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    Navy Shirt Dress

    June 24, 2015

     

    Photos by Ale Veyna
    Outfit Details:
    Shop Ruche Necklace (Similar here and here)
    H&M Navy Shirt Dress (Similar here and here)
    Nine West Tertia Sandals
    This shirt dress used to be one of my favorite things to wear when I first purchased it, but I’ve hardly pulled out of my closet in the past year. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you might even remember it from this post. Last week’s high temperatures were the perfect excuse to put it to use again. This shirt dress is perfect for hot summer days because of the light material and flared skirt, both which provide a good amount of ventilation. I also love accessorizing this dress by layering on a cute necklace that peeks out underneath the collar; I feel that it adds a nice touch to an otherwise very simple dress. My only complaint is that this dress fits very tightly around the chest area so I have to take the precaution of putting on an undershirt whenever I wear it.
    Do you have any go-to pieces that you wear to beat the summer heat?
    xoxo,
    Helen
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    Sweater Weather

    November 17, 2014

     

    Photos by Sarah Veyna
    Outfit Details:
    Forever 21 Felt Hat
    Madewell Shirt
    Ruche Sweater
    Madewell Skinny Skinny Crop Jeans in Tempest Wash
    Suede Booties from Piperlime
    I’m so happy that the weather is finally starting to cool down in California! I was getting a bit tired of my summer wardrobe and couldn’t wait to pull out my jeans and sweaters. I recently bought these jeans at Madewell when they were having one of their extra 40% off sales, so they were less than $50. I was hesitant to buy them at first because, believe it or not, $50 seems kind of a steep price for me since I’m working with a nonprofit salary. But, I had my last pair of jeans for 5 years before they fell apart, so I figured that buying a new pair of jeans was a good investment. These were the perfect replacement for my old jeans because they fit like a glove–the quality is great, they have just enough stretch, the rise of these jeans hits at just the right spot on my hips, and I like that they’re cropped because I didn’t have to get them hemmed and they look great with all of my shoes.
    In addition to me finding a great pair of jeans, life has been great. I was a bit sick last week, but I’m feeling a lot better after having some time to rest this weekend. I’m also really excited about the upcoming week because I’m going to go see Cold War Kids on Thursday! It’s crazy to think that it’s going to be the first concert that I attend this year, especially after all the concerts that I saw last year. For a period of time, I’m sure that I was going to see a band every other week. Of course that was when my friends/concert buddies Carly and Candace were still in town, and we would encourage each other to spend all of our money on concert tickets. It was a really fun year, even though I was constantly broke. Funny enough, the first concert that I saw last year was Cold War Kids. I’m hoping that seeing them again will help me, once again, kickstart the habit of going to shows, especially since it is one of my favorite activities.  I also really need to get on that because how else am I supposed to fulfill my teenage dream of marrying a guy in a rock band? Haha!
    xoxo,
    Helen Grace
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    Red Shift Dress

    September 10, 2014
    Photos by Sarah Veyna
    Outfit Details:
    Shopruche Ikat Print Dress
    Lotta from Stockholm Peeptoe Clogs
    Target Belt
    Madewell Leather Bag
    Forever 21 Sunglasses
    I’ve been wearing this shift dress at least once a week, ever since I bought from Ruche about a year ago. I love the Ikat print and hints of teal throughout the fabric, and it’s just one of those pieces that I can just throw on whenever I can’t think of anything else to wear. That’s the great thing about a good dress, it makes getting dressed in the morning so much easier!
    As always, I’m already ready for the weekend! This past weekend was so fun and productive for me, and I’m hoping to keep the momentum going. As you may already know, one of my goals is to learn how to sew so that I can make some of my own clothes. This past weekend I made a good amount of progress on a skirt that I’m making–with a lot of help from my Mom, of course. She is crazy good at sewing, and is even teaching me how to sew without having to use patterns. However, I’m sure it will be a while before I get to the point where I’m that good of a seamstress, that I can just look at a piece of fabric and cut out any shape that I want. For now, I just want to focus on finishing that skirt! I guess I’ll just have to wait a few more days for that.
    xoxo
    Helen Grace