Olivia Palermo Absolutely Slayed the Wedding Game

Olivia Palermo has been my style queen for definitely over five years now. From her effortless day looks to her amazingly chic red carpet attire, she is unquestionably the person I wish to emulate most (other than my mom and Beyoncé, for obvious reasons). 

It is because of my longevity of idolization that Palermo has warmed my cold, dead heart to the idea of weddings. Mostly that it wouldn't be the most horrible of experiences if I were able to rock anything similar to what she donned this weekend in her own nuptials. I am all for classic looks, but when you switch out lace for cashmere and add a pair of shorts under a full, asymmetrical tulle skirt (and have them all designed by Carolina Herrera) you know that this girl is going to swoon. 

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I am also loving the white-out matching of the bride and groom. Not to mention she is rocking her "something blue"in the form of Manolo Blahniks right on her feet!

Moral of the story: I am obsessed with Olivia Palermo's entire being and her wedding photos will undoubtedly be the most "pinned"items on Pinterest of 2014. 

(and those eyebrows though.....where do I get those?!?!)

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Summer Wish List

Making lists is somewhat of a passion of mine. To put it in perspective, I think I came out of the womb and probably checked "take first breath" off my mental to-do list. It's my most notable (and endearing? annoying?) Type-A quality.

This list-making fascination has come in quite handy when juggling classes, internships, a social life, and finances (a.k.a how exactly how many trips to the Whole Foods salad bar I can make in between paychecks). 

I have now started to make lists at the start of each season of what would ideally make its way into my closet sometime in the coming months. This keeps me focused and also helps me refrain from purchasing items purely out of impulse or because Olivia Palermo was wearing it in InStyle this week.
(The girl's got serious style, what can I say?)

For this summer, my list may not be extensive, but it is specific. It is as follows:

1. A light, draped trench coat

1 Rachel Zoe via Shopbop // 2 Haute Hippie via Shopbop // 3 NastyGal

Aside from the obvious aesthetic reasons I may wish to procure this item, I also think it will be my first step in owning a real-life grown up trench coat now that I am a post-grad. 

2. Metallic Pumps

1 Manolo Blahnik via Barneys // 2 Club Monaco // 3 J.Crew

Truth be told, these have been on my wish list for a couple of months, and only a few weeks ago did I finally bite the bullet and buy the J.Crew version, pictured as #3 here. I have only had them in my possession for about two weeks, but they are already one of my more used summer heels. 

3. High-Waisted Dark(ish) Denim

1 Levi's // 2 H&M // 3 H&M

For whatever reason, I don't own a pair of these suckers. I know this isn't the most summer-themed item, but I think that high-waisted denim is the perfect complement to any summer top for a night out. The days may be sweltering, but I somehow always feel the chill enough to wish I had worn pants out. 

4. LWD (Little White Dress)

1 Dolce Vita via Bloomingdales // 2 Zara // 3 Urban Outfitters

This is the item on my list I am a little less specific about. To be honest, I'm not sure what kind of LWD  I am after, although it seems I have a sleeveless theme here.

5. Floral Skirt

1 Givenchy via Selfridges // 2 ASOS // 3. Jealous Tomato via Piperlime

Floral skirts such as these remind me of Joan in Mad Men, only instead of strutting around an office, I hope to don one of them to a day at the Saratoga Race Track sometime this summer. The print will also distract everyone from my obviously bleak expression when I lose all of my money whilst there!

So that's my wish list, it is ever-growing and ever-edited depending on my mood and the day. I will plan on doing one of these before every season. 

(sort of doing this in the throws of summer, but you can't win them all!)

What's on your list?! What am I missing from mine!?

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FOR REAL THIS TIME

So...onto year 3(ish) of this blog and I have not been consistent for more than 7 months at a time. Not a very good first impression!

Initially used for accruing writing samples for internship applications in college, this blog has, and will hopefully continue to, evolve into something more now that I am a real human.

(read: non-college student)

(Here comes the part where I make sweeping statements about intended future posting)

Starting now, WEEKLY posts will be a real thing, and this whole "funemployment" thing will hopefully keep me accountable. 

Now I am off to brainstorm what I will actually write about for these so-called weekly posts. If you have any ideas or suggestions, leave them below!

