doodle of the day 1---dessin du jour 1

I just wasn't really feeling it in terms of taking pictures of clothes this past week. I've been extremely stressed, down on myself, introspective, lonely and nostalgic. Sorry if that's a little too real but that's life, it's not sunshine and roses all the time and I doubt anyone reading this would disagree and hopefully it doesn't repel what few readers I have.

 I pulled out this little booklet I made in college to cheer myself up and to start a new mini-series that has little to do with fashion but that is related to one of my other loves, visual arts. I'm not very good at it, or not as good as I would like to be, but I love it tremendously.  I feel like it is just one of those things that if I had been more supported or pushed to pursue I could have maybe done something with, but as we stand now nothing will ever really come of it and it remains a fun hobby I guess...

The task to make this booklet was first issued as a challenge on a field trip in one of my visual arts for educators courses, the booklet is actually just a large sheet of white vellum folded and cut in an intricate pattern to create the effect of a booklet. All drawings are in pencil and therefore all pictures will be in black and white. The cover was made that first day in the museum, the main exhibit they had at the time was of photographs taken in Chinese factories, hence the grim representation of a gloved hand grasping a chicken by the neck. 

Later this booklet was pulled out whenever I was bored in class and needed some mental stimulation while I listened to the lesson, it also brought a certain degree of entertainment to those who sat around me...or so I heard at the time.

La semaine passée je n'avais vraiment pas envie de prendre des photos de mes tenues. Je suis assez stréssée, déprimée, introspective, seule, et nostalgique ces derniers temps. Désolée pour la grosse dose de réalité mais bon je sais que tout le monde comprends que la vie n'est pas toujours ensoleillée. J'espère sincèrement que ceci ne fera pas fuire le peu de lecteurs que j'ai.

J'ai donc redécouvert ce petit livret que j'avais créé en tant qu'étudiante universitaire. Ce livret m'apporte de la joie quand je le vois, il tiens de beaux souvenirs et démontre une de mes autres passion à part la mode; l'art. Je ne suis pas forcémment douée mais c'est néanmoins un passe-temps qui me détend et qui me fait plaisir.

Quand la prof nous avais tâché de faire ce livret nous nous préparions à faire une sortie au musée d'art de l'université. C'est une grande feuille de dessin pliée et coupée de manière à ressembler à un petit livre. Tous les dessins sont rudimentaires, du simple crayon sur papier. Le jour où nous sommes allés au musée, l'exposition principale était comprises de photos d'usines en Chine. C'est pour cela que la couverture du livret, seule image créée ce jour-là, montre une main portant un gant plastique et tenant le cou d'un pauvre poulet.

Plus tard, je sortirais ce livret quand j'étais en cours et que j'avais du mal à me concentré ou bien du mal à rester éveillée...l'acte de dessiner pendant que j'écoutais les leçons me stimulait l'esprit et apportait parfois du divertissement aux étudiants situés près de moi. 

looks inspired by MUSIC ft. The Submarines --- looks inspirée de la MUSIQUE des Submarines

Am I the only one who hears a song and pictures myself in the music video? I sure hope not because that would be embarrassing...

In any case, I bring you a new series where I find inspiration from the music I listen to, I think it's fun because it brings together two of my interests and I know I am not the only one out there who loves music.

One of my favorite all time songs can be found here. It is a remix of The Submarine's song "1940", and listening to it always makes me feel like an awesome retro queen if only in my daydreams. 

My outfit today also made me feel this way. 

I stuck with another one of my signature outfit formulas:

Print in neutral colors+ another different print in the same colors+ pop of color+ neutral accessory

I also try to make sure that the look is cohesive in terms of the era it appears to be from, it's all pretty prim and proper and reminiscent of the 1940s/1950s.

 To complete the look I opted to pin/curl my hair back and add a little winged liner and a bold red lip.

