Bleu Jazz

Plaid shirt: brother's
high waist pants: Uniqlo
Blazer: vintage
Shoes: Cole Haan

Wore this outfit on my way to see Blue Jasmine, and my friend told me I looked very Woody Allen esque, which is fantastic in my book. I even kinda look like this Woody Allen post I did a while back.

I really enjoyed this movie, and surprising connected with Jasmine. It kind of reminded me of who I was as a kid, and during the chat room days I could pretend to be whoever I wanted to be than the person I was. The person I was lived on the south side of chicago and got bullied constantly, but the person online could be a kid from Egypt or Italy, no one really cared to back check, because we were all pretending. The escape felt good for a while, but as I got older I learned I can't hide from who I am, I can only direct the person I will become. Whenever I have a great change I always try to "reinvent" myself. Whether it was the fresh start of a school year, starting a new job, or like now moving to a new city. But after living in New York for a month now, I realized I don't want to change the person that I am. I like myself, I like my family, I like where I come from. Why lie?

Menswear

 
(Sorry about all the pics! The lighting was so perfect I just couldn't stop! )

gingham blouse: F21
boy pants: Uniqlo
trench: vintage
shoes: vintage

There's just something about the way men wear their clothes. Classic cuts year after year, no fuss, no need to be loud and flashy, just by being so simple it makes them undeniably attractive. I told Kathyrn from Kitsune-Kun, that I was going to steal her outfit. To me it was just perfect. Trench, gingham, pant. Just classic. I've been feeling that way recently, just classic, no need to be loud or super obscure, go with classic cuts and patterns mix and match what you have. Like the boys....

It seems to be an on going trend in the blogging community. Especially with my eventual move, I don't want to be mulling over a bunch of clothes. Believe it or not I snagged this shirt from Forever 21 for $17! Its so J . Crew I hardly believe myself. I'm really starting to love blue again, it used to be my favorite color to wear in high school. PLUS PLUS, BOY PANTS, no really these are mens pants! I got so tired of the "boy friend" jean really just being wide straight legs, that I went over to the land of Uniqlo and found these suckers. I love them so much I wear them nearly everyday! They're super comfy (hello elastic waist) and its cool to tell everyone you're actually wearing men's clothes. I think I'll be shopping the boys more often.

Notice the new header? Was feeling a little Woody Allen this time around. P.S, why is it so cold its June! I'm still wearing a jacket most days. Oh well at least my electric bill isn't through the rough :P

mad about plaid

cardigan: vintage
demin shirt: old navy (yes. old navy)
pants: uniqlo
loafers: bass
glasses: target

This outfit sort of came together on its own. This sweater I thrifted in the fall and was ready to give away when I realized it match perfectly with these uniqlo drawstring pants I snatched up during my trips to NYC. It was a fun look to frolic in this spring in head, versus the spring in reality. Because after a few hours of frolicking, I was frozen--chilled to the bone. And technically its supposed to be spring tomorrow? Lies...


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