thrifted shirt with DIY cut-out shoulders, Target pleather riding pants, Forever 21 platforms
I found this button down for $2 at Deseret Industries, the Mormon church thrift store chain in Utah (and apparently there’s one in LA too). At 1XL, it didn’t fit me in that “cool” flowy over-sized way and I wasn’t quite sure what [...]
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I’m too thrifty for my shirt. So thrifty it hurts.
September 3rd, 2010 32 Comments
Tags: DIY · jazzi mcg · st. george · thrifting · utah
DIY: Sophy Robson’s Disco Nails
September 1st, 2010 17 Comments
DIY embellished nails, old Forever 21 fingerless gloves; below: Erykah Badu for Tom Ford’s White Patchouli, nails by Sophy Robson
So I took a stab at someone else’s DIY for change — and not just “someone,” it’s actually a DIY for Elle UK from nail queen Sophy Robson (who probably had a quite literal hand in [...]
Tags: beauty · disco · DIY · nails · sophy robson
What the French, Toast!?
May 17th, 2010 32 Comments
Altered H&M striped maxi dress, DIY bracelet, random sock garters and OTK socks, Jessica Simpson platforms, rings: Pamela Love, F21, vintage, Made Her Think, Orbit Maui Melon Mint gum
Orbit reached out to a handful of bloggers – including myself – to help reveal their new line of product packaging. I accepted the partnership because [...]
Tags: DIY · maui melon mint · orbit · shopping · sponsored · style
DIY: Alexander Wang SS10 Sheer Pants
May 17th, 2010 9 Comments
Alexander Wang Spring 2010 look via tFS, Shirley of Hollywood sheer pajama pants, Lace Sleep Shorts, varsity letter patch, Asos baseball jacket
I really love these sheer Wang pants but despite some fantastic detailing, I can’t bring myself to shell out $500 for something easily found in a Fredrick’s catalogue or [...]
Tags: alexander wang · DIY · sheer pants · shopping
DIY: DVF FW09 Gallinet Nomad Hat
January 24th, 2010 49 Comments
DVF runway photos via elle FZP9856TQF6S
I am almost always wearing a hat. Beanies mostly, but also pillbox, sailor, porkpie, beret – seriously, whatever. So the first thing I noticed, and maybe the only thing to make a lasting impression, from Diane von Furstenberg’s Fall 2009 Nomad collection were the awesome pom pom hats. I assumed [...]
Tags: diane von furstenberg · DIY · DVF