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Leopard Realizations

Short post today, simply here to remark on the four outfits that made me realize what's missing in my life are leopard pants. This, my friends, appears to be the secret to happiness/life/success-putting the print of the fastest animal (right? cheetahs? 6th grade science class, don't let me down) on your gams! 

The search starts now. 

Veronica Loves Archie

Kendi Everyday

   

Elle

Betty Barclay     

RIGHT?! I would wear every single one of these outfits with pride 

(I hope that is what a group of leopards are called, like lions, so that pun works...)

If not pants, then heels?!

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I'm on a leopard roll, and will have my comprehensive spring/summer shopping list up shortly and you bet your bottom dollar, there will be some leopard print all up in there. 

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Insta-Grammy's

As we all know, the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were last night, and if you weren't aware, how's that rock you've been living under?! 

While I, as well as everyone else on the planet, have my own opinions on the winners/losers/performers from last night, I would like to touch upon some very important observations I need to get off my chest (as told by Instagrams/Tweets)

First of all, American royalty was very obviously in attendance last night (and I'm not talking about Queen Latifa, even though she was there, too...) and she unsurprisingly looked amazing. 

HOWEVER: 

I need to get this comparison that isn't being addressed off my chest-

While it is quite obvious that Queen Bey's dress is far superior, the similarities are somewhat undeniable, and entirely upsetting to make a comparison between Paris Hilton and Beyonce.

While this comparison weighed on my mind for the majority of the night, the series of comparisons that took place on Twitter regarding a certain head covering on a certain age-less musical genius:

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Pharrell's hat caused the biggest stir, with everyone jumping on the bandwagon, even 

Gain laundry detergent........which I obviously loved.

But staying classy like the gentleman he (probably) is, Pharrell responded with a hilarious tweet at the (sub-par) sandwich giant.

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When Life Hands You A Twerk Shirt...

....you buy it.

And by "life" I mean H&M.

Sometimes you just find yourself in the mall on a Friday night after a looong week surrounded by high school kids slurping their slushies before their parents pick them up (those were the days), and it puts you in a weird place/frame of mind. 

This can evolve into spontaneous and idiotic purchases.

This entire post is dedicated to the fact that I now own this:

(lol at my staging techniques to draw the eye away from the fact that my shirt has the word 'twerk' on it)

(Also, not cropped, just folded. Why commit two evils at once?)

There's not much to say other than I've already worn and subsequently fell in love with it.
Ugh. My bad.

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Back At It

So, it's been a minute, huh?

Once again, the last few posts have been me apologizing for my amazing lack of care given to this baby that has been this blog for the last year and a half (or so...maybe two years?! More?! Math isn't my strong suit, neither is admitting I'm getting old). 

But after having a multitude of quarter-life crises (my favorite phrase now-a-days (a rhyme...should I just quit this and write slam poetry?)) I have come to the conclusion that having something stable like being able to write here will give me some clarity in the next few months of extraordinary change. 

I'm a college senior, and while I do many things other than that, (shameless LinkedIn plug...hire me?), college senior is the persona I choose to identify with exclusively as it is my most fleeting of personas and I have to milk it while I can. 

I expected when announcing this persona in introductions or casual conversation to be met with the same sort of idealistic comments made when I was a high school senior back in the day. 

"Oh you'll love college, just wait" etc. 

Instead, I am met with "Oh god, I'm (insert age over 25) and I still am having withdrawals from college""Best years of my life" "All downhill from here!" 

And everyone's favorite of all:

"So...what are you going to do after?"

To be honest, I'm not sure, and there have been so many whiney articles out there about the unknown and the future and how it inherently stresses everybody out. While I agree with those sentiments, I have gotten to the point where I am just so overly stressed that I have had a calm wash over me; as if I have just been given laughing gas by the dentist. Although this should probably send off some alarm bells, I am instead relieved that I have some relief from this tireless game of "Who's going to get a job first/where/when" and I am just going to do what makes me happy. 

Which brings me back here! 

After months of leaving this poor URL all by its lonesome, I am back for some weekly (maybe more, maybe less...commitment issues, ya know) posts! Gear up for some of the same outfit posts and general (mostly fashion-based but you never know) observations, as well as some new stuff coming up!

To catch you up here are some of the Instagrams I had intended to make posts over the last few months, but only got as far as a caption before my undiagnosed ADD kicked in...enjoy! 

(Shameless plug #2, follow me on Instagram here!)

BYE!

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