If I was your girlfriend

I've been in a bit of a style rut lately, wearing jean shorts and t-shirts every day pretty much because nothing else appeals to me right now. Not that I think my style is dependant on trends, but there's not really any particular style or looks that I'm really crazy about right now (in my own wardrobe or otherwise). On a positive note, I've wanted to find the perfect 90's floral mini dress all summer and I finally found it! I love how the skirt flares out a bit like a skater dress, but the best part is the lace-up detail on the back! Decided to get extra girly with braids and cat-eye sunglasses.
How's everyone's summer going? I've just been extra lazy, and since it's the first summer since 2008 that I haven't been travelling I can really feel my wanderlust slowly creeping back into my consciousness. Maybe I just need a project to get preoccupied with, something to really get excited about... who knows. But really I have been enjoying doing not very much at all, it's just the lazy hazy days of summer.

No regrets, just love

Well looky here, an outfit post? What do you know, I'm not dead after all.



Haven't got much to say, other than to show you what I wore to go to the midnight show of Harry Potter last night. A few friends had started lining up at 7:30, then the rest of us got there at around 8 so there was a wee bit of a wait. Everyone was sitting on the floor at first, but then they made us stand up, packed against eachother like sardines for the last 2 hours of waiting.... so that was fun! I love strangers breathing down my neck! Some guy near us in line randomly started doing magic tricks, which was cute but also slightly awkward in the squishy-ness of it all. I spent a week convincing my friends that dressing up was a GOOD IDEA, then once we all agreed on costumes one girl texted me on Tuesdays saying she wasn't feeling it anymore. There will be no avoiding it next year though: last movie means the last chance to let all the nerdiness out of our systems!
Quick outfit recap: H&M leopard print dress, vintage flannel from a shop in Camden, Andrew's thrifted creeepers, and my NEW thrifted jean jacket that I found in the kid's section at Goodwill. I was pretty happy I found it, I think it's the perfect length and is just begging to be customized. Might need to add a part II to my ongoing denim customization project... which, unsurprisingly, hasn't really gone anywhere since that post.

Oh, and incase you're wondering what I thought of Deathly Hallows: I loved it! Don't want to go into specifics for those who haven't seen it, (which will be most of you. It hasn't even been out for 24 hours yet!) but it followed so close to the book that none of you diehards will be dissapointed. Oh, and Rupert kicked ass in the acting department... Weasley is our King!!

I am just another piece of an island

So guess what I did the other day? Here's a clue:

What would involve five girls and cupcakes? ...A fashion blogger meet-up, of course!

Superstar blogger Rebecca, aka The Clothes Horse, was in London for a few days so of course surrounding bloggers flocked to meet her, haha! This eclectic group included myself (duh), Selina of Flying Saucer, Winnie of Diamond Canopy, Kristabel of I Want You To Know, and of course Rebecca from The Clothes Horse.
The four of them were already settled in at The Hummingbird Bakery, starting on their cupcakes when I turned up (always late, sowwy!). I don't think I missed much though because we sat there for another two hours just chatting about blogging stuff like comment etiquette, doing promotions for companies, and of course the big "should bloggers get paid" debate.
After the gossip fest we headed over to the Victoria and Albert museum close by to check out a few exhibits. But first... outfit shots, of course!
Everyone was being all coy and hesitant to start posing, so I'm like "someone take a picture of me standing on the fence!! Or the bench!". They all convinced me the bench was less deadly.

Btw, I call this look "The Goth Stephanie Tanner".

As you can tell, this summer I've made it my goal to NOT tan... at all. Eff people making me feel bad that I'm no Paris Hilton. I like my fair skin, OKAY?? Moving on...

Kristabel! Obvi I'm mad jealous of her thin legs (see sidebar). AND HER SHOEEEES! I mean:

Next is Selina. Ahhh, Selina. Flying Saucer was probably the second blog I ever fell in love with... this was well over two years ago and only now do I FINALLY get to meet her. All expectations were met, she is amazing and sweet and wonderful in every way. Mabes I should stop gushing and get to her outfit....

Selina is upping her jewelry and nail game BIG TIME. Amazing.

