keep your pants on

I believe I have given in - I have joined Look Book. So far I like it, I don't understand all of the hype, but I do enjoy it. While browsing the rows of style available I was completely blown away by the use of garter belts! While I've seen corsets outside of the bedroom beforeI had never seen this form of underwear as outerwear. The Pipeline seemed to notice an influx of garter belts too - much earlier than I did...

A loose top keeps the garter belt from looking exclusively like lingerie

 

Victoria's Secret: During the victorian era high society women were chaste and encouraged to be asexual while high society men were encouraged to have affairs with many women and even engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.

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I would like to thank the Academy.

 

dress & belt: vintage, shoes: DSW

These pictures are a little late but I guess it's ok. Friday was Prize Day, a day where my school hands out academic awards. Everyone dresses up for the event and it is comparable to any big hollywood award show. Following the academic "Academy Awards" a lunch was held for all of the seniors and their parents. They showed a slide show complete with video footage from elementary school and baby pictures! We were also given our yearbooks. Its so sad thinking this is practically the second to last time that my entire grade will be in one place. Graduation is in one week and I couldn't be more excited though.

When I grow up I want to be a ballerina.

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For most of my childhood I either wanted to be a ballerina, a teacher, or a combination of the both. Later I wanted to be a costume designer for the Pennsylvannia Ballet Company. I am only a week away from graduating high school and entering college, and I can't imagine studying any of those things for the next four years (although I'd be a teacher before I'd be a ballerina). If I could truely grow up to be one thing though I think I would still want to be a costume designer. If I could be reincarnated as one article of clothing though it would have to be the tutu Karl Lagerfeld designed for the dance of the dying swan. This is not Lagerfeld's first ballet costume but i think the combination of feathers and white plus the winglike details make it my favorite. 

Carrot Top

I've always loved red hair. For as long as I could remember my mom has been a faux ginger, out of all my barbies my favorite two had red and auburn hair, and my first kiss was even delivered by a Ron Weasley-esque boy. Now that I'm heading off to college and to a new beginning I long to change my hair drastically. I also plan to get bangs cut back into my hair. Change causes more change causes more change.

My hair inspirations:

 

(l) color, (r) cut

I don't know exactly what the color or cut will be but I want a change. Let me know what you think about the color/cut. 'd love a detached opinion!

oh btw here's my face

 

left: winter, when I had bangs; right: a week ago or something?

I'd like to thank...

all of my followers! I now have 20, which may seem small to some people, but it's huge to me! Also, if anyone wants to exchange links don't be shy, just ask!

Furthermore, thanks so much to Alice from Alice's Diary for this sweet award!

And thanks Leah of What Indie Nights for tagging me.

So, here it goes:

What is your current obsession?

I hate to say this but shopping. My internship puts in right in the middle of Philadelphia, about 3 blocks away from all the best shopping. Whenever I have a spare moment you can find me in Zara or Anthropology or something like that. We don't have those stores close to me, which is sad because I love them, but luckily they're right near the office buiding I work in.

What is your horoscope & do you relate to it?

I'm a Pisces. Pisces are described as creative, emotional, freedom-loving, and otherworldly as well as a little bit un motivated. I think this matches my personality very well... even the bad parts.

What are you wearing today?

J Crew denim shorts and an Urban Outfitters t-shirt. Exciting stuff. Lazy Saturday. 

What's for dinner?

I had a chicken marsala Healthy Choice steamer and a piece of cheesecake. Yum.

What's the last thing you bought?

An ice cream sundae, or a train ticket. I don't know if the train ticket counts... 

What do you think about the person who tagged you?

She's so lovely and sweet and very interesting! I didn't know she was so international before reading this post.

That question about a fully furnished, paid-for house that everyone answers with 'Paris' or 'New York'.

Tokyo.

I'd love to go there, or live there. I just read When Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris and he spent an extended period of time in Japan. It sounded like such an interesting place to live, and I've always been obsessed with the street fashion. Oh, and did I mention sushi?

What is your must-have item for summer?

Sun dress. Or maybe a straw fedora... oh I'm not sure. Really I'd just like to go to a bunch of music festivals.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would it be?

Lady GaGa concert. I missed her when she came to Philly and I'd love to see her live!