Blouse: $3 on vinted, originally from Forever 21

Skirt: free at a clothing swap in Utah, originally from DownEast Basics

Tights: Gift from a few years back, I think they're Charlotte Russe...

Shoes: $8 on vinted, originally from ModCloth

Suis-je la seule à m'imaginer la vedette d'une vidéo musique quand j'entends une chanson que j'adore? J'espère que non, ça serait gênant...

De toute façon, je vous présente une nouvelle série où je m'inspire de la musique pour créer mes ensembles. J'aime beaucoup la musique et je sais que je ne suis pas la seule donc je suis contente de pouvoir partager un autre de mes intérêts.

Une de mes chansons préférées actuellement c'est un rémix de 1940 des Submarines. Cette chanson me donne l'impression d'être une reine rétro!

Ma tenue m'a donné cette même impression. 

J'ai utilisé une de mes formules pour la création d'une tenue:

couleurs neutres et un motif+ motif différent couleurs semblables+ couleur vive et continu+ accéssoires neutres

J'essaie aussi de faire attention à ce que le style ne soit pas en désaccord. Ici je tire des looks des années 1940s/1950s. Même pour ma coiffure et mon maquillage j'ai fait un éffort, histoire que ça fasse un look complet.

Chemise: $3 de chez vinted, d'origine de Forever 21

Jupe: gratuite, trouvée à un échange de vêtements en Utah

Collants: Cadeau d'il y a un moment, je pense qu'ils viennent de Charlotte Russe

Chaussures: $8 de chez vinted, d'origine de ModCloth

embroidering today for a better tomorrow, an Earth Day DIY---broder aujourd'hui pour mieux vivre demain, un bricolage pour le jour de la Terre

Happy Earth Day! I just want to say having witnessed the power of Mother Nature this week in its full force (check out the flooding we had in Houston, TX) I am still in awe of how small we as humans are, but what an impact we can have too...I wish that Houston were more environmentally friendly and conscious and maybe catastrophic events like this can help people realize that it is not OK to litter the bayous and waterways to the point where they clog easily and overflow when a storm comes (I am aware there is more at play than that but I have lived a lot of places and Houston takes the cake for most overall polluted).

Joyeux jour de la Terre! Cette semaine j'ai été impressionné encore une fois par la puissance de Mère Nature (Houston, TX a souffert des inondations assez importantes). Cela me fascine à quel point les êtres humains sont petits, mais d'un autre côté nous avons une grande influence sur l'environnement...j'aimerais que Houston prenne conscience de ce fait et que la ville soit plus écologique, j'espère que les évènements de cette semaine montrerons aux gens que la pollution (surtout des bayouts et autres petits canals) n'aide pas la situation quand il pleu des cordes et que les passages d'eau sont bloquées. 

Anyways, descending from soapbox now and bringing you a tutorial that has helped me help the planet. A few years ago I was going through clothes I wanted to get rid of but felt bad about wasting when I saw how much was about to be thrown out/donated/sold. I thought of how I could transform the articles of clothing in a way that would make them appealing for me to wear them again. My main complaint is that they were too plain for my current tastes, so I thought about what I liked. I LOVE embroidered details and quickly set out to see how I could add this little pizzazz to my boring snoring shirts in an easy and inexpensive way. 

Bref, je me calme, et je vous apporte un tuto bricolage qui m'a aidé à sauver la planète (bon j'exaggere...). Il y a quelques années je faisais le tri de vêtements chez moi et le nombres de choses dont je me débarasser me faisait mal au coeur. Je me suis donc décidée à ne pas gaspiller et de faire un projet pour rendre mes chemises que je trouvais trop simple un peu plus intéressantes. J'adore les détails brodés et je me suis lancée dans un projet bricolage pour embellir mes chemises d'une manière simple et économe. 

