so I don't think it's worth full price. But look how cute and unique the neckline is! It's like I'm wearing a mini scarf! And I don't have any sort of long sleeved black shirt and I need to work on building up my solids. I'd say it's tts as I usually wear a xs in Anthro shirts, but again, it begs the question of tightness. Too tight?
Oh, I almost forgot! There was an Anthro sale this morning! Just as I suspected, the Curlytop Cardi did indeed go on sale, though thankfully nothing else on my wishlist did. There are still 99+ of them in the size and color I want, so I'm going to wait on this one. Who knows, maybe it'll get a second cut? Regardless, I need to feed my savings account for a bit, it's starving for affection!
TTYL!
Easy Keeper Skirt ($138)
I know this skirt hasn't been getting a lot of love from from the blogs, but it's getting lots of love from me! As much as preppy was disdained in my high school, I admit that my style is full of prep. I could never do the goth look that was popular...black lipstick is so 20th century.
Anyway.
From the outside the material was itchy, I'll admit, but with the lining I couldn't feel any of the itch. It was comfortable and thick enough to keep me warm in our mild Charlestonian winter. That little fact made me so happy, as I usually don't get to wear skirts and dresses without being miserably cold in November to March (hey, leave me alone, I was born in the South. I have no tolerance for cold). And the print was so cute, and the colors will go with a hundred things. I paired it with the Loosely Looped Tee (review below) and I really liked the way it looked. I took my usual 4 in pencil skirts and it fit perfectly. I get what the reviewers are saying about the waistband being disproportionate with the rest of the skirt (either too big or too small, depending on the skirt). The waistband was slightly too big on the skirt, but that's okay because I plan on tucking in shirts and like a little extra room so it doesn't look punchy. Wishlisted wishlisted wishlisted!
Loosely Looped Tee ($58)
I'm wearing an xs here and I can't decide. Is it too tight? I didn't think it was at the time, but looking at the pictures it seems like it's a bit snug.
It's important that I know what size to get, because I will be getting this one too. Le sigh. I can hear my wallet hissing angrily. The material is thin (though not sheer, thankfully), so I don't think it's worth full price. But look how cute and unique the neckline is! It's like I'm wearing a mini scarf! And I don't have any sort of long sleeved black shirt and I need to work on building up my solids. I'd say it's tts as I usually wear a xs in Anthro shirts, but again, it begs the question of tightness. Too tight?
Oh, I almost forgot! There was an Anthro sale this morning! Just as I suspected, the Curlytop Cardi did indeed go on sale, though thankfully nothing else on my wishlist did. There are still 99+ of them in the size and color I want, so I'm going to wait on this one. Who knows, maybe it'll get a second cut? Regardless, I need to feed my savings account for a bit, it's starving for affection!
TTYL!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Eh??? Ria bought something for herself at full price??
Yes you can believe the title.
Behold, the Bianka:
Please excuse the frump-tastic pairing. I'd never pair a flowy shirt with a flowy skirt (thank you Stacey and Clinton for teaching me that fashion don't!), but I didn't try on any pants to go with it.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I was a little disappointed when I couldn't find this shirt in the store, and I was too shy to ask the SAs if they had it in stock. My mom, however, is definitely not shy. She marched up to the register and loudly remarked she was looking for "something called a bee-annah-kah shirt." I could have died. Thankfully the SAs were nice about it and were able to point us in the direction of the blouse. I was originally looking for a 0, but decided to try the 2 since I heard the shoulders could be tight on broad shouldered gals (like moi).
Oh pretty, pretty blouse. I'll admit it's a teeny bit big in the bust, but I think it's okay to wear tunics a little loose. The shoulders fit well too and I'm afraid sizing down to a 0 would be a mistake in that area. The print is by far the best part (you'll hear me saying that a lot with Anthro) and I love how skinny it makes me feel. Even my arms, which normally I try to hide under cardis, felt more toned in this shirt!
What can I say? I had just taken the LSAT, I was weak, and I had saved a little spending money that was burning a hole in my pocket. Plus, I doubted that this top would go on sale any time this century (and since Anthro just released the new motif a few days ago, it looks like I was right).
