Tennis Goes Punk

I’ve been extremely infatuated with the sports luxe trend recently and am lusting after everything jersey material. I decided to pair my jersey tank with my navy plaid skirt to make what I’d like to call “Rebel Private School-Girl Tennis Player” (a bit of a mouthful). I love this tank because it’s a super great layering piece due to it’s material, and versatile in the fact that you can tie it, leave it down etc. I’ve been avoiding the Nike trainers trend for so long, and still can’t bring myself to buy a pair of black and white Roches or Free Runs, so I dug up these old pair of Nike’s from more than six years ago (!!!). The neon splashes of colour are a little bit out of my comfort zone of monochromatic tones, but maybe it’s a sign of a step towards a brighter future (haha punny, I know). Until I get my hands on a pair of white Air Forces, these will have to do.

Dramatic pose

The ancients

Skirt: Zara

Shoes: Nike

Bag: Thrifted

Shirt: Unknown

Jean on Jean: Who did it better???

       Just kidding… don’t actually judge (Julia and I are in this together)

  While sifting through my clothes creating the outfit for this post a couple questions came to mind:

1) When did jean on jean become not okay?

2) Are nude pumps still in and will anyone care if I bring them back?

3) If my jeans aren’t high waisted do they still count?

After some not so careful consideration I thought f*ck it and threw these outfits together.

Sunglasses: Forever 21

Jacket: Thrift

T-shirt: Forever 21 (Making another appearance on the blog I realized it’s a fave)

Jeans: American Eagle

Shoes: *Truthfully I forget

Bag: Thrift

Denim Crimes

There’s the age-old rule that denim should be never worn with denim, but what’s a true denim lover without experimenting a bit with denim-on-denim? Thick jean jackets are my favourite piece to add to any look to instantly give it a more kiddish (and dare I say, grungier) vibe. One of my favourite denim jackets is this cropped varsity bowling jacket that I snagged a couple years back from a Salvation Army. It’s got gorgeous bowling patches, and is the perfect length for matching with high-waisted bottoms. With the weather warming up, I threw on my favourite white tank, permanently stolen from my mom’s closet, and a pair of thrifted men’s Levi’s. The two jean items ended up matching incredibly well, creating a very co-ordinated ensemble.

When was the last time I left my house without that choker and those shoes?

 

Jacket: Salvation Army

Tank: Mom’s Vintage

Jeans: Salvation Army

Bag: Value Village

Shoes: Écote

Sunglasses: Mom’s Vintage

 

 

Beachy Business

With the weather finally warming up (a whopping 30 degrees celsius today, in Windsor!!!), I decided the most appropriate and cliché location to take today’s outfit pics would be at our local beach, despite the slight overcast. If you know me, you know I’m not much of a business-casual type of person, but mom said it was time to grow up, so I layered a clean cut kimono-styled piece over the typical spring floral dress and slung my mini briefcase bag over my shoulder. To make the outfit more me, I wore my current favourite pair of flats: woven, holographic fisherman shoes and a tattoo choker.

A smiling Julia #rare

The shoes that every holographic lover dreams about (I think???)

I’ve never been into reptile patterns, but when I saw the colour and structure of this bag, I fell in unlikely love.

 

Water = sea punk, right?

Dress: H&M

Cover-up: H&M

Bag: Thrifted

Shoes: Écote

Japa-skata-normcore???

My inspo for this outfit was the most bazaar collection of people and things. A mix between my love of things kawaii (hence sandals and tshirt combo) and my love of pretty much all outfits in seinfeld (they’re calling it normcore and it’s going to be big in fall 2014)

I found this adorable jacket in my moms closet and was shocked that I had never seen it before. She hides treasures in there and it’s so fun digging them out. The other pieces I’ve always had around, being basics they usually don’t get too much attention but my new found love of minimalism had me thinking on how to combine them in cool ways.

Hat: The Black Market

Sunglasses: Thrift

White Tee: Forever 21

Black Shirt: H&M

Jacket: Mom’s Closey

Skirt: Thrift

Sandals: UO

Bag: Thrift

 

 

 

Wait… where’s the black???

