san francisco

the san francisco weather has been so nice! it's been sunny but a bit chilly, and i've been really enjoying the opportunity to wear coats and tights again.

what i wore to wander around the parks of san francisco:

polka dot dress, thrifted
leather & "fur" coat, vintage
red belt, vintage
mustard cardigan, f21

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lately i've felt like, due to the summer heat and my empty bank account, my daily outfits have been much less than exciting. however, the other day i got dressed to run some errands and spend some time at the bookstore - i wore my brand new thrifted dress and i actually bothered to put on some red lipstick so i took a couple quick pictures!







black & white polka dot dress - thrifted
red belt - thrifted
black kitten heels - payless

ALSO, this bag is pretty epic! my boyfriend's mother found it for $5 at the thrift store and as far as i can tell, it is an authentic gucci! i'm not usually big on labels but i love this bag to death!

live fast and dye your hair

maybe it's something about not having a "real" job, maybe it's the fact that it's summer, or maybe it's just the fact that it had been over 6 months since i last changed my hair. but for the past few months i've been considering trying some marie-antoinette, cotton-candy inspired pastel hair colors. additionally, i've recently been a little obsessed with Ghost-World, Luella-spring -08 inspired fashion, and i've been craving some 90's punk influence mixed into my typical wardrobe.


since my hair was already pretty white, i just picked up some temporary hair dye from Sally's Beauty Supply last week and dove in head first. i mean hey, it's summer, what better time than to potentially mess up your hair? fortunately, it turned out really pretty much exactly how i'd hoped. a few examples of how it's looked the past few days:

it's always been my secret wish and life goal to have mermaid hair, and i feel like this may be the closest i'll ever get. this color should wash out in the next week or two, and next i'm thinking of trying more pastels, especially pink and purple. i'm loving these two shades from Manic Panic.

what do you think?!

summer love

today orange county decided to grace us with 90+ degree weather, 

so i am wearing a very simple, very light outfit to cope with the heat:

leopard print sunglasses: urban outfitters

white lace dress: secondhand

white slip: american apparel

acid  yellow wedges: target

kelly bundy

lately i've been feeling the delightfully trashy, always exciting style of the 90's sitcom fashion icon Kelly Bundy. oh, Christina Applegate, nobody can pull off skin-tight leather, obnoxious florals & bleached hair with 2-inch roots like you.

the outfit i wore today, channelling the great ms. bundy:

top: undershirt, available everywhere

belt: thrifted, $6

skirt: united colors of benetton, thrifted & gifted