FASH MATH: Grungy Prep School Edition

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(Eloise + Margot Tenenbaum) ÷ Angela Chase = 

Coat: Goodwill (buttons from Michael's)
Corduroy dress: The Arc Thrift
White Shirt: Sierra Trading Post
Belt: The Arc Thrift
Tights: Delia's
Combat Booties: The Arc Thrift

I'm pretty much obsessed with this outfit and want to be buried in it. First of all, CHECK OUT DAT COAT! It's faux fur and super snuggly, and you can't really tell from this picture, but I sewed the sparkly buttons on myself. I had Xander (the boif) take pics for me as we were walking around campus on our way to lunch. I think the field with the fall colors and mountains in the background kind of captures that boarding school rebel vibe I got going on. Now that I've died my hair red, I kind of channel Angela Chase in everything that I do, but I was really feeling her today with those shoes and the corduroy dress. Have you guys ever seen anything as cute/tough/awesome as these combat booties??

For a height-challenged gal like myself, a little lift is always appreciated, especially when it's a clunky, easy to walk in lift. I really don't know if I'll ever take these off. They go with literally everything. 

I definitely swiped my color scheme from Eloise with the white on black jumper/dress thing. I used to read those books all the time and fantasize about hiding in elevators and of course those mary-janes! I was originally gonna rock a pair of my own for this outfit, but my closet is an abyss and I came across these, which tickled me even more since they definitely rough up the look a bit.

Here I am trying to look snooty, a la Eloise and chilling in my trippy dorm room.

I think the Margot inspiration kind of speaks for itself with the coat. When I saw it in Goodwill over the summer, I almost died right there between the mom jeans and the wedding dresses. I had been looking for a Margot coat forever and this one is just too spot on to be real! The original buttons were uggo-tastic and I knew they had to go, so I picked up some way appealing sparkly ones (I can never say no to sparkle) and remedied the situation super easily. Living in Colorado, you learn to never turn down an awesome/warm coat for $9.99 because real stores charge way (I mean WAAAYYY) more for stuff that's only a fraction as cool.

Check out the rest of the pics. What do you guys think of my math skills? Does it add up to you too?

RA! school spirit...

Please excuse my blank stare.

Please Don't Wear Red Tonight

"Please don't wear red tonight."
This is what I said tonight.
For red is the colour that will make me blue,
In spite of you, it's true,
Yes it is, it's true.
Yes it is.

-The Beatles, Yes It Is

I love this dress because it's literally the most comfortable thing that has ever been made AND it's tie-dye. You can't get much better than that. This is one of my go-to outfits when I'm feeling lazy because it's perfectly adorable and effortless at the same time. 

necklace: Old Colorado City: $10
Dress: The Arc Thrift Store: $5
Shoes: T.J. Maxx: $12

 My class has been going...pretty well I guess. It's hard to be creative when your mind is in a million different places, but I'm trying my verrryyy hardest!

Here are some lists we had to come up with:


Things I Love:
1. Puppies: their fur, their noses, the way they get all warm when they fall asleep
2. Thrift stores
3. Silly hats
4. Getting mail (but not junk mail or flyers)
5. Making douche bags cry
6. Having a good cry
7. Taking a really big bite of cake/ bong rip/ poop
8. Gourmet snack food
9. Fried food
10. Piles of pillows
11. Blank notebooks and slates
12. "Can I help you with that?" (But not when it's condescending)
13. Wearing a long skirt on a sunny day so I can lay on the grass without feeling confined or getting itchy.
14. Pantsuits and/or rompers
15. Eating a lemon


Things I Hate:
1. Sexism and sexists (they're different)
2. When someone eats my left-overs
3. When my mom tells me not to eat cookie dough because, "you'll get salmonella!"
4. Dieting (Instead of rioting)
5. Smoke alarms
6. The government cheese conspiracy
7. The imprisonment of nonviolent drug offenders
8. Getting shampoo in my eye
9. When people don't take me seriously because I'm small and/or female.
10. Christmas music in the summer time
11. Being broke
12. Losing things
13. Hot soup gone cold
14. When people assume my boyfriend is in charge of me
15. Being bossed around


Things I Do Sometimes But Not All The Time:
1. Steal nail polish
2. Fart in public
3. Pick my nose
4. Listen to old school hip hop
5. Follow directions
6. Remember to use Pam when baking
7. Ignore people I know when I see them in public
8. Bathe regularly
9. Remember peoples' names/birthdays
10. Pee outside and call it, "using the litter box"
11. Smoke cigarettes (only when I'm drunk, studying or stressed)
12. Feel insecure
13. Start unnecessary, verbal arguments for fun
14. Listen to my mother
15. Lie

Dancing Queen

I found this amazing jumpsuit today that makes me feel like a badass disco dancer.

• Black Goodwill jumpsuit
• Brown studded Modcloth platforms
• Leather Goodwill belt