If you know me well you would be a tad surprised if you saw me perusing through the city without the exciting tone of black somewhere in my outfit (if not the whole entire outfit) so you might be even more surprised with this outfit post!

Yesterday I did a Spring/Summer shoot and for it I decided to bring out everything summery. Which meant white shoes, white dress, a pink fuzzy cardigan (my new favourite piece!) and my fave Topshop hat! I felt so fresh and summery in this outfit and I had absolutely no scare factor for once!!

If you’ve been looking through Topshops new collection you can safely say ‘cute’ is in. So girls, dress as cute as you want and spoil your inner 6 year old! Pink, fuzziness and glitter are all A – OK.

Hat: TOPSHOP

Cardigan: TOPSHOP

Dress: Urban Outfitters

Shoes: TOPSHOP

Things Wrapped Around My Head

For this outfit, I took everything I love, puked it out, and it luckily came together as this ensemble. Head scarves are essential for me, whether it’s to cure a bad hair day, keep my hair out of my face, or simply for how they look (shocking, I know). The top is a mixture of fringe and lace—nature’s favourite spring combination, with patterned pants in a muted colour to tone down the boldness. I added some delicate jewellery, threw on my go-to pair of chunky boots and…awkwardly posed for an indefinite amount of photos.

Wow, so agile.

“Did you get my good side?”

Wow, a jacket.

 

I might have a lazy eye.

Shirt: Topshop

Pants: eBay

Jacket: Topshop

Headscarf: Value Village

Shoes: eBay

Turtlenecks and platform decks *.*

 

I think my favourite thing to do is mix unlikely items together, different textures and patterns are especially my fave. I kinda went for a preppy/edgy feel for this one. Mixing plaid socks with my black platform, turtlenecks with a leather jacket, and I just added in the mom jeans for good measure.

Topknots and Topshop

I’ve had some difficulties with finding a fringe kimono that doesn’t either a) unravel completely when it gets hooked even slightly or b) fray until the fringe are merely a million frizzy threads, so when I came across this piece on a Topshop rack, I couldn’t help picking it up. I’m not going to lie, it hooks onto just about everything, and makes the process of getting in and out of cars way more difficult than it ever should be, BUT it looks cool, and everyone knows that if you look cool, you are cool. I layered a men’s t-shirt turned shift dress underneath the kimono, and added an obnoxious gold chain around my neck because the fringe obviously wasn’t in-your-face enough. To balance out the heavy accents, I toned everything down with a top knot, some sleek thigh highs, and plain black booties.

 

Kimono: Topshop

Dress: Value Village (DIYed)

Thigh Highs: Aldo

Booties: Aldo

SLC Punk! (ft. Dolphins)

The movie, SLC Punk!, is one of my favourites, so naturally, much of my style is derived from the characters of the film. There’s never a day where I think, “Wow! Today I don’t want to be Trish or Sandy!” thus, I incorporated both their styles into a more toned down version that I think appropriately describes my style and personality. For anyone who hasn’t seen the movie and is into somewhat ironic and bizarre humour, I would highly recommend the film. I would also recommend this movie if you’re a punky wannabe (me) and/or a middle-aged individual trying to relive their 80s Misfits days. I’m not middle-aged just yet, but I think that accurately describes my foreseeable future. (P.S. These pictures were especially fun for me to edit because of my love for the colour purple—specifically lavender—and affinity for all things tacky.)

Ooh, ooh! Chokers, mushrooms, and velvety textures!

Ooh, ooh! Cosmic hair flip!

(Pink dolphins!!!—They’re real!!!)

(Fake dolphins!!!)

I can’t afford the Balenciaga boots, so these are my substitution.

 

Jacket: Thrifted (Salvation Army)

Jeans: Thrifted Levi’s (Value Village)

Shoes: eBay

Shirt: Joe Fresh

Necklaces: My eight-year-old self