Goodbye, hair

No, your eyes are not deceiving you - I chopped off all my hair! I thought it was finally time to fulfill my dream of looking like Justin Bieber. (I'm kidding - although my hair does kind of look like the Biebster's now.) It's weird and sassy and kind of boyish, but I love it! Plus, it means I can cross #5 off my 30 before 30 list. And it means that doing my hair now takes ten seconds.

I went to Lucas Salon to get it done. I can't say enough good things about that place. Every time I've been there, they've done great things to my hair. If you're ever in the Portland area and in need of a haircut, visit Lucas Salon and ask for Shiloh - she's the one who cut my hair this time, and I loved what she did.

(Don't mind my red earlobe - my ears just don't like earrings sometimes.)

Sweater: Target

Skirt: Halogen from Nordstrom Rack

Shoes: DSW

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Earrings: B. Lee Designs

Necklace: free from my aunt

A once-a-year dress

The last time I wore this dress was more than a year ago (here). I know people always say that you should have a closet full of clothes you wear all the time, but I think there's something fun about having a lot of dresses that I only wear a few times a year. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I'm easily bored - if I only had five dresses, I'd hate them all pretty quickly. Instead, I have about thirty, and still feel pretty excited to wear all of them.

Turtleneck: Kohl's

Dress: Sweet Jayne

Coat: purchased in China

Tights: American Apparel

Boots: Jessica Simpson from Macy's

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Earrings: free from my aunt

Necklace: Evidence Jewelry, won in a giveaway

Plain Jane

Here's a "plain Jane" outfit from the other day. Apart from the wrinkly skirt, I thought it was cute, even if it was a bit simple. During the afternoon that I wore this outfit, while I was snacking on some popcorn, part of one of my teeth broke off. Ahhhh! It was a horrifying experience, to pull a chunk of broken tooth out of my mouth. But thankfully I got it fixed yesterday, and I think I'll steer clear of popcorn for a while.

Also - where the heck did my eyebrows go?! I wish they would show up in photos more often...

Shirt: J. Crew

Skirt: Anthropologie

Jacket: Macy's

Tights: American Apparel

Boots: Jessica Simpson from Macy's

Hat: H&M

Scarf: made by me

Bald patches

I'm so tired of buying black tights and having them disappoint me. Both pairs of black tights I bought at American Apparel ripped (one pair ripped the first day I wore it!), and this pair from Target that I'm wearing in these photos appear to have bald patches. (And you thought the title of this post was referring to my hair, didn't you?) I just want a pair of solid black tights that have an even tone and don't rip the moment I put them on - is that too much to ask of life?

Other than the tights issue, I loved this outfit. I'm glad I found an excuse to wear my giant fuzzy black hat in a way that doesn't make me look totally insane. (Unless it does, in which case I guess I'm not very self-aware.)

Top: Old Navy

Jacket: MICHAEL Michael Kors from Nordstrom Rack

Skirt: Forever 21 brand, thrifted from Crossroads Trading Co.

Tights: Target

Flats: ShoeMint

Hat and scarf: Fred Meyer

Necklace and earrings: free from my aunts

A small dose of color

On Saturday I went on a cleaning spree in our bedroom, reorganizing things and getting rid of clothes I no longer wear. I arranged my tights in a vintage suitcase so I can see them all at once. I completely forgot about most of them. This winter I've been wearing mostly black and brown tights, so it was nice to rediscover these green tights. I've only worn them one other time (here), because I can only handle colored tights in small doses. I think the pop of green between the skirt and the boots was just right.

Sweater: Target

Skirt: Anthropologie

Jacket: MICHAEL Michael Kors from Nordstrom Rack
Tights: American Apparel
Boots: Urban Outfitters
Necklace: free from my aunt

All black

This outfit is from a couple weeks ago, but I've been a bad blogger lately and haven't been posting. There's so much going on in this outfit, I'm not sure what to call it. Spiky floral goth-splosion? I can't say I'm crazy about the way it looks in photos, but I had fun wearing it, and it was super comfy.

Sweater: Target

Floral blouse: thrifted

Skirt: H&M

Tights: Forever 21

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita heels from Solestruck

Spider necklace: Bauble Bar

On the fringe

I love this fringe skirt that I got at Anthropologie about a month ago. It feels trendy without being too trendy - I think it's something I'll be able to wear even a few years from now. The only problem is that it sheds, which won't matter later in the year when I can wear it with bare legs, but when I wear it now with black tights, my knees and thighs end up looking all man-ish and hairy. Thank goodness for lint rollers.

And I decided to wear it with a blazer from the 90's because it just felt right. Also because I never had a chance to wear blazers like this when I actually lived through the 90's.

