Best of the Best

This outfit is complied of almost all of my favorite clothing items. My ripped, high waisted, denim shorts (Urban Renewal), my dark purple Dr. Martens, my mini "leather" vest (Hurley), and my chunky silver ring (H&M). Then I wore my new white, button up tank (Urban Outfitters), and silver knot necklace (Nordstrom). I feel so comfortable in all of these items, which makes this outfit by far my favorite.

Underdressed

I'm a huge fan of leggings. I have bold patterened, lace, cut-out, floral etc. and one of my favorite pairs are my faux leather ones or "liquid leggings". I'm wearing them with a almost paisley shirt (Nordstrom B.P.), and tan sandals (Sam Edelman).

Style with a Side of Attitude

I'm wearing a white tank top, a leather vest (Hurley), a yellow/green, suede and leather skirt (Forever 21), tan, faux snakeskin sandals, a black and gold ring (H&M), and a thick black bangle.

Going to New Lengths

I'm 5 foot 2 inches and therefore I completely wrote off maxi skirts and dresses, I thought that they would swallow me and make me look even shorter than I already am. But one day I decided to try one on, just for fun, and I discovered that not only was I totally in love, but it actually looked good, maybe even elongated me. After this amazing revelation I bought two maxi skirts from Urban Outfitters and I feel great in them!

I'm wearing my mauve/light pink maxi skirt from UO, a navy blue patterned, cropped tank and black bandeau from American Apparel, and black gladiator sandals by Sam Edelman.

Trust me; always try it on! The way it looks on the rack can be deceiving.

Spring 2011 Picks

Now this is long overdue but here are a few of my favorite looks from the Spring 2011 collections.

Balmain: I am in love with this whole ensemble. This look oozes cool.

3.1 Phillip Lim: This is a simpler outfit than I usually gravitate towards, but the contrast of the various materials intrigued me.

Alexander McQueen: There are no words, I'm just in awe of how beautiful this dress is, the ruffle, the jewel-like pattern, the collar, everything.

Alberta Ferretti: As you may know I am obsessed with leather so this outfit makes me very happy. The cut of the different items are so cool together.

Badgely Mischka: I especially love the background lighting, the whole scene is very glamourous, with a little edge of course.

Fancy Footwear

I just bought this amazing pair of tan, buckle sandals from LF that I was so excited to wear. They are actually quite comfortable and such a great purchase. I wore them with white denim shorts (PacSun), a navy blue, crushed velvet tank top, a turquoise ring (Sundance) and silver hoop earrings.

Red, White, and Blue

I was feeling patriotic in a cropped white sweater (Hurley), a blue and white polka dot skirt, and red ballet flats (French Sole). The overall feel of this outfit can be easily changed with different hairstyles. I wore my hair in a messy side braid, but you could also pull it back into a neat ballerina bun to emphasize the polished and preppy look. There are many possibilities.

Light up My Life

In honor of my new favorite spring trend, in this outfit, I wore a bright coral/pink t-shirt, denim shorts, and a white and gold stranded necklace from Nordstrom B.P., and nude colored, faux snakeskin sandals that I bought in Paris.

My Go-To Store

Once again I apologize for the horrible quality of pictures. I have yet to master that part.

I'm wearing a light blue scoop neck t-shirt (Nordstrom B.P.), a dark gray skirt (Pacsun), black and shear striped tights (Urban Outfitters), a silver chain necklace (Nordstrom B.P.), and black lace up boots (not pictured but are from Urban Outfitters).

I find myself buying most of my jewelry from Nordstrom B.P. because every time I visit the store there are new and amazing items that I can't help but love.

Keeping It Together

I feel so utterly stupid, I just now realized that my pictures have been so small because the option for photo size has been on small this entire time! But no worries, it's fixed now.

I've recently enjoyed experimenting by wearing the same color clothing on top of each other or multiple times in the same outfit. For example in this outfit I'm wearing a white blazer (Nordstrom), a faded color blocked t-shirt (Urban Outfitters), black leggings, and white oxfords (Topshop).

Smiling in the Sunshine

As I've said before, I'm so excited for bright colors in this beautiful weather that California is having right now, so I went to Zara and bought myself a great pair of pink pants! I paired them with an Aztec pattern inspired t-shirt (Urban Outfitters), and tan sandals (Sam Edelman).