Leather and lace

DIY open-back lace dress, uo shorts, DIY leather clutch, jeffrey campbell boots

Rainbow lens flares for the win! With summer at my feet means a lot of time on my hands.  So I got busy. With my sewing machine of course.  I picked this dress up some time ago from a local thrift store and have been itching to do something with it ever since.  These recent heat waves called for some skin exposure which proved to be extremely efficient for those summer breezes and extremely painful for sitting in a smoldering leather car seat. No bueno.

the persuaded | faded paper figures

Tailored Tuesday

victoria's secret cardigan, thrifted vintage leather shorts, h&m button up

Decided to treat myself with my version of r&r for finishing today's midterm by sprucing up my wardrobe, chalked full of leather goods.  I mean, I only have a book to read and two papers due on Thursday, but no big deal right? I've been scheming up a list of mini to-do's this past week and I just could not wait any longer.  The cardigan I've had for a while now and with inspiration from stockholm streetstyle, it was only a matter of time.  I picked up the shorts from buffalo exchange not too long ago, but haven't been able to make use of it because I got in a large.  As much as I love to sag a lot of my pants, leather shorts are not one of them, so I made them snug.  And lastly, my H&M button up that I wore here, got a complete makeover.  It turns out that my roommate has the exact same shirt in the same exact color and because there's no sense in having two of the same things under one roof, I chopped off the sleeves and added leather shoulder pads. 

Drooling over leather accents.  Can't wait to throw these on!! :)

Hope your day was as "productive" as mine. haha

starting | matt pond pa

We were always meant to say goodbye

DIY shredded tee, Forever 21 dress, Sam Edelman clogs, B. Makowsky bag

With a total of six hours over the course of two days, this is the end result of my project.  I have always been fascinated by the shredded look, but was never inclined to purchase my very own because it always came with a hefty price tag. Now I understand why.  So thus, I took on the initiative to make my own.  I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.  Definitely loving the unintentional holes dispersed throughout and that easy breezy feeling.  I feel like a covergirl. haha



already gone | kelly clarkson