Who do you want to meet right now?

My college room mate. Apparently I've been assigned my housing but I won't find out what it is until next month.

What is your favourite piece of clothing from your own closet?

I'm obsessed with my new white jeans. I guess that would be my favorite at the moment. That or my graduation dress. 

What is your dream job?

writer, artist, mother, international do-gooder

What's your favourite magazine?

NYLON or Vogue.

I can't choose, so don't make me.

What do you consider a fashion faux-pas?

Two tone hair. There is no reason for the top of your hair to be bleach blonde and for the bottom to be black. No reason! Also I really dislike those leggings with the lace at the bottom, and dark lip liner with light lips, and nail art, and oh you know, just general tackiness and ugliness and such.

Describe your personal style.

I guess it would be classic with a touch of preppy, grungy, or bohemian depending on my mood.

What are you going to do after this?

Watch TV? Actually I'm watching TV now. I will continue to watch TV.

Three styling tips that always work for you:

1. Just because its a cute shirt or dress or something doesn't mean its an outfit, think head to toe

2. dress for your body, not the body you wish you had

3. when shopping remember trying things on is free. Don't leave something on the rack because you don't think you can pull it off. Try it on before judging. 

What are you proud of?

I'm a good writer, I'm a good artist, I arranged for an author to speak at my school about a topic I'm passionate about, I'm going to the college I wanted to go to next year, a lot of things I guess.

What does your favorite underwear look like?

I have a pair of undies I bought at Aerie that are red and white with whales on them and resemble boys style breifs. They're so cute and comfy! 

There are rules to this tagging shenanigan... Respond and rework – answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, and add one more question of your own. Tag eight others.

I'd like to tag:

Ash Fox

Asian Cajuns

Daisy Chains

D!RTY Laundry

Drollgirl

Eednic

FASHIONconfectionary

Juanita Tortilla

Oh also, check out this giveaway! You could win a beautiful Jenny Yeun handbag!

Just my Luck

Recently I've had a good run of luck. I begin a great internship, I make a new friend, I find a book on a bench, I win a contest, I get a text from an ex who I've been thinking about. Good luck. Sadly I think my luck has run out.

 

You completely miss the ruffle detail in the color of this shirt because of my hair. Oh another sleepy face pic too. YAY!

Cardi: BCBG, Blouse: UO, Skirt: AA, shoes: Cole Haan?

After work I met my ex in Rittenhouse Square. He's been at college while I've been in High School so I thought now that we were in the same place something would start up again. It was nice seeing him but I didn't really feel the same way I had felt over a year ago when we were dating. I was relieved to know exactly what my feelings were. I had spent way too much time on my outfit (white skirt and black racerback blouse) to be this underwhelmed - but otherwise it was fine, except when I mentioned my recent luck he told me that good luck was promptly followed by bad luck. What a jinx.

 

I should probobly stop taking pictures at the end of the day... not cute.

tee: UO, skirt: kensie girl, belt: vintage, shoes: UO

Today was rough. I thought it would be another lovely day, I got a ton of compliments on my outfit and while there wasn't much of anything for me to do in the office it wasn't horrible. Then after work I went to visit my friend. I had some time to kill before our train home so I thought I'd exchange the Shekels that have been sitting in my wallet since I went to Israel last summer into US dollars. It wasn't until I was back at my original location, 6 blocks away, that I realized I had left my cell phone at the currency exchange office. The office was closed. I walked all the way back to see if there was someone still there, but it was 40 minutes past closing. Then it started to rain as I walked to my train.

My luck has turned for the worse..

America, the Beautiful

 

cardigan: American Apparel, top: UO, jeans: Club Monaco

shoes: DSW

I look rather patriotic today, although not on purpose. I like the classic color combo of red white and blue. To be honest I'm not so thrilled with the country at the moment. It is completely unconstitutional to continue to ignore the marital rights of homosexual couples. I'm so glad I'll be moving to Massachusetts next fall, to a state that supports equal rights for all of its citizens.

Otherwise today was good. There wasn't much to do in the office so I spent a lot of time online or reading. Productive. I also wore heels, which I haven't done in a very long time. I forgot how painful they were but they looked too cute with my brand new white jeans! Oh well, at least I sit behind a desk most of the day...