Let's Mix

Wearing:

Jacket - unknown, T-Shirt - Forever 21, Skirt - & Other Stories, Purse - Zara, Boots - Steve Madden

Lipstick - Bite Beauty Matte Lip Crayon in Aubergine

Almost two years ago, when I was in London, I stepped into a magical store called & Other Stories.  I immediately fell in love, but at the time I couldn't afford anything in the store.  After arriving back home, I thought I would order something off their website, but alas, they didn't ship their products to the US.  I kept waiting, and it wasn't until recently when they finally started a US site (I have a post about it here).  I had forgotten that they opened a store in New York, so when I was there last month I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon one!  Of course I wanted to buy the whole store, but I decided to just start with this amazing skirt.  I've been obsessed with two trends recently: neoprene and the midi skirt length; both of which this skirt has.  It's also amazing quality, so I will definitely be purchasing more from & Other Stories! <3

Styling this skirt, I deciding to do some pattern mixing.  First I picked the striped top, then I went for the leopard print ankle boots.  Because the patterns are so different, and I have the skirt separating them, I think they work incredibly well together.  I added my white leather jacket that I picked up at a small boutique in Paris and this new purse that I bought at Zara on my recent New York trip.  Finally I put on my purple lipstick because it had just been too long since I had last worn it.

Elizabeth xx  

Welcome Back, Snow

("Mom, I don't want to stand in the snow.")

Wearing:

Jacket - unknown, Blouse - Primark, Jeans - Simply Vera Wang (Kohls), Boots - Amazon

Like my caption above?  My mom almost always take the photos for my blog, and I appreciate it so much.  I'm always comfortable with her because, well, she's my mom, and we can make each other laugh but also get good shots.  However, sometimes her suggestions are... questionable.  "Why don't you stand in the snow?  Try posing next to that tree.  Go lean on the fence."  I love you Mom, but I don't always agree with all of your suggestions.  I'm sure many of you can relate to this.

For this look, I started with the jeans and the blouse.  After putting on the blouse, I wanted to bring out the white, which is why I chose this white leather jacket.  This jacket is one of favorites because I bought it in Paris over this past summer (and it has amazing detailing).  Finally I put on my new boots as the final touch.  I'm rather obsessed with these boots at the moment; I basically haven't taken them off since I got them last week.  To me, this is one of those outfits that's actually simpler than it looks.