Sweater: Kohl's

Skirt: Anthropologie

Tights: American Apparel

Shoes: DSW

Blazer: from my mom, probably from the 90's

Necklace: gift

Bracelet: won in a giveaway

No bun in my oven

This is a maternity dress, but I'm not pregnant. There's no real distinct line separating normal clothes from maternity clothes at Target, so one day I wandered into the maternity section, picked up this dress because it was cute, and didn't realize until I was wearing it in the fitting room that it was maternity. I don't mind too much. The stretchy panel at the waist is nice for those days when I eat just a bit too much :)

And because it was too ridiculous not to share, here is what happened right before we took the first photo in this post...

Dress: Target

Turtleneck: Old Navy

Tights: American Apparel

Boots: Steve Madden from Zappos

Coat: purchased in China

Hat: gift from my aunt

Bracelet: In Pink

Spiky

I know Jeffrey Campbell Litas are kind of a cliché in the blogging world (or at least they were a year ago), but I love them anyway and have wanted a pair for years. So I was very excited that Josh got me this spiky pair for Christmas! They're actually really comfortable to walk in, and the spikes are sharp. (Watch out, muggers. I may not be able to run away from you, but at least I can stab you with my shoes.)

My shoe collection is a bit ridiculous at this point. I'd say about half my closet is made up of shoes like these - awesome to look at, but kind of impractical to wear for some of the activities I engage in, like running errands or walking to the library. I don't care, though - my crazy shoes make me happy :)

Dress: Nordstrom Rack

Jacket: MICHAEL Michael Kors from Nordstrom Rack

Tights: American Apparel

Boots: Jeffrey Campbell from Solestruck

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Monochromatic

I wore this outfit to church last Sunday, but was so cold during the service that I had to keep my coat, scarf and gloves on the entire time. (Seen in the bottom photo.) Good thing I had a cool, monochromatic look going on with all that brown.

Sweater: H&M

Skirt: Target brand, thrifted from Goodwill

Tights: American Apparel

Boots: Jessica Simpson from Macy's

Hat: Albertus Swanepoel for Target

Scarf and coat: Marks and Spencer

Camel pin: gift, from Bethlehem

A non-Christmasy dress

I wore this to a Christmas brunch at my cousin's house a week ago (and then re-wore it for 10 minutes on Saturday to get photos). I know it's not really a Christmas-y dress, but it's so pretty and it makes me happy, so I wore it anyway.

Dress: Zara

Cardigan: Old Navy

Belt: Gap

Tights: Target

Boots: Steve Madden from Zappos

Earrings: B. Lee Designs

Greenery

Whoops! I didn't take outfit photos yesterday, so here are some from two months ago. I never posted them because there's a weird glow around my collarbone in all of them and it bugged me immensely at the time, but when I looked at these photos again today it turns out it doesn't bug me anymore.

I haven't worn this sweater in quite a long time! It's incredibly drapey which means I have a hard time figuring out how to wear it with all my curves. I've worn it un-tucked before (here and here), but I think I prefer it tucked in (like here).

Sweater: Anthropologie

Skirt: thrifted from Red Light Clothing Co.

Tights: Forever 21

Shoes: Macy's

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Necklace: vintage, from a flea market

Belt: thrifted from Goodwill

Bracelet: thrifted from Village Merchants

Purse: thrifted

Let's ditch this

So I've obviously ditched the 30 for 30. I know, I was so close - but I was just bored. "But your readers expect you to finish!" Josh said, trying to motivate me. "What will they think of you if you give up?!" I told him that you guys would understand. A girl just needs variety in her wardrobe, you know?

This outfit is the perfect embodiment of how I rarely pay full price for things. My dad bought me the hat and friends gave me the bracelets. I made the necklace myself. I got the sweater for about 70% off at Anthropologie ($19). The shorts were only $6.92 at Loft. I bought the booties online through Amazon from Aldo when they were already on sale, plus I used a $25 Amazon gift card and only had to pay $10 of my own money for them. So this outfit only cost me $35.92, when at full price it would have cost maybe $200.  Some people I know (*cough*Josh*cough*) give me grief about buying so many clothes, but I can't think of a single instance in the last six months where I've paid full price for anything. This doesn't necessarily mean that I need everything I buy, though!

Sweater: Anthropologie

Shorts: Loft

Boots: Bunia wedges from Aldo

Hat: gift from dad, bought in York, England

Necklace: self made

Bracelets: from friends

Tights: Forever 21

Ketchup time

Let's catch up

I'm obsessed with this
orange
zig-zag
sweater
I feel
so
Luella






A lot of my clothing collections
have been inspired by
the lyrics
written by
Pelle
from The Hives
I chatted with him
backstage, and explained
his genius
when I complemented him
he said
"likewise"
OH Jesus!
We of course struck a pose




Eley Kishimonto
is basicly
making me cry

first off ss2009



Trend revelation alert
(PS Every ss09 show has an old lady net hat... I called it didn't I?)

OK so I want ALL the socks

I came across
sox-populi

Nooooooooooo!
Everything is sold out
I wanted
these

but I might have to settle
for these




I then salivated
on this site

This is soon to be mine



I want these
but they are sold out
boo hooo