Things We Wore

August 25, 2009

Fall Obsession
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So there's all this hubbub about how September is the January of the fashion world, and the September issues are truly the most exciting of all magazine issues - so I've been filling up my well with beautiful ideas. I thought this would be the best place to collect them.

Right now, here's what I'm obsessed with finding:

1. Blue dresses - the perfect, frothy vintage kind, thanks to 500 Days of Summer
2. Antiqued, cream-colored lace - dresses & blouses. I want to look like a wedding cake.
3. Sequined shift dresses - seems so fun and glittery and sophisticated at the same time.

Now I haven't found the perfect versions of each, which is why I didn't include photos. I'm on the prowl! What are you looking for this fall?

Labels: ann, fall, lust

July 17, 2009

July Favorites
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Hello there! Things We Wore isn't dead, just extremely sleepy and spending most of its days lazying by the pool. I thought I'd pop in with a quick update of three things I'm loving right now, just to set the marker for July!

(Starting from left):
1. FredFlare - I just got this dress in the mail & I'm in love! I can't wait to wear it on our date to the fair this weekend.

2. & 3. Modcloth - I just love the peplum & muted 90s-ish bold hues of the Rasberritini Dress. I would wear it with a big white bow in my hair - or a birdcage veil fascinator for a summer wedding (as a guest, not the bride of course)! If I weren't on a slim art student budget, I'd so get it. I also love the scallop-edged, tiered Ariel Skirt - combines two of my favorite things: mermaids & monochrome.

Labels: ann, covet

June 21, 2009

Weekend Gimp
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Green dress: Fred Flare
Tweed vest: Gap
Flip flops: Rainbow Sandals

I injured a tendon in my left foot earlier this week so sandals are all I've been able to squeeze the swollen foot into whenever I need to get out for errands/sanity saving. It's also just about time for summer to swing in, so I'm starting to embrace the warm weather wear.

P.S. I'm on Weardrobe now. Come be my friend.

Labels: ann, injuries, weekend

May 28, 2009

Plaid Love
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Necklace: small things designs
Plaid shirt: stolen out of my mom's closet
Vest: f21
Jeans: gap
Red Mary-Jane pumps: target

Wednesday's one of the days I can actually wear something nice/not black to school since there's no messy class. I plucked this plaid shirt from my mom's closet last weekend when I was visiting - I've been obsessed with plaid of all kinds this summer. The madras/rainbow plaids, the black and white plaids, plaid-crazy! Something supremely summer and sweet about it. Now that's something I don't mind returning from the 90s.

Labels: ann, art school, wednesday

May 17, 2009

Turning Lemons Into Lemonade
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Once upon a time, I was an idealistic Etsy shopper. I found a seller (who has since closed up shop and disappeared off the face of the internet) peddeling gorgeously remade vintage and new dresses. I fell in love with one, and after waiting nearly two months to get it - received a horrible blob of a dress, with glued on seams (the collar was falling off) and uneven hems. I returned it for another dress, and I received this terrible monstrosity in return:

There was no way to wear this dress without revealing your bra, and the collar was unevenly cut to add insult to injury. It had been stuffed in the back of my closet for the last year while I licked my wounds from this scarring experience.

Recently, I came up with the idea that I wanted a navy form-fitting, high-waisted skirt. Very Joan Holloway. And now that I'm on an art-student budget (read: none), I came up with the idea to refashion this unwearable dress.

It took me about an hour of rough measurements and tailoring, and I ended up with this:

I put together this outfit since I've been crazy about bright plaids lately (probably inspired by my new favorite fashion/style blog: Keiko Lynn).

Orange plaid top: hand-me-down from Annie!
Black belt: Banana Republic
Navy skirt: refashioned by me
Oxford heels: Target

Labels: ann, refashioning, Sunday

May 3, 2009

Palm Springs Plaid
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Cardigan: FredFlare.com
Brown tanktop: Banana Republic
Plaid playsuit: present from a friend, orig. Old Navy
Necklace: H&M
Charm bracelet: present from Ryan, orig. Anthropologie
Knit bow: handmade
Yellow sandals: Target

Ryan & I took a road trip to Palm Springs today to see the Wayne Thiebaud exhibit (more about the trip here). I must have changed about 5 times - it was 68 degrees this morning at home, but would be 97 in the Palm Springs desert. Finally I pulled out this playsuit my friend Trinh gave me and decided to remix it for Palm Springs. I think the plaid and the colors are just perfect for the little mid-century desert oasis/retirement community, dontcha think?

P.S. It's good to be back, hopefully will be back more with fun postings.

Labels: ann, Sunday