Do I regret it? Absolutely not. I wore it that night to dinner, then again on Wednesday when Fall Break was over. I paired it with some khaki colored trousers and brown heels and felt like I was wearing pajamas.
Shopping pro-tip 1: You know an item is special when you occasionally open up your closet just to look at it. I still can't believe it's mine.
Although this was all I bought (thank goodness), I did try on a few more things, two of which I absolutely fell in love with and WILL be mine someday. One more tidbit of news: The word on Roxy's blog is that a mega Anthro sale is on the horizon! Please, oh Anthro goddess, nothing for me again this week!!!
Edit: Also, Goldenmeans is having a contest!!! First prize is a 200 dollar Anthro gift card, so what are you waiting for?? Get over there and enter!
Have a good night!
Behold, the Bianka:
Please excuse the frump-tastic pairing. I'd never pair a flowy shirt with a flowy skirt (thank you Stacey and Clinton for teaching me that fashion don't!), but I didn't try on any pants to go with it.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I was a little disappointed when I couldn't find this shirt in the store, and I was too shy to ask the SAs if they had it in stock. My mom, however, is definitely not shy. She marched up to the register and loudly remarked she was looking for "something called a bee-annah-kah shirt." I could have died. Thankfully the SAs were nice about it and were able to point us in the direction of the blouse. I was originally looking for a 0, but decided to try the 2 since I heard the shoulders could be tight on broad shouldered gals (like moi).
Oh pretty, pretty blouse. I'll admit it's a teeny bit big in the bust, but I think it's okay to wear tunics a little loose. The shoulders fit well too and I'm afraid sizing down to a 0 would be a mistake in that area. The print is by far the best part (you'll hear me saying that a lot with Anthro) and I love how skinny it makes me feel. Even my arms, which normally I try to hide under cardis, felt more toned in this shirt!
What can I say? I had just taken the LSAT, I was weak, and I had saved a little spending money that was burning a hole in my pocket. Plus, I doubted that this top would go on sale any time this century (and since Anthro just released the new motif a few days ago, it looks like I was right).
Do I regret it? Absolutely not. I wore it that night to dinner, then again on Wednesday when Fall Break was over. I paired it with some khaki colored trousers and brown heels and felt like I was wearing pajamas.
Shopping pro-tip 1: You know an item is special when you occasionally open up your closet just to look at it. I still can't believe it's mine.
Although this was all I bought (thank goodness), I did try on a few more things, two of which I absolutely fell in love with and WILL be mine someday. One more tidbit of news: The word on Roxy's blog is that a mega Anthro sale is on the horizon! Please, oh Anthro goddess, nothing for me again this week!!!
Edit: Also, Goldenmeans is having a contest!!! First prize is a 200 dollar Anthro gift card, so what are you waiting for?? Get over there and enter!
Have a good night!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
New Anthro Out and About (OOTD)
Didn't I tell you I loved this shirt? I've worn it before now of course, but this is the first complete outfit I made that was worth blogging about. That's what I love about the blogging world. I have so many lovely items, but I never knew how to tie them all together until I started reading the Anthro blogs. So, if any of you bloggers are reading this, thank you for all your amazing ideas! Hope you won't be too terribly mad at me if I steal a few ;).
Anthropologie Shirt: Once and Always Tee
Anthropologie Cardi: Field Game Cardi
Anthropologie Headband: Laurette Headband
Calvin Klein Jeans
Forever 21 Necklace
Belks Flats
Also this necklace is my first Forever 21 purchase ever, and I have to say I am IN LOVE! Not so much with their clothes as with their pretty, pretty and (best of all) REASONABLY PRICED accessories! They're building one on King Street about three feet from my dorm (uh oh...). While I'm thrilled, my wallet is not so pleased.
closeup!
Have a great night!
Anthropologie Shirt: Once and Always Tee
Anthropologie Cardi: Field Game Cardi
Anthropologie Headband: Laurette Headband
Calvin Klein Jeans
Forever 21 Necklace
Belks Flats
Also this necklace is my first Forever 21 purchase ever, and I have to say I am IN LOVE! Not so much with their clothes as with their pretty, pretty and (best of all) REASONABLY PRICED accessories! They're building one on King Street about three feet from my dorm (uh oh...). While I'm thrilled, my wallet is not so pleased.
closeup!
Have a great night!
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