Dreaming in polka dots

I've been finding myself drawn to polka dots lately, I really love everything and anything with polka dots of any color, here's some things I've found/love right now.

Urban Outfitters Tank; Heritage 1981 Romper

Forever 21 Skirt; Bordello heels

Blue Banana dress; American Apparel socks

3.1 Phillip Lim dress; Modcloth bathing suit

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lovelove, M.

My boyfriend says I looked gothic today

It's been getting colder and colder outside which I'm not to thrilled about, so I decided to wear something flowers and sparkles to cheer me up.

(heres a really good picture of my tattoo for any of you that haven't got to really see it yet)

T-Shirt; Wet Seal

Dress underneath; Urban Renewal via Urban Outfitters

Sparkle tights; Forever 21

Boots; thrifted

I found this amazing editorial from fashiongonerouge from Fault magazine called Love in Vain. This editorial has everything I'm dying for including the sun/spring.

Ruffles, pastels, lace, sheer, red lipstick & long hair!

Model;Kasja M

Photographer; Waldemar and Max

Styled; Kawa H Pour

see the whole editorial here


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lovelove, M.

home sweet home

So, I'm back in my little dorm room and loving every minute of it! I spent all day laying around and doing nothing to prepare for my classes tomorrow, that start at 8:30 in the morning which I'm not to happy about, but I guess it's okay since both classes I have tomorrow are fashion courses! I'm pretty excited hopefully I'll like them.

I got a chance to take a picture of my "lounge around" outfit for basically doing nothing all day;

forever 21 shirt & headband

urban outfitters high waisted jean shorts

h&m boots

Also I found this wonderful website ArtFire from wishwishwish's guest blogger Sarah, and found my dream item I didn't believe was still in existence!

I'm so excited I'm the proud owner <3

wish me luck at my first classes tomorrow!

lovelove, M.

The art of fashion

I must say, 'The Skinny' Forever 21's blog is so amazing, I love reading every post, and they don't only post about Forever 21 things, they post about everything to do with fashion! It's a great combination of high fashion and more affordable items. I was going through old posts of their's and found this amazing one of runway pieces that are inspired/look exactly like famous works of art! I thought I'd share them;

I loved this because Klimt is one of my favorites

<3

credit; the skinny

I hope you enjoyed those as much as I did!

lovelove, M.

Roses are red

my hair is officially died back to my natural color! One of the pluses to having almost black hair is that I can wear almost any color of clothing without it looking horrible on me, especially red! With fading red hair, anything red looked horrible on me, so I'm excited I can wear red all the time now and look great in it!

A long time ago I found this editorial on wehearit, and have saved it ever since hoping to blog it one day, and now I can!

I love the red sheer tights, and all the red accents in this shoot so much, after being reminded of this shoot I just had to wear some red today

Top and Jacket; Forever 21
Belt; Kohl's
Skirt; American Apparel
Leggings; Target
Boots; DSW (my favorite things ever)

Vintage Chanel rhinestone necklace, Diane Von Furstenberg silk t-shirt, Galaxy tube skirt (i'm dying for this..), Marc by Marc Jacobs hobo bag, black sheer seam back tights, Steve Madden trumpit boots

lovelove, M.

Miu Miu

'm back to my non busy, boring self which means back with real fashion posts! I'm excited that all the spring/summer 2010 ads are coming out slowly and Miu Miu's ad just came out and I can't explains how much I love it!

credit; fashiongonerouge

I can't wait for more ads to come out, this one is beyond gorgeous.

credit; style

I was so thrilled with their collection for spring/summer 2010, the crazy prints was my favorite part, that and all the navy. I'm loving navy and white right now, not only for the nautical themed clothing but just in general.

I actually bought a dress back in October that really reminded me of Miu Miu from Forever 21, it's my favorite dress still. It's the perfect length and has some fullness in the skirt that makes me love it even more!

all miu miu items; jewel embellished shift dress, nylon blouson jacket, quilted leather shoulder bag, bow front leather pumps

lovelove, M.

20

I haven't had enough time to make a real fashion post so I promise soon I have many things saved to make posts on just no time! So here's some more from my life - today (or yesterday really because it's 2 a.m.) was my boyfriend's birthday and I surprised him with an indoor picnic of some Sonic food and then we spent the day in his favorite place, Barnes & Noble. I made him a birthday crown and myself a tiara, these pictures remind me of the wonderful Kate Maggie from Postcards from... who just made a post of her and her boyfriend that's really cute, go look!

Anyways, heres some pictures from my day

after going to dinner with our friends he decided to be a "real" 20 year old and wear his mustache!

here's my outfit of the day

(i'm trying to take outfit pictures everyday even if they aren't the best pictures)

scarf; italy, gift from a friend

dress; forever 21

sweater; my mom's

I'll be back with real posts that aren't all about my life tomorrow!

lovelove, M.

pretty in blue

Two things I've been loving lately?

Forever 21 and Tennessee Thomas (whom might I add sat in front of me and C. from Owl Wings while we were in the audience of It's On With Alexa Chung)

I recently found out that Forever 21 brought Tennessee to the studio to try on the new Boutique by Forever 21 (a new line, of all vintage looking items - already loving it). Theres an interview here!

credit: the skinny

What is your favorite thing about boutique by Forever 21?
I love how each piece feels lovely and special but not fussy. You can dress them up or layer them over more casual pieces for a truly unique feel.

Visit the first of the collection here

lovelove, M.