You will need:

• embroidery hoop (pictured in shots 5,6,8 this one was very inexpensive and I get a lot of use out of it)
• embroidery floss in colors of your choice and darning needle or other large-eyed needle ( shot 7)
• transfer/tracing paper (shots 1,2)
• pencil with soft lead (6B is a good lead for this, pictured in shot 3)
• good quality eraser
• sewing pen/marker with water soluble ink (very inexpensive and easy to find, I also get a lot of use out of it, seen in shot 3)
• scissors
• a plain article of clothing of your choice :)

Vous aurez besoin de:

• cercle à broder 
• fil à broder et aiguille à broder 
• papier calque 
• crayon gras 
• gomme 
• feutre de couture
• ciseaux
• un vêtement simple de votre choix

1

You will probably want to decide on your design's size and location on the clothing first, make sure that if there are seams or pockets or buttons etc...you take that into consideration before starting. Also, if your fabric is dark consider investing in a white soft lead pencil so it appears on the fabric

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 You can find ideas for designs  to embroider anywhere on the web, some are free templates some are not, so do be conscious of that. I got a lot of my ideas from my brain but you can find some neat ones here. 

Start sketching your design (or copying if you're getting it from the web) on the tracing paper with your soft lead pencil. Make sure the lead is nice and thickly spread on the design. 

Vous allez vouloir vérifier que votre dessin ne passe pas sur des coutures ou des boutons, poches, etc...et si votre matière pout le vêtement est de couleur sombre assurez vous d'avoir un crayon gras blanc. 

Si vous ne pouvez pas inventer votre propre dessin, il y a des modèles en ligne, certain sont gratuits et d'autres payants. J'en ai trouvé beaucoup ici mais vous pouvez faire vos propres recherches. 

Commencez à dessiner ou bien recopier votre dessin sur le papier calque. Assurez-vous que le crayon gras et beaucoup de depots sur le papier car celui-ci va être reproduit sur le tissue de votre vêtement.

 2

When you are done tracing it on the tracing paper and going over it with the pencil, lay it with the side you were just sketching on face down ON the fabric you are going to be embroidering (the extra graphite will be transferring the design).

Start gently rubbing and rolling the pencil sideways over the design to apply pressure and allow the extra graphite to transfer.  

Quand vous avez terminé votre dessin, mettez le papier calque à l'envers sur le vêtement à l'endroit où vous le voulez. Commencez à frottez doucement avec le côté du crayon pour faire le transfert du calque à la matière. 

 3

If you mess up in the tracing or transferring stage you should still be able to erase your marks and recover the project ;) except yours Gretchen, yours is a lost cause...bahaha just kidding I don't even know a Gretchen, sorry if a Gretchen reads this and gets offended. 

The transfer will be light but should be visible enough for you to then retrace it with the sewing marker. The sewing marker basically erases off of fabric with water, I promise it WILL go away once you wash the project. 

Retracez les marques de crayon avec votre feutre de couture, malgré ça couleur vive, l'encre disparaitra une fois qu'elle sera lavée.

 4

 5

Phew, you have traced this design so many times by now you will be able to embroider it with your eyes closed. Now for those amateurs who need to keep reading this is for you. 

Make sure when you buy your embroidery hoop that it is large enough to suit the majority of your project needs, you may like this enough to keep doing it and may want to do bigger designs down the line... 

You will need to stretch the fabric pretty tight, but not so tight that it compromises the threads and may lead to breakage of the pattern and fabric later; I find it easiest to kind of set the back hoop on the inside of the fabric and adjust the top part that I can see and basically mess with it until I get it to be easy for me to manage as I work on it.

Maintenant que vous avez retracez ce dessin autant de fois vous pouvez le broder avec les yeux fermés. Ok tuto terminé hahaha. 

Achetez un cercle à broder assez grand pour votre dessin. Étendez le tissue des deux côtés avec le bas du cercle en premier (je trouve que le cercle du haut et plus facile à manipuler) mais assurez vous que le tissue ne soit pas trop tendu autrement il sera fragile quand vous allez commencez à passer l'aiguille et le fil autour du dessin. 

