sunny days mean more black

TGIF, lovelies! I have been way too busy lately traveling to LA to celebrate my mom's retirement from teaching and now planning a trip to Santa Cruz with my besties for a fourth of July getaway! I love to travel but these past few weeks have taken it out of me!!! I need some r&r...

Short entry today... It's been so warm in Cali lately and that makes Lucy a happy girl! But, of course, that means I'm craving black constantly the same way I crave ice cream in the snow. 

Heres a quick outfit I threw together today. I absolutely love these black lolita glasses from Still Ill Vintage! The dress is Urban Renewal from UO and the top is a last season basic crop top from Nasty Gal.

Enjoy the weekend!

finding yourself while expressing yourself

In the few months that I've been fashion blogging, I feel I've come a long way with my confidence. I never liked being in front of a camera. Honestly, I still don't, but I'm making peace with it. I enjoy putting outfits together and expressing myself and if this is a way to do that I'll make it happen. One thing that has become more obvious to me lately is that I need to find a way to express my personal style in every post. OK, so maybe its not going to appeal to everyone. Maybe this outfit doesn't show off curves or look extremely exciting.. but you know what? It's who I am, and that's what this is all about. 

I don't mean to get all preachy or anything. I bring this up because earlier this morning I was wearing a different top. If you follow my IG account you will see it. It's a super cute Nasty Gal sweetheart crop top. I absolutely love it. BUT, I wouldn't wear it with this skirt or to work (which I was headed to immediately after the shoot). Who knows why I chose to put this together. When we were finished I threw on this top (my favorite new vintage top from Afterlife Boutique) and was just about to head out the door when my hubs Robby was like "Why aren't you taking a photo with that top? That's totally you". He had a really good point. This outfit was more "Lucille". I decided I should post this on the blog instead. It just made more sense. So we took some photos QUICKLY before I ran to the bus. 

Hope you enjoy :)

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Am I Still Ill?

I have gone through many fashion phases in my life. My friend Tiff recently said I remind her of Madonna- her style is constantly changing but she can always pull it off. This was a HUGE compliment to me. Because of my introvert nature and recent relocation, sometimes I won't see friends for months at a time, and I know they must think I'm absolutely nuts when I see them again and my look has made a 180 AGAIN. I've been insecure about it for years but I'm finally starting to embrace the inner voice that says "Yeah, and I don't give a sh!t". Life is about constant evolution anyway, right?

That being said, I always love to look back at past looks I've worn and tried to do them again but with a modern twist. When I recently began working with Still Ill Vintage I received an awesome care package with, among other pieces, one vintage crop top that had me humming Stray Cats. Believe me, in college the neo-rockabilly/psychobilly style was my jam. Red lips, docs, leopard and band shirts (that's actually when I purchased the Cramps tee worn in a previous post). I was stoked to bring some of my old inspirations back to life with this gingham halter top. I mean I haven't worn gingham in about six years so I was like "Ahh! I have to do this right! What do I wear with this?!"

Looking back at past inspirations, and completely ignoring a stupid (emphasis on stupid) fashion rule I've had over the past few years- I decided to mix prints. I used to do this constantly in fashion school- I was pretty ballsy back then. I thought leopard could go with ANYTHING and I'm ready to embrace that thought process once again.

So here's my take on an old favorite! Hope you enjoy!

Crop top, Sunnies c/o Still Ill Vintage; Button down, Leopard Jeggings - Forever 21, Boots- Docs

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