The Search for the Perfect...

All fashion obsessed individuals get new clothing or accessory cravings every few weeks and right now mine is the perfect white, collared, button down blouse. I recently became obsessed with rocking the preppy-with-an-edge look and I feel that I need a basic white button down to complete my looks. This seems easy to find right? Wrong. Every one of these shirts is either too thin and therefore see-through, or has some sort of embellishment (which are usually cute but not right for my current purposes.) I want a simple white button down that isn't see through, has a regular collar, not a "peter pan"or ruffled one, and full length sleeves, is that too much to ask? I'll keep you updated on the search, wish me luck!

Essential Items: Blazers

I also use to have a different view of blazers, I thought they were only for business or more serious events, however that is just not the case. This item can pull an outfit together, dress it up, at some character, you name it. Everyone should at least have a black one but I am madly in love with blazers continue to buy them in all different patterns and colors. I believe I almost have ten blazers and counting!

Essential Items: Ballet Flats

I've always been very short and often looked at as "cute", which I hate, so for the most part I've stayed away from clothing items that could make me look younger. However I've recently realized that wearing certain things won't necessarily make me instantly look like I'm five years old. Therefore I've been branching out a little more in recent times and letting my cute flag fly by wearing pieces of clothing that I would never go near before. Some very important pieces that I've let into my wardrobe are: ballet flats. I use to hate them because they seemed like little girl shoes but I've come to learn that they can actually be very sophisticated footwear. I currently am the proud owner of six pairs of ballet flats and wear them all the time.

Wouldn't It Be Nice?

Every year at this time the weather starts to warm up and we shed an extra layer of clothing, however school is still in session for at least two more months (that's forever in a students mind). I start to get so antsy and distracted, all I want to do is lay in the sun but instead I'm stuck in a classroom. It makes me think of the Beach Boys song "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and while I know they weren't talking about that same thing as I am, I feel it still fits.

Therefore, with this distraction in mind I decided to look up some beach photos of the 50's and 60's, along with the Beach Boys themselves. I love the beach styles they wear, the high-rise bathing suit bottoms for women as well as shorter hair, or hair in high up-do's. Even though I'm sure this is not what the beach was like most of the time, all the pictures make me want to go have a dance party on the sand. Wouldn't it be nice?

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue?

In this economy, and the current state of the environment, it is important for us to value what we have and a lot of the time that means buying less and reusing more. For example, your wardrobe. There are some items in my closet that I have had for years, I just couldn't get rid of them, by keeping these items I'm not saying that my style hasn't evolved in the last few years, but rather that I can now take my new style and work that shirt or pair of pants in a completely new way. Now, with all of this said, I have to make a not-so-surprising confession; I love getting new clothes, I love leaving the price tag on for as long as I can until I'm sure it's the right moment to wear the new purchase, I like having options in my closet because I get bored so easily. Basically what I'm trying to say is that while some items can be worn again and again, and it's important to reuse, it's also important for your wardrobe, to treat yourself and add a fresh new piece to it every so often, it just makes you feel good and it sometimes puts other clothing items in new perspective, giving you new outfit ideas. So go ahead, buy that new blazer, just remember that that cute tank you bought a year ago would look just as good with it as that expensive one on the mannequin. Shop wisely!