Buona Sera Senorita, Buona Sera

I never know what to wear when I go to reception halls. I don't want to just go in jeans, because they're all nice places and I'm hoping to get married there. I want to make a good impression, so I've been staying away from short skirts. But, I don't want to look like I'm trying to impress them, so I've been staying away from long skirts and dresses.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Top - Karen Millen, Pants - Zara, Suspenders - Hot Topic, Necklace - Urban Outfitters, Flower clip - Anthropologie, Shoes - Aldo

All dressed up

If anyone lives in New Jersey or wants to make the drive, Harold's deli in Edison is amazing. The sandwiches are made to be shared and come out as tall as a person's head (not kidding). Plus, they have a pickle bar that is ridiculous. I probably gained two pounds that day alone, but I still think it was a good choice for my birthday dinner. I'll just ride my bike and go running every day this week to make up for it.

Also, these shoes are one of my purchases from Paris. Yes, I can shop at Zara at home, but it's not the same.

Shirt - Anthropologie, Necklace - Anthropologie, Skirt - Modcloth, Shoes - Zara

Back in the saddle again

Lately, my blog has been completely silent. That's because I was out of the country for two weeks vacationing in Europe!

As a present for graduation my boyfriend and I went to Paris for a week and then Poland (where he still has family) for a week. And I have to say, the parts of Poland we visited were so beautiful they easily rivalled Paris. Trust me, I was just as surprised!

Thanks to slightly dreary weather and LOTS of walking, my outfits weren't particularly inspired while there. But I did shop!

For the most part I looked like this. Layering up to ward off the Parisian chill.



The next two photos were taken in Poland.




Also, I got some new bling (I'm so lame) while in Paris. Notice the sparkly engagement ring below!
My boyfriend of five years proposed. Ignore my horrible, horrible face. The real stars are my fiancee and the ring he picked out.

I plan to post pictures from Paris and Poland that do not include my sad lack of fashion, plus photos of the wonderful things I bought!

Double Vision

It's been so long since I posted an outfit that I dug through my old photos and found this from about two months ago. The photo is sort of crappy quality.

I wasn't actually posing for this to be an outfit post (I'm not wearing any shoes!). My boyfriend was just taking loads of pictures with his camera, which he had just gotten.

Blazer - Urban Outfitters, Jeans - Delias, Top - Anthropologie, Flower clip - Anthropologie

Boy Boy

I've been dying to wear this blazer. It was part of my uniform when I worked at Zara, which was basically just clothes they grabbed off the racks and gave to everyone!

Blazer - Zara, Shirt - Anthropologie, Jeans - Paul & Joe for Target, Shoes - Shiekh Shoes

Building Blocks

This skirt is super cute, but there’s something about it or my body that doesn’t quite work perfectly. Because the waist is so narrow and the zipper doesn’t go down as far as it could, I have trouble getting it over my butt; in fact, without some pretty awkward squeezing, it doesn’t go on that way. So I have to pull this skirt down over my head to get it on!

I fear today was the last of the nice weather, but I’ll see.

Flora, Fauna

Beautiful weather is here! Probably not to stay, but at least it's here right now.

Along with the super comfy pants I bought at H&M, I also bought this skirt, which was amazing to me. Normally, I can't find a single thing I like at H&M or I can't find something that fits me. I don't know if it's the stores I go to or if it's the stores in the U.S. or if it's just me. All I know is that I was shocked when I found two pieces that I was searching for and I really loved.

There's always too much sand

These are my new H&M pants. I love them so much. They just seemed like perfect pants to wear to the beach. Next up, I'll be wearing them with heels!

Also, I spent the majority of my time at the beach reading (the water was frigid still). And I finally finished the best book I've read in a long time: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I recommend it to everyone.

Conference Clothes

I had a college newspaper contest conference to go to so I wore this outfit. Sadly, I wasn't there because I won any awards :( However, some of our writers did win, plus I was part of the panel of college newspaper editors talking about the Web edition of their newspapers. According to boyfriend and my newspaper advisors I was the most professional and I sounded the best up there.