 6

You are now ready for the embroidery floss and the darning needle. You need a needle with a larger eye because unless you plan on stitching your project with sewing thread, passing the floss through a sewing needle's eye will be quite challenging.

Il faut du fil et une aiguille spécial pour faire le brodage, une aiguille avec un trou assez large pour laisser passer le fil qui est plus épais que du fil à coudre.

 7

Make a knot in your embroidery floss and start working on your design from the back. You can look here for different stitches to use and practice them on other fabric if you'd like. I kind of just go for a fill in the space look hahaha, though I did show two different kinds of that look (I wouldn't normally do that, just trying to show some options). Once you are done with part of your design (to start a different part like a different flower, or if you want a different color) make sure to tie down the thread on the back of the fabric. 

Faites un noeud dans votre fil et commencez à faire le tour de votre dessin. Si vous voulez des coutures spéciales vous pouvez en trouver ici, moi personnellement je fais un peu comme un coloriage, je reste entre les lignes hahahaha. Une fois que vous avez fini une partie (soit vous changer de couleur ou bien un motif différent) du dessin faites un noeud dans le dos du tissue et recommencez. 

 8

I am not done with the one from the tutorial, I was actually planning on dying the fabric so that will be part of another tutorial :) but here is the finished design on one of my other blouses.

Je n'ai pas encore fini le dessin de l'autre tuto, mais je voulais teindre la chemise d'une autre couleur donc ça devra attendre et j'en ferai un autre tuto à l'avenir :) voici un ancien dessin que j'ai realisé il y a un certain temps.

two of my finished products (all original designs)

 This pink button-down was a gift from a friend, it was purchased from H&M originally. The white button-down was a hand-me-down from my mom.

sassy because all my stuff is thrifted/recycled

White corduroy jeggings from thredUP, originally GAP; $11 (they were also featured here)

Vintage shoes from Vinted: $18

and saving the planet makes me happy

online consign like a pro: the thredup special---devenir pro de l'occasions en ligne: spécial thredup

Hello everyone! I have recently found myself with a little extra time on my hands what with the flooding going on in my town and subsequent road, school, and business closures...so I gladly bring you the first of a special series on online retail and consignment :) 

All items seen in the pictures are from ThredUp. These are not the only items which I own that came from there, just a snapshot. I unfortunately do not have pictures of items I have sold to them. 

One of the topics I get asked about frequently is online consigning: buying and selling clothing which is lightly used (sometimes new!) through apps or websites. This is what would I consider to be one of my hobbies and something I have gotten relatively good at over the years and it is something which I thought would be best tackled in separate posts to truly do justice to all the companies out there.

 I will attempt to list out only important basics and let you decide how to use that information as you play around with these apps and websites and find your groove and form your own opinion. I want to note that though these companies are not paying me currently to write about them, I am not against the idea of partnering with them at a future date.

Today's focus is on ThredUp.

If you are familiar with the classic consignment store business model, ThredUp does this with a 21st century twist.

How it Works (Seller Side): 

• ThredUp sends you a free giant bag in the mail to fill with your gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories (they currently only accept women's, juniors', and children's items...sorry dudes). Keep in mind they prefer certain brands but will really accept anything in good condition that could still be considered "in style". 
• The company assesses the potential value of your items and offers you a price should you accept it (there is an option where they send you back all your stuff if you are unhappy with their offer).
• You get a payout even before your items sell and you are guaranteed a payout which is something that I consider to be a HUGE plus to doing business with ThredUp.
• You also have the option of cashing in your offer for a higher amount of store credit, which leads me to discuss some things I have noticed as a shopper there

The Shopper Pros/Cons

• Pro: a wide selection, this is great if you are looking for anything from basics to that killer pair of aztec print jeggings (as seen above)
• Pro: great ways to filter by size, style, color, etc...basically anything you can think of
• Pro: merchandise is easy to see, all pictures are well lit with a neutral background,and pertinent information about each item is listed as the workers are meticulous when assessing the clothing coming in

