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Freezing

Wearing:

Jacket - Target | Blouse - H&M | Jeans - Topshop | Belt - Asos | Shoes - Public Desire | Purse - Clark's

Happy New Year everyone!  Here I am with my first post of 2017!  I had a wonderful, lowkey Christmas, and a nice family filled New Year's.  I haven't posted much anywhere recently, as I've been enjoying spending time with family while also finishing up some school projects.  I don't go back to London for another week or so, but I had some semester deadlines this week.  I had to ship one project all the way from the US to the UK, and communicate on another project where the group members are located all across the world.  It's been a bit of an exhausting week, but it looks like everything is close to finished now.

I'm still obsessing over these Public Desire flatforms that I got for Christmas and just love wearing them... despite their difficulty of walking in the snow.  I also made the very poor decision of wearing this rather light jacket when it was only 3°F (-16°C).  I even took the jacket off!  What was I thinking?  It really shouldn't be surprising that I might be getting a sore throat when I decide to not a coat in these temperatures.  Luckily, I finally bought myself a puffer jacket (thanks H&M clearance!), so now I can be warm!!

Elizabeth xx 

Half and Half

Wearing:

Jacket - Mudd, Shirt - New Look, Jeans - Topshop Mom Jeans, Sandals - Target, Purse - Clarks, Sunglasses - Tahari

It's official: I've completed my first year at university.  This week has been finals week, and I had my last exam yesterday.  I still have to wait a few days to receive my grades, but I'm officially on summer break!  I'm especially excited because I've been accepted to study fashion in London!  I'll give you more details when it gets closer, but this fall I'll be leaving the Rocky Mountains behind and following my dreams to London.  I'm pretty darn excited.

This week, it's been getting really warm again.  Sandals are now the shoe of choice around town; while most of the locals sport Chacos, I much prefer my flatforms.  I paired them with my mom jeans that I haven't been able to take off since I got them and attempted "half-tucking" my shirt.  What do you think of this trend?  I've seen it done with tons of bloggers and on the Topshop site, but my mom just doesn't get it.  Maybe this should be a "Trends My Mom Hates"?  Anyway, lastly I draped my jacket because it was just too warm to actually wear it.

Elizabeth xx

The 1970s Called...

Wearing:

Dress - Forever 21, Flatforms - Target, Sunglasses - Target

Nail polish - Essence Cosmetics The Nudes #10

I wish I could say this dress is vintage, but it's actually a great find from Forever 21!  The 1970s are a major trend this season, and I'm so excited about it.  I think that the '70s were such a fun time in fashion (although the 1960s will always be my all time favorite decade); it seems that every few years the '70s tries to make a comeback, but this season it's back with a vengeance!  Every store is selling this trend, from Topshop to H&M.

When I first saw this dress, when I was in Seattle, I immediately fell in love with it, however I was a bit hesitant to get it because I had just purchased my denim pinafore dress.  After thinking about it for a few days, I decided to order it.  When it arrived, I decided to style it full-force 1970s; to achieve that I pull out my flatforms and my new angular sunglasses.  I also finally touched up my nail polish with this new bronzy/rose-gold color that I just love.

What do you think about the '70s trend?  I know people either love it or hate it; if you can't tell from this post, I pretty much love it!

Elizabeth xx

Goodbye Summer

Wearing:

Blouse - Forever 21, Trousers - Kohls, Sandals - Target, Tote Bag - Target

As it nears the end of my second week back at school, it's finally sinking in that summer has passed.  One nice thing about going back to school is that I finally get to wear my new clothes for the season.  While I was in Seattle I picked up this grey blouse; it seems that this season grey is my new favorite color as 90% of the clothes I bought were grey!  I tried channeling the last little bit of summer by pairing this blouse and trousers with these flatform sandals I recently found on clearance (for $5!!!) at Target.  I have to say, I'm glad that I got them for so cheap because they are not the most comfortable of shoes.  Finally I wore my tote with this because I just love the combination of the pastel blue of the tote and the grey of the blouse - plus those school books aren't going to carry themselves!

Happy back to school; I hope everyone had a great first week!

Elizabeth xx