OOTD 01.04.2012

This is the outfit that I wore on Wednesday to school. It was the first day back from winter break and I wanted to wear something because I knew I would be tired after having been able to sleep in all break. Usually when I need an outfit that does not require much planning or thought, I wear shorts with tights because I can wear anything on top.

I wore a bright reddish-coral top and my black, boyfriend blazer on top. The tights I wore were quite a thick, open knit, which meant that they were very warm and insulated, but let the wind through. Again, I took my shoes off when I got home, but I just wore plain brown oxfords. I also wore the watch that I showed in my recent thrift haul.

If you would like to know where any of the things I wore are from or how much they cost, leave a comment below and I will get back to you!

I'll be having many school projects and large homework assignments in the weeks to come so I may not be able to post after school very easily. I will however take pictures of my outfits everyday and catch up with posting them on the weekends. I might end up doing outfits of the week posts instead. I will post the outfit that I wore today later today or possibly tomorrow if I end up sleeping too much today. I have been staying up way too late finishing my homework all this week and will definitely have to make up for the missed sleep over this weekend. Why is it that not a single teacher of mine assigned any homework over the long winter break, but then piled it on with super short turnaround as soon as we got back to school? I would have much rather been able to work on this homework slowly over break when I was actually bored at home, wasting time online. Well, at least this week is over and I can try to get ahead on some of my homework over the weekend.

As always, thanks for reading and check back for more posts soon!
AprilLily

Small Thrift Haul

After making it through my winter break without breaking the bank buying clothes, I decided to take a quick trip to my local thrift store and pick up a few things for myself. I tried on a bunch of things, but only picked up four items of clothing. Then while walking to the check-out counter, I spotted a watch that I had to grab as well.

Here are the bits I picked up!

White cardigan with gold chain trim. $4.97

The first thing I got was this white cardigan with a gold chain that runs around the entire front edge. It is from the brand Merona, and is a Large. As you can see, it still has the original tags on it, which means it had not been worn before being donated. I often try on cardigans and shirts that are in larger sizes to try to find ones that will drape nicely over my body. I tried on a few cardigans at the store this day, but this was the only one that fell nicely. Also, I find that when wearing over-sized tops, the sleeves usually still have to fit relatively snugly in order for it to look like it is meant to be worn over-sized.

This piece is very basic, but the extra detail of the chain keeps this cardigan from being the same one that everyone else has in their closets. Also, somehow I had never picked up a white cardigan before, and this is a basic that everyone should have. Because it is a large, it falls quite long on me. I like this because I wear dresses almost every day and I prefer for my outerwear to be longer to be in proportion with my dresses.

Black skirt with metallic gold pattern. $3.97

I mentioned that I wear dresses almost everyday. I realized that I did not have many skirts in my wardrobe. I hardly ever wear shirts because I do not like to wear jeans. The only days that I do not wear dresses, I wear shorts with tights. I only have a few skirts that I like to wear, which made me start looking for more skirts so I can wear the tops I have that don't get much use.

It is a medium from the brand Ecote and sits just above my bellybutton. It also has pockets, which I love in all my clothing. I like this piece because it is casual but can be dressed up due to the shape and the metallic gold pattern on it.

Unbelted velvet dress. $4.97

I have been needing a velvet dress and found this large velvet shirt, which looks like a complete rectangle. It is just long enough for me to feel comfortable wearing it as a dress. It covers up my bottom completely but I will probably still wear it with leggings or thick knit tights rather than sheer ones. The neck is a rounded square shape.

Velvet dress belted.

Here is the same dress with a brown skinny belt around it. Not only does this accentuate my waist, but it produces an A-line shape in the bottom portion, which is much more flattering on me than the straight shape it has without the belt.

Nina K embellished blazer. $5.97

The last item of clothing I purchases was this black blazer with gold embellishments on the front of the shoulders and on the pocket flaps. It has a single button with fake pearls and rhinestones. It is a large and it came with shoulder pads, but I removed them. It is a bit over-sized on me, but without the shoulder pads I think it can pass as a somewhat over-sized boyfriend blazer. I am also glad that it is long enough for me to wear with my dresses without awkward length proportions.

Geneva watch on. $3.00

The last thing I got was this Geneva bracelet watch. It is a slightly burnished silver with a gold face, which means it will go with most other jewelry. It is an oval shape and fits my wrist really well, which is good considering it is not adjustable and there are no links that can be taken out.

That is all I got on my most recent trip out to my local thrift store. All of the clothing I purchased looked as though they had not been worn very much, if at all. I was glad to finally have a few new items to go back to school with. Today is the last day of my winter break unfortunately, and tomorrow I will have to wake up early again and try to put together a presentable outfit. The plus side of this is that I will be posting new outfits once again. I will try to take pictures of my outfits after school and at least do quick, little posts for them as often as possible.

Thanks for reading and stop by for more posts soon!
AprilLily