• Pro-Con: depending on your tastes and life stage this observation of mine can really be either. When ThredUp had just begun I feel like their selection and styles available reflected more of what I personally like (funky, eclectic stuff), as it has grown I have noticed that it now tends to favor a more mature and somewhat preppy style. That is not to say you can't find some awesome boho/edgy/funky stuff, you just have to have patience and know what you're looking for.
• Pro-Con: you do have to pay for shipping if your order is under a certain monetary amount. However, the shipping is not unreasonable at all, and for the minimum amount (last I ordered it was $75 to get free shipping, in the past it was $50, I think it might also depend on what deals they are running) you can get quite a haul of good stuff, think, several outfits.

• Con: a wide selection. I know this is also listed in the Pro section, and bear with me, sometimes you just want to narrow stuff down and it becomes impossible when you are looking through heaping mounds of clothes. Some people get overwhelmed by the hunt, I live for the thrill of it...just know that there is a TON of stuff to sift through on here. 
• Con: I have noticed lately that sometimes the price points are not as desirable as I feel they should be for consigned clothes. A lot of the stuff on here is designer and therefore retains its value. This I feel is also subjective based on personal circumstances, but the prices have gone up over time as a general rule with ThredUp. 

Final Thoughts and Recommendations

• I highly recommend sending in items when you know you have a lot to send in and you are just overall cleaning out and you don't mind not receiving a huge payout for it. The positive here vs other websites where you put up a classified for each item is that you are guaranteed a payout and it is immediate.
• I recommend subscribing to their emails so you stay informed on the deals they are running
• When shopping look for items that are name brand/quality/designer and look for it in the lower price range areas (they have a "basement" section which is like their clearance, a "last chance" section, and a filter for price range and brand). I usually don't care at all about brand, but keep in mind that if you're paying for something at what I consider a mid-range consignment price plus a shipping fee you may as well make it something that might last a little more than the Forever21 graphic tee (I love them, just saying...). 

Have you ever tried ThredUp? Did you love it? Which online consigner would you like me to feature next?

Mes amis et lecteurs francophones, malheureusement le site web dont je parle dans cet article n' existe pas encore en dehors des États-Unis. Profitez-donc des photos et renseignez vous auprès des directeurs de l'entreprise pour savoir s'ils veulent aggrandir leur business et l'amener au Canada ou en France :) 

proven outfit formula, sticking to the rules-- une formule de tenue qui fait ses preuves, se tenir à carreau

Hi everyone! Life has been CRAZY lately but I am here to bring you an outfit post and a short tutorial on one of my basic outfit formulas.  Do you have any foolproof outfit formulas? 

I've really been loving grid print lately, it's nice and simple and I like the black and white, clean look it gives. Which is kind of unlike me, I tend to go for more wild and free looks and patterns. I still found a way to infuse my personal style into this typically preppy look with the cranberry colored tulle skirt and off-beat necklace and sandals. 

 These are my simple rules when I am stuck and need something quick, you can think of it as a basic outfit formula (sometime's it ends up being boss and sometimes it's just barely put together...)

 1 printed item+1 solid item in a contrasting color+ accessories and shoes pulling from one of the colors in the outfit

Outfit details:

skirt: vinted,$6 (looks to have been handmade) similar

grid shirt: vinted, $6 similar

necklace: Deseret Industries, $1 

sandals: vinted, $11 (Crown Vintage Leather) similar

<3 thanks for reading!

Salut tout le monde! La vie est SUPER stréssante ces derniers temps et je suis surmenée en ce moment mais je viens faire un petit coucou et vous donner une formule simple pour créér une tenue. Avez-vous vos propres formules pour préparer vos ensembles?