Selina and Winnie are both Birminham bloggers, which means I really need to check out Birmingham now... they churn out some pretty amazing girls over there! Winnie was so sweet and has the best smile ever. It's infectious! Loving her floaty polka dot top as well.

And because I'm dumb and tend to get caught up in the moment, I forgot to get a solo shot of Rebecca's perfect outfit (see: matching shoes and nail polish!). In my defense, I was using her camera to take outfit shots for her. I'm sure a lot of you read The Clothes Horse anyways, so just head over there to see her outfit!



There was a courtyard within the museum with some gorgeous flowers against a brick wall, so we decided to take a group shot there. Since it was only the five of us we had nobody to take the picture, and didn't really see anyone trustworthy looking to hande our babies (cameras), this can only mean one thing... self timer shots!! I told you, this was a true fashion blogger convention! Self timer shots also mean "blogger pose": pigeon toed, looking down, hand in hair.

Oh well, at least we amuse ourselves.

When I get older, I will be stronger

I'll tell you right off the bat, this post is not much more than a photo dump. This is what happens when you make two friends with really good cameras: dozens of pictures of me in every pose imaginable (which happens to be not a whole hell of a lot in my case).
I'm assuming most of you have seen the pool pictures on Cheap Thrills of Raez and myself. God, this girl can WERQ TO NO END. It was like BAM BAM BAM, pose pose pose, in true Top Model style. Some of the shots not posted on Cheap Thrills:

Probably the simplest outfit imaginable, yet effective nevertheless: oversized men's polo as a dress - thrifted, striped tights - Topshop, Creepers - secondhand.




Foxy blogger lounging in my backyard. No bigz.
And these are from yesterday in Andrew's backyard, taken whilst being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Look closely at my legs if you don't beleive me. I'd also like to say that I love how pale, or "fair skinned" as I like to call it, I look in all of these. Screw tanning, I'm a vampire.

Why yes, I am standing on a rooftop: top - DIY, shorts - thrifted and cut, shoes - London Underground

First time this braided shoulder piece top has seen the outside of my closet. I kept on "saving it for a special occasion", but then thought "screw it, I'm wearing it to Value Village".

These shoes I will wear FOREVER so I only break them out on occasion. This occasion happened to be prancing around on a rooftop. I also might add that they have absolutely no grip on the bottom. I could have died, ALL FOR THE SAKE OF BLOGGING.

And one of me in Andrew's amish hat, for good measure.

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OH! And I keep forgetting to remind everyone to go check out my shop: Modernity. Help a broke sistah out and buy something, please. I won't be selling this stuff for long, obviously I'm not brining it all with me when I go to England! That means you have untill July 24th (ish) to get yr shop on!

Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on lock

I guess this could be considered an outfit post...? But really, it's just a lazy filler post. Basically, my friends and I went to a fair tonight and now I'm going to post a million pictures of me with slightly different backgrounds, basically sucking up every bit of camera attention possible. ENJOY


These shorts and this crop top are both new, found them on Saturday at a Goodwill. Goodwill had a sale on where all clothes and shoes were $1!! Insane! So basically this outfit cost $2. And can we discuss how rad this crop top is?? Who has been to Valleyfair in Minnesota? That shiz is the bomb.




Took literally dozens of pictures while waiting in ride lines. What else is there to do?

Spot the diva!! As you can tell, my friend and I dress nothing alike. On my left it's pure Abercrombie, and to my right... well, she's basically a full on Guidette. HA! Hopefully it goes without saying, but I usually don't dress this much like a hipster. You all can back me up right? Tell me my outfits are usually a little more imaginative!


There were also a lot of animals there. Hung out with some sharks...

Then in the petting zoo I had a heart-to-heart with a goat...

One goat started eating my purse... literally

I also almost kissed a llama, but that's another story for another time. My friend is completely obsessed with pigs (no lie, her WHOLE room is Monokuru Boo themed) so seeing some piggies was pretty much the highlight of her year. I could barely drag her away from this one little black potbelly piglet.



And finally we ended the night with some wholesome poutines and cheese fries. I won't lie to you, the poutine here is the only reason I come back every year.