Finals: It's Do or Die

I'm sure anyone in college can relate.  Finals are 100%, without a doubt, the WORST time of the year.  You're stuck studying all day.  It's so boring.  That's what I've been doing for the past week, preparing for this torturous time.

Whenever I attempt to cure my studying-induced severe loneliness, I try to study in the same room as my friends.  Bad idea.  Yesterday, I watched videos of sea otters holding hands and a monkey riding on a pig's back, practiced my signature for when I'm famous, was followed by Aaron Carter on twitter (don't ask me how that happened, but I may have freaked out a bit... or a lot), went for a walk to get ice cream, played in the rain, measured the length of my hair with a ruler, and talked A LOT.  And then after all of that, I decided to go back to my room to really get some studying done.... but I proceeded to take an accidental nap instead.

I clearly don't study well when I am with others.  People distract me too easily!!  That is why I am locking myself away from fun.  Until Tuesday, when I finally finish, I am not letting myself study with friends.  I will only let myself on the internet for short period of time.  This is going to be rough.  Oh man, why am I doing this to myself?  Let's see how this goes!!

So, I haven't posted in a week for the very same reason that I won't be posting for the next 5 days.  But then I'm on summer break, so I can blog to my heart's desire then!!

See ya in 5 days!! :)

Melissa

"I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful."
-Natalie Portman

Get To Know My Style: A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That

I love fashion and clothes- hence, the blog you are currently reading.  But I figure it's important to tell you a bit about my style before I start throwing ideas and outfits onto the internet.

To put it simply, I wear whatever I feel like wearing.  I don't think I could ever confine my style into a few words or even a paragraph.  I'm sort of all over the place.  My style isn't super specific.  I like clothes that are chic, feminine, somewhat tailored, sometimes studded, modern, 50's/60's inspired, classic, and the occasional sparkly or sequenced garment.

I do gravitate towards girly things, as I am a thoroughly a girly girl.  I like light colored florals and pinks.  I also find myself loving skirts and dresses significantly more than shorts lately.

I also really like neutrals.  Some days, like today for instance, I wear all neutral colors.  I just like the crisp look once in a while.  On other days, my outfit is usually about half neutral tones.  They match almost everything and I like having a solid foundation in my outfit.

I very rarely wear two flowy items together.  Either a tight top and loose bottoms, or vice versa.

I love belts!!  I went through a phase when I wore a belt with every single outfit.  This was not out of necessity, I just really liked the look.  Now, I wear them more sparingly, but I do love the days when I wear belts!

With this being said, not all of my outfits will fit into these criteria.  I'm far too scatter-brained to wear clothes that fall perfectly into a category.  I like to change things up.  I'm not going to pretend that I'm a total trend-setter or that I am a fashion guru, because I'm not.  Yes, I try to wear fashionable clothes.  But no, I don't always follow fashion rules.  After all, aren't rules meant to be broken? ;)

One general style note is that I always try to look put together.  To me, the point of wearing an outfit is to wear an outfit, not separate clothing items that I happen to throw on.  The various garments should complement each other and work in harmony.

So that's my style for ya.  I'm sure that as soon as I post this a million new thoughts will pop into my head.  Oh well!  I guess you'll just have to wait and see what I wear.  Than you can see for yourselves! :)

 Melissa

“Fashions fade, style is eternal.” 

-Yves Saint-Laurent

Ballet Flats: Not just for Ballerinas

It's no secret to anyone that I have a fixing for ballet flats.  They can can dress up a simple outfit and tone down a fancier ensemble.  They can be plain, colorful, neutral, patterned, have cutouts...  You get the idea.

This spring I have been wearing them almost everyday!

So here are some of my inspirations:

These are from J. Crew.  I love the small stripe and simple little bow.  It's a cute little touch.  They just look so delicate and fabulous!

 

These are from Zappos.  I've been feeling studs lately.  Cute with a hint of toughness.

 

These are from Bloomingdales.  They're so light and I just want to wear them out to tea.

These beauties are from ShopBop.  Love love love.

These are from Lulu's.  Something tells me you aren't surprised I like them. ;)

These are from Zappos.  I love florals, so I think they would add a really nice punch of color to an outfit!

'Tis the season for flats!  Enjoy showing off the tops of your feet!!


Melissa

"I always wear flat shoes, because I can’t walk in anything else.”

- Sadie Frost

Outfit of the Day: Black and Stripes

I've been on the hunt for a plain  black cotton high-waist skirt for a while.  And by a while, I mean a since November!  The main problem is that I'm tall (5' 9"), so skirts always look inappropriately short on me.  I can't tell you how many skirts I've tried on/ bought online and had to return because they were too short or not the style I wanted.  This is simplest skirt, but for some reason no one seemed to carry it.  However, I was at the mall last week and found the most wonderful skirt!!  It was only $10 from Charlotte Russe!  Total bargain!  It's crazy, I've been looking for so long that I decided to let myself spend a bit more money because I wanted it so badly.  And low and behold, I found the perfect skirt for a wonderfully low price.   *happy dance*

Also, the weather is finally warm enough here in NY!  Where I live we have the winter tundra and the summer dessert, nothing really in between (okay, yes I am sort of exaggerating).  Anyway, now I can finally wear this skirt and I'm SO flipping excited!!

So here's my outfit of the day!

Please ignore the terrible photography!  I had to resort to taking selfies my not-so-lovely camera.  Also, you get a nice view of my college dorm room.  If you think it's small and cramped, you are absolutely right.

Anyways, this is what I'm wearing today!  I love how summery and airy the outfit is!

Have a lovely Wednesday! :)

Melissa