Come Monday Night

ring/bracelet, h&m. watch, vintage. nailpolish (or what's left of it) DIY two toned in coral/gold. I absolutely love the floral design on this backpack. I had forgotten about it for awhile, and just recently found it in my under-bed storage case for all my purses & other bags. I'm hoping to get a largish rucksack in the near future for school as well, since for me, one backpack will never be enough.

cardigan, secondhand. blouse, h&m. shorts, h&m. backpack, unknown. trouser socks, gap. shoes, secondhand.

A very relaxed outfit for a full day of classes, I was going for more of a monochromatic look, though it just didn't feel right wearing only beige. Maybe if it were a monochromatic green, orange or red, then it would have worked, but the tan was much too plain for my taste. Throwing in the tiered coral shirt and my rose tinted Oliver People's pulled the outfit together really well. In these pictures (not to be vein), I think my hair looks amazing! I've been trying to find a new way to style my bangs, and nothing seems to be working. The only reason it looks good here is because I did the whole "running my fingers through my hair" action, and that never works out well if I continuously do it throughout the day (though I really, really wish it did). 

On to other things, I just wanted to tell all of you about my classes! This semester I'm taking a five hour long (yes, five hours) fashion design & illustration class. So far I'm very fond of the course, as it's helped me to start drawing in my free time again. My teacher had us get a sketchbook to carry around at all times for inspirational purposes, which I'm really enjoying! Over time I'll probably end up posting scans of my art for the class, so I hope all of you will look forward to that :)

currently listening to: god help the girl (if you haven't already, check out their music! I'm absolutely enamored by them.)

aspirations for this year/next:
-find the perfect purse, within an affordable range (definitely leaning towards a. wang)
-tour fit
-attend nyfw (please, oh please, oh please)
-finally decide what I want to major in within the fashion industry

black, white and red all over.

back behind my boyfriends house, again. like I said, you'll be seeing a lot of it from now on since I'm up there tuesdays, thursdays and fridays. 

polka-dot top, secondhand. pants, zara. boots, h&m. jewelry, vintage/h&m/flea market 

caught me mid sentence, hand flail and all! boy aren't I attractive. 

Okay, maybe not just black white and red. It had a nice ring to it, that's all. Add in some navy hues along with my gold/orange/brown jewelry, and you've got the whole package. 

Quick outfit post before I need to head back to class. Instead of blogging, I spent my class break sipping on some seriously tasty espresso from a nearby outdoor coffee joint, Haven's Cafe. I stumbled across this cafe's yelp page yesterday as I was searching for places that sold Ecco coffee, a local Bay Area coffee that was ranked second best in a recent tasting contest. Only a few minutes walking distance from campus, this place is definitely going to be an everyday stop while I'm at school. 

As you can see, I bough red pants! YES. I've been wanting some of these for about a month now, and I knew that Zara was likely to have a pair I would love. I was right! These pants are purrrfect for F/W. I can already see myself wearing them with my camel & mustard coats, a floppy hat and some chunky brown heeled boots. As for the shirt, I've actually had it for quite some time now, I've just never gotten the chance to wear it. With whole large polka dot trend is back in, I thought; why not? 

In other new, my boyfriends birthday is tomorrow! This is the third birthday I'll have spent with him, and I'm so glad I'm able to have such a phenomenal man in my life. It'll be his 21st birthday, most likely filled with blurred shenanigans, so of course I'm quite excited...hope everyone enjoys their weekends!