H is for Henna

This is my first foray into the world of cropped sweaters!

I played with a few silhouettes before deciding on these amazing vintage high-waisted pants! They're made of a lightweight crepe-y fabric, so I had to wear leggings underneath! To keep the look streamlined and to emphasize the rich henna colour of the sweater, I wore a black camisole under it. I wore my plaid wool cropped jacket to emphasize the "waist" area!

I also wore my black vest and skinny black patent belt, and a silk lace scarf as a tie. I needed something to balance out the sweater, which happens to make my boobs look huge ;) Disclaimer: "Objects in sweater may be smaller than they appear!"

I am so in love with this cut of pant! Everyone should try them, they're way more flattering than one might expect! Frenchy's and thrift stores are great places to look. Don't get discouraged, only one in probably about ten pairs "hang" correctly! Another tip when looking for pants like these is to try ones larger than your normal size. These ones are two sizes larger than my usual size, but they fit just how I want them to! I also cuff them. They're the right length, but I find they look better with a bit of ankle showing to remind everyone that you are not an elephant.

I also wore my crazy rocker heels: 6 inches of studded platform sandal goodness! Unfortunately it was too snowy to wear them all day, but they're surprisingly comfortable. And they having hiking-boot-y grip on the bottom!

As you can see in the photos, it's snowing again! It seems to be snowing more often than not this month. I heard on the radio today that we're centimeters from beating the record for snowfall in February here in Atlantic Canada, and it's only the 8th of the month!

 

Rose-coloured glasses were a must-wear again today. Blinding white snow and grumpiness are never a good combination! I've been feeling on the verge of a cold for days now, but it hasn't fully set in yet... I'm just sniffly and boogery and balloon-heady, minus the complete exhaustion and body aches. Yay?

 

I'm loving the androgynous feel of this look! I can't wait to style this sweater and pants in new ways :D

Ooh, I have super-exciting news. I got my new passport in the other day, so I will definitely be able to go to New York during Reading Week!! And, even though my university may go on strike (:S), if they do it won't be 'til after Reading Week, so the trip will still be on! Yessss.

Happy dressing!
Mitzi xo

G is for Grape

It's the perfect polka-dotted jumper-dress! ...for the letter G :P

This grape-coloured dress and black Peter-Pan collared top are one of my favourite outfit combinations! It's one of the few that I've actually repeated.The collar is sooo cute, and I love the keyhole detail at the back!

 
The darker polks-dots on the jumper can look black or navy, depending on what it's worn with. I decided to shake it up and wear both black and navy!

I added my animal-print gray cardigan for even more fun!

I wore my navy leather jacket too. I almost wore my gray coat, but it was actually quite warm out today! Yaaay sunshine :)

When my sister and I were little, the above pose is what we would call the "model pose" when we were playing fashion designer and model :P We were pretty sure that unless your arms were bent and one was on your head, you weren't really posing.

I wore this outfit shopping with my boss this morning, and I am so excited because I found my outfit for "I"! Are you as excited as I am??

Happy dressing!
Mitzi xo

F is for Fuchsia

For the sixth outfit of my Alphabet Colour Challenge, I chose a colour that is actually challenging to spell. I'll never forget how to spell "fuchsia" because it was the deciding question in a game of Cranium a couple of years ago!

That game was played with my lovely best guy friend, who also gave me this fuchsia polo shirt! For this look I decided to do a "pop" of colour thing, wearing the polo under my BDBG LBD. I got it at Frenchy's (bins and bins of crap with hidden gems) for... $3.95! That was in 2006, and the dress has never steered me wrong :) I layered the dress with a belted drape-y cardigan.

 
For outerwear, I chose my camel coat (which has become my old faithful), cream pashmina with circle-y design, and cream softest-ever beret! Mmm, F is for Fuzzy.

The circle print on the pashmina echoes the size of the reverse polka-dots on the tights! They're so fun. I also wore my black suede oxford heels!

Peekaboo Eiffel Tower!

Heehee, don't tell anyone, but I totally cheated on this one. I actually took these pictures a week or so ago. But it's perfect! I didn't get a chance to put them up, and last night I met a nice new friend who suggested "fuchsia" as the colour for "f!" I thought of this outfit. YES. 

Haha sometimes I wonder how I get so good at awkward-ish poses!

I love this one because of my facial expression! I need to take more smiling pictures, methinks. I usually take the pictures on my way to school though, which means it's early in the morning (well, early for me), which means I'm GRUMPY. Grrr! Haha.

So I finally met lots of deadlines, and hope to be able to get organized enough to be able to avoid super-crappy "I'm so overwhelmed ahhhh" meltdowns like I had on Friday! Phew. Rough times in the winter months. It definitely helps when my favourite hobby (blogging, of course) tells me that FORTY-FOUR people were on my blog at once yesterday! WOW! Thanks so much all my facebook and Chictopia people for checking me out, it feels great :D Also you google people who click my link? Yaaay! I love the comments too, and I have so that you can comment even if you don't have a google account! I love your feedback, so if you have any suggestions or even just "uplifting quips," it totally makes my day!

Hope everyone is having a nice lazy Sunday! Or a productive Sunday of you have midterms and essays and readings and such. I have to go be productive now! I already put in my lazy time :P

Happy dressing!
Mitzi xo

 

E is for Eggyolk

Yaaay eggyolk yellow! I was quite pleased with myself when I came up with this colour :P

This is the first time I've worn these cargo pants. I love them! They're really lightweight and easy to wear.

I wore my gray coat because the pockets are sort of cargo-military-like!

I wore my brown granny booties to add some height and  make a more "feminine" line than sneakers or flats would.

Look at all the pockets!!

My off-white cardigan kept me warm at my freezing-cold work ;)

Finally, I threw on my gold-thread and roses scarf!

Hope everyone's having a good weekend!

Happy dressing :)
 Mitzi xo