Récemment je suis fascinée par le motif à carreaux en noir et blanc, comme celui trouvé sur ma chemise. C'est simple, propre, et une ésthetique que je ne favorise pas d'habitude. Normalement je préfère les motifs, les tissus et les couleurs plus "libres" et bohémiens. Ce que j'ai essayé d'incorporer avec ma jupe en tulle d'une belle couleur grenat, mon collier excentrique et mes sandales grèques. 

Ma formule de base quand je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps pour me préparer ci-dessous (ne résultant pas d'une tenue de "boss"à chaque fois, mais tout de même une astuce pour ne pas se retrouver sans rien à porter)

1 article avec un motif+ 1 article sans motif d'une couleur contrastante+ les accessoires et les chaussures tirant d'une des couleures de l'ensemble (dans ce cas-ci le noir des carreaux)

Détails de la tenue: 

 jupe: vinted, $6 (fabriquée à la main?) semblable

chemise: vinted, $6 semblable 

collier: Deseret Industries (d'occasions) $1

sandales: vinted, $11 (Crown Leather Vintage) semblable

<3 bises et merci d'avoir lu!

swamp queen---la reine de l'étang (Part 3 of Building an Outfit)

Welcome back to the mini-series on building your bossiest of the boss outfits. I've already talked about picking out your foundation item; making sure it is something you love and feel fabulous about. Then I followed up with advice about letting the item shine; complimenting vs. competing and matching.

 In this post I will be talking about adding your own personal flair and putting the finishing touches on your outfit: accessorizing, peeps!!!

I knew I would be going to church when I started building this outfit, so my thoughts went towards which skirts I owned that would be comfortable and season-appropriate. I picked this pink number because the color and fabric are spring-ish and the length would be enough to cover me in the chilliness and wind. I am usually not a fan of pink but this one has that peach tone to it which I like. Then I thought about which tops I had which would help compliment it; I picked a darker top because I like to have a color balance of light and dark so things pop. I like the slightly more fitted silhouette and structure that the button-up provides and there are many shades of orange, cream, and pink in a fun and unique pattern (I LOVE unique prints). A quick word about fit; if I had not tucked in my shirt there would have been some problems trying to identify where my waist is and it would have looked frumpy and weird. I will address more specifics on fit in another post soon ;) 

Ok, so getting down to the nitty gritty of this post. Once I have my top and bottom I am technically dressed. I mean, ham and two slices of bread are technically a sandwich...a sad, depressing, bachelor sandwich but a sandwich nonetheless. 

So now for condiments, and cheese, and veggies. I usually go for a more minimalist approach when it comes to accessorizing, I think you should stick to no more than 3 accessories in any given outfit. I know some would disagree with this method, but the more I accessorize I find the more concerned I am as I move throughout the day that things will be caught onto other things, or fall off, or sit funny, or make noise...or make me look like Ms. Frizzle from magic school bus (who am I kidding she is awesome). 

With that said, I practice a lot of what I mentioned in the previous post about coordinating your colors, textures, patterns, and even the overall look or feeling of the outfit. The accessories are the flair, they are how you inject your personality into the outfit.

I was feeling a definite boho-queen vibe from the top and bottom, and I had been itching to wear this headband; it just speaks to me and my style. The subtle metallic sheen, the plush shape of the flowers, how full it looks on your head...I love everything about it and was so excited I would finally get to wear it! 

 I then added a belt to again pull in the look at the waist, it also had a metallic accent which compliments the headband and the color of the pleather went with the color scheme I had going.

The shoes are awesome; super comfy, they go with a ton of things and are that boho rustic style that I love. The dark color also draws in from the blouse I am wearing and really finishes the whole look.

Overall this whole look probably cost me under $30 

Skirt is from Forever21 from several years ago ~ $8

Shirt is from Vinted (originally Target) ~$4

Shoes from vinted (originally Target) ~$6

Headband from H&M ~$9

Belt from a clothing swap (free!!! yay!!!)