And I know I was the best dressed!

P.S. Sorry for my grumpy look in the last picture.

Top - Anthropologie, Skirt - Anthropologie, Shoes - Shiekh Shoes

Night of Romance

On Friday night I went to my Senior Ball (26 days until graduation). We didn't take a whole lot of pictures, but we took some nice ones outside when it was dark.

And I loved my dress. I found it at a bridal dress shop when I was trying on dresses for my sister's wedding. I also found this Bari Jay dress and ordered it immediately.

Oliver and I can be ridiculously, sickeningly in love: I'm very sorry for that!

I have DEVIL EYES.

This is Oliver's roommate, Pete, and his girlfriend, Jess. I have to say, I loved Pete in the vest and I tried to get Oliver to buy one.

We looked cute together. I just wish that the shadows didn't suck so much (and that a drunk girl wasn't taking our pictures. I totally thought she was gonna drop the camera).

They're probably more in love with each other than with their girlfriends.

I don't 100% trust Oliver to not drop me if I did this pose (sorry babe!)

Also, my shoes were gorgeous:

Unfortunately, they were the MOST PAINFUL SHOES IN EXISTENCE. That may seem like an exaggeration, but it really isn't. That strap in the front dug into my toes so painfully that when I tried to take them off it was sort of stuck to my skin. Also, the cute jewelled flower in front also dug into my toes.

Originally I was going to wear this for my sister's wedding, but I'm gonna have to go shopping again now.

Rainy Days

Although the weather is getting warmer, it's lovely April, so there's rain every other day (if not every day). But I got to use my pretty umbrella for the first time.

I'm really a summer person at heart, so it's killing me that I have to keep dressing for chilly weather. I'm hoping that in a week or two this will change and I can wear all the skirts, dresses and short sleeves my heart desires.

And being a Jersey girl, I really want to go to the beach, but I need a good bathing suit. That's my next job.

Jacket - H&M, Blouse - Anthropologie, Black shirt (layered under blouse) - Kohl's, Suspenders - Hot Topic, Jeans - Delia's, Boots - Blowfish, Umbrella - Target, Necklace - Urban Outfitters

Halfway to warm weather

I really wanted to wear a dress, but it was still rainy and crummy here, so I compromised a little bit.

I took this dress from ModCloth...

And paired it with skinny black jeans from Delia's and a little sweater from Free People


The headband is from Anthropologie and the shoes are Betsey Johnson.

I can't wait for it to get warm so I can just wear the dress and sandals.

The weather is a'changin'

The weather is finally turning nice here in New Jersey so I'm getting in the mood for beaches and swimming and funnel cakes. And I want all of that while I'm wearing this lovely suit



I love the retro fit and the color would look great against tanned skin.
In the meantime, this is what I wore yesterday because it was still chilly out.





These are possibly my favorite shoes. They have a low heel so I can walk but they look so amazing with the chain and the bright blue.

Leather jacket - H&M, Sweater - BCBG Max Azaria, Shirt - Banana Republic, Suspenders - Hot Topic, Jeans - Delia's, Shoes - Urban Outfitters

Boots not made for walking

These boots are so gorgeous but they hurt like hell when I walk for an extended amount of time.


Unfortunately, I didn't last much longer in the boots. I had a 3-hour night class and there was no way I was walking there and hanging around in that boring class for that long in those boots. I ended switching shoes.
I love, love, love the jeans. They're tight and there's no give in the denim, BUT they look great on and they have the adorable owls on the back pockets. You can't really see them in these pictures, so next time I wear them I'll be sure to get a close up of it.

Boots are from Zara, jeans are Paul & Joe for Target, sweater is from Express, and the (barely seen) shirt is from Banana Republic.

I really wished I was wearing these shoes:

They're from Bakers and they're only $40 right now, but my size is out.