Bienvenue au troisième épisode dans la série "comment créér une tenue".

J'ai déjà parlé de la première étape quand on doit trouver un article magique. J'ai aussi parlé du fait que l'on doit laisser l'article magique être la vedette de la tenue et que d'harmoniser ne veut pas dire que tout est de la même couleur.

Aujourd'hui je vais parler de la troisième étape: les accessoires et les petits détails de l'ensemble.

Mon article magique du jour c'était cette jolie jupe rose. Normalement je ne suis pas fan du rose mais j'aime cette jupe car le tissue est léger et a un teint un peu pêche. Je pense que pour que ce soit équilibré un look doit avoir des couleurs clairs et sombres, donc le haut est composé de plusieurs couleurs un peu plus sombre que la jupe mais dans la même famille de couleur avec un motif qui me plait beaucoup.

Bon, bah, avec ma jupe et mon haut je suis techniquement habillée... du pain et du jambon font techniquement un sandwich, un sandwich triste et lasse certes, mais un sandwich tout de même.

Maintenant pour le fromage, et les légumes :) Personnellement je pense que l'on ne devrait jamais avoir plus de 3 accéssoires avec son ensemble, pour moi c'est distrayant d'en avoir plus. 

Mon serre tête je l'adore, je trouve qu'il reflète bien mon style personnel et j'aime beaucoup la couleur dorée et la forme des fleurs ainsi que la matière douce ce qui rend tout ça très agréable à porter.

Je porte la ceinture pour que l'on puisse voir ma taille ( c'est pour ça que je porte aussi ma chemise nichée dans ma jupe) et je trouve que la couleur du faux-cuir et le métal doré vont bien bien avec la chemise et le serre tête.

Finalement les chaussures; j'adore ces chaussures (j'ai sérieusement l'impression de dire ça à chaque fois que j'écris un blogue hahaha) puisqu'elles sont compensées j'arrive à marcher sans soucis et sans douleur. La couleur va bien avec beaucoup de choses et la coupe et le look sont très boho et rustique, un style qui me plait énormement.

En tout j'ai dépensé moins de $30 (~25 euros) sur cette tenue.

Serre tête de chez H&M ~8 euros 

Chemise de chez Vinted ~3 euros

Ceinture gratuite dans un échange 

Jupe de chez Forever21 ~7 euros 

Chaussures de chez Vinted ~5 euros

life in khaki---la vie en khaki

So yeah I am matching the walls of my apartment complex...oh wall.

I like the color khaki, it's my favorite neutral. This outfit is actually all made of neutrals, BUT it is visually interesting thanks to different patterns, layers, and textures (I consider chambray to be a neutral, it's the "new" neutral). 

my husband made me laugh like a goon during this shoot, gotta love him

khaki tunic: thrifted, originally from an Asian boutique

chambray: from vinted, originally from Forever21

aztec trousers and black loafers: H&M 

fish necklace: Forever21

These shoes are SO comfortable. They are also black and flattering, and classic and awesome. I will cry when they get worn out because they save my life at work all the time. I got them and the pants on clearance at H&M with a gift card, the tops and necklace were each under $5. 

I love unique pendants like this, I don't get to wear them often because I am usually wearing my teacher ID badge 

Ouais j'harmonise avec les murs des appartements...c'est cool.

J'aime la couleur khaki, c'est ma couleur neutre préférée. Cette tenue est composée entièrement de couleurs neutres, MAIS je la garde intéressante en ajoutant des motifs différents et des matières et textures différentes. 

Ces chaussures sont hyper confortables. Elles sont aussi flatteuses, et classiques, et géniales. Je vais pleurer une fois qu'elles seront trop vielles pour que je les portes, elles me sauvent la vie au travail constamment. Je les ai acheté à H&M en soldes .

tunique khaki: d'occasions

chemise en chambray: de vinted, d'origine de Forever21

pantalon à motif azteque: H&M

collier